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Hey everyone,

I'm a bit of a lipstick junkie, and the first thing I head for on a makeup stand is always the lipsticks. I'm beginning to run out of space to put them! My shades of choice tend to differ with the seasons, and I usually go for brighter, more fun tones in Summer. I've listed below 5 of my favorite lipsticks for this season, from high street to high end and pink to red!

1. MAC Cremesheen lipstick 'Speed Dial'
I wrote a full review on this beauty here but in short, it's a cremesheen lipstick meaning it's very creamy & glossy. I find it's very sheer, but luckily very buildable! It's a lovely petal pink lipstick that's super moisturising on the lips. Speed Dial is also very natural so good for every day wear. €19

2. Gosh Velvet Touch lipstick '151 Lady Luck'*
I was sent this lipstick a while ago, although I admit I've only started using it as of late. The formula is super similar to the MAC cremesheen lipsticks, which is a bonus. 'Lady Luck' is a peachy coral shade with the smallest amount of shimmer. I can imagine this would look amazing on those graced with tanned skin, but it also looks great on fair skin! €10.99

'Mauve Outta Here' is one of my favorite shades, and the Wet N' Wild MegaLast lipsticks are brilliant! They have a matte finish but aren't too drying, and last for hours. Not only that, but they're at a bargain price too- score! 'Mauve Outta Here' is a blue toned pink, meaning it's borderline purple. €2.99

Yet another Wet N'Wild lipstick, but yet another beautiful colour. Coral-ine isn't really too coral in my opinion, but more of an orange toned red. Like 'mauve outta here', it has amazing longevity and is also pretty moisturising for a matte lipstick. I can't wait to try more shades from this range! I recommend matte lipsticks in Summer because they won't melt straight off. €2.99

My nana brought this home for me from Canada, and at first I was a bit doubtful as I'd never tried a liquid lipstick before! After trying this out, I'm hooked. It's extremely matte and can be a bit dry, but it lasts for hours even throughout eating and drinking. This classic red is perfect for those Summer nights, or the days when you want your lipstick to last in the strong heat! $13

So there you have it! 5 of my favorite Summer shades.

Do you have any lipstick recommendations?

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Top 5 Summer Lipsticks

6.23.2014

Hey everyone,

I'm a bit of a lipstick junkie, and the first thing I head for on a makeup stand is always the lipsticks. I'm beginning to run out of space to put them! My shades of choice tend to differ with the seasons, and I usually go for brighter, more fun tones in Summer. I've listed below 5 of my favorite lipsticks for this season, from high street to high end and pink to red!

1. MAC Cremesheen lipstick 'Speed Dial'
I wrote a full review on this beauty here but in short, it's a cremesheen lipstick meaning it's very creamy & glossy. I find it's very sheer, but luckily very buildable! It's a lovely petal pink lipstick that's super moisturising on the lips. Speed Dial is also very natural so good for every day wear. €19

2. Gosh Velvet Touch lipstick '151 Lady Luck'*
I was sent this lipstick a while ago, although I admit I've only started using it as of late. The formula is super similar to the MAC cremesheen lipsticks, which is a bonus. 'Lady Luck' is a peachy coral shade with the smallest amount of shimmer. I can imagine this would look amazing on those graced with tanned skin, but it also looks great on fair skin! €10.99

'Mauve Outta Here' is one of my favorite shades, and the Wet N' Wild MegaLast lipsticks are brilliant! They have a matte finish but aren't too drying, and last for hours. Not only that, but they're at a bargain price too- score! 'Mauve Outta Here' is a blue toned pink, meaning it's borderline purple. €2.99

Yet another Wet N'Wild lipstick, but yet another beautiful colour. Coral-ine isn't really too coral in my opinion, but more of an orange toned red. Like 'mauve outta here', it has amazing longevity and is also pretty moisturising for a matte lipstick. I can't wait to try more shades from this range! I recommend matte lipsticks in Summer because they won't melt straight off. €2.99

My nana brought this home for me from Canada, and at first I was a bit doubtful as I'd never tried a liquid lipstick before! After trying this out, I'm hooked. It's extremely matte and can be a bit dry, but it lasts for hours even throughout eating and drinking. This classic red is perfect for those Summer nights, or the days when you want your lipstick to last in the strong heat! $13

So there you have it! 5 of my favorite Summer shades.

Do you have any lipstick recommendations?

