ESSIE Mucho Dinero

Ok, so I went a little mental with the nail colours a little while ago. I bought a wide range of colours. I just never had a chance to talk about them. Yesterday was miserable, peekaboo sunshine!!! SO changed the colour on my nails. I have got to apologise, I have just had my acrylics taken off, so my nails are a little fragile. Its quite visible too. 

Right. The first of five is Mucho-dinero. Absolutely gorgeous. 

Its not mushroom-y like many other greytoned, browny nailvarnishes. Its more caramel, which I honestly was a little scared of to begin with. But I thought Id try it and see if I could get on with it. And I have to admit, I think it might be my favourite of the five. 

I applied it in 3 coats before it became so opaque, used my ESSIE good to go and off I was. 

I could honestly wear this every day. Its not often I say that but its just so professional. I have to have nice nails for my job, as its a sign of professionalism not coming to work with chipped nails - obviously. I love my red and pink nails, but this is absolutely a fabulous alternative to that. 

You can buy ESSIE at boots, they retail at £8 per bottle. This specific one is from the previous collection, so if it hasnt been carried through to this season, try on eBay. They normally have a good selection of colours. 

Ill be back soon ;)

Z x

OPI Drip Dry VS. Sephora Express drying oil

Hope everyone is having an immense bank holiday weekend? I'm still not over how amazing Foo Fighters were at Leeds festival on friday. Completely AWED! That doesnt happen often as i am, honestly, normally too short to go to gigs, mainly just see top half of the stage due to tall people standing in front of me. Luckily, I had my amazing boyfriend to put me on his shoulders (I had sworn I wouldnt do that at a concert). But the cider and the good mood made myself, and my structured crisp white shirt, get in the festival spirit. 

Anyways, I think a few people might find this post a little irrelevant. But when you wear nailvarnish on a regular basis, it can be quite tedious having to wait for the nail paint to dry. Especially, when youre in a rush to get out of the door. This is why firms like Essie, OPI and Sephore have made some amazing drying oil or fast drying top-coats. 

I have used ESSIE Good To Go top coat for a long time. People who know me will also know that this is my favourite nail brand. SO I thought it would be nice to finally try something a little different for once.

OPI Drip Dry, is a genius little product. A small bottle with a pipette, which is placed in the lid for you to suck up the oil and then drip a drop on each fingernail after applying the nail varnish - it dries instantly. My friend has used OPI for a long time, so its been nice finally trying this product as she is ecstatic about this brand. 

Sephora, which is a high-street makeup store (LOVE LOVE LOVE their makeup brushes btw.) have their own version of the drying oil too. Called: Express drying oil.

It really works, its super efficient and quick to apply. It doesnt dry instantly as in, being able to dress yourself, pull up the super slim-tight skinny jeans and push down the pockets which are flapping out - yes I talk from experience, its not that super fast! However, I dont think any product is that quick drying. 

This is how you do it:Apply the last layer of nail-polish and a topcoat (if it isnt an express drying topcoat like the ESSIE good to go). Drip a drop of the oil on each nail and let the nails dry for a few minutes - its that easy. The nailvarnish will dry so much that you will be able to touch it shortly after. And completely hard after approximately 3 minutes. 

There is, in my opinion, NO difference between the two products. They are absolutely amazing both of them. In fact, if you changed the labels I wouldnt even notice. However, the price is the only thing that differs. The Sephora is £8 and therefore a bit cheaper than the OPI brand, retailing at around £12.

Absolutely recommendable for the girl who is as addicted to the colour of her nails as I am! 

Have a nice week. 

Love, Z

x

Agent Birthday Present

I have been super bad! I havent updated in SO long. I simply havent had time. Ive been to Palma and back, to Dublin and Copenhagen. It was my birthday, I have started a new job, been to Leeds Festival and have a major assignment to hand in by September 5th - been working on this all summer. Oh dear. 

The tan is non-existent this year! That is what you get for living in the UK. I have a lot of new things I will love to blog about, including a considerably old bag which I purchased a couple of months ago now. I have started taking pictures of my daily outfits too.

What I wanted to show off today, however, was one of the many presents I received from my boyfriend. And, Oh am I a spoilt girl. This was the box! Its quite obvious what it is. But I thought I wanted to share it. 

In the pretty box was a little card and some very nice lacey underwear wrapped in black silk paper. Now, I wont model the underwear for reasons that are obvious to everyone. Yes, I do still have some of my pride left. 

This specific range is called Fifi, and apparently one of the classic ranges by Agent Provocateur, meaning it will carry on till next season compared to less popular ranges. I must admit, I have only ever had the perfume Mistress by Agent Provocateur and I was immediately seduced by the heavy notes. I am into my heady, heavy perfumes - seductive and sensual, so when my ex-boyfriend bought me itm on his way home from London one year, it was considered a spot on match for my perfume nose.

I have spoken to a few people about this underwear, as I have hand on my heart, never had such expensive underwear before. Not that I haven't wanted it, but I have always seen it a luxury that I didnt necessarily have to spend such an enormous amount of money on. I mean, how many will see my underwear anyways - why not invest in a bag instead? It seems the general consensus amongst people I know too - but oh how wrong could I be. It is so sexy, and it makes you feel so good wearing. My gran wasnt wrong when she said nice underwear will make you confident even when no one sees you wearing it. 

Its super hard photographing as it is dark outside and the lace is black. However, I have included the link to Agent Provocateur further up .They show it in cream and pink too, which shows the makeup of the underwear a little bit better. However, I was lucky enough to get this beautiful set - Thats what I like the best - and apparently my boyfriend too. 

I returned from Leeds Festival last night. Short but sweet. Black Keys were awesome again, second time I see them this month - Id recommend them to anyone I come across, they are wicked  live. This is what I wore.

White Shirt - Woven H&M 

Blue Jumper - Gap (Oversize mens jumper)

Shiny Leggins - American apparel

Black Wellies - high-top Hunters

Black suede Bag - Old number by Topshop

And my nailvarnish is by Essie. Wicked colour - its called Peach Daiquiri. Check it out! FAV!

Hope you have a nice weekend :)

Love Z

x

HOTD

I know this is probably quite a self-promoting thing, but I do like playing around with my hair. Today I tried the side-sweep rather than my usual middle parting. Might do t a little more often as I had quite a few comments on it :)

See you soon

Z x