Cheap OPI Minnie Mouse nail varnish set!!

Hi just a really quick post ...... just to let you ladies know i've placed an order for the  Minnie Mouse mini nail varnish collection by OPI.

Im purchasing it from Buy a powa. Here

A quick guide to buy a powa for those that haven't heard of it is.....

Buy a powa advertise a product ie the Minnie Mouse nail polish. 

It starts at the rrp which in this case it £12.95 and as more people make a purchase the item price goes lower and lower as it means Buy a powa can then approach OPI and place a bulk order.

The current price for the above set is just £10.50 plus £1.95 postage which includes:

 Im All Ears 

If You Moust You Moust

The Colour Of Minnie and a finally a rapid dry top coat also from Opi which dries nails quickly leaving a high gloss shine. 

The next price drops are £9.50, £8.50 and finally if 100 people make a purchase just £7.50 and this bulk buy order finishes in just over 47 hours.

So if you too would like this set of cute mouse polish's click on the link. Make sure you click on my name Hayley Rason and i will get the product free and if you bid for something make sure you message me to so i can bulk buy with you and click on your name so you get the item for free as the person who introduces the most co buys gets the item for free!!

I hope you can make sense of my quick explanation for more info (of info that makes sense) visit there website they always have lots of brilliant items for sale so if the polish doesn't tickle your fancy have a look at what else is up for grabs on the bulk buying website.

Extra special guest post....... Reviewing Ebay make up brushes

My sister joins the bargain hunt………..

Having badgered my sister, Stacey to read my blog, mostly by mentioning her in numerous posts, she has now become an avid reader. So much so that I’ve even persuaded her to write a guest post for my little blog.

So here it is:

Ok, I’ll be honest with you.  Like most ladies, I like a bargain.  More so I like getting more of a bargain than my sister (sorry Hayley!).  It’s just one of those sisterly games we “Play”!

So when Hayley told me about her bargain brush set I was determined to outdo her (in a very loving big sisterly way of course).

I came across this eBay seller , who amongst other very nice looking things was selling 31 good quality brushes for £15.99 with free P & P (That’s 7 more brushes, if you’re keeping score.)

I’d never heard of the brand names before, so carried out extensive research (I looked on YouTube, which we all know is the fountain of knowledge).  I was impressed with some of the reviews the brushes seemed to be getting, and for the price I thought they were worth a try.

And I’m so glad I did.

The brushes are brand new, and are buy it now, so no messy auctions to contend with!

The brush roll they come in isn’t the best quality but its sturdy and each brush has its own place and cover.  Rolled up the holder is compact and easy to carry.

The brushes themselves are fab!  Especially for the price.  Only a couple of the brushes have lost any bristles, and I think that’s to be expected from any new brushes, don’t you?

I would have taken some pictures but having used them there not fit to be shown to anyone so you’ll have to make do with the publicity shots I’m afraid!

Amongst others the set consists of:

Blush brush, Large angled contour brush, Large powder brush, Lash brush, Brow comb brush, Large shader brush, Large shader, Shader brush, Small shader, Mini shader brush, Replaceable sponge tip applicator, Square shader, Eyeliner, Eye shading brush, Duster brush, Concealer brush, Lip, Lipliner brush, Flat definer, Small angle brush.

So that’s it……..How did I do for my 1^st try?  Would you let me loose with another review?  I have the OPI mini NYC Ballet set just dying for an airing if you’re interested!

Stacey x

So there you go a first for Blogging Lovely 

Thank you for reviewing the brush set for us and im sure we will all look forward to another guest post soon reviewing the OPI ballet set??!!

Above is a beautiful picture of my sister so you can put a face to the name.

This is a photo taken of her on my wedding day when she was my chief bridesmaid. 

Doesn't she look lovely!! 

xxxx

Primark False Lashes just £1!!

Over the past few weekends i have been slightly mixing and may i say improving my weekend make up. 

