200 follower and 2 year anniversary GIVEAWAY

21/08/11: COMPETITION NOW CLOSED: WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

Have you entered my fabulous five giveaway yet? No? Well, what are you waiting for?

1st prize is a Filofax Flex systeml

2nd prize is a selection of Burt's Bees products;

3rd prize is a pair of leggings from Tabio;

4th prize is a bottle of Soltan Self Tan for the face and a face application mitt;

and 5th prize is four bottle of Boots 17 nail polish, a Models Own eyeliner and a Burt's Bees lip shimmer.

To enter:

1. Leave a comment on the original post - including your email address.
2. For an extra entry, follow this blog on blogger or bloglovin'.
3. For a further entry, tweet the following: "I just entered the Fab Five giveaway @sugarandspiceSG - you can too: http://t.co/GpVjgo2".
4. The giveaway is open to EVERYONE!
5. The giveaway will close at midnight GMT on 28 August 2011.

Friend Friday: DIY Mani

It's another visual Friend Friday post and this week's title is, simply, DIY manicure. Anything goes really. There can't be many women who don't enjoy sitting down for an hour and pampering themselves with a DIY mani, can there?

Last Sunday, I sat down for a couple of hours to watch a DVD and decided to paint my nails. I got out my collection of Models Own nail polishes and then couldn't decided which colour to choose. So I didn't!


Models Own polishes (left to right): Vintage Pink, Lilac Dream, Champagne, Grace Green and Slate Green.


If you're a follower of this blog, you'll know that I am a huge nail polish fan and post my weekly Mani of the Week every Tuesday. If you too like to treat yourself to a DIY mani, you might like to check out Grit and Glamour's post on her nail polish favs, tips and tricks.

What's your favourite colour to paint your nails when you give yourself a DIY mani? Do you like to try a bit of nail art? Check out my latest/first attempt at nail art here.


You can find the rest of this week's Friend Friday contributions over on Thrifty and Shameless. If you fancy getting involved in the Friend Friday project, you can find all of the details over at ModlyChic.


If you fancy winning four nail polishes - among other fabulous prizes - why not enter my giveaway?

Please nominate me in the "Established Fashion Blog" category

The Fab Five GIVEAWAY!!! 200 follower and 2 year anniversary thank you!

21/08/11: COMPETITION NOW CLOSED: WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

I've been promising a big giveaway for a while now, to celebrate reaching 200 followers and 2 years since Sugar and Spice was founded - and now it is here! I have teamed up with some fantastic brands to bring you five fabulous prizes:

1st PRIZE: NEW FILOFAX FLEX + inserts

2nd PRIZE: BURT'S BEES FACIAL CLEANSER; BODY WASH; and CONDITIONER

3rd PRIZE: TABIO LEGGINGS

4th PRIZE: SOLTAN SELF TAN FACE CREAM + APPLICATOR MITT

5th PRIZE: BOOTS 17 SUPREME SHINE NAIL POLISHES x4; MODELS OWN KOHL; and BURT'S BEES LIP SHIMMER

To enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post - including your email address.
2. For an extra entry, follow this blog on blogger or bloglovin'.
3. For a further entry, tweet the following: "I just entered the Fab Five giveaway @sugarandspiceSG - you can too: http://t.co/GpVjgo2".
4. The giveaway is open to EVERYONE!
5. The giveaway will close at midnight GMT on 28 August 2011.

Good luck!! And a huge thank you to all those who contributed to this giveaway.

Please nominate me in the "Established Fashion Blog" category

Mani of the Week: WAH-inspired half moons

This week's Mani of the Week has been completely inspired by these WAH designs:

I've been meaning to try one of the nails pens from the Models Own and WAH nails collaboration and this last weekend, I finally got one from Boots. And tried it out doing my own WAH-inspired half moons:

I used my Chanel Particuliere for a base coat and then the Models Own and WAH nail pen in black to create the look:

What do you think of my half moon design? Hit or fail?

Mani of the Week: Models Own Blooboo and Nail Art

Another piece of pastel polish perfection from Models Own: Blooboo. It doesn't get better than this... Or does it?

How about if you add Models Own in Lilac Dream?

How good does that look?


To add a little something extra to this week's mani, I used Gem Fatale's tip for creating spots, using a cocktail stick:

Style Inspiration: Converse trainers Part II

My new Converse trainers arrived!!!! And the minute I put them on at lunchtime, I just knew that they would not be coming off my feet any time soon:

I promise some much better photos very soon!

In the meantime, take inspiration from fellow blogger extrordinaire and Converse wearer, The Style Crusader:

The Style Crusader

My recent obsession with Models Own's Lilac Dream (which coincidentally was introduced to me through this post by The Style Crusader!) encouraged my decision to invest in a lilac/purple shade of Converse trainers.

What do you think of the trainers? With the dress? (The boyf wasn't too sure!)

Mani of the Week: Models Own Lilac Dream

This is officially the colour of Spring: Models Own in Lilac Dream.

What colour are you wearing this season?

Mani of the Week: Models Own Snow White

Looks a little like tipex maybe? But I love the colour of Models Own's Snow White.

What do you think?

Mani of the Week: Models Own Vintage Pink

I LOVE this Models Own polish. The colour is subtle and sophisticated. The consistency of the polish makes it easy to paint two think coats.

I also think that it looks a little like I image Chanel's Khaki Rose to look that I missed out on a couple of months ago:

What do you think of the colour? What colour are you wearing this week?

Mani of the Week: Models Own Champagne

I got an amazing parcel in the post a couple of weeks ago. Five nail polishes from Models Own. I took advantage of their offer of £7 off when you buy 5 polishes. This is the first of that parcel that I decided to try out.

This is such a party season shade. And named Champagne, it automatically gets me in the party mood. The sparkles only help to increase the festive flavour of this polish.

It looks a much more silver in "real life" rather than the gold undertones in the photo. It was ultra fast drying and I managed two thin coats which I am hoping will see me through to the weekend.

Have you tried Models Own's huge selection of polishes? Did you know that they have recently launched a collection of nail art pens in collaboration with WAH? I have to wait till pay day to treat myself but as soon as I do, expect a review!!

Mani of the Week: Models Own Slate Green

This is such a fresh colour and yet not too bright, which I like.

This is the first time I've used Models Own polish and I like the texture and the way it goes on. Went on very evenly, although very sheer on first coat and still a little with two coats as it is a pretty watery texture. Lasts longer with more coats though so no bad thing. And so far it has lasted through some vigorous cleaning of my apartment, a fair few washing up sessions, a hand wash and four days of work. Not bad for £5. Not bad at all.

What do you think? What colour are you wearing this week?