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  • Last Minute Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Beauty Gifts In ASDA!

    I can see the appeal of Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. The film is quirky, slightly dark and still a good family watch. The animations and characters are memorable and appeal to people of all ages. So no wonder there is so many products out there connected with this film. If you’re still looking for Christmas gifts and want to grab some beauty items for a fan of this film, here are a few things I’ve found in my local ASDA:

    Last Minute Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas Beauty Gifts In ASDA
    Bath Fizzers

    5 bath fizzers in a cherry fragrance, which are circular in shape with a Jack Skellington image on the front. Nicely packaged, practically housed in a sachet and only £2.91.

    Bath Fizzers
    Lip Balm

    This comes in a small, cardboard box with characters from the film on the front. Cherry fragranced. This would make a great stocking filler and a good generic gift for someone who you’re not too sure what to buy for them. £1.00.

    Lip balm
    Body Duo

    This duo contains a body lotion and a body mist. Perfect to fragrance the body, in the cherry fragrance all of these products seem to be in. Decent sized products as the body lotion is 50ml and the body mist is 75ml. £2.95.

    Body Duo
    Brush & Sponge Set

    Contains an angled powder brush, a fluffy eyeshadow brush, a silicone brush cleaner and a beauty blender sponge. From the packaging, it looks as if this set is pink, white and black in colour. Boxed and costs only £3.95.

    Brush & Sponge Set
    Nail Duo

    This duo contains one grey, matt looking polish and a sparkly, purple/pink nail polish. Both are beautiful shades that compliment each other or stand out individually. Very eye catching and great for nail polish lovers. £2.99.

    Nail duo

    How good are these items? My only disappointment is the fragranced products all come in cherry. But this is great for those who love this scent and want to layer. But doesn’t offer much in the form of choice. All items are affordable and budget friendly, great packaging and easy to pick up last minute from your local store (depending on stock availability).

  • Revolution Beauty London’s Stargazer Nail Polish

    Gel polish is one of the most popular forms of nail treatments over the last few years. But you can’t totally discount the humble nail polish which still plays a part in making nails look good. Grabbing and applying anything for my nails is time consuming these days, but I did buy Stargazer from Revolution Beauty London a few months ago when it was part of their sale and cost £5.00.

    Revolution Beauty London’s Stargazer Nail Polish
    Why did I buy this one?

    The colour, how glittery it looked on the website and the reduced price made me buy this! I’m a sucker for nail colours that shimmer, shine or glitter and this hooked me in!

    The bottle

    Stargazer is housed in a clear bottle with a chrome coloured R on the front. Modern in look, simple and stylish. The lid is silver in colour and textured so overall a very appealing and good looking bottle.

    The colour

    I actually thought this would be a clear polish with pieces of silver glitter in it. Yes, there is silver glitter in it. The glitter appears flat, pieces are all the same size and shape suspended within the polish. But the polish itself has a grey/silver tinge to it which makes it look almost molten, but not a total block colour.

    Application

    The brush was quite wide and spread easily over the nail, with each being covered in 2 to 3 brush strokes. The first coat I did thinly and the final two I loaded the brush with a little more polish. Each layer was touch dry in around 2 minutes. I ‘ floated ‘ the brush over the nails to make sure I wasn’t dragging any glitter off and dabbed the polish on to make sure glitter was where I wanted it to be.

    Consistency wasn’t too thick or fluid. Easy to apply, no strong smell of polish present and even without top coat my nails were very shiny.

    I applied two layers of top coat. With the first I felt the glitter wasn’t smooth enough and slightly rough to touch. The second application did the trick and smoothed it all out.

    Coverage & overall effect

    Depending on the amount of applications, you can build up the colour and sparkle effect. One coat gives a sheer background with glitter. Two coats turns the sheerness into more of a silver colour with more glitter. And three coats makes the background colour more obvious with even more glitter added making it very glittery.

    Long lasting & removal?

    I’ve been wearing Revolution Beauty London Stargazer Nail Polish for three days now and no chips in sight! This is good for me as I can just look at a nail and the polish can come off. I can’t comment on removal as I haven’t got to this stage, but a light flight over the polish and lots of remover should do the trick.

    Recommended?

    Nicely packaged, great colour and sparkly appearance with nice application and longevity means this is recommended definitely! Stargazer is a good quality nail polish and worth looking at other colours from the brand.

    Stargazer shortly after purchase was discontinued, but there are lots of different polishes available on the website to suit all nail needs. Currently with 20% off on Revolution nail polishes at Boots.