tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59528797055268413112024-03-05T17:10:38.029-08:00 Alishas Attic Of BeautyA beauty fanatic who loves all things make up,skincare, and bodycare!
For enquiries please contact alishashaughnessy@hotmail.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-66436451179828586442016-07-09T12:50:00.001-07:002016-07-09T12:52:52.017-07:00My favourite snapchatters!Today I thought I'd do a post on my favourite people to follow on snapchat. I spend more time on the app than I care to admit, but I just can't help it, it's so addictive! So if like me you're always looking to find new people to follow, then keep on reading, and I apologise in advance for the extra time you'll spend on snapchat after reading this! ;)<br />
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First and foremost is the beautiful Marissa Carter. If you don't know who I'm talking about then you must be hiding under a rock! Marissa is the CEO of the phenomenal fake tan brand Cocoa Brown. Since launching the brand in November 2012, the brand has gone from strength to strength, and that's all down to pure graft from this lovely lady. Her snapchat is full of motivational quotes, books that she reads, events she attends, baking and loads of other stuff! This lady is so motivating, and I can't wait to see what else is up her Cocoa Brown sleeve! </div>
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Next up is Rosemary Maccabe. This girl is a journalist based in Dublin and just seems like an all round nice person. Again her snapchat is quite varied, from events, to her laser tattoo removal, clothes hauls (her love of ASOS is something I think a lot of us can understand). There's nothing that this girl won't talk about, which I love! Also another reason I love her is because she's spoken so openly about her mental health issues, which I find so inspiring. And if that's not enough, she has a ridiculously cute dog!<br />
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Another personal favourite is Cherry Sue (or if you're so nclined to call people by their real names then it's Sue Jordan. I follow a lot of snapchats, some just for the lols, some to ogle all their amazing designer bags etc, but Sue's is a mix of beauty, lifestyle, but she's also full of super helpful advice, which you can relate to both blogging and real life. Sue works a day job like the rest of us, and also has a fantastic and super successful blog (Her What Rustle My Jimmy Post's are my personal favourite),and just seems to know so much in regard to the blogging world and she has no problem at all in sharing all she's learned with some who are just starting out which is a great help to us small blogger folk!<br />
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Next up is <b>Laura's Views, or My Make Up Perspective </b>as she was previously known as. This girl is just the girl we'd all love to have as our best friend, seriously. Bright and bubbly and drop dead gorgeous with such a great sense of humour, what's not to love! Again her snaps are really varied, full of beauty and every day stuff, but at the moment I'm really intrigued by her turning vegan. While I'm not vegan myself I just find it so interesting to see what she's eating (lot's of bananas FYI). Also, if you love to annoy your boyf, then go watch Laura's snaps, she's also a fan! :)<br />
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Last, but by no means least is Karen over at Lovely Girlie Bits. I've followed this girl for ages because she is just so damn hilarious! Her snaps are full of helpful beauty advice, and a lot of the time new products that I want to buy but don't really need! First world problems eh! Besides that she has a great sense of humour and personality that just shines through in her snapchat stories and also in her youtube videos, so if you like to laugh out loud a lot, then follow Karen! (Seriously more often than not I'm laughing really loud when watching her snaps). </div>
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So ladies, that is some of my favourite snapchatters. I could name loads, but these are the ones that genuinely make me excited when a new story pops up from them! Who are your favourites to follow, or are you even on snapchat?</div>
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Alisha xxx</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-89098645059672611702016-04-26T03:58:00.000-07:002016-04-26T04:10:57.154-07:00PS Love Matte Lip Crayons Hello ladies, today I'm back with a bargain buy, in the form of the PS Love Matte Lip Crayons. In case you haven't heard of the brand PS Love before, it's Penney's or Primark's own brand. Penney's have always done bit's and pieces of make up, but to be honest I never thought to even try them. Until recently when they seem to have given the range a bit of a revamp, and added a lot of products. I think I may have shown these in a previous post on a few bit's that I picked up, but it's only recently that I've gotten to properly try the Matte Lip Crayon's, so I thought I'd give ye all my thought's.<br />
The packaging is very sleek and professional looking, for something that it so reasonably priced. The cap and the bottom of the pencil is the same colour as the product, and they are exactly the same, you know how sometimes the product and the colour on the outside don't match up 100 percent.<br />
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So I have them in three shades, Hot Pink, Light Brown, and Red.<br />
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Hot Pink is gorgeous, a nice bright pink. It's going to be lovely in the Summer with a tan! I think it's my favourite out of the bunch.<br />
Light Brown is again a lovely colour, it's the nearest I'll get to a Kylie Jenner Lip. In the bullet it has a slightly pinkish hue to it, but when I apply it to my lips it has more a grey/purple tone, which at first I wasn't sure if I liked or not, but the more I've worn it, the more I like it!<br />
The Red shade is the one that hasn't got a look in so far! I love red's and how they look on others, but on me I'm just not sure I can pull them off! However, I think I'll try and break out of my comfort zone in Summer. This shade is more of an orange red rather than a full on red, so it may not be as intimidating!<br />
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Light Brown on the lips<br />
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These are really to apply also, with the shape of the bullet, you get a precise line to be able to go<br />
without liner, and they're also really creamy too. There's no pulling or dragging on application, and they're so comfortable on the lips, unlike a lot of matte lip products. Longevity wise, they do ok. I applied this on Sunday morning about 11.30 am, and after 2 cups of tea, a slice of rhubarb tart, a diet coke and burger and chips in Mcdonalds, I was still left with pretty decent colour pay off on my lips!<br />
The only tiny problem I have with these is that the product somehow becomes a bit loose from the packaging and kind of moves upwards, so I'm afraid it may fall out. But then again, for 2.50 it's not a huge issue and you could just buy another one! Cheap as chips!<br />
I know there's a lot of talk around the PS Love Range, and some people think that there's a lot of jumping on bandwagons, but I genuinely love this product. If I was to point you towards anything from them, I'd say definitely try these, you won't be disappointed!<br />
Now if only they'd release more shades!<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-27798083730727623552016-04-19T04:31:00.000-07:002016-04-19T04:31:22.828-07:00Blank Canvas Master Series Palette 1 PaletteHey Ladies!<br />
!Today I'm here to talk about a palette that's a new enough release, but at the same time I've had it a decent length of time to be able to give my thought's on it! It's the Blank Canvas Master Series Palette 1 Palette.<br />
It's an eyeshadow palette made up of 12 warm toned neutral eyeshadows, 11 being matte, and 1 a gorgeous shimmery highlight shade.<br />
First off apologies for the fact I've used the palette before I've taken pictures!<br />
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To start we'll look at the packaging. It comes encased in a cardboard sleeve, which has the name of the palette on the front, and all the shades on the back. The actual palette itself is made up of a harder what would seem more sturdy cardboard with a decent sized mirror, which would be great for travel. It does seem sturdy enough, so while I'd say it would get grubby easily enough, I can't imagine it breaking.<br />
As with most palettes, this one does come with a brush, the double ended E40/E41 Tapered Crease Blender/Smudger. (I didn't take a proper picture of this on it's own as it's a bit dirty)The difference being though, that this brush is actually of good quality, but then again it would want to be considering the company making it are a well known brush company!<br />
The palette itself is like nothing I've had before, which is the main reason I bought it, I genuinely didn't have any warm toned shadows in my collection at all! I can't praise the shadows enough. They're nicely pigmented, really soft and easy to blend with not a lot of fall out.<br />
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Lily, Goddess and Core (You can't really see this)<br />
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Hibiscus, Brazin and Carmin<br />
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Cocoa, Downtown, and Forza<br />
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Hickory. Strut, Corruption<br />
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<b>Lily </b>and <b>Goddess </b>are the two lightest shades, which are great for either highlighting under the eye, or even to use as a base for other eyeshadow looks.<br />
So far I've used all but one shade, and that's the darkest shade of the bunch <b>Corruption. </b>I don't know what it is, but I never tend to use the really dark shades as I never really do a really smokey eye (well if I do one it's a total accident :P)<br />
The shades I do tend to use a lot more than the others are <b>Core, </b>which is a great base for any eye look no matter if you're going smokey or nice and natural; <b>Hibiscus, Brazen, and Carmin, and also Forza and Strut </b>get a good bit of use too. Can you see a theme? It's all the lighter toned brown shades! I just find these particular colours quite quick and easy to use, as I'm not that creative when it comes to creating eye looks. I mean I do try my hardest and to try to blend and use crease shades and all that, but I'm just not that talented! So with the particular colours above, a lot of them can be used to create a nice look without having to do too much work!<br />
The only negative I have about this palette is the fact that no matter what primer I use, it won't stay on my eyelids. I've a tried a couple of different ones, and it just makes no difference!<br />
It looks fabulous when I apply first, but as the day goes on it just seems to wear away!<br />
So while I do love the palette, and will continue to use it, can anyone recommend a decent primer for me to try in the hope that it'll keep the shadows on my eyes?<br />
The palette is 34.99 and at the moment is out of stock on the Blank Canvas Cosmetics website, but they are expecting it back in early May!<br />
Have you tried this palette yet??<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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On this dull and gloomy day I thought I'd do a post on my favourite highlighters. Contouring and Highlighting has become huge lately, especially in the last year or two. While contouring is something that I'm yet to come to terms with properly, I do love a nice bit of highlight!<br />
