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SUMMERTIME, SPRAY TAN TIME

2012-01-20T20:22:00.001Z

Hi Lovelies,

I'm trying to find out some info on all the different spray tans on the market!!!

I am trained in St.Tropez but the setting up costs are ridiculous!!!

If you could all let me know the best spray tans you've ever had and any up and coming companies you know about that would be great!!

I haven't blogged in a while because we've been super busy with the mobile hair and beauty business you can see our site at http://www.carlieandcharliehairandbeauty.com/ there will probably be alot more updates hair and beauty wise on that blog for a little while until i get back into blogging on this one!!

Thanks for your help :*

Charlie

OPI Lacquers and Axxium Gel Overlays

2011-10-19T20:28:00.000+01:00

Evening dolls!

Just a quick post, with me being a beautician and having my own salon I now have 30+ OPI nail polishes and a further 17 colours in the axxium gel form and I was just wandering whether a post with me swatching them all would be of any interest to any of my follows??

Obviously it will be a long post and it will take me a long time to swatch each colour but I thought it would be a good way for you to see a truer version of the colour and what somebody elses opinion is on it before you order yourself a new lacquer or pick your new gel colour, as the polishes aren't cheap and i know a lot of people have ordered a lacquer and they haven't been true to the swatch on the website.

Please let me know girlies and if its a yes I will get the post up as quick as i can 0:)

have a lovely evening

lots of love

charlie xx

0:)

2011-10-18T20:00:00.000+01:00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2ETQ76FTRD8KV

Hehehe these are soooo fun to do! All you need is your amazon account and follow their instructions to the universal 'add to wishlist' button, then shop away!!!

Save your wishlist and share with all your family and friends. Its a bit cheeky but harmless at the same time. With christmas coming up its a great way of making sure you don't end up with chocolate or bubble bath sets you never use :D

happy wishing

I heart autumn!!!!

2011-10-18T18:34:00.000+01:00

Yes yes yes my favouritist part of the year is here 0:) autumn to me is by far the best season eeekkkk... and today actually felt like proper autumn, it was sooo cold but the sky was bright blue and the air felt lovely and fresh, I walked home from work with my big woolly cream cardy wrapped firmly around me and I had a bright red little nose from the cold air. I love the leaves on the ground, the cool breeze and the dark evenings.

I'm loving my hot bubbly baths, autumn nail colours, boots, oversized jumpers and my pumpkin spiced candles.

I also love how autumn starts the run up to christmas (ha everyone in the salon laughs that i'm already excited for christmas) and all the fun things the dark nights bring.

This halloween were going to a fright farm about an hour away where people dress up as spooky things, and you go on an old tractor ride, walk through woods and go in an old barn while these scary creatures jump out and scare the living day lights out of you aha! Then i'm hopefully going to stay with my friend in Manchester and dress up 'scary doll' style for a night out.

If your in the midlands area you should defently give the fright night it a go! This will be my first year but my friends been twice and says its defently worth it and reallllly scary the links below and its only £13.00 each I think if you buy group tickets its a little cheaper. http://www.halloweenadventurefarm.co.uk/halloween-adventure-farm-scare-attractions.asp

Alsoooo 'paranormal activity 3' is out this halloween eeeeee i'm soo scared me and paul are going to see it next week! Have you guys seen the first 2? What did you think?

Whats your favourite season lovelies? Do you love autumn too?

Lots of love :*

Charlie

Flutter those lashes

2011-10-17T17:15:00.000+01:00

So when I think of my staple make-up items it used to be blusher, mascara, concealer etc. but I've realised lashes have become a day-to-day thing rather than just appearing on a night out.

I've started to wear them near enough everday unless of course I am staying in.

Sooo my favourite lashes for everyday and even nights out with a layer of mascara have to be from the eylure range and they are the natrualites 'volume plus' number 100 they're perfect for me as they go short at the end aswell as the start so the middle part of the lashes are the longest this style best suits my eyes. Also the band is almost invisible and they are so easy to apply.

