Mont Bleu Glass file

Today I have an awesomely pretty nail file to show you! Mont Bleu  have taken everyday things such as nail files, tweezers and make-up compacts and made them shine with beautiful crystals! Making the everyday that little bit more luxurious to use!

The file comes in a lovely little velvet pouch, is easy to 're-charge' if you feel it is less effective then run it under a tap and leave to dry naturally and it will become effective again. Making these extremely long lasting and a far better choice than an emery board, yucky things!

This file is very easy to use and turns the nail to dust! I also found the pointy tip really useful for filing right into the side of the nail when I had to do a repair on a broken nail and needed to neaten it up!

All in all this is a lovely piece of kit, especially as a gift for a nail fanatic!

This file and plenty of other crystal adorned loveliness is available from here

This item was sent to me for review, I received no payment and all opinions are my own and honest.

NOTD - Kleancolor Bluebell

This is a truly beautiful polish, I have a real thing for multi or duo chromes and holo's and this straddles the two! Whilst it is called a Chunky Holo to my mind the effect is more multi chrome!

Look at the pretty colours!

This isn't really buildable, well it is but you would be waiting forever for the coats to dry and you would need a good 4 or 5 for full coverage, so I layered mine over OPI Suzi Ski's the Pyrenees! 

Kleancolor is hard to get in the UK but you might be luck on ebay!

Laval Waterproof Liner

I love a good eyeliner, I especially love ones that twist up and don't need sharpening. I favour them when I want a nice, thicker and smoky line. 

This one is incredibly smooth and does not pull at the eyelids when drawn on. I forgot to do a picture with it on so did these lovely pictures instead!

It is meant to be waterproof and long lasting but this was my hand within a couple of hours!

Having said that it did fair better on my lids, but I had transfer after 3 hours. But for the bargain price of 99p it was more than adequate for a smoky eye!

This was sent to me for review and is available for a bargainous 99p from Raven Cosmetics an absolutely gret website for bargain cosmetics and sometimes some hard to find gems!

NOTD - Revlon - Steel Her Heart

I have a confession! I am a nail polish snob! I tend to favour the big, high end brands over so called 'drug store' brands.
 But I was sent this for review and fell for the colour straight away. I do love a nice steel grey!

The brush is thin, which worried me as to how it would apply as I love a nice wide brush, but was surprised at the ease of application, it went on a dream and spread nice and evenly

I went in my garden to try and get the best pics but alas, it is bank holiday weekend so of course NO SUN!

Drying time was pretty average, and these pictures show it with no topcoat, it is pretty shiny alone! Being a frosty-ish polish it is a little brush stroky but very forgiving on the nails, not bringing out flaws like a full on frost would!

This product was sent to me for review and is currently out of stock from Raven Cosmetics but keep an eye out for it! Raven Cosmetics offers discounted cosmetics and fabulous offers for Facebook fans too, so follow them on http://www.facebook.com/www.ravencosmetics.co.uk it is really worth it!

My hair ritual

While I will admit to having pretty good hair, even with the abuse of dyeing it black every 8 weeks, I was keen to try Ojon and really wanted too try the original - Damage Reverse!
This has a pretty big cult following on the internet, in the US especially it is generally hailed as a 'can't live without' hair range!
 The little pot at the front of this picture is the product that started it all, it contains Ojon oil, which is an ancient oil said to restore hair back to virgin quality (not colour obviously!) and thanks to a fantastic deal on the Ojon website I got the shampoo and conditioner when I purchased the pot of Restorative Hair Treatment!

This is the shampoo, conditioner and the treatment as it is straight out of the pot. The shampoo is rich and doesn't need an awful lot to get a good wash. The conditioner is thick and lovely and designed for use from scalp to ends.

The treatment is really an oil and you emulsify it in your hands before applying to your hair, depending on your hair you generally need a teaspoon and a half of products, it comes with a handy little scoop. Personally I have to use two and a half teaspoons as my hair is thick.

This is the spray that I use after, it adds shine and is repairing and conditioning.

The only downside to my ritual is the smell of the treatment, it stinks, of bonfires! But the smell doesn't linger once washed out and the result on my hair is totally worth it! Soft, shiny and full of body. I can't imagine ever going back to another brand apart from when I need to prep my hair for colour! There is lots more from this range I am wanting to try, so watch this space! Ojon is available direct from here or also sets are available from QVC

NOTD - OPI Designer Series - Radiance

This polish was on my lust list for a long time. I was absolutely desperate for it but never got round to shelling out for it, but managed to get it in a swap. I was so excited until I put it on....

 For the price these polishes are (£16.75 direct from Lena White) this was just not as wow as I was expecting, in fact to my eye it was just a bog standard silver foil, albeit a little more flash in the sun than say Your Royal Shine-ness 

Also I think you can see on my thumb nail and some of my other fingers, it cracked up! No polish (bar shatters obvs!) have ever done that before and I did nothing to make it do this!

Overall, this just didn't wow me, so I swapped it for more polishes I did like! Radiance is available from Lena White and QVC

Elemis Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser

I have already reviewed the Elemis Melting Gel Cleanser, but have decided to add this to my regime. I prefer my Melting Gel in the morning and this for the evening. It has a similar feel to Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish but I prefer this. It is really rich and creamy and is gentle enough to use on your eyes! I detest eye make up removers so this is perfect. You spread one or two pumps over the face and massage it around, leave it for a minute and wipe off!

This is how amazing it is as a cleanser!

One and a bit pumps, leave it to do its job and your face is left squeaky clean! Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser is available from Feel Unique, Time To Spa, QVC and all good department stores