So today I thought I'd come on and tell you about my absolute favourites! Some are palettes, some are singles, some are cream/liquid but either way they are all fab!<br />
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First up is the <b>Seventeen Skin Wow 3 Way Highlighter. </b>It's a silver toned liquid product that serves more than one function. You can use it as a primer underneath your foundation to illuminate your skin and give a nice glow, you can use it on the tops of the cheekbones to to highlight, and as of yet I'm trying to figure out what the 3rd option to do with it is, but I'll figure it out! But anyway, my preferred method for using this is to apply a tiny bit to the tops of my cheekbones, and I'm good to go! It's not a highlighter I'd use on a daily basis because it is very shimmery and very obvious, but it's great for nights out. You need so little of it and the bottles so big it'll last for ages! It's a bargain too at only 8.50!<br />
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Next one that I absolutely LOVE is the <b>MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighter in Pink Shimmer. </b>This was under 5 euro and for the price it's well well worth it! It's so pigmented and lasts all day. It's a beautiful pink toned highlight with a silver almost blue toned shimmer. If you didn't see the packaging and the name on this, I think you'd genuinely be forgiven for thinking it's a high end highlighter! This one is definitely one that can be built up if you want a really heavily highlighted look, or one that you can just tap your brush into gently for a more subtle effect.<br />
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<b> The Make Up Revolution Radiance Palette </b>is up next, and it's one that has been getting a lot of love lately! And yes, they do look like a certain high end highlighter palette. ;) But I can't answer if they perform the same as I don't have both! But anyway! This palette is a lot more subtle than the other ones mentioned, so if you're someone who'd like a more natural glow then this one is for you. There's 3 different shades, and my personal two favourites are the first two, the middle one I especially like to use to set my under eye concealer as it brightens up the area without leaving it cakey or too glittery! I tend to use the 3rd shade more so when I've tan on. The powders are decently pigmented, and while I don't think they last all day, they last a reasonable amount of time on my skin, and costs around the 10 euro mark. You can also buy these individually so handy if you only want to try one particular shade!<br />
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Last, but nowhere near least is the <b>Sleek Solstice Palette. </b>This is the ultimate highlighting palette, it really is! It comes with 4 shades, 3 powders which are extremely soft and highly pigmented and last ALL day, and one cream highlight. I can't even begin to explain how much I love this. Everything about it is beautiful from the gold outer packaging to every single shade. I think the powders could probably double up as eye shadows if you're into something on your eyes that has a bit of dimension and not flat. The only bad thing I've to say and it's my own fault for being so clumsy is how easily breakable the powders are. I only had the palette a matter of hours and let it fall and one powder smashed to pieces. It's still useable, but a lot of the powder has gone into the cream shade so it's just messy. But I still love it regardless! Again this was fairly affordable and was only around 12 euro!<br />
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So ladies, these are my favourite highlighters. They're all fantastic and I'd recommend all of them to you really and truly!<br />
Ps Sorry for some of the picture quality, taking good pictures is something I'm still trying to get better at, but I'm going to keep practising!<br />
Have you tried any of these?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-49810775713456041032016-04-04T03:15:00.000-07:002016-04-04T03:15:15.051-07:00First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance PadsI'm a demon for not looking after my skin as well as I should do. But as I'm getting older and noticing lines creeping in where they used not be, I'm getting worried. So since Christmas, I've been trying to put a pep in my step when it comes to my skincare routine. I've been trying different brands, and adding different products to my routine, some have worked, and some not so much. One product however that has worked for me and I've noticed a difference in my skin after is the First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads. I'd heard a few bits and pieces about First Aid Beauty on various social media channels, but hadn't tried anything from the brand. I came across a set on www.cloud10beauty.com that had a few products in it, and the Radiance Pads were one of them, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to give them a try.<br />
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The Pads, are free from alcohol, and are made up of ingredients including glycolic acid and lactic acid to exfoliate, Cucumber and Indian Gooseberry to tone, and lemon peel and liquorice root to brighten the skin. Another thing to note is that they're free from alcohol, and are suitable for sensitive skinned folk. First Aid Beauty also claim these pads will help reduce visible pores, and diminish fine lines.<br />
These pads are double sided, one side has a slightly bumpy texture, and the other side is just flat.<br />
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I have to say I really really like these. I use them at night after using my Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm, although not every night, (they are safe enough to be used every day, I just choose not to). When I wipe the pad across my face and neck, I can feel a slight tingling sensation on my skin afterwards, so it really feels like the product is really tightening up my skin. Around my nose would tend to get fairly red with dry patches of skin, but when I use these pads, the dry patches disappear, so they really do exfoliate the skin.<br />
After I've used them I go ahead and use my normal eye cream and night serum and moisturiser, or sometimes a moisturising face mask if I need it. When I wake up the morning after using these, my skin just looks brighter and fresher and it looks like I've gotten a great night's sleep, even if in reality I've been up late watching my favourite snapchatters!<br />
As for the claim to reduce the size of larger pores, I don't really notice any difference. And I have fairly big pores on my nose, (they're the bain of my life). I don't notice the diminishing of my fine lines either.<br />
But regardless of that, I still really like them! I'm terribly lazy, and so physically exfoliating my skin with a face scrub is a rarity. So these are a god send for me, because I've no excuse as it only takes seconds!<br />
They are available on Cloud10Beauty <a href="https://www.cloud10beauty.com/first-aid-beauty-facial-radiance-pads-4621.html" target="_blank">Here</a> in packs of 28 which are 16.95, or a pack of 60, which are 30.95. The pack that I got was the 28 as it was included in a gift set, so I think when I repurchase I'll get the bigger one, just so I know I have them!<br />
I'm really impressed with these, and at the moment, I'm sitting browsing the Cloud 10 site looking at some other First Aid Beauty products! Oops!<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-36411506466889406112016-03-31T11:39:00.000-07:002016-03-31T11:39:15.743-07:00Make Up Revolution HaulHello lovelies, how's your week going?<br />
I'm back this week with something a bit bold. I'd been so good and holding out buying make up, but then Make Up Revolution had a discount code on the Leap Year so I just had to purchase a few bits! Make Up Revolution are a very reasonable priced brand anyway, so the discount code just made it even better!<br />
Let's see what I got shall we?<br />
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Starting with face products, I got 4 items. First off, I got the <b>Pro Fix Amazing Make Up Fixing Spray. </b>I've seen and heard this being used a lot, and I've never used one, so I said I'd give it a try. Now I've used it once or twice, and I'm not blown away just yet, but I'll keep ye posted. </div>
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As if I didn't have enough blush already, I got one of <b>The Matte Blushes </b>in the shade <b>Dare. </b>When I saw it online it looked nearly like a really light purple that I thought I'd nothing like it in my collection. Well turns out I was wrong, I've a Sleek blush nearly the exact same! Oops! I haven't tried it yet, but again I'll fill ye in later on. I also picked up one of the <b>Ultra Blush Palettes in Hot Spice. </b>Now this and the Fixing Spray I got in a pharmacy near where I work, but online this blush palette looks very dark and not like much. However though it's the complete opposite! It's made up of 6 beautiful varying shades of coral tones, and 2 amazingly pigmented highlighters! I've been wearing this quite a bit since I got it, and I think this is definitely worthy of it's own blog post. #Staytuned. Lastly for the face I got the <b>Correct and Conceal Palette </b>in the <b>Light/Medium </b>shade, I bought this to try cream contouring, but realistically I should have bought the darker shades for that, but I'll get use out of this some way. </div>
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I've heard a lot of good things about Make Up Revolutions eye shadows, so naturally I had to try some. I picked up the <b>I <3 Make Up I Heart Chocolate Pink Fizz Palette. </b>These I Heart Chocolate Palettes I believe are possible dupes for the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palettes, but I don't have any of the Too Faced ones, so I can't compare. But just look at the packaging, just LOOK! How cute is it? Anyway, as you can see below, the shades in here are all different neutral tones, bar the navy one. I have tried this a couple of times, some shades are amazingly pigmented, some not so much. But I think that's to be expected with all palettes!<br />
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Another thing I had heard a lot about was the <b>Awesome Metals Eye Foils. </b>Again, Stila have something like this, the name is lost on me but the concept is the same and they're a fair bit more expensive than the Make Up Revolution ones. They come with a mixing tray and a mixing solution that you use to mix the shadow. I picked up the shade Rose Gold, which obviously is rose gold. This I'm very much looking forward to playing with! </div>
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And no make up look would be complete without the eyebrows! So I picked up a <b>Brow Duo Brow Arch and Shape in Dark. </b>This has a brow pencil type product on one end, and a pen on the other which is to help draw on light feathery strokes. First off, it's not dark! I've very dark brows for some reason, considering I have light brown/reddish hair. But I'm enjoying using the product so we'll see. </div>
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For lips, I went with one product. And that was the <b>Lip Lava in Shockwave. </b>It's a really vibrant pink/purple shade. It's a liquid lipstick type product but not one of those really drying matte ones, it's a more glossy moisturising type product, which again is a less expensive similar version to the Too Face Melted Liquid Lipsticks.</div>