During the week i don't always contour or fill in my eyebrows especially if we are running late for school (most mornings!)

 So when the weekend comes around i have been really enjoying taking time when applying my make and have loved having fun trying out new colours and products.

To complete my look i've been applying false eyelashes too. 

As ive said before my eyelashes are so dumpy and straight its nice to have a wide eye look every once in a while.

I've been using and absolutely loving Primarks £1 eyelashes.

Except ive not been using them in the usual way......No! Ive not been giving myself a sexy moustache with them i have been using just the one eyelash for both eyes, cutting it in half and applying it to just the outter half of my natural lashes to add a subtle touch of catty glam. Meow!!

              

 Above is a photo of the eyelash before i cut it and below is the whole lash trimmed and ready to apply.

 I would probably where the lashes in the usual way for a night out or for when i wanted to look extra glam!

But for an everyday look i am more than happy with the effect the half lashes give me and at just 50p a day (if like me you only where them once) they are amazing value.

 There light weight, comfortable, natural looking with a gorgeous fluttery look and make your eyes appear beautifully wider and in my case more blue!

 Im going to stock up on these little bad boys and at that price they may even become part of my week day makeup routine.

 I even prefer them to my usual choice of fake eyelashes by Eylure which are about £5!!

That's 5 packs sets or Primark lashes or 10 if you cut them down like me for just one of the Eylure set. 

So goodbye being on time for school 

So Goodbye expensive Eylure lashes

Goodbye to my son being on time for school.

and

Hello You £1 Primark pretties!!

Have you given the Primark eye lashes ago yet?

Sparkly shoes!!! A girls Bestfriend

Hi Lovely's 

I've been really busy this week customising some new shoes for my website. 

If you don't already know i customise shoes for women and girls using sparky gems.

Here are the new ones ive been working on this week.

They are a beautiful aqua/blue peep toe heels with rows of sparkly aqua gems they are made using about 500 gems and are for sale for £35 and i send all the shoes out absolutely free as long as your in the UK!!

 They have a gorgeous silver sole.

I also customised these red and pink heels with a double row of sparkly pink gems.

Im selling them for £32 again with free uk delivery.

Last but not least here is shoe inspiration for the shoes im currently customising!!!!!

 There Christian louboutin's style heels and normally cost £3,795 (for the real deal)but on my website there only £50!!

They will be fully encrusted with 3 different sized sparkly gems and have red soles just like the real thing!!

There not quite finished yet but above are some sneak peak pictures.

I will post a pic of them when there finished.

Feel free to pop over to my facebook page for updates, new shoes and more pictures

Thanks so much. xx

Beau Boutique

A few weeks ago i was sent some shampoo and conditioner to try out from Boots.

Its from the new range of hair care by L'oreal.

I was sent the ever strong shampoo and conditioner that is designed to strengthen brittle over processed hair and its also sulphate free!!!

Sulphate is basically a chemical that is added to create bubbles.

 As we believe that bubbles, foam and lather are getting our hair really clean its also a cheap ingredient for the company's to use. 

However sulphates are actually bad for our hair and so although they apperar to be friendly little bubbles they are doing more damage than good especially if you wash you hair everyday.

Sulphates are very drying and can damage the hair follicles which could lead to hair loss it can also make your hair colour fade a lot quicker!

So with all the above in mind i was really excited to try it out.

I presumed that sulphate free meant no luscious lathering but i was wrong it lathered really well it smells really lovely quite herbal and organic and left my hair feeling really clean, strong and shinny. A real hair and scalp treat.

The only downsides i have personally found for me are....... 

its quite pricey at £5.99 per 250ml tube. I always use shampoo and conditioner so i would have to spend £11.98 to buy both.

Also as i've said in previous blogs i don't wash my hair too often as it just doesn't need it but when using this duo i did find i was needing to wash my hair more often which was a bit of a pain and also meant i was using more shampoo and conditioner meaning i would have to spend £11.98 too soften so for me this shampoo isn't really for me.

