Barry M - Magnetic Nails

Just wanted to quickly share my newest love of Magnetic Nails by Barry M.

When I read about the concept a while ago it confused the hell out of me, but once I tried it out myself I thought the results looked amazing!

The polish contains magnetic particles and the lid incorporates a magnet with a unique design. As soon as you apply the second coat of polish you immediately hover the magnet over the wet nail and it draws out the design.

Well for Christmas one of my lovely brothers bought me a tub of the Violet with a straight line design (see picture below) and I'm really glad he did as it's my new favourite way of doing my nails. It took me a little while to get the hang of it - more than once I managed to smudge the polish by getting the magnet a little too close - but once you perfect the process the outcome looks awesome!

Magnetic Nail - Violet (np329)

There's a whole range to collect, each comes with a different magnet design so once you have more than one you can mix and match with colours and effects. The different magnet designs are shown on each lid.

If you haven't tried this yet I'd definitely recommend getting a tub! Each tub is £4.99 which I don't think is bad at all for a good quality nail polish, especially for what it creates! I'm addicted for sure, and plan to pick up a few more tubs to start mixing and matching designs!

Some more designs and colours from the range

What do you guys think of the look? Is it something you'd try or have done already?


Speaking of magnetic, I heard this song a couple of months ago and haven't stopped listening to it since!

Happy Friday! Hope you all have lovely things planned for the weekend!

 

Jx

Christmas Party Outfit

Hey y'all,

Merry Christmasssss eep! I hope everyone has had a lovely day, spent it in good company, eaten lots of yummy food and got lots of awesome presents!

It was pretty low key today at my house. I just spent it with my immediate family, eating an insane amount of delicious food, exchanging presents and watching some really disappointingly unChristmassy TV! 

Boxing day in our house is the day when all the extended family come around though, bringing mayhem and chaos with them. Its so nice to have everyone altogether every once in a while though, and it's always been tradition in my family to have the huge full on Christmas dinner both days which I LOVE!
I'll add a few photos of both days in a little while :)

Last week was full of Christmas parties and work dos so I got lots of opportunities to wear some of the Motel pieces I picked up from the Sample Sale. I just wanted to share a particularly Christmassy one I wore to one of my works' Christmas party's last Thursday! The whole outfit was mostly red and black which I've been rocking a lot this December and the dress is glittery in places too which makes it even more perfect for this time of year. I styled it pretty simply with some black tights, red ankle socks and gorgeous black wedges which I bought recently. I also added some tacky Christmas gloves and Santa hat - gettin' in the spirit an' all! ;)

Hope you like the look, the white furry coat is also from Motel Rocks from quite a few seasons back and I'm still so in love with it. It's surprisingly light and I just throw it over anything and it keeps me cosy as!

Furry Coat: Motel Rocks
Dress: Motel Rocks
Gloves: Ann Summers
Ankle Socks: Topshop
Wedges: New Look

So what did Santa bring you all this year?

I'm planning to share a few of the lovely presents I got with you all over the next few days so keep your eyes peeled for them!

But for now, enjoy those leftovers and if you've got more days off work enjoy them! I'm going to stuff myself some more tomorrow yay!

Christmas love,

Jx

Tattoo me Beautiful

I'm a tattoo virgin. Actually, I'm also a piercing virgin; a revelation that seems to horrify people when I tell them, if their facial expressions are anything to go by. I've accompanied many friends to get themselves pierced and inked, but just never had the guts to make a permanent mark on myself, nor have I particularly felt the need/want to either, until recently. I also get bored of things far too easily; that tasty chocolate bar I was munching last week, or that song I couldn't get enough of, yeah they're no longer my friends dontcha-know, so I'm also worried I'll get a gorgeous tattoo and love it for a few days but when I realise it's never coming off I can guarantee there'll be a time where I want it gone gone gone!

Regardless, lately I've got really really into little tattoos. I definitely want something small 'n' elegant, something that has meaning and a reason behind it, and I currently reaaally like the idea of getting one on the inside of my finger! At the moment I'm toying between a symbol or a specific word, but there are far too many options! And, as I'm discovering, many of them have already been done a hundred times over, whereas I'd like mine to be at least a little bit original.

Nevertheless, I collected a few of my favourites into a collage and I'm especially taken by the infinity sign intertwined with the heart. I'm using this as a little bit of a push, a constant reminder, to maybe eventually be able to add my hand to the mix with my first little tattoo. It might not seem like such a big deal, but for someone as fussy and undecided as me it kinda is!

Tattoo me Beautiful <3 by jaynaugustina 

Hope you enjoy these beautiful creations as much as I do!

Jx

Currently loving...

I'm sure I'm not the only girl who goes shopping, falls deeply in love with something, goes home and lusts over it for a while longer, then a day later decide I'll definitely regret not buying it... :)

Yeahh, I did that more than once today... so here's a few I fell in love with/bought/wore earlier.

I've also been listening to the beautiful Lana del Rey non stop lately! This is her newest release: Ride.

Each one of her videos are just mesmerising, and I can't wait to get my paws on her new album: Born To Die: Paradise Edition.

Jx