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

When there's no Internet... Paint your nails

So I'm moving flats, my Internet has been cut off and my DVDs are all packed away. The only thing to keep me entertained is digging into my treasure trove of nail polish. I dug out some old friends.

Topshop is one of my all time favourite polish brands. The colours are really vivid and they last a good few days without chipping - with a good top coat.

I first applied a base coat so that the colour can be applied smoothly and evenly. After applying Easy Breezy I took a hair grip and dipped it into Heart Of Gold and drew triangles and dots onto the nail.

I think they look pretty cute!

Stay beautiful,
Pixie xoxo

Chubby is sooo in right now...Clinique Chubby Stick Review

I very rarely wear lipstick during the day, mainly because I am lazy and can't be bothered to top it up. But with the lovely sunshine we have been having my lips are quite dry. If you follow the beauty news you will have heard of the new Clinique Chubby Sticks. These are basically posh lip balms with a selection of really gorgeous colours - I do love a good lip balm.

With 16 different shades in the collection I have three to show you. From left to right - Chunky Cherry, Woppin' Watermelon and Super Strawberry. 

Super Strawberry, Chunky Cherry, Woppin' Watermelon

The balms come with a crayon like tip for bold application  and although the colour is rather sheer it can be built upon. I love how easy these are to apply, no messy blotting that you do with lipsticks. The moisturising aspect is fab as well. Clinique has really developed the ultimate lip balm that is almost like a handbag accessory.

I am slightly obssesed with Wopping Watermelon at the moment and my lips are kissably soft ;). At £16 quid a pop the Chubby Stick's aren't cheap, but I do honestly think they are worth the money. Have you tried them?

You can buy them here - Clinique

Stay beautiful,
Pixie xoxo