HUGE Summer Shoe Haul

It seems I've gone a bit shoe crazy lately, I honestly didn't realise how many pairs of shoes I'd bought in the last two weeks until I brought them all together for this post. In my defence though, most of my old shoes are either falling apart or are so stretched out that they no longer fit so really it was long over due. 

As well as all that, I'm going on holiday in a few weeks (yay!) so I really needed to get a couple of pairs of sandals for during the day and some summery heels to wear in the evenings that would withstand cobbled streets.

I went for quite neutral colours to make it easier to decide what shoes to take with me as I figured they'll go with more outfits and I can get more wear out of them. I don't know about you but I find it so difficult choosing what to pack in my suitcase, suddenly I can't be without any of the shoes I own for two weeks and I end up taking way too many! Anyone else do this?! 

// White Sandals - NEW LOOK £15.99 // Multi Coloured Sandals - PRIMARK £4.00 //

// Nude Block Heels - NEW LOOK £19.99 // Black Cork Heels - NEW LOOK £19.99 //

// Gold Heel Flats - ACCESSORIZE £15.00 // Nude Loafers - PRIMARK £6.00 //

What do you think of what I've bought? Let me know below!

Current Favourite Nail Polish

I'm in love with this colour 'e-nuf is e-nuf'' from Essie, a creamy pink, coral colour perfect for the summer months. I bought it whilst in the US as Essie polishes are much cheaper there than at home. Put it this way I paid $8.00 whereas in the UK I'd pay £7.99 (about $12.00!) The colour is opaque with one coat although I applied two for durability and I was little disappointed that it chipped on the first day of wear even with a top coat. However I don't think I've ever loved a colour this much so I'm gonna over look that. I feel like it's one I could wear all year round and I'm really not sure what I'm going to do when it runs out! If anyone knows where I can get Essie nail polished for cheaper in the UK please let me know!  

Summer French Manicure

I recently found a really easy technique for painting the tips of your nails if you want a salon style french manicure at home and I'm gonna share it with you lucky lot. Seeing as it's summer (I think) I decided to do a manicure with orange and pink instead which looks really cool. All you need is: two complimenting nail colours, nail clippers, scotch tape or stickers and a good top coat. You could do this with any colours or in the style of a classic french manicure.

First things first paint the base colour and make sure it's really dry before you start the next step. Using the nail clippers cut the end of the scotch tape/sticker so you have a rounded off shape. Rip this piece off and place the rounded end on the nail where you want the coloured tip. Paint the tip of the nail then gently peel off the tape from the bottom. This is why you want to be sure that the base colour is really dry so that it doesn't come off when you take off the tape. So there you go, a really easy way to neatly paint the tips of your nails.





Let me know if you try it out!

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Summer Nail Colours

Summer has to be my favourite time make up wise because we finally get to come out of the dark and start wearing more colour. Everything and everyone becomes brighter and more cheerful and its reflected in the make up and clothes we wear. You'll hardly ever find me with unpainted nails, in fact my sister always notices when they're not painted and asks me what's wrong! These are the nail colours I'll be reaching for the most this summer and I have to say there's a real selection colour wise. The cooler pastel colours suit our cool English summer perfectly and the rich orange will look amazing with a tan on holiday.  

From L to R: Barry M Gelly Nail Paints in Prickly Pear and Blueberry, OPI Nail Lacquer in No Room For The Blues, Sinful Colours in Mint Apple.

From L to R: Sinful Colors in Island Coral, Ciate Paint Pots in Jelly Bean (no longer available) Sinful Colors in Big Daddy.

What are your favourite colours to wear in the summer? Let me know below!

Road Trip Essentials

I'm off on holiday in a couple of weeks on a road trip along the east coast of the USA and I CAN'T WAIT! I've made a list of my holiday essentials including some items I own as well as a few things I'm hoping to buy before hand. We'll be doing quite a lot of travelling and hotel hopping so I'll be packing for comfort as well as style which I always find difficult so I've put quite a lot of thought into what I'm going to take.