Wednesday Wishlist #4

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New Nails #14

(nearly)

I used Models Own Beach Party; Green Tea; Snow White; Red Alert; Black Magic; Black & White Nail Art Pens

I Love

1; 2; 3; 4

New Nails #13

I made the mistake, with my previous nails, of adding a topcoat. I now know nail stickers and topcoat don't work! Within a couple of hours the topcoat had seeped under the stickers causing them to bubble up and start to peel away... oops!

So, I was going to just re-do them with the stickers; partly because I just love the Beth's Blue colour I had as my base coat; and partly because it was so simple; but then I was flicking through my Wah Nails book and spotted this little cutie of a design...

Colours Used: Models Own Purple Poppy & Raspberry Crush

I really need to start referring to my Wah Nails book more often; I seem to have forgotten about it and it's many simple-to-achieve looking designs.

Wednesday Wishlist #3

1; 2; 3; 4; 5

I Love

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New Nails #12

I've not been very well this weekend; boo! So to cheer myself up I spent the day in bed drinking tea, eating home-made cheesecake, watching films and painting my nails; in other words, the perfect Sunday!

I purchased these stickers off eBay a few weeks ago; I must say, they were difficult to get off the backing; I did rip a few before they'd even reached my nails! But they are cute for a simple yet effective manicure.



Colour is Models Own Beth's Blue

Swatch Out

I accidentally placed an order for 8 more Models Own nail varnishes like 11:30pm on the last night of the Models Own 50% off Sale; don't you just hate it when that happens!? I must have been sleep-walking or something!

Hehe!

Anyway, they arrived yesterday morning (sorry Models Own, but that was shoddy delivery, considering I ordered them on the 2nd!); and here they are...

Pictures © Models Own

Top Row l-r: In The Navy; Juicy Jules; Fuzzy Peach; Beth's Blue

Bottom Row l-r: Sterling Silver; Orange Sorbet; Scarlett Sparkle; Purple Grey

So last night, I spent my evening swatching all the colours I own. I mainly did this for my own benefit, to help me decide more quickly which colour I want to use (instead of rummaging through all the boxes, splodging quick blobs of polish on my nails to see how it looks) but I thought I'd share...

Be warned; there's a few!!

1. Purple Imperial; 2. Vintage Pink; 3. Coral Reef; 4. Top Turquoise; 5. Pink Punch; 6. Pearly Queen; 7. Purple Poppy; 8. Balearic Cool; 9. Dusty Mauve; 10. Golden Peach; 11. Utopia; 12. Blooming Pink; 13. True Blue; 14. Pastel Pink; 15. Lemon Meringue; 16. Zest A Peal; 17. Blooboo; 18. Jade Stone

1. Soda Pop Pink; 2. Betty Blue; 3. Lilac Dream; 4. Beacon Party; 5. Raspberry Crush; 6. Blue Lagoon; 7. Sun Kissed; 8. Peacock Green; 9. Peaches and Cream; 10. Dream Stream; 11. Aqua Violet Beetlejuice; 12. Peach Sherbet; 13. Hedonist; 14. Feeling Blue; 15. Nude Beige; 16. Snow White; 17. Red Alert; 18. Green Tea

1. Juicy Jules; 2. Scarlett Sparkle; 3. Ibiza Mix; 4. Disco Mix; 5. Pink Fizz; 6. Bluebelle; 7. Emerald City; 8. Silver Smash Up; 9. Orange Sorbet; 10. Purple Grey; 11. Beth's Blue; 12. Sterling Silver; 13. Fuzzy Peach; 14. In The Navy

Maybe I have a slight addiction...

October Glossy Box

Now this is much better, compared to last month! I was considering cancelling my subscription I was so disappointed in last months box; this months definitely makes up for it!

Anatomicals - Don't Just Clean It Woman, Scrub It Body Scrub

A pink grapefruit body scrub that buffs with a bravura sense of charm and wit.

RRP: £3.49 / 200ml

Olay - Olay Regenerist 3-Point Treatment Cream Fragrance Free

Olay Regenerist's award winning, best selling moisturiser is now available fragrance free.

RRP: £29.99 / 50ml

Skinetica - Anti-Blemish

A unique solution for clearing skin blemishes, showing results in 2-3 days. Kind to skin with no side effects.

RRP: £6.99 / 100ml

Yves Rocher France - Moisturising Cream Lipstick - Couleurs Nature

Perfect coverage from the first application: a smooth, supple luminous film covering the lips.

RRP: £14.50 / 3.7g

Dr. Jart - Premium Beauty Balm

This Dr Jart+ BB Cream provides high SPF40 protection with anti-oxidents. A slightly glossy, low coverage cream which helps fight ageing. Particularly suitable for those over 30.

