Nina's Bargain Beauty

Blank Canvas Cosmetics Pro Brush Belt Review

2015-11-11T18:56:00.001+00:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well

Ah it feels great to be back blogging :) I had it planned to come back sooner than this but my baby boy is suffering with reflux which is a horrible thing for any baby to go through. Since he was 5 weeks old he has had to deal with this and still is so forgive me for been slow coming back. With been exhausted 90% of the time and been a full time mum of 6 one needing alot of my attention I bearly had time to sit down for a cup of tea never mind get back blogging plus I have so much to review its crazy :) I have missed blogging & you all so so much and couldnt wait to be back behind the laptop :) Jayden is fast asleep for now so here I am & This is where I will be every second I have free :)

Of course my first review after 3 months has to be on the Blank Canvas Cosmetics Pro Brush Belt in which has been on my wishlist for a long long time now :) I have alot of makeup brushes and I mean alot and Now that I am going free lance I needed something to make life easier for myself instead of placing my brush individually on a table each time I do makeup :)

I spotted Sineady Cady with this brush belt and I just had to try it out for myself. If you are a Makeup Artist, Freelancer or even in college studying Makeup you are going to want one of these I promise :) Even if you are not all of the above and have alot of brushes this is such an easy way to store all of your brushes together :)

This brush Belt is one of the most sold products from the Blank Canvas Website that at the moment :) So grab while you can especially if you want to buy a close friend or family member one for Christmas or want to treat yourself to one because alot of the time this beauty is sold out. At the moment its available :) :)

This Pro Brush belt is made up of alot of separate compartments :) All the compartments are arranged perfectly on the belt and are all different sizes of course to fit all your different sized brushes :)

You dont have to store just brushes in here though you can store makeup also :) Your eyeliners, lip pencils, lipsticks and eye pencils even mascaras in the compartments :) :)

The brush belt is made of Faux Leather and closes with zip :) It also has a strap that wraps around you waist and closes with a clip :) Whats great is that you can adjust the belt to fit you waist properly :) Of course I have to mention that the belt has Blank Canvas Cosmetics name printed in the inside :)

How love how easy this belt is to clean because lets face it your makeup brushes will make a mess :) A simple wipe of a wet cloth and its as good as new :) :)

This belt is so sturdy that you can fill it up with brush fold it and close it up using the zip. Never once have I felt that the zip was going to burst. Its like the Leather case has this build in elastic that stretches as you close :)

Just look how beautiful my brushes look together :)

I love that this brush belt is at an amazing affordable price of €24.99 :) I want to get another one :) (yes I do have that many brushes haha)

I highly recommend this belt to you all I love how organised my brushes look in here and the fact that I can bring alot more brushes with me on travel or to do a clients makeup and it doesnt take up too much room in my makeup box :)

Need I say more :) Its amazing :)

Check out Blank Canvas Cosmetics website for more information. If you are thinking of getting this belt for an extra little bit off the already affordable price Enter "NINA" in the discount code part at the checkout and that will give you a little bit of a discount :) as a treat :)

I hope you enjoyed my review :)

Until next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Why I have been away for so long - Celebrations - I had a Baby

2015-09-05T18:28:00.002+01:00

Hello Everyone :)

Wow it feels like I have been away for such a long time :)

I missed you all :)

Well I thought I would explain myself incase you did not see on Facebook and Instagram :)

I have good reason for been absent ......... My little pride and joy in my tummy decided enough was enough and wanted to enter the world earlier than expected.

Baby Jayden entered our lives 4 1/2 weeks early and surprised us all :)

He was born on the 7th August at 18.03pm weighing 2.23 kgs/ 4lb 15oz :)

Oh my goodness and did he enter the world with a bang :)

I woke up like normal to prepare for the day ahead when suddenly I started feeling a little pain in my back and tummy. I put it down to painful braxton hicks and ignored them. I decided to go do the rest of my hospital bag shopping as I thought 4 weeks is not going to be long arriving :) 3 of my kiddies were at the last day of football camp so it was the perfect opporunity to get that done.

So around 12 pm I started to feel those braxton hick even more but on a scale of one to ten pain wise they were 4/10 so again I put it down as not been in labour and went on shopping. My kiddies were finish camp at 2 pm so we headed off to watch their final few hours. By 2pm these braxton hick were beginning to get a little more regular and I started to think maybe they were not Braxton Hick and maybe proper contractions !!!!! :o oh oh panic started to set in a little. I wasnt prepared I needed to get home finish getting my bag ready, get someone to look after the rest of my kiddies, get dinner for them and get to hospital.

As soon as I got home at around 3pm the contractions were getting stronger. Everytime I had one I had to stop and let it past. I felt they were not lasting long enough and predicted they were lasting on 20 seconds so felt I still had lots of time. So my partner started to panic and made dinner for kiddies while I concentrated on my contractions. He was amazing he got someone to watch the kiddies, got my bag in the car and asked me to get into the car but I had to make sure that all was ok before I left. it was 5 pm and I finally admitted it was time to go as my contractions all of a sudden started to last longer and were very close.

