Foundation isn't just for your face: Butter London Nail Foundation

STOP!!!! What?! Foundation for your nails, who knew? Well this is something butter LONDON has come up with to make the best base coat, Nail Foundation Flawless Base Coat (£12.99). Born from catwalk trends butter LONDON products are formulated without the use of ingredients like Formaldehyde, Toluene, DBP or Parabens - all harmful to your nails.

Like always, let us start with the packaging  The bottles are pretty cool, but getting the lid off threw me for longer than it should have. FYI it is a pull cap, not a screw top..... who knew! The creamy colour even looks like the perfect tone if it was for my face. The lacquer goes on so smoothly leaving absolutely no streaks, making it the perfect base coat to use with your favourite polish. It even looks cute on its own with a neutral matte finish.

Using this base coat means my nail polish lasts longer than any other base I have tried over the years and even better you can peel it off in one piece. So satisfying! They aren't cheap, but I have found some on Amazon.co.uk which have a couple of pennies off. 

Let me know if you have tried it. There will be lots more on butter LONDON coming up.

Stay beautiful

Pixie xoxo

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus, so he bribed me with a GlossyBox!

This month GlossyBox has stepped up its game, what with its PR push at The Clothes Show Live this month and various newspaper advertorials. I must say I am rather pleased for the company, the concept of GlossyBox is something I firstly thought was exciting and original. But slowly I am discovering that there are many other brands trying to do the same thing. I love my GlossyBox and this month the box is Christmas themed!

Look, Look!!! It is seriously pretty and im going to sound silly but the box is actually amazing, red and glossy so Santa would be proud. As always it is the packaging that really sets GlossyBox apart from the other mail order sample companies.

So now on to the contents of my lovely box. I have never heard of any of this months products so it was nice to be introduced to something new to try. I started with Cargo Cosmetics classic lip gloss in Las Vegas (£10, Cargo Cosmetics). It is a dusty pink with a slight gloss, perfect for those who like a more subtle lip colour. The gloss is high-shine but the best thing is that it isn't really sticky. I am not usually a big fan of lip gloss, I hate it when my hair gets stuck on my lips.




Next there is the Rituals Yogi Flow foaming shower gel (£6.50, Rituals). The smell of this is supposed to be indian rose and sweet almond. To me it smells pretty much like all other shower gels, the cool part is that it is foamy and you can make yourself look like Father Christmas with a foamy beard when you shower :D.




I love all nail varnish, so the Deborah Lippmann, Razzle Dazzle (£16, House of Fraser) is perfect for the Christmas period. It is a dark cranberry red, with flecks of red glitter. It may not be an every day colour but I am into anything glittery and this varnish makes Dorothy's shoes look so dull! I didn't put a top coat on and it chipped the next day, so to make it last add a clear coat to seal the deal.



I have quite oily skin, which is prone to spots and red marks. The FAB face cleanser (£13.00, Boots) claims to reduce redness with regular use so I will wait to see how this one tackles my problem skin. For now the product seems to leave the skin refreshed and smooth although it doesn't have a fragrance.




Lastly, my favourite product. The full size Nouvea Lash mascara in Noir (£14, Nouveau Lashes) comes in an expensive, profesional looking box and glides on to the lashes without weighing them down. I was surprised to find out it was relatively cheap for a mascara because it looks quite lux. I will however be sticking to my trusty MAC Studio Fix mascara for now.



If you got a GlossyBox then do get in touch. I would love to know what you all think.

For now, stay beautiful!

Pixie xoxo