My Spring/Summer 2013 Nail Polish Collection: Pastels, Pinks and Canary Yellow

The sun had its hat on this weekend, and if you ask me its about time it made an appearance! To mark the occasion, during the intervals of the LFW shows I was watching online, I got a little bit excited about Spring/Summer nail colours and wanted to share my fave pastels and pinks with you. I also found an amazing canary yellow polish and have featured this too!

THE PASTELS
 First on my list are two pastel Topshop nail polishes in Parma Violet and Gone Fishing (£5).

Left: Parma Violet; Right: Gone Fishing

Backs of the bottles

Parma Violet

Gone Fishing

I fell in love with these shades instantly! Parma Violet is exactly what it says on the nail polish tin - it's as lilac a you would like and so pretty. The Gone Fishing shade is perfect for teaming up with mint accessories and outfits, which we all know is very on trend right now!

THE PINKS
My favourite pink polishes for Spring/Summer 2013 are Ciate's Doll's House (£9), OPI's Miami Beet (£11) and Seche's Precious (£9.99).

Left: Ciate; Middle: OPI; Right: Seche

OPI's Miami Beet

Seche's Precious

I love all of these pinks because every one is different. Whereas the Ciate polish is a soft and creamy nude pink, which is perfect for everyday wear, the OPI is a vibrant 'hey look at me' fuschia (one of my fave colours EVER) and the Seche shade is a high-shine metallicy baby pink.

And, yes, I did just invent the word metallicy.

THE CANARY YELLOW
Last on my list is Topshop Nails in Summit, which is in the LFW-friendly colour of canary yellow. Unfortunately this one doesn't appear to be on the site anymore, so I am very lucky, but I would LOVE to get my hands on an OPI or China Glaze polish in this colour.

Topshop Nails in Summit

Just looking at this polish makes me want to book an extremely expensive holiday to Fiji! It's such a happy-go-sunbathe shade.

What are your favourite nail polishes for Spring/Summer? Let me know below :) xxx

Superdry's new affordable luxuries launch tomorrow

The wait is over (well, almost) for the brand spanking new beauty collection by Superdry, and I am SO excited. Ever since I caught a glimpse of the brand's new cosmetics range in the latest edition of Company magazine, I have been waiting patiently to try a bit of everything.

And I must love it, because I want the make-up brushes more than the make-up, which is very rare! My ultimate Superdry Beauty must-have product is the hot pink Kabuki Brush (£14.00), which has been inspired by Japanese theatrical make-up rituals. Superdry claims it has soft synthetic hairs and is recommended for use with bronzer and blusher, as it blends and contours. 

I need it as of yesterday - it is so different to all the other brushes out there of this kind, it just looks amazing and I love the wooden handle too. It has simple clear plastic packaging, which I think is cute and well-suited to the brand.

If the hot pink brush is a bit too 'out there' for you, you will be pleased to know that there is also a black one.

Next on my wishlist is the basic but bloody brilliant Jet Black Eye Marker (£8). Designed to create precision lines, the liner is non-smudging, which would be a bonus I reckon. However, I think I would have to see it to believe it, as I have a tendency to smudge my liquid liner!

Also in the make-up range there is the super cute ballerina-esque Pearled Pink Highlighter (£12). It's made to suit all skin types and can be used with foundation to create a dewy complexion. Use on the cheeks and browbones.

I also love this funky multi-season Grape/Sunflower Eye Shadow Duo (£9.50). Out of all the different combos, this one caught my eye as I see it as two different looks, so you could have a subtle gold one day and a deep purple the next. It's a highly pigmented product and can be used wet to create a different look.

Apparently 1000 lipsticks isn't enough, so of course I had to find one I liked from the range. Lip Paint in Electric Pink (£8) is a great shade for S/S 2013 and a real eye brightener. It's highly pigmented and non-drying.

In this cold climate we seem to be having at the moment, I always have a lip balm at hand, so I was really pleased to hear about the non-greasy, moisturising Peppermint Lip Fix (£6). I love mint in lip products; as well as having a great smoothing effect, it also smells and feels uber fresh. From the packaging, I reckon it is quite rich as well - so you will get more for your money.

Last but not least are these beauty accessories for daily use. I love the wipe clean PVC Turquoise Neon Beauty Bag (£10) for my make-up or skin care products and also the silicone-covered Lime Mirror (£5) to carry around in my bag for those last-minute touch-ups!

What do you want to try? Tweet me at @shotofbeauty or even better leave me a comment.

Are you as excited as I am?! xxx