I think I was in a state of shock but half way to hospital I finally admitted baby was on the way and FAST !!!!!! We were making a 40 minute trip and ended up in traffic !!!! I was finally panicking. My partner rang for an ambulance as I feel the need to push. The ambulance met us on the way about 10 minutes after calling them. By the time I got to the hospital this baby was ready to come out to the world. Only for my waters did not break he would have been born in the ambulance. I got settled into hospital and 5 minutes later Jayden was born. There was no time for gas and air no time for anything :) The quickest birth I have had to date and all the births I have had so far has been quick :) Jayden (my last baby) definitely beat his brothers and sisters :) Even though he was born 4 1/2 weeks early he was well able to breath on his own and even greeted us by keeping his eyes open the whole time :) He was and is so beautiful and perfect and I feel so lucky and proud :)

Little cutie looks exactly like his older brother Cameron when he was born

Forgive me for the way I look in the photo no makeup just given birth and totally exhausted does not do me any favours lol

3 days after he was born he got the all clear to go home and that was like music to my ears :) I couldnt wait to go home get settled and get into a routine as soon as possible and of course go home to my other babies whom I missed so so much :) They could not wait to see their baby brother :)

First time meeting his brothers and sisters :)

Our lives and our house is filled with even more joy since baby Jayden was born and I am so so glad he decided to come earlier than expected as it gave the kiddies time to spend with him before they went back to school :) I must admit since Jayden been here I have been extra extra busy and tired but thats what I love. It may have held me back from blogging but to be honest I dont mind as I am now back blogging again on a regular basis :) Jayden is finally in a routine which means I will be taking advantage on the time I have between feeds to blog and I can not wait :) I have so much to blog about :)

Its hard to believe that Jayden will be a month old in 2 days and the day after will actually be my due date in which I was suppose to have him. I thank the lord he is doing well and putting up weight brilliantly he is now looking like a full term new born and beginning to outgrow his tiny baby clothes :)
Here is some more snaps of him in the last month :)

A Wind Smile I just had to capture :)

The dummy is almost as big as his face lol

Heres a Little slide show for you xxxx

Well now you know why I have been away and I want to thank you all who have been sending me all your well wishes and liking all my photos that I have been posting up :) Thank you all for been so patient waiting for me to come back and I am looking forward to getting back to the blogging world again :) I missed you all

I hope you enjoyed this post :)
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

The New Limited Edition PIPPA for BLANK CANVAS Palette Review

2015-07-23T14:08:00.001+01:00

Hello Beauties :)

I am so excited to be doing this blog post as I am very excited for both Blank Canvas Cosmetics and Pippa O'Connor :)

You all know by now Who Blank Canvas is as I have blogged so much about this company and their products :) Blank Canvas is one of my favourite Irish Companies who sell Amazing quality brushes and palettes :)

I am not sure you know who Pippa O'Connor is so let me tell you a little about this beautiful and Inspirational woman.

Pippa is a Model mum and one of Irelands Leading beauty and style bloggers :) She is a mum of one and is a happily married successful woman :) :)

Her Blog is visited by thousands everyday and she now has a successful You-Tube Channel.

She is not only a Model, A mum, a Blogger and Youtube fanatic but also an ambassador for Blank Canvas as she too adores Blank Canvas so much :)

Una Tynan founder of Blank Canvas said that Pippa's work in developing this new product illustrated her great insight and awareness of make-up quality and versatility.

She said at Blank Canvas we love working with ambitious, intelligent and strong femals and with Pippas Enthusiasm for everthing she does is admirable. What they love most about Pippa is authentic personality, her honestly and her ability to inspire others so she was the perfect candidate to team up with to develop this amazing palette :)

This palette only became available last week and because it is Limited Edition it has surely been top priority for everyone to buy including myself. When I first heard about this palette I didn't care what price it was I just had to own it and the sooner the better as I have a feeling they will sell out very very fast. Infact if you are interested in this palette yourself please take it from you jump straight onto Blank Canvas Cosmetics website and buy it because once the stock is gone its gone for good :)

So lets take packaging :)

As you can see the packaging is absolutely stunning. On the lid is Pippas signature which makes it even more personalised :) On the back is a fantastic picture of Pippa herself and a little information about her. It also has pictures of what is in the inside of the palette :) :)

The palette itself is very slim and very handy for carrying on travel. The lid is held shut by a very strong magnet :)

Isnt it so pretty and girly :)

When developing this palette both Una from Blank Canvas and Pippa worked hard to develop this exclusive palette which is designed to stay true to the Blank Canvas high quality ethos and to Pippa's own love for fresh, natural make-up. I have to admit my first impressions of this palette even before I started using it was very good I love the packaging, I love the layout and also the shades of the eyeshadows and face products in the palette.

I also love how personal Pippa has made this palette to herself. She named the eyeshadows and the face products after people in her life she cares about. I can only imagine how proud she is to own something like this as every time I read the names I feel my heart soften :)
K.D: Is named after her granddad who was a very influential man to her This shade is a strong shade and he was the first person she thought of naming it :)
Dodo: Is named after her grandmother as they call her Dodo for short she wanted grandmother & Granddad beside each other :)
Susu: Is named after her sister :)
Tobi: Is the name of her first dog she ever owned
Ollie: Of course had to be in there after all he is her pride, joy and son :)
Lily: Is named after her current dog she owns
Lulu: Her most favourite shade in the palette (infact this name and the reason touched my heart the most it even brings a tear to my eye) She explains this is named after her beautiful Mum who is shining bright from above guiding her and willing her on every single day :) <3
Pipsy: After herself as her friends call her Pipsy Pie
Amour: She explains is a shade that brings everything together and Amour means Love which represents her husband :)

Now lets Talk about these eyeshadows in which I have to say are absolutely stunning. The quality is amazing and reminds me so much of the eyeshadows in my Lorac Pro Palette :)
All shades are matte which I love as matte eyeshadow good matte eyeshadows in one palette is very hard to find and these ones are just mind blowing :) When she choose the shades in this palette she choose brilliantly as they are perfect for day and night, for bridal looks, for mature women, for literally anyone :)

