Sigma Black Friday: Free Shipping Worldwide!!

Hey people, hope your all good!!


I received an e-mail from Sigma today informing me that today is their annual Black Friday event which means free shipping worldwide!! This might not seem like a big deal to a lot of people but for those of us that don't live in America, shipping costs can be really off putting when you want to buy something from Sigma so this is obviously a great opportunity to purchase some goodies without the HUUUUUGE shipping costs. Needless to say, I've took advantage and bought myself a little something!


So how do I get free shipping I hear you ask?! Once your at the checkout use discount code "BF2011" and shipping costs magically disappear :-) The Black Friday offer is only on until 5pm today however so if you've seen something you wanted then I'd act fast! There's some lovely gift ideas and offers on also which is especially good if your a last minute Christmas shopper like myself.

Anyways, I hope the discount code comes in handy for you :-)

Lots of Love

Dermologica Skincare Review

It was my birthday a few weeks ago so I decided to treat myself (seeing as I'm getting old) and redeem a voucher I had for a choice of beauty treatments. I decided to have a facial, actually my FIRST facial ever...I'm actually embarrassed I've never had one because they are a-mazinggg and I think my skin has definitely been desperately craving one. I'm not saying I came out and my skin was perfect or anything like that because I'm suffering with pretty severe acne at the moment but a lot of the redness that seems to surround my already unsightly spots had vanished. Long story short, I asked what products had been used and was given a few sachet samples targeted at oily and acne prone skin by Dermalogica. Here's what I was given and have tested out in the meantime...

Sorry I've used stock photos but I didn't think photos of little sachets ripped open would look aesthetically pleasing...I know I'm a geek! This is more of a collective review because the samples I was given were literally minuscule amounts. Now I'm pretty sure a lot of you will of heard of Dermalogica and you may also be aware that their products are pretty expensive BUT....having tried out the products above, I think the quality and effectiveness definitely justifies the price. After using the dermal clay cleanser, daily microfoliant and sebum clearing masque, my skin feels super soft to touch and as I mentioned earlier, redness is significantly reduced. The oil control lotion is equally as good, it kept oil at bay for longer than anything else I've tried in the past and I literally must of tried the majority of oil control lotions available.


Overall I was really impressed and I'm definitely a dermalogica convert! If you can't justify paying so much however but still feel an urge to buy something from the range I would highly recommend trying out the daily microfoliant which is without doubt THE best exfoliator I've ever used, it's surprisingly gentle on the skin as well. It comes in a powder form so you have to wet your hands then sprinkle about a teaspoon sized amount into your hands, rub together then massage in circles all over your face.


Prices range from around £20-30 but I've also just found out you can buy skin specific travel kits that contain small sizes of a selection of products for around £20 which is great if you want to road test everything before splurging a load of money on something you don't know will work for you. I've seen these kits on a few different websites such as Amazon and approved stockists websites. Here's a few examples of what they look like and contain...

I'm hoping someone will fancy buying me one of these for Christmas...that's if I can control myself until then :-)

Have any of you tried Dermalogica, if so what do you make of their products?

Konad Nail Art Stamping

Over the past few months I'd noticed more and more nail art designs using something called Konad...Intrigued, I decided to do some Googling and Youtubing and found out that in a nutshell it was almost like a cheats way of creating amazing nail art designs. Upon this discovery I decided to purchase a small Konad starter kit and a few image plates. 

And this is what I came up with on my first attempt and if I do say so myself, I was fairly impressed! Admitedly, it took a bit of trial and error to get the consistency of the polish on the stamp right but once I'd got the hang of that it was really quite easy.

This is the image plate I used and the design I used is framed with the pink dots.

I think these are actually quite Christmassy looking although that wasn't really my intentions I just loved the design and wanted to use a dark base colour that would make the white stamping polish stand out.



Sorry about the quality of the pictures, in hindsight I should of just waited till it was daylight to take photos :-\

What I Used and Where I Bought From:

Base Coat Colour: OPI You Don't Know Jacques about £9.99 from Sally Hair & Beauty (Pretty sure you could get this off somewhere like eBay or Amazon for cheaper though)

Konad Starter Kit and Image Plate M71 from http://ocnailart.com/
If your just starting up with Konad, I'd highly recommend purchasing from this website. The delivery is super fast considering it's from the US and the prices are relatively low in comparison to other Konad sellers and...they also add a little smiley face & note to your billing invoice which I liked, you may think I'm a bit sad for being excited over this I know but I think it just adds a nice little personal touch :-)

I can't wait to really go mad with my little kit and show you what I come up with! Have you tried Konad stamping and what are your fave image plates? I can't wait to sneak a few onto my Christmas wish list!!

I'm Baaaackkk and....

I've had a baby!!!! For those of you who may be thinking I've fell off the blogging bandwagon with my lack of recent posts...well I haven't, I've just been completely rushed off my feet after the arrival of my beautiful baby girl. I'm completely head over heels with her so as a consequence she has been taking up every single bit of spare time I've had! I have a load of stuff lined up though that I can't wait to blog about (first attempts with konad & fauxnads, reviews, swatches etc etc) so I hope you can bear with me as I get back into the blogging swing of things :-)


Lots of Love