Vishna91: polish

The set contains 8 nail polishes in total, a pretty good deal for under $20.

It was disappointing to see that the company hadn't bothered to give the nail polishes any names, but I guess it's not that big of a deal.

The first nail polish in this collection is this very elegant pearlescent white shade- it's unfortunate that this doesn't translate very well on camera. I honestly wasn't expecting to like this particular shade because lighter nail polishes tend to look really awkward on my tanned skin- but this one is surprisingly flattering. Like a few nail polishes in this collection, it's not completely opaque- with two coats you get a nice semi-opaque finish.

The next nail polish in the collection is a very sparkly golden metallic shade. Its looks great on it's own or even as a base for the glitter polishes (swatches below). Again, It's not completely opaque- I'd estimate it's at about 90% opacity.

As you can see from the picture, the next polish in the collection is probably the most unique. It's a very dark black with small specks of multi-coloured sparkle and bigger specks of silver glitter. When I first tested this shade out, I was very doubtful that the sparkle would translate well onto my nails however I was pleasantly surprised. Under most lighting the multi-coloured sparkle is noticeable- more so at night under artificial lighting than during the day time.

So the time of year has come where I get to rave about my favourite products, brace yourself folks for a lot of I absolutely love and amazing's

Makeup Favourites:

Favourite pallet:

My favourite palette this year has to be the Dior Expert Studio Makeup Palette. It comes with a mini Dior Show Iconic Mascara, a concealer, powder, blush, six eyeshadows, an eyeliner, lip pencil, lip balm, lip gloss and two lip colours, in addition to a double ended brush, standard double ended sponge tip applicator and a flat brush. Although haven't used everything in this pallet, what I have used is amazing. The eye shadows are a lovely texture and fairly pigmented, the powder, although slightly to light for me looks beautiful on the skin, the concealer, again too light for me, is very creamy and pigmented and finally the lip colours are beautifully pigmented and come in two gorgeous colours.

(Full review coming shortly)

Eye Makeup:

Maybelline One by One has to be one of my favourite mascaras I've ever used. It's great for adding volume, definition and length. Not only that but i am serious in love with the wand, nicknamed "Lash Catcher", the shape of the brush allows you to easily apply the product onto all of your lashes and the placement of the rubber bristles flawlessly combs through them providing separation and definition. Once I've used up my current one, I'll definitely be repurchasing.

Lip Product:

Although I love wearing and trying out different lipsticks, throughout 2012 I haven't come across one that I absolutely love. I did however get introduced to lip scrubs. Prior to this, whenever I had dry lips I would always just apply Vaseline and while this did help for a short period of time, it didn't do anything to combat the dryness in the long run. After searching various websites for ingredients, I combined two recipes together to make the perfect scrub:

1 tsp honey

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp brown sugar

1/2 tsp olive oil

While the baking soda and sugar help exfoliate the skin, the honey and olive oil leave the lips feeling smooth and soft for the whole day. It also smells like caramel :)

Other Beauty Favourites:

Skin Care Favourite:

Sainsbury's Free Zone Face and Body Scrub

This is something that I've been using since high school and I've been in love with it for years. Although I have to confess, I have strayed away from this a few times, not because it doesn't work, but because my curiosity kicked in and I wanted to see what else was out there, need less to say nothing I tried came close to being as good as this. Although it can be used as a body scrub, I just use it on my face. It's really nice to use this in the morning because it feels amazing when it's foamed up and massaged into the skin. In addition, when ever I have a spot or a pimple, I'll usually massage this into the area and the spot or pimple will be noticeably reduced.

Perfume favourite:

Dior Pure Poison

I'm not going to much into this because I did a review of this in my perfume collection post on my blog. Since I'm someone who loves floral scents- this is the ultimate fragrance for me. It contains Orange blossom, jasmine, gardenia, amber and sandalwood. I know jasmine is a very poplar fragrance so if you like the scent of jasmine then this is definitely something to try out.

Nail Polish Favourite:

I absolutely love wearing pink nail polish, I'm kind of boring in the sense that i never usually wear any other colour on my nails- it always tends to be some shade of pink. So that being said, it should be no surprise that my favourite nail polish this year has been the Revlon nail enamel in electric pink. I wouldn't really describe this as electric pink- more of a pinky coral. Its just a really bright, happy colour and I love it.

Fashion Favourites:

Although button down shirts have been around for sometime now, this year I finally got into them. A few months ago I pick out this sheer cream shirt- it has long sleeves but I love the option of rolling the cuffs up for a half length. I think that these types of shirts are very timeless and classic and I love how you can dress them up or down depending on the occasion.

Miscellaneous Favourites:

Favourite TV Show:

Anyone that knows me knows that I am a huge TV nut, so this is probably the hardest category for me. I love watching shows like Glee, Pretty Little Liars, 90210, Modern Family, Big Bang Theory, Made In Chelsea, Revenge, The Great British Bake Off, Eastenders (The list is literally endless) However, my favourite(s) of 2012 has to be a tie between The Lying Game and White Collar. The Lying Game- similar to PPL but for me slightly better because it's more logical. White Collar is another favourite because it's not like the typical/predicable crime shows that are also on TV. The twists and turns in the show are interesting and the dynamic between each of the characters is perfect. Not to mention Neal Caffrey/Matt Bomer is beautiful!

Album Favourite:

Being a massive Taylor Swift fan I guess it's no surprise that my favourite album of 2012 is Red. My favourite songs: State of Grace, Red, I Knew You Were Trouble, All To Well, 22, We Are Never Getting Back Together, Holy Ground, The Lucky One, Everything Has Changed, Starlight and Girl At Home...so basically almost the entire album.