RRP: £24.00 / 40ml

Wednesday Wishlist #2

1. River Island Black Fluffy Blazer

2. New Look Black Cable Knit Fur Trim Earmuffs

3. River Island Gunmetal Ball Spike Stud Earrings

4. New Look Dark Red Mohair Knitted Bobble Hat

5. New Look Cream Textured Stitch Boxy Jumper

Say Cheese

My River Island order arrived yesterday; super quick delivery there, I'm impressed! I'm pleased to say I love all the clothes, and they all fit... well, probably not for much longer now I've discovered the recipe to this cheese cake...

No part of it needs to go anywhere near a cooker; and I already had all of the ingredients required! That's my kind of cooking!

 Cheesecake

 

* 125g digestive biscuits

* 75g soft butter

* 300g cream cheese (Philidelphia)

* 60g icing sugar

* 1tsp vanilla extract

* juice of 1/2 a lemon

* 250ml double cream

 

Mix the biscuits and the butter in a food processor until combined. Then press the mixture into a 21cm springform tin.

 

Beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice until smooth.

 

In a separate bowl, lightly whip the double cream. Then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.

 

Spoon the cheesecake filling on top of the biscuit base smoothing it with a spatula. Leave in the fridge for at least 3 hours; preferably overnight

Sale-or

The River Island Sale always means one thing to me; spending money I don't have on things I don't need in sizes that don't fit me!

It's fun isn't it!? Eyeing up an item of clothing; deciding if it's 'you' or not; then the second it's discounted, grabbing it in the closest size available to your own, with all rational escaping your brain as to why you didn't buy it in the first place... see; fun!

It was that time again on Thursday; the time when I get up earlier than usual, position myself at my computer and sit and wait for the clock to hit 8:00am; sale time!

Here are the little treasures I bought...

1. Green Love Print Chelsea Girl Jumper (sold out - still available in Pink)

2. Navy Team GB Print T-Shirt (also available in white and red)

3. Black Smart Belted Playsuit (sold out - similar here)

4. Grey Stripe Metallic Jumper

And all for £60; not bad, not bad at all! Hopefully they all fit!!!

Wednesday Wishlist #1

1. Glamorous Black Lace Skater Dress

2. ASOS Cat Convertor Gloves

3. ASOS Oysho Bunny Anti Slip Socks

4. Glamorous Winter Floral Tassel Top

5. River Island Black Chelsea Boot

Over-Haul

I've been doing a lot of spending these past couple of months; some of which I've already shown you, most of which I haven't. So I thought I'd do a quick summary.

1. Topshop Khaki Army Jacket 

2. Topshop Jersey Skater Skirt 

3. River Island Black Mid Heel Ankle Boot 

4. Topshop Knitted Textured Stitch Cardi (only available in black now)

5. Models Own Nail Varnish (as seen in this post)

6. Topshop Knitted Cat Burglar Jumper (sold out)

7. Topshop Vintage Stone Ring Stack (sold out)

8. New Look Black & Grey Striped Jumper 

9. Models Own Nail Varnish (as seen in this post)

10. River Island Black Wedge Ankle Boots (got mine from ASOS)

11. Topshop Knitted Textured Stitch Cardi 

12. Internacionale Black Colour Block Jumper

13. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1  (got mine from Tesco)

14. River Island Tan Contrast Tote Bag (only available in black now)

There is a definite theme going on; I'm well and truly shopping for Autumn/Winter. It also reveals my slight addiction to knitted garments; oops!

I was never really a fan of jumpers, always preferring cardigans, but all the cute shapes and motifs and the Autumnal colours are really sucking me in at the moment! Also, I've recently been moved into the office in work for a few months, which means a whole change of wardrobe (bye, bye lab coat), so the jumpers are coming in very handy!

I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit

I've been baking again.

I've never been any good at baking, so I figured I'd practice with simple things, like biscuits, then work my way up - baby steps. I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Biscuits and since I recently discovered my love for Peanut Butter (thank you America!) thought I'd give them a go.

They were so unbelievably quick and easy to make; instead of mixing I just bunged it all in a food processor and let that do all the work!

Peanut Butter Cookies

* 8 tbsp. plain flour

* 2 tbsp. caster sugar

* 2 tbsp. crunchy peanut butter

* 1 free-range egg yolk

* 50g butter, softened

* icing sugar, for dusting (optional)

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Place the flour, sugar, peanut butter, egg yolk and butter into a large bowl and mix together until combined to a smooth dough.

With lightly floured hands, break off evenly sized pieces of the dough and roll into walnut sized balls. Place dough balls onto a baking sheet lined with silicon paper or baking parchment and gently press each ball with the back of a fork to flatten slightly.

Place in the oven and bake for ten minutes, or until just turning golden-brown. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool for ten minutes. To serve, place on a serving plate and dust with icing sugar.

Recipe courtesy of BBC Food

New Nails #11

There's not much goin on in the world of Pip at the moment. I'm suffering from spending all my pennies on such beautiful treats, and, hopefully, me and the boyf are going away for my birthday in November, so I'm storing away any spare pennies for that.

My Models Own order arrived on Friday though, so I did my nails.

I used two of my new colours, TopTurquoise and Coral Reef, then my trusty white Models Own nail art pen.