Gem and Jo's Polish Picks - Breast Cancer Awareness Edition

Well, it's been a month since we've done one of these babies! This time we've painted our nails pink, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is this month (if you couldn't tell from the overall pinkness of the blog)! If you want to know more about breast cancer and how to do self-checks, click on the pink ribbon at the bottom of this post!
Self checks are super important and are really quick and easy. The key to higher survival rates is early detection, so get checking girls (and boys!).
Jo's Pick:

So as it's breast cancer awareness month, pink polish was a must. I chose this beautiful Rimmel  London Salon Pro nail polish in the shade Simply Sizzling. This is a gorgeous cream cerise pink colour. 

I have been super busy with college this past month (up to my chin in assignments, eek!), so I needed a polish that was quick drying so that I wouldn't have to wait ages for it to try before I dived back into the books. This polish really did the trick. It dried amazingly quick and it gives off a gorgeous shine. The polish doesn't chip easily at all either, I'm really hard on my nails (even really good polish hardly lasts a day on my nails), but this one didn't chip until day three of wearing it (which by my standards is amazing!). The application was really easy too and this made the process of painting my nails lightning fast. 

I purchased my bottle from boots for about €5.50 which isn't half bad for the quality of the polish. You can find this in pretty much any drugstore that sells rimmel london cosmetics. They have tons of colours as well so there is loads to choose from for any occasion. 

Check out from Boots here.

Check out on  Rimmel London's website here. 

Gem's Pick: 

This week I chose Primark's P.S. Love polish in a really pretty coral-pink! I don't have that many varnishes in pink but this one is definitely a favourite of mine, despite it's poor staying power. (Sad face).

 The colour is really pretty and summery (I know, it's autumn. I'm just not ready yet.) and it goes great with everything!  

To add a little something to my nails I painted my ring finger a sparkly pink (I used some drugstore polish that I can no longer find. Damn my blackhole of a bedroom.). In case you don't know, painting one finger a different colour is known as an "Accent Nail" and it is pretty popular among those ole instagrammers! 

 This polish really made me happy because in the last few days everyone has been talking about Autumnal shades and whatnot and I'm just here like "No. Not yet, please not yet!" But alas I cannot slow the coming winter and it is inevitable that this week I will have to break out my heavy jackets. But this polish made me happy and feel summery again. Therefore it shall remain the colour of my nails for as long as I can make it stay. Which is not very long. 

You can find this polish in most Primark stores in Ireland and it was only €2.50 for a pack of 4 different colours. Yay for bargains. 

Find Primark's website Here

As always guys, thanks for reading. We really appreciate each viewer we get!
Until next time,

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Gem and Jo's Polish Picks

It's that time again! Here are our polish picks for this week!

Gem's Pick:

                                   

So this week I decided to stray from the blues that I usually wear and try a green instead. The green varnish I'm wearing is from Primark and was part of a set of 4 nail varnishes which were only €2.50 from the P.S. range!! I thought it was a brilliant bargain until I used the polishes. Unfortunately for all you girls out there who love a bargain, I am sad to say that when it comes to polish, the more expensive, the better the quality. 

                        

First off, it takes about 5 layers of polish for this to become opaque and even then its not total cover. And to make this worse, it seems to take forever to dry! You need about 3 hours to apply it and after all your hard work and dedication to making dinner with your elbows to avoid ruining your nails, the varnish just cracks anyway. I love the colour of this polish but the formula is just poop.                     

                                

I applied a layer of Topshop's Mermaid holographic nail polish to my ring finger for a bit of sparkle and thankfully it stopped the Primark polish from chipping. 

To be honest, these pictures (and any others I took) don't show the true colour of this polish, it's more of a Kelly green than a mint. It just doesn't seem to photograph very well. 

I would love to be able to recommend every nail polish I use to everyone, however we all know that there are a few dud ones out there and this just happens to be one of them. The only recommendation I would give this polish is for parents who want a first time polish for their little kids to try. It comes off easily and doesn't stain your nails so it would be perfect for kids who aren't allowed nail polish in school. 

You can get it from Primark stores, check out their website Here. 

Jo's Pick:

This week I decided to go down the green route as well and painted my nails using Barry M's nail paint in the colour Mint green (way to be creative with the names there, Barry M!). This is a really pretty, creamy mint green colour (as you might have guessed from it's name!).  

This nail polish gives off a really pretty shine which I love about it and it is super opaque after only two coats. It does however take a little long to dry compared with some other fast drying nail polishes but that's not much to ask since it really lasts for a long time on the nails. I tend to be really hard on my nails,but this didn't chip easily at all. I was actually super impressed. 

