Little Five Friday #10

Hello! It's a very late it's-almost-Saturday post today! Work has been so busy this week with Mother's Day coming up and doing extra hours that I've not had chance to catch up with any of my favourite reads. After what's sure to be another busy day tomorrow, I'm looking forward to a totally chilled out Sunday blogging and possibly starting to pack!


1. This week I ventured out on my own into the nearby woods for a nice walk,
I don't usually go out on my own but it made a nice change to just wander. I
got chatting to a lady with a dog, and it was dark when I got back home!


2. After our only and very lovely day off together we went to Frankie & Bennys
for dinner. It's our favourite, I had a delicious spaghetti bolognese and Mark
chose a chicken burger. I love the atmosphere in there!


3. We've been picking up old CDs we like lately in places like charity shops
and That's Entertainment. I picked up Britney's Oops I did it again album,
I was a big fan once haha. I love rediscovering the oldies! Do you have any
guilty pleasures music wise?!


4. We finally got around to seeing The Grand Budapest Hotel this Wednesday,
it was as weird and wonderful and full of quirky characters as expected. I
fell in love with Zero and Agatha just like I did Suzy and Sam.


5. This week's post of the week goes to Josie and her lovely blue make. As
soon as I saw a picture of this make on Josie's Instagram I knew it was going
to be this week's favourite! I love the reason behind Josie deciding to get
more creative and do more things she wants to. The clutch bag is so sweet!

Do you have a similar series on your blog? I'd love to see it!


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Nails: O.P.I. Mariah Pure 18K Top Coat

Good morning lovelies, how are you today? I'm having a rather chilled out morning before I pop into work this afternoon. I've been getting very excited over planning for my Etsy shop opening recently, and hopefully will have news to share with you soon.

Today I'm going to share with you my easy peasy how-to for getting lovely nails! I'm not claiming to be any kind of expert, but I do love painting my nails! It has to be easy because I'm not very good with anything cosmetics related, so if I can do it then anyone can :) here's what I used...

Cuticle stick Similar // Boots £1.00
4 way nail buffer Similar // Boots £3.50
Jessica Restoration base coat Amazon £8.70 (on offer)
Nails Inc Motcomb Street Nails Inc £11.00
O.P.I. Pure 18K Top Coat ASOS £10.50 (on offer)


Step 1:
Cut your nails as you usually would to your desired shape. I always opt for round nails, they seem less
prone to breaking and I prefer the look. I prefer to use nail clippers.
Step 2:
File your nails down so there are no rough edges, and push back cuticles with your cuticle stick.
Step 3:
Follow the nail buffer from step 1-3. I don't use the shine buffer when putting polish on so as to avoid
making my nails too smooth, and more prone to chipping.
Step 4:
Apply your base coat of choice. I'm currently using this Jessica Restoration one, it seems to strengthen
my nails. However, I find my nail polish doesn't last as long when wearing this. I only use a base coat
when wearing a dark polish to avoid staining.
Step 5:
Apply your desired nail colour. I've chosen Motcomb Street to go underneath because I think it makes the
top coat more noticeable. It's my favourite navy shade, and the combination reminds me of a starry sky!
Step 6:
Apply your top coat. This particularly gorgeous gold leaf style top coat from O.P.I. caught my eye when I
was searching for artists gold leaf. When I saw it on sale on ASOS, I snapped it up. I couldn't be happier
with it - it's so pretty and unusual! It has a really lovely shiny finish too.



What do you think? Would you like to try out this top coat or gorgeous shade of navy? I got lots of compliments on this beautiful combination, even Mark approved without prompting!


Did you see who the winner of the Print Kitchen giveaway was?

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