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bornprettystore.com discount code for you all to use

2014-02-19T02:27:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone just wanted to let you know of something exciting! I came across a new store that sells bargain items and gives you FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING NO MATTER HOW SMALL YOUR ORDER IS ! http://www.bornprettystore.com
I placed an order last night and the store has been kind enough to give me a 10% discount code to give to you all to use : NQX31
I will of course share with you all the items when I receive them which should be within the next two weeks as the company is based overseas.I brought mostly nail related items but they sell a whole host of items from nail art,homewares,pet accessories,staionary,clothing,jewellery,mobile phone accessories and more ! As you are buying directly you are cutting out the middle man so to speak.Therefore the savings are passed onto you.It does not mean the items are any less well made in the slightest so don't be afraid to go and take a look.With such cheap prices and free shipping you have nothing to lose ! Here is a couple of pics of 2 of the items I purchased :

Water Decals only 53p !

Water Decals only 34p !

Go and get shopping !
Best wishes to you all
Nat x

Simply stunning...

2014-02-17T16:12:00.003-08:00

Just a quick post to show you a glitter polish I am loving right now and have been for the last few months.....Revlons "Stunning".It is a clear base with different size Silver Holographic glitter in it.It is as the name suggests STUNNING ! I picked mine up from Poundland which is a great place to pick up brands such as Sinful colors and Sally Hansen too.You can use as little as you like or build up the coats for a more dramatic effect like you will see below.Have a look around and see if you can pick it up.

Take care and keep being stunning ; )

Nat x

Give me Strength !!!!

2014-02-01T05:13:00.000-08:00

In todays post I thought I would review a product I just used for the first time yesterday: Charles Worthington Salon at Home Strength & Repair kit.

I brought this a few weeks ago from Home Bargains for the small sum of £1.99 and believe it to be quite a regular line product as I have seen it there for a number of months but never picked it up before.It contains up to 4 treatments (according to box) for you to use easily at home to strengthen and repair your hair from the everyday damage it receives. You receive a bottle of hair repair oil which is in pump dispenser form,a tube of strength & repair shampoo,a tub of intensive hair repair masque and a box of 4 clear disposable shower caps.The products are all labelled in order of use and how long to leave them on for.These instructions are repeated also on a separate information leaflet in the box.

First comes the Oil :

I have short hair,but it's thick....very thick ! Therefore I kept piling on the oil to make sure it was evenly distributed through my hair.Seeing as the kit contains up to 4 treatments I still hadn't used a quarter of the bottle which you would expect to.This amount was TOO MUCH ! After I had completed the whole process and dried my hair it still felt greasy as anything.No matter how much I dried it, it still looked and felt wet ! So I had to re-shampoo and dry my hair all over again.So this is a WARNING use this oil very sparingly.Once you have applied a LITTLE amount of oil to your hair you then need to put on one of the shower caps and leave it on for 10 minutes.This is where another of my gripes comes in,the shower caps are not very big.If you had longer hair you would never get it all under.I had a struggle with it and still had a few pieces not in it properly but every time I tried to adjust it more would come out.I would suggest if you had longer hair to use a normal shower cap and wash it out after.It also states that the shower cap will "steam up as the oils work" but I didn't notice any evidence of that.

Next Shampoo:

You have to rinse off the oil and then apply the shampoo and wash as usual.Nothing spectacular about this part,just standard.

Last part the Masque:

Distribute the masque through the hair after you have slightly towel dried it so it's not dripping wet.Leave for 5 minutes and wash out and you are done.Dry your hair however you wish and you should be left with nice soft refreshed hair.....and I was! My hair does indeed feel very soft and fresh so overall I am happy with the results.Yes there are a few niggles with the product and instructions that could be tweaked but for the small price I payed I feel satisfied with the product.Obviously I have only just used it so I can't comment on the long time benefits.But I am sure using this sort of thing on our hair can't do any harm so why not give it a try.Or try one of the others in the range,which is one for straightening your hair and another for giving added shine.

Thank you for reading as always,take care Nat xxx

Breaking In....

2014-01-25T08:51:00.000-08:00

Breaking in to Breaking Bad and Netflix !

