Revlon Colourburst Lip Butters

Today, I'm going to share with you one of my all time favourite lip products which are the Revlon
ColourBurst Lip Butters!

First of all, the packaging of them are the cutest and very chic with the quilted lids that are also translucent, which are very convenient if you want to see what the actual colour of the lip butter is.

Personally, I think they're a fantastic alternative to lipsticks or lip stains which sometimes can be a little dramatic, whereas the lip butters can moisturise and hydrate your lips with its soft, buttery formula like tinted lip balms, whilst still offering your lips with its medium - high colour pigmentation and shine,depending on how many layers you apply it with. Obviously, the colour pigmentation aren't as amazing as some of the other higher pigmented lip products as their formula is in between a tinted lip balm and a lipstick.

Something that I really enjoy about them is how smooth and silky it glides onto my lips even without using a mirror, which is perfect when you want to touch up during the day.

The lip butters comes in a total of  27 beautiful shades for you to choose from  that varies from nudes, pinks to plums and reds. You can get them in any drugstore for £7.99, if you're interested in checking them out, here's the link to the Boots website : http://www.boots.com/en/Revlon-ColorBurst%C2%99-Lip-Butter_1252852/

On the other hands, their consistency and lasting power is not outstanding due to their buttery formula, they only lasts about 2-3 hours. However, I'm completely fine with it as the purpose of them is to moisturise and hydrate your lips with its tint.


























The colours I have are Cotton Candy, Strawberry Shortcake, Peach Parfait and Berry Smoothie.

Cotton Candy is a cool pink that has a blue undertone. I don't particularly like this colour because colours that generally has a blue or colder undertone doesn't really suit my skin colour as I have a warmer undertone.

Strawberry Shortcake is also a light pink that looks like it's more on the peachy side. However, it somehow appears to be quite on the cold, purple side on my lips. Which again, I'm not a big fan of.
                                                                                                                                         

Peach Parfait is the newest edition to my collection. It is my favourite neutral colour to wear everyday which hence from the name, it is a peach colour with a beautiful sheen.

                   
Berry Smoothie is one of my favourite colours to wear of all time, I really like to wear berry colours in general as its warmer undertone suit my medium skintone really well.

How to Have Strong,Healthy Nails!

Don't know about you guys, but having strong,healthy nails is a must to me. It doesn't matter if your nails are short or long, big or thin, as long as they're looked after immaculately, then it will be awesome! If you want to find out how to maintain your nails for them to be looking fabulous in their naked-selves, just keep on reading!

#1. DON'T BITE YOUR NAILS
You might have heard this a million times before, but biting your nails is equivalent to licking the toilet seat, as your nails are occupied with countless of revolting bacteria you've gained throughout the day! Besides,while you're biting, you'are bringing more nasty germs to areas such as your cuticles which may cause an infection. I understand it might be difficult to suddenly stop biting your nails, but be determined and say 'NO!'

#2 NEVER SAY NO TO A BALANCED DIET
Sometimes nutrients can be forgotten when it comes to the matter of nails. However, they do play a massive role in achieving strong, healthy nails. For example, taking in some sources of calcium each day such as milk, eggs, bread etc. can really strengthen your nails to make them grow faster and stronger. Fruits and  vegetables, meats and water can't be neglected either. By providing your nails with various calcium, proteins and vitamins each day can make a significant difference gradually.

#3 BASE COAT
Wearing base coat underneath the nail colour is absolute essential to me. If you wear nail polishes often, base coat will be your best friend due to its ability of preventing your nails from staining and becoming yellow. There are many types of base coat you can choose from. Personally, I like to use the ones that are anti-yellowing and provides you with a smoother base. The one I like to use and would recommend is the Bourjois Correcting Base Coat. I did do a review on it on my blog, if you're interested in finding out what I think of it, click here to read.

#4 HYGIENE
Make sure to wash your hands often to prevent the nasty bacteria building up in your nails!

#5 A BREAK IS NEEDED
I don't recommend you continuously painting your nails with nail polish, what I mean is that try to give them a break after you remove your nail polish you were wearing, not for long but a few days will be wonderful. Because your nails need to breathe too and despite how much I love and how addicting nail polishes are to me, they're chemicals. Therefore, they're not the best for your nails and having breaks is pretty important.

