Chanel Rouge Coco Shine - Chance

I've been lusting over Chanel Coco Shines for some months now and have finally bought one!!  Chanel packaging is always so simple yet so elegant. I love having this lipstick in my make up bag and not only for its appearance.

Being a bit of a pink addict, I went for the colour Chance which is a cool pale pink, very girly!  On application, the sheer pale pink colour is light and can be built up for a more intense pink.  After a few hours wear the pale pink and shine disappear but I find my lips are left with a deeper pink stain.

I think these are great in all seasons, in summer because the colour is sheer and natural and in the winter months for the lovely hydrating qualities. There's also a wide range of colours available so you could choose a different one for each season!  Overall I'm a little bit obsessed, I've almost forgotten about all of my other lipsticks these past few weeks!! Need to mix it up....

NOTD - Wocka Wocka!!

Another day, another polish from my wee Muppettes OPI set.  This one is Wocka Wocka!

A lovely deep red with a good shimmer.  As with most OPI polishes, this shade has good pigmentation and just needed two coats.

I've been using Seche Vite dry fast topcoat for a few months now and I love it!! it gives such a shiney finish and definitely prolongs the wear of polish!! Yay!! Also, an even better find - Trind Nail Repair - I received mine in a Carmine box (the October one I think) and it has changed my life!! I use it as a base coat every time I paint my nails and honestly my nails don't break or flake nearly as much as they used to!! The first nail treatment I've found that actually works.  I think it helps that I've kept up with this one - I normally give up after a few applications....Although I've not been applying daily as the directions say just whenever i paint my nails.  Anyhoo, I highly recommend both the Seche Vite top coat and if you have weak/fragile nails the Trind treatment which i've just discovered comes in different colours!!

Nail Polish Obsession Tag

I love doing my nails and paint them a few times a week so thought this would be a super tag to do!!

§  What is your favourite nail polish company?

I actually really like No7 nail polishes, they wear well and have a good brush for application also the Barry M polishes are good – great value for money!  However I have to admit I love Chanel nail polishes.  I do think they chip rather quickly and are crazy expensive....but the colours are just amazing, they get them spot on and no other brand seems to be able to match them.

§ Glitter or No Glitter?

I LOVE glitter polishes so much but they are just so hard to take off!! I normally soak cotton wool in remover and use foil to wrap it around the nail but I don’t want to do that every single time I fancy a change of colour.  Mainly because I’m lazy and just don’t want to spend the time on it but also because I don’t imagine it’s very good for the condition of my nails.

§ OPI, China Glaze or Essie?

I have to admit I haven’t got round to trying any China Glaze or Essie nail polishes.  I’m not too bothered about trying China Glaze but I really want to try some Essie polishes as I’ve heard so many great things about the formula and I really like the colours.  Soo I guess I have to answer OPI.

§ When do you remove your nail polish?

I usually remove polish when it’s starting to chip or if it’s lasting too long and I get bored of the colour! I do it in the evening because that’s when I tend to have more time to let the new polish dry without smudging it!

§ What is your favourite nail polish colour?

This changes frequently....but at the moment I’m loving nudes, No7 So Simple is brilliant and a more pinky toned nude that i’m obsessing over is Chanel Rose Caché.

§ Darks or Brights?

I don’t wear a lot of dark nail polishes, unless I find a really lovely shade. I just prefer my nails to be light or bright.

§ What are you wearing on your nails right now?

Chanel Rose Caché

§  Matte Nails – In or Out?

I do own a matte top coat but rarely use it, I think over some colours it looks good but I usually like my nails to have a super shine on the go! So probs out.

§ French Manicure?

I love the look of French manicures I think they’re precious but I’m a sucker for colour on my nails.

§ Favourite winter nail polish?

This one’s kinda tough for me because like I said before, I like a bright or light colour and in the winter I tend to just carry on like that!! I do feel quite wintery when I wear No7 Highland Mist though...not sure why though, there’s just something wintersome about it.