K.D: Is a deep Matte Black. This matte black couldnt get any blacker :) Its soft and creamy and so easy to blend. What I love about this is it doesnt flake or create any fall out :) I love that this shade can be used both wet and dry so if you are travelling you do not even have to bring an eyeliner you can just use this with a wet eyeliner brush :)
Dodo: This is a stunning rich chocolate brown which has a slight red undertone to it :) This is perfect to wear with a deep smokey eye or to use in the crease and outer corner of the eye for a day time smokey eye :) Again soft creamy and easy to blend I love how this shade brings out my hazel eyes when I use it :)
Susu: This is a great multi-tasking eyeshadow :) Its a matte medium brown which can be used for the brows, for a transition shade, for blending, face contour shade etc :) Soft creamy and easy to blend :)
Tobi: A warm soft brown another perfect transition shade. I see a slight coral undertone to it when I use it and thats why I use this all the time for a transition shade :) It looks stunning and works create to warm up any eye look :)
Ollie: A subtle warm toned nude-beige eye contouring shade. The perfect blending out shade I have every used without it looking obvious on my eyes. I love how well this works for me and use it every single time I apply eye makeup
Lily: A beautiful shade and one that surprised me the most to be honest. I actually thought this shade was going to need packing on to be noticed but I was wrong. A Very Pigmented Ivory-Vanilla shade. It works great for an inner corner highlight or all over the lid and also under the brow. I adore it :)
The swatches below are made with no primer and are only 2 layers :) Amazing :)

Next up is the Face products :)

Lulu: Just look how amazing this looks in the pan :) And oh my good this highlight shade is out of this world honestly :) Its a stunning warm champagne highlight perfect for your cheek bones for highlighting under the brow cupids bow and even to wear as an eyeshadow in which I did today :)
You get the most beautiful golden glow from just one sweep of this highlight :) You are not left looking like a disco ball. I have been using nothing but this highlight for my cheek bones since I got it I AM IN LOVE
Pipsy: A light Coral-Pink shade a perfect natural blush that is suitable for even the palest skinned people out there. To be honest I have never been one to wear coral blushes but I am loving the effect of this shade on my skin Love it
Amour: A Perfect contour shade a matte brown which is perfect for both contouring and bronzing :) I absolutely love how this is neither too warm nor too cold. Its very buildable which means even the palest of skin out there can not over do it with this shade

Here is a picture of me posing with my bump :) Using the flash of the camera to show you how much of a fabulous glow you are going to get from LULU :)

Isnt it amazing :)
Here is a very simply day time look that I created to make myself look more wide awake and ready for the day as lately I have been looking very tired, wish washed and pale all because I am currently battling with been low in Iron due to pregnancy and the fact im over 8 months gone and a mum of 5 :) I need every little pick me up I can find and thanks to this palette I can achieve that in a hurry :)

In this eye look I used on the eyes LULU (which is the highlight) all over the lid and inner corner
I used TOBI as a transition shade
SUSU on the outer corner bringing it into the crease. I built this shade up more on the outer corner bringing whatever was left on the brush into the crease
I lightly added a little of DODO into the crease just to deepen daytime smokey look :)
I used all 3 shades on the bottom lashline also. Lastly I used LILY under the brow

I think everything about this palette is beautiful and is well worth having in your collection especially if you like natural beautiful makeup. The quality of the eyeshadows and the face products is brilliant and would match up to high end products.
I do have to admit when I did see the price tag at first which is €34.99 I thought "Wow that is a bit over priced" compared to what Blank Canvas usually charges for their products which has always been super affordable but now that I have tried tested and love this palette for myself, its worth every last cent :) As I said before the quality easily matches up to my Lorac Pro Palette in which costs no less than €50 - €60 euro per palette :)
The good news is the palette is still available to buy from Cloud10 Beauty and lastly Blank Canvas Cosmetics but only while stocks last. That is the bad news Its Limited Edition and selling fast so if you do want to get your lovely hands on it you need to grab it fast :) It is already sold out on Pippa's Website.
If you are buying it from Blank Canvas Website make sure to avail of my discount code which will give you a little off its price the code is "NINA" .
*****Do not worry Blank Canvas Currently have no palettes left but are restocking them soon *****
I knew there would be such a high demand for these palettes so I just had to buy another for a give away for my lovely readers :) So one of you lucky people is going to get their hands on this beauty and get to try it out for yourself :)
Simply enter below and the winner will be chosen and announced soon :) Good Luck :)

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I really hope you enjoyed this post :)

Until Next Time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains Repairing Barrier Cream

2015-07-20T17:44:00.002+01:00

Hello beauties I hope you are all well :)

Today I am going to share with you one of my most favourite and most effective Hand Creams I have been using to this day :) Its the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains Repairing Barrier Cream.

I am sure alot of you who have been following me for a while know that I do suffer alot with my hand been dry chapped and even splitting especially in the summer. I have always suffered with dermatitous from a young enough age due to dry skin. Most of the time I find using cleaning products can have a bad effect on my hand if I do not use gloves but call me old fashioned I never really like using gloves as I find they slow down my cleaning and I just find them awkward.

Years ago when I first started cleaning my mums house there was no such thing as wearing rubber gloves in my house lol you just cleaned the old fashioned way and that way I am still stuck in.

Unfortunately its not doing any good for my hands and lately even in the Summer time I have found my skin especially my hands to be extremely dry. That of course is down to my pregnancy too. I think this is the first summer I have experience my hands to looking like a 60 year old womans hands and even on the palms they seem to dry out that bad they start to split and bleed :) Here is an example of how dry my palms alone have been getting

These photos are not even picking up the dryness as much as it looks in really life but you can see what I mean.

Hands creams are an essential to me all the time. I do have my favourite hand creams for the different concerns I have. Most of the time particular affordable hand creams have been fine for me to keep my hands moisturised but at times like this I need something better and more effective to fix them :)

This is where this god send of a product does its job right for me :) This is where I do not mind spending that little bit extra to pay for a hand cream as I know it is going to help my hands heal and also keep them moisturised.

La Roche-Posay has everything you can think of to sort out your skin conditions.

For over 30 years, La Roche-Posay has worked with dermatologists throughout the world to invent skincare and make-up products that meet their needs and requirements. La Roche-Posay also supports them in their training and their role of taking daily care of patients, through a number of actions including educational workshops for patients.

