Back Where We Belong

WOW it has been a looooong time!

BT accidentally disconnected our land line and Internet at home! Living without Internet did drive me insane but I managed to live through it and I even managed to get some reading done. My friend lent me Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and if you haven't heard of the book you would have heard of the film which is in cinemas both in the UK and USA not sure the rest of the world. It is amazing I am off to see the film tomorrow.

So I got my Internet back yesterday but I hurt my back really badly so spent the evening in bed with pain medication and a hot water bottle. Today my back was still a bit sore so I couldn't do any treatments on clients at school so I was sent to the hair department to be of some use. My hair is in need of a trim but I wasn't ready for a big change so got a wash,trim (half a centimetre off) and blow dry:

now that's service!

A Stitch In TIme

Hello friends!


Sorry for the absence of posts these past few days but my internet at home is broken! BT are trying to fix it apparently but it has been down since Friday night and still not working!!! Life without the Internet is proving rather difficult as I can only use it while at work so I will now have to wait till Tuesday night to post again.  


Don't forget about the competition http://beautyllb.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/just-giving-it-away.html


On happier note I have acquired a new skill with the Internet being down, I took my Mum on an early Mother's Day treat to a craft fair at Olympia. This fair was for the public and was made of three floors one for needle work, another for paper craft and another for knitting/crochet. My Mum and I love craft work stuff so it was a fun day out also there was a lot of cross over with beauty and crafting. In the paper craft department I found several flat back gems and stickers that are great for nail art or enhancing eye make up. Here is a flat back pearl I stuck on my thumb nail with nail glue, I love Kawaii nails and I think this summer I may go a bit crazy with these pearls:

A Brush With Beauty....

So this week the blog is truly international as the stats show for this week alone the blog has managed to hit all corners of the world WOOHOO thank you to all my visitors.

So next week I will be getting my wax pot (fingers crossed) and I can give a review on some very pretty waxing products. Also to come a great and honest review on some ELF make up products.

On to the pretty stuff...

My favourite brushes

Work of Art...

As many of you may know I love nail art and while nail can be easy for some it is difficult for most and also tricky to do on both hands but worry no longer there is an answer! This is via Rent-Nail-Art-printer check out their website for a video demo of the printer http://www.rentnailartprinter.com/

NAIL PRINTER! Now this is not a new gadget there are similar ones that are very popular in Japanese shopping centres and other parts of the globe, even Mattel created a desk size nail art printer for Barbie where you connect it to a computer and upload or select the image you want. I have never tried these type of nail art before and I was super SUPER excited to find there was a stand at the beauty fair demonstrating the printer for salons.

Company promotional picture: smaller one is portable and the large one is for a salon.

Happiness Overload...

OK people the competition has stated simply follow this link http://beautyllb.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-giving-it-away.html for your chance to win some top make up prizes used by Beauty Queens. There are two prizes; first prize wins an eyeshadow brush and a smokey charcoal shimmer loose pigment eyeshadow and second prize wins a gorgeous pink fast drying polish all Helen E products (this competition is not run by Helen E these are simply items that I love and I want others to enjoy as well).

So the Professional Beauty Show London 2012 is over and the next one is six months away it has left me with so much to share with you all. The show was a two day event but I unfortunately could only make it for the Sunday show but if any one is thinking of going next year I would recommend going both days as there is just so much to see and if you are interested in the talks then there are different ones through out the day.

There are so many products that I loved at the show highly recommend Airbase if your not a make up artist but have a special even coming up such as wedding or prom then I would ask for a make up artist using Airbase.

The Dermalogia girls were amazing! Absolutely loved their up beat friendliness and they even did a face map for me and the boyfriend ( yes I dragged him along to help carry bags and take photos). I was told I have dehydrated skin around most of my face and congestion around my jaw which means I have combination skin and they gave me special samples to try out before buying the products.

Also loved WAXXXEPRESS! There packaging for the products are so much fun! I would order extra just to display as they have quirky names and colours also they smell so yummy!! Unfortunately I at present do not have a wax heater but I have a pot that I just smell it because it reminds me of piña coladas and holidays as it is coconut based. This one is COCO NUTS...

I have used other wax brands but I have yet to find one that smells any where near as good as this stuff. As soon as I get to try this stuff out I will post a full blog on it but I have a feeling I will not be disappointed and WAXXXPRESS http://www.waxxxpress.com/ is having 20% off their entire range at the moment with free delivery!!! Their attention to detail is amazing even their forms at the fair to fill out were imitations of boarding passes as their range is inspired by travel and holiday destinations.

False nails

Natural Nail. This didn't hurt at all.

Close up of the patter,

Also another review that will be up in the next few days is the amazing nail art printer http://www.rentnailartprinter.com/. This is amazing, the technology is not new they have similar printers in shopping centres in Japan and China also Mattel have a Barbie nail art printer in the USA but this was the first time I saw one in the UK and got to use it.  This is something I think would do well in nail bars as the possibility of patterns and images than can be applied to nails are endless. I got a graffiti nail pattern done on my natural nail and also on false nails...

Stay tuned for all these reviews over the next few days and don't forget to sign up to the competition http://beautyllb.blogspot.com/2012/03/just-giving-it-away.html

XXX

JUST GIVING IT AWAY!

So here are Beauty LLB we want the world to be beautiful so we are giving away some rather special beauty goodies for FREE!!!

We are giving away two prizes a first and second prize the winner will be announced on the 6th April 2012.

First prize: Helen E Eyeshadow Brush and loose Eyeshadow worth £13

Eye Shadow Brush and Shade 24 (A dark shimmer)

Second Prize: Helen E Nail Varnish worth £7.99

Shade: CANDY

So all you have to do is become a member and tell me why you or a friend deserve to win these fab goodies.  Please read on for information about Helen E and rules on the give away.

Time To Make Up

Ok super massive apologies for not blogging in a while it has been a crazy week! I promise I will be blogging everyday again, Girl Guide Promise.

Its Sunday! While it has been a dull, grey day in London it is the start of the best beauty show in the UK (in my opinion). Professional Beauty 2012 has began WOOHOO!! If anyone has been to a fair at the ExCel Centre London you will know how amazing the place is and when packed from wall to wall with makeup and beauty products my brain goes into happiness overdrive. You may be thinking that it might be a mess of pink and covered wall to wall in glitter but instead the show is full of amazing stands for every type of product designed for any beauty treatment or service you could ever want.

YAY OFFICIAL PASS

So where do I visit first?  THE MAKEUP STAND!! Where else?

If anyone has seen celebs looking 'immaculately perfect' on the red carpet this award season and wondered how they look picture perfect without having every image photoshopped before release? Well mere mortals the answer is airbrush makeup. Airbrush make up gives an instant even effect without those pesky sponge or brush lines. AIRBASE High Definition Airbrush Makeup is a silicone based product which means that it won't clog your pores up and the best thing is that it means the makeup can stand up to high heat ideal for special occasions where your makeup has to stay put for a long time.

The Airbase make up mirror...I need one of these!

At the AIRBASE stand the talented Mariam Jensen did my make up and I have to say I loved it. Firstly she applied an amazing moisturiser and then a primer from the range. The  colour perfectly matched my skin giving a polished even tone ( the boyfriend was in charge of photos and the flash makes it look like the makeup was super pale but it really wasn't ). What I love about Airbase is that it makes the skin look naturally perfect, it gives the skin an even skin tone without the tell tale signs of foundation or makeup.