Little Black Bow Nail Design

I haven't done a nail design for ages!!! But this week I have and its really cute....even if I do say so myself!

I got some little nail art bows from eBay, they had them in loads of colours and because I got five I got another five free! Bargain! They were the inspiration for my design!

There isn't a video tutorial to go with this post but I have done step by step photos instead!

 To recreate this design you will need a Base and Top Coat, Red and Black Varnish (all of mine are from OPI but you can use any), a white nail art paint and a nail art bow.

 After applying your base coat paint your four fingers red and the thumb black

 Once the red has dried for a while paint french tips in black

 Add white polka dots to the black areas

and then add your bow (add a dot of top coat to the nail and the bow will stick to it) and finish off with your top coat!

This is a really quick and easy design to do and you could always change the colours if you prefer.

I hope you like it! If you want to get the Bows here is the link to the eBay shop I got mine through.

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

Weight Loss Wednesday - The down side to losing weight!

As you will know from last weeks WLW post I cant attend my weigh in for a few weeks so there wont be any weight updates for now. But this week I wanted to write about a weight loss issue I'm having!!

Now don't get me wrong the pro's hugely out weigh the con's when it comes to weight loss but one thing I am struggling with is......lose skin! Now its not like its hanging off my body but it definitely hasn't caught up with the fact I've lost weight.

I have lost six stone which is a big amount of weight. Unfortunately due to the fact I was on crutches for ten months it meant I couldn't do any exercise to accompany my diet. I know the sensible way is to do the two side by side which would mean you can tone up as you go but my body hasn't done that!

I think that a lot of people that are trying to lose weight assume that once they have lost their weight that they will be in a happier place.....that is mainly true but I would love to be much happier with my body. I love the fact that I can now go shopping and know my size and that so many more options have been opened in regards to shopping but what I hate is that I couldn't go on holiday and be happy with my body on the beach.

So now that I have been cleared to do more exercise I really want to get in to a routine that will see me achieve my dream beach body (but I think it will now be for next summer unless a miracle happens in the next couple of weeks and then I get whisked away to some hot place!! hehe)

Next summer I WILL look like this........

(...probably not but a girl can dream!)

So armed with my trainers and toning creams I'm off to the gym! ;)

Do you have any tips for toning up? Have you suffered with body issues despite losing the weight?

Stay Gorgeous 

Grace xoxo

FashionistA - Double Collection Mascara

Hey Sugars,

I recently received a package full of goodies from FashionistA which included The Double Collection Mascara.

 Available from Superdrug stores and superdrug.com priced at £8.00

As with all double ended mascaras the idea is that you use the different layers to build length and volume. Now I have to say I have never been a huge fan of this concept as to be honest I have only ever found one that actually works, well FashionistA have changed my mind! I loved the result I got from this mascara.

My naked lashes (please excuse the HUGE bags under my eyes!!)

 Step 1 - Ultra Lengthening Base coat

Step 2 - Intense Colour coverage and volume. 

Unfortunately the picture doesn't show the lashes quite as thick as they were in real life! The sample I was sent was in Brown / Black, I think the plain black one would give even more definition.

I have naturally long lashes but they are very straight, I love how they are more curled and even longer after applying the double collection mascara!

I would definitely recommend this mascara, its now in my make up bag and I have been out to get more for my Make Up kit! 

What do you think about double ended mascaras? Will you be giving this one a try? I think you should! Keep an eye out for reviews on the other goodies I was sent!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

I was sent this product to review. I have not been compensated financially in any way and all opinions are my own. 

Fashion Must Have - Primark Studded Clutch Bag

For a while now studs (not the male variety!) have been very much at the fore front of fashion and this coming season sees them still up there! To be honest this is a style that I wasn't too keen on at first but it has grown on me and now I'm loving it! 

Zara have a collection of studded clutch bags which all come with a heafty price tag....

 So imagine my reaction when I found this little beauty in Primark!

 I'm not so keen on the tassel but its removable so that's ok!

And its a steal at just £6.00!!

I'm predicting this is going to fly off the shelves so if you like it I would hurry down to primark as soon as possible!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

Weight Loss Wednesday - Confession time!

So its been a long time since I did a Weight Loss Wednesday.....This is purely down to being majorly busy! Ok that's not completely true! I have slightly fallen off the diet wagon!!!!

I have not been able to make it to my weigh in for a few weeks due to my work schedule which is really frustrating as its too easy to think I can have a bad day as I have an extra week.....but even though I have tried my best to stay on track its not so easy!

At last count I was still down -85lbs which I'm obviously still very happy with but when I only have another stone to get to my goal its really frustrating that I have lost the weight loss bug!

Falling off the wagon has been a mixture of working on set where we are catered for and a lack of organisation on my part! But I'm hoping that by confessing to you all it might shame me back on track! I cant get back to weigh in's until the end of September but I will try and stay on track so I am pleasantly surprised when I do step on the scales!!

Do you have any tips for getting back on track? Hope you guys that are losing weight are doing well!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo  

MUA - Gel Eyeliners

MUA have bought out four new Gel Eyeliners which are perfect for staying on trend with your make up. I was very lucky to be sent two to try out! They are highly pigmented and come in four shades black, Blue, Brown and Grey.

The lid contains a eyeliner brush which makes these perfect for your hand bag!

 On The Move - a natural Brown

 Tribe - a bold Blue

The colours are really vibrant and apply to the skin with ease. The other great thing is they stay put!

With the creamy consistency you can also use these as a base on your eye lids or smudge it out to create a smoky look!

The Gel Eyeliners are available from Superdrug or muastore.co.uk and are priced at just £3.00!

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo

I was sent these products to review. I have not been compensated financially in any way and all opinions are my own. 

Make Up Monday - Khloe Kardashian

So it's been forever since I did a Make Up Monday but I have filmed a celebrity inspired one for you!

This week's Make Up Monday is inspired by Khloe Kardashian. As I'm sure many of you are aware I am a little obsessed with the Kardashians so who better to re start M-U-M's with!

I came across this picture when I was googling something the other day and loved the look so I thought I would recreate it! Khloe is known for wearing a smoky eye so I have recreated this look using my Naked 2 Palette.

I used a mix of Bootycall and Foxy as my base colours, Busted over the whole lid and took it above the crease on the outer corner. To give more drama I applied Blackout to the very outer corner and continued it down along the lower lash line. Apply black eyeliner to the lower water line and apply your lashes or mascara and and that's your completed look! All the colours listed are from the naked 2 palette but you can use and similar colours that you have.

Here is my video tutorial which shows you how I got this look.....

I hope you like it!

Happy Make Up Monday.

Stay Gorgeous

Grace xoxo