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Current Nails

I’m as fickle about nails as I am about makeup and can never decide what season or trend I should be trying to emulate. As a result,  I end up with a bunch of shades that are quite random, as you can see above. I love a nice coral shade and always have some version of a blue shade to hand and so they’ll always be knocking around somewhere, but lately I’m really into darker shades too – especially ones that have a bit of something something going on, like flecks of gold or black.

When I moved from Bahrain to Dubai at the end of the summer, I got rid of a lot of my old polishes as I just wasn’t showing them any regular love. The above picture is what I’m left with, a lovely little capsule collection if you will, and I can honestly say that I love them all equally.

Blue Fabuleaux from Bourjois is probably my current favourite, you can read my blog post on it here. At the same time this came out, so did it’s sister shade Rose Imaginaire, a deeply delicious pink coral shade that looks fabulous with a tan. Chanel Holiday has also become a firm favourite since I got my paws on it back in June, around the same time I acquired Turquoise and Caicos from Essie. Although I love both of the latter, they don’t seem to last very long and so I usually change them up again after three days or so (annoying yes, but I still love them). The most recent additions are rather interesting; Cassis Sorbet from Maybelline is a gorgeous, gorgeous deep pink/purple shade that has serious staying power. The first time I wore it it lasted almost 8 days before chipping. Impressive, no? Unsurprising really as it does promise to last 10 days before wilting. My two ‘winter’ shades, if you will, are from Make Up For Ever and Max Factor, respectively. Glam Green by Max Factor comes in the cutest, tiniest little bottle and it’s the moodiest, darkest green I’ve ever seen with slivers of silvery black running through it, decent staying power too. Black with Blue Highlights (that’s the name, imaginative I know!) by MUFE is equally moody, and is part of the Black Tango collection. All dark and sexy shades with a main solid colour shot through with gold or black reflects. I love the bottles too, not bad for the first nail polish effort from the French cosmetic house.

And so that concludes what I’m currently wearing on my nails, a bit of a mixed, random bag right? I feel like I’m stuck between seasons, and trends but this little collection has a bit of everything really. Are you wearing any of these shades?

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Here are nine books I’m going to read by the end Here are nine books I’m going to read by the end of September 🤞 
If you have any great book recommendations please share them below, and I’ll continue to share on Stories when I’ve finished a good one (I’ve just ordered a few more Ruth Ware books after finishing The Turn of The Key last week - it was excellent 👌🏼). 
I made a deal with myself to read more in the coming months as it’s something I’ve always loved, but haven’t made much time for of late. 
To try and keep track of what I’ve read and what I’d like to read I set up a @goodreads account (and I signed up for their reading challenge, too) so feel free to join me ❤️
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This is the new approach I’m taking with my conc This is the new approach I’m taking with my concealer at the moment. I’m tired of creasing and I don’t really like using powder as I prefer a dewy under eye, so here’s what I’m doing 👇🏻 

I focus only the inner corner and side of the nose as this is where many of us have blue-toned shadows and darkness. I use a tiny amount of corrector first to balance the blue tones, and then a tiny amount of concealer on top of this. 

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Try it yourself and let me know what you think? 

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I’m not sure whether I love this one more, or th I’m not sure whether I love this one more, or the Nuit version 🌙 
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Makeup list from last night 👇🏻💋 Base: Makeup list from last night 👇🏻💋 

Base: 
@charlottetilbury Flawless Filter 
@vitaliberata Beauty Blur
@shiseido Radiant Lifting Foundation
@bobbibrownuk Corrector 
@shiseido Synchro Skin Concealer 
@sculptedbyaimee Velvet Veil Setting Powder (Pressed) 

Face:
@glossier Brow Flick and Boy Brow
@rarebeauty Effortless Bronzer 
@rarebeauty Blush in Hope
@charlottetilbury Pillow Talk Multi-Glow Palette in Romance Light 
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Eyes:
@charlottetilbury Eyes to Mesmerise in Rose Gold
@charlottetilbury Pillow Talk Eyeshadow Palette of Dreams 
@chanel.beauty Stylo Ombré in Rouge Noir 
@charlottetilbury Colour Chameleon Pencil in Pillow Talk 
@lorealparis Lash Paradise Mascara

Lips:
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Ambient Hampton-esque vibes courtesy of @drlauragp.
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