NOTD - Orly Hot Shot

Get Ready for a Summer of Love 

As soon as I saw what my sister had purchased this morning I had to apply it and make it my my nails of the day... Orly Hot Shot is a bright (almost neon) orange shade ideal for a Summer's day. The sun has rarely shone these past few months and this was the perfect pick me up for the first glimpse of Sun we have seen in a long time and to get me in the spirit and warmth of Summer.

I think it is a great shade to wear at this Summer's music festivals and a brilliant beach bright.

Keen eyed readers will notice that my ring finger has a slightly different shade on it, but I will save the details for another post!

I applied two coats and a top coat.

Trevor Sorbie Beautiful Curls Curl Cream - Review

Whilst I absolutely love my hair sleek and straight, I like to give it a break from all the heat and styling and go au naturale and let it dry naturally. Unfortunately my hair which is naturally thick and wavy/curly tends to dry into a frizzy mess with a few pretty strands of perfect waves if left to its own devices. Consequently I am always on the look out for products that help with low maintenance styling.

I was recently sent Beautiful Curls Curl Cream from Trevor Sorbie to review and have to say I was pleasantly surprised with how little effort it took to achieve the desired effect of perfect, non frizzy curls.

Claims - 

Curl Cream is a leave-in styling cream to enhance natural curls, adding moisture - leaving you with well defined, bouncy curls. The Beautiful Curls regime uses the latest technology to tame wavy, curly, frizz prone hair, leaving it shiny and energised. With shine-enhancing and heat protection technology. Suitable for all types of naturally wavy/curly hair. Can be used on colour-treated hair.

Directions of use - 

Apply to damp or dry hair. Dispense a small amount of product onto palms and distribute evenly onto naturally curly hair. Scrunch or twist sections of hair to help form your desired curls. Allow to dry naturally or diffuse with a hairdryer.

Results

After washing and conditioning my hair I applied a small amount of the leave-in cream to my towel dried hair and let it dry naturally, simple as that. The cream smells gorgeous and has the relatively thick texture of a face cream. Although the directions say scrunch or twist sections of hair, I had to actually do very little.

I was really pleased with how my hair dried, the frizz was gone and in its place I had defined, shiny curls which were not weighed down by product. My hair remained soft to the touch too. The Curl Cream worked so well my mother in law asked me if I had had my hair curled....

The next day, I added a bit more cream to my dry hair where I had slept on it and it worked just as well to define the strands and keep the style maintained.

So to sum up - this really works.

Trevor Sorbie Beautiful Curls Curl Cream retails for around £5.10 for 150mls

Statement Nail Using Nails Inc Burlington Arcade Nail Jewellery

Burlington Arcade- no flash

Burlington Arcade - with flash

My sister couldn't wait to try it out

Not a huge fan of glitter polishes but two coats of Nails Inc Burlington Arcade Nail Jewellery makes a really rather pretty statement nail.

Predominately silver this multi faceted diamond nail jewellery, glistens and twinkles as the light hits it mimicking dazzling diamonds. Instant love and appealing to the magpie in us all.

Looking forward to trying it over black and nude polishes now.

*This product was included in a press day goody bag

Celebrity Lookalike - Jennifer Aniston

I was trying on sunglasses in Topshop, Oxford Street this week and the security guard came up to me and asked me if I was Jennifer Aniston which made me laugh!

Obviously I don't actually claim to look like her but there is a slight similarity at certain times..

It is not the first time people have mentioned a likeness, ever since she burst onto our scenes as Rachel in Friends in 1994 I have had people tell me that I look like her.

Occasionally I do look quite similar and I am aware that I happen to have mannerisms and 'looks' that Rachel from Friends does, but that is not so bad is it :-) ?

On the flipside when I wear my hair curly I get told I look like Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie from Sex In The City) and this is nothing new either, she was in a film called Girls Just Want To Have Fun and back in my teens someone pointed it out...

Do you ever get told you look like a celebrity?

What's Inside The April 2012 GlossyBox - The Natural Box

With April being Earth month, GlossyBox has created 'The Natural Box' featuring brands that believe in and only use natural ingredients in their products. The box the products were sent in was also 100% biodegradable. Now I was really impressed with the Harrods box but The Natural Box in my opinion surpasses every box since the GlossyBox launch, quite frankly it is the best yet. My box represents incredible value and contains products to use and treat from head to toe,  there is not one item that I wouldn't use and I am genuinely excited to try them all.

My 'Natural Box' contains 3 full size products (they alone are worth over £30!) and the other samples are of a generous size which will allow you to get a feel for the product and gauge whether it actually works for you prior to purchasing the full size version. The box this month really does fulfill the brief it set out with.

I will be doing proper reviews of all products in due course once I have tried them properly but before then thought it was worth showing you what I received in the April GlossyBox.

Products received 

Inika Cosmetics - Certified Organic Eyeliner in 05 Black Caviar - Full size worth £11.75.

I am looking forward to putting this natural eyeliner through its paces to see how it compares to my usual black eyeliner.

Burt's Bees - Naturally Nourishing Milk and Honey Body Lotion - A rather generous sample size of 70g. 

99% natural and promising up to 24 hour moisturisation this product is for normal to dry skin so ideal for me.

Caudalie - Vinosource SOS Thirst -Quenching Serum - 10ml sample.

I don't actually have too much luck with serums, they either break me out or I just do not feel that they demonstrate much change to my skin so I am curious to try this one from Caudalie, a French brand whose Cleansing Water is legendary.

Figs & Rouge - Lip Balm in Cherry & Vanilla - Full Size worth £3.29 8ml.

I already own Rambling Rose Lip Balm from Figs & Rouge, which is divine and I love the designs on the tins. Cherry & Vanilla, smells delicious, I liken it to Cherry Coke..  100% pure, natural and organic.

Monu Professional Skincare - Moisture Rich Collagen Cream - Full Size worth £17.50 for 50ml.

It may take me a little while to get round to trying this product out as I have literally just bought a new facial moisturiser. This promises to relieve dryness and smooth fine lines and contains ingredients such as rose and geranium essential oils.

All products are SLS and paraben free.

Next month it is GlossyBox's first birthday.. cannot wait to see what they are going to do for it.

*PR Sample

Get Up and Glow - A Guide to being Beach Body Beautiful

May's Issue of iN-Magazine is out now, take a look at my beauty page to find out which products will get you ready for Summer!

Click here pg 39

Hope you enjoy it

Spring Into Colour

Don't miss my new beauty page in iN Magazine. April's edition is "Spring Into Colour" You can read it by clicking here 

Hope you enjoy!