You can find Barry M nail paints in Boots for  about €4.59, in the UK and Ireland. Unfortunately I don't believe that you can purchase this in the US but hopefully they'll rectify this soon. Check out Barry M's website here.

So there you have it our lovelies, our polish picks of the week. Let us know what you think in the comments below, and as always thanks for reading!

Until next time, 

Gem and Jo's Makeup Rumours Haul

So recently we came across this little known cosmetics brand called Makeup Rumours and to our surprise their products are incredibly inexpensive! A lipstick for £1? Yes please! Now we contacted Makeup Rumours and they were kind enough to give us a voucher to use on their site and.... this is the good part for you guys: they even gave us a code for our followers to get 10% off when they use our unique code which is valid until September 14th! (gemjo10off)
"What did you buy?" you may ask... well here is our makeup haul from Makeup Rumours!
Eyeshadows

 1. Purples and Blues:

 Dazzle palette in shade 4. £1.00

2. Smokey Blacks

Dazzle Palette in Shade 2.  £1.00

3. Purples Quad

After Dark Quad in shade 2. £1.00

4. Smokey Blues Quad

After Dark Quad in Shade 4. £1.00

5. Smokey Browns

Dazzle Palette in Shade 1. £1.00

Lipsticks

Pinks: Shade 3 £1.00

Nudes: Shade 17 £1.00

Pinks: Shade 6 £1.00

Lilacs and Purples: Shade 12 £1.00

Pinks: Shade 5 £1.00

Nail Varnish

Teal: Fashion: Shade 10 £1.00

Baby Blue: Fashion: Shade 11 £1.00

Pressed Powders

Top product: Satin £1.00

Bottom Product: Nude £1.00

Thanks for reading, as always let us know your thoughts in the comments and don't forget to avail of the 10% off code!! You can find their site Here!
We shall have a review of these products up in the coming weeks so keep an eye out!!
Until Next Time,

Gem and Jo's polish picks

So here's what we've been wearing on our nails recently!

Jo's Pick:

I recently bought a few nail polishes for Topshop, and this lovely was amongst them. This is Topshop's Nail Varnish in the colour Moondance. This is a gorgeous blue(y) silver holographic colour.

This nail polish dries super quickly, but the best thing about it is definitely the colour. The polish gives off rainbow hues in the light and it looks like the reflective strip on a high visibility jacket. It seriously looks super cool. Unfortunately this nail polish chips quite easily without a top coat, but slap a good quality top coat on and that problem is solved.

I found this polish on sale in Topshop for €4. I don't believe that you can get it online but if you see this in store I highly suggest picking it up. This would be perfect if you wanted to take part in the holographic trend (without dressing head to toe in it and looking like a space man). This would also cool over a blue nail polish to give it an extra sparkle.
Check out Topshop's other nail colours here .

Gem's Pick:

So after trying Primark's matte pink colour in our last polish picks post I've become a little be hooked on matte nail polishes. So I decided to give Sinful Colors nail polish in the colour Savage a go. This is a beautiful matte teal colour.

This nail polish dries really fast and a truly opaque colour can be achieve from only one coat! The polish gives the nails an almost rubber texture which looks really great. I would however recommend wearing a base coat underneath the polish as it can leave blueish stains on the nails once taken off. However as long as a base coat is used this won't happen. 

I purchased my bottle from my local boots store for €2.49, But if you live in the US you can find Sinful Colors in a lot of different drugstores and supermarkets such as target (it's a little bit harder to find in Ireland and the UK). For €2.49, this polish is great quality and I would definitely recommend it to any matte polish lovers out there. 

Check out their website here

Thanks for reading. Let us know if you like these nail polishes in the comments below (we love to hear your opinions!).
Until next time,

Gem and Jo's Polish Picks

It's that time again! (What time you may ask). The time when we let you know what we've been wearing on our nails! Here's our nail polish picks of the week:

Jo's pick:

So this week I decided to go for something a bit more classic (but still with a fun summer twist) and try out No7's Gel-Look Shine Nail Colour in the shade Hotting Up. This is a beautiful blue toned pinky-red nail polish. 

The great thing about this nail polish is the shine it gives off (even with out a topcoat!). It really is amazing and to be perfectly honest I think this is one of the best gel-look polishes I've tried in terms of shine. The consistency is quite thick (but not gloopy) and adds a nice layer to the nail, which gives the effect of gel nails. The staying power is great too and doesn't chip easily at all.

