NOTD: OPI Red my Fortune Cookie

If you saw my recent NOTD post you'll probably recognise this polish. OPI Red my Fortune Cookie is currently my favourite red polish, not only is it a bright vibrant red but it is a brilliant one coater. One coater nail polishes, in my experience, are rare. Along with being a one coater, this polish lasted on my nails for three full days without chipping. I do realise three days is not long but normally my polish chips on day two or before so three full days was great. I really like this polish and am slightly annoyed at myself that I've had it in my collection for over six months without using it. 

If you've got any one coater nail polishes that you can't live without let me know in the comments down below. Sorry I've been a bit all over the place recently, hopefully I'll get some sort of schedule in place soon. Hope you're having a good week!

Sarah xx

Favourite YouTubers

I watch a insane amount of YouTube, probably an unhealthy amount. Recently I've been so busy I haven't been able to watch that much so I've been adding the videos I want to watch to my watch later list, it's currently sitting around 20 hours of videos to watch. Here, in no particular order, are my top 10 favourites to watch and a few notable mentions. 

1. EssieButton & EssieButtonVlogs
2. ViviannaDoesMakeup
3. SACCONEJOLYs 
4. xameliax
5. hannah maggs
6. Gabriella ♡ aka velvetgh0st & PlanetGabb
7. Zoella & MoreZoella
8. Fleur DeForce & FleurDeVlog
9. Cider with Rosie
10. HelloOctoberxo

Notable mentions: itsJudysLife, Tanya Burr, Amelia Liana, Lily Pebbles, booksandquills, Beautyosaurus Lex. 

I told you I watched a lot and this is only a small selection (I have over 100 channels I am subscribed to). Let me know you're favourite YouTubers in the comments down below. Make sure you check back in a couple days for the next post. 

Sarah xx

HURRAW! Coconut Lip Balm

I have been really enjoying using this lip balm at the moment and that's saying something because I can be rather fussy when it come to my lip balms. The HURRAW! lip balms have been popular with many bloggers and have been featured in many a post. 

I have the coconut lip balm but the range is huge! I really struggled to pick which to buy and I'm sure if I wasn't on a budget more would have made there way into my basket. I ordered mine from iHerb.com whilst picking up some more Real Technique Brushes. If you've never made an order from iHerb before you can use this code VPL889 to get $10 off your first order over $40 or $5 off on orders under $40. 

HURRAW! lip balms are made with 'premium organic, vegan & raw materials'. I have found this one to be really long lasting on my lips and leaves them feeling lovely and soft. As I said I am very fussy when it comes to lip balms and for the past year I have been using and repurchasing the same lip balm but now this one has a permanent place in my pocket, to tell you the truth I've ran out of my holy grail lip balm and I don't plan on buying another one any time soon. I especially love the shape of the HURRAW! lip balms as they fit nicely in jean pockets and don't roll off surfaces as soon as you put them down. I am also really enjoying the scent which tends to linger for a bit after being applied, it's not too over powering and I doubt anyone else could smell it.

Let me know what you think of the HURRAW! lip balms if you've tried them and which is your favourite. Be sure to check out the full list of HURRAW! lip balms at hurrawbalm.com and don't forget when making your first order from iHerb you can use the coupon code VPL889 for up to $10 off. 

Sarah xx

NOTD: Floral and Dot

It has been a really long time since I've done any nail art but since I'm on holiday I thought I'd try get back into it. Now, there's a little story behind why I chose to do floral and dots and in this colour scheme. When I was at work the other day a lady came in with really lovely floral and dot nails in these colours and I just couldn't get them out of my head. It's such a simple design but it looked amazing on her so that's what I've tried to recreate.

I used a tiny paint brush for the little flowers and a small dotting tool for the dots. For the base colour on all by my ring fingers I used OPI 'Red my Fortune Cookie', which I think is now my favourite red. I was really surprised, as I've never used it before, to find out that I only needed one coat! I think this is probably the only one of my 100 odd nail polishes that only requires one coat. The base on my ring fingers is OPI 'My Vampire is Buff', which I also used for the dots. For the lighter colour on the flowers I used Essie 'Fiji' and for the leaves around the flowers I used Sinful Colors 'Pistache'. For my base coat I used one coat of OPI Matte Nail Envy and then one coat of ORLY Bonder. My trusty top coat is, as always, Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat.

I hope you like this design, let me know what you think in the comments down below. My next post will be up in a couple days and it will be on a new lip balm I am currently loving.

Sarah xx

Weekly Round Up #5

This past week has been really great, it turns out a little getaway was just what I needed. I'm currently on a two week mid semester break from university so I managed to get away for a few days last week to relax and catch up with some family. I'm really looking forward to this week, being able to relax at home and on Thursday night we are going to see the Illusionists 2.0! I saw the Illusionists last year and as soon as I found out they were doing another show I booked tickets straight away and have been patiently waiting ever since. The rest off the week is going to be spend catching up on university work and relaxing.

Favourite Blog Posts: My Favourite Apps - srslylou | The Classics #5 Homemade Bounty - a little opulent | A Conscious 'What's in my Make Up Bag' - Style the Natives

Currently Reading: I am currently reading (and have been for months) The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton and I have recently started The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

Recent Blog Posts: September Reads | Spring Nail Polish Favourites - Mainstream Brands & Indie Brands 

Hope you all have a great week! Be sure to follow me on twitter, bloglovin' and instagram to stay up to date with my blog posts this week.

Sarah xx

Spring Nail Polishes PART 2 - Indie Brands

As promised here is Part 2 of my Spring Nail Polishes and this time it's my favourite indie branded polishes. Once again, I don't strictly wear these in Spring, these were just the polishes that stood out as spring like. Indie polishes are not particularly easy to get in New Zealand so I don't really have that many.  

From left to right, Bliss Polish 'Mr. White', Emily de Molly 'Hole in the Sky', Jindie Nails 'burrrberry', Glam Polish 'Mermagic' and Emily de Molly 'Bo Peep'. 

You can find pictures of these polishes here, here, here and here. 

That's all for now, hope you're having a great week! New post will be up in a few days. Let me know what you think of my new blog template in the comments down below and feel free to tell me what your favourite spring polishes are!

Sarah xx

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Spring Nail Polishes PART 1 - Mainstream Brands

It's the first day of Spring here in New Zealand! Its raining and freezing cold but to get into the spirit of Spring, these are some of my favourite Spring Polishes. I've split them up into two posts so here is part 1 today and part 2 will be up in two days time. I don't tend to always wear these shades in spring but when I looked in my collection these were the ones that stood out to me as spring like (these are actually some of my favourites all year around). From left to right, BarryM 'Blueberry', Essie 'Haute as Hello', OPI 'Got a Date To-Knight', Sinful Colors 'Be Happy' and BarryM 'Prickly Pear'. 

I've used some of these polishes in blog posts before which you can find here, here and here. Also be sure to check out my instagram, @skinny_nails, for nail art and swatches. 

Check back in two days time to see Part 2 which will be my favourite indie spring like nail polishes. Hope you're having a great day or night where ever you are in the world!

Sarah xx