REVIEW: Purity Anti-Ageing Moisturiser

I am into the budget beauty at the moment having to save my pennies as we have finally got our first house, and while cruising for a new moisturiser as my Trilogy has run out, and I can't afford the £20.51 to replace it. Then, as by Providence, I spotted this new line in Superdrug on special offer, this one was £5.35 - so a bargain, and a good promise... Purity is a new line of organic skincare exclusive to Superdrug in the UK. This product is fragrance free but the cream has a slight hint of herbals to it, which I would think are the result of the natural ingredients.

It comes in a opaque white plastic jar, with simplistic labelling. It boasts to contain cranberry seed and rosehip seed oils, high levels of Omega 3, 6 and 9, ceramide 3 and rose flower water. It also contains sweet almond oil, shea butter, beeswax and Aloe vera. It is 98% natural, 75% organic and has organic certification from EcoCert.

So, how was it for me? Well, it applies wonderfully smooth and even my angry skin stayed soft all day! It is kind of cooling on application. I really like it! I will need to re-visit this topic later to report on the long-term effects, but my initial reaction is really positive.

Lina-Elvira Loves It Thiiiis Much:
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

NOTD: Holographic French manicure

I had this idea for a while, and wanted to try it with my newt stint of false nails. I love the Kiss full cover nails, they have great shape and wear, plus you get a box of 100 assorted sizes for £5.49. These are the oval ones, you also get square and sport ones as well. I filed mine a bit squoval this time, looks a bit more natural with my cuticles. It's remarkable how a nice set of nails makes me feel better! :)

I put on 2 coats of franken nude pink "Cotton Candy" and did the tips with the incredibly holographic and microglittery Isadora "51 Sparkling Ice" and then the chunkier holographic Essie "Carnival". A slick of Sally Hansen MegaShine and I was off taking pictures!

Next time I will try this and make a strong white French tip first to make the glitter stand out even more!

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...Queen of Nail Polish, the lovely Michelle at All Lacquered Up's Barielle collection...

NOTD: Collection2000 "36 Ninja" and what I did today

This polish was one of two I picked up at Superdrug for a bargain of 2 for £2.99! They've put out a number of new bright colours for this brand this week. I love the names too, this one is "Ninja" and the lighter-but-nearly-dupe to Barry M "Mint Green" is called "Button Moon"!

Slightly thick but runny to put on (Big 3 Free, perhaps?) and the brush is stubby. Opaque in one coat but can look a bit streaky so best put on 2 coats. It dries fairly fast. Probably faster with thinner layers, but the brush makes it hard to make tidy work. This is with Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat. I did one coat "Ninja" and 1 coat of China Glaze "Paper Chasing" on my ring finger.

I also baked a huge and lovely rhubarb pie while I contemplated what polish to put on :)

NOTD: Zoya "Posh"

Told you I had something cool to show you! I've waited what seems like forever for the autumn mattes to come out, I also have OPI La Paz-itively Hot Matte coming. This polish is like heavy velvet drapes, rich and luxurious. I'd kill for a dark emerald version of "Posh" (hear hear Zoya!) It's hard to photograph the lovely texture of this polish. I added some Artclub black striper polish to make a glossy accent (it wouldn't be "me" without the crazy details!).

"Posh" goes on in an intensely super-shimmery way, so I might have to do this again but with a top coat to bring out the shimmer. The application is super-smooth. It dries really quick.

This is 1 coat (yes, one!) of "Posh". This is without a base or top coat, as instructed by Zoya. It also says to avoid oils and lotions so I am not anticipating this manicure to live past tomorrow :) But who cares? The whole manicure including drying time took 10 minutes!

Lina-Elvira Loves It Thiiiis Much:

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ +

EOTD: Emerald Greens

So to go with my green nails I did this eye makeup today. This is Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in "RSVP", Barry M Super Soft Eye Crayon in "No.3 Green", Fyrinnae "Leif" and just in the middle of the lid I popped some Barry M DazzleDust in "72 Emerald"to get that emerald glow! The mascara is Chanel Inimitable in "Noir".

After I took this I realised how much my freckles come out in the summer! Oh well nothing I can't do about that, guess I just have to live with it, as I don't use foundation or concealer just now as none seem to fit my skin tone in the summer when I get tanned.

I've got a killer NOTD planned for tomorrow with a certain red limited edition polish so stick around.. :)

NOTD: Green Britain Day

So today is Green Britain Day and what better way to go green than my top green nail polishes from China Glaze "Gussied-Up Green" and "Moonpool" :)