Yes I am finally able to watch this highly acclaimed series.I must say that I had not heard of it until the final season and everyone in the social media world were talking about the finale.It obviously was shown on a channel that we do not have as I am sure I would have stumbled across it at some point.So it left me thinking where could I watch this ? Last week I saw an advert for a free months trial to Netflix.We had previously ignored any pay to view services of this nature and it's suck you in deals but on this occasion I checked all the small print and decided to go ahead with it.You have to give billing information upfront through whichever method you prefer from debit card to Paypal.You are not charged until the first paying month is due and you are given a date to cancel by on each month should you no longer want to watch.The service is £5.99 for online viewing and is available on a number of devises from computer to PS3.You are able to watch unlimited films and TV shows from a vast collection of titles dating from modern to decades before.I must admit it feels good having so much available at the click of a button.But it doesn't help you much in the way of not being a couch potato though lol ! We may keep the service for a few months and see how we go as compared to box sets of the shows or watching films at the cinema you can't go wrong with the price.If we kept it for 2 paying months it would be £11.98 divide that by the 3 months that we would have been watching and you get roughly £4 a month and £1 a week.So we don't have much to lose really.

Onto more about Breaking Bad......I love it so far and am not breaking myself in gently as I watch around 2 episodes a day and am engrossed from beginning until end.Yes it can be predictable and maddening in parts.But it has that certain something.The characters are complex,well acted and the show has a great mix of Dark and humour.With the nature of the show it does contain violence and some gore but not too much in my opinion compared to some shows or films.It's just different ! Let me watch the whole 5 seasons and I will get back to you with my full critic review !

Wishing....

2014-01-17T11:42:00.003-08:00

As I write this I am doing one of the things I am most addicted to at the moment.....painting my nails.Yes I have gone back to a love I had many years ago of collecting nail polish.I of course as you do got rid of all of my collection more or less and decided I wasn't bothered anymore.Now a few years on I am bothered again lol !!!! So the collecting has started once more but where does it stop ? I watch many a youtube video on peoples marvellous collections of at least upwards of 300 bottles and oooh and aaahhhh at the prettiness of it all.I started to give them a run for there money by buying every polish recently that I NEED to have.I have filled a drawer with roughly 85 bottles of coloured polish and various top coats,stickers etc...I have also swatched them all and came up with a great way to store my swatches and see all that I have easily.(I have a video on this on my youtube channel if you are interested) I have all the bottles labelled on the tops so I can get to them easily and in colour groupings too.I was all set to move them into a larger drawer in the dresser and to carry on expanding but I thought NO STOP.I have more than I need (Even though I don't want to admit it really) Also for those of you who have watched my organising and living in small spaces videos you will know that we live in a relatively small house so drawer space is at a premium.And another thing that you probably wouldn't think of is that they weigh a bloomin ton too.When I took the drawer full of them out I was surprised just how much.If I was to carry on the way I was going the poor dresser would have collapsed what with our other things in it too! Seriously though there has to come a point to stop and I think I have hit mine.It may be at a low number to some but to me it's just about right as I love my little collection just the way it is.I now get to the point of this post which is wishing. Stopping collecting allows me to start a wish list.....yay ! Now these polishes can be various prices from £1 and upwards as it's not about the price.The idea is that I have to finish a polish,give one away as I will never wear it or one has to have dried up and be thrown away to allow me to have a polish I want from the wish list.This way my polish gets loved and used up more.

The list is as of January 2014 : Barry M-Racing Green
                                                  Models Own-Indian Ocean
                                                  Opi-Holiday Glow
                                                  Essie-Borrowed and Blue
                                                  Sinful Colours-Ruby Ruby

                                    (Some pictured below where I could find stock photos)

There however is a twist to the list ! Some of these polishes that I see in videos or blogs etc.... and find themselves on the list might be difficult to get hold of and could be a challenge to get,especially as I don't pay full price for higher end polishes.So they may forever be a dream............

I'm back & ready to natter once more !

2014-01-13T13:42:00.001-08:00

Yes I am going to try once more to stick to this Blogging malarkey. I have tried and failed on many an occasion but I hate to be beat........ so here I am ! If you are reading this Thank you for being here and I hope to have you reading along with my little "Nattering" sessions for many more days to come. This Blog will be an extension to my YouTube channel so will include similar subjects but lots of extras that won't make it into videos or I want to talk about straight away.Oh and boy can I talk so expect some lengthy posts lol ! You can expect all sorts on things such as Nail Polish to Organising. Hopefully something for everyone.So put your feet up have a cuppa and lets have a Natter !
Best Wishes to you all
Nat xxx

Red you said.....?

