Mid-week Manicure: Essie 'Really Red'

I have always been a fan of red nail polish, and often find myself returning to it. However it can be hard to find the perfect shade of red nail polish. Some are too blue, others too pink and others too orange! For me this polish is most definitely a contender for the perfect red.

I first came across this polish when I saw a photograph of the lovely Donna Ida wearing it. Donna always look fabulous, so in addition to wanting her outfit ( and in fact her whole closet!) I had to tweet her to find out what polish she was wearing. The shade in question? Essie's 'Really Red'. Donna told me that she wears this polish every day.

I was really impressed with this polish, it applied really smoothly and I only needed two coats for full coverage.

You can buy Essie polishes from a number of stockists, including Boots, John Lewis and Look Fantastic.

Update: Donna has just told me that this shade is going to be discontinued, so if you like the look of this shade then you better stock up. If you will be stocking up on a few bottles, then you might like to know that you can buy this shade for £5.58 on Amazon. 

Have you found your perfect shade of red polish?

Not Your Usual Christmas Jumper: Markus Lupfer Kiss Sequin Jumper

The Christmas jumper has now become a firm fixture of the festive season for many. Whether it be those who love to wear (or are just too polite to refuse!) the latest knitted creation from their nearest and dearest, or those who go all out for shop-bought festive fabulousness: reindeers; snowmen; santa; candy canes etc..... You get the picture! 

However I have been on the look out for something that I can wear for more than a handful of occasions in December. I thought that I had found just the thing when an email from Donna Ida popped into my inbox, announcing the preview sale for newsletter subscribers. However foolishly, I started the checkout process but didn't complete, and when I went back the next day it was out of stock in my size. I have found the jumper on other sites, e.g. Selfridges and Net-a-Porter, but as those sites haven't launched their sales yet, the jumper remains out of my reach. So lovely readers, if you have seen anything similar, or even better, this jumper on sale, please do let me know!

The one that got away - Donna Ida

The light grey option, still available at Selfridges