Twinkle twinkle, little star...

First things first, apologies for the state of my hands at the moment! The weather has been changing left, right and centre here in Indiana and my poor hands are suffering as a consequence. I think I need to invest in some luscious hand cream to hydrate them. Any suggestions?

I know I love a couple from the Body Shop and L'Occitane so maybe I'll go get those again. 

Anyway, back to the Nail Art! I'm not really sure what inspired this design because it seems perfect for Christmas as opposed to the start of Spring but hey. I'm super impatient with my nails at the moment and keep changing the design around so I'm sure something more apt for the season will be appearing in the near future!

The red is a Sally Hansen fast dry polish and it stays true to the title, which is lucky because I always end up touching things and smudging the paint as soon as it it applied otherwise! The gold glitter polish required a somewhat steady hand to apply neatly but the brush is super thin so it wasn't too bad.

I decided to make some of the stars half on the nail as if they were cut out of a larger pattern and I'm happy with the result as no two nails are quite the same. 

What do you think?

Easter inspired nails...

What with Easter a matter of days away I decided to go for pastel colours to match the Spring event!

I painted the lilac on the lower half of my nail and allowed that to dry before applying the blue and the finishing silver line. 

I'm really happy with the result, especially as the colours remind me of mini eggs. 

The Sally Hansen lilac was only $2 and the blue was $1, absolute bargain! Thank you Walmart.

Confession time... I haven't had a creme egg yet! Shocking I know. I'm gonna have to hunt one down before Sunday. 

What are your Easter plans?

Knits and bits...

New Look jumper - £4.77 via eBay, H&M leather-look trousers - £14.99, Internacionale bag - £19.99

Office boots - £40, Topshop necklace - gift

Bonjour! We meet again. Yep, it's been quite some time and posting has been few and far between but I've finally managed to whip out the old SLR and take some photos of my recent purchases. Despite working my two jobs, I still seem to find the time to bid on almost everthing 'ending soon' on eBay, including a load of knitted jumpers for this horrible springtime snowy season. Another thing you might notice is the pair of black plastic rectangles balancing on my nose! The time has come to commit myself to eyecare, so until I can afford daily contacts, it's geek chic all the way, though I'm struggling to keep them on my face for more than a few hours. 

Products-wise, these are a few freebies I've picked up either through magazines or as gifts. Percy & Reed's Finishing Polish came in this month's Glamour, so I thought I'd give it a go. If you pop a bit on the ends of your hair before styling, it holds fairly well through the day. Not sure if I would buy it myself, but definitely will use it while it lasts. With all the lip stains/tints/crayons going round, I still haven't actually bought one, and was happy to try out this lovely pink shade by Jelly Pong Pong. The colour is a bit too purple for me, but might be nice for a change up. As for the nails, I've left both of them upstairs and can't for the life of me be bothered to go and get them. Sorry. 

What products have you been trying recently? I'm trying to find a good oil-killing foundation if you know of any! 

Surfdome Swimwear!

1. Ted Baker - £34.49

2. Red or Dead - £69.99

3. Quiksilver - £54.99
4. Insight - £55.98

Hey guys,

We are so sorry to have been so vacant recently. Both of us have been super busy with Uni and work, not that it is any excuse to abandon our babies!
How have you all been?

Besides the mountain of work I have been trying to combat as of late, I have also been slightly preoccupied with finding a one piece for Spring Break! The lack of sunshine has left me feeling like a vampire and I'm not sure anyone is ready for the glare of my pale blue skin so a swimsuit it is!

I spend a long while trawling through website after website trying to find the perfect one piece and despite buying one on Asos in the end, I adored the variety on Surfdome.com.

What do you think about one pieces in general and the collection above?

ONLY 4 DAYS TO GO!

#Company Inspired - Stripes

H&M striped shirt - £14.99, H&M leather look jeans - £19.99 (similar here), Gold chocker - £1.99 via eBay

Pandora bracelet - Gift, Office bow shoes - £10 (sale), 2true Crystal Polish - £1.99, Sparkle iPhone case - £2.99 (here)

What's this, an outfit post? Yes, it's been a while and they have been few and far between, as have posts in general, but this is just a sign of how busy our 2013 lives have been! January was a bit of a whirlwind with Gabs heading back to the US and me starting my months worth of training for the new job, but I'm back in Norwich now and can finally get back up and posting again! So, if you didn't know, it was our joint birthday on the 31st and the first time pretty much since forever that we've been apart for it (weep weep). Despite this devastating fact, we managed to pull through and celebrate on separate sides of the world. 

My boyfriend actually ventured into H&M without a paddle and picked out this striped blouse for me (so proud), and as you can see I've joined the Pandora cult. It wasn't something I'd ever considered buying for myself, but my lovely training course friends were nice enough to get it for me as a birthday present and now I'm pretty obsessed with charms, though very disappointed that there isn't an egg shaped one! (I just love eggs ok!). I asked for a Kindle Fire from the parents and need to get around to ordering it. Have any of you got one? Want to get some hints and tips! OH and I nearly forgot, since this is a Company-inspired post, my amazing step-sister subscribed me up to the magazine so I no longer have to wait til I stumble into a WH Smiths at the train station to read it. For this, I am enternally grateful.

I'll leave you with a few of my recent instagrams... 

1. Charlie Day in "It's always sunny in Philadelphia" is my hero. 2. Pushkins does Yoda. 3. New bag and my first Company! 4. Testing my strength at Nandos.

Pearls and Henna...

Hello beauties, sorry we haven't been around much recently. So many things have been going on and keeping us occupied but we are not disappearing. 

What have you all been up to?

I got this henna the other day at a cultural food event at our student union. It's all faded off now sadly but we are going to buy a tube and keep it going because it is so pretty.

As for the nail art, I decided to keep it simple and classy with decoration on the thumb nail. It was definitely more practical too! The good thing about these pearls is that they are flat on the bottom so are really secure.

They look pretty with the pastel purple too I think. :)

Anyway, we'll try not to leave you alone for too long in the future!

Winter blues

Looking out the window today at the grey sky and falling raindrops wasn't much of an invitation to get out of bed; however, I managed in the knowledge that I could clad myself in a cashmere jumper to keep snug and warm!

Teamed with the pale blue jumper is a floral skirt from Forever 21. I actually picked this up on Black Friday for the complete bargain of $3.

I know these Tom-esque shoes are impractical for the weather outside so just as well I only ventured out for about 20 mins to accompany a friend to the book-store and back!

I also did my nails again today. I've been watching Arrested Development (which I am absolutely loving) and I like to have something to do whilst I watch it so I don't feel 100% lazy! 

Have any of you watched it?

I used OPI's Unfor-greta-bly blue polish from their Spiderman range and did a feature nail on each hand with the Ciate caviar pearls I received for Christmas. 

I'm so happy how they go together, looks like it was meant to be!

How are you lovelies spending your winter days?