NOTD - Excuse Moi!

I told you so....

OPI Excuse Moi is from the Muppets Holiday Collection 2011 collection. I received it in the Muppettes pack of four mini nail polishes and it was instantly my favourite of the four.....anything pink is bound to be a win with me!

 

Only two coats for brilliant opacity which in my opinion is really good for a glitter polish!   I like the mini bottles because I rarely finish a full size nail polish and these take up less space in storage.

It's the Muppettes!

I recieved these as a Christmas present last night (yes you read that right....a much belated Christmas present) and I love them so much!!

The Muppettes set of 4 mini nail lacquers from the Muppets Holiday 2011 OPI collection!! The colours in the set are Wocka Wocka!, Excuse Moi!, Designer... de Better! and Warm & Fozzie.

 

So excited to try them, look out for the NOTD's soon ;)

On a completely unrelated note I still don't have my GlossyBox.  It's no fault of theirs I just wasn't in when it was delivered on Monday and I can't rearrange deliver until Saturday!! Ahhhh, I doubt I'll manage to avoid everyones Glossybox posts until then but I'm going to try my best because I love the surprise!!

Benefit Hervana

I had been counting down the days for the release of Hervana ever since I first saw it online. It looked like my kinda blusher and boy I was right.  I can see myself wearing this every day throughout February.

Hervana has four different colours called lucky shell, divine peach, heavenly rose and berry delight designed to be swirled together and not used individually – you would struggle to pick up one of these colour on their own with a blush brush as they are so small.  All four colours together give a warm pink colour with peachy undertones and a subtle shimmer that will brighten without highlighting enlarged pores or imperfections.

As with all Benefit blushes I have tried the powder blends well and gives a good 8 hours of wear; and.....I can actually smell the scent in this one!! Is it just me that never picks up on the smell in Benefit boxed powders?!
Overall I really like this blush and like I said at the beginning it’s likely to feature on my face throughout February!

However...... I’ve had a bit of an issue with Benefit’s blushes recently. they have all been given a makeover and now come housed in a different box.  The new boxes, like this one, have a flip open lid with a magnetic closure and feature a mirror. GREAT!! Until you realise that  you are paying the same price of £23.50 and getting alot less product!  Most of Benefits boxed powders previously contained 12g of product but with the new packaging it is considerably less at 7, 8 or 9g. Bit cheeky, huh?!

Adding to my confusion over this matter, the Benefit UK website currently gives conflicting information on the amount of blush in the boxes. Photos of the blushes, for example Dandelion where the box in the photo clearly says 7.0g of product do not agree with the details section where it clearly states 8.0g! So exactly how much powder do we get?!

Rant Over!! Haha!! Hervana is currently out of stock on the Benefit UK website but is available at counters nationwide and online; ASOS, Boots, Debenhams

What’s your favourite Benefit Boxed Powder?!

The Best Shower Gel Ever?!

 Rituals Foaming Shower Gel Sensation

 
This is probably the most lovely, luxurious shower gel I have ever used! It was 'love at first use'!!
 
Foaming shower gel sensations begin as a gel then quickly transform into an amazingly foamy lather when applied to wet skin, it is so dense I have even used this for shaving my legs!!  Just a small amount of the gel transforms into lots of foam.

I have the Yogi Flow foamsensation and it is soooo moisturising because it contains sweet almond oil which is known to restore the moisture balance of the skin.  TheYogi Flow scent also contains Indian Rose gives it such a divine smell.

The packaging is so elegant, kinda spa-like which adds to the luxury feel of using the product.

I hadn't tried a foaming shower gel like this before but I have been converted!!! I received this one in my December GlossyBox but will most definatley be purchasing another from Rituals, and possibly try out some other products of theirs.

I'm curious about how similar these are to the Imperial Leather Foamburst shower gels, are they as luxurious? I may try those too because they are more readily available near me.

Have you tried any Rituals products?