Guest Post: Beauty Myths

Hey guys!

Today Penny and Clio have let me write a post for their brilliant blog. Today I will be posting about beauty myths Here are five widely believed statements that are actually complete myths!

Wearing nail polish will make your nails yellow:

This is slightly true, however not for everyone. Darker colours like reds and dark pinks can stain your nails, along with cheaper brands of nail polish. Althought this is not always the case as Barry M's range of nail polish range from £2.99 to £4.99 and do not stain at all.

Brushing your hair 100 strokes a day makes it shine:

This is most definitely not true. In fact, brushing your hair too much can damage your hair as you are tugging at it. How could that possibly make your hair shine?

Curling your eyelashes with mascara on breaks them:

This is also not true, although personally I avoid it. I always curl my lashes before applying mascara. If you curl them straight after applying the mascara the chances are that the mascara will still be wet and it will stick to the curlers, leaving them dirty and can make your lashes stick to the curlers.

You know your skin is clean when you wash it, it squeaks:

Definitely not true. If your skin is squeaking then it is probably because you're using the wrong products. Or that you have your skin type wrong. Many people including me, just guess their skin type and buy products purely for that skin type. If your skin is squeaky just use a basic face wash and leave everything else so that your skin stops squeaking!

Wearing lipstick dries out your lips:

This is false. If you just wear lipstick then yes it probaly will but it's really important that you keep your lips moisturised! I use a Nivea lip balm or Vaseline. Just apply before bed and then in the morning they're smooth for the application of lipstick.

I hope your have enjoyed reading this short guest post. 

Thank you to Beauty Devotion for letting me write a post today

Please check out my beauty, fashion and lifestyle blog at

www.ourworldofstyle.blogspot.co.uk

Lots of Love

Lydia

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Product Spotlight: Essie's Mint Candy Apple Nail Polish

Hey Guys!

Essie's nail polishes are a popular choice in the beauty blogging world, with some shades, such as Fiji (and of course Mint Candy Apple) popping up more than others. As we've recently been looking to get a really nice summery mint green nail colour we decided to take the plunge with Mint Candy Apple, as it looked like it fulfilled our needs!

As you can see the product is in the regular Essie packaging, but it is one of their diffusion line polishes, and as a result the brush is thicker than that of the standard Essie polishes, making it easy to apply in one or two strokes, a definite bonus in our book!

 The colour translates onto the nails as a blue-toned mint green which is really gorgeous and complements most skin tones. Formula-wise, it's okay. The texture is fairly thick, becoming totally opaque in two coats, but it did go on a little patchy and streaky, although nothing major, this is easily resolved with a coat of Seche Vite (or any other top coat) over the top.

Hope you all had a good Monday!

Penny & Clio

xox