Getting the perfect hair, skin & nails: Week 3

My hair seems to be getting thicker! I can tell because it's starting to get tangled and takes me longer to brush my hair with my Tangle Teezer. I read in a magazine that if you use hair masks more than once a week, it can damage your hair because of too much protein! I've always stuck to using a hair mask once a week anyway because I'm lazy. Upon closer inspection to the ends of my hair, I have noticed some split ends are appearing. I won't be taking a trip to the hair dressers for a trim, i'll just do it myself.

For the past two weeks I've worn nail polish for a few days at a time, which hasn't damaged my nails in the slightest. It feels like the polish is protecting my natural nails from chipping and splitting. I'm also using Nicole by OPI's Nail Strengthener as a base coat. When I paint my nails, I leave a small gap between my cuticles and the polish, so I can apply the serum at the point of nail growth. When I have bare nails, I always feel them catching onto my clothes and it's usually due to hang nails (dry bits of skin around the nail) or a bit of nail that needs filing down. I've also noticed that my nail is growing away from it's bed! I've never had this happen before, but apparently it can take months for it to heal, and I'm supposed to keep the nail short to avoid any trauma to it. UH HELLO! I've got my birthday coming up, I've got graduation, I've got wireless. I don't want to make it worse so using a fake nail with nail glue is not an option. Also it's only my right hand which is having nail problems due to me being right handed. (I tried whisking with my left hand the other day. Did not work.) I have noticed my nails do feel stronger even without nail polish on, but there is still a bit of splitting.

My skin normally breaks out before my time of month, but this time I saw no spots! But for some reason, after my period finished, I've got one hard spot on my chin, nothing a bit of tea tree oil can't stop. My skin feels a bit clogged up, so I really need to exfoliate it soon with lemon juice and baking powder. (A gross blog post to look forward to!)

It's the 3rd week that I've taken these tablets and I am reeaaaaaally struggling to remember to take them after a meal!

Jenny xo

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Nail Art #2 | On Wednesdays we wear pink

As i'm growing my nails, I use OPI by Nicole Nail Strengthener as the base coat. This week I'm wearing Essie's Pink About It, a pale pink with a slight shimmer to it. I outlined my nails using a striping brush with black polish, and topped it off with my favourite top coat, Seche Vite. I also used a cuticle oil once everything was sealed and dried.

Jenny xo

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The Liebster Award!

Thank you to Sarah at Sarah Adores for nominating me for the Liebster Award! I only started this blog in April and to be noticed for this award is such a surprise! So thank you Sarah. Here we go!

THE RULES

• I thank the blogger who tagged me.
• I say 11 facts about me.
• I answer the 11 questions written by the person who tagged me.
• I write my own 11 questions.
• I tag 11 up and coming bloggers.
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11 SLIGHTLY INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I can only understand Cantonese when my mom is talking to me, anyone else... nope! 
2. I used to dislike dogs until we got Freddie. 
3. I don't have a middle name. 
4. I wrote a poem and it's in a poetry book. 
5. I live in Birmingham but moved to London for uni and then moved back. 
6. My surname, Long, means dragon in Chinese. 
7. I've got 5 brothers and 1 sister 
8. Mulan is my favourite Disney film and I watched it religiously every day after primary school 
9. I can play one note on the Saxophone 
10. I've got really small hands and wrists 
11. Sometimes I play MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games)

ANSWERS FOR QUESTIONS 

1. What is one trend/style you don't like? I hate those trainer wedges aka 'tredges'! 
2. Why did you start blogging? Distraction from my dissertation and being very unsure about my future after university!
3. If you could only buy one beauty brand, what would it be? Probably Bare Minerals! 
4. Do you prefer drug store or high end products? Drug store. Sometimes those high end products don't work!
5. Who is your favourite blogger? Jessica at How Sweet It Is! Love how it's post about what she's loving right now and her food posts!
6. What is one product you couldn't you live without? My Avene Cleanance K face cream
7. What's your biggest fear? Oh God. Everything dying-related. 
8. Favourite food? Mom's sweet & sour pork.
9. If you could meet anyone, who would it be? My brother who died before many of my siblings were born.
10. If you could see any band/performer live, who would it be? I've seen most of my favourite bands and artists and I'd love to see either Jack Johnson or Beyonce!
11. Do you prefer online or in-store shopping? I prefer online because I can look at other websites to see if there's something similar and cheaper.

MY QUESTIONS FOR BLOGGERS

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you were older?
2. What is your favourite animal?
3. Do you know any languages?
4. Where would you like to travel to?
5. How do you relax? 
6. If you could eliminate any insect in the world, what would it be and why?
7. What's your favourite TV show? 
8. What's your favourite snack?
9. If you could have any talent, what would it be?
10. If you could, what would you change about the world?
11. What is your worst habit?

THE BLOGGERS I NOMINATE ARE:

1. Dino's Beauty Diary
2. Jordan's Beautiful Life
3. So... Natalie
4. Ramblings of a Jaffa Cat
5. Quintessentially Me
6. Salted Roses
7. The Confessions of a Professional Drama Queen
8. Pastel Abode
9. Sugar Makeup Doll
10. Girl Copyright
11. Kel's Kurls

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Nail Art #1 | Tie Dye Nails

So lately I haven't been doing much nail art, due to my nails falling apart and not being very strong. But I missed colour on my nails and decided to do a quick tie dye design on my nails. I've used Model's Own Betty Blue and China Glaze Purple Panic, as well as my usual Seche Vite top coat.

Click here to see more weekly manicures.

Jenny xo

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Getting the perfect hair, skin and nails: week 2

It's now the second week (and a few days! Click here to see week 1) that I've been taking the Perfectil tablets.

ARGH what is going on! My nails aren't very strong and i've had to cut some down to prevent the nail from being ripped off, which is mainly happening on my left hand. My right hand is still experiencing splitting. The nail serum seems to work best when it's applied on bare nails, although it says you can use it on polished nails too, it just doesn't do much when there's polish applied. So I've had to switch between using OPI's nail strengthening polish and the serum.

As for my hair, it seems a bit thicker and stronger. My last hair cut was 6 months ago, and I've had no split hairs since, so I must be doing something right in hair maintenance.

On my chest, I sometimes have spotty skin which I have a habit of scratching, the tablets haven't done anything to my skin to combat that. I have also noticed that the spotty 'chicken' skin, aka Keratosis pilaris, on my upper arms has reduced!

With the Perfectil tablets, you are supposed to take them with a main meal every day, but I sometimes question whether what I'm eating, for example, a grilled cheese sandwich, is a snack or a main meal. Obviously I won't take the tablets after say, an apple or a packet of crisps.

Jenny xo

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June / Birthday Wishlist

1. Clarisonic Face Brush / 2. Olivia Burton Wonderland watch (maybe I will actually wear a watch if it's pink) / 3. Benefit the Porefessional / 4. Michael Kors Saffiano Zip Around Wallet (to match my MK bag!) / 5. Fujifilm Instax printer (instant, printed out photos from my phone? yes please!)

It's my 21st birthday in two weeks, I don't wanna grow old! I also don't know what I want for my birthday. I've got a standard wishlist and a fairy-godmother wishlist. My standard wishlist is just for my friends and family, and this the wishlist where I'm hoping my fairy-godmother exists and will see this.

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