Freebies & Storage

First off, I got my free Model's Own Kit from News of the World/Fabulous magazine at the weekend. Overall it cost me £2 - 2 x £1 for the Sunday papers and so for the price it looks pretty good. So far I've only tried a couple of the things and to be honest they haven't been great which is disappointing as I'm a huge fan of Models Own products.

The mascara is very fibrous and it feels very much like I have something stuck in my eyes when I wear it at first. It also doesn't seem to have much actual mascara in the tube and the formula looks pretty dry. I definitely wouldn't describe the effect and volumous either - it's pretty subtle. I also tried the eyelash curlers and again I'm not wild about them. I haven't been able to get a good angle with them and they are making my eyelashes go vertical rather than a nice curl. I'll persevere though and see how I get on my those are my initial thoughts at least...

On to something a bit more positive and I thought I'd let you in on my most recent Poundland discover (yes I love that shop!). In the DIY/tool section I pick up some box which I think are meat for storing nails and stuff but I bought them for my make up. they only cost £1. They are see through and clip shut so are handy for storing in general as well as travel. What do you think??




So did any of you pick up the kit? What do you think? Or do any of you have any handy storage tips to share?

Louboulush x

NOTD Models Own Silver Fox Tips

I has planned keeping my nails fairly neutral this month but couldn't resist a bit of glitter. Following my previous attempt at doing the white tips on red (previous post) I felt that it might be easier for those with an unsteady hand to do glitter tips as the line doesn't need to be quite so solid/straight as the glitter has a rougher edge.

I'd been enjoying having just clear polish on my nails for a few days so thought I'd give silver glitter tips a go. So far, I LOVE it. I mainly wear blacks and greys for work and this goes really nicely without being too in your face. Unfortunately I struggled photographing it well today but hopefully you get the idea... I think it would be fab with colour glitter or with some little gems added if you wanted something more.

I used one coat of a random clear polish with 2 coats of Models OWn Silver Fox and then did a clear top coat and it dried really quickly for me which was excellent. Hopefully it wears well as removal won't be a lot of fun!

What do you think?

LoubouLush xx

Some Barry M Nail Paint...

This is a very quick post just to show a few nail polishes I had on over the festive period.

Barry M Bright Red 262 and Barry M Matt White 66 with a festive/snowy twist

As per a previous NOTD I love the red and I had intended doing straight white tips here but the left hand doing the right proved too tricky. So my Christmas/Santa themed nails turned out like the above

Barry M Cobalt Blue 291 and Barry M Blue Glitter 297 on top of one nail...

Mr L kindly bought me a whole selection of Barry M paints for Christmas and I gave these two a go first. The 291 is a very solid blue as per the photo and is nice for what it is but not sure how much wear I'll get out of it. I love the glitter and the 291 works well below the 297 I feel so it gives a solid glitter without having to use too much of the glitter which is always handy for removal purposes!

LoubouLush x