Barbie on a Budget: Cheap Cheats, UK Bargain Buys and Treat of the Week.

TGIT!

Cheap Cheats

If your On a Budget I'm guessing you Don't Want to spend £5 on a Nail Art Pen... To be honest I'm Not that Impressed With the One I Own then again... I am Kak-Handed.

There are 2 Alternatives and you should have one to hand...

1. Liquid Eyeliner
2. Sharpie


It is best to apply once the varnish is dry. I know Liquid Eyeliner Chips fairly Easily so I will Experiment with top coats on Sunday, So be sure to Visit Back!

Bargain of the week:

 ESSIE IS Buy 1 get 1 half price @ BOOTS!

Barry M  -  3 for 2 @ Superdrug

So I am Completely Obsessed with Barry M if you couldn't tell; The Colours are amazing, The Solution normally sorts out an even spread for you and they're Great Value for Money. Taking advantage of the 3 for 2 offer you can Update Your Nail Collection with three polishes for £6... rumour has it there are some new polishes being released on the 25th September... You might want to wait till then ;)

Bargain Buys:

Bargain buys @ Superdrug.com:

2 True - 2 for £6
Accessorize - 2 for £5 (Selected)
 B. - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Barry M - 3 for 2
Bourjois - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Beauty UK - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Collection 2000 - Discounted (Selected)
GOSH - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
L'oreal - 3 for 2
Look -  2 for £6
MaX Factor - Discounted (Selected Minatures)
Maybelliene - 2 for £5 (Selected)
MUA Pro - 2 for £5 (Selected)
Miss Sporty - 3 for 2
NYC - Discounted (Selected)
Revlon - Discounted (£2 on Selected)
Rimmel - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price

@ Boots.com
On brands like Chanel, Dior and Nails inc there is a bonus 500 points when you spend £50 or more online.
 17 - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Barry M - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Bourjois - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Essie - Buy 1 get 1 half price
L'Oreal - Buy 1 get 1 half price
MaxFactor - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Maybelliene - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Miss Sporty - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Models Own - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Natural Collection -Buy 1 get 1 half price
Revlon - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Rimmel - Buy 1 get 1 half price

Treat of the week:

Paper Chase Woodland Nail Art Kit £10 - So I popped into Paperchase yesterday and saw this Amazingly Cute nail art kit. I love paper chase always so up-to-date anyway I think Nail Art Kits are a bit of Personal Taste but if you want something Cute and Autumn Themed get this cutsie kit!

Hope you Enjoyed this post again!

Let me know if you have any questions and if there is anything you'd like to see featured in Budget- Style.

World Peace .\/..

Barbie on a Budget: Cheap Cheats, Bargain Buys UK and Treat of the Week.

It's finally here!

Cheap Cheats
If your Bank Account is Suffering and you can't afford an effect nail varnish, or if you don't have nail art brushes there's a Cheap and Cheerful effect that anyone can do.... all you need is 2 Nail Varnishes & Cling film. It looks like this:

Here's a video link.   - This is all from http://chelseaqueen.com/


Bargain of the week:
GOSH Crackle -  £1 @ Superdrug

GOSH Polishes are Lovely and I can't believe their crackle is being sold for only £1 - definitely picking this up next time I'm in town. As we Head Into the Darker Months the crackles really start coming into their own. Personal favourite: a Gold Crackle over a dark blue like Tilted Blue!

Bargain Buys:
I can't spot any changes from last week...

Bargain buys @ Superdrug.com:

2 True - 2 for £6
Accessorize - 2 for £5 (Selected)
Andrea Fulterton -
B. - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Barry M - 3 for 2
Bourjois - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Collection 2000 - Discounted (Selected)
GOSH - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
L'oreal - 3 for 2
Look -  2 for £6
MaX Factor - Discounted (Selected Minatures)
Maybelliene - 2 for £5 (Selected)
MUA Pro - 2 for £5 (Selected)
Miss Sporty - 3 for 2
NYC - Discounted (Selected)
Sally Hansen - Discounted nail care
Revlon - Discounted (Selected)
Rimmel - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price

