Topshop Make-Up Celebrates Its First Birthday

Topshop make-up has recently celebrated its first birthday (just in case it passed you by). So a big congratulations is in order! You know what they say, time flies when you're having fun.

The make-up collection has become one of my go-to brands on the high street since it launched.

The biggest sellers are lips and nails which is to be expected as both offer a fantastic range of striking colours which have great lasting power. My favourites are Gone Fishing and Dust Storm nail varnish, and Nevada and Oh La La lipsticks.

The collection has been really well executed from the start; from the minimalist packaging to the affordable prices, and adventurous colour palettes to the breadth of every-day products.

Whistling Cow: A Whistles and Cowshed Collaboration

Essie nail varnish range at Cowshed

Last week I attended 'Whistling Cow' launch,

celebrating the collaboration between Whistles and Cowshed.

'Whistling Cow' is a combination of gorgeous beauty products from,

one of my favourite organic beauty brands Cowshed,

and Whistles' first ever swimwear range.

The brands are a great match, and I love the Whistles 'love' print

(which looks like a series of cow hooves, non?)

that is featured on the beauty range and swimsuit!

Whistling Cow, Whistles first ever swimwear range

I can't believe it has taken Whistles this long to launch a swimwear range.

The collection is a fantastic array of print bikinis and a retro 'love' print swimsuit.

I've recently become a convert to Whistles and have been really impressed with their last few collections, so I'm sure this will be a big success.

Just make sure to get stocked up for the summer!

Whistling Cow, love print swimsuit

Whistling Cow, high-waisted bikini bottoms

Cowshed store

Whistling Cow, Cowshed beauty range

Nail Art

Nail Art is a great way to add a little fun and colour to an outfit.

I am a big fan of leopard print and recently


sported a trio of neon stripes as a background to leopard print spots.


WAH! Nails is the queen of nail


art and produce some fantastic designs such as these.


Now, my next step is to


learn how to do this myself...

My favourite is this blue and grey leopard print design, Miaow!

Here are some tips to great nail care.

Photos courtesy of WAH! Nails

A Look at Cowshed

Last week I attended a Cowshed blogger event at their beautiful store on Fouberts Place in the heart of Soho. The perfect location especially as it allowed me to do some shopping, well actually browsing, in Liberty afterwards.

I went along to the event with my friend, also a beauty addict, and we enjoyed a manicure by their fabulous manicurists. The Cowshed manicurists used the Essie products which are long-lasting and they offer a great range of colours. I went for a duck-shell green and my friend chose a beautiful slate grey.

I was already a Cowshed convert but this really confirmed the matter. The products are beautifully packaged, smell fantastic and I swear by the Lippy Cow lip balm which leaves your lips soft, plump and smelling delicious!

T-Shirt and Tails Loves: Avon

Avon always reminds me of the film 'Edward Scissorhands' in which Dianne Wiest's character, Peg Boggs, Avon representative extraordinaire, advises Edward on how to hide his scars: The light concealing cream goes on first. Then you blend, and blend, and blend. Blending is the secret.

Since that film I haven't really thought of Avon much, thinking the brand to be for middle-aged women who love Dynasty style pink frosted lipstick. However, I was completely wrong. Friends of mine, who are both young, and more Alexa Chung than Alexis Carrington, have been raving about the range so I decided to try it out for myself and was pleasantly surprised.

Avon has turned into a stylish and exciting brand with products that are not only economical but also of a fantastic quality with great staying power. I was particularly impressed with their nail varnishes being chip resistant and available in lots of beautiful summer shades, and the super extend mascara which made my lashes look full and voluminous, and I even had a friend asked me when I started wearing fake eye lashes!

If You Were Born in the 80s...

I'm currently having a love affair with our favourite 80s colour scheme NEON! However please don't fear this only stretches to nail colour not a 1980s Whitney Houston ensemble. I picked up this fluorescent pink nail varnish from New Look on a whim for £2.50 and I highly recommend it; it applies easily and is still chip resistant after four days.