However if you wash your hair everyday or even every other day this is definitely worth a try it would also be great for colored hair.

 Im tempted by the deep conditioning mask in the same range i love treating my hair to a good soak in a hair mask every now and again its £6.99 from Boots so a little more affordable for the amount and time i would use it for. Hair mask link.

Hope you have a lovely weekend

Hayley at Blogging Lovely xx

Outfit of the day- Hello Sailor!!

Hi Lovelys.

Here in Bighty the weather over the last few days has been amazing!

Last night however the heavens opened and it rained and rained!

 It came out of no where and sadly just as i was walking home from work so by the time i got home i was dripping wet.

(Always happens on the days you make a really effort with your hair and make up haha) 

So today the sunshine has hidden itself away which has left me feeling a little chilly.

So here is my outfit of the day.

 3/4 length sleeve shirt- £10 Primark.

This shirt is so easy to wear and is a really nice length. I love the nautical feel it has with the white and navy stripes and little gold buttons

 Dark denim skinny jean- Priamark £8

Chain pumps- Primark £8.

I have two pairs of these jeans just incase one is in the wash they wear really nicely and don't go baggy as the day goes on, ive found some jeans in Primark start of nice and fitting and end up being a size bigger after an hour or so wear.

 H for Hayley gold necklace - Primark £1.50

I love little delicate necklaces. I have to say im more of a silver person but i wore this little gold chain to match the gold buttons on the shirt.

I kept my make up really simple using MUA eye shadows, Revlon foundation and sleek blusher.

Hope your having a great day.

Hayley from Blogging Lovely

xx

quick up do ideal for shorter hair

So as you know i'm trying to grow my hair out from an A line bob.

(I will do a hair history blog post soon)

 Its currently teetering at my shoulders and seems to be at that horrible shapeless stage but i will persevere and have long locks soon!

Whilst growing my hair i have found myself suffering from hair envy for the high bun it looks so effortless, girly and glam.

 I know it sounds like such a simple style but when you have short hair it just doesn't have the same effect.

Until a few days ago that is and so i thought i would share some tips for a top bun ideal for short hair but would work great for long hair too!

Its quick and simple!

Step 1- Tie your hair up into a high pony tail if you have short hair you can pin and hairspray any strays up or leave them down for a messy effect.

Step 2- Spray your pony tail with hairspray and back comb.

This will make your hair look and feel thicker and fuller giving you more to play with.

Step 3- Smooth down a little for a neat glam up do or leave backcombed for a thrown together look.

Step 4- Lightly pull apart the back combed hair in all directions for big hair!

Step 5-  Now just pin the ends of your big hair around the hair band into a bun shape and finish with a spritz of hairspray to hold your style or some shine spray for a glossy look.

Tips and style-

Add cute clips, bows and hair bands for a pin up look or add a sparkly brooch or clip to give your style a glam look great for parties nights out or weddings.

Keep a small piece of hair from the side of your pony tail out of the final bun to wrap around the finished bun to hide the hair band.

Here are some photos of my finished look.

Thanks for reading

Hayley at Blogging lovely xx

I recently purchased the new Veet electrical roll kit.

I got in from my local Sainsburys as it was reduced from £30 to about £12.

 I'm always happy to try out new ways to rid myself of the gorilla look but without much luck as yet.

I've tried so many different kinds of hair removal from womens razors, mens razors, epliators etc etc and was still yet to try waxing.

So whilst the veet easy roll was on special offer i thought it would be a perfect time to try it.

Each kit contains: an electrical cable,

 Veet instructions, 

the device and stand, 

wipes (that remove wax) 

and the wax refill.

 Its also guaranteed for 2 years.

Whilst i very impatiently waited for my leg hair to grow to a yeti length i found a few blogs saying the 12  strips incuded  in the kit weren't enough so i ordered some more from ebay just incase they were only £2.69 for 100. 

Link

So about a week later i sat down to bravely wax my legs.