 @ Boots.com
17 - £1.99 & £2.99 (Selected)
Barry M - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Bourjois - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Lancome - Free gift when you buy 2/3 products
L'Oreal - 2 for £14 and £1 off Selected Items
MaxFactor - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Maybelliene - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Miss Sporty - 3 for £5 (Selected)
Models Own - 2 for £8 (Selected)
Natural Collection 3 for £5 (Selected)
No.7 - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Revlon - 2 for £10 
Rimmel - Discounted (Selected)

Treat of the week:
Finishing Touches Nail Art Kit - If you're a novice and Want Access to glitters and rhinestones to pretty your nails, With Out Forking Out for separate kits, this Finishing Touches Kit has it down to a T. Only £6.99 at Superdrug!

Hope you Enjoyed this post again!

Let me know if you have any questions and if there is anything you'd like to see featured in Budget- Style.

World Peace .\/..

Barbie on a Budget: Cheap Cheats, UK Bargain Buys and Treat of the Week

Thursday, Thursday got to get down on Thursday.... With a bargain...

Cheap Cheats
You can't afford varnish? I don't believe you... Everyone can afford varnish... But if you insist on being stingy here's how to make your varnishes go the extra mile:


1) More coats - Thinner layers:

 If you like having your nails painted you should already know it's not all about slopping on a thick layer, it's getting good thin even coverage and building the layers up. Drying time is quicker, your nails are less likely to smudge and you don't waste as much varnish...

2) Gloopy Polish - Get a Thinner:

OK Sorry. You have to pay (£6) for this one... but well worth the money. If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well. I'm sure you have all been told to add nail varnish remover to gloopy nail varnishes. Don't. This is pretty hit and miss - trust me I know... what you need to get is a Nail Varnish Thinner, Specially Designed to Battle the Gloop!
 (http://www.lookfantastic.com/mavala-nail-polish-thinner-10ml/10625325.html )

3) Keep your cool - Fridge it!

(So Jessica from GetPeach.com takes it a bit to extreme's.. http://www.getpeachy.com/36/a-fresh-coat-of-polish.htm)

A chemist said so!  "The cosmetic chemist Mort Westman explains that refrigeration reduces solvent evaporation and pigment caking and settling." Put that in your pipe and smoke it... It Extends the Life Time of your varnish and Maintains the Colour, so it's not good putting your gloopy stuff in their, but a good way to Look After any Special Buys!

Bargain of the week:

Models Own - 2 for £8 @ Boots

Did you use to get those Fingo Scented Gel Pens at school? I still do, I order them off of amazon... Anyways! Models Own are doing Scented Varnishes AND their part of the 2 for £8 offer, which is a little out of my budget... but it has too be done?!




Bargain Buys:

Bargain buys @ Superdrug.com:

2 True - 2 for £6
Accessorize - 2 for £5 (Selected)
Andrea Fulterton -
B. - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Barry M - 3 for 2
Bourjois - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
Collection 2000 - Discounted (Selected)
GOSH - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price
L'oreal - 3 for 2
Look -  2 for £6
MaX Factor - Discounted (Selected Minatures)
Maybelliene - 2 for £5 (Selected)
MUA Pro - 2 for £5 (Selected)
Miss Sporty - 3 for 2
NYC - Discounted (Selected)
Sally Hansen - Discounted nail care
Revlon - Discounted (Selected)
Rimmel - Buy 1 Get 1 1/2 Price

 @ Boots.com
17 - £1.99 & £2.99 (Selected)
Barry M - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Bourjois - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Lancome - Free gift when you buy 2/3 products
L'Oreal - 2 for £14 and £1 off Selected Items
MaxFactor - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Maybelliene - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Miss Sporty - 3 for £5 (Selected)
Models Own - 2 for £8 (Selected)
Natural Collection 3 for £5 (Selected)
No.7 - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Revlon - 2 for £10 
Rimmel - Discounted (Selected)

Treat of the week:
Barry M Yellow Topaz Stone - I bought this the otherday... So So So In-Love, review going up Saturday, gets a mention in tomorrows post too... It is Just Fab. Glams up Any Polish, great for doing Glitter Gradients. Any varnish collections Must -Have! (£2.99 - Boots or Superdrug)

Hope you Enjoyed this post again!

