The Hollywood

With summer fast approaching here in the U.K, well the 5 or 6 days we get of it anyway, as women (and some men) we have a lot of hair removal issues to worry about! I know hair removal can be a bit of a risky subject to speak about but I wanted to speak on behalf of all hairy women who are tired of try a million different things an them not working! After literally years of not knowing what to do about excess body hair I have finally found something that works for me! And it's Waxing! At a salon! For me getting everything and I mean everything waxed off is the best solution! Now I know this might come across as a little bit TMI but if this is something that you might want to do then I'm hoping to make it a much less daunting experiance! 

I am a 25 year old with pale skin and dark hair. My hair is naturally thick and dark brown, every place women aren't ment to grow hair I do! After years of shaving as a teenager and into my early twenties with it only lasting a day or two, getting a lot of skin irritation along with my legs bleeding around each hair folical I tried home waxing, this just made a huge mess and I couldn't get the right angle along with the self inflicted pain I wasn't very good at it! I think I tried hair removal cream or mousse once, it made my skin burn and didn't get rid of the hair! 

Last January I started to epilate my armpits! I would 100% recommend this! Other than the fact that the first time I did it it made me sweat with pain (which brings me ask the question where does beauty end and self harm begin) it has been one of the best things I have done! The hair has grown back much thinner, there is less of it and you don't get 'dark armpits' which people complain about! It even gets less painful the more you do it! I probably do mine once every other week, you do have to let it grow a bit to epilate but the result and not having to experiance shaving rash is 100% worth it! 

Earlier this year I started to epilate my legs, and bikini line.... This was a disaster! Epilating my lower leg... Fine! But the top was so sensitive I couldn't do it and when I tried to do the edge on my bikini line I just chewed up my skin! It was a painful mess! Luckily this was a turning point for me! As I am going away on a long hot sunny holiday with my boyfriend's family this year I had decided early on I wasn't going to be be shaing every day and hitting the beach with a huge shaving rash all over my legs and pubic area! So I took the plunge and went to a beauty salon and booked in for The Hollywood!!! If you don't know what this is it is the removal of all hair on the pubic region, and pubic hair on the legs and including 'underneath' which means your bum! 

So I took the plunge! I can't lie I was really nervous! More than the pain I was worried about having to get my fanny out! They told me to take some pain killers half an hour before to help numb the pain, I don't know if this actually did anything but I took them anyway. They where really professional and when you arrive they take you to the room that you will be having the treatment in and leave you to get undressed along with some wipes so you can 'freshen up' before your treatment! Going to a salon and getting a wax compared to waxing or shaving at home is so much better for several reasons 1. It's quick 2. It all gets done properly and you don't give up half way because your bored or you neck hurts 3. The result is much cleaner and there isn't any mess 4. You don't start doing it then give up and shave and have a half smooth half stubbly fanny 5. It doesn't itch when it grows back 6. You are completely hair free for more then 12 hours at a time and finally 7. You so smooth and soft.

This works so well for me and after the first time I also got a half leg wax, the top half, my beautician does a deal so it's really quite cheap! If your not sure what to do with your excess body hair this summer then I defiantly recommend going and getting it waxed off! It's worth the money and you then don't have to worry about hair removal for the next 4 weeks! It might seem quite daunting but I can't put into words how much of a great experience it was! If you do nothing else this summer then go and experiance The Hollywood... Or Brazilian!!!

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NOTD models own Turquoise Gloss HyperGel

This is just a quick post as I have had loads of comments on how nice this colour is! All I really wanted to do was share the love a bit!

As it says in the title it is one on models own from the HyperGel range (no UV required) in the shade of .... Turquoise Gloss! I got it from the Shepherd's Bush Westfield shopping center in a 6 bottles for £20 deal! This was the only HyperGel polish bought, and the only one I have, and I love it! 

I have had it on for 4 days now chip free! The colour is much more vibrant when it's applied than the colour it shows on the bottle which I love! I will 100% be buying more from this HyperGel range in the future! And would 100% recommend it! 

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Free Hand French tip NOTD

Just a quick post for my nail of the day! Just a simple free hand French Tip manicure. Only took me a couple of minutes!

My top tips are....

1. Use a nail varnish that is new, nice and runny not gloopy!

2. Practice! Practice makes perfect (not that these are perfect)

3 . Don't worry if you get it on your skin, you can scrub it off the next day when the nail varnish is 100% rock solid or use a cotton bud and nail varnish remover to wipe it off.

Personally I think using a nail varnish remover and a cotton bud is useless and I can never get it off my skin and end up wiping it off my nail instead! But that's just me!