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 Hey everyone,

Although a lot of bloggers out there post about their monthly beauty favorites, I've decided to expand my favorites including my favorite book and album/song/playlist of the month too. I've been quite busy lately with school and events, and in all honesty, I'm quite tired whilst writing this but I love blogging and I try not to be too inconsistent! 
Beauty;
• Balmi Lip Balm [coconut]; I received this in a goodie bag at the LLAMmeetup [Dublin bloggers meetup basically!] and immediately I was dying to try it as I heard they were quite similar to the American EOS lip balms. They're super silky once applied, and also leave my lips nice and glossy. I love the coconut taste, as it reminds me of holidays- but strangely enough I'm not a fan of coconut flavoured foods! Being the big lip balm junkie I am, and having tried my fair share of them, this one definitely gets top marks from me. €6.79

• Vichy Dermablend Fluid Corrective Foundation [15 opal]*; I won't go into too much detail about this foundation as I reviewed it in detail here. To cut a long story short, it's the best full coverage foundation I've tried, and perfect for covering skin imperfections. It's worth every penny! €21.50

• Rimmel Kate Rockin' Curves Mascara; This is another beauty I got my hands on in the #LLAMmeetup goodie bag, and it's becoming a firm favorite of mine. I love the curved brush, as you can use the flat side first to lengthen the lashes, then used the curved size to curl them upwards. Bonus! It makes my lashes super long and not in the slightest clumpy. €9.49

• Gosh Brow Kit*; I was sent this to try out a while ago and I've been using it daily ever since. It comes with 3 brow powders, a wax cream and a brush applicator. Although I have no use for the two lighter shades, the darker shade is perfect for my brunette brows. The wax is also quite good, although I tend to skip it when I'm in a hurry. €10.99

• Wet N' Wild Lipstick [mauve outta here]; This is a bargainous matte lipstick from cult American brand Wet N' Wild, and I absolutely adore this shade! It's quite unlike any other shade I own and lasts for ages. It can get a bit drying, but for the price you can't complain. €2.99

Book Of The Month;
• Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead; I've been reading this series for a while now and I think it might be one of my current favorites. Unlike Twilight [which I despised], the lead protagonist is a strong female, and there's no love triangle. It's witty, adventurous and romantic all in one. There's 6 books in the series and I'm currently on book 5, plus a spin off series of another 4 books! 

Album Of The Month;
• Night Time, My Time- Sky Ferreira; Sky Ferreira is someone I discovered a few years ago when she only had a few songs out, and although I kinda forgot about her for ages, I recently rediscovered her along with her new album. It brings pop to a new level, mixed with charming vocals, nonchalant lyrics and amazing beats. Love love love!

What have you been loving this month?
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April Favorites: Beauty, Books & Music

5.08.2014

 Hey everyone,

Although a lot of bloggers out there post about their monthly beauty favorites, I've decided to expand my favorites including my favorite book and album/song/playlist of the month too. I've been quite busy lately with school and events, and in all honesty, I'm quite tired whilst writing this but I love blogging and I try not to be too inconsistent! 
Beauty;
• Balmi Lip Balm [coconut]; I received this in a goodie bag at the LLAMmeetup [Dublin bloggers meetup basically!] and immediately I was dying to try it as I heard they were quite similar to the American EOS lip balms. They're super silky once applied, and also leave my lips nice and glossy. I love the coconut taste, as it reminds me of holidays- but strangely enough I'm not a fan of coconut flavoured foods! Being the big lip balm junkie I am, and having tried my fair share of them, this one definitely gets top marks from me. €6.79

• Vichy Dermablend Fluid Corrective Foundation [15 opal]*; I won't go into too much detail about this foundation as I reviewed it in detail here. To cut a long story short, it's the best full coverage foundation I've tried, and perfect for covering skin imperfections. It's worth every penny! €21.50

• Rimmel Kate Rockin' Curves Mascara; This is another beauty I got my hands on in the #LLAMmeetup goodie bag, and it's becoming a firm favorite of mine. I love the curved brush, as you can use the flat side first to lengthen the lashes, then used the curved size to curl them upwards. Bonus! It makes my lashes super long and not in the slightest clumpy. €9.49

• Gosh Brow Kit*; I was sent this to try out a while ago and I've been using it daily ever since. It comes with 3 brow powders, a wax cream and a brush applicator. Although I have no use for the two lighter shades, the darker shade is perfect for my brunette brows. The wax is also quite good, although I tend to skip it when I'm in a hurry. €10.99

• Wet N' Wild Lipstick [mauve outta here]; This is a bargainous matte lipstick from cult American brand Wet N' Wild, and I absolutely adore this shade! It's quite unlike any other shade I own and lasts for ages. It can get a bit drying, but for the price you can't complain. €2.99

Book Of The Month;
• Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead; I've been reading this series for a while now and I think it might be one of my current favorites. Unlike Twilight [which I despised], the lead protagonist is a strong female, and there's no love triangle. It's witty, adventurous and romantic all in one. There's 6 books in the series and I'm currently on book 5, plus a spin off series of another 4 books! 