Let me know if you have any questions and if there is anything you'd like to see featured in Budget- Style.

World Peace .\/..

Barbie on a Budget: Cheap Cheats, UK Bargains and Treat of the Week!

Happy Thursday! If you're still on a budget, fancy a bargain or treat Carry on Reading...

Cheap Cheats
Oh hai! Getting your nails done at the nail bar too pricey? Primarni's fake one's don't last? It's ok I've got this... I have those horrible nails that grow about 3mm... they snap, snag, get that weird cut where it doesn't brake off but it bends if you push it. Yeah ughhh! Anyway so I discovered Kiss Nails, now I was dissapointed with their oval ones, but their Square Falsies are Perfect! 

It's £6.49 for a pack in Superdrug and they should last 4 days minimum once you've got the Knack of It and each pack does 5 Manicures. (Lasts longer/shorter depending on life style). 
The Trick is to put a Little Drop of Glue on the False Nail and run it around so it will go over your nail (not all the way to the tip) and then to put a Small Amount on Your Nail and spread it over... Blow on each gently to Make Taccy then HOLD DOWN! for about 12 seconds, with lots of pressure, make sure its not wonky as well.



Bargain of the week:

 
Maybelliene - 3 for 2 @ Superdrug (on selected items)
So not as cheap as Miss Sporty, but your still getting 3 bottles of varnish for less than one bottle of Essie... need I say more!
The only thing that seems to be excluded is some of the effects.
They have a great range of colours, perfect for next season with Bold Rainbow Colours and dark 'Bite Me' Colours too... is that normal? 'Bite me' colours? Anyway, get on this! £6

Bargain Buys:

Bargain buys @ Superdrug.com:

2 True - 3 for £5
Accessorize - 2 for £5
Andrea Fulterton - Discounted (Selected)
B. - Discounted (Selected)
Barry M - 2 for £6 (Selected)
Bourjois - 3 for 2
GOSH - Crackling for £1!
L'oreal - 3 for 2
Look -  2 for £6 (Selected)
MaX Factor - 3 for 2
Maybelliene - 3 for 2

MUA Pro - 2 for £5 (on fur effects & constellations)
Miss Sporty - 3 for 2
NYC - 2 for £3
Sally Hansen - Discounted nail care
Revlon - 2 for £10
Rimmel - Discounted on selected

 @ Boots.com
17 - £1.99 & £2.99 (Selected)
Barry M - Buy 1 get 1 half price & Free LDE Polish with £6 spend
Bourjois - 3 for 2 (Selected), or a free pair of Sunnies (online exclusive)
Lancome - Free gift when you buy 2/3 products

L'Oreal - 2 for £14 and £1 off Selected Items
MaxFactor - 3 for 2 (Selected)
Miss Sporty - 3 for 5 (Selected)
Models Own - 2 for £8
No.7 - But 1 get 1 half price
Revoln - 2 for £10

Treat of the week:
To keep your nails looking hot and on trend Invest in a Mattifying Top Coat! Now this is the
Essie - Matte about you, it's a really cool effect and you should be able to find it at Boots and Superdrug, but their websites aren't displaying the products (slightly irksome).

All different brands are bringing out their own matte-fying top coat so there should be one for what ever budget your on, but Essie is lovely, so if you're going to Treat Yourself go for a Premium Brand like this.

Hope you Enjoyed this post again!

Let me know if you have any questions and if there is anything you'd like to see featured in Budget- Style.

World Peace .\/..

Barbie on a Budget: Cheap Cheats, UK Bargains and Treat of the Week

It's Thursday, yay!
I ordered something last Thursday from the States hoping it would turn up this week... but it hasn't so you'll have to wait.
This week is about gradients, studs, discount polishes and beginners kits!
 
Cheap Cheats
Here is where I try and keep you On Trend for as Cheap as Possible; today we're doing Gradients! Gradients don't have to be colour co-ordinated, just pick three or more nail varnishes and apply to a sponge (see list below) before blending over your nails!