They have developed products for literally every man woman and child who have any sort of skin condition from products for

Sensitive skin, dry skin, extremely dry skin, intolerant skin, signs of aging and wrinkles, Sebaceous scale patches, pigmentation problems, Dry scalp, sensitive scalp, makeup removers for problematic skin the list goes on and on :)

La Rosay-Posay use the best ingredients in their products to help our skin. One main ingredient I have seen on a regular basis in their products is Glycerin which is a humectant that can be naturally derived from plant oils. Glycerin works to moisturise the skin by drawing water from the air into the skin's outer layer. It also forms a protective layer that helps prevent moisture loss.

Another main ingredient is Water (yes Water) I know exactly what you are thinking how would water placed on the skin be beneficial. Well instead of me going into too much detail you can click here to find out and believe me its very interesting :)

So back to the review :) La-Roche Posay have lots of different ranges available :) The repairing Barrier Cream is part of the Cicaplast range. The Cicaplast range is designed to sooth and protect everyday irritations and dry patches :)

The Cicaplast Mains Repairing Barrier Cream comes in a nice handy squeezy tube that fits perfectly in your purse handbag and even your pocket. You have no excuse not to bring this little beauty around with you where ever you go. The Repairing Barrier Cream is designed to

Sooth and protect the skin's barrier.
Protect skin and provides an invisible and friction resistant barrier.
Quick-absorbing texture, invisible, non oily and non-sticky finish.
Contains 4% of Niacenamide and 30% of Glycerin.

The cream itself looks like Vaseline/petroleum when it first comes out which did worry me a little as I had creams that leave a oily base on my hands.

Once I applied this to my hands that worry soon disappeared as my hands instantly started to soak up the product leaving them feeling ever so soft and looking instantly moisturised. I couldn't believe how quick my hands felt less dry and more normal.

It says on the box that you should apply this every 2 hours if your hands are very dry but I have to say I find the cream lasts longer than 2 hours at a time. I have found if I stay away from water this can stretch to 4 hours before my hands feel dry again. Of course if I am near water I would have to reapply.

Within applying this cream for a week twice to three times a day you will find a huge difference in your hands. The cracks, splits and dry flaky skin is no more !!!!!

I bought a tube of this cream for my brother who is 25 and works with his hands for 12 hours a day 6 days a week. He also goes to the gym every single evening for about 2-3 hours. His hands are always dry sore and his palms suffer with very hard skin that feels like sand paper. When he first applied the cream he couldnt believe the instant moisture he got from this in one go and the instant soft feeling he felt on his palms. From that day which is about a year ago he still asks me have I anymore of the cream (you would think he would go and buy it himself right?! ) Typical younger brothers lol but if his hands are very very bad you would see him with a tube of this beauty :)

Overall I have to say even though the cream costs a little more than most affordable creams I have used I would buy it over and over and over again :) For 50 mls you will be paying around €7.50 per tube. You can purchase this at any pharmacy stockists who sell La Roche-Posay and also online from McCabes Pharmacy Website

As you can tell I adore this product and will continue to use it to protect my hands for as long as it is available

Have you got a favourite La Roche-Posay product???? La Roche-Posay is doing generously donating €1 each for the first 10,000 selfies to Temple Street Children Universary Hospital for every selfie taken by you with your favourite La Roche-Posay product. If you want to get involved :) all you have to do is Take you selfie and upload here :) Simple :) #YouShareWeCare :)

Have you tried this cream for your hands?

What is your thoughts on it :)

Until next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Soap & Glory 3 in 1 Daily Detox Vitamin C Facial Wash

2015-07-14T16:11:00.000+01:00

Hello beauties I hope you are all well :)

Been a beauty guru and walking into Boots to get 1 item you have to get can be very difficult all the time especially when you see new beauty and makeup products up on the top shelves :) All Beauty gurus will be nodding as they read I KNOW IT :) Well thats what happened to me the last time I walked into Boots a few weeks ago :) I seen nothing but new products from different companies been launched and I was in heaven :)

The first thing I noticed was this product. The Soap & Glory 3 in 1 Daily Detox Vitamin C Facial Wash

The First thing that attracted to this product of course has to be the packaging :) Just look at it I love Soap & Glory for making both packaging and products amazing without been hard on the pocket :)

Soap & Glory State:

Face Soap And Clarity is a 3-in-1 daily face wash with ultra-soft scrub-beads, plus vitamins, amino acids and Soap & Glory’s exclusive SUPERFRUIT YUZU complex. It cleans and purifies skin, effortlessly removes make-up, and gently exfoliates. In short, it’s one killer cleanser!

• SUPERFRUIT YUZU - a skin energising, toning and brightening antioxidant complex pressed from natural Chinese citrus fruits
• a super-tasking VITAMIN AND AMINO ACIDS - to help refresh improve radiance and appearance of blemishes
• GLYCERIN - to help skin feel soft and supple
• gentle polishing MICROBEADS - to exfoliate and resurface the skin

I dont have to say much about the packaging as you can see Soap & Glory never fails with that department what I love is clear bottle and the fact you can see the product through the clear plastic bottle. It looks so so pretty. Another thing I love is the fact you get a squeezy bottle which means you can dispense just the right amount of product you want without dispensing too much :)

The product itself is the main question in this review of course and the first thing I can cover about it is its beautiful scent :) Oh my goodness I have spend ages trying to pinpoint what exactly this smells like. All I can tell you is that it smells slightly fruity slightly sweet and has that slight medicated scent you find in the more expensive cleansers out there. Altogether it smells devine and makes washing your face an absolute pleasure

The cleanser itself is a sort of clear blue thin gel like consistency which has little soft pink beads mixed through. You can smell the aroma the moment you pour this beauty out onto your hand.

