Money is the anthem of success

Anyone who knows me knows I love love love nail varnishes, they're probably one of my favourite products. I own far too many, I'm running out of storage space. My obsession started when I was quite young, about 5/6 years old, as my older sister used to do mine when she did here, and I was hooked! When she moved out she left a lot to me, and I've started my own collection, which is rapidly expanding!
My favourite nail brand is No7, without a doubt. Yes, don't get me wrong I've got a fair few Barry M's in the collection too (you can't resist!), however the Barry M nail varnishes that i have owned/own tend to go very thick and gloopy. I have often wondered if its the temperature of my room, but my other nail varnishes haven't done this. Sorry Barry M, it had to be said! This makes No7 a winner every time.
No7 nail varnishes on a whole are wry pigmented, the collection is full of vibrant colours, in addition to the basics (French manicure, clear,strengthener etc). The consistency is quite thick, meaning only 2 coats is needed, and that applies to the whole collection. They have a great lasting strength too, I've had one colour on for 5 days now, with 2 coats and a top coat, without any touch ups!
I have to admit, I never took any notice of No7 before Boots introduced the '£5 off No7' vouchers, as their nail varnishes are out of my budget at £7 each, whereas they're only £2 with the voucher which is an absolute bargain!
As you can tell by the photo, I'm slowly but surely building up a collection, my favourite is definitely my most recent purchase: 'Cheeky Chops'. It's a coral pink, quite bright with an orange tinge to it. Its went with every outfit I've had on for the last 5 days, it's very versatile.
So there you have it!
What is your favourite nail varnish brand? Do you like No7?
Soph
PS: I apologise for the photo quality, the lighting wasn't doing me any justice :( x

Shop Shop Shop

So recently, as per usual I went on a shopping spree. My exams had finished and I had the urge to spend money, (more than usual) which I'm supposed to be "saving". So I headed to Newcastle (Sunderland is no comparison) and hit the sales...take a look at what I came home with...
I had a £10 Accessorise voucher to use, so I got these lovely belts and a cute London necklace. I only spent £2.50 in total there! Next I headed to Fenwicks, where I picked up the lovely white sheer top, next I had to go to Boots to restock my foundation, courtesy of trusty Clinique (I'll review that later) and some clarifying lotion.
Those who know me know I have an addiction to nail varnish! I have to have some sort of colour on my nails, and after purchasing the foundation I got £5 off No7, so I headed to their nail varnish counter and got the gorgeous coral colour, then I got another No7 voucher so I got the purple. I honestly think I have them all! Then I had to head to Primark, to see if I could pick up some bargains, sadly I didn't do as well as I usually do, but I didn't come out empty handed and saw these lovely pastel bracelets!
All in all a wonderful day for me, a br so wonderful day for my bank account!
Apologies for a verrrrrry text heavy post, I'll rant on less on my next post I promise!
Love Soph x

Lovely day for a white wedding



Me and my sister, with my niece/nephew in her tummy!

Me and my lovely sister, with my Mam

I apologise for the delay in posting this- the wedding was actually the 31st March! And what a lovely day it was too, I thought it was going to be freezing. Danced the night away, and ate wedding cake! Had such a good time.
PS: My dress is from Warehouse- £20 in the sale-Bargain!



Pastel fancy

Lovely pastel colours-couldn't decide which one...

So I chose all 5!

Just a quick post- Sports Relief  is a necessity! (And I'll probably cry) I did my nails like this last weekend, and loved the combination so much, I'll defiantly wear them again. I got the pastel lilac at a stall in Newcastle 2 weekends ago, for a mere £1.99, which for the quality that Rimmel is, was a bargain! The pink and the yellow are both from Collection (formerly 2000). I've had the pink for at least a year and a half and it hasn't dried out/gone gloopy, I love it! However, the same can't be said for the yellow unfortunately, I've had that since last summer, when brightly coloured nail varnishes were the trend and it's since went thick, but I just got away with it. I think I've only got a few weekends of it left :(  The orange and the blue are quite thin when you've applied one coat, so 2 coats did the trick!
Hope you've had a lovely week- mines been very hectic!

STATS

Hi, I thought I'd do an introduction!
My name is Sophie Proud, I'm 15 years old, 5ft3, deaf and I live in a small town called Sunderland. I've always been interested in fashion, for as long as I can remember, but I've never had the courage to start a blog. recently, I've seen the successes of blogs such as LLYMLRS, gh0stparties and milkteef and it's encouraged me to do my own! I'll be posting things from reviews of nail varnishes, make up (I've got a pile to review) and what I wear. As I'm at school, I only wear my 'own clothes' on weekends, but I'll try to post some fashion here and there!
I hope this blog is successful, but I'm not aiming for world domination!