Outfit of a Wedding Guest

A couple of weekends ago, I attended a family wedding and had an absolutely super time. The couple looked amazing and a splendid day was had by all. I thought I'd do a very quick post to share with you what I wore.

Dress: French Connection

Shoes: Office - (dug out from the back of my wardrobe) Heel = insanely high, nevertheless I did a heck of a lot of dancing in them...

Jewellery: Not wanting to take away from the detailing of the dress, I chose not to wear a necklace or any bracelets. I did however, stick with my silver rings (I feel naked without them!)

Nail Varnish: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure - Pedal to the Metal £6.99

Make-up: 

• Primer: MAC Prep & Prime £18.00
• Foundation: NARS Sheer Matte Foundation in Deauville £29.50
• Eye Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion £14.50
• Powder: MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Medium (18.50)
• Blush: MAC Sakura Mineralize Blush (from the Quite Cute Collection) £19.00
• Highlighter: Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Radiant Touch Highlighting Pen £24.50
• Eye brow pencil: MAC Pencil (Stud) £11.50 
• Eyebrow set: MAC £11.50
• Eyeshadows: MAC Crystal, Digit, Scene & Knight Divine £11.50 
• Eyeliner:  Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner - Collection 2000 £2.99
• Eye Pencil: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye pencil £13.00
• Mascara: Benefit They're Real £18.50
• Lipstick: MAC Playtime (from the Quite Cute Collection) £13.50 

That's it for today folks - told you it was going to be quick! Hope you liked it though, perhaps leave me a little comment? 

 

Ciao for now x

PS. I will be announcing the winner of my Uber Mega Giveaway very shortly - sorry for the hold up!

NOTD & Full Review - Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure in Purple Pulse

Oh no! Not another purple polish I hear you cry! But before you scamper off and skip this post,stick around - this ain't no ordinary polish. Oh no sir, these Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicures (gosh that was a mouthful) offer something a little bit different: Five products in one bottle.

That's right. You've got:

1. Base coat
2. Strengthener
3. Growth Treatment
4. Colour
5. Top Coat

On the Sally Hansen website I'm also told the formulas are,"Chip resistant, noticeably smooth and brilliantly shiny for up to 10 days."

From the initial claims it sounds impressive. I get to have a highly pigmented colour combined with my first priority - top nail care. But is it too good to be true?

Luckily no! The polish has more than lived up to expectations. Okay, so colour aside for a second, the formulation is pretty dead on perfect for me (not runny). The brush is wider than a regular polish brush and angled at the edges. This means that it is super easy to apply - you can get right up to the cuticle very neatly, and in the corners and edges of the nail with very little need to clean up. The picture at the top shows my nails with two coats of Sally Hansen's Purple Pulse - five days after applying it. Seriously. I'm not kidding on that one, I was lazy taking a photo and thought I would have to re-paint them for the review but no need my friends!

Of course I love the colour, that goes without saying really and it definitely is now in the top five of 'Emmie's all time favourite purple polishes.' Also, it really is a rare mix to find a product that contains both quality nail care ingredients and a high pigmented colour. 

With a range of approximately 30 colours I know I will be buying more of these babies. They are available from Boots (larger stores) otherwise they have them on their website HERE for £6.99.

Have you tried any of these? What are your thoughts? Do let me know in the comments box below - I love reading what you have to say...

Ciao for now x