You only need a little over a pea sized amount each time you use this. Simply dampen your face place a pea sized amount onto clean hands and massage into your face. The gel with turn into a nice bubbly soft foam and you can rarely feel the beads are you wash your face. I like to take at least a minute of massage before I rinse off with warm water. I do have to warn you not to let this near your eyes as it will sting really bad and you will be at risk of getting a bead or two in the eyes if you do.
When you are finished rinsing pat your skin dry.
I love how fresh clean and soft my skin feels after using this. I face smells fresh and sweet and ready for the day ahead.
I feel this is the perfect mild cleansing face wash which also very mildly exfoliates for anyone with any skin type. Its so easy to use and because the beads are no at all rough on your skin and only mildly ex-foliates your skin you can use this twice everyday :)

My face has been extremely dry late and I have found that this face wash doesn't dry my skin out any-more which is perfect :) :)
I will have to say that this will remove whatever make-up you have left on your face after you take your make-up off but will not remove heavy make-up :)

Over all I would repurchase this again as I adore the scent and the fact that this is gentle on my skin but still cleans my face well :) Not only that but I think the price of €8 is brilliant for 350mls of product. Boots are having an offer on this at the moment so if you want to try it for a cheaper price you can get it now :) Its gentle enough for my teen daughter and does not aggravate her acne :)

Have you tried this yet ?
Whats your thoughts on it ?
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Sleek Makeup Bare Skin Foundation Review

2015-07-08T14:59:00.001+01:00

Hello my beauties I hope you are all well :)

Today I am reviewing the Sleek Makeup Bare Skin Foundation in which I have been wanting to try for some time.

Its actually by chance I got to try this foundation. In May I went on holidays with my kiddies down the country and thought I had all packed in my bag only to realise I had all my makeup apart from my go to foundation :) I know I know total shock but when you are packing for 5 children and yourself you will end up forgetting something :)

So When we arrived to our destination I went foundation hunting only to find no where around was selling my go to foundation so I took the opportunity to try a foundation i never tried before and as you can see i picked this one :)

Now to be honest depending on where you buy this foundation from you are not going to have much of a selection of shades to choose from. I was only able to choose from 5 shade from where i purchased mine but on the boots website you have 12 shades to choose from.

Sleek state: Bare Skin Foundation's unique light foundation gives skin a barely-there no-makeup feel, whilst delivering a beautifully even and natural, flawless finish.

The innovative, moisturising formula also assists in evening out skin tone, whilst concealing blemishes and imperfections.

This superlight base feels weightless, allowing skin to breathe.

Each foundation costs about €11.99 for a 30ml bottle which is quite reasonable for the amount you are getting :)

The shade I chose was shell because to be honest I am quite pale even in the summer this year due to me staying in from the sun (exposing your skin while pregnant to hot summer weather is more dangerous as your skin is more sensitive)

Shell isn't the lightest shade available its the 2nd lightest. White rose is the lightest but it has a pink undertone to it so it would not suit my skin tone. Shell has more of a neutral undertone so its perfect for anyone who naturally tans in the sun :)

The foundation itself comes in a glass bottle with a pump which I do personally like as its more hygenic. The pump gives just the right amount of foundation without giving you too much. You can also twist off the lid so when you start to run out you can scrap out whatever is left in the bottle :) making the most out of your money

When I first pumped a drop on my hand I found the foundation seemed thick in consistency which is not a bad thing but I was a sceptic due to the fact that it does say on the packaging that this is lightweight. Spreading it on my arm was a different story as it felt more light weight and just from this single pump it spread alot

Applying this foundation to my face was also a breeze. It feels very lightweight on my skin. So lightweight that I did not find alot of difference in my skin after one layer. The coverage was near none existent to be honest and I found that it barely covered what I wanted to cover which was mostly pigmentation. I didn't expect full coverage as I do not wear full coverage foundation but what I did expect was a little more cover up.

So I applied another layer and it did build up a little to more of a light to slight medium coverage on my face. I could see some of my pigmentation peeping through but felt satisfied with the coverage as i was just wearing it during the day. Here is a picture of before and after two layers :)

To me the coverage is like a BB Cream.

I also found that throughout the day say about 4 hours after wearing this foundation it looked like it was wearing off my skin. I felt like I wasn't wearing any foundation at all and it seemed to look patchy even after me setting it.

I really hated that.

I have tried everything to make this foundation work for me from applying primer to applying 3 layers to mixing it with another foundation and even though it does work with a different foundation its defeating the purpose really !!!! Why go buying a foundation to mix with another foundation .

It really is not all that bad though if you are starting to wear foundation or have not got many complains skin wise this would work for you as its more like a BB Cream than a foundation but if you are looking for more than that I would recommend giving this a miss :)

I really hope you enjoyed this review. Let me know if you have tried this foundation yet and what your thoughts are :)

Until next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Nivea Q10 In Shower Firming Body Moisturiser

2015-06-23T10:12:00.000+01:00

Hello my beauties How are you all :)

Skincare Skincare Skincare is all Thats important to me lately!!! Been 29 weeks pregnant my skin is going through the mill literally!!

I am suffering with severe dry skin alot and to be honest its been getting me down alot. My hands are looking like a 60 year old womans hands (but I am trying out a product for them for the past 2 week in which I will be reviewing very very soon) My legs , underarms and neck especially my collar bone area is very dry and also making me look older than I am :( I have been playing around alot with products I have already been using some are working and some are not. My skin is very mixed up part of my body is normal and parts are to the extreme dryness. There is one area I do not need to worry so much about and that is surprisingly my stretching tummy at the moment. I have never really had to worry alot about that area and never suffered with stretch marks after having all 5 of my children. I got 3 stretch marks after the twins and that is it :) I never used anything to stop that I just have been lucky enough to get away with it.

This pregnancy is a little different though. I have been noticing some white stretch marks forming on my sides where stretching is happening I do not want to go to the extent of using oils as I cant stand my skin been damp while wearing clothing but I have found something that has been helping my skin keep moist and also helping firm up that area preventing anymore stretch marks forming.

