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Chanel Le Vernis 307 Orange Fizz

My first attempt at a nail paint for I don't know how many years was an old favourite Orange Fizz from Chanel. I can't deny it was quite a challenge to paint my own nails and the finish is certainly different than the skilled hands of a Nails Inc technician or an acrylic base but the colour certainly pleased me. As we all know, it's 'all about orange" for me these days and I hope it wasn't orange overkill to team with my Neon Orange lipstick and Honey Jasmine blush.

Digging this colour from my stash certainly appeased the fact I wasn't swayed into making a purchase from the new Mac range of nail paints and I certainly think this will be a colour that makes a few reappearances this Summer.

Trevor Sorbie Self-Grip Rollers

Last Saturday was one of those days where despite having plans to go out that evening and ambitions for a major getting ready session I did not stop running around all day and ended up having to get ready whilst my friend sat on my sofa drinking martinis.

My hair had held up to my day of chores quite well but needed a little boost for the evenings activities so whilst my bath was running I decided to turn to my Trevor Sorbie rollers for that added volume. These rollers were brought on one of my whims months ago but it's only recently I've been attempting to use them and so far despite my dreadful 'rolling skills' they do give the volume I often search for.

Firstly I sprayed some of VO5's Plump Me Up Dry Shampoo* to my roots and then I (badly!) section my hair and added the rollers. At this stage I'm just getting used to putting the rollers in myself, grabbing whichever roller comes to hand (favouring the larger) but next lessons will be adding the the rollers in a more sensible fashion as taught at a recent Trevor Sorbie launch. Their advice, sit in front of Eastenders on a Sunday and practice, practice, practice!

I then go about my business, jump in the bath, apply my make up leaving my hair to the minute I leave the house. I find that minimum time I can leave the rollers in for any results is one hour but obviously the longer the better.

My heavy handedness and the self-grip of the rollers does lead to some tugging as I remove them and then I add a spritz to each section of VO5 Plump It Up Dry Backcomb Spray and backcomb a little and away I go.

My technique is by no means failsafe but it saves time during the course of getting ready and saves over washing my hair which can often lead to it looking greasy than if I left it in its original state. On this occasion my hair had the extra bounce I needed for a relaxed dinner with friends.

Lush Toothy Tabs Review

During my instagram phase there was one brand that kept popping up in my feed, LUSH. I've never shopped in Lush as there's something about their stores I'm not sure of but never one to shy away from blogger pressure I decided to pop in and see what was on offer.

I found myself completely overwhelmed and didn't have a clue where to begin once I'd picked up the obvious choice of Popcorn Lipscrub, then I spotted Toothy Tabs. Currently in a battle with my tube of toothpaste that kept drying out so I could barely squeeze any on to my toothbrush I thought these could be the answer.

I love the ideas of these for travel but I'm not sure they're ideal for the everyday use of a smoker and I could never decide every time I popped one into my mouth whether the taste was ok or was going to make me gag, although I think that was a personal dislike of the flavour rather than a reflection of their taste. 

You pop one of these tabs into your mouth, crumble between your front teeth and then take your brush as it foams in your mouth. As I say for travel these would be the best idea, I don't know about you but I always seem to throw away a tube of toothpaste that has only been half used no matter whether it's travel size or not, these you could pop the exact number you need and how handy are these for the desk draw to freshen up before a night out. Next time I'm passing Lush I'll definitely be trying their other flavours.

Have you tried these Toothy Tabs before? 

Barry M Confetti Nails - Sour Apple

This is a somewhat cheeky review of the Barry M Confetti Nails paint as you will see from the photo it was taken in store at my local branch of Superdrug. Whilst having my nails tended to at Nails Inc a few days earlier (see post here) I spent most of the time admiring their feather nails range with curiousity as to what they were. Waiting for a friend to ironically finish having a manicure a few days later I decided to have a nose next door at what Barry M had to offer and when I spotted this Confetti paint I couldn't resist popping some on my thumb nail. Teamed with Nails Inc Shoreditch it did make me smile and think of it as cupcake sprinkles if not a little too young for me.

Obviously I have no comparison with the Nails Inc feather range but in the bottle they look pretty similar! All I can tell you with any certainty is that this was a pain to remove - thank god I only applied to 2 nails - or maybe that was punishment for my cheekiness!