Orly Passion Fruit Polish

 

 

 

At the beginning of August, my family and I are spending two weeks in Greece and I can't put into words how excited I am! As I can't wait any longer, I have began creating my lists for what to pack.  I am currently deciding what nail polishes to take and I have just stumbled upon this. (I just thought that I would point this bottle of nail polish is miniature; my hands aren't that small!)

I got this free in a Cosmopolitan magazine a few months ago and never though anything of it. I was rummaging through my nail draw and found it so I though I would give it a try. I have never used anything ORLY before so I didn't know what to expect from it.  If you were in a rush you could probably get away with only one coat because it is very opaque. My favourite part about this is the brush. It has my favourite brush. It is medium length which helps as the brush strokes are even. I was able to get close to my cuticles with out any smudges which is quite unusual. It has a gel like finish and to my surprise I like it. Usually, when polishes have gel like finishes they can be gloopy as well as sticky and take a while to dry. This is the complete opposite. A lot comes out on the brush so you do have to take a bit off but the actual formula is exactly what I like; not too thick not too thin. Sometimes when I my getting bored of my nails, I start to pick at the colour and some polishes peel  off the whole polish from the nail.  I am glad that this one doesn't because it usually indicates that it is less likely to chip. The only negative thing I found with this is that it isn't very shiny. I always apply a top coat any way so it doesn't really matter however I did expect it to have more of a shine to it. Overall, I am really loving this colour and would definitely recommend that you have a look your self. I really want to go and get some more from their brand.   

  Holly xx



My Most Used Brushes

 

Hello everyone,
it has been a while but I am glad to be back on track with my new and updated blogging routine. As much as I would love to say that I use everyone of my brushes every time I do my makeup, I don't. Usually, I will only use them all when I am  creating a smokey eye with a heavy base. I like to keep it down to a small amount of makeup brushes because it takes less time and most if not all of my brushes are multi-purpose. Here are my brushes that use a lot, if for some reason it was lost them I don't know what I would do!

C406 LG.DUO FACE (The middle one)
This is definitely my favourite brush that is in my possession. It is so soft and fluffy (especially when freshly washed.) If I am being lazy and only using one brush for the entire face, this is the one. It can be used for contour, blush, setting powder, highlight as well as liquids but I wouldn't recommend you try that. This brush does not pick up an excessive amount of product which makes it perfect for light and natural makeup which is my preferred look. If like me keeping on top of washing your isn't your strongest point, you might find this brush useful. Even if it is completely full of bronzer you can still use it for other looks because it applies a light amount of product. If you were to buy any one of the brushes from this post, I would recommend that you buy this one.

Real Techniques Base Shadow brush (The first one)
You are able to complete a full eye look with both crease and lid colour ect with this one brush. Even when using a dark brown colour in the crease like MAC's Brun,  it will not transfer the colour onto the lid when blending. This also speedup the makeup process which is a necessity for me as I hardly have any time to get ready because I spend the majority of the time on Instagram & Twitter (oops!) This is washed more regularly than the face brush because I like my eye shadows to be clean and defined but it is down to personal judgement. This can also be used to blend highlight and concealer however, it doesn't do the best job as the bristles are not so densely packed because it is an eye brush.

Real Techniques Deluxe Crease brush (The end one)
I like to use this to blend concealer, highlight and crease colours. The bristles are densely packed so I prefer this as a face brush however it does blend eye shadows well. When using this to blend in powders it really does make it look flawless. Like the previous brushes, you can us this with multiple products with out any transfer.

Happy Wednesday! I would love it if you left some comments in the comment section as I love to interact with you. Thanks for stopping bye, Holly xxx