Friday night in...

Hello!!

So earlier today, I decided to spend my day off (I'm working the weekend) a little productive and film a couple of videos! This is me earlier, after I filmed. I didn't actually wear my coral blazer but I love the pop of colour it adds. 

Being still a cripple, I'm spending my Friday night in (not really much different to normal) with my dad on the couch in front of the TV. 

Tuesday brought the end of my Neom Organics Happiness candle but not the end of my happiness as I could start a new scent! 

I'm one of those people that stockpiles candles but can't use the next one until the old one is fully used up!

This candle has actually been waiting for use for almost a whole year! I bought it on my birthday (25th May) last year when I went shopping in Chelsea and treated myself (more than once!) with this beautiful scent:

English Pear & Freesia is definitely my favourite scent from the Jo Malone range. It's so luxurious and sweetens up my room perfectly making it actually feel like spring time, even when the grey skies don't look it!

The Body Shop had a 40% off sale this week and so I thought I'd replenish my stocks:

3 x Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

1 x Nutriganics Smoothing Night Cream

1 x Pomegranite & Raspberry Home Fragrance Oil

All that, saved over £20 (being a member I got another discount along with the 40% off) and free standard delivery! 

It's been a pretty good week, for what it was. I hope you guys are looking forward to the weekend and spare a thought for me sat at home with my leg up and working!

Love love and weeklove!!

Toffee xXxXx

Neo Whimsical Flicks NOTD

So I actually created this manicure ages ago, and drafted this post up but never got to actually writing it or anything... 

You know how I love lilac and I just received this new polish from Essie in a trio set from buyapowa. 

The lilac polish is called Neo Whimsical and the blue is Eyeko Rain Polish. 

Using a black striper polish from Inglot, I did three flicks joined in the corner. I think this design is so simple and easy but still looks really sophisticated. 

And then, of course that glitter practically runs through my vains, I added some sparkles on top, before sealing with a top coat. 

I hope you like the mani :)

Love love and flicklove!!

Toffee xXxXx

Five Pretty Perfumes

When I was an avid video maker, I had some requests to do a video on my perfume collection. That may happen in due course, but today I decided to pick my favourite bottles to show you. 

Purely aesthetic looks, I chose these five bottles because of how pretty they are. 

five.

Lacoste Touch of Pink

This is the first branded perfume I ever owned so it has some sentimental value to me. I saw the fun adverts of the girl chasing the kite and I fell in love. Pink is pretty and I hadn't even smelt the scent before. I was given it as a birthday present years ago and it still sits gorgeous with my jewellery. I love how the liquid itself is clear but the bottle fades up from a bright pink. 

four.

Juicy Couture Original

This bottle always feels so luxurious in my hands - probably it's the most expensive perfume I own! The logo, the crystal look lid and the detachable necklace wrapped around the lid neck makes this a beautiful bottle. My mum bought me this in New York on Valentine's Day. It was on offer and came in a set with body wash and body lotion too and I still keep it in the box set as I can't bear to let it gather dust in the open. I've wanted to like the other Juicy Couture perfumes, but honestly, nothing beats the original scent. 

three. 

Christian Dior Miss Dior Cherie Eau de Toilette

Now, I do believe the name of this has now changed to just Miss Dior. I love the light pink stained liquid and how cute it looks on my dressing table. The bow on the lid neck just adds to the complete girly-ness of this bottle and the Dior brand just brings up the luxury factor. 

two.

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck

I never thought I would buy a celebrity perfume, but then I fell for TS. That's right, I am a confessed Swifty and I love how she was involved in every aspect of its creation. The blue holographic glass with the gold features and how detailed the lid is a gorgeous creation that I'm sure most people would be proud of. She's made another perfume since this one called Wonderstruck Enchanted and is actually very similar looking. It comes in a dark pink/red bottle and the charms are different but I need it. If only the charms were a bit smaller (less spiky) and detachable, I could wear it as a bracelet! 

one. 

Nina Ricci Nina Fantasy

I spotted this on a counter in Debenhams and I instantly fell for how cute the bottle was. I don't think the apple-style bottle is unique but the patterns are adorable and instead of a strip of card for a scent sample, they had little flip books of a girl and her dog, just like the bottle/box. Every time you flipped through, the scent was fanned at you and it scooped you up into the fantasy world. 

The pink being cute, the white being pure and innocent and the gold being luxury. There are three leaves coming from the lid neck and on one, the Nina Ricci name is embossed. It's rather discreet (although I believe it sits the same on her other perfumes) and you wouldn't notice it at first glance. I love how there is no other writing on the bottle and inside the box, there's a concertina of cute scenarios the girl has adventured to. 

This is definitely my favourite pretty perfume bottle :)

What's your favourite perfume bottle?

Love love and prettyperfumelove!!

Toffee xXxXx

Lilac Play NOTD

This is currently what is on my left hand - I do love lilac (it's my favourite colour) and I have a little pattern fetish at the moment where I like all my nails to be different. 

I started off with this gorgeous polish from OPI as a base - Rumple's Wiggin. Three coats (two didn't quite suffice) over a base coat of OPI Nail Envy Matte is what I used. 

Then, using a white nail striper polish from Inglot, I began the patterns. With my index finger, I was only going to do half of my nail but then it looked a bit weird so I filled in the other side. 