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Lastly, I got some shampoo for cleaning my brushes and a little brush cleaner. The brush cleaner looked a lot bigger online, but it's tiny. It'd be perfect for smaller brushes, say like eyeshadow, but for bigger face brushes, it's far too small. The shampoo is OK, it does take the product out of the brush, but after a few goes. </div>
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So that's all the bit's I've gotten so far from Make Up Revolution. They're easily accessible, they're in a lot of Superdrug stores, and online with international delivery from <a href="http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com/">http://www.makeuprevolutionstore.com/</a> </div>
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Mine was great, my best friend got engaged recently, so we went out for dinner and caught up on all the gossip,and then went for a couple of drinks afterwards. So it was a nice weekend! I was then off Monday so happy days :)<br />
I'm back today with a post on my base routine and what products I use to give me the perfect base day to day. If your base isn't right, then obviously the rest of your make up won't be either!<br />
So obviously I cleanse tone and moisturise first, I'm using a Garnier Cleanser and Toner at the minute which are great.Cheap as chips, but make my skin feel really clean and moisturised. For moisturiser I'm using a hydrating serum from Superdrug as I'm always rushing in the morning because I always leave it to the last minute to get up! I will go into more detail about my skincare in another post though.<br />
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My first step is always a primer. No matter how much of a rush I'm in I'll always use a primer. The one I'm currently using and Loving is the <b>Rimmel Match Perfection Fix and Perfect Primer. </b>This is a great little primer and it only costs 8.99! Rimmel maintain this is a 5 in 1 product, that has a number of functions including mattifying the skin, and reducing the size of pores. I don't really notice either of these things, and I've a ridiculously red nose with huge pores. But for me it just makes my foundation last a lot longer than it would otherwise. It's more of cream consistency which I much prefer to the ones that are too silicone like. I've been using this consistently since the end of December, and I'm almost out, which is a good sign.<br />
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For my foundation I've been loving the <b>Rimmel Match Perfection. </b>No other foundation has got a look in since I got this one. I fully intend on doing a blog post on this alone, so keep an eye out for that. It's a medium coverage, which I love because me and full coverage just don't get along. At the same time though it is buildable, so if you're someone who's into fuller coverage you could just build up a couple of layers. It's labelled as a radiance foundation and it is dewy, but a lot of the dewiness is gone once I powder it. For me though the winner for this is the length it lasts. Now seen as I use a primer I would assume that helps, but it lasts throughout the day with no top ups. I put it on in the morning at around 8 45, and when I come home at 6pm it looks more or less the exact same bar a slight shine on my forehead and chin. I find it even lasts relatively OK on my nose, which I find no matter what I use it always slips off my nose first. It's another bargain at 9.99, and comes in a decent amount of shades, so it's worth a try if you want to try a new foundation but don't have a huge budget. My next step then is to do my under eye concealer, and unless I have a whopper of a spot this is the only place I use concealer. I'm lucky enough to have relatively clear skin most of the time, but there is a fair bit of darkness under my eyes.<br />
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The concealer I've been using lately is the <b>Catrice Liquid Camoflage Concealer. </b>It's the perfect consistency, it's thick enough to cover my under eye bags without being cakey and really brightens up the area, and applies nice and smoothly. I'm yet to find a concealer that doesn't end up looking funny on me by the end of the day, but I think that may be more to do with my powder. This was only a few euro as well, and it's well worth it.<br />
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My last step then is to set everything with a powder, and the one I'm currently using is the <b>MUA Skin Define Hydro Setting Powder. </b>Again this is another product that's cheap as chips but works well. It sets everything into place and makes my make up last a bit longer than it normally would. After a while my forehead does get a bit shiny, but I can deal with it. My only gripe is I find my under eyes get a bit creppy looking, but I'm going to keep trying and testing until I find something to eradicate that.<br />
So that's my every day routine for my base. After this I go on to do my blush and bronzer etc, and I will show you what I use in another post.<br />
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What are your current go to base products?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
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Hope you're all well and happy! Another Monday done and dusted! Although I can't say much, I was in Liverpool/Birmingham for the weekend and only came back today so my Monday was alright! Anyway, I'm back today to show you a few bit's that I've picked up recently from the Penneys/Primark Beauty Range. Now I'm just going to say that I haven't given any of these a good go yet, I've tried some of the bit's once or twice, so we'll see how they fair out. I'm just letting ye know about them in case ye fancy going out and picking them up! :) I also bought these at different stages, between here and the UK.<br />
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<b>Contour and Sculpt Contour Kit: </b>I know, not another contour kit offering! The whole contouring thing seems to have just blown up in 2015, and when I saw this I couldn't not pick it up just to try it out. I haven't been one for the contour phase, as if it's done badly, it just looks like two stripes down the side of your face. This one comes with a contour shade, a bronzer (well at least I think it is), and a highlight. It also comes with a tiny little brush, alongside a picture to show you where to place each powder.Now, I did try it once, and I have to say I didn't find it very pigmented. But for me that may be a good thing because at least then I can't go overboard. It was a steal at 4 euro, and I'm going to give it a good go before I make up my mind.<br />
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<b>Blush Duo: </b>I'm a blush fiend, I have loads and loads, but yet I still go back for more! To be fair, I didn't have anything like this in my collection. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. This is a blush and highlight all in one, and it reminded me very much of the No7 ones that were released last Summer. This is yet to be tried out, but I'll report back as soon as I do.<br />
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<b>CC Sticks: </b>I came across these in Primark in Liverpool the other day and just had to try them. They had 4 different types to do with particular problem areas. I picked up the yellow for under eye circles, the green for redness, and the purple for dullness. I'm not sure if these are available in Ireland yet, but if not I'm sure they'll be along soon. I tried yellow one on Sunday night going for dinner, as we'd been doing a lot of travelling and walking and what not, and a lack of sleep at night between going out, and someone snoring, meant I had fairly bad circles under my eyes. I didn't use a primer as I was being lazy and only had a few minutes to liven up, so I found it a bit dry, but I think with a primer it'd be fine. It really did a good job of cancelling out the darkness under my eyes, I instantly looked more alert and awake! These were again only something like 1 or 2 pounds, sure I couldn't leave them there!<br />
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These are 7.75 and seen as I liked the original Butter Glosses so much I said I'd give these a go. Word of warning though, these are most definitely NOT for the faint hearted. If you want to know why, then read on!<br />
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I picked up two shades to try. Buying these online it was difficult to choose shades, as there wasn't any swatches on the Boots website, and I didn't really spend much time searching through Google for other swatches, I just went with shades that I didn't have anything like in my collection, and also shades that I thought would show a true reflection of pigmentation etc.<br />
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First off we'll look at the packaging. It's the same little tube that the original Butter Glosses come in, with the colour of the product being the colour that the packaging is also. The only difference is that the lid is silver as opposed to being the same colour as the tube like the original Butter Gloss. You get 8mls of product, which I think is plenty, as really, who uses up a full lip product?<br />
The smell is just as amazing as the original too. That really creamy vanilla scent, I just can't get enough of it, I always have to take it out to smell it every so often!<br />
The Intense Butter Gloss is most definitely intense, for something that's deemed as a gloss, it is extremely pigmented! One swipe of these is sufficient to cover the lips, and it's so easy to make a mistake with these, but slow and steady wins the race with these, so taking your time and concentrating on applying it is key here, and possibly using a lipliner too.<br />
To me these are comparable to a liquid lipstick, just without the horrible dryness that comes alongside most of these. I don't think the texture is quite the same as the Butter Glosses, don't get me wrong it's comfortable, but it doesn't feel exactly the same on the lips.<br />
Longevity wise, I've put this on around 9am, had lunch around 1/1.15, and still have colour on my lips in the afternoon. It has a strong shine when first applied, and this does last a decent length of time also. It doesn't wear off funny either leaving you with those funny rings, which we all hate don't we ladies!<br />
I picked up the shades <b>Spice Cake and Toasted Marshmallow. </b>Spice Cake is a deep berry colour, almost a purple. And Marshmallow is more of a nude/brown with a hint of purple. Both of these colours are lovely, but not for the faint hearted. There's a couple of nude shades online that I'd love to try, just to see are they comparable in pigmentation and longevity.<br />
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For anyone curious, you can pick these up on <a href="http://www.boots.ie/en/NYX-Intense-Butter-Gloss_1770398/" target="_blank">the Boots website</a>.<br />
Have you tried the Intense Butter Glosses?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
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I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. Did anyone get up to anything exciting for it? We're finally getting back to normality after all festivities, so to ease us back in to reality I decided to do my top picks of 2015!<br />
No matter how hard I tried to cull my make up buying habits in the last year, it just didn't work out, but I like to console myself with the fact that I could be spending my money on worse things! :)<br />