This nail polish is more towards the higher end of nail polish prices at €9.99, however due to the quality of the nail polish I think it's well worth it. Plus this classic summer red is sure to be used time and time again.
View all other shades and buy it here

Gem's Pick:
This weeks polish is brand new to my collection and it was an absolute bargain! It came in a set of 4 polishes for just €2.50 from Primark, (Penney's for the Irish folk). It's part of the P.S. Love collection and they have a ton of seriously gorgeous shades, all of which I may or may not have bought...

This shade is called Magenta and is fabulous in and out of the bottle! Most shockingly for me, it is the only bottle in the box which is matte. (Which isn't stated on the box) I didn't even know until I applied it last night! The great thing about matte varnishes is they dry super fast, and because they dry matte you can tell when they're ready for the next coat! 

As pretty and unusual as this polish is, I've only had it on my nails since last night and it has already chipped. It seems to just come off in flakes which makes me really sad. However this could either be due to the fact that it was really inexpensive or that it is a matte varnish, I'm not too sure... Either way I love the colour and the finish is fabulous. Maybe an investment in some matte top coat would prolong this polish!!

P.s. this colour makes even Ginger Gem look tan! This polish can be bought from most Primark stores across Ireland, take a look at their website Here

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed this post.
Until next time,
XO Gem and Jo

Gem and Jo's New No.7

So no surprises here, but we went shopping again today... We know, we know. But new stuff makes us very happy and today that happiness happens to come in the form of new No.7 products! Including a free gift! Now who wouldn't be happy with that!
Take a look at what we got:

So to start us off, the reason we went shopping in the first place, Gem's mam has been struggling with some really dry, flaky skin on her cheeks after she got burnt during the good weather last week. Nothing seems to have worked to moisturise her skin so we went to Boots and talked to the professionals! 

The assistant at the No.7 counter recommended the Protect and Perfect Intense Advanced Serum. Usually they would recommend a cream but Gem's mam has a bit of a thing about cream on her face so serum seemed the best route!

When we tried the product it seemed to work immediate miracles! The dry skin disappeared and the skin felt really soft! It's a brilliant product and we will keep you guys up to date to see if it's anti-ageing properties are any good!

Now since Gem's mam had a ton of Boots points on her card, she bought a serum for Gem too and got the Beautiful Skin Hydration Mask for dry/ very dry skin to use at night! And because it was 3 for 2 we got the mask for free!! We cannot wait to try it out!

To make things even better, we also got a free gift set! 

It's the cutest little gift and the packaging was so colourful and summery! We couldn't wait to get home and try every thing we got in it! 

Stay Perfect Eye Shadow - Middle shade in Good Earth Trio. 

Extreme Length Waterproof Mascara - Black.

BB Lips Beauty Balm - Blink Pink 

 

And you can all probably guess what Gem's next polish pick will be! The nail varnish you get in this gift is called Duck Egg Blue and it is just the cutest shade!! 

Thanks for reading and if you have any No.7 products that you can't live without, let us know in the comments below! 

Until Next Time, 

XO Gem and Jo. 

Gem and Jo's Beauty Haul

Well hello there, So we passed by some shops today and as it might happen we walked in and bought some stuff (what are the chances of that!!). Wanna see what we bought? Yeh, we thought so! Keep on scrolling to feast your eyes upon the lovely stuff we spent our pretty pennies on! 

Gem's Haul:

1. Esteé Lauder Double Wear Foundation in 1CO (Shell) €47.50.
 This foundation is my absolute favourite and I literally  could not live without it! It has amazing coverage and a  bottle lasts forever!

2. Esteé Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye. (This was a freebie when your signed up to their email list!)

3. Topshop Eyeshadow in Done and Dusted  €1.00

4. Topshop Glass Nail File €0.50

5. Topshop Nail varnish in Mermaid €1.00

                                                               6. Topshop Nail varnish in White
                                                                              Which €1.00                        

Jo's Haul: 

1. Topshop Eyeshadow in Harlow Sunset €1

2. Topshop Nail varnish in Sketch €1

3. Topshop Nail varnish in Mover n Shaker €1

4. Topshop Nail varnish in Easy Peasy €0.50

5. Topshop Nail varnish in Voltage €1

6. Topshop Nail varnish in Moondance €4

7. Topshop Nail varnish in Heart of Gold €1


As you can probably tell from the prices, we got all of our Topshop goodies on serious sale, so if you're near a Topshop pop in and have a look. We really recommend it!

Hope you enjoyed our haul! Leave us a comment telling us what product is your favourite. We love to hear from you. Thank you so much for reading!

Until next time!
XO Gem and Jo

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