Review; Essie Nail Polishes♡

Hey everyone, this post is going to be a Review on the brand Essie. I believe you can buy it in most Boots and Superdrug stores, and the colours vary from glossy nudes to rich plums.

Here are my favourite colours for all year round. Images will be attached at the bottom. 

• toggle to the top; a sparkling crushed garnet red, great for a sultry look. 

• bahama mama; a warm, rich, creamy, dark plummy colour. 

• pink about it; blossom pink with micro flecks of holographic glitter.

• power clutch; a striking, deep grey-green.

• sand tropez; a soft sandy beige. 

• after school boy blazer; academy blue-black.

• wicked; a deep, dark vampy sinister red.

• lovie dovie; a perfect true flamingo pink.

• play date; a flirtatious soft purple.

Pretty sure that sums up my favourite Essie Nail Polishes! The formulas are great, really long lasting and chip-resistant, and the brushes are nice and controllable. I believe in the UK they cost around £8, and I think that's pretty reasonable. I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know what your favourite Essie polish is! ♡

Happy Birthday to my Daddy!♡

My Holy Grail Products♡

Hey everyone, so this post is going to be my HOLY GRAIL POST! (shoutout to Eliza the best friend for helping me decide what to post about!)

So here goes! My list of products I couldn't live without; 

• Hemp Hand Protector by The Body Shop; This stuff works wonders on dry hands and it smells pretty neutral so its good for both men and women! 
• Dream Matte Mousse in 40 Fawn; My favourite foundation, so creamy yet matte and with good coverage, and comes in so many great shades. 
• Sleek Eyebrow Kit in Dark; Comes with both a gel formula and a matte brown shadow, and really well pigmented. Kit includes two small angled brush and tweezers. Comes in light and dark. 
• Volume Million Lashes by Loreal; Possily the best mascara I have ever used. Really strong black color and not clumpy.
• Vaseline Rosy Lips; a twist on the amazing original vaseline, but can be worn as a gloss. It's a really pinky sheen. 
• Johnson's Baby Lotion; I use this every night to take my make up off, really moisturising and cheap. 
• Johnson's Baby Oil; I use this every night to moisturise my skin, sinks in so quickly and leaves your skin glossy and soft. 
• Pleats Please perfume by Issey Miyake; Literally the most delicious fruity scent, sweet and floral. And the packaging is to die for. 

So I think that is the end of my Holy Grail list,  but if I think of any more I'll include them at the end of my next post. ♡

My 2013 Christmas List♡

Hey everyone, so this year I actually got off my ass and wrote a Christmas list! I was pretty excited, because every year it's a bit of a struggle for my mum to find presents for me as I never tell her what I actually want. 

So, this year when she asked me, I did it straight away, so here it is, and I'll include pictures and you can see what I want. 

• MAC lipstick in 'Myth'.  - I've been searching for the perfect nude lipstick for sooo long! So when I watched Shannon's (YouTube Beauty Guru Shaaanxo) favourite MAC products and this was on it, I googled it and found out its actually the same product that Kim Kardashian uses to get her trademark nude pout. The swatches show a really balmy, wearable nude. Hopefully it will look okay with my NW30 skin. 

• Fingerless Mittens - My mum had THE CUTEST pair of these, and my walk to school is ridiculously long (over a mile) and the weather in the UK is shocking, especially at this time of year. So that explains why mittens are on my Christmas list this year! 

• White iPhone - I think this pretty much explains its self...I want a new phone! Although I actually asked my Dad for this. 

• The Naked 3 Palette - Most of you will know that the Naked palettes are the Holy Grail of most Beauty Bloggers. So the Naked 3 is the 3rd installation of the Naked series by Urban Decay, and I need the 3rd palette. This one is a really shimmery-pink toned collection, lots of rose-gold and champagne colours. I'll include a picture and a link to the official Urban Decay website below, but you can also buy Urban Decay at House of Fraser, and MAC is also sold there! 

I honestly cannot remember anything else I asked for this Christmas...wow. 

Sorry for my memory failure, I'll edit if I remember anything else! 

♡

Buy online at - http://www.urbandecay.com

PacSun Wishlist♡

So when I found out that the youngest of the Kardashian/Jenner klan were releasing a clothing range with Pacsun, I was so excited and couldn't wait to check it out. 

The introduction to their range was - 'The "Kendall & Kylie" collection embodies the casual-yet-chic sensibility of the Jenner sisters. Born and raised in California, Kendall and Kylie Jenner's finely-tuned sense of style is distinctly inspired by the diversity, optimism and creativity of the Golden State. Their exclusive collection for PacSun brings through that California spirit in the complete collection which ranges from outerwear to accessories.' 

