One of my very good friends, who obviously knows me very well, got me this amazing nail art book for my birthday. It's called The Wah Nails Book of Nail Art, by Sharmadean Reid. Sharmadean is the founder of Wah Nails and opened her first nail salon in Dalston in 2009 which has gone from strength to strength ever since. I've never really been that much into really technical and difficult-looking nail art because I've never had the right tools to get it right. However, after receiving this I think I might have to go out and get me some nail art pens! I do, however, own a white with a fine brush that seemed perfect for recreating one of the looks, which I shall show you in Monday's Make-up post. For now though I wanted to just show you the book and a few of the looks in it because it has really inspired me to try and recreate some of them. It can be easy to get stuck in a nail rut and just paint you nails one flat colour (don't get me wrong, I do love a clean and simple nail) but sometimes it is nice to jazz things up a bit, and with a book such as this it breaks nail art down into simple steps so that you can give them a go at home! It definitely takes a bit of practice before you get it right, but that's all part of the fun! This book is perfect for flicking through and you're bound to come away inspired and ready to make your nails look fabulous. The pictures and illustrations in the book are really cool - it even comes with a 'Design Your Own' page and a page of stickers at the back; what more could a girl want!

Hope you're all having a great weekend and go out there and get inspired to do something different with your nails! Be sure to let me know if you've got some wonderful and wacky nail art designs going on, I'd love to see them! Bye for now and speak soon! 

In keeping with my newly devised posting schedule, this weekend's post is going to be about something a little bit different. Myself and three friends went for a day out on Wednesday to the beautiful Chatsworth house and I thought I'd share a few pics that I took from there. I have to say that if you're looking for any days out these summer then I would highly recommend going here. It's in Derbyshire and even the drive there, through the lovely little villages and winding roads, was pleasant. It did help that we went on a particularly warm and sunny day, but I'm sure even if the weather wasn't quite so nice, then the grandeur and beauty of the house and gardens would make up for it. It costs £18 for a full ticket (that includes house, gardens, farmyard, adventure play area thing) and was well worth it. You did have to pay £3 for parking as well which I thought was a bit cheeky, but hey-ho, we weren't exactly going to turn around and go back home after driving there! There is quite a lot of walking to be done around the gardens, so be sure to wear good shoes haha, I decided to wear new shoes and came away with rather sore feet, so you have been warned! 
Have any of you been to Chatsworth? Let me know! Also, I'm wearing my new Zara floral printed trousers in the picture below, I am in love with them (you can't really see them in their full glory in the picture but they are perfect for these summery spells we're having!). It says on the website 'Satin Trousers' which is strange because they're made of cotton and elastane, but hey ho. I'm not a massive fan of the way Zara trousers fit on me, but I couldn't resist picking these up anyway because I'd been wanting some printed trousers for a while and I was willing to put up with it! Anyway, that's it for today, I hope you're all doing very well and having a good weekend!

Speak again soon!