RMS have been on a roll lately with lots of exciting new releases; brushes, powder shadows, nail polishes, and in a few days… a new luminizer!

I recently ordered a few of their new releases and today have swatched the polish I picked up, Diabolique!
I don’t have this shade of lip2cheek, but it was the nail shade that stood out to me the most – a lot of the polishes are shimmery or bright and not for me. Diabolique is the perfect shade for autumn/winter, a deep berry that’s a complex mix of purple, brown and red. I don’t have anything like it in my collection and it looks really different in all lights. It’s a beaut

Diabolique looks best with a glossy top coat applied. On its own the polish is glossy, but any smudges or annoying fabric indentations really dull the shine, so definitely go for the top coat to prevent that and obviously help it stay chip free for longer!

Wear time is above average I would say, after 6 days of wearing the polish 5 out of 10 nails are showing tip wear and have started to chip, with 2 of the 5 having quite big chips. I have been doing a lot of washing up, though… So if you have a dishwasher your manicure would probably be way better than mine 😉

What do you think of this shade? Have you tried any of the RMS polishes? I have a post with the eyeshadows I got coming up next week! so watch out for that, too.

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I haven’t had time to download and resize the official images yet, but here’s a very first look at what’s coming up from Chanel Beauty Spring 2015 (it’s in stores from end of January) using my own images taken at the event today. The stand-out piece is the Jardin de Chanel blush above, which is a masterpiece of make-up engineering. There are petals raised to three different heights within the same piece. I have no idea how they did this! I did ask if there was any info on the mould or the method – I’m sure I’m the only person to ask, and I’m pretty sure that I won’t get any info back!

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I have a new vlog for you to watch – it’s quite random, but I’ve included some gratuitous pet and baby footage to sweeten the pill. I went to get my ears re-pierced but things didn’t quite work out the way I thought they would…

Talking of gratuitous pet footage; I have been trying to film the cat and dog doing stupid and/or interesting things, this week, but they have been failing to perform. By interesting I don’t mean that I expect them to construct a scale model of the Clifton Suspension Bridge or anything like that; just roll over or pat a ball across the floor or – and this is hardly an ask – stare whimsically out into the garden as raindrops stream artfully down the windowpane. But no. They have spent the majority of the week lounging about on the rug or (the cat) sleeping on chairs. Must be the weather.

Not that I expect my pets to perform for me – please don’t get me wrong. I just wanted to capture some “f.u.n.” clips for a video I’m working on. At the moment it’s looking like a photo slideshow – you’d hardly know it was video if it wasn’t for my shaky camerawork!

Not to bore you with pet stuff (sorry pet-free people) but I have finally managed to train the cat not to claw on our leather dining chairs. Hurrah, success. I’ve been rewarding him with a Dreamie treat every time he goes to his cat tree and scratches on the post and now, if he goes to scratch a chair, he sort of looks around himself and seems to suddenly remember that there’s a better option. I am aware that giving cats Dreamies is probably the equivalent of feeding toddlers Red Bull or something, but hey. It’s only occasional and it saves me having to commission someone to make little protective gloves for his paws. (Is there a market for that?! Mum, I’ve found you a new hobby!)

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