Here I used an old base coat first, next one coat of a nude polish (i used miss sporty) then Barry M white for the tips. To top it off I finished with my Seche Vite top coat!.... And Bob's your unkle! Done!

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Barry M NOTD

So I haven't posted for ages.... And I just did this snazzy little number the other day! It's a couple of different blue colours, mostly Barry M and I think one miss sporty! Used the a Barry M nail pen for the stripes!

Quick Tip

Just a quick tip tonight! If you are trying to remove glitter nail varnish and it won't come off, because it never does, then apply some nail varnish remover to some cotton wool as normal. Wrap the cotton wool around your nail the wrap the cotton wool in some tin foil. Leave it for a couple of minutes while the nail varnish remover lifts the glitter off!

Yay! Glitter nail varnish be gone!

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NOTD to brighten up a Monday

Just a quick post to brighten up the dreaded back to work Monday! And I mean how can you not have a smile on your face with the models own Southern Lights!

I think I would have to rate this as my favourite glittery nail polish to date! I just applied 2 coats on to my nail which I had primed with Sally Hansen base coat then 2 coats of the models own Southern Lights and I finished it off with 2 coats of my Seche Vite top coat!

My boyfriend bought me this nail varnish for Christmas and he did a good job!

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Boots Sale Haul

Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have all had wonderful times, not worked to hard, eaten lots and been merry! 

Today I just wanted to do a post, as I haven't done one for a while, about my great bargains I bought in Boots! So for anyone who doesn't know Boots is one of my favourite shops and I LOVE LOVE LOVE their christmas sale! So I went there and had a look around and I grabbed myself some AMAZING bargains! 

I bought the soap and glory 'Bag' which was ment to be £35 but everything was half price so it cost £17.50. A Mark Hill brunette hair set which was ment to be £10 but was £5. A Charles Worthington textured updo kit £12 for £6 and a vintage trinket pot which was £8 and I got it for £4. One of the best things about Boots is all year round you get points with your purchases so I only paid £21.50 for everything! 

So in the soap and glory bag this is what I received....

From left to right 125ml of Endless Glove, I have not used this before so it will be nice to try a new hand cream out! This hand cream can be used as a regular hand cream or an overnight hand mask with gloves when applied generously! It smells beautiful, all the products in this set have a very similar scent which they describe as 'notes of frozen yuzu, orange oil, green fig and jungle pomelo essence' I don't actually know what most of that is but I can tell you it smells nice! The only thing that would have made this better would have been a pair of cotton gloves to use with the mask.

Next is 500 ml of Foam Call I have used this before it is a shower come bath body wash. I really like this product again the scent is delicious it's really bubbly and leaves your skin feeling very soft!

500ml of butter yourself with a pump. I really hope the pump is good as when a pump works well it's one of the best things, it makes applying the moisturiser much easier, but when the product is too thick or the pump breaks it becomes a useless nightmare! I have not used this product before so I will have to see what it is like but I have 100% faith in soap and glory products so I think it will be amazing!

250ml of Pulp Friction which is a body scrub, again I have not used this before so I'll have to try it out and last but not least a shower cap! I love shower caps they make a quick shower so much easier for someone with long hair! This shower cap is also pretty glam so you could definitely open the door to the postman in it! 

And of course it all came in a big zip up vanity case which I am sure I will use a lot!

So far my favourite thing I bought has to be the Charles Worthington textured up do kit.

As you most probably already know I am a massive fan of a bun, especially with a bun ring. They are super quick, super easy and most importantly super glam!

This kit came with a small bun, which I needed as I only had a large bun ring and some brush out strong hold hair spray. Now both of these things are good but the pink can.... The volume and bounce texturising spray is something else!!! It says it give a back comb effect, height texture and volume and that it is non greasy! It is all of these things and much much more! It is amazing! It gives my hair such an amazing feel and volume and texture! It's as though my hair doubles in size but in the right kind of way! It's just amazing. I will 100% buy this product again! I will try and do a post with a step by step guide on how to achieve the look with these products so you can see how much it transforms my hair!

One of the reasons I love buying these kits is you get the chance to try products you never normally would buy or use. I would have never bought a spray like this as it's not anything I thought I would have needed and I would think I could achieve this with normal hair spray. But the fact is I can't and I wouldn't have been able to do it!

And finally I bought the Mark Hill brunette hair kit.

This came with shampoo, conditioner, anti-humidity shine spray and hairspray. I haven't used any of these products yet but I will be taking them to my boyfriends to stay there so I am not caught short when we decide to do something last minute with messy hair! 

If you have tried any of there products befor then let me know what u think of them, or if you got any super sale bargains let me know what you got and what you thought of them!

Happy new year! Peace out!

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