NOTD: Who new H&M had such beauties!

I've known for a long time that H&M have sold beauty products, but after dabbling a little bit into them around a year ago I'd decided they weren't quite for me. But whilst in there shopping (for bra's of all things!) I spotted this beautiful blue glitter polish and couldn't pass it up! And it's opened my mind again to their beauty products - I will definitely be having a look at what other nail polishes they have to offer! 

On My Nails 

2True Colour Quick Nail Polish - Shade 2 

H&M Glitter Nail Polish - Blue 

My Thoughts 

First off the 2True Nail Polishes are actually really good, I have a few and have been impressed with all of them - would you believe this is just one coat. Not bad for a polish that costs £1.99 (Superdrug). The H&M polish was also really pretty, again with just one coat. Although not as easy to remove as standard cream polishes, this is a whole lot better than standard glitter polishes as the glitter strands are so thin. The glitter does have a blue base, but I would strongly advise putting a coloured base underneath! 

It feels like forever since I've written on my blog, but rest assured my last exam is tomorrow after which regular blogging will resume! I have so so much I want to blog about, so be warned an influx of posts may arrive in your reading list! But until then, thanks for stopping by :) 

 

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NOTD: BarryM Sequin Nail Effects - Black

It's not often that I fail to find anything positive to say about a product, but I've found something that's left me stumped for good words. Usually I can find some positives even in products I don't like, but this time around all I can say is at least this was a cheap product! BarryM are a brand that generally I'm a big fan of, so it pains me to write this, but as you know honesty is my policy! 

The Basics

BarryM are totally on the ball at the moment with new products and ideas, most of which seem very exciting.  I'll be honest, in the bottle the Sequin Nail Effects look beautiful, but once I'd seen swatches I wasn't convinced. Three shades in total were released, Black, Pink & White. Pink & White both have multi-coloured glitter in them, with the black just having gold glitter in it. They are also textured, so mixing up two trends here! They are available from Boots & Superdrug for £3.99.

What did I think? 

You already know what I think, but I do need to explain why. Lets start with the application and how awkward it was, you kinda need to pat it on. It didn't take too long to dry, but I decided to leave it as one coat (could've done with two in all honesty). Once dried I noticed that the texture part of the polish was quite uneven (very unlike their actual textured polishes which are beautiful). Also unlike BarryM's textured Nail Pains these felt horrible and rough on the nails - I've already taken it off! I recon you could light a non-safety match on them (please don't try!). And finally removal was a nightmare - I went through 16 cotton pads, no exaggeration! 

I always feel bad writing negative posts as I know someones put a lot of time (and probably money) into developing the product. But lying wouldn't be doing anyone any favours. But don't let this put you off of BarryM they have some brilliant products! Thanks for stopping by, Hannah 

 

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Introducing Miss Glossybox!

If you're a beauty lover you've probably already heard about Glossybox and their monthly subscription boxes. Well they've released a new subscription starting this month - Miss Glossybox. It's aimed at a younger audience and comes in at a cheaper price, £7 (+P&P) and is a bi-monthy release. Although it's aimed at a younger audience (which arguably includes me, being 22) I really wanted to give it a go after seeing it includes much cheaper brands, which is no secret that I love. I also recently cancelled my Birchbox subscription so decided there was a hole that needed filling! 

The value of this months bag is... ~£16.47

Inside this months box... 

Amie Spring Clean Cooling Clay Mask

So...? Dry Shampoo - Va Va Volume 

Molly Mabel Popband

2True Glitterati Nail Polish - Shade 6 

BeautyUK Line & Define Eye Pencil

Eye Rock Eye Tattoos 

+ Mini Extras! 

Amie Spring Clean Cooling Clay Mask

Price of Fullsize - £4.95 for 75ml 

Value of Sample - 66p, 10ml

My Thoughts - I've actually already have a sachet of this that I got at an event. But I've yet to try it, but now having two, I really ought to put it on the agenda! I will get back to you on it though! It does sound quite promising though claiming to be deep cleaning and 94% natural. Although one thing that did bug is is that is says free of animal extracts* and then goes onto say, Except Beeswax* - so it's not free of animal products... 

So...? Dry Shampoo - Va Va Volume 

Price of Fullsize - £2.49 for 150ml 

Value of Sample - 83p, 50ml 

My Thoughts - This product is so nostalgic, I used to love the So...? Sinful Perfume back when I was a teenager and to be honest I probably still would if I sniffed it again! I know that recently they'd released a dry shampoo, but I hadn't got around to trying it yet. Being travel sized it's perfect for a few days away too! 

Molly Mabel Popband

Price of Fullsize - £4

Value of Sample - £4

My Thoughts - Not too much of a secret, but I shaved all my hair off a few weeks ago, so no need for this! Will be passing it onto a friend :) 

2True Glitterati Nail Polish - Shade 6 

Price of Fullsize - £1.99 for 7ml

Value of Sample - £1.99 for 7ml 

My Thoughts - I know it's a cheapy brand you can get in Superdrug, but I actually already have a few of their polishes and really like them. I don't have any glitters though - but did have an eye on them so I'm pretty happy to have got one! It's actually really pretty - I'll get a NOTD up for you in the next few weeks! 

BeautyUK Line & Define Eye Pencil

Price of Fullsize - £1.99 for 1.2g

Value of Sample - £1.99, 1.2g

My Thoughts - Another brand I'm familiar of and generally quite like. I'm not quite convinced by this liner yet, it doesn't seem particularly creamy. I'm also not the biggest fan of black pencil liners, but we'll see how it goes! 

Eye Rock Eye Tattoos 

Price of Fullsize - £7

Value of Sample - £7

My Thoughts - This isn't actually listed on my product card, but a quick look on ASOS shows the transfers to be going for £7 a pop. It seems quite pricey to me for something that can only be used once. I will have to save it for a special occasion, although I'm not sure what occasion calls for lacy eye tattoos! Perhaps I'll just do a look for you guys! We'll see! 

Mini Extras! 

My Thoughts - Also included was a lollypop, which I'm pretty sure is identical to the one we had in a Glossybox a few months ago. But either way it tasted good. There was also some mini nail clippers and nail file. Nail clippers are useful, I'll leave it at that! And nail files give me the shivers, I never ever use them! 

There was actually quite a lot of products in this and mainly from brands I've heard of which is good! The verdict is, I will definitely be keeping up with this subscription, and looking forward to what's to offer next time. What do you think? 

 

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