They mixed their upbringing of being surrounded with some of the most expensive designers and fabrics in the world with the 'Kalifornian' teenager style, and created an exclusive collection just for Pacsun. 

Sadly, they only have Stores in the states, and shipping to the UK is super pricey. But, its coming up to Christmas, so I'm planning on spending my Christmas money on these beauties... 

Oh My Goodness, are these three not the nicest outfits you have ever seen? I know it's Winter here, but I can't gel but shop for Summer! The flowery prints are to die for, and the mesh on the middle dress is sexy but not showing TOO much flesh, just enough. I'm a bit of a stickler for dresses or a skirt and cropped tank combo that shows your midriff, so these three are perfect for me! 

Prices are reasonable, but the shipping and taxes are so expensive! 

Daisy Tank Top = £19.32

Daisy Midi Skirt = £26.49

Black Mesh Cutout Dress = £32.22

Black cutout dress with sunflowers = currently out of stock. *sob*

Taxes was something crazy like £15, and shipping was £19?! I know its from the US, but it all adds up!

So my Kendall & Kylie for PacSun wishlist has come to an end. I was thinking of doing a Kylie look for less, all bought from The Great British High Street, of course! Let me know if you would like to see that. ♡

Inspiration♡

So I decided for my second blog post I'm going to do it about my inspiration. 

Shaaanxo was the YouTuber who inspired me to create a blog, and if you don't know who Shannon is, she's a 20 year old blonde bombshell from New Zealand, who is AMAZING at make up. I'll put the links to Shannon's channel etc down the bottom at the end of this post. 

Recently I've been loving winged eyeliner, and this is all because of one beautiful teen of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Kylie Jenner. She's is ridiculously gorgeous, funny and so fashionable. Her and her older sister Kendall have a clothing range at Pacsun, and I'll put that link at the bottom also. In fact, after this post I'm going to do another just about all of the clothes on my wishlist from Kendall and Kylie's Pacsun range. 

Olivia Palermo always looks amazing, in whatever she wears, if it's casual friday or dress up monday, she's super versatile and looks polished and gorgeous. Not to mention her glossy chocolate hair. What ever product that is, I want it! 

My nail inspiration usually comes from wherever, I like to experiment with glitter and random colours on different nails, but at the moment even though it's winter here, I'm loving white, pale pink, silver and gold glitter, with shiny finishes on medium length nails. 

Looking for a perfect, thick white? Try Topshop's 'Spilled Milk' (surely that should be *Spilt Milk?!) It's a wonderful dupe for OPI's 'Alpine Snow'. A glitter I'm loving at the moment is Barry M's Textured Nail Effect in 'Majesty' 340, and looks great paired with Maybelline's Color Show in 'Nebline'. 

I hope you enjoyed this post, and I'm going to do a Pacsun wishlist right now!

Scroll to the bottom for pics. And let me know if you want swatches/pictures of the nail polishes! 


Links to Shannon's channel etc  -   

http://www.youtube.com/user/shaaanxo

http://www.youtube.com/user/shaaanxovlogs

https://twitter.com/xoshaaan

https://www.facebook.com/ShaaanxoYouTube

http://instagram.com/shaaanxo

http://www.shaaanxoblogs.com


Kendall&Kylie for Pacsun -

http://www.pacsun.com/content/kendall-kylie.html


1st image : Olivia Palermo's gorgeous tresses.

2nd image : Her undeniably chic sense of fashion.

3rd image : Kylie Jenner's indie yet glamorous style.

4th image : And a selfie of the gorgeous model/designer/socialite teen.

 

Welcome!♡

Hey everyone, and welcome to my blog, CloudNine247. My name is Iss and I am a British teenager, living near London. I love beauty, and fashion, and I can appreciate that not everyone can afford the ridiculous prices that some brands - whilst amazing - cost. 

YouTubers such as Shaaanxo, ChloeMorello, MichellePhan and JuicyStar07 have inspired me to experiment with make up, but I don't know of one YouTuber/Blogger who is British that I really like their beauty or make up style. My mum had been telling me for ages to start a YouTube channel, but I am too shy - for now. 

So I decided a blog would be a great way to start, and here I am. Please request any tutorials, hauls, tags or blogs you would like to see, I'd definitely do them. 

If you're wondering who my 'muses' are, just google Kylie Jenner and Pia Mia Perez, as their glamorous yet indie style is something I aspire to achieve. 

This is my first blog and I hope you all enjoy it. I'll post some more right now. 

CloudNine247.Iss