Album Of The Month;
• Night Time, My Time- Sky Ferreira; Sky Ferreira is someone I discovered a few years ago when she only had a few songs out, and although I kinda forgot about her for ages, I recently rediscovered her along with her new album. It brings pop to a new level, mixed with charming vocals, nonchalant lyrics and amazing beats. Love love love!

What have you been loving this month?
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 Hey everyone,

Today's post is only a quick one, but this day last week I headed along to the Morgan Hotel in Dublin to have 'brunch' with the people at Publicity Loft and Wet 'N Wild. First of all, the hotel was beautiful, with huge throne like chairs all over the place! We had some delicious croissants and I had the opportunity to swatch and stare at the Wet 'N Wild range. Wet 'N Wild are an American brand that arrived on Irish shores a few months ago- I posted a bit about them here!

As many of you probably know by know, I love my budget brands and I've really been enjoying using Wet 'N Wild over the past few months. Their megalast lip colours in particular are becoming a firm favorite of mine, and I'm dying to try out the megalast salon nail colours! They were kind enough to give me a goodie bag so you'll definitely be seeing some reviews appearing soon.

Are you a Wet N' Wild fan?
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Wet 'N Wild Bloggers Brunch

5.03.2014

 Hey everyone,

Today's post is only a quick one, but this day last week I headed along to the Morgan Hotel in Dublin to have 'brunch' with the people at Publicity Loft and Wet 'N Wild. First of all, the hotel was beautiful, with huge throne like chairs all over the place! We had some delicious croissants and I had the opportunity to swatch and stare at the Wet 'N Wild range. Wet 'N Wild are an American brand that arrived on Irish shores a few months ago- I posted a bit about them here!

As many of you probably know by know, I love my budget brands and I've really been enjoying using Wet 'N Wild over the past few months. Their megalast lip colours in particular are becoming a firm favorite of mine, and I'm dying to try out the megalast salon nail colours! They were kind enough to give me a goodie bag so you'll definitely be seeing some reviews appearing soon.

Are you a Wet N' Wild fan?
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Hey everyone,
With Valentines Day approaching, I thought I'd create another nail art tutorial, as it's been a while since I did one! I know alot of people hate Valentines Day, but I can't really complain as it's also my birthday! I'll be 16 this year, woo! This look is pretty easy, so perfect for any beginners or people just looking to do something simple but effective. Please excuse the messiness of my nails above, I ran out of cotton buds to tidy up the edges!

You Will Need;
- red nail polish
- white nail polish
- grey nail polish
- a nail art brush/cocktail stick
- red glitter polish

What I Used;
- Exposed professional nail lacquer in '70 concrete'
- Wet N' Wild wild shine in 'E414A red red'
- Sally Hansen complete salon manicure  in 'downtown rubies'
- Sinful Colors '101 snow me white'
- random nail art brush

Preparation;
I find it best to apply a basecoat before painting my nails, and a topcoat after. The basecoat stops the polish from staining your nails, and the topcoat will make it last longer and appear glossier. I use a Sally Hansen nail hardener as my basecoat, and an Essence topcoat.

Tutorial;
1. Paint all of your nails except your ring finger red. I love my new Wet N' Wild one, it's beautifully opaque and dries super quickly! Paint your ring finger two coats of your favorite white.
2. Using a cocktail stick or nail art brush, paint two large stripes of grey horizontally across the white. It doesn't have to be perfect, as the heart will cover most of it!
3. Taking the same red polish you used on the rest of your nails, carefully draw a red heart onto your nail.
4. After the heart has dried, apply some red glitter polish to the heart.

And you're done! Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

What will you be doing this Valentines Day?


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Easy Valentines Day Nail Art Tutorial

2.04.2014

Hey everyone,
With Valentines Day approaching, I thought I'd create another nail art tutorial, as it's been a while since I did one! I know alot of people hate Valentines Day, but I can't really complain as it's also my birthday! I'll be 16 this year, woo! This look is pretty easy, so perfect for any beginners or people just looking to do something simple but effective. Please excuse the messiness of my nails above, I ran out of cotton buds to tidy up the edges!

You Will Need;
- red nail polish
- white nail polish
- grey nail polish
- a nail art brush/cocktail stick
- red glitter polish

What I Used;
- Exposed professional nail lacquer in '70 concrete'
- Wet N' Wild wild shine in 'E414A red red'
- Sally Hansen complete salon manicure  in 'downtown rubies'
- Sinful Colors '101 snow me white'
- random nail art brush

Preparation;
I find it best to apply a basecoat before painting my nails, and a topcoat after. The basecoat stops the polish from staining your nails, and the topcoat will make it last longer and appear glossier. I use a Sally Hansen nail hardener as my basecoat, and an Essence topcoat.

