NOTD- Accessorize Illusion Pink Spice

This is one of my favourite nail polish shade of late- from the Illusion range of Accessorize cosmetics. Its a lovely dark raspberry pink foil  with gold duchrome effect and beautiful gold glitter finish. My photos don't do it justice :p

The photo above shows the duochrome effect a bit better. Still, with what little natural light we had today, its the best I could do. I love the sweet butterfly design on the bottle- so pretty! Accessorize nail polishes really impressed me with the choice of coloursin their ranges- most of my picks are from Illusion range as the

duochrome effects and sparkle make them a little more special compared to most of my nail collection.

Application was ok, this is three coats, average drying time. The polish itself is a bit thin on one coat, but on three coats its lovely. I won't judge longevity of nail polishes I use unless it was very bad- I hardly ever use gloves when doing housework and use my nails as screwdrivers :p

NOTD- Avon Pink Quartz

I have recently noticed that most of my nail polish collection consists of dark, wintry colours, and that there is a distinct lack of pastel shimmery shades. As I gave my mum my word that I won't buy anymore nail polish anytime soon (at least not until I use up some of the old stash) I had to wait until my free gift from Avon arrives. The "pamper pack" as its called in the brochure, contained a hand cream, a shower gel and a nail polish in "Pink Quartz". I couldnt wait to slap some of it on my nails:

As you can see from the picture, the formula is a bit sheer (this is after 3 coats) and not suitable for anyone with less-than-perfect nails (like mine). Due to the cold, my hands didnt differ much from the colour of the polish, whether on nails or in the bottle, but in real life the polish is a bit darker (only a little bit). Application was streaky at first coat, but is better on subsequent coats. Drying time is slow, and it smudges readily, so that is a bit of a letdown, especially combined with the sheerness of the polish. Overall, I'd give it 7/10, and thats mostly due to a nice colour and fine shimmer.

My Country Rose Bags!

Hey everyone!
I just wanted to share my little Avon Country Rose order with you. I wanted a sweet shabby chic style bag for ages- so when I spotted a pretty cotton bag with polka dot pattern in one of the Avon catalogues, I couldn't resist a purchase, and ordered this, as well as a set of matching make up bags. Aren't they sweet?

Its only a plain cotton shopper, but I think the colourful desing makes it very pretty and suitable for spring :)

The make up bags have the same colourful design, as you can see. The smaller one could be used as a coin purse apparently- but I think its too large to hold my money ;)
I think I would probably store my stationery in the larger bag, leaving the smaller one for make up essentials.
Both bags are priced at £5 in the current brochure (campaign 5) As an Avon representative, I got it for slightly lower price of £3.50 each.
So if anyone is reading my n00b blog, share your favourite bags for everyday use>
Have a nice day!
Nargis

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