With the feather on my thumb, I wasn't sure what to do so I just began using the white striper and it turned into a feather. 

After the white was mostly dry, I added Model's Own Soda Pop Pink. Used with a dotting tool and a tiny little nail art paint brush for the more delicate designs. 

Then, using a dark pink limited edition Barry M polish, I completed the designs using the same tiny (the smallest one I have) nail art paint brush. For the three green leaves, I used Illamasqua Kink and the tip of that tiny brush. 

On a side note, if you're really into doing your own nail art (or doing it for others) then investing in a set of 4 different sized nail art brushes is a good idea. 

Unfortunately, my left hand is no where near as steady as my right, so sticking with a dotting tool and the same colours, I did some polkadotting. Not as skilled, but still as cool I think - I hope!

These nails have been perfect for this fine summery May Day bank holiday weekend :)

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine!

Love love and lilaclove!!

Toffee xXxXx

Welcome back... $

Hello!

If you're still out there?

I've decided to jump back onto the band wagon of blogging. It's been a while and I do want some creative outlet and I've decided videos can be a bit time consuming and it's easier to blog whilst people are around, noises are going on and I don't have to try and look perfect. Also, with my phone, I can blog on the go!

So a little update about me:

I've broken my ankle and I'm currently sitting on my bed with a kid's boot cast on my left leg. 

It's not very fun and I have two rather fetching grey crutches that match my cast ever so perfectly!

I'm still working in an office job in London, which isn't where I want to be but I can't complain too much as I'm a lazy ass that is too tired to look for a new/better job when I get home after the long commute. 

I cheer for a local team (obviously not right now) but I should be walking normally and all in 2 months time. 

What's going to happen with the blog:

I'll probably be using this mostly for my nail designs. At the moment, I post them on my Instagram account, along with other things with my life. You can follow me - my user is ling2p

instagram.com/ling2p

Other times, I may write reviews and things and I'm sure a few videos will crop up. 

Well, please leave me a comment to let me know you're still with me and I look forward to bringing you more moonbeamstarlight!

I have missed her :)

Love love and bloglove!

Toffee xXxXx

Everyday Make Up Routine/Office Make Up Tutorial *video*

I love this look for casual times :)

Hope you liked it! :D

Products in this video:

~ The Body Shop Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF15

~ Murad Skin Perfecting Primer

~ Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation SPF25++ in I'm so money HONEY

~ Sigma Flat Foundation Brush

~ MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC20

~ Nars Pressed Powder in Beach

~ Bubbi Buffer Brush

~ HD Brows Kit in Vamp

~ Barry M Dazzle Dush in 39

~ ELF Eyeshadow "C" Brush

~ Badger Eye Blender Brush

~ Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara in Black

~ New CID i-blossom Pressed Powder Cheek Stamp in 01 Petal

~ Urabn Decay All Nighter Spray

~ Nars Lipstick in Senorita

Thanks for watching :)

Love love and everydaylove!!

Toffee xXxXx

TwinkleTalk ~ Benefit, Nars & Models Own Mirrorball Collection Haul *video*

Thanks for watching!!

Products in this video:
~ Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow in "I'm so money" Honey
~ Benefit They're Real! Mascara
~ Nars Lipstick in Senorita
~ Nars Pressed Powder in Beach
~ Models OWN Nail Polishes:
-Snowflakes
-Mirrorball Collection: Disco Inferno (Gold), Dancing Queen (Green), Freak Out! (Blue), Boogie Nights (Purple), Hot Stuff (Pink)



If you have any questions about the products shown in this video please leave a comment :)

Love love and haullove!!
Toffee xXxXx

Hello :)

Hi there,

It's been a while since I've posted anything. 

There's really no excuse. I totally have nail posts to put up, I just haven't. 

There's some posts sitting, ready to be edited and written. 

I'm going to try and do some soon. 

I just filed my nails down to stubs because its too dangerous to have longer nails whilst cheerleading (the real kind with stunts and tumbles) in case someone gets scratched and I hate it! So much less space for pretty designs, but hey ho. 

These are my current nails! (Before filing...)

I haven't put up any instagram posts since I did the Olympics Closing Ceremony either...

Bad Ling.

I hope you're all well anyway and I will be posting shortly (I hope) .

Love love and lazylove!!

Toffee xXxXx

REN ClearCalm 3 Clarifying Clay Cleanser Review *video*

REN ClearCalm 3 Clarifying Clay Cleanser

Hope you liked it! :D

Products in this video:
~ REN ClearCalm 3 Clarifying Clay Cleanser
~ Clarisonic Mia in Lavender with Sensitive Brush Head
~ Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser


Love love and Renlove!!
Toffee xXxXx

Glittering Olympics NOTD

I am loving the Olympics fever everyone is having at the moment!!

Using a mix of brands and colours, I created this:

I did holographic silver gradient tips as a base as silver works well with all colours and then on the thumbnail, I used a nail art paint brush to draw the 5 rings. 

I then created the Union Jack flag on my middle fingernail using cream nail polishes. 

Then, using glitter stripers, I glitzed it up!

I covered all my nails in two coats of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (three on the Union Jack nail) so give it a smooth, even and glossy finish.

Don't forget to watch out for me tomorrow - Sunday 12th Aug 2012. 

I'm dancing in a group and our section is on just after the athletes come on :)

Love love and Olympicslove!!

Toffee xXxXx