Believe me it works as I have been using this for well over a month now and not one more stretch mark has appeared :)

The product I have been using is the Nivea Q10 In Shower Firming Body Moisturiser which is the newest edition the the Nivea Q10 range since April

You may reconise the word Q10 and that is because I have been recently using the Nivea Q10 range on my face and have been loving it :) the reason I am loving it is because of its main ingredient !!!

Q10 Coenzymes :

Well Q10 is a natural Coenzyme present in all cells of the body. As the outermost layer, the skin has a constant need for Q10 to work as an antioxident to battle against everyday harms that causes our skin to age aka Sun rays, toxins in the air etc. As we get older the natural Q10 that is in our skin begins to lessen leaving that natural defence to lessen which causes every day harms to take effect on our skin. This is why its so important for us to replace the loss of Q10 to keep that strong defence up :) and thats why I love the Nivea Q10 range as it contains the main ingredient which is very important to us.

Nivea State:

We have invested a lot of research into the development of this unique formula. NIVEA has been able to find a way to combine convenient moisturising with firming. We took NIVEA body firming to the next level by bringing it into the shower.

Combining one of the skin's own substances – Coenzyme Q10 – with refreshing menthol, the unique firming formulation penetrates deep into the skin. The lotion contains unique Q10 massage beads that literally melt into the skin when applied under hot water, making skin feel tightened with a slight cooling sensation.

Q10 is an essential part of the metabolic process for energy production, helping protect skin from oxidative damage. As the skin ages, the level of Q10 decreases, leaving skin susceptible to increased stress and damage, which ultimately leads to sagging. NIVEA In-Shower Q10 Firming Body Moisturiser helps replenish Q10 levels, supporting surface skin cell renewal and improving the appearance of skin

You are getting 250mls per bottle which is a huge bottle and will last for at least a month if used everyday :) At the moment boots is doing a deal on this for only €2.34 which is almost half of the price it normally sells for :) The price of this may range from €4 - 6 depending on where you get it from but Boots sell this full price at only €4.69 even at that full price its worth every cent

The consistency of the lotion is quite thick so you will not need alot of this to do you entire body :) I especially love that this one squirt spreads out evenly and most of all alot :) You will also notice from each squirt that you will get little beads which is not there to ex foliate your skin but there to help you firm up your skin :) The beads infact dissolve slowly while you are rubbing into your skin :)

As the directions say you should shower with your normal shower gel or whatever you normally use to wash and after rinsing and before you are ready to hope out of the shower apply this all over and rinse. When you step out of the shower simple make the most of the product by dabbing dry your skin.

I like to take my time using this product :) I shower like normal and step out of the shower, while my skin is still wet I rub this into my skin concentrating on the areas I want to firm up the most which is my thighs, legs, tummy hips and chest area. I wait until the beads dissolve fully and then rinse. The scent of this product is amazing and I have found that while rubbing this in I feel a sort of cooling sensation all over which I love as I shower in the morning and feel it helps to wake me up more :) I must state that while rubbing this beautiful product in you do not feel the beads they are so so gentle on the skin. My skin feels smooth soft and amazing. I find my skin is moisturised full and looks amazing when I hope out of the shower :) I even feel that moisturised that I can afford to pass afford to pass on applying more moisturiser before getting dressed :)

Now the subject about either my skin looking firmer or not is another story :) I cant really tell if my skin is firmer but I can safely say after using this for almost 2 months I have not gained any more stretch marks nor does my tummy look in anyway saggy near the bottom like it normally does while been pregnant. My chest area is not looking as dry either. I can also say that my neck and collar bone area is looking more healthier and moisturised :) and not so old looking :)

I absolutely love using this in the shower and feel most days I do not need to further moisturise my skin :) I skin feels smooth and soft even on my none shower days and if I do feel I need a little more moisture I simply apply my normal body lotion :)
I highly recommend this to anyone looking for that healthy glowing looking skin you desire for the summer and you are simply going to love the scent its amazing is so refreshing and really makes you feel more wide awake when used in the morning :) There is also another thing I love about this product is that even though its a cream it doesnt feel oily one bit and doesnt make your shower area slippery :) Safe showering all the way :)

Thumbs up from me :)

Thank you so much for coming by :)

I really hope you enjoyed this review :) Have you tried

this product yet ? Do you think its something you would

use in your daily shower routine :)

Until Next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Mondss Underarm Wear Review

2015-06-16T18:35:00.000+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well :)

Sorry for been a little absent for the past week but I have a good excuse.

My son had to go for another operation and needed TLC and of course he always comes first like all my kiddies so he had to have my full attention :) The blog of course had to wait and now that he is on the mend and as good as new again I can get back to blogging :)

So todays review is on a product I have had for quite some time and never really had to use until lately. Been pregnant has surely change me both inside and out and with all these hormones this has created a little problem for me in the underarm area :( I know I am not the only one who has this problem as I have often heard friends talking about this.

Every suffer with high perspiration. The whole sweating and not been able to stop it. You get that sweating you need to dry yourself with tissue :( Sorry about the TMI but its completely natural. I also find on my news feed alot that women are asking that ultimate Question "How can I stop my sweat marks coming onto my clothes" or "How can my wear my dress if I am going to sweat like a pig and it showing the moment I lift my arms" We have all bee there and been absolutely mortified at the sight when going into the ladies !!!!!

Well I have been especially suffering this due to hormones which is very new to me because I am not normally a sweater :( This is also for my daughter who is 13 as I have noticed alot lately all her school shirts have these big yellow stains developing in the under arm area and that is also down to sweating

So I thought oh my goodness MONDSS !!!!!

Let me tell you now that MONDSS is the answer to all our questions and prayers :)

What is MONDSS ???

Let me give you the low down before I tell you how I found them :)

MONDSS is a special pad that adheres to your skin to prevent any odour or perspiration marks from getting through and transferring to your clothes :)

The pad itself feels very soft and very lightweight. This can be worn by both men and women.

