Showing posts with label american. Show all posts
Showing posts with label american. Show all posts

Sunday, 26 May 2013

Deborah Lippmann - Candy Shop

I have been coveting this polish for a while now but couldn't quite bring myself to pay Lippmann prices, I was hoping one of the new Barry M Sequin polishes (mentioned here) might be a cheaper dupe but unfortunately they have not gone down well at all (Claire's post here is a good example and another reason I was so keen on having Candy Shop). 
So I was extremely delighted when my mum in law brought me a bottle over from America the other day, here it is in all it's glory.


This is three coats on their own, I think next time I might do two over a pink base, probably Barry M Dragon Fruit.  Two coats would definitely be enough glitter but it left the pink base a little sheer a base coat would definitely help with that.


I love how this polish looks, it's packed full of multi-coloured, multi-sized glitter particles and it really does look like a party on your nails, it definitely doesn't disappoint!


Thursday, 10 January 2013

US Yankee Tarts

I was very lucky that my lovely boyfriend's equally lovely parents sent me a little package of US goodies over as a treat for Christmas, included in the package were some US Yankee Tarts, all fragrances which aren't available in the UK.  I am so excited to try them out!
 
 
So far I've burned Fireside which is a lovely woody, herby scent with hints of firewood and smoke about it - nice smoke though, not just regular smoke!  It's quite a masculine fragrance but it was perfect for a cosy evening in.  I'm hesitant to use them too quickly though as I know I can't get anymore easily, silly I know but I don't want to waste their deliciousness!
 
Apparently there are some places which sell the US only scents in the UK but I am yet to track any of them down, so if you know of anywhere that sells the harder to find, US released scents please comment below, otherwise I'll have to start pestering my almost MIL to go shopping for me again!