Wahanda Salon App

After seeing a few TV adverts about Wahanda, I decided to give it a go. To be honest, apart from the hairdressers, I've only ever been to a salon once and that was a for a pedicure when I was 13 in LA. It does intrigue me, so I thought I'd download it and see what it was all about!

All you have to do it create an account with your name, email and location. It's super simple to join up. The app then finds all the salons in your local area and filters out their treatments into 8 main categories. Each category also has sub-categories. If no-one if your local area does a treatment you want, you can expand your mileage.

The Categories

Hair - filing under hair you can choose from haircuts & hairdressing, blow dry, hair colouring & highlights, hair conditioning & scalp, hair consulting and Brazilian blow dry keratin treatments.

Massage - showing offers of a variety of different massages: therapeutic massage, deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, aromatherapy massage, stone massage and Indian head massage. 

Face - facials, eyebrows & eyelash, microdermabrasion, HD brows, men's facial and eye treatments.

Hair Removal - waxing, hollywood waxing, brazilian waxing, threading, French bikini wax and laser hair removal.

Nails - choose from a manicure, pedicure, gel nails, two-week manicure, foot scrub and nail extensions & overlays.

Body - body wraps, body exfoliation, spray tanning & sunless tanning, body, steam & sauna therapy and cellulite treatments.

Med & Dental - includes dental, teeth whitening, fresh breath, cosmetic injectables, dermal fillers and collagen treatments.

Spa - the spa category searches for local spa's near you so you can book anything from spa breaks to specific treatments.

All categories have the option of all treatments so you can see prices and what salons offer what treatments, or you can go on "other" and search for the treatment you want.

I haven't booked anything yet, but I'm planning on a massage and maybe a manicure!

I really rate this app, it works really smoothly and is perfect if you fancy treating yourself or a salon regular.

Have you tried out Wahanda?

Ellie x

Current Favourite Summer Nail Polishes

I don't think I've ever done a favourite nail polish post, or if I have it was a very long time ago! I thought I'd share some of my favourite shades that I've been wearing on my nails through these last few weeks.

Barry M: Coral - I love this shade for a typical bright pop of colour during summer.

No7: LE Spring Meadow - although originally released as a spring colour, I'm loving pastel shades for this summer. This mint green is stunning.

Ciate: Cream Soda - I'm a huge fan of grey polish, and I wanted a lighter "pastel" grey for summer. Cream Soda is that exact description, although it needs a few layers to build up it's true colour.

Ciate: Raspberry Collins - a mini from the Beach House collection, this gorgeous bright pop of raspberry pink is your perfect summer pink. Currently loving on my toes!
Ciate: Doll Face - from the Porcelain Collection, this shade is pretty pastel nude. Be sure to topcoat with your favourite topcoat (or matte topcoat) to prevent chipping, these chip a lot without it.
Ciate: Baby Doll - from the Porcelain Collection, this is a pastel peach. Like Doll Face, this needs a form of topcoat to prevent any chipping.

Ellie x

Ciate Beach House Collection

Hello!

Last of the 3 sets in my Ciate goodie bag from the Clothes Show was this Beach House Collection which was brought out for summer 2014. Like the Dolls House Collection, this set of 5 polishes are housed in adorable packaging. This one looks like a beach hut!

Like I say on every Ciate review, the packaging is on point. I especially love this little house as the opening is magnetic, which makes it super easy to open and looks very sleek.

These shades sure are punchy and bright, they'll be perfect for next summer, although the nude colour Beach Bum would definitely fit in for this season.

The five shades are Palm Tree: a bright grass green, Raspberry Collins: a bright pink, Off Shore: a gorgeous deep-but-bright blue, Beach Bum: a sandy nude and Surfs Up: a blue crystal topcoat.

Have you tried this set?

Ellie x

Ciate Dolls House Collection

Hello!

Second of the 3 sets received in my Ciate goodie bag from the Clothes Show was this adorable Dolls House Collection set, full of porcelain finish pastel polishes. They are so cute! 

I absolutely adore the packaging of Ciate polishes, and these mini's of course are no different. Little curved bottles which fit perfectly in your hand (or inbetween your knees if you're like me, haha!). The box of these is super cute too, a pastel townhouse looking style illustration with little window cut-outs so you can see the polishes inside.

The 5 polishes inside are Dollface: a nude pastel beige, Paper Doll: a soft white, Baby Doll: pastel coral-pink, Poppet: pastel lilac and Sweet Pea: a soft pastel green.