So on we go! Just a head's up, I really only picked the things that I was obsessed with this year. There's so much stuff I love, but didn't feel I used it enough or long enough to justify putting it in here!<br />
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<b>Catrice Ultimate Shine Lipstick In A Rose Garden: </b>This was my favourite lipstick this year, signs by that I've used a fair whack of it. It's the perfect every day lip colour. It's a nude but not so pale that it washes me out, it's just a shade or two darker than my natural lip colour and I just love it! The formula is beautiful too. Nice and moisturising with a good colour pay off. I will definitely be getting a new one when this runs out.<br />
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<b>Soap And Glory Solar Powder Bronzer: </b>I never used to be a bronzer person really until 2015. I found a lot of them to be orange looking on me, and just didn't' look right. This one however is great. It has two shades in it, a bronzing shade which isn't too orange, and a nice highlight shade. I swirl the two together with a big fluffy brush and apply to the high points of my face and it just adds a nice glow to my face. Again this is something that I'm close to running out of, so I may repurchase at some point when I've used some of the other million bronzers I have.<br />
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<b>Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer:</b> I've tried numourous concealers in 2015, and while most of them were good, I found that nothing compared to the wake me up for disguising my under eye circles! It's light, but yet still brightens up under the eyes and makes me look fresher and more awake. The foundation is also a great foundation too if you're on the hunt for a bargain foundation! Unfortunately I don't have a recent one of these to photograph but I'll add in a picture from another source so you know what it looks like!<br />
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<b>The Body Shop Virgin Mojito Body Butter: </b>It took me until 2015 to try a body butter from the Body Shop, how bad is that! But I'm so glad it was this one, I've been using it non stop through the winter, which is random given it's a summery scent, but I don't care because it smells divine! It smells exactly like a mojito, minty, fresh, and citrusy! I've been trying to repurchase it but because it's on offer on the website it's out of stock! :(<br />
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<b>Rimmel Instant Tan Mousse: </b>I think this may have been my ultimate stand out product for 2015. I've tried numerous tan's in my time, but this one is the winner for me hands down. It's a tinted mousse, and it's really easy to apply and dries practically instantly. It's a fool proof product to use, and this comes from someone who always used to make some sort of mistake with tan, but this one you could nearly use it with your eyes closed!<br />
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<b>Catrice Even Skin Tone Foundation: </b>I've really gotten in to Catrice foundations in 2015. This one and the Nude Illusion are definitely my two favourite foundations hands down. This particular one does a great job of reducing redness and also is meant to visibly reduce pigmentation marks after continous daily use for 12 weeks. I don't really have much pigmentation, I do have dark marks on the outer area of my eye, but I can't say whether I've noticed a difference or not. But I just love it for how much of a difference it makes to the redness of my skin, which I have a lot of! It's a medium to full coverage foundation, but doesn't look cakey which is always a good thing! Cleary my blogging skills are a little rusty as I forgot to photograph this, so I grabbed a picture from the Catrice website, so at least you'll know what the bottle looks like if you decide to purchase! (Which you should) :P<br />
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<b>Garnier Micellar Solution: </b>This is the best stuff since sliced bread! It's just the easiest thing to remove make up quickly, and we all know how hard that can be. I've used a couple of the different types for various skin types, but the one for normal skin wins hands down all the time! Again, another product I forgot to photograph, but I think everyone knows what this looks like anyway!<br />
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So ladies, they are my top picks for 2015. I could have kept going, as I do have lots of make up, but as I said before these are by the far the things that really impressed me in 2015. Other things that I haven't mentioned this time round will more than likely be mentioned at some point on the blog!<br />
How about you lovelies?<br />
What were your faves?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-71694567098646952032015-11-23T07:59:00.000-08:002015-11-23T07:59:27.697-08:00Soap And Glory FavouritesHey lads and lassies, hope you've all recovered from the dreaded Monday Blues, it's almost done and dusted thank the lord!<br />
I'm back today with a post that I honestly don't know how I haven't done it before this, because the brand is genuinely one of my favourites, for both make up and body care.<br />
If you haven't guessed by the name of the title, it's the extremely popular Soap And Glory. Renowned for their cute and quirky packaging, and their fabulous bath and body care more so, I thought I'd give you an insight today into some of my favourite products from the brand.<br />
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<b>Sugar Crush Body Scrub</b><b>: </b>I love absolutely all of the the Sugar Crush range, because it smells DIVINE, but in particular the body scrub. Some scrubs don't do a lot for me except leave an oily residue on my skin, but this actually does something. It's ingredients include smashed brown sugar, sweet lime, almond oil and macadamia grains, so while the sugar and the macadamia grains provide a good scrub, the almond oil make sure it isn't too drying. But the smell of this, my good god! If you're into citrus scents and/or sweet smells, then check this out. It smells gorgeous, kind of like a mojito but a bit sweeter! This is 11.29.<br />
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<b>Whipped Clean Shower Butter: </b>So this is a shower wash, but Soap And Glory say it's a wash/butter all in one, so if you're in a rush, you could get away without moisturising. as it's made up of 25 percent moisturising oils and butters, including sweet almond oil, grape seed oils, macadamia nut oil, and cocoa and Shea butters. For me it's not enough to get away without a moisturiser after, but I've just gotten used to always using one so for someone not partial to moisturising frequently this could be a winner. It's a lot thicker than a normal shower wash, it's more of a cream consistency than a lot of other washes I've used. But I love it, particularly in the winter if I want to feel a lot more moisturised, as my skin tends to get very dry in the colder weather, particularly around my elbows, and also the scent to me is a lot more suited to colder weather, as it smells like pistachio, almond, and sweet vanilla! This is 9.99.<br />
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<b>Solar Powder Bronzer: </b>Myself and bronzing product's have never really seen eye to eye. Anything I've tried has always just left me looking orange. I got this in a gift set in the January sales a couple of year's ago (good old half price in Boots) and eventually I took it out of the box and gave it a go. Since then I've been hooked, so much so I've hit pan fairly hard! It contains two shades, and there's a bit of overspray on the SG, but after a sweep of the brush that disappears, so need to worry about being a glitterball. I tend to sweep my brush in the two colours, and apply it to the points of my face where the sun would naturally hit (if it ever shone in Ireland), so the forehead, cheekbones and a small bit on my nose. I just love how it makes my face look, it gives me a nice healthy glow. Now that the Autumn is coming fast and hard though I may have to put this away again and attempt to give contouring a go, again! This is 15 euro.<br />
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<b>The Righteous Butter: </b>This is probably the most well known of all Soap And Glory's body butters. It has the typical smell that the brand is known for, it's a really musky but yet floral feminine scent. The body butter itself is thick and luxurious, and I honestly feel so much better after using it. I also love how if I put it on at night after having a shower, the next morning I can still smell it off my pyjamas, the scent lingers that long. This costs 14 euro.<br />
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<b>Thick And Fast Mascara: </b>I'm not too fussy or demanding when it comes to mascara. To me really it's main use is to darken my lashes as they're so fair. So after that volume or thickness aren't really things I look for, so I was genuinely surprised when I actually really fell for this mascara. It gives me thicker, longer, fluttery to the point that they're almost false, lashes. I haven't used it in a while as I've always had a fair few mascara's on the go, and I like this one so much I don't want to open it and then forget about it as they say you should ideally throw out an open mascara after 6 months, and I ain't going throwing out any of these! The price is 13.50.<br />
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<b>Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Shine Lacquer: </b>When I tried this first I was petrified it was going to be like the Lip Glosses from the same line that had a plumping effect and stung the bejaysus out of them. But thankfully with this lacquer it's not the case. It's just a really lovely highly pigmented lip colour, that applies really easily thanks to the flattened doe foot applicator. It has a real high shine, but once the shine goes there is still some colour left, and I don't find it too drying on the lips. It's not too expensive either at 9.50.<br />
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Apologies for not actually taking my own pictures, but all my Soap And Glory bit's are so well loved they aren't in the best of shape! But I have put the names of where I got the pictures under the products.<br />
I honestly could keep going on for ages, but the post would be ridiculously long then. There are so many products from the brand that there's always something new to try! I know some of these products seem expensive enough for drugstore product's, but more often than not they're on offer in Boot's, so it's worth a look at the website or in store!<br />
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Have you tried any Soap and Glory bits?<br />
What are your faves?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-10309870011910655222015-11-16T12:51:00.000-08:002015-11-16T12:54:54.258-08:00Top 4 Netflix picks! Hello lovelies,<br />
I'm back again with a different type of post, nothing related to make up or beauty, but instead what I watch on Netflix! There's so much on there that it can be hard to pin down something to watch, so I thought I'd give you a little guide to my favourite shows/movies on there!<br />
