The Final Giveaway - OPI Dutch Treats

  This is the last of my Blog-iversary giveaways and the only one that will run internationally. I don't like to limit delivery usually but as there were so many in one week and only a few are in my possession to send where I could only offer one outside of the UK and this is it.

4 mini's from the OPI Holland collection dubbed 'Dutch Treats'. There will be one winner.

 

T&Cs

Entrants must be over 16, able to provide a delivery address and a follower of this blog via GFC or my YouTube channel. All winners (for giveaway week) will be announced 01/05.

Come back tomorrow for another chance to win!

 

For those that have had trouble entering this week I will be uploading a summary giveaway video to my YouTube channel at some point today where you can enter also. This will make it slightly more complicated when it comes to drawing a winner but I hate to leave people out so up it will go.

lastly, sorry my usual posts have been few and far between this week but normal service will resume from Monday!

Miss BB

OPI - Nicki Minaj

I've never been drawn to OPI mini's before but the Nicki Minaj collection was full of such fun colours I couldn't resist. Yes it is frustrating that the mini bottles don't have the names on the bottom but I'll take a sharpie to them and fix that myself. For £13 I can live with it! I doubt I would EVER have used up a full bottle of these shades (well.. maybe the black.. ahhh) and that's probably true of most of my nail polish so I'm kind of coming around to these little tester collections.

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Did It On Em, Fly, Pink Friday & Metallic 4 Life

I have to say I am absolutely LOVING Metallic 4 Life and having taken my polish off last night I'm thinking of that on all my nails when I redo them this evening. I also love Fly but it's stained my nails pretty horrifically. They are full on blue now.. not sure how I feel about that. It wouldn't put me off wearing it again but it's definitely a point to note. 

You can purchase these minis for £13 here

Buyapowa currently have this set for just £12 here down from the RRP of £21

BARGAIN!!!

Miss BB

NOTD - Chapel Of Love

As with most of my OPI polishes I bought this purely for the name. I mean, how cute is that? Given that for a long time we were planning a runaway Vegas wedding you can imagine how this would appeal. I will give OPI this.. the colour is awesome! I have it on my fingers and toes and love love love it... however.. the formula.. not so much. It really grinds my gears that OPI continue to sell at such high prices when the quality just isn't there. Yes their shade range is vast and seemingly unending with the constant stream of limited edition collections but it's just not the best of the best. This took 4 or 5 coats to achieve the opaque "bottle" colour you see here and it was hard work. It's very thin and dries slowly so if you're not careful you will end up with a gloopy mess. The next time I use this I will be sure to set aside a rainy Sunday when I have nothing else to do because it will take hours to to it right. I find myself always annoyed by this with OPI and yet I continue to impulse buy for a great name or a unique shade... how do they do this?

Anyway... enough of my ranting and raving, My pregnancy hormones are leaving me less tolerant these days I'm sure. I am now on the hunt for a dupe for this bubblegum pink that is cheaper and easier to apply. I tried to capture the slight gold shimmer running through it in the picture below.. you can just about make out a sparkle on my nails but it doesn't add anything for me I just really love the colour. I would be very happy to find a solid polish in this shade. Any suggestions?

Outfit Month #27

I had another H&M delivery yesterday... Yes it's a problem!

I had ordered this orange cardigan/shrug for the bargain price of £3.99 as well as this satchel. I'd been eyeing up the bag since I saw it a month or so ago and in that time it's been in and out of my basket too many times to count but what settled my purchase was seeing it on MakupSavvy's blog. Online I just couldn't tell how good the quality would be, Faux leather has the potential to be really terrible and although it was just £15 I didn't want to risk it. Once I saw it "in person" on her blog post however it had to be mine. You can buy it in brown too but I would say the red looks less like it's trying to be leather.. does that make sense? Another mention, last night I put on a top coat of glitter to my Models Own Beth's Blue nails. I used Coronation by OPI which I got in my Glossybox a couple of months ago. I must say OPI is expensive but I really love that glitter.. I have the trial size but I'm sorely tempted to buy the big one when I run out. It gives a really cool finish to my favourite blue polish.

*What I'm Wearing*

Orange Cardigan - H&M - buy here

Black Vest - Primark

Leggings - Topshop Maternity

Boots - Faith

Nails - Models Own Beths Blue and OPI Coronation

Nameplate Necklace - eBay

Red Satchel - H&M - buy here

*Beauty Breakdown*

Garnier BB Cream in Light

Rimmel Saty Matte Powder

Benefit Dallas Bronzer/Blush (lightly used)

Bourjois Round Pot Eyeshadow in Shade 08 (used as highlight)

MAC Rule Eyeshadow

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Zero

Maybelline One by One Mascara

Urban Decay Buck used to fill in eyebrows

I filmed a FOTD, you can watch it below..