#6 MOISTURISING
Moisturising is key to achieve healthy, strong nails. I suggest applying hand cream for a few times throughout the day. Also, like I mentioned in my nail care routine post, I like to apply some almond oil to my cuticles to replenish the moisture back into them, and keep them looking smooth and fabulous! If you want to see what my nail care routine is. Click here to read!

Here are all my tips for achieving strong healthy nails! Hope you enjoyed! :) 

REVIEW: Topshop Nails Nail Polish - 'Varsity'

Here's another review on another nail polish for you all today!

Today's review is going to be on the Topshop Nails nail polish in 'Varsity'. You can get their lines of nail polish in the Topshop store and as well as online for approximately £5.00, depending on where you purchase it from. Which I think the price is pretty affordable for a lovely drugstore nail polish. 

This is the only nail polish I purchased from their line, and I don't regret it at all. While I was looking at their huge collection of various colours, this navy blue definitely caught my eye. Personally, I love any shades of blue as it fits with my skin tone really well, so when it comes to choosing nail polish or even anything, blue is something that I fall in love with the most. Wearing a navy blue can look fabulous on your nails all year round, especially in late summer/autumn, because it's a gorgeous deeper colour to wear to transition into the colder season whilst still maintaining the feel of bright colour on your nails.

Now, let't talk about the formula! I feel like the formula of this nail polish is more on the runny side and less on the creamy side. As a result, you need to be a little extra careful when applying it on your nails as sometimes the colour can get onto your skin. Nevertheless, it's very smooth to apply and doesn't come off streaky. The first coat can appear to be thin, so two coats are recommended with this nail polish.

Here's a link if you're interested in checking it out : http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?searchTerm=varsity&storeId=12556&productId=9459951&urlRequestType=Base&categoryId=&langId=-1&productIdentifier=product&catalogId=33057

Art Tools and Supplies For Beginners #2 - Watercolour

It's been a very long time since I've written a post on the basic art tools and supplies for beginners. So, to carry the series on, here is #2 all dedicated to watercolour!

Watercolour is personally my favourite type of painting due to the freedom it allows you to have for you to express your feelings, and emotions into creating an artwork that you truly love and appreciate. It sometimes can be hard and frustrating to deliver an aesthetically pleasing image that you're 100% satisfied with , but as long as you have the access to the correct equipments and techniques, you're then ready to go!


Brushes

 You cannot go wrong with purchasing a set of brilliant quality brushes. Having soft, excellent brushes are key to any type of painting as they take the control of the contents on your blank paper. 

Having a large but a flat brush is really useful when it comes to painting large sections, especially when you at the same time need to look out for the areas you need to pay attention to a bit more as well.

Small and thin brushes that tend to have a sharp end are also important to have in your collection, as they are experts at illustrating the smallest details on your artwork. The picture on the left is a set of brushes I Have from Royal Taklon. The brushes are extremely soft and honestly, the quality of them are wonderful to paint what you desire. They are sold in any art or craft shop for a very decent price. I got mine for around £10 but I'm not sure if they're still available. 
Here's a link to where you can get them online:
 http://www.therange.co.uk/search?isInStock=true&isInStock=true&isSearchFilterSuffix=true&isSearchFilterSuffix=true&visible=true&isNatural=true&results=16&productAttributeValue=&resetFilters=true&productsPerPage=16&productAttributeName=&keywords=royal%20taklon&performSearch=true&OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=NIMS-4UQL-VZS8-AXDD-CPGQ-7HYN-KIHO-43T8&languageId=1&asug=&visModel=CHANNEL&visModel=CHANNEL&page=1

Water colour

























There are few types of watercolour you can choose from, such as the ones in the tube or the watercolour tablet. Personally, I much more prefer the ones where you squeeze out of the tube as shown above, because I can have much more freedom to mix up the different colours in their wide colour range. 
The brand that I recommend using is the Water Colour Set by Reeves which comes in 24 different colours.I bought mine for around £10 on Amazon. 



If you want a more basic set, you can always purchase the Reeves Water Colour Set that come with 12 different colours. The price is around £5 at any art or craft store.







Tub & Water









It wouldn't be called watercolour without water right? Water is crucial in watercolour painting, it helps you to take the control of the opacity of the colour you desire.Don't worry about purchasing a new container, just grab any plastic container that you no longer need!

Colour Palette 

You can't go wrong with having a colour palette. It's super useful when it comes to create all sort of different vivid colours for your artwork. You can get a small palette to begin with, which is sold in any art store for an extremely cheap price. However, if you want to, you can of course purchase a large palette like the one shown below!