On my flight out to Spain I treated myself to this OPI nail varnish. It is part of the Spanish collection and is called 'No Spain, no gain' and to be honest it is the name that convinced me to buy it! I love the colour too though, a lovely deep purpley pink. I like pink nail varnish but sometimes it can seem *too* girly and childish for me so this is quite a sophisticated pink and I really like it. Amazing coverage as usual from OPI too. They sell the whole collection on ASOS too. I love the names of the OPI colours! Sadly there were no Valencia themed names otherwise I would have snapped that one up.
As we were flying back on Valentines Day and Scott had euros left over he managed to sneak off and buy me this! It's Nina by Nina Ricci. It's a really lovely smell, I'm no perfume analyser though but according to CheapSmells it smells like this:
Top Notes: Calabrese Lemon and Lime Caipirinha.
Middle Notes: Red Toffee Apple, Vanilla Infusion, Moonflower and Peony Petals.
Base Notes: Apple Tree Wood, Cotton Musk and White Cedar.
It's really delicious and different to any of my other perfumes!
And finally, I treated myself to Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara. My sister uses this and I used it once and was amazed by it! To be honest, I'm not much of a mascara person. I have quite dark & full eyelashes anyway but I have found myself wearing this everyday. It lasts ages and doesn't smudge horribley when I take my make up off like some mascaras did (namely Benefit's bad gal. Urgh, hated that!). It gives really great volume and curl too.
Aaaand that's pretty much all my beauty purchases for the next few months sorted! Ha! Have you bought anything nice lately? Do you find yourself splurging on make up or just buying a few select things that you need? P.S. Happy weekend everyone!
I love Nina Ricci perfume! My sister actually gave it to me a few years ago and it always makes me feel Springy and happy! It's such a light and memorable scent.
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Nope, no makeup purchases for me. I'm pondering some Protect & Perfect stuff though as I have a fod wrinkle developing - DOOM!
ReplyDeleteI bought max factor lip tint today with my boots points as I've wanted to try it but I haven't wanted to actually buy it.
ReplyDeleteI generally just buy things when they run out, the only thing I always try different brands in is mascara as I'm still to find one I really love.
I used to be really in to makeup and beauty products and felt the need to have all the must haves etc,
ReplyDeletenow I just buy what I love and what works for me! Love than nail polish :)
That nail varnish is gorgeous! I dont tend to buy much make-up only when I really need it. I would love to buy more but just do not have the spare cash and would rather buy dresses haha! I love benefit but can only afford it off ebay or as gifts. I do have a OPI nail varnish I brought in a blog sale and I love it. On the look out for some more!
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That nail varnish is gorgeous! I dont tend to buy much make-up only when I really need it. I would love to buy more but just do not have the spare cash and would rather buy dresses haha! I love benefit but can only afford it off ebay or as gifts. I do have a OPI nail varnish I brought in a blog sale and I love it. On the look out for some more!
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That nail varnish is gorgeous! I dont tend to buy much make-up only when I really need it. I would love to buy more but just do not have the spare cash and would rather buy dresses haha! I love benefit but can only afford it off ebay or as gifts. I do have a OPI nail varnish I brought in a blog sale and I love it. On the look out for some more!
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Love that colour! :)
ReplyDeleteThat nailpolish color is so pretty! I'm like you, I buy things as I need them and replace them when I run out :)
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Lancome mascaras are the best, I don't mind paying extra for them because in my opinion no other brand can compare. They usually have a glittery version at Christmas too which is great for nights out.
ReplyDeleteThat opi colour is fab, I've not tried any of their polishes before. I'm a sucker for buying make up for the names too, I bought a polish because it was called Dazzling Gem
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I'm just like you, I just buy when I need it , but occasionally have a big splurge!
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I love the colour of that nail varnish, I am always really impressed by Opi! My sister loves that perfume but I am a BIG fan of Chloe :)
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Funnily enough, I've just bought a new Bad Gal mascara, and I don't know whether they've changed the formula or my old one was just manky, but the difference is awesome! Found some lashes I didn't even know I had! :D Love the colour (and name!) of that varnish :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous nail colour!
ReplyDeletegreat buys, i love the bottle shape of nina. does it smell as good as it looks?
ReplyDeleteGreat buys! Love the Nina Ricci perfume :)
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I only tend to relace the things I need, although I love lipstick and nail varnish. But perfume is my biggest vise.
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I loooooove Nina! I always spritz it on whenever I pass it by in a department store! And I'm also guilty of buying OPI varnishes because I liked the name. Brilliant marketing, haha!
ReplyDeleteThat's such a cute perfume bottle by Nini Ricci- it's always a bonus when pretty-looking perfume bottles actually have nice smelling perfume inside!(as opposed to something that smells like a mixture of alcohol and stale soap). I'm not very adventurous when it comes to beauty products- I just have my staples which I buy when I need to (how boring!).
ReplyDeleteLovely buys, love that colour nail polish on your nails!
ReplyDeleteGreat post dear! Looove the nail polish's color!
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I love the color of the nailpolish!Follow me? I'd be very happy if you do it!
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that colour is so good!
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All my beauty buys are based solely on the cute names!
ReplyDeleteAww, this is beautiful!!
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brilliant post! I have the nina ricci perfume and its my favourite! i think ive gone through 3 botles now :S
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i recently invested in the clinique 3 step regime....my skin is definately softer and feels 'cleaner'?!
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My favourite EVER perfume is Nina Ricci, you can't get it any more though. It was green with a pink lid. I love it, I have about three bottles squirrelled away still! I adore OPI too, it goes on so beautifully and doesn't chip. (I get it off American sellers on ebay, so cheap!) I loove that colour.
ReplyDeleteThe perfume sounds lovely, mine just ran out so I'm looking for something new that smells lovely!
ReplyDeleteI wear Nina by Nina Ricci, I was wearing it when I met my boyfriend a couple of years ago so when it ran out he asked me to go buy another! I prefer Ricci by Nina Ricci actually, it's the newer one with the purple bottle with a ribbon shape on the top, but I tend to save that one for night. It's a stronger smell I think.
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