2012-06-19T04:18:00.001-07:00

Yes I said Red,the hair colour choice that apparently has had a real upsurge in sales lately.I have been jumping on the band wagon too (I might add I chose it before I heard the popularity statistic) But not just with any old hair dye......with the marvel that is foam dye!

I had never dyed my hair fully until recently except back in the day with colour mousse that hardly did a thing! The first dye I tried was a Schwarzkopf traditional semi-permanent liquid type one,and it was a mess.I had to get my Husband involved which was an horrific experience for him.He wanted no part in the matter really because he didn't want to be responsible if it didn't work out as he knows how precious us women are over our hair ! I have very thick hair so it was a mammoth task in itself,it was dripping all down my neck which resulted in me shouting and making my poor Husband get into more of a flap ! All in all not a very good experience that was and is never to be repeated. I then saw a couple of adverts advertising this mess free,great coverage foam dye so was tempted to go and have a look.When I did though,it all seemed to be a permanent colour which filled me with dread.What if it went wrong,I wouldn't be able to get it out etc.....were thoughts I had,but in the end i thought oh well I can get one close to my natural colour and dye it back.In the end I was browsing in Boots and saw the John Frieda ones were on offer at £6.66 so I thought I would get one of those,the name of the colour now escapes me but I remember it had a combination of Red and medium in it! Everything about it looked very professional and stylish which made me feel better about it,even down to you getting Black disposable gloves you received.I decided to do the colouring that weekend and all in all it was a pretty straight forward task.My Husband got involved on my request just to check if I had any colour on my skin anywhere and wipe it off and to help me with the timings as I stayed put in the bathroom as did not want to drip any colour anywhere.That is still a ritual I do 4 boxes in but now sometimes I take my phone in to time.I find because it is a foam you don't get any dripping but I still prefer to stay put in the bathroom with a towel around me just in case.With the old style dyes I found I needed a towel,apron etc...to cover me and they all got covered! With this foam one towel is just needed as a precaution.I am now more confident using the foam and I find I don't need my Husband now to check if there have been any disasters so will continue with this method of home hair dying.

There are quite afew brands now doing the foam dye,I have tried three,John Frieda,Schwarzkopf XXL and Superdrug's own brand one.I must say I liked the Superdrug the least of the three as I found it irritated my head slightly during development and the results of the colour were not that noticeable,particularly on the roots.My favourite is the Schwarzkopf XXL one in Deep Cherry Bliss.The colour to me is divine,noticeable and looks different in certain lights and always gets me compliments.I would say however it does take longer to wash the foam out than the others but it's worth the effort.Also just as a side note,I find all the brands and this is probably the case with most dyes it does get subtler on the second wash and so on.

I'm Going Back.......to Titanic !

2012-04-12T12:42:00.001-07:00

Yes....... we went back,yesterday in fact! Back to the magic and oure youth to what is the cinematic experience of Titanic.I say youth, but back in 1997 I was 16 and I remember really enjoying the film,the most I think I ever had out of all the films I had seen on the big screen and up there with the best I had seen on the box or VHS.(No DVD's back then) I enjoyed it so much so that I returned for a 2nd viewing.That year I don't think anyone had not seen the film or received the VHS for Christmas.Fast forward 15 years and this time around the difference being is that now with modern day technology 3D has been added.

Does 3D add anything to the viewing experience? That was a question I asked myself when I was thinking of parting with money for the tickets."We have seen it lots of times though" "We can just watch it at home" "Why pay over £20" "I have read reviews and the 3D is more or less non existent " were quotes my Husband heard a lot of in the last couple of days.We are not cinema goers and have not been for a couple of years in fact but it was my Husbands Birthday yesterday so we wanted to do something different after our'e meal so decided this what it.As we were dining in the Town Centre we went to the Showcase/Cinema Deluxe which in itself was a new experience.The ticket price was £10.80 each ,£9.80 for the film plus £1 for the glasses (Which you do get to take home) We took our'e seats,which were quite ample with good leg room and sat waiting for the film not expecting alot of added oomph to be honest.A trailer for a 3D film appeared,it looked excellent but it did make me flinch somewhat ! We had never seen a 3D movie at the cinema before, only little ones such as at M&M's world in Vegas so did not have a big opinion on what they should deliver.

