Models Own Grape Juice

Review

When I got my first ever full time real-grown-up pay on Friday, I was excited to go and spend some of it as a reward to myself for conquering my first few weeks of commuting and working. It turned out that I didn't buy all that much, but I did by a few Models Own nail varnishes. 

I've heard so many people rave about the brand and seen lots of blogs with good reviews, so I was excited to try them out for myself. 

This is Grape Juice and I have to admit that I'm a bit disappointed. I love the design of the bottle, but was a bit shocked when I went to unscrew the cap and ended up with the lid in my hand, minus the brush! Luckily it was an easy fix, but it definitely didn't give a good first impression. 

The varnish goes on pretty well, although the brush seems to hold a bit too much varnish for my liking. I like the colour of it and it does smell like those grape scented gel pens we all used to have at school. It's not particularly forgiving, but that's more to do with the colour, so I won't blame them for that. 

I'm going to give the other ones a try soon, so hopefully they'll be able to make up my opinion on Models Own. 

Do you have any Models Own products? What do you think?

Meet Buddy

Let me introduce you to my little hedgehog, Buddy. Isn't he gorgeous? For anybody who isn't familiar with the domestic hedgehog, I'll tell you a bit about him. So, he's an African Pygmy Hedgehog and he lives in my bedroom in a vivarium (a wooden box with glass sliding doors on the front). He's nocturnal and runs on his wheel every night, eats cat biscuits and mealworms and he also enjoys the occasional bath (who doesn't?!). He's a funny little character and I definitely know when he's in a strop with me! 

I've had him for a couple of years now and although he absolutely stinks, I'm very glad I got him. I love animals and although we already have a family dog (I'll do a post on her another time), it's great to have a pet of my own. Whilst he's obviously adorable, I don't like to promote hedgehogs as pets to everyone - they're not just like a hamster and they need somebody with time to give to them. 

Does anybody else have a pet hedgehog? 

Hello

The first post is always gonna be the most awkward one, kinda like a first date I guess. So instead of stuttering over my words, forgetting your name and realising only when it's too late that I have lipstick on my teeth, I'm just gonna say - hi, I'm Sophie and I hope you like my blog.