Impress nails winter collection

Impress nails have just launched a new winter collection with some new shades that are even more realistic looking than the predecessor. 

The nails are shinier even more similar to gel nails and the colours that have been added are really versatile for every day and special occasion wear. 

My particular favorites are the nude (riot act) and grey (rumor mill) shades I think they look really natural and the type of colours I would normally go for. 

I'd love to see them mix it up a little and maybe add in the option of a sparkly accent nail ( maybe they will put my idea on file ;p) of course you can do this yourself by mixing and matching between packs. I've since been informed that impress do in fact do these packs of nails and I've seen a picture and they are beautiful ( I'll add it on my instagram for you) 

Anyone who has read previous posts of mine on impress nails will know I'm a giant fan these not only look real but I have personally tested their staying power. They can be applied in under 4 minutes and lasted about 6 days on for me just make sure you leave them on for a while maybe an hour before you wash your hands as it can affect the adhesive. 

These are fantastic for the party season as you can easily change up your look for each party night. 

Impress nails are available in Dunnes stores and pharmacies nationwide retailing at € 9.99. 

Impress Halloween Nails

Hi all so if you have read my blog or follow me in Instagram you will know that I am a big fan of impress nails, I have a pretty detailed post which you can find here. http://sparkleblossombeauty.blogspot.ie/2014/08/impress-nails-review.html?m=1 

I was mega excited when these limited edition Haloween nails arrived in the post this week. They are amazing and such a simple and quick alternative to spending hours attempting to create some spooky nail art! 

There are six different packs available I have four of them,  the ones here are from left to right

Rager, total witch, hot blooded and after midnight. 

I'm torn between total witch and hot blooded for my own halloween nails they have such a massive level of detail and are very wearable. 

They are available from Dunnes Stores Nationwide and at only €4 are a serious bargain. 

Leave me a comment to let me know if you have used impress nails. 

Bespoke Chic Treat Box

Hi all, a couple of weeks ago I was very lucky to win a competition on Sineads fabulous the beautiful truth blog. The prize was a bespoke Chic Treat Club box which was to be made up of the most popular items from the last few boxes. What an amazing prize! This is what I got in my box and how I got on with it.

So I got 5 full size items in the box only one of which I had ever used! 

I will start off with the one I had used before which was impress nails. I love these nails they're amazing I had actually done a review on these already which you can find here          I was definitely delighted to get another set and especially in such a nice colour! 

Next up was the sleek eye dust which was in a green. I haven't used this I knew by looking at it it wasn't for me so I gave it to a teenage friend and she was delighted with it. 

Next in the box was inecto pure argan hand & nail cream. This smells really nice and is lightweight and fairly non greasy it dries in pretty quickly too. This has earned a place beside the kitchen sink where it will be used very regularly throughout the winter. 

Next up is the cleanse off mitt which I won't go into too much detail on as I have it in the pipeline to be part of a different blog post. 

The final product in the box is the NYX push up bra for eyebrow. I thought this was a bit of a weird name but heyho. It says that the colour will flatter any eyebrow shade and I was happy with it as being blonde most eyebrow products come out very orange this wasn't. The other side is a highlighter but I wasn't too impressed with it as it had no shimmer at all it was more like a pink eyeliner. This pencil was ok but was hard enough to put on as you had to press a bit for colour. 

I was delighted with this prize and loved testing the stuff. Have you won any fun competitions or gotten any of these in your past chic treat boxes? Let me know in the comments x 

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ImPress Nails Review

Hi everyone

 I'm talking today about Broadway ImPRESS nails the press on manicure.
I was sent these by Caroline at Publicity Loft, all my opinions are honest.

So to start I don't wear false nails don't get gel manicures, I'm a simple keep them relatively short and polished mostly because I enjoy painting my nails but also because I don't like the look of extra long decorated nails. When I think of false nails It brought to mind really stiff nails needing to be applied with glue that I bought in the pound shop when I was about 11. The nails that I was sent are happily not in league with the ones etched in my memory.

The nails come in really clever packaging inside a replica nail polish bottle and come with 24 nails a prep pad and a teeny nail file. Prices start at €8.50 and they are available in pharmacies and penneys stores Nationwide.  There is a huge variety of designs from classic to really funky and everything in between. I received the medium length nails in shade Epic Win which is a really glossy pink/purple colour.
I really like the shade it is vibrant and eye catching and the gloss is a really fab effect.
I was in two minds when I was measuring them against my nails but went on ahead anyway.
These nails are aimed towards convenience something that you can press on last minute, I decided that to test these out I would follow the steps and use a stopwatch to see exactly how long It took me to get them on.
To start with you need to wash your hands and then use the prep pad, you then pull off the tab and stick on the nail SIMPLE!

I got the first hand on with no problems at all until it reached time to do the second and I realised that I wouldn't be able to pull away the tabs with the false nails on so I pulled off all the tabs for second hand at once. If putting them on again I would take off all the stickers at the beginning. I put on all of the nails and was finished in under 4 minutes!  

Definitely a brilliant fast option for on the go nails.

I liked the results but felt that the nails were a bit too long for me so to further my experimentation the box said that after 30 minutes I could trim and file the nails. So that's exactly what I did. The nails were easy enough to cut and only required a tiny amount of filing.

Once they were cut down a little I fell in love they're perfect and they look very real. They are really easy to wear as they are soft and flexible. I would definitely recommend for a wedding guest or any other occasion.

I was hard on these nails so can testify to them being hard wearing, I did washing up including pot scrubbing wearing them then cleaned a dogs ears and helped repairing a lawnmower! I know I lead such a glamorous life!!
I like things that are easy but look amazing so I will be purchasing these I think the short length will be the ones for me, I am especially excited about this design It looks so fun!

If you have liked the review please leave me a comment, The nails claim to last up to a week so they will remain on my fingers until they fall off and I will update on twitter @clareken86 of their progress!

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