Halloween Pumpkin and Cobweb Nails

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Hello lovely people. This is my first attempt at using nail decals for about twenty years!

Polish – Spicy Mango by Barry M Cosmetics

Decals – Clawed by Grace on Etsy

Polish Fortune Teller by Barry M Cosmetics

Much easier than I thought but I made two mistakes

1) I applied the pumpkin facing myself, rather than outward 😆

2) I went over the pumpkin with a sparkly nail varnish that wasn’t as sheer as I thought. I should have applied the sparkly coat before and then gone over the decal with a clear top coat (which I did with the cobweb decal).

I’ve got a new topcoat ordered from Orly Nails UK (with a fantastic easy grip lid).

Which is your fave?

✨🦇✨Chrissie✨🦇✨

Neal’s Yard Remedies – Wild Rose Beauty Balm

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Hello lovely people! 👻

I’ve found Neals Yard Remedies Wild Rose Beauty Balm 50g £38 to be the most thorough and gentlest exfoliating cleanser out there.

I rarely wear makeup but when I’ve done a full face (including powder) I find it so easy to remove with this.

I also use it on a daily basis on any dry patches (especially if I’ve been using air-con or central heating) and blemishes.

Another use I’ve found is that it calms any itchy areas from bites or allergies (along with an antihistamine of course).

  • Cruelty Free
  • Vegan
  • Organic
  • Sustainable glass packaging

What’s your hero product?

I was gifted this particular jar at a press event but have bought several before.

✨🦇✨Chrissie✨🦇✨

Creepy Cute Nail Decals by Clawed By Grace

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Hello lovely people! 🔮

These wickedly wonderful nail decals are from ClawedbyGrace. I thought I better share these quickly so that you can order them yourself before Halloween, although I’ll be using these all year round.

These are basically just transfers that you cut out, place on your nails, dab water onto the back of them and then slide the back off, just like the old fake tattoos. It’s always a good idea to glide a top coat over to make them last.

Right, I’m off to have a look at which colours of polish I have…

✨💀✨Chrissie✨💀✨

The Diary by Sinclair Smith – Point Horror

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Hello lovely people! 🎃

Who remembers 90’s Point Horror series?

One of my fave series as a teen as they were short enough to hold my shockingly short attention span.

‘Delia can’t stop reading the old diary which mysteriously appears in her locker one day. Little by little, she starts to become more like the girl whose words she reads – even having her memories and seeing the world through her eyes. A dead girl’s eyes. Soon Delia is convinced that she was the girl who wrote the diary – in a past life.’ – Goodreads

But the terror is about to come alive once more. For the girl who wrote the diary was murdered.

The Diary by Sinclair Smith has a mild fantasy-horror vibe. It’s fairly predictable but in an enjoyable way and has a few good twists near the end, which I didn’t see coming.

✨👻✨Chrissie✨👻✨

Cruelty-free Daily Essential – Faith in Nature Blue Cedar Soap

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Hello lovely people! 🦇

Anyone else obsessed with the scent of Cedar? This Faith in Nature soap is perfect for everyday use and not too expensive as it lasts for ages.

  • Recycled cardboard box
  • No drying SLS
  • 100% natural ingredients
  • No nasty parabens
  • BUAV approved
  • Vegan

✨🦇✨Chrissie✨🦇✨

Honi Sushi – Manchester

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Hello lovely people!

I love sushi but was finding it hard to get interesting, vegetarian sushi etc. delivered to East-Central Manchester, until I found Honi Sushi on Deliveroo. They are a London sushi restaurant who have now branched out, up North.

My Order

Sea Salted Edamame (they come in the pods so you bite the ends off and squeeze out the beans, a nice thing to occupy yourself with when watching trashy TV), with Spicy Sauce (one little taste made my whole head feel like a volcano!)

Avocado Roll x6

Vegetable Special Roll x 5

Strawberry Cheesecake Mochi (little, squishy balls of heaven)

This is the freshest and most creative veggie sushi I’ve eaten for a long time!

Honi Sushi has had 15% off its entire menu for a while now, which I’m glad about as I hate paying restaurant prices for takeaway (when there is also a minimum order price and delivery charge).

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I also recommend Sake, 4 Ashton Rd, Droylesden, Mcr

✨🦇✨Chrissie✨🦇✨

My Go-to Creepy and Cozy Books for Autumn and Winter

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Hello lovely people! 👻

The Rules Of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Intensity by Dean Koontz

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (not shown)

Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney (not shown)

Have you read any of these? What are your favourites?

✨👻✨Chrissie✨👻✨

My Go-to Creepy and Cozy Books for Autumn and Winter

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Hello lovely people! 👻

The Rules Of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Intensity by Dean Koontz

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (not shown)

Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney (not shown)

Have you read any of these? What are your favourites?

✨👻✨Chrissie✨👻✨

The Best Lip Balms and Oils for Under £10

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Hello lovely people! 🍃🍂

After a lot of trial and error, I’ve gotten together the best lip balms and oils for Autumn and Winter, all under a tenner!

The Body Shop – Hemp Balm £4.50

Yaoh! – Mango (Hemp) Balm £2.95

Weleda – Pomegranate Oil US travel size $2.99

(UK big version £26.25)

e.l.f. – Hydrating Core Lip Shine £6.00

Lottie London – Oil Slick £5.95

Badger Balm – Lip Tint $5.49

(Available in UK from some Holland and Barrett shops)

Bleach London – Coconut Bowl £4.65

Do you use any of these? If not, which lip products do you recommend?

✨💙✨Chrissie✨💙✨