July HAUL!

Haul includes my latest picks from Primark, Topshop, Missguided, American Apparel Outlet & more! Filmed items on also for a clearer view :)

Sorry it's so long! I didn't get to spend the usual amount of time editing it down to a more concise video :/ but least it's up!

Posts/videos mentioned in the video:

Easy Jeans Review

Laura Ralph two piece outfit

P&Co Peacock tee outfit

Charity shop dress outfit

Storage suggestions blog post

Essie Nail varnish & topcoat review

Me doing Jack's Makeup video

What I'm wearing:

Lipstick / Mac "Russian Red"

Dress / c/o Choies available here

See my outfit post of dress with 10% discount here 

Items mentioned which I can link to:

Crop Top / Topshop

Off shoulder black dress / c/o Missguided

Easy Jeans (£64 online) / American Apparel

Playsuit (for 20% off all Motel Rocks use "leannelimwalker" at the checkout) / Motel Rocks

Crop top / Asos

Two pieces / Laura Ralph

Peacock digital print tee / c/o P&Co

Green tie dye tee / c/o Paris in Cuffs

Sunglasses / c/o Loveclothing

Croptop / c/o Loveclothing, similar available here

Pink crop jumper / c/o Glamorous, similar available here

Anchor Vest / c/o Zara Taylor

Turquoise necklace / c/o Zara Taylor

Turquoise Art Deco earrings / c/o Zara Taylor

Sunglasses / c/o Shop dixi 

Arrow Rings & other ring / c/o Shop Dixi

Leaf Wrap ring / Regal Rose

Unicorn Necklace / Regal Rose

Ring Case / Ebay

Russian Red Lipstick / Mac

Essie Nail Varnish / Superdrug

Sally Hansen Freeze Dry / Superdrug

Nail Varnish Remover / Boots

2Ture Lipsticks / Superdrug

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Current Nail Varnish Of Choice - Essie

Left nail: Ballet slippers (4 to 5 coats) Right nail: Ballet slippers (4 to 5 coats) + Matte Topcoat

A bit of a different post for me! I literally just applied one coat of my new Mattifying top coat I purchased recently, and loved the look of it so much I grabbed my camera and took these pictures. The finish effect is so incredibly even and silky smooth to touch, the product works so fast you can see it drying to a matte finish. After I finish writing this up I'm definitely going to apply this on all my nails and admire how pretty they look.

I've opted for a lighter almost white toned nail varnish recently to help compliment my current tan. This is Essie's "Ballet Slippers" shade, I love how minimal it looks and also it goes with all my outfits! To me it now feels more complete with the added matte finish, it gives an extra minimalist feel.

At first when I started using the "Ballet Slippers" shade, I was a little surprised at how watery it was. I'm use to using Barry M which you can often get away with using just one coat and you are good to go. To get a similar look I had to apply 4 - 5 coats. I guess it's good to have the option to build up the colour, but personally I wouldn't wear it with just one coat, to me it makes the nails look odd. Although 4 or so coats sounds rather excessive, each coat dries super quick. Once you've painted your nails, the first hand you did is dry and ready for another coat. I've used it twice now to paint all my nails, so around a total of 10 coats and I've gone through a lot if you look at the picture of the bottle above. 

I was highly impressed at how long the nail varnish lasts, I had this on for a week with barely any chipping at all! With Barry M I find after a couple of days it chips so always have to use a top coat for those, even more so with Topshop nail polishes! In the end I had to re-do them as my nails grow so fast it looked a bit odd the colour started higher up ^_^

I've also purchased "Tart Deco" which is the same colour of my American Apparel "Pink Cheeks" Riding Pants :)

Have you used Essie before? What are your favourite shades?

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