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<b>1 Once Upon A Time: </b>This is probably the main reason I signed up to Netflix. The likes of Zoella and Tanya Burr were raving about it in favourites videos, so I figured I'd give it a go! And I'm obsessed! I'm currently on Season 3 Episode 10 and there's another 2 and a half seasons for me to watch on Netflix so I'm in no rush. :) It revolves around a little village called Storybrooke and a boy called Henry who goes to look for his birth mother to break a curse. I know it sounds childish, especially when you see the amount of fairy tale characters that make an appearance, but it's far from it, in fact it can be very dark and dangerous in some episodes, so really not for children! There are some famous faces in there too, Robert Carlisle and Jamie Dornan to name a couple! ;)<br />
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<b>2: Suits: </b>Ok, so this one is on the scene a good while now, and chances are you've probably watched it already, but I've only gotten into it the last while now! It's based in a high flying New York solicitors firm, and a young man called Mike Ross who, even though he has no law qualifications still manages to bag himself a job in the firm. This is one that appeals to a broad enough audience, as me and my boyfriend watch it together, and he loves it. Once Upon a Time is possibly one just for the girls ;)<br />
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<b>3: Grace and Frankie: </b>This was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. It's a Netflix original series, and I watched the whole thing in a matter of days it was that funny. It's about two couples in their late 60's early 70's (I think), who are complete opposites personality wise, and I won't ruin the plot, but trust me, it's definitely worth a watch!<br />
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<b>4: Miranda: </b>This is an oldie, but a goodie. Miranda Harte is a well known British comedian, and I laughed out loud during every show. I was disgusted there was only one series! It's based around her love life (or lack of), and her joke shop. I can't say enough good things about it, I had to go searching the Internet afterwards for more series to watch!<br />
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So they are my recommendations for Netflix at the minute, obviously as I watch more these will change, so I may do one every few month's or so.<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-29225866256313128842015-11-16T09:30:00.002-08:002015-11-16T09:30:44.905-08:00MUA Skin Define Hydro PrimerHi Ladies,<br />
I hope you all had a great weekend, the weeks are just flying by! Today I'm back with a super affordable budget buy that will put a smile back on your face, especially in the run up to Christmas.<br />
I was over to visit my brother a few week's ago in Liverpool, so as per usual when I visit the UK, I popped into Superdrug. Don't get me wrong, I love Boots, but I love Superdrug for the brand's that you can only order online here in Ireland, them mostly being MUA and Make Up Revolution. In the two stores I went to, both Make Up Revolution stands were crowded, so I stuck with good old MUA. I've tried a good few products from MUA, and for the most part I've been impressed, (until I picked up an under eye radiance concealer that's just made up of glitter, not a good look). So when I saw the new Skin Define Hydro range from the brand, I'd no bother in picking up a few bit's to try. I picked up the setting powder, which so far I've no complaint's about, but the thing that's really impressed me is the Hydro Primer. I've only been using it for a week so far, but let me tell you, it's love!<br />
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From the website and the packaging itself MUA say the primer is<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">So first off, the packaging. It comes in a neat plastic tub, which is fine. Packaging as I've said before isn't a huge issue for me as long as the product inside lives up to it's claims. So I'll just skip right ahead on to the product itself. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">It's the most unusual consistency that I've ever used in a primer. I'm mostly used to silicone based primers, and some that are cream but yet still feel like silicone, but this one is just like jelly. To be honest it remind me very much of an extremely high end primer that people raved about on the blogging scene a while back, but I never tried it so I can't compare the two. It's just such an unusual texture! Even when I put my finger in it makes a little dent in the product, but it's not too long before the primer smooths over again! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">When I apply it to my skin it has a very cooling hydrating effect. It dries in fairly quickly too, which is a big thumbs up for me, because I'm always rushing in the mornings! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">But, the big thing is, does it work? I think so.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">It definitely does hydrate the skin, as for reducing the appearance of fine lines, I can't say as I thankfully don't have too many yet, but it definitely does a good job of priming the skin. And although it's not marketed as a primer that makes your base last longer, I find it does. My nose is the first place that my make up disappears from, thanks to a combination of having a very shiney red nose, along with very very obvious pores. But this primer seems to hold it a bit longer than usual! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">Overall I'm very impressed with this primer. I've tried quite a few of them, and I do have a particular favourite from No 7, but it's just so expensive for the amount you get that I can't justify repurchasing it just yet. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">This one was just 5 pounds, I'm not sure what exactly that is in euro, but obviously it's no that expensive, and I only use a little at a time so I think it will last a fair while! :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.8px;">You can pick up MUA product's online <a href="http://www.muastore.co.uk/" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or from Superdrug stores. </span></span><br />
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Do any of you lovely ladies have any favourite primers?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-3597408560775440742015-08-18T09:11:00.002-07:002015-08-18T09:11:47.160-07:00Glam Glow ThirstyMud Hydrating Treatment Everyone and their mother has heard of Glam Glow, and beauty bloggers and You Tubers alike have been singing it's praises for years. But I could never justify the price tag, until on a recent trip to the Aladdin's Cave that is TK Maxx, I found it for the insane price of 24.99! Sure for that price I'd have been mental to not give it a go. (It's usual price tag is around the 50 euro mark for the 50ml jar). There's a few different versions of GlamGlow, depending on what you're skin type is, and what result's you want from a face mask, but the one I picked up (mainly because it's the only one that was there) was the Thirsty Mud treatment. My skin used to be fairly dry and sensitive, but in recent years it's seemed to change to more combination, but I would get dry skin on occasion, usually after wearing a heavy foundation, or else after a night on the tiles and a few drinks. So I figured it wouldn't hurt to have this in my collection.<br />
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First off I love the packaging. It comes in a sealed cardboard box with all the details off the product on it, so you know what you're getting.When you open the box up it contains all the information you need about the product and all the way's in which you can use the mask, which is handy if you're a newbie! The jar is exactly what you'd expect from such a luxurious product. Glass, strong and sturdy.<br />
So what exactly is Thirsty Mud?<br />
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Well, here's what the folk over at GlamGlow HQ have to say about it.<br />
<b>What is is</b>: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.142858505249px;">A nondrying hydration mask to deliver instant, extreme hydration.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.142858505249px;"><b>What it is formulated to do:</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.142858505249px;">THIRSTYMUDâ„¢ uses the newest, most advanced, and extreme hydration active technologies. It moisturises, restores, replenishes, and calms the skin. Dewdrationâ„¢ boosts and locks in moisture for a dewy and youthful result while HydraPackâ„¢ leaves skin with an instant silky, soft, and supple feel. GreenEnergyâ„¢ smooths and energises the skin, giving you a healthy-looking, glowing complexion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.142858505249px;">The texture is not what I expected at all. I genuinely thought it was going to be a mask that would harden and dry out, as most of the others are, but this was more like a cream, or a gel texture, which I suppose makes sense when you think about it as it's a hydrating treatment, so a mask that dried out wouldn't really do the intended job. It also smells really nice, kind of like coconut or something similar. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.142858505249px;">But my preferred way to use it is on clean dry skin, after a shower when I'm heading for bed and leaving it on overnight. By the time I get up the next morning my skin feels completely different and nowhere near as dehydrated as it was before! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.142858505249px;">Overall, this is a great product that I think when used regularly enough will help my skin stay hydrated and in good knick, I know I should be drinking a lot more water, but I just never do. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-17029180467623267362015-08-03T09:35:00.000-07:002015-08-03T09:35:45.911-07:00Flormar 'Haul'Hi Ladies,<br />
I hope you're all enjoying the ahem 'Summer'...<br />
Today I'm going to show you a few bit's I picked up from a new make up brand called Flormar. Now I say new, but it actually isn't. They're actually around since the 70's, having been born in Milan, and also having been extremely popular in Turkey, but imagine, it's taken this long to get to us!<br />
Well when I say us, I actually picked up these bits in Lanzarote a few week's back, but fear not, they are on the way to Irish soil very soon I do believe!<br />
I could've gone nut's in the shop so very easily. I mean there was so much of everything! Multiple nail and lip colours, eyeshadow, blushes, you name it they had it! They even had staff on hand to give make-overs, which I genuinely would have loved, but in 36 degree heat it would've just slid right of my face! The staff in there were so pleasant helpful as well, which is always a plus!<br />
So finally, I'm going to show you now what I bought! I haven't done any swatches for the products, but I'll more than likely be doing individual blog post's on all the item's, so I shall add in the swatches to those posts.<br />
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<li><b>High Performance Rotating Volume Mascara: </b>Yep, you read that right, A rotating mascara, which I believe the girl in store told me is battery operated! I was a bit dubious that it would do anything, but after having it tried on one of my eye's I had to have it. It instantly made my eyelashes appear longer and thicker, without that clumpy look! I haven't used it properly since because I've such a huge amount of mascara to get through, but I look forward to using it! </li>
