£3 Caviar Nails. MUA Nail Constellations.

MUA have done it again. They've already done a fabulous version of the Naked Pallette for a tenth of the price and now, they've done it again.

It's official, I'm jumping on the band waggon! I know this post has been done time and time again, but I am in love. Make Up Academy (the high street brand made famous for it's fabulous £1 eye shadows) are the newest brand to bring out the famous Caviar Manicure by Ciaté - their version, Nail Constellations. Ciaté have a fabulous range of Caviar Manicure polishes in numerous colours, but for £18 they are a little pricey. So who wouldn't love to pop into their local Superdrug and get something very similar for only £3. Yes, £3.

Though the range has only 5 colours (I only have 2 as the others are very girly and I just wouldn't wear them, sorry!) there is something for everyone. The only think I would ask for is a white version, like the Ciaté Mother of Pearl collection - they really are beautiful. I bought the Scorpio and the Libra versions. The black because, it's me! And the Scorpio is gorgeous for fall and looked fabulous over my favourite, Essie Sole Mate!

Scorpio.



Libra.

They are the easiest thing in the world to apply. Though they look messy, it's nothing a folded piece of A4 paper can't handle. They have made the bottle easy to put the excess back, you don't want to waste any of these. They are the easiest thing in the world to apply. You simple paint your nails, and pour them on. There is nothing else to it! If you want a further step-by-step, I am going to post a video one of my favourite beauty bloggers, Fleur De Force did using the Ciaté version.

September Favourites!

I have been super excited about doing this post as it is my first ever 'favourites' post! So today being the last day of the month I thought I would do this today and delay (now) tomorrow's post - got to be on time for the first one. I have decided to my monthly favourites in categories as my blog is more than just make up. So I got up to collect my favourites, my mind went blank. Do I have any monthly favourites?

Of course I do!

So we have;

Favourite Hair Product - The Humble Comb. I got my hair cut last week as I'm ditching the extensions for a while. After the cut my stylist showed me the best way to do it in the mornings. She did a little teasing, adding volume. I am not a teaser. Never have been. But it looked so nice! 

Favourite Nail Product - Essie Polish in Sole Mate. This polish is from my recent haul. A perfect Autumn colour and has brilliant resilience against my 18 month old. It was between this and my new Illamasqua 'Kink' polish but I was totally let down by the wear of that one. So Essie are, yet again, nail champions. 

Favourite Make Up Product - No7 Gel Liner in Black. This is definitely my favourite rediscover of the month. I'm using this as a base pretty much everyday. I love dark eyes.

Favourite Tool - Sigma SS190 or equivalent. I am loving going back to basics at the moment so I decided to start using my standard foundation brushes again. I switch between Sigma, Mac and ecoTools. I love the ease of applying my foundation with this brush, great for a quick application.

Favourite Accessory - Gold Stud Earrings. I love these earrings! They're my wear everyday earrings at the moment. They came from Primark in a pack of 6 for £2 - go and buy them now!

Favourite Accessory II - Matte Black Studded Skinny Belt. Oh the skinny belt. I love a good belt and this one is just too cute! It's super thin and so wearable - I do literally wear it everyday. It does with jeans, jeggings, jumpers and shorts. I like how it's effective without being too in your face. An all rounder. 

Favourite Fashion Item - Black Disco Pants. I adore disco pants aka wet look leggings, pu leggings. Obviously in black, am I finding myself reaching for a pair of these most days. I own the Primark, H&M, Topshop, cheap ass eBay and American Apparel ones so I do have a choice. I find they do with anything from a vest to a big jumper. Dressed up or down they are just perfect. And they make me look like I have a bum. And I just don't! 

Favourite Miscellaneous - Cadbury's SCreme Egg. It's Halloween season, motherf*cker! I love, love, love Halloween! And I also love Creme Eggs. So for me, these are perfection. I have to admit I have eaten so many (a long with numerous other novelty Halloween treats) already but hey, it's Halloween! Yes, I am 12 years old at heart.

The start of Autumn haul.

Today, I did a little shopping and started on my Autumn make up.

Left to right we have;

MAC Lipstick in Cyber. I was talking to my MAC girl about this lipstick today, it was between this and Rebel but she suggested this as Rebel is actually quite bright and not as dark as it appears. Cyber is the same, it looks almost black but in fact is a gorgeous deep purple. I've played around with it today and dabbed on the lips it deepens the lip colour with a purple hint, for a more everyday look and when fully applied it's a solid, gothic colour. It's not as scary as it looks - I looked on the website and the swatch does not look like the same lipstick in the tube! I think it's going to be one of my go-to lipsticks for the Autumn.

MAC Studio Fix Fluid and pump. Not much to say about this, I think most people have tried it. It's my go-to foundation and have it in a few shades depending on my tan. This is in NW15 - yes, I'm pale! But this is for the no tan, winter days. Though, surprisingly, doesn't wash me out at all and actually compliments my skin really well.

Essie nail polish in Sole Mate. This follows on from my Vogue, October post when I said I wanted a new polish. This is a great colour, a really deep reddy purple but doesn't look too brown. As with all Essie polishes it takes two coats but then you have a rich, deep colour and lasts, on me, 3 days without chipping. And for me, that's really good! I did find it looked a little strange on longer nails so I did file mine down and I think it looks a lot better. I highly recommend this polish for an Autumn colour! Essie is definitely becoming my favourite nail polish brand. Looking for a dark, forest green next...

I also bought a few standard beauty items. Nirvana Spa's mint shower gel - which I love. Simple face wipes. Original Source mint shower gel. Original Source mint and walnut scrub - are you seeing a pattern yet?