 
You can use a variety of sponges (or so I've heard) and here is the list:
- Foam Eyeshadow applicator (apply varnishes to the nail, then smudge with this)
- Old/new Make Up sponge
- Kitchen sponge

If your not familiar with the Technique please read my 11th August Sunday Experiments, or YouTube it! I'm willing to do a step by step picture guide if you ask nicely :)

Bargain of the week:
Topshop are sending me mixed messages with their prices... Anyway although some of their range seems completely over priced I really liked this Nail Art Wheel Of Studs. 

It's only £3.50 similarly priced to anything online, without the age long wait, and will add a bit of Rock'n'Roll glam to any Nail Polish you have!

Following on from the previous Bargain of the week I have done two Budget Buy reviews on Miss Sporty, which you can find further down on my blog...

 
Bargain Buys:
@TopShop
Nail Art Wheels - £3.50 each
Nail Glitters - £2.40 each (apart from Halo)

@Cheapsmells.com
Essie Nail Polish - from £3.98
OPI Polishes - from £6.93

@Claire's
Loads of cheap accessories for nail art, but I can't recommend them as I haven't tried yet!

Can't see any change in Boots or Superdrug deals but here is a link to last weeks.

Treat of the week:
After having a nosy round the TopShop site I spotted this, which is a Perfect Kit for nail art beginners:

It's £10 (there is a £7 kit also available), which includes a dotting pen and several styles of brush to help you master your painting and keep them tidy!

Please comment if you have any questions or would like to see anything specific next week!

World Peace .\/..

Barbie on a Budget: Cheap Cheats, UK Bargains and Treat of the Week

 Hi girls (& guys?), if you like me suffer from insufficent funds for luxurious nail brands I've got it solved. Well I haven't... but I will be writing a post like this every week to help you find bargains, point you in the direction of good buys and let you know of any cheap cheats.

Cheap Cheats
So dots are everywhere ATM and everyone is banging on about these dotting tools, but if you are strapped for cash there are a few cheap ways to do this
1. Old Pens - using the nib of an old pen (make sure it's out of ink) or even the cap (if it's closed).
2. Pins - Use the blunt end, you could even stick the sharp bit into a rubber to give you a bit more control and avoid any pricks! (If life was that simple)
3. Single Dotting  Pen - So this does require spending, but at only $1.99 and with the $ in our favour you shouldn't notice much of a difference (apart from if your bank charges you?), you can pay by pay pal.


Bargain of the week:

Miss Sporty - 3 for 2 @ Superdrug.
For a starter Miss Sporty is cheap, you get a good amount of varnish in a bottle and have you seen the colour range this summer? Easy to keep on trend! (?And yes no<-- wth?) With the 3 for 2 you are effectively getting 3 bottles of nail varnish for £4. Hello Bargain!



Bargain Buys:
@ Superdrug.com

Here are the other Nail polish deals on at Superdrug:
2 True - 3 for £5 (looks like it's across entire make up range.)
Barry M - 2 for £6 on nail effects
Bourjois - 3 for 2
L'oreal - 3 for 2
Revlon - 2 for £10
MaX Factor - 3 for 2 (also have mini bottles available which are obvs cheaper and still on deal, love the look of catcus)
Rimmel 60 Second - discounted from £3.69 to £2.19
Look - 2 for £6 (normally £5pb)
MUA - 2 for £5 on nail Effects
Miss Sporty - 3 for 2 (BUDGET BARBIES GET ON THIS!)


@ Boots.com
Bourjois - 3 for 2 on selected varnishes, or a free pair of Sunnies (online exclusive)
Barry M - Free Limited Ed Polish when you spend £6 (Boots LDE Pink is brighter than superdrugs, fact.)
The other deals are same, similar or better at Superdrug.

Treat of the week:
If your looking to treat yourself to something a bit different I would go for a holographic nail, which can be bought at the born pretty store (picture I pulled from the website, I do not own); www.bornpretty.com

Anyway I hope people enjoyed this post, let me know if you have any questions and if there is anything you'd like to see featured in Budget- Style.

World Peace .\/..