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<li><b>Sheer Tinted BB Cream with SPF 15: </b>This I have yet to try properly, but once I do I'll definitely let you guy's know how I got on with it. Some day's I just can't be bothered with a full face of make up, but it's still nice to put something on when I have to go out and run some errands and what not. From the little bit the sales assistant tried on my hand it seems to have a decent amount of coverage, even though the name is 'sheer tinted'. I'm not a fan of really full coverage bases anyway, so this will be nice to have in my ever expanding collection! Colour wise though I did struggle to find a good match, but then again I was in Spain where the ladies are a lot more bronzed than me, but I'm sure they'll cater to us pale skinned lassies when they arrive on our shores!It doesn't actually give a shade name on this, it just says 01, so I'm just assuming it's the lightest shade! </li>
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<li><b>Extra Colour Lip Lacquer Shade 04 Peace Out: </b>I have given this serious usage since picking it up, I'm absolutely loving it! For me Lip Lacquer's have a tendency to be extremely drying and leave my lips in a heap. Not this chap! It's so creamy and comfortable to wear, and it lasts forever! The pigmentation is amazing as well, like you literally only need the smallest amount. I really love the colour of this, it's like a light pink/peach colour, but to be honest, I don't think it really suits me. But ya know, YOLO and all that. :P</li>
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<li><b>Terracotta Blush in Shade 45 Touch of Rose: </b>This is a baked blush, and it's absolutely gorgeous! It kind of reminds me of the Mineralized Skin Finishes from MAC to look at, I can't say if it performs the same as I don't own any of them :( But this is a beautiful pink, with hint's of brown and gold glitter. I find that when I apply it that it nearly does the job of a blush and a bronzer all in one, and we all love a product that's multi purpose! However if you don't like glitter I wouldn't recommend this, as it is very heavy on glitter, and I find as the day goes on and the colour fades a bit, the glitter is more prominent. I don't care though I still luurrrve it! </li>
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<li><b>Puffy Eyeshadow 03 in Its My Headband: </b>This is a lovely burgundy, rusty kind of shade, It probably won't suit me at all but the colour was so pretty I just had to have it! I haven't tried it properly, but one swipe in the shop resulted in such pigmentation, and it seemed to be really smooth, so once this post is up and pictures are taken I'll be sure to give it a good go! I'm thinking it would be perfect for a statement eye look on a night out! </li>
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So these are the few items I picked up. I really could have bought the shop but I was good and restrained myself, but I definitely will be picking up a few more bit's when it gets to Ireland. The prices are fantastic, think somewhere along the lines of Rimmel and Maybelline, and the packaging is a lot more luxurious than the prices would lead you to believe! If I can find prices I will add them in for the item's, but I would advise getting out and trying the brand because for the price you can't really go wrong! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-74441136989646025772015-07-28T05:42:00.000-07:002015-07-28T05:44:35.891-07:00Rimmel Self-Tan MousseFor the most part I'm a massive tanaphobe. (I'm not even sure if that's a word, but for the sake of this post it is). I've tried a fair few tans, and a lot of them just haven't worked for me. Even Cocoa Brown, which is probably the easiest tan in the world to use, just didn't seem to look right on my Casper skin. However, Rimmel released a new mousse tan recently, (when I say recently it's definitely a few months ago), so of course I decided I'd try it. <br />
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First off, the packaging. It comes in a plastic bottle that contains 150ml of product. It's about the 7.99 mark, so not expensive at all for what you get. The nozzle makes it really easy to dispense the product, in comparison to some other tan's which I often find get clogged and stop dispensing the product after a certain amount of time! It's not exactly the fanciest looking, but it's fine. And honestly, I'm not a huge packaging fiend, as long as a product does the job I'm extremely happy. <br />
And let me tell you this product definitely does a mighty job. I think I have finally found a 'holy grail tan'. <br />
On Rimmels' website, <a href="http://www.rimmellondon.com/">www.rimmellondon.com</a> if you're interested, this is what they have to say about the product. <br />
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<li><strong>Instant colour which develops into a long lasting colour over 3-6 hours</strong></li>
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The tan itself does provide instant colour, but nothing too mad, I think it's more a guide colour so you can see where it's been applied already. <br />
I also find after an hour the shade has started to deepen a bit, and after maybe 4 hours it's developed into a nice bronzed shade, that's deep enough for me. (I'm using the light shade for the record. The best bit for me is that it doesn't have to be washed off!<br />
You just apply it, let it dry (it dries very quickly FYI,) and you're good to go! <br />
It goes on really easily, and it doesn't streak at all. <br />
It doesn't transfer onto clothes or sheets which is a pain in the backside with most tans. <br />
It's matte, so it's really natural looking, so nothing like the sunshimmer of day's gone by where we'd look like a disco ball after application! <br />
However, the only claim I'd disagree with is the claim that there's no fake tan smell. Because there is. Not as strong as most other tan's, but after a while you do get that biscuit smell. <br />
But to be honest, because I think the product is so brilliant, I'll forgive it that! I genuinely think this is the most fool proof tan I've ever tried. It doesn't even go funny on my hands, which happens with every tan I've used! <br />
As for longevity, I find if I moisturise well after I shower and exfoliate, I can get a good week out of the tan. I haven't reapplied it so I can't say whether it lives up to the claim that it lasts' 2-3 weeks. But a week for me is plenty!<br />
I'm currently rocking the pale look, so I shall update this at the weekend with some pictures <br />
when I'm a bronzed goddess to show you all what the colour is like! :)<br />
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It's priced around 7.99 I believe, and you can buy it in most Penney's and most pharmacies!<br />
Have you tried it? <br />
What are your thoughts on it?<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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(Image taken from www.boots.ie)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-15389091907642467832015-01-13T11:42:00.000-08:002015-01-13T11:42:07.427-08:002015 Beauty New Years ResolutionsHey ladies!<br />
Hope you all had a great Christmas and a fantastic New Year!<br />
This is what feels like my millionth attempt to get back to blogging, so what better way to get back into it than a quick and easy post on what my New Years Resolutions are, beauty style!<br />
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<b> 1: </b>This is probably the biggest one, and the one that will I find most difficult, but I need to stop buying so much make up! It's ridiculous the amount I have, and there's only so much I can put on my face at any given time. So I'm not going to buy any more for the foreseeable future, I have far too many mascara's, foundations, blushes and eyeshadow than I can count! So hopefully I shall discover some new favourite's hidden away at the back of my drawers! :)<br />
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<b>2: </b>Improve my skincare routine. I need to hugely overhaul my skincare regime. It's not in too bad a shape really, I always cleanse,tone and moisturise in the morning, but nighttime is where I get a bit lazy. I do more often than not take my make up off at the end of the day, (this may not be the case for night's out however but shhhhh..) But as for the moisturising, well, it just seems like a huge job at night, so I aim to get a lot better at that for 2015 so I can have skin like that of a teenager! :)<br />
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<b>3: </b>Use up some of the stash of shower gel's, body butter's and lotions and potions that I've gathered up. Yep, we all know the drill. It's hard to resist the 3 for 2's and the Christmas gift sets that do be on offer, but when you know you have enough to last you for 2 year's (ish) worth of showers and baths, it's time to reign it in! Hopefully I will use up a good amount this year, although I may have to start showering twice a day with the amount I have!<br />
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So they are the 3 main beauty resolutions I have for 2015. Not a lot, but ones that I really need to keep before I get lost in a flood of make up and shower products! I think I'll do OK with regards to the lotions and potions, but as for the make up, I'm not sure! I've already used the excuse of my powder being smashed up as an excuse to buy a new one! (I haven't yet though.)<br />
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So ladies, have you made any beauty new years resolutions?<br />
If so what are they?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-50302844251862586182014-09-25T07:33:00.001-07:002014-09-25T07:33:11.163-07:00Current FavouritesHey ladies!<br />
For such a long time I've been trying to get back on track with my blogging. I still love make up and beauty just as much as I previously did, but there was just something about blogging that felt like an effort, so because of that I gave it a break for quite a long while. Oops!<br />
Today I'm here to tell you about my current favourites. I have tried a fair bit during the Summer so my list could be huge, but I'll try and keep it short so you won't get bored! :)<br />
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<b>Essence All About Matt Powder: </b>I've always always always for as long as I can remember had dry and previously super sensitive skin. But for whatever reason this Summer my skin turned more to the oily side of the scale, and no matter what primer or foundation I used, after a couple of hours my face was as shiny as a disco ball. I picked this up on a whim one day because it was cheap, and oh my god it is actually so good!I apply it after all my other make up is done, and it keeps me matt all day long. Now that the weather has slightly changed and gotten a bit cooler, I may not need to use it as much, but for anyone on a budget looking for a good mattifying powder, give this a go!<br />
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<b>Covergirl 3 in 1 Outlast Foundation: </b>I'm really trying to ration my use of this because I picked it up in the States back in April, and since I've no immediate plans to return for a while I don't know when I'll be able to pick it up again! Sad face! But anyway, this is the first foundation in quite a while that I've really loved. Its a medium/full coverage and it leaves the nicest finish on the skin. Not matte, but not particularly dewy either. But it lasts ALL DAY. I put it on in the morning and when I'm taking my make up off at night it looks exactly the same as it had earlier. To me it just looks natural! I only got it back in April and I'm over half way in the bottle already, so that just shows how good it really is!<br />
