Weekly Round Up #4

Hooray! Exams have finished and now I've got three whole weeks of holidays/work. I finished exams on Wednesday and spent the rest of the week catching up on YouTube and reading blogs. 

YouTube Videos: I have a feeling this category is going to get rather repetitive if I just name YouTubers so I'm going to start sharing my favourite videos rather than just a YouTuber in general. ViviannaDoesMakeup posted a video on Multi-Tasking Beauty Bits. I've never thought of some of the things Anna shared, definitely a must watch. Hannah Maggs posted her weekly vlog, where her and her husband, Stef, tried out the blackout project for a few nights. If you don't know what the blackout project is you have to go watch their vlog, I think its a great idea but I'd probably end up using my phone within the first half hour.

Favourite Blog Posts: One Nail to Rule Them All - Tutorial Tuesday: Floral Foxes for Divine Caroline | The Black Pearl Blog - Stress-free Blogging | The Private Life of a Girl - The Book List #15

Bloggers I followed: Birds Words | Away with the Fairies | World of Wanderlust 

Favourite Beauty Product: At the end of last week I got some more Real Techniques brushes. I got the Sam's Picks Exclusive Brush Set from iHerb. It comes with 6 brushes, a buffing brush, multi-task brush, pointed foundation brush, essential crease brush, setting brush and fine liner brush. This set is perfect if you don't really have any brushes and are looking for some to get you started and at only $US29.99, they're pretty affordable too. I must mention these are really good quality brushes too, if you watch a whole lot of beauty youtubers, like me, you definitely will have seen them using Real Technique brushes at some time or another.

Weekly Round Up #3

Wow, what a week. I've had two exams so my entire week has been spent sat at home studying. Pretty boring all in all but only a couple more days and it'll be all done! Once exams are over there will be a lot more blog posts so let me know if there is anything you would like me to do a post on. 

Favourite YouTuber: This week I have began watching the SACCONEJOLYs! I already love watching itsJudysLife's daily vlogs. I have no idea why it has taken me so long to find the SACCONEJOLYs on YouTube. The SACCONEJOLYs, like itsJudysLife, upload daily vlogs of their lives. Everyday this week as soon as I've sat down for breakfast I've found there latest vlog to watch while I eat. 

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Lusting After: This afternoon I decided to have a look in a couple clothing stores and saw these pants (above) which I am absolutely in love with. It's not something I would normally wear but I think they would look really nice with a simple top and cardigan. I might actually have to end up buying them later this week. 

Favourite TV show: I finally sat down and started watching Orange is the New Black this week, I've only watched the first two episodes of Season One so far but it's really good! I'm happy I can finally say what all the hype is about. I finish exams in a couple days so the rest of season one will probably get finished pretty quickly! 

Let me know your favourite vlogging YouTubers, what you've been lusting after and your favourite TV show this week. 

Wednesday Wishlist #1

1. TOPSHOP MOTO Tile Print Leigh Jeans - $78NZD

2. Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette -  $42NZD

3.  Soap and Glory Smoothie Star Breakfast Scrub - $16NZD

4. EOS Lip Balm in Strawberry Sorbet - $14NZD

5. TOPSHOP Paisley Print Sundress by Kate Moss - $125NZD

Weekly Round Up #2

Welcome to my second Weekly Round Up! I've had a rather uneventful week. Exams have just started at University so I've spend the entire week at home studying. My first exam isn't till Thursday but then it's full on for a week! Only a week and a half till I am holiday for three weeks, however I do plan to work a lot during this time so it probably won't end up being much of a "holiday". 

Favourite Youtuber : essiebuttonvlogs - VLUNE! I've really been enjoying Vlune, I wish it was everyday but at least I have something to look forward every second day, especially after all the studying.

Nails of the week : I did a post on the nail polish I was wearing for the first half of the week, it can be found here. I'll put a picture of my nails from the second half of the week below this. I really love them, its really simple but looks amazing. I used OPI My Vampire is Buff, Essie Haute as Hello and KBShimmer Grayscale.

Currently Lusting Over : Soap and Glory - I want to try it all! Sadly we can't get Soap and Glory easily in New Zealand but I did find the other day that MeccaCosmetica in Australia stocks it and will ship to NZ! So I might be able to get some after all.

Just a short post for this week. When I've got more time after exams I'll be taking more photos to include in these posts and adding more categories.

Let me know what you've been watching on youtube, wearing on your nails and lusting over this week in the comment section down below! 

