Babyliss Pro Conical Wand Review

AKA my favourite styling tool EVER!

Quite few of you asked me before how I style my hair and achieve the waves you sometimes see on my photos (e.g. IMATS). The answer is 90% of the times I use Babyliss Pro Conical Wand.

It is a very versatile tool and so quick and easy to use on my thick hair I very rarely use anything else. You can decide how tight or wavey you want your curls to be, it doesn’t tangle you hair and doesn’t dry them out too much either.

There are two sizes of this wand and I have the smaller model 25-13mm.

It has got a long rotating cable, simple on/off switch and heating scale from 1 to 25. For a more casual hairstyle I usually choose 15-17. If I want to make sure my curls stay tight all night I go for higher temperature of around 22. I always try to go as low as possible to make sure I don’t overheat my hair unnecessarily.

I bought my curling wand from Sally’s Beauty Supply approximately 3 years ago and it’s been working perfectly ever since. It was my best hair styling purchase ever! I also use it on my clients for weddings and other special occasions and they love the effect it gives.

WHAT: Babyliss Pro Porcelain Conical Wand 25-13mm Hot Pink

MODEL: BAB2280MU

PRICE: approx £25

BUY IT HERE: Amazon, LookFantastic (free delivery worldwide), BeautyBay (free delivery worldwide)

Pastel Glitter Ombré and my new Arm Candy!

Yesss, another nail post!
The other day while re-watching old episodes of Sex and the City I sat on the sofa with my little nail varnish box, pulled out few magic nail potions and “designed” THIS..!

I decided I finally needed to try out my new Essie Absolutely Shore nail varnish. I wanted this shade since it came out in the 2011 Brazilliant summer collection but it was just not meant to be, until recent, when I found it (for very cheap!) on eBay US.
It even came with the original Walmart price tag, how exciting!

The formula is actually lovely, so anyone who’s dreading the not-that-great Essie cream finishes can rest assured that one is fine.
To create the ombré effect I added a brilliant holographic nail polish from Essence called Hello Holo which is part of their Special Effects Topper range (Essence is a German brand I believe and it’s available in most of the European countries, except the United Kingdom of course!). And as this wasn’t enough of a bling for me, I added - just to the very top of my nails - the beautiful Milani Jewel FX silver glitter (again, not available in the UK, sorry!).

Here is the final look, what do you think?

I also wanted to share with you my very recent addition to my arm candy collection: the Bfrend bracelet.

I bought it through Monika’s Etsy shop. It was part of their new pastel range and it was a REALLY hard decision to make when it came to chosing the colour. I eventually went with the baby pink shade as I didn’t have that many similar accessories, and oh well, it was pretty. One of the most important factors was also the fact that I could customise the bracelet to fit my wrist (5,5” if anyone’s interested;).
My made to order bracelet was sent out in couple of days after I placed the order and I received my parcel (Canada => UK) in approx 1,5 week. No import duties either, yay! The size is perfect (I struggled a bit to put it on for the first time but it seems it has stretched a bit now). I absolutely love it and wish I could add few more shades to my collection!
What is your favourite bracelet this summer?

Wedding Nails? Pink glitter ombré, of course!

Few weeks ago I attended a beautiful wedding... My whole outfit was extremely girly (pastel pink glitter dress and super cute accessories) so I decided to go with the same theme on my nails. And is there anything cuter then the pink glitter, ladies?

I chose few of my latest buys: gorgeous sparkly glitter polish from new Revlon range and sheer but pretty OPI shade from their new NYC ballet collection.

To achieve the ombré effect I simply used nail varnish’s brush and carefully painted it gradually concentrating on the top of the nail plate. Sparkling is perfect for that as it’s not too dense and not too sparse in the same time.

What do you think? Do you like the ombré effect on your nails?