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<b>Benefit Dandelion Blush: </b>This has been mentioned quite a few times before, but when you hit pan on something then you really know its a favourite! Its a beautiful natural shade of pink, with a very very subtle hint of shimmer. Its the perfect blush to wear if you want to go for a strong smokey eye, or a bright statement lip. I really can't wait to try more of the Benefit Box O Powders because I genuinely love this one!<br />
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<b>MUA Undressed Palette: </b>I'm a neutrals girl through and through. I don't know what it is but I'm just not adventurous when it comes to my eyes! This palette is MUA's version of the Naked Palette, and you can see how much I love it by just looking at the battered packaging and I've hit pan on a couple of them already! I'm not too gone on the Matte shades so I don't use them that much, but I love the shimmers, and when I use them alongside a primer, they stay put all day!<br />
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<b>Rimmel Colour Rush Balms: </b>There was one particular shade that I wanted to tell you about, but typical when I went to photograph it, it seems to have disappeared! I'm really looking forward to trying some deeper shades when the weather gets a bit cooler! This is probably the most comfortable, pigmented lip crayon I've used so far, and trust me I've tried a lot of them! There's a newer pinky/purple shade that came out as part of the Rita Ora Collection that I can't wait to try! :)<br />
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<b>Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm: </b>I was lucky enough that my mother gifted one of these to me when she purchased it herself of QVC a while back. I hadn't been using it because its so expensive, but I've been using it regularly the last while and I'm so impressed! I rub some onto my face and it sounds strange but you can feel it actually melting the make up away! I then rinse it off with a warm face cloth and all my make up is gone! I often use a micellar water to make sure, but there genuinely isn't a trace of make up left!<br />
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So that's it lads and ladies.. There's so much more I could list here, but for now I'll keep it short and sweet! :) I've really enjoyed writing this post, so here's hoping that this is the start of me getting my blogging mojo back!<br />
Anything in particular that you've been loving lately?<br />
Thanks for reading (if there's anyone still left out there)<br />
Alisha xx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-45442677779824335732014-07-18T06:25:00.002-07:002014-07-18T06:25:58.510-07:00I'm baaaack!!If there's anyone left out there reading this blog, then from the bottom of my heart I'm truly sorry for the huge blank space that has been this blog for the last couple of months! I could give a list of excuses why, but I won't. In truth its just been laziness. Plenty of people have plenty of things going on in there lives, and still make time for their blog, so for me to come along and try to use the things that have happened in recent months to me as an excuse, it would just be highly insulting to all those people out there who have genuinely have more hectic lives and still have fantastic blogs on the side!<br />
Anywho, apologies aside, things have changed a bit for me in recent months, and to be honest at the start I was a bit down in the dumps about it, but the last few weeks especially, I've seen how fantastic the friends that I have really are, and I've enjoyed some fantastic nights out with them, some that I won't be forgetting anytime soon... :D But one thing these nights out (there's been a lot), have taught me, is that for the first time in a long long time, I'm genuinely happy.<br />
Far too many times I found myself sitting in my bedroom crying for reasons I couldn't figure out, a lot of the time I put it down to grieving for my grandfather, (which maybe it was). However, I haven't had that happen to me in weeks. I wake up in the morning in a great mood, looking forward the day ahead, and find myself giggling and smiling at ridiculous things during the day and just in much better form than I ever can remember being in before.<br />
So now that I've found myself in this great humour, I've found itch to start blogging again has returned. I'm not that sure exactly where I'll start, but over the last while I've found some products that I genuinely love, so no doubt you'll hear about those!<br />
So if there's any of you left out there, thanks for sticking with me and I'm looking forward to getting stuck back in soon!<br />
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Alisha xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-63371116464501961052014-06-03T09:50:00.000-07:002014-06-03T09:50:22.832-07:00'Nearly Empties' So today's post is a bit of a different one. Last night I was getting ready for bed and cleaning my face and all that stuff, and something hit me like a bolt of lightning out of the blue.. I HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF. I mean, it was something I knew all along, but whatever way I looked at it last night it was different, like all of a sudden I took my rose tinted glasses off and saw the amount of stuff I've gathered up over the years for the first time. Not good!<br />
I'm a bit embarrassed and ashamed of it if the truth be told. I mean I've so many shower gels and body lotions on the go at the one time I've lost track! So today I've decided I'm going to pick some products that I've been using for a good while now, and try and use them up by the end of the month so I can go on and use some other new bits instead!<br />
I'm also going to do the same with my make up bag and give it an overhaul in a way, so that I'm using products that I've shoved to the side and forgotten about, but I shall do that separately!<br />
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<b>L'Occitane Verbena Body Lotion: </b>I'm not sure if I should continue to use this or actually throw it out because I've had it opened for so long. I think the latter may be the best option! I absolutely love the Verbena range from L'Occitane. Its a beautiful refreshing lemon scent, that is perfect for the Summer and for early mornings aswell as it instantly wakes me up. I really want to get rid of this one because my parents got me a lovely gift set of the same range at Christmas, and I can't wait to get to start using it!<br />
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<b>Boots Extracts Mango Sugar Scrub: </b>I bought this huge tub last Summer, and its still going strong, although I wish it wasn't, as I'm really not liking it! Its not tough enough to feel like its actually doing a good job, and after I rinse it off it leaves what feels like an oily film on my skin. I hate wasting things so I'm going to use it until the very end.<br />
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<b>Soap and Glory Clean on Me Shower Wash: </b>Don't get me wrong, I love Soap and Glory, quite a lot as a matter of fact, but given that I've been using this shower gel for about 6 months now, you may understand why at this stage I'm a little bored of it! Like these bottles are a huge 500mls, that's half a litre! They are ridiculously big, and while there's no denying that its great value, at this stage I want to try one of the other lovely ones!<br />
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<b>Soap And Glory The Righteous Butter Body Butter: </b>Obviously enough this goes hand in hand with the last product because the scent is the exact same, so I use them in conjunction with each other. I have a few of these lying around the place thanks to the gift sets I buy every Christmas, but I'm making good headway with this one and have over half of the product gone, so hopefully by the end of the month it'll be used up!<br />
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<b>No 7 Protect and Perfect Night Cream: </b>I'm great with moisturisers in the morning, but I admit I slack off at night time. I'm nearly done with this though, so I'm going to get better and actually give myself a proper night time skincare routine and use up the end of this fella so I can get on to something else.<br />
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<b>Nivea Extra Gentle Eye Make Up Remover: </b>Again, nothing very exciting about this one. It doesn't remove eye make up very well at all, so no wonder its extra gentle! I much prefer my micellar solution for removing eye make up, it does a much better job! However there's only a small drop left so I'm going to do my best.<br />
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So ladies, they are all the shower type products that I'm going to attempt to use up this month. Hopefully I'll manage to do it, but I shall check back in at the end of the month and let you know how I get on! I'll also do something similar with my make up at some point aswell!<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-76663725911863302542014-06-02T10:13:00.005-07:002014-06-02T10:13:56.382-07:00Orange Lips...Hey ladies, I hope you all had a fantastic June Bank Holiday Weekend! I'd a great time, went out Friday, had a rest Saturday, and hit the town again yesterday! :) It was great to catch up with friends and have a good gossip, and scout out some potential talent ;)<br />
Anyway, given that I've seen orange lips everywhere this Summer, I decided I wanted to give it a try. I'm a little bit apprehensive about colours like these because they can often wash me out and just look ridiculous on me! But I decided I'd pick up something cheap to try the trend, and if I didn't like it there was no harm done.<br />
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The one I decided to try was from one of my favourite brands Catrice, more specifically the Ultimate Colour Range. This range comes in sleek black packaging, which make it look more expensive than its less than 5 euro price tag. It also has the brand name embossed into the actually product, which I think is another lovely touch.<br />
The shade I picked up was shade 50, Princess Peach, ( cute right?) To me this is a beautiful light orange shade, which isn't too over powering, which is what I wanted given that I was dipping my toe into the orange pool for the first time.<br />
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Formula wise, it was so comfortable, it glided on to my lips effortlessly, and left a creamy, glossy sheen. It applied lightly, but I built it up to get more colour. Time wise, it didn't last too long, but given that I was eating and drinking, I wasn't too surprised. But reapplying lip products isn't something that bothers me too much.<br />
Overall, I'm really glad I picked it up, and I do genuinely really like it! Paired with a neutral eye and lashings of mascara, it's the perfect shade for Summer, if it ever arrives that is! I also picked up a more vibrant shade from the Penney's range, but I'm yet to try this, but I shall let you all know when I do! :)<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-51613021335811008012014-05-19T11:04:00.002-07:002014-05-19T11:04:46.575-07:00Recent Penney's PurchasesWe all know the drill by now. You pop into Penney's for socks and come out after having spent 80 euro in no time! It happens to us all, and my justification is that I don't shop anywhere else really, rarely go out, and don't smoke. There my reasons and I'm sticking to them like glue! :P<br />
All that aside, I've been in and out of Penney's a fair few times over the last month or so, and have picked up a nice few bits. So all the pieces are fairly recent, so if you see something that catches your eye, chances are they still have it in stock!<br />