Did it actually deliver? I can absolutely say hand on heart I enjoyed every second.The 3D maybe could have been a little more in places but one main point is 3D films that are made now are made with 3D in mind so are adapted so.Titanic was obviously not so there is only so much that be done,hence the more subtle effect.Subtle though worked well for me,that flinching I mentioned earlier would be o.k for a couple of minutes not a whole film with things leaping out at me ! This was a nice comfortable watch.The familiarity was there of the story but I was still enthralled and never thought to myself that I know what's was coming next.A few moments stood out in 3D,the main part I think was the "I'm flying Jack" scene.Everything about that felt as if you were there nearly.Other good parts were where Jack was looking up at the stars before he met Rose and also the scene where the ship was finally submerged and Jack and Rose were swimming to the surface.

All in all it was a brilliant evening and I love the fact that I watched the release the first time and now 15 years on,on the 100 year anniversary of the ill fated voyage I have repeated the experience.I did however feel a pang of older age creeping up on me.The majority of the audience were young adults who were watching it on the big screen for the first time and to be there again and older than some of them when I first saw it 15 years ago felt a little strange !

AWOL......but back with a bargain !

2011-12-07T02:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry everyone...yet again I promised to keep up with a blog and I am failing! Anyway I am back with a quick post to let you know of a bargain that have found in.........you guessed it,the £ shop! It is the Maybellines Lash Stiletto Voluptuous Mascara.This retails for around the £8 mark so is an absolute bargain.I could however only find this in the Brown but it still looks great and let's face it for that price who cares! Go out and check your £ shops and see if you can pick up : )

Look a likeys !

2011-11-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

For this post I am going to talk about something I love and have gotten into collecting again more lately and that is nail polish.More importantly that in my opinion up to a point, nail polish is nail polish! It doesn't matter how much it costs and what fancy packaging it is in or how it is promoted,if you are hard on your nails or just an average lady who does a usual routine,your polish is going to wear and chip quite quickly. That said there can be a slight difference in longevity but it is slight.I cannot talk from experience of using a lot of high end polishes because I don't justify spending that much on a polish but I do own afew Nails Inc polishes.I find the Nails Inc polishes to be nice,they go on well but I wouldn't say they last any longer than a Barry M nail paint or a W7 polish,both of which are considerably cheaper.Talking of Barry M that brings me to the picture that goes with this post and the main idea of this post also!

I was doing a nail design the other day(studded nails which will be shown on my youtube channel) and I knew what base colour I wanted to use but then I had the decision of which one as I own two similar shades of the Taupe,Barry M and Nails Inc.I plumped for the Barry M one,which I think I slightly prefer.It is the darker one out of the two but a very good dupe and around £8 cheaper.(I got my Nails Inc ones for free however,mainly with Glamour magazine) However we are all different and have different tastes so some may find they enjoy the higher brands but some may find they don't want to purchase those so they can build up a colour collection quicker or just don't have the budget.Whatever it is cheaper polishes are definitely worth a look (Although higher priced ones are available at the £ shop if you wanted to give one a go,check out my previous blog post!) I am sure whatever latest Chanel or Mac polish you have seen adorning a model on there ad campaign can be obtained near enough in another brand,there are so many colours out there so surely something will come close!

P.S the Barry M polish shown is in the shade Mushroom.

JML Beauty Trimmer.....is it any good?

2011-09-28T02:18:00.000-07:00

Well the answer to that question is......drum roll.....Yes it is quite good!

This retails at £9.99 and you will find it in the current JML selections stocked in a variety of stores or on there website.This didn't actually cost me anything as I brought it from where I work and employees get vouchers as a Thank you every year to spend in the store so this was on them! JML is the maker of the products that are usually set up in store with the video demonstrations playing.It comes in Pink for the ladies but they do sell one along side it designed for Men which is Black and Green.It comes complete with a battery,pouch,cleaning brush and a little attachment to help shape your eyebrows.It is quite small in design and as shown could be carried in your handbag,I doubt how much you would use a hair trimmer on the go,but anyway you can! When I say a trimmer I mean it is just for a quick trim on small amounts of hair( it's not to be used to do the legs when they are in need of a good shave) ! To tidy up the eyebrows,the bikini line,stray hairs on the toes or facial hair etc....it's fine.

It's performance is quite good really for a small machine.It does give off some noise but all electric razors do.The main part for me and what tends to put me off from changing from disposable razors to electric is sometimes I can feel them nipping my skin.This however does feel smooth which is a real plus.I noticed the hair is not removed completely,it is more of a close shave so that is why it is for fine stray hairs rather than a full leg shave.Therefore you will have to use it quite regularly but as it's easy to do I don't see a problem.It works quickly also.The eyebrow shaper is good too,just removes alittle,which is what you want.I was alittle hesitant with this as I had visions of it taking too much off and leaving me with hardly any brow lol !!!!

