Essie Winter 2013

      

      

      

      

      

     

      

      

      

      

 
 Essie's Winter Collection was a purchase I completely forgot I had made until I found it under my bookcase earlier this week! I had a bit of a fall out with Essie before Christmas as a lot of my polishes from them had turned gloppy and dry but these new Essie polishes have given me hope so fingers crossed they don't disappoint!

The Winter 2013 Essie Collection contains three 5ml mini polishes in 'Shearling Darling', 'Parka Perfect' and 'Toggle to the Top.' 'Shearling Darling' is the perfect deep red, burgundy which is my go to winter colour of the moment. If I ever struggle to pick a colour this what I've been gravitating towards. 'Parka Perfect' is a light blue/ grey with a subtle silver shimmer throughout that is almost unnoticeable. It's unlike anything in my collection I own but is a great staple to have. Finally 'Toggle to the Top' in my opinion is the show stopper. A dark raspberry, packed with glitter and shimmer that is super opaque and easy to apply. I wish I'd have had this over the festive period as it wouldn't have left my nails! 

If you're a fan of the brush on the full size polishes you'll be pleased to hear these minis have the identical thick brush that so many love. It makes them ridiculously quick and easy to apply that's great for when you're in a hurry! If you haven't tried any Essie polishes before I'd really recommend trying a set of minis to try a few colours and see how you get on with them without having to splash out lots for full sized bottles. If you are interested I know these are still available in Superdrug and Boots as I saw them earlier this week. 

Have you tried any of the colours from the Winter 2013 Collection? 

 

 
 
 

The Weekender #1

                  

       

       

       

   

      

      

      

      

      

Since starting work full time I seem to find myself with the same predicament each weekend, do I relax in bed all day dozing in and out of sleep or do I take full of advantage of having two days off and do as much as I possibly can? This weekend I did the latter. 

I spent the weekend exploring the city I've recently moved too, warming up with a hot chocolate (and piece of cake!) down by the quay and watching the fireworks over the river. Of course a cheeky trip to Primark happened somewhere in there where I picked up a skater dress I've had my eye on for a few weeks. I'm a sucker for monochrome and it'll be perfect for work layered with tights and a cardigan. We found an adorable independent coffee shop, complete with knitting basket next to the river where we sat out, laughed and were silly before wrapping up warm and watching the fireworks. We ended up at a little pub on the river where we cuddled up and enjoyed the bonfire despite the rain! Today I went camera shopping where I narrowed it down to a few but still have a lot more research to do, do you have any recommendations?

As the weekend winds down I I seem to be more tired than when it began so its time to get into my pjs and prepare myself for the week ahead. How was your weekend?