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I've had my beady eyes on this <b>Hat </b>for the longest time, and I eventually gave in and bought it. It only cost 5 euro, but I was wary of buying it as I'm not really a hat person. I do think it'll look so cool with a vest top and denim shorts for a festival kinda look, or else for lounging around in the sun on holidays!<br />
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This <b>Striped Tshirt </b>caught my eye and I knew instantly I had to have it. It came in two colours, the coral and white, or the navy and white, and I'm annoyed with myself now that I didn't buy the navy as well, as these will be so handy and they'll go with more or less anything!<br />
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It literally took me all night to remember the word <b>Kimono. </b>I know, how bad is that! Penney's had some fab kimono's in store, but I'm only a tiny 5'0, so they would have just swamped me and made me look even smaller. When I saw this cream lacy one I grabbed it as I knew the style would suit me a lot more, as its sleeveless and its not as busy as the other ones that were in store. If the weather would pick up again I just think this would be gorgeous over a tshirt and denim shorts, or teamed with a plain maxi dress, but its so versatile there are heaps of ways you could wear it I'm sure!<br />
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More recently I picked up this <b>Aztec </b>printed skirt for a night out, and I absolutely love it. There's so many colours in it that you can team it with anything, and I teamed it with this <b>blue strappy top</b>, and it was perfect.<br />
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I also grabbed a pair of <b>nude heels </b>that are so comfortable because they aren't too high, and I also bought these beautiful blue sandals to put with them when the Summer arrives!<br />
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I can't not visit the make up section when I go to Penney's, I'm obsessed. Lately I've been having problems with my skin, one week it can be dry and my make up will not budge off my face, but at the minute it seems to be fairly oily and within a couple of hours the shine on my nose and forehead is something ridiculous, so I picked up this <b>Oil Control Primer from Essence, </b> and this <b>mattifying powder from Catrice. </b>So here's hoping!<br />
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So these are just a few bits that I've picked up in the last few weeks.<br />
Have you picked up anything nice from Penney's lately?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-32418632667051135902014-05-18T05:36:00.005-07:002014-05-18T05:36:58.569-07:00Catrice Liquid Metal Single Shadow in Gold N RosesOver recent months I've developed an obsession with Rose Gold. I bought a ridiculous amount of rose gold jewelry (cheap costume jewelry of course), my lovely parents got me a watch as a gift, and I went on a hunt for the perfect Rose Gold nail polish, (I think I found it, its a Max Factor one). I then picked up the Naked 3 palette, and while I love that don't get me wrong, I still felt I was missing a true Rose Gold eyeshadow, mental eh? But while I was in Penneys the other day, I wandered over to the Catrice stand as I always do and left with The One. Pretty big statement right? But look at it! If that's not the perfect Rose Gold shade I don't know what is!<br />
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The Catrice Liquid Metal shadow's are highly pigmented shadows, which have a super metallic finish, which come in a range of colours, to suit either day wear or night wear. The embossment of these is so cool aswell. Its almost like 3D snakeskin!<br />
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Application is so easy with these aswell, the formula is fantastic, so pigmented and creamy. I tend to use this on its own for day wear as its just so pretty, but I'm sure it'll look great blended with other shadows for other looks, (I'm not that creative).<br />
Altogether there's 9 shades in the range, and at around 4/5 euro each, you can afford to have them all in your collection! ;)<br />
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Have you tried these?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-34624628575365921422014-05-15T05:53:00.004-07:002014-05-15T05:53:41.301-07:00Milani Baked Blush in LuminosoYou know when you see/hear someone rave about something for ages, and it makes you wonder could it be that good? Well that's what happened to me with the Milani Blush in Luminoso. The beautiful Amelia from <a href="http://amelialiana.com/" target="_blank">Liana Beauty</a> raves about this all the time, so I just had to pick it up to see what all the fuss was about. (Any excuse right) ;)<br />
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These blushes from Milani are baked blushes, meaning that a liquid product is heated for up to 24 hours on Terra cotta tiles to achieve the desired effect, consistency etc. These baked products can then be used wet or dry to achieve whatever effect you desire.<br />
Luminoso is like nothing I've ever tried before. Its a beautiful peach shade that is packed with the really fine gold shimmer.<br />
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When applied to the face it leaves a a natural flush of colour on the cheeks in fact when its on it doesn't look peach at all, while the shimmer provides a gorgeous subtle glow to the cheeks which just makes your skin look so much healthier.<br />
I never usually am impressed with a product straight away, bar maybe one or two. But I've been using this constantly since I bought it last month, and I don't think another blush has got near my cheeks since. Its very neutral so whether you're going for a smokey eye, or a bright statement lip, you can wear this safe in the knowledge it won't distract from either.<br />
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Unfortunately though I got this in America. So bad news is its not readily available in Ireland.. Good news is if you're a fan of online shopping, you can pick this up on Cherry Culture!<br />
Have you tried any Milani products?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872499802603299044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952879705526841311.post-72798047025767909432014-05-13T10:26:00.004-07:002014-05-13T10:26:34.981-07:00Urban Decay Naked 3 PaletteI must admit, I didn't get very excited about the release of either Naked 1 or Naked 2. They were neutral shadows and I didn't feel like splashing out 40 euro on browns and golds. I picked up the MUA Undressed and Undress Me Too as they were the most obvious dupes at the time, and they did and to this day still do the job fantastically well for palettes that cost me just 4 pounds each. The Naked 3 though, was a completely different story. As soon as I saw the pictures that had leaked on to the Internet I was willing it to be true, as it was just so pretty, and completely me. So I knew, at some stage, whenever it would be, that it would be mine. And now it is, so lets see how I got on with it!<br />
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First of all the packaging, I totally love the look of it. The shadows themselves are encased in a Rose Gold almost tin like case, with what seems like slight waves going through it. On opening the palette though it doesn't feel the most sturdy. It feels like if I were to let if fall, (which is highly possible with clumsy old me),that the case itself would just break in two, which shouldn't be with something that's not exactly cheap. I may have just got a dud case, who knows, but anyway its not highly important, just something to be aware of.<br />
The actual eyeshadows themselves, I seriously love. All pink toned neutrals, varying from light highlight shades, perfect for under the brow bone and inner corner, to darker shades which are perfect for crease work and blending out into the outer V.<br />
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<li><b>Dust </b>(Shimmer)</li>
<li><b>Burnout </b>(Shimmer)</li>
<li><b>Limit: </b>(Matte)</li>
<li><b>Buzz: </b>(Shimmer)</li>
<li><b>Trick: </b>(Shimmer </li>
<li><b>Nooner: </b>(Matte)</li>
<li><b>Liar: </b>(Shimmer)</li>
<li><b>Factory: (</b>Shimmer)</li>
<li><b>Mugshot: </b>(Shimmer)</li>
<li><b>Darkside: (</b>Matte)</li>
<li><b>Blackhorse: </b>(Shimmer)</li>
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Everything I've read about Urban Decay shadows, I 100 percent agree with. Soft, buttery, and so easy to blend. I'm not very good at doing elaborate eye looks, but with this palette and the easiness with which the shadows blend, I'm giving it a good go at least! The only slight problem is the fallout from the shimmery shadows. This problem isn't exclusive to UD shadows however, as it occurs with most other shimmery shadows that I've tried. But aslong as you do your eye make up before your foundation etc, its not too much of an issue. I have to say I'm really impressed with the mattes in the palette. I tend to use shimmery shadow's more often, because they tend to be more pigmented and last longer on me. The mattes in this though are really good, and actually are full of pigment and don't fade away after just a few hours. I particularly love using Nooner as a quick all over the lid colour for every day. </div>
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But I really really fell head over heels for the shimmers within the palette. When they're applied on to the eyes I think they just look beautiful. My particular favourites are Dust, and Buzz, and used individually they just give a lovely wash of colour to the lids. If I'm going on a night out or to an occasion, and I want my eye make up to look a bit more 'done', I tend to go for the darker shades, say Factory and Mugshot, with a bit of Blackheart blended into the Outer V and it gives a really lovely effect, it looks like you've put in loads of effort, when in reality its only taken a couple of minutes. </div>
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Another thing I am so impressed with is the brush that comes with it, there's a flat side perfect for packing on colour, and a larger fluffier brush which is great for blending. It actually works really well, but then again when its a higher ended brand and you're parting with the guts of 50 euro, they can't really give you one of those sponge applicators now can they? </div>
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It also comes with some samples of the various Primer Potions that UD do, I've only used one of them so far, but to be honest I found it didn't prolong the wear of the shadows a whole lot, but I only used a small bit at a time, so that could be why.<br />
Overall, I am genuinely delighted that I bought this, and am not in anyway disappointed with the purchase. I know its a lot of money to spend on eyeshadow, but I thought about it long and hard before I bought it, and I saved up for it, so I don't feel too bad. If you like me fell for the pink hues of this, but don't want to spend that amount of money, ,then Make Up Revolution have released what is reported to be a very good dupe of Naked 3, for just 4 pounds! (They also have so many other amazing products that I shall definitely be checking out soon) ;)<br />
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Have you any of the Naked Palettes?<br />
Which is your favourite?<br />
Thanks for reading,<br />
Alisha xxx<br />
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