All in all a neat little item that I would recommend,thumbs up for JML !

Meeting Katie Price !

2011-09-17T13:06:00.000-07:00

Today we had a fantastic time meeting Miss Katie Price at her signing for her magazine Katie in Leicester.The magazine retails at £3.99 and is an exclusive publication to W H Smith.At present there has only been one edition and there is no indication of more but as she famously says "Never underestimate the Pricey!" I am sure there could be a follow up edition to the mag or just another edition to the Katie Price empire very soon.You name it she has achieved it and good on her too!!!!! She has her fair share of haters and probably more than most unfortunately due to a very public lifestyle.However I have still remained a fan of hers for years.I will be honest and say some of her decisions are not for me but that's life and we are all different,who are we to judge? Leave her alone I say,if you don't like her don't comment,I don't comment about celebrities I don't like,what's the point?

Me and my Husband spent around two hours at the signing.Luckily it was in a section of the food court at the shopping centre so along the line for most part were chairs to sit on.There were a fair few hundred fans there and I don't think anyone disliked waiting and I'm sure, like we did, had a great time meeting her face to face.She looked and sounded the same in real life (Very pretty!) and was very polite and spoke a few words to us.She personalised the magazines and also signed copies of her books for those who wanted too.The local paper came down also so will have to pick up a copy of that on Monday,maybe we will be it! All in all it was a fantastic afternoon....Thank you Katie!

Grab famous brand Make up for a fraction of the price......£1 to be precise!!!!!!

2011-09-10T04:55:00.000-07:00

I am starting off my blog with a subject that is close to my heart......bargain hunting! Who doesn't like getting a bargain and who wouldn't want to get one frankly? I think it definitely gives you a buzz of excitement thinking "Ooh that costs lots more in other shops I'm gonna get one of those,forget that I'm getting THREE! "

One of the best places to snag one of those bargains is one of the many £ shops or shops of similar effect like the 99p store.More and more of the popular higher end of drugstore makeup brands are creeping in as of late,examples being Maybellene and Rimmel and also some brands that are rarely seen in the U.k like Cover girl,Wet n Wild and LA colours art deco nail art pens.

"Why do they sell it so cheap?" " I don't want any cheap tacky makeup from in there!" " It's gone off, yuck!" Those may be some of the statements sceptics may say.But let me tell you.... it is FINE! Of course I don't have any scientific evidence but you can tell I'm sure when makeup has gone off and I have never had anything which has.

The main reason I believe as to why these shops have gotten a hold of this makeup is due to it being end of line stock which may include discontinued shades or have been removed due to a change of packaging maybe.It doesn't mean it's been lying around for years at all, in fact it could be quite recently manufactured as the shops sell a lot of well know brand everyday items such as toothpaste,cleaning products etc...that are stocked as current lines in the top supermarkets.

The Lipsticks I Purchased are currently sold in afew different stores and range anywhere from £4-£6 roughly.The shades seem to have been discontinued from what I have seen but what does that matter,if you find a shade you like in the £ shop that's great,it's the same as picking a shade from the current collection.Obvisously buying from the £ shops the stock does change so it won't be as easy to re-purchase.This is not a problem as you can always find something similar or you get the opportunity to change it up alittle at these prices and maybe try a more daring colour! You can also find great deal like two or three products in a bag for £1,I managed to get one of these packs last week,two Vinyl Jelly gloss lip liners! They are great and happen to match the lipsticks I got the other day brilliantly too!

So next time you are going by a £ or 99p store go and have a look.You can find everything from Lipsticks,Lip liners,Eye shadows to Concealers and Foundation.Remember at the end of the day alot of products be it high end or lower are made the same and can be made in the same factory even.Mark up made by the Retailer can determine alot of the prices.It can be shocking though at times when you think the £ stores still make a profit on these items!

Pictures are below of all the items I have purchased recently including lipstick and liner swatches.These products could have potentially cost me around 4 times more collectivly so a great saving I am sure you will agree.To see what items I get like these, go over to my youtube channel which you will find a link to on the right hand side and take a look at my extreme couponing videos.These vids show you any offers I find using coupons or samples I receive through the post for free or just great deals in the shops.The offers are out there if you look!

Nat xxx