Tutorial;
1. Paint all of your nails except your ring finger red. I love my new Wet N' Wild one, it's beautifully opaque and dries super quickly! Paint your ring finger two coats of your favorite white.
2. Using a cocktail stick or nail art brush, paint two large stripes of grey horizontally across the white. It doesn't have to be perfect, as the heart will cover most of it!
3. Taking the same red polish you used on the rest of your nails, carefully draw a red heart onto your nail.
4. After the heart has dried, apply some red glitter polish to the heart.

And you're done! Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

What will you be doing this Valentines Day?


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Hey everyone, 

I realise I'm about a week late to share the news, but I'm delighted to say that the renowned American brand Wet N' Wild has hit Irish shores! I think it's brilliant that brands are coming to Ireland- first Sleek, now Wt N' Wild. As soon as I seen the countless tweets, I rushed out to get a few items. Although most of the lipsticks were gone [you know how much I love my lipsticks- sigh], I did pick up a few items that were well required. Seeing as I've only had these less than a week, I thought I'd write about my first impressions rather than a full on review on each item.


Megasticks Balm Stain in shade E127 'A Stiff Pink'- €3.99
Ok, I'm going to be completely honest here- I've never tried a chubby stick/lip crayon. I've just never really felt like I had to, and lipsticks will always be my main love. I was intrigued as this promises to be a moisturising balm and a lip stain! I've only used this twice; once on my lips, once to watch on my arm. The swatch on my arm took endless scrubbing to come off, proving the stain really does last. When applied on my lips, I was a bit irritated that it doesnt really come out the shade it looks. As you can see in the photo above, it looks like a bright baby pink, however applied it looks more fuschia. I'll give it another few go's before making a decision!


Wild Shine Nail Colour in E417F 'Eggplant Frost' & E414A 'Red Red'- €1.99
I've been in need of a new red and purple polish lately, and these two caught my eye. Eggplant Frost is a beautiful shimmery purple, and Red Red is definitely a blue based red. I have yet to wear these on my nails, but I did swatch them on some false nails, and the colour pay off looks amazing! For €1.99, I doubt you can go wrong.


Megaclear Brow & Lash Mascara
As I've mentioned recently, since changing my fringe up my eyebrows are on show, so I've been making more of an effort with them to make them look more respectable. I watched a few youtube videos, and it seems alot of beauty gurus recommend using a brow gel. I can't remember the price of this one, but it was definitely cheap! I've been using this all week and I love it already- it keeps my brows in place, without leaving them feeling 'crispy'. Bargain!

Overall, I'm thoroughly impressed so far, and I will definitely be heading back for more. Wet N' Wild cosmetics are stocked in Dunnes Stores throughout the country. 
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Wet N' Wild Hits Ireland- Haul & First Impressions

1.31.2014


Hey everyone, 

I realise I'm about a week late to share the news, but I'm delighted to say that the renowned American brand Wet N' Wild has hit Irish shores! I think it's brilliant that brands are coming to Ireland- first Sleek, now Wt N' Wild. As soon as I seen the countless tweets, I rushed out to get a few items. Although most of the lipsticks were gone [you know how much I love my lipsticks- sigh], I did pick up a few items that were well required. Seeing as I've only had these less than a week, I thought I'd write about my first impressions rather than a full on review on each item.


Megasticks Balm Stain in shade E127 'A Stiff Pink'- €3.99
Ok, I'm going to be completely honest here- I've never tried a chubby stick/lip crayon. I've just never really felt like I had to, and lipsticks will always be my main love. I was intrigued as this promises to be a moisturising balm and a lip stain! I've only used this twice; once on my lips, once to watch on my arm. The swatch on my arm took endless scrubbing to come off, proving the stain really does last. When applied on my lips, I was a bit irritated that it doesnt really come out the shade it looks. As you can see in the photo above, it looks like a bright baby pink, however applied it looks more fuschia. I'll give it another few go's before making a decision!


Wild Shine Nail Colour in E417F 'Eggplant Frost' & E414A 'Red Red'- €1.99
I've been in need of a new red and purple polish lately, and these two caught my eye. Eggplant Frost is a beautiful shimmery purple, and Red Red is definitely a blue based red. I have yet to wear these on my nails, but I did swatch them on some false nails, and the colour pay off looks amazing! For €1.99, I doubt you can go wrong.


Megaclear Brow & Lash Mascara
As I've mentioned recently, since changing my fringe up my eyebrows are on show, so I've been making more of an effort with them to make them look more respectable. I watched a few youtube videos, and it seems alot of beauty gurus recommend using a brow gel. I can't remember the price of this one, but it was definitely cheap! I've been using this all week and I love it already- it keeps my brows in place, without leaving them feeling 'crispy'. Bargain!

Overall, I'm thoroughly impressed so far, and I will definitely be heading back for more. Wet N' Wild cosmetics are stocked in Dunnes Stores throughout the country. 
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