Birthday 'Outfit Of The Day' + China!

For my 23rd i took a little trip to China with my boyfriend. It was such a great experience. China was everything i imagined...big, bold + busy!

I wanted to share some photos from my trip, the outfit i wore on my Birthday, the amazing hotel i stayed in + a few sight seeings....

Birthday outfit of the day.

I had the most amazing Green Tea scrub treatment + 1hr massage at the hotel spa...i was so relaxed + the scrub did wonders to my skin.

Outfit breakdown:

Hat ~ Zara

Butterfly Top ~ Zara

Lace Skirt ~ Zara

30 Denier black tights

Lace up wedge boots ~ eBay

Belt ~ eBay

Bag ~ Alexander Wang Rocco

The Hotel:

We stayed at the Puli Hotel + Spa, an urban designed sanctuary in the centre of the bustling city of Shanghai! I had never seen anything like it before. We stayed in the Junior suite which looked like an apartment in itself! The room boasted lots of space with a separate lounge, dining, + bathroom/vanity area. Everything about the hotel was fabulous!

The huge room divided up by huge sliding screens.

 His + Her sinks....i want this is my house now! :)

 The bath was lovely, you could lie there overlooking the city or watch the TV which was in the wall straight in-front of you.

 We had the most amazing view of the city + JingAn Park (which is slap bang right in the middle of the busy city) It was lovely to see the tranquil greenery + busy streets. The evening view was out-of-this-world with all the flashing lights + big lit up screens!

 The hotel send up a bottle of champagne when we arrived which was so lovely of them.

 Chocolate brownie in bed anyone...?

 Happy Birthday to me :)

This cake was gorgeous!

 The Puli hotel has the most amazing spa facilities named 'Anantara Spa'. This is where i had my treatments on my Birthday.

The hotel is also equipped with a gym, sauna, steam rooms, jacuzzi, and swimming pool. The pool was beautiful, so relaxing.

Sight Seeing...

The unbelievably huge Louis Vuitton store in Shanghai which sadly was still in construction, but check out the size of it compared to the tall street lamps!

Crazy window cleaners hanging from ropes! Seriously that has to be dangerous...

We had the view of this amazing temple from our hotel room!

The statues were so huge, it was a real experience visiting this beautiful place.

At the Ocean aquarium.

This trip was amazing + i will never forget it.

Back to the real world now :)

China Glaze Island Escape Collection Swatches

 Take an exotic island escape with China Glaze this summer with a tropical, shimmering rainbow of brilliant bright colours! Mix and match these hot hues to add a candy-like pop to that summer manicure and pedicure. Colours in the collection include:

 Senorita Bonita: Purple shimmer with pink micro glitter.

 Cha Cha Cha: Vivacious shimmer green

108 Degrees: Berry pink with specks of micro glitter.

 Papaya Punch: Crème based vivid orange.

 Electric Pineapple: High intensity crème based lime green.

Blue Iguana: Bold and daring sparkly blue.

When i first saw this collection i have to admit it didn't excite as much as other China Glaze previous collections - it wasn't until i put them on my nails i realised that this collection was gorgeous! It has beautiful shimmers and pretty crèmes! Although these colours aren't usually ones i would go for i am so happy i tried them out. They really give an amazing 'pop' of colour to your nails!

My favorite is Blue Iguana - it's such an usual, stunning colour.

All colours were applied with two coats.

Out this Summer 2011. Are you going to be buying them?

Spring Colours From Nubar - Pink Creme + Caribbean Coral

Pinks and purples are IN this Spring/Summer! I have found two gorgeous shades from Nubar that are my must haves for the sunny season.

 Above: Nubar - Pink Creme

A gorgeous light bubblegum pink that suits every skin tone. Extremely easy to apply and to remove. It also dried in record time which i was very impressed with!

Above: Nubar - Caribbean Coral

A stunning light purple with pink tones. A little thinner consistency but builds up easily.

Purchase from: http://www.beautyshed.co.uk/

What colours will you be wearing this Spring?

Sleek Avoir La Peche Collection 'Paraguaya' Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

 Avoir La Peche Collection - 'Paraguaya' Eyeshadow Palette, is Sleek's newest palette and a beautiful one it is! It's packed full of dusty peaches, bright oranges and two dark greys to compliment them.

 The eye shadows themselves are quite powdery in texture but are very pigmented! The colours are very pretty, and most definitely suited to slightly darker skin tones than pale - although this palette is very workable and can be mixed with dark colours for paler skin tones.

The light peaches and nudes make for great eyeshadow base coats, i always wear a pinky toned colour under my eyeshadow to smooth out any uneven skin tones and to make blending the eyeshadow on top much easier.

 Parfait, Blush, Cameo, Persian Orange and Peach Gold.

Sandstone, Bellini, Redstone and Persimmon.

Tangelo, Bittersweet and Stone.



Perfect eyeshadow colours for summer, but get yours quickly as this beauty is a limited edition and will only be around until 13th April 2011!

RRP: £6.49

http://www.sleekmakeup.com/