So far I have tried out Paper Doll, the white, and it's gorgeous. They dry very quickly, however do need quite a few coats to get rid of the streaky effect (as it does dry so fast!). I didn't put a topcoat on as I wanted to see the porcelain effect, however it chipped very badly and flaked off - even when running my fingers through my hair! I am yet to test it out with a topcoat, which hopefully will keep it in place a lot longer!

I can't wait to wear these through winter (I'm still loving soft colours!) and through spring of course!

Have you tried this collection?

Ellie x

Barry M Gelly - Mustard

Hello!

Quick snippet of a polish I'm sure you've all seen and heard about during autumn, but I've only just managed to get my hands on it and couldn't wait to share! This shade is so gorgeous, a deep yet rich yellow was perfect throughout autumn and I still feel it's wearable now. I've been loving mustard colours in accessories recently and this is a perfect addition to that.

I feel that this could be quite a universal colour too, which is fab. I love sharing things that I know will benefit a wide range of people.

Ellie x

Ciate Minis

Hello!

The last Ciate post from the Clothes Show now I promise! During the show Ciate had a deal on their minis, 15 for £10 or 7 for £5 - bargain, right?! I decided on getting 7 as I had already bought loads, plus I got an extra mini topcoat!

From top row to bottom row, left to right: Confetti, Miss Mistletoe, Speed Dry topcoat, Sass Pot, Candy Floss, Boudoir, Tickle My Fancy, Pepperminty

Confetti - tiny holographic silver glitter

Miss Mistletoe - red, pink and gold sequins

Sass Pot - deep purple with fine shimmer

Candy Floss - bright bubblegum pink
Boudoir - bright true red
Tickle My Fancy - rich teal with fine shimmer

Pepperminty - bluey mint

Miss Mistletoe, Confetti

I genuinely love Ciate, it's one of my favourite ever nail brands. Everything about it is right up my street, the cute packaging, the wear-time, the colour range... I couldn't recommend them any higher if you haven't tried them out already!

Ellie x

Barry M Aquarium - Treasure Chest

Hello!

Another Barry M snippet today, this time it's from the Aquarium Collection! I've wanted Treasure Chest since this collection was released but only bought it from the Clothes Show as it was on offer. It's such a gorgeous glitter, it would pair so well with a lot of my polishes and of course all glitters look fab around this time of year. Treasure Chest is a glitter polish consisting of gold and pink flakes. 

Ellie x

Ciate Corrupted Neon Manicure

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During my recent visit to the Clothes Show Live, I picked up a £10 goodie bag (yes, £10!) that included 3 Ciate sets. Not bad, huh?! One of them was the Corrupted Neon mani set and I couldn't help but write about it asap.

Corrupted Neon is basically a kit to make your nails glow under UV light, and of course have super bright nails during the day. I think this is definitely one for summer! I remember when these sets came out and I was so interested, I'm so happy I finally have my hands on a set.

Inside the set comes a full-size polish of Big Yellow Taxi, a full-size bottle of neon yellow glitter and a mini sized black light topcoat. The topcoat is actually really cool to look at, as it has a slight blue tinge in the light where the UV will reflect from.

All you do is paint on the polish, sprinkle on the neon glitter and add the black light topcoat and you're done! Glowy nails under UV light. If you don't want the glittered finish you can miss that out and just apply the topcoat and it will still glow.

Have you tried this kit?

Ellie x

Rimmel Glitter Bomb Polish - Midnight Mistletoe

Hello!

Looking for the most festive glitter polish ever this season? Then go no further than Rimmel! Midnight Mistletoe is part of their Glitter Bomb range and it's probably the most Christmassy nail polish on the highstreet right now. You can't get much more festive than red and green glitter!

Ellie x

Ciate Gold Digga

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Another Ciate post today! Can you tell they're my favourite nail brand right now? On a recent trip to TK Maxx I came across a huge selection of Ciate polishes. I was instantly drawn to Gold Digga, as I am a gold loving girl anyway, but this is a polish I've been lusting after for so long.

The packaging as always is just gorgeous, I love the design of the bottles as they're just so easy to hold whilst you're painting your nails. The simple logo on the front of the bottle along with the cute little bow just really makes Ciate stand out as a higher end brand.

The polish itself is simply stunning. A beautiful warm gold, described by Ciate as a "bronze gold" completely suits my pale-yet-olive skin tone, and looks simply expensive. I'm certainly not turning down expensive looking nails. It is opaque in 2 coats.

This polish has just made me love Ciate even more than I already do, if you haven't checked them out before I highly recommend you do!

This usually retails at £9, but I paid £3.99 from TK Maxx.

Ellie x

Ciate Speed Dry Topcoat

Hello!