Each box you buy contains 10 pads and costs €9.99 per box :)

I must admit when I seen these pads at first I thought that they were going to feel uncomfortable and that the sticky part was going to be too stick for my sensitive underarm area but I took the plunged and stuck this baby right on :)

I know alot of people would be thinking (especially the lovely men out there) " That this would remind you too much of an STD for women" To be honest I wouldn't blame you I was thinking the same thing when placing this under my arm but when I wore this for the first day and seen the results I was quite happy to wear this under my arms every day after :)

The results of course when wearing the tightest tshirts, tops and dresses I see no sweat marks whatsoever :) I found I didnt sweat all day to be honest and as for smelling like a sweat box well that was non existent. I did find that taking this sticky pad off was a little hard. The best way to take these off is when you jump into the shower or simply dampen with a cloth. If you do rip this off using nothing you are going to create a rash as the under arm area is very sensitive. I would also advise not to have any hair it the area you are sticking this as I am sure you will know that it would be very uncomfortable to stick this on a hairy area lol :)

To be very very honest I think these are a great idea especially for those who have serious problems in that area and who are sick of destroying their clothes but buying them on a regular basis will set you back !! I think €9.99 is a little steep. I would love it if MONDSS would create a more see through pad for the under arm area because you literally can only wear these when you are completely covering up the underarm area :)

As far as doing what the product tell you its going to do THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THAT GOAL.

So do you think that MONDSS Underarm Wear would do the job for you? Would your try them?

You can get you hands on these from the MONDSS Website :)

I hope you all enjoyed this review

Until next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Soap & Glory Fast & Thick Super Volume Mascara Review

2015-06-11T09:35:00.001+01:00

Hello my beauties :)

I hope you are all well :)

Todays post is on a mascara I have had for a couple of months now and have been really enjoying alot lately :)

Its the Soap & Glory Fast & Thick Super Volume Mascara :)

I have to admit I havent seen too many reviews about this mascara or have heard too many things about it which is one thing I thought would be a bad thing. I know Soap & Glory is very popular for their skincare products but for makeup I have not seen as many reviews :) but that has never stopped me trying anything new before and it certainly will not in the future :)

Soap & Glory state that This super volume mascara creates amazingly, longer, fuller, fabulous lashes. Featuring Superfill False Lash Fillers, Shine Amplifiers, No flake 24 technology and super-fine no-clumps natural wax film formers. *While we don’t feel it’s ladylike to brag, we’re feeling particularly bullish about our mascara. (And hope after trying it you’ll agree that it’s absolutely marvelous.)

This Mascara costs €13.50 for 10mls of product :)

The packaging for the price is actually quite plain (not that its important). I like the packaging to be honest as its simple but girlie all at the same time. The nice big pink bold writing makes the tube look more fun. What's more important to me is A) the Wand and B) the performance of the mascara :) Which I am sure all of you are the same :)

Now for the wand part

The brush is a nicely sized brush. Its not too big or its not too small :) I like the shape of it too as the smaller end is great for reach the inner and outer corner lashes perfectly without making a mess :) :)

The bristles are small enough to catch every lash aswell as cover them with a nice amount of product :)

The one thing I have to say I noticed when I first bought this is that I actually didnt like the mascara at first !!!!! The formula was too wet for me and the crush was picking up way too much product. I would end up applying way too much to my lashes and waited what seemed like forever for my lashes to dry without transferring. I would definately say that I waited a good 3 weeks before using this again. When I did I was amazed with how different my lashes looked from the first time I used this :) The formula of the mascara had a chance to dry out a little and it was a dream to apply to my lashes :)

I lashes looked longer instantly. They did look fuller but not as full as I like them which is a person preference of mine of course :)

As for blackness of the formula........ Well my lashes looked super black even from the first coat :) Take a look :) (click on the photo for a closer look :)

Lasting power is brilliant also. My lashes didnt drop once throughout the day nor did I experience flakiness which is one thing we all dread when it comes to trying out new mascaras.

Overall this mascara is definaelty worth trying out but if you are like me and like your formula in between dry and wet you will have to use this a few time before seeing its potential :) Also if you are like me and like very full looking lashes this is not for you. In the picture above i have 3 coats of the mascara on me but I think if you applied more coats you will end up with very clumpy spider legged lashes. I do think after 2 coats its perfect for everyday wear. It doesnt state that this mascara is waterproof but I can safely say its went through my tears and I have also been caught in rain while wearing this and I experienced no smudging

Is it worth €13 ???

No in my opinion its not worth the full price but if there is an offer going on it grab it as its not the worst mascara I have tried and it is great for everyday wear :)

Have you tried this mascara yet?

Whats your thoughts on it ??

I hope you enjoyed this review and if you are thinking about buying this you can purchase from any Boots/Superdrug store

Until Next time

Lots Of Love Luck and Laughter :)

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil Review Part 2

2015-06-05T19:03:00.002+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well today :)

Its a long long time since I reviewed my first post on the Jumbo Eye Pencils by NYX I have been using them for about 3 years now on and off

I have always been meaning to get more of them but of course never got round to it as I was trying out so many eye-shadow bases throughout the years :)

Until on day I was in a pharmacy in Dublin and seen them on the stand. There wasn't many left to choose from as they seemed to be a hit where I got them and they were not been restocked for a few days so I grabbed what ever was left which was only these 3 shades :)

There are about 28 shades of Jumbo Eye Pencils to choose from and they cost on €4.99 each :)

NYX State: That these pencils A radiant eye liner that also doubles as an eye shadow. Made with a blend of mineral oil and powder, our creamy Jumbo Eye Pencils glide on effortlessly—no pulling, tugging or fading—and come in a rainbow of vivid hues. Some call her chubby. We say voluptuous.