I slotted the wax cartridge into the device and plugged it in and waited the 20 mintutes advised in the instructions. 

After 20 mintues i found the wax wasn't quite ready as it didn't roll smoothly from the applicator so i left it a further 5- 10 minutes.

When the wax was finally ready to roll i rolled the warm pink wax onto my leg.

(the photo above was taken when my leg hair obviously was not a its full yeti stage.)

I placed a clean strip over the wax rubbed it and.......

PULLED!! OOOUCH!

(the above strip is from the pack i purchased off ebay)

It hurt more than shaving (obviously) but not as much as a epliator. 

I inspected my leg after i removed the strip and it had left a few behind so i plucked the strays with tweezers. I found it easier to use shorter sized strips and found it removed more hair.

   However yet again im not completely satisfied with the results my legs still feel abit stubbly like 2-3 days after shaving kind of feel.

 As i said earlier ive not waxed my legs before but im guessing they should be smooth, right?

I really wanted to like this product its easy to use,  its clean there's not dripping wax pots but it just didn't give me the results i wanted.

 My legs don't look stubbly they just feel it.

I wax my eyebrows using the Veet cold wax strips and my brows are left soft so im not sure if ive done it wrong or its just not very good?

It almost seems the wax didn't coat the hair enough to pull it out. Maybe the wax didn't get hot enough?

Im not sure but its not put me off waxing and i'm currently doing abit of research on the electric wax pots used professionally.

For the £15 i spent its been worth it ive not shaved in over a week now and im not sore or itchy like i often get from razors but i wouldn't pay £30 for it especially when the refills are around £10 each.

Have you tried the Veet easy roll? Did you get better results from it?

Any advise on buying a electric wax pot which be very much appreciated

Have a nice day!

Hayley at Blogging Lovely xx

*Mac brush set* well naughty Ebay ones! shhhhh!!!!

For the past few months my brush collection of about 4 brushes has not really been much use to me and quite often i've been using my fingers, don't get me wrong i love to apply make up with my fingers but i really thought it was time to stock up on some brushes. 

So my friend Holly showed me her recent brush purchase the Mac wannabe brushes!

She told me she paid about £25 for her brushes from a uk seller on Ebay but i managed to find them on Ebay for £15.98 all be it they would be coming all the way from Hong Kong but i'd lived without them for this long so i decided to order them and save myself £10.

They did take around 3 weeks to get here but they finally arrived.

The brushes come in this handy leather look roll up with Mac printed on the front in silver and straps to tie the case closed.

 Each brush has its own little pocket and the brush roll has a flip down cover to help keep your brushes nice and clean.

I paid £7.99 for the brushes and £7.99 for postage from Hong Kong which means i paid £15.98.

 I have put a link below for the Ebay seller where i got mine from and they seem to have gone down a tiny bit in price and are now £15.48. 

Linky dink. 

All the brushes are made from wood which has been painted black and they have mac and there brush number stamped onto the side in silver.

 I've been using them over the last few days and i have to say there really not bad there obviously not going to be of mac quality but for £15 for a 24 piece brush set, delivery and a brush roll there a bargain. The synthetic brushes are quite soft and don't shed also note there not mini brush sizes either there full size.

Top to bottom

129- blush or face powder brush

129SH- big face or powder brush

494SE- Large fan brush

168SH-

168- foundation brush (should be labelled 190)

190-angled contour brush (should be labelled 168)

214- fan brush ( printed number incorrect)

252- shader brush

275- angled shader brush

242-shader brush

205-

213- fluff brush

 263- sponge tip (labelled incorrectly)

245-

222SE

 210-preceise lip linner brush

263SE- small angled brush 

316- lip brush

 202-

204-lash brush

217-blending brush

 102- 

194-

195- (incorrect number)

So there you go yes they may not be totally amazing brushes

Ok  some of the numbers on the brushes don't match up to what mac number them as but hey for £15 i love them!!

Have a nice day.

Hayley at Blogging Lovely xx