Along with my recent purchase of Ciate Gold Digga from TK Maxx, I also picked up the Speed Dry Topcoat. I have next to no patience when doing my nails, especially as there's always something to be done, so spending an hour waiting for topcoat to completely dry is just totally inconvenient!

Like all Ciate polishes, this is housed in an adorable glass bottle, still in the handy curved shape which makes it easy to hold.

I've found that this is completely dry and smudge-proof in around 5-10 minutes, perhaps not as fast as previous fast-drying topcoats, but certainly a lot faster than your regular topcoat. It's also pretty hardy, this polish lasted around 2 days without chipping which is an absolute mammoth amount of time considering the type of work I do at the garden center. Like I've said before, working in a garden center is a nails worst nightmare! It's pretty hardy stuff to last this long.

Overall I'm satisfied with this topcoat, it does what it says on the tin and helps make polish last, especially on my chip-prone nails!

Ellie x

Rimmel Pop Art Topcoat - Swatches!

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I posted the other day about the new Rimmel Pop Art topcoat, yet I didn't post swatches. I've now finally taken some snaps and broken my posting schedule to bring you them!

The last image is a bit blurry... Oops! As you can see, there aren't many dots that come out, and this is with blobbing! I quite like this minimal amount though, I personally wouldn't want any more but if you did want more a few extra layers would be fine. I love the effect it gives, it reminds me of Pop Tarts sprinkles!

Ellie x

Rimmel London Pop Art Topcoat

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I've been wanting this super cute topcoat for a few weeks now so I thought I'd bite the bullet and pop it in my basket during my recent mini Superdrug haul. 

I absolutely adore this polish, I feel like I'm going to get a lot of wear from it. As with glitter topcoats, you kind of have to blob it on a little to get enough dots on your nails but this doesn't bother me. I adore this effect.

Available to buy here

Ellie x

Makeup Revolution Go to the City Nail Polish

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I've been searching high and low for a gold nail polish that isn't glitter, and yet I can't seem to find one (or at least one that is in stock). So when I came across the Makeup Revolution Go to the City polish, I put it straight into my basket. 

Packaging wise, it's nothing special but it's not bad. The bottles also seem quite large, so I think you definitely get your £1's worth out of these! The applicator is also a good size, it allowed me to quickly and accurately paint my nails with minimal mistakes. (I'm pretty rubbish at neatly doing nails anyway!)

The formula is actually quite good too, it applies nice and evenly and dries quickly if you don't blob too much on your nails. I found it to be perfectly opaque in two coats.
The colour itself is lovely, it's sort of semi-matte with very fine shimmer particles which show up in the light, which gives it an almost satin type effect.

However, there is a pretty big downside to this polish... It chips/flakes/peels off pretty much instantly. And not just little chips either, half a nail at once. This was gutting for me as I love the colour and the finish. But hey, it is £1 and I guess you can't hit every nail on the head at such a budget price.

Saying this though, I'm not giving up on it totally as I feel it will be perfect for doing gold designs with nail art or even a thin layer for underneath all the different gold glitters I have.

If you've tried any Makeup Revolution nail polishes, let me know! Even link me your reviews :)

Ellie x

New Look Pure Colour Nail Polish in Sweet Rose

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Firstly before I begin my proper review I'd like to point out that this polish is an absolute perfect dupe for Ciate's Antique Brooch (and Maybelline Brocade Knitted Gold) - thank you New Look! Antique Gold by Ciate is something I've wanted for so long, so I was thrilled to see this when I popped into New Look recently! 

The polish is a gold shimmer base with pink glitter over the top. It's so gorgeous and glittery, some serious sparkle is packed into this little bottle! It's the kind of polish you can't stop looking at, especially in the light! I found it was opaque in 2 coats.

The packaging is your pretty bog-standard nail polish bottle, although there is something about it I like. I think it's the simpleness, a nice rounded clear bottle with a smart black lid. The applicator is perfect, in my opinion. It allowed me to apply the nail polish perfectly, it's one of the best sized applicators I've used.

Drying time feels rather long, and it remains pretty tacky for ages. I knocked it a few times and it smudged, but I just dabbed it back over and you couldn't tell the difference as there is just so many glitter particles! I added a couple of layers of topcoat to smooth it out.

The one downside I've found with this polish is that is doesn't last long at all, and it peels off! Although I do work in a garden center, which is a lot more hands-on you're-probably-going-to-break-a-nail type job anyway.

Overall, I'm pretty impressed with New Look's polish, I really want to try out more colours and different products.

Pure Colour Nail Polish, £2.99

Ellie x