Favourite Lip Balms

Lip Balms are one of my weaknesses when I am shopping at the supermarket or pharmacy. At the moment these are my top three but I'm constantly switching them up. I have dry lips a lot of the time and am constantly applying lip balm throughout the day. 
Out of these three my favourite would have to be the Carmex Classic Moisturising Lip Balm.  The first time I used this I was a bit confused, as it tingles on your lips when you apply it, but after a few uses I began to like this. It has to be the longest lasting of these three, I've found it does last on your lips for a couple hours without needing to be reapplied. 
I've only recently got the Vaseline Lip Therapy with Rose and Almond Oil but I've really been liking it. It's not the longest lasting lip balm but the smell and the texture makes up for this as I don't mind applying it more often. I'm also not a big fan of tins like this as you have to dip your finger in it so I tend to just use this when I am at home and know I have clean hands. 
The one I have been using for the longest is the ChapStick Strawberry Lip Balm.  I have been using this lip balm for years! I have bought so many of these, it has been my must have lip balm but I think this has recently been replaced by the Carmex one. However, I do still like to use the Chapstick during the summer months as it has SPF15 in it which the others do not. 

Let me know your favourite Lip Balms in the comments down below!

Hope you're all having a great week, its almost the weekend! Whoo!

NOTD // China Glaze - Winter Berry

I've been loving this nail polish colour this week. It's the perfect winter colour with a winter appropriate name too! I've got really short nails at the moment and was a bit unsure about using such a bright colour but I actually love it!

China Glaze Winter Berry is a beautiful bright red. It's a perfect Autumn/Winter colour. 

Let me know your favourite winter polish in the comments down below!

I've just made a twitter account @SkinnyNailsBlog. And don't forget you can follow me on IG @Skinny_Nails and on BlogLovin.

Mini Haul // LUSH & The Body Shop

I made a quick trip to LUSH and The Body Shop last week to pick up a couple things. I don't normally shop at The Body Shop because it is a little more pricey here in New Zealand than in other parts of the world. 
I've really been wanting to try their Honey Bronzer. I know in the UK this bronzer is 13GBP, which is about NZD$25, yet here in New Zealand this bronzer costs $32.50! I've heard so many bloggers and youtubers rave about it so I'm sure it will be worth it. Whilst at The Body Shop, I also picked up one of their home fragrances in the scent Pomegranate & Raspberry. I've had my oil burner on nearly non-stop since getting this, its a beautiful fresh fragrance.
On the same shopping trip I popped into LUSH to pick up some more Tea Tree Water. This has to be my favourite toner, I have been using it daily for months now and I love it!

Weekly Round Up #1

Welcome to my first Weekly Round Up! I plan to mix up the categories I use in the weekly round up every week so let me know if there is anything you would like me to include in next weeks. I plan to have these posted every Sunday morning. 
This week has been pretty busy for me, with university exams just around the corner, studying has become a big part of my day. I have manged to write a couple blog posts and get them pre-scheduled so when I'm right in the thick of exams there should still be posts going up. 

Book of the week: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. I am desperately trying to finish this book before I start my exams and so far I am really enjoying it. Let me know if you would like me to do a little write up on it once I'm finished. 

TV show of the week: Game of Thrones! I don't think that needs any explanation.

Loving this week: Applying my new L'Oreal True Match Foundation in N1 with the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush.

On my nails this week: My nails are currently really short so I have just been wearing OPI Bubble Bath.

Youtube Video's this week: Since we have just entered June it is monthly favourites time and these were my favourites

• Fleur DeForce
• EssieButton
• ViviannaDoesMakeup

Blog Posts of the week:

• Being 20-Something in 2014
• Beauty Blogging 101
• 21 Things I have learned from one-year of blogging

Let me know what you've been reading/watching/loving this week

Nail Care Products

I have an array of hand and nail products which I use on a regular basis to keep my hands and nails in tip top condition. I'd thought I would share my favourites with you all, so let's get started.

Blog Update

Today's post is going to be a quick update on my blog and what I have planned for the coming months. As some of you may have noticed I have changed my header/blog logo. I have also decided that I want my blog to go down a slightly different route. 

Over the coming months I plan to begin to include lifestyle, beauty, monthly favourite and recipe posts. I will still continue to include a lot of nail posts but I want to branch out into other topics for a bit more variety. Also I think if I have other things other than just nails to blog about I can be more consistent. For example, if I'm having a bad nail week expect lots of non-nail related posts.

These are some ideas I have planned out and I'd love to know your thoughts.

• Monthly Favourites - this will include beauty, nail polish, books, movies, tv, food, clothing and whatever else I have been loving for the past month.
• Recipe Posts - this will be all different things that I have been cooking and love so much that I need to share the recipe.
• Lifestyle Posts - this will  cover a little bit about my life and things that are happening at university.
• Haul Posts - these will probably not be very common because I am saving for a very exciting trip next year, but I will save up things I buy and combine them in a post together, maybe every couple of months.
• Beauty Posts - this will be posts like makeup of the day, what's in my makeup bag and my skincare routine.
• Weekly Round Up - this will be a quick general round up on my week, possibly posted every Sunday.

I'm sure there will be other random posts that pop up from time to time but this is the overall plan at the moment. 

Let me know what you think