No 7 Nail Polish Set

Before I start nattering on about these gorgeous polishes, I'd just like to point out that this is my 100th post! Pretty exciting. I'm planning on doing a giveaway at some point and I'm collecting things for it in preparation. Hopefully lots of lovely people will be interested in entering once I get everything sorted!


I am absolutely loving these jewel toned polishes at the moment! These came in a cute little set with some hand cream, and I've been itching to try them out.

Here I've applied two coats of polish. I love the metallic purples in this set, especially the more 'Cadbury' purple. The red is gorgeous as well, although I think it might possibly require a third coat to really build that colour up. The green barely needed a second coat. It's incredibly pigmented.

I'll probably do a nails of the day post with these at some point to see what the longevity is like, I can't wait to get those purples on my nails! 

Have you tried No 7's nail polishes before? What did you think?

Christmas Haul

Hello everyone! It's nice to be back blogging again. I've decided to do a quick post about the gorgeous beauty products that I was gifted for Crimbo, as I love having a nose at what other bloggers got! I did take the opportunity to make a list for Luke and his family, so I got some lovely things from Benefit and Stila which I am itching to try out!

 First up though, the bath/shower products! I got this lovely hand cream and shower gel set from Luke's grandparents, which also came with a pretty mug. I've already tried the hand cream and it smells fantastic, and left my hands feeling super soft. 

I also got this lovely Dove set from one of Luke's aunties. I love Dove's shower gels, they leave my skin feeling so soft. I think these sets are great as well because they come with a shower puff, always handy!

This set of nail polishes came from Luke's brother and sister-in-law. I think Helen did a great job picking these out! I love the colours in this set, I don't have many metallic polishes and I can't wait to start swatching them!

I think Luke's mum might have gone a little bit crazy this year, but I'm definitely not complaining! I've wanted to try out Stila's make up for a while, and this set of lip glosses went straight on my Christmas wishlist. So many lovely colours! The shimmery shades are particularly calling to me to be tried out.

Finally, the Benefit goodies! I've been lusting after Benefit's cosmetics for ages, and I just loved the idea of the gift sets they had available for Christmas. Luke got me the How to Look the Best at Everything set, and his mum got me the Rockateur blush and the Rich is Back set. Very excited about these! (And very spoilt! Thank you so much Susan, if you're reading!)

I'm going to do some more in depth posts on these when I've had time to try them out, so you'll have to wait to see what's inside the pretty boxes! I also got a couple of samples to try out with these items.

I'm not really sure if I'll be able to get a feel for these as they are only samples, but I'm still quite interested to try them out. 

So that's my Christmas beauty haul! I hope you've enjoyed seeing what I've received, and having a sneak preview of the things I'll be reviewing in the future! What were your favourite beauty gifts this year?