These are the pair I wear near enough most of the time and I can generally get 5 wears out of them as long as I look after them.

If I do want to all out say for birthdays or big nights out then sometimes i'll wear the double lashes again from eylure my favourite are number 202 as again these go shorter at then end. These lashes instantly give you a dark smokey look and are luciosly long and full.

If you do like the longer at the end look I call it the 'fan look' which give you those cat eyes then i'd reccomend number 107. I used to wear these alllll the time before i found the others and they really do give a nice look the only thing i find with this style is the band is a little thicker therefore they're slightly harder to apply.

So as you can tell eylure seem to be my favourite make for false lashes. Although when I am strapped for cash I do sometimes pop into 'savers' and pick up a set which I can't for the life of me think of the make grrrr, but there a set of two 'day and night' for around £2.00 which compared to eylures lashes which are around £5.00 each I think the double pairs are £7.00, doesnt quite break the bank when your running low in pennies.

Also just quickly eylure do individual lashes which I often use on my clients in the salon and they are as good if not better than the individual lashes I buy from the wholesale. So if your feeling patient or fancy trying them out on your friends they are a great buy around £5.20 I think, they look great and last around 2 weeks.

Also girlies I'm in desperate need of a new lippy. I loveeee love love MAC's saint germain but I just find the blue undertones are a bit harsh with my skintone. I'm after something thats like the light bright pink of saint germain but maybe a little warmer if any of you have any good idead please let me know 0:)

lots of love

charlie

Hello Beautiful...

2011-10-16T11:45:00.000+01:00

So I finally gave in and jumped on the Liz Earle bangwagon.....and I LOVE it (well actually my boyfriend treated me but yano). Anyway we went on a shopping trip to Manchester last week and I got the gift set from John Lewis. It contained.....

A Cleanse and Polish hot cloth Cleanser 100ml

Instant Boost Skin Tonic Spritzer 30ml

1 x pure muslin cloth

all for £15.00

Sooooo my thoughts on Liz Earle products.... I am in love. The cleanser is soooo creamy, smells fantastic and feels great on my skin. The muslin cloth really helps give my skin that deep clean feeling and gently exfoliates my skin leaving it lovely and soft. And the spritzer gives my skin such a boost and fresh feeling. So overall I love this kit and anyone wanting to try out a new cleanser or would like to see what all the fuss is about i suggest this kit as its a brilliant starter pack.

I can't wait to get to my nearest John Lewis in a few weeks to pick up some more products I'm thinking of trying out a moisturiser and maybe an eye cream if anyone has used any other Liz Earle products please leave a comment below and let me know your favourite.

Lots of Love and Happy Sunday

Charlie

Its been too long....

2011-10-11T18:59:00.001+01:00

Hi guys!!

As you may see i've deleted my previous posts in a way which hopefully will motivate me to start blogging again.... I know that sounds wierd but I hadn't blogged in soo long that I felt like the gap kept getting bigger and it made it harder for me to decide what to wrtie. So i've deleted my posts and i'm starting a fresh.

Anyway me and my best friend have recently set up our own mobile hair and beauty buisness, we used to work in a salon together but decided we wanted to try something new and exciting. So now we will be doing peoples hair and beauty treatments in the comfort of their own home, as well as going to events, proms, weddings, dances, shows, hen nights, pamper parties etc.

If you could all check out our site http://www.carlieandcharliehairandbeauty.moonfruit.com/ i'd be very greatful :D and any comments or tips to make the site any better would be very helpful <3

we will be doing a joint blog on that site with photos of our work, events we've attended, hair and beauty tips and reviews on the newest hair and beauty products, tools and accessorize.

I will keep this blog as my personal blog and promise to blog as much as possible o:)

hope you are all well!

lots of love

x charlie x

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SUMMERTIME, SPRAY TAN TIME

OPI Lacquers and Axxium Gel Overlays

0:)

I heart autumn!!!!

Flutter those lashes

Hello Beautiful...

Its been too long....

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