Video - The Spring Beauty Switch-Up

Spring beauty means two things for me, prepping to bare for the summer and integrating lighter, brighter products into my routine. So I made a video talking about all the things I switch up for this season!

Beauty Favourites of 2014

I wanted to do a round up of all of my favourite discoveries of 2014 (hair, beauty, skin and body care) but it would either have about eight parts or be about two and a half hours long! So because I already waffled on about my favourite hair bits of last year in my Hair Chat post (link here) I figured I'd do my beauty favourites in this video and then chat about body care another time!

It was so so difficult to choose the select few and consider what I've loved throughout the whole year - but the products mentioned in this video really are the cat's pyjamas!

Love Keeks xo

Into the blue

I know that winter means deep berry and red shades are the nail colours of choice, but for me there is something about a good shade of blue that I’m attracted to in the icier months.

It was only at the weekend when me and my bestie were having a sofa Saturaday and she asked if I have a blue vanish and I brought down 11, I realised I had an affinity to the colour.

I like all of these formulas, but I have to say that the Nails Inc Gel Effect is definitely the longest lasting for me – it seriously doesn’t budge. The Barry M Gelly High Shine Nail paint have some gorgeous colours but for me they are a one day jobby before chipping so I’ll just pop them on for an occasion/ night out.

Do any of you have an unusually large amount of nail polish or does the cheese stand alone?

Love Keeks xo 

Nails - A Nude Thing.

I love a good nude... polish; they're are so versatile and wearable season to season. That said, when I love something, I tend to go a little crazy, so when it came to choosing the colours to feature in this post, I had to narrow them down to the seven before your eyes, the seven most different nudes. 

It sounds weird, and I'm pretty sure that if you're not a beauty obsessive then you will see seven pretty similar colours in front of you, but no, no, no these are all totally different. Totally. It's an apples and oranges kinda thing. These go from the nudest nude selection through mushroom nudeville before finally stopping at pinkest nude station.

If I had to pick one my favourite would have to be the Deborah Lippmann beauty. It suits my skin tone  to no end and has the magical ability to make my hands look elegant and ladylike. 

Nails Inc - George Street - £11

Rimmel Salon Pro with Lycra - 286 Oyster Pink - £4.49

 Rimmel 60 seconds - 500 Caramel Cupcake - £3.69

Deborah Lippmann - Modern Love - £16

Orly - Country Club Khaki - £5.15

Chanel - 491 Rose Confidentiel - £18

Rimmel Lycra Professional Finish - 341 Chic and Cheerful - £4.49

Love Keeks xo 

My 5 Go To Summer Nail Shades.

Left to Right

Essie - Mint Candy Apple // Leighton Denny - I Love Juicy

Nails Inc - Ebury Bridge // Nails Inc - Westferry Circus

Rimmel Lycra Pro - 312 Ultra Violet

Everybody has their go to summer nail polishes don't they? The pastels and the neons that are perfect to accessorise bright, light summer clothes. Well these are mine...

Essie - Mint Candy Apple - The shade that everybody loves! Even though I can go for just one coat if I'm in a rush, two coats look best. It's a colour that I find looks different on ever skin tone. 

Leighton Denny - I Love Juicy - This is my only Leighton Denny and I got this shade ages ago when I was given it at Instyle magazine when I was there for work experience. It's kind of hard to apply evenly and you definitely need at least two coats, but once applied properly it's the most beautiful bright neon-y coral ever! 

Nails Inc - Ebury Bridge - This is probably my favourite blue nail polish from my little collection. It's such a weird blue though, because sometimes to me it looks like a milky blue with a hint of purple and other times it's like a lilac-y blue. Who knows! On a negative note though it chips like a mother-mother so it's definitely a two coat jobby.

Nails Inc - Westferry Circus - the above negative applies to this baby. I'm guessing same brand same formula. But on a more positive note this is the most gorgeous coral there is! I actually bought the set of minis this came in just for this colour (true story - I'm that weird). I have the cult Barry M coral Peach Melba but it's way too light for my skin colour to achieve the look I wanted. I actually think it made my hands look odd. but that may have just been me. 

Rimmel Lycra Pro - 312 Ultra Violet - Ahhh my favourite nail polish formula of all time! Rimmel Lycra Pro polishes glide on with ease and you really only need one coat with this colour. It's striking without being too bright, it's the best summer bright lilac, not too milky, not too dark. 

Love Keeks xo 

New Year Nails.

    

Nails - Barry M Racing Green and Models Own Emerald City

Ring Fingers - Nails Inc George Street and Models Own Ibiza Mix

Happy New Year Guys!

I know I know, it's a bit late, but better late than never, right?

This blog is fast becoming a nail blog but this NYE I didn't go out for the first time since I was 18, and instead spent the evening in with the boy. Hence, I didn't get all dressed up but kept it slubby in a t-shirt and shorts, so I thought I should at least make some kind of effort with my nails! I thought as it's the last festivity of the season I couldn't resist the ol' glitter nails and decided on two Models Own Polishes in Emerald City and Ibiza Mix.

I am sad that the Christmas/My Birthday/New Years period is over but I'm so excited about what 2013 has to offer! Yesterday I made my 2013 to-do list and I'm feeling optimistic as last year I only missed out one thing (I'm so crap at saving sometimes :/ )

What did you lovelies get up to for the New Year? 

Love Keeks xo

O' Starry Night.

Nails Inc Polishes in Motcomb Street and Tate 

I love nail art. It's just a bit of a shame that I have the dexterity of a two-year-old; whenever I see people with beautifully decorated talons I sigh a little inside.

So when I came across this starry confetti in my desk draw, an idea sprung into my brain - perhaps I could stick them onto wet nail polish, and seal them on with lots of top coat? Minimum dexterity required.

So that's what I did, using a wet cotton bud to pick up each star and place them on my nail. And the top picture is the finished result. Now the stars did all fall off after about 2 and a half days, but I thought that it could be a great quick design for a special night... say Christmas?... or New Years?

Just a thought.

Love Keeks xo