Glitter Tips

I tried so hard to get a good photo of this.. These were the best I could do on my phone. I'm not sure it really does the blue colour justice. I used MUA dark blue with really fine glitter.. Impossible to read the shade number. On the tips I used OPI Coronation.. First time I've used this.. Very nice! I sealed it all with my favourite Sally Hansen top coat.
Have to say.. MUA don't get enough recognition for their polishes, I have most of them and they never fail to impress me for quality, this shade in particular looks so much more expensive than it's £1 price tag.

So thats my nail art for the week... Whaddayathink?

What's Black and White and Pregnant All Over?

*what I'm wearing*

Maternity shirt  and leggings both from Tophshop. They are so ridiculously comfortable you wouldn't believe it! It feels like I'm wearing pyjamas to work.. AWESOME!

The shirt's pretty sheer so I wear a nude vest from H&M underneath which has quickly become a staple for me. I don't know why I never realised that nude under white was invisible.. all this time I've been wearing white vests underneath sheer tops and I've clearly been doing it all wrong!

Jewellery - Hamsa hand necklace is one I made from bits and bobs I bought from eBay last year and the long key is from F21. My nails are OPI's "Your Cabana Or Mine?" which I am totally in love with and has definitely earned its own post so I'll not get into that now.

I wore plain black Primark pumps which are now my everyday footwear of choice and there you have my current favourite outfit. The shirt is uber fine cotton and so creases like you wouldn't believe but otherwise it's just perfect. Makeup-wise I've rediscovered my love of liquid liner in a big way.. Lauren Conrad has a lot to answer for!

MAJOR BLOG SALE!!!

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Angel, Gel, Lovedust, Sandy B, Made to Order, Please Me, Ravishing

All have been no more than 2/3 times some only swatched.

ALL SOLD

Urban Decay Lipsticks

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Gravity - used 2/3 times £7, Naked - unused, un-swatched £9 , Sellout - used 4/5 times £6

Urban Decay "Urban Lash"

Above - Hot Number £5

Below - Tease £5

Both brand new

Accessorize Bronzing Block Shade 1 - SOLD

Nars Blush in Torrid - SOLD

Smashbox Blush in Famous - 3/4 left £5 

Eyeko Creams both only swatched £4 each

Eyeko Fatbalms only swatched £3 each

Gosh Primer - SOLD

Mac Prep and Prime skin base - SOLD

Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion *Brightening - Used once £7

Nars Multiple in Orgasm - SOLD

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Significant Other Colour, Mod About You SOLD, First Dance

All used only once, £5 each

Bobbi Brown eyeshadow palette, SOLD

Bobbi Brown Lipgloss (to fit palette) swatched once, £5

MAC Amazon Eyes Palette, SOLD

MAC Paintpots in Rubenesque - SOLD and Chilled on Ice, SOLD

Benefit Lust Duster in Goldilocks -  90% full £5

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin - SOLD

Urban Decay Surreal Skin Mineral Makeup in Dream - 1/2 full £7

Urban Decay liquid liner in ecstacy - used twice £5

Urban Decay Wicked Cream Highlighter - SOLD

Big Fatty Mascara in Black - never used £5

MAC Mineral Skin Finishes

Comfort - used once SOLD

Natural Medium Dark - SOLD

Flat rate postage £1 per order. After the sale has ended I will send invoices via paypal.

All items must be paid within 48hours or they will be back up for sale.

International buyers welcome but be aware postage will be calculated on a case by case basis.

Leave me a comment with what you want and your email address that you'd like to be invoiced to.

Happy Blog-Salin'

OPI - Significant Other Colour

How gorgeous is this beautiful shade? I must admit it was difficult to photograph as there are so many dimensions to it but it's a really very delicate pearl-lavender. It's sheer and doesn't layer to a very strong result but it's very pretty all the same.

Have you tried this or know a dupe? Let me know...

OPI - My Private Jet

I wasn't sure about this polish when I got it open but on my nails it is A-MA-ZING! 

It looks a bit 'meh' in the bottle, a bit murky with a sparkle but painted on it looks like the nights sky... seriously... I can totally understand the hype now! 

Have you guys tried this?

Any dupes you've discovered?

OPI - Mod About You

Mod About YoubyOPILovely bubble gum pink colour, took a couple of coats and chipped quickly... a dissapointing first foray into OPI polishes but I will give them another go 'cause this colour is lovely

Opi Texas Collection

The Opi collection has a Southern Theme for S/S 2011.

Named Texas there is a shade for everyone...

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Here are the colour swatches.. gorgeous or what?

I'm lovin' San Tan-Tonio/Big Hair, Big Nails/It's totally Fortworth it

see me peeking in the mirror? I was sooo dressed down (:/)

Loved the cute themes that ran throughout.. each colour has it's own little story.. that's a lot of legwork for a polish, no?

This silver was really cute, reminded me of the Barry M, swatched very sheer but I imagine it would be very buildable.. could potentially be a real metallic shade. The nail swatches provided I'm not convinced were that true to life.. I will definitely be looking out for reviews in the Spring..

These shades won't be available until February which seems like a while to wait but with Christmas just 60 sleeps away... it'll be here before you know it ;)

xoxo

miss bb