There is alot of mixed reviews about these Jumbo Eye Pencils

Either they crease too easily

Some of them haven't alot of colour pay off

They make your eye-shadow move

They are not long lasting

But to be honest I think they are amazing for an eyeshadow base :)

They work brilliantly if you use them right !!!!!!

I also think that the pigmentation is brilliant from them :) Some of them are lighter in pigmentation but each shade I own are all very build-able. They are very long lasting and very smooth to work with. They are so so creamy that blending them out is a dream.

As I stated before They crease without a doubt so if you are applying these i would recommend using a primer first please don't plan on wearing these on their own because within an hour you will notice them creasing this is why i have been telling you they work better as bases because you will be setting a cream with powder aka eye-shadow.

If you suffer with very oily lids you will find these will crease even with a primer But you can work at this you can apply these very lightly and then you will find they will last longer

Let me go ahead and show you my new shades close up

STRAWBERRY MILK :

I have been dying to get this shade since I started using the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils and to be honest I am so so glad I got it now. This shade is so so adorable and perfect for summer and spring time looks :) Its a super light strawberry pink with little golden shimmers in it :) It does give a frosty finish but if using with a matte pink eyeshadow it looks amazing the texture and payoff it beautiful :) This looks especially stunning on green/hazel eyes. On first swatch it may appear very light but it can be build able.

PURE GOLD:

This is another favourite of mine. A Beautiful rusty gold with tiny gold shimmers :) This pencil is hugely pigmented even one stroke is enough to do the entire lid. Need I say more honestly just look at the swatch itself :)

CASHMERE:

I love love love this shade and using this alot lately. Its a pure gold eye pencil. This is the perfect base for all your bright gold eyeshadows and really intensifies the gold in any eyeshadow. Gold is stunning on blue eyed people especially and I found the more your bring out the gold the more your blue eyes pop :)

Definitely one to get !!!!

I totally love the shades I was left with :) They are perfect for the looks I like to go for it was like faith that they were they only shades left there :)

I will be going back for more shades and will probably end up with the full collection :)

Have you tried these yet? You can also use these as a liner if you set them with a powder. I also love using the Black in these to create a smokey eye as its so easy to blend all over the lid. If you use these on the lid and do not of over the crease you will find they will not crease at all :)

I definitely thing these are worth trying out :) Let me know what your thoughts are on them :)

Until Next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Coastal Scents Hot Pot Eyeshadows Review :)

2015-06-01T18:12:00.001+01:00

Hello My beauties :) I hope you are all well :)

As you all know I am no stranger to the website Coastal Scents :) I have all 3 of their reveal palettes which I adore and use alot and I have also tried some other items especially some of their hot pot eyeshadows :) You can view all of my reviews here on them :)

Well I had to go back and order more of their Hot Pot Pressed Eyeshadows to fill up my empty Coast Scents Palette :)

Coastal Scents has 97 shades of these eyeshadows to choose from and retail at $1.95 each :) So affordable right?! Well at the moment they are having a sale of them where you can get them for $.99 each :) :) :)

So I decided to go for shades that are more on the neutral side. I plan on filling my 28 piece empty palette with all neutrals and then fill another with more funking fun filled shades :)

So With 13 shades in my collection so far I decided to review them and tell you what I think of the shades I have chosen. I find it very hard to depend on the shades on the website as they have no swatches on their and have notices by previous purchases that the shades look a little different to the pictures they supply. I really think its important that you search for swatches as you may be disappointed with the shade otherwise.

So when I got my order I got my eyeshadows in a light mesh bag :) Very pretty and very girlie. The eyeshadows come in separate plastic covers that you can open and close at you convenience so if you do not have a palette to place them you can still store them in the containers you got them in :) Behind each plastic container there is a sticker label with the names of each eyeshadow on them. Fear not there is also a sticker on the magnetic part of the eyeshadow too :) :)

So what does Coastal Scents say about these :)

A 1-inch metal pan that contains a highly pigmented eye shadow for multiple applications. Each Coastal Scents Hot Pot™ fits snugly into one of the Go Pod, 4 Piece, 12 Piece, and 28 Piece Interchangeable Palettes. These custom palettes contain magnets in a soft foam padding which attract the metal pan of the Hot Pot. This allows you to completely customize your palette to create any look by simply adding interchangeable Hot Pots from the vast collection of shades, hues, and finishes.

Now I am going to show you the shades up close :)

PUMPKIN PIE: One the website you will see that this shade looks completely different to its picture. Its a light tan shade with a little orange undertone to it. Its a matte and is nicely pigmented :) Its the perfect transition shade you could look for especially if you are pale skinned :) Its also very buildable :) Soft creamy and easy to blend what more could you as for :)

OATMEAL TAN: This is another amazing transition shade and a little like Pumpkin Pie :) This again is a light tan shade but a little more of the brown side rather than the orange side. Again this shade is also matte very creamy and easy to blend :) Its another perfect transition shade. The fact that there is not a whole lot of difference between Pumpkin Pie and Oatmeal Tan you could easily do with only one or the other :) as they turn out the same way when blended :)

COPPER POT: This is one of my favourites :) Look how stunning it looks in the pan isnt it beautiful :) You can imagine just looking at it how pigmented it is :) Believe me its hard to get this shade as it always seems to be out of stick so make sure to keep an eye out and get your hands on it as soon as it comes in as you will love it :) This copper gold will look absolutely stunning on you blue and green eyed girls especially its the perfect eye popping eyeshadow :) :) So so creamy so pigmented and so easy to apply :) I love it

SUNSET GOLD: A Ray of sunshine :) :) This is a little like Copper Gold only a little lighter :) Again if you have Copper Gold you will not need Sunset Gold or visa versa. This again is very pigmented creamy and easy to work with :) There is alot more of a golden finish to this shade so if you prefer gold this is ther one for you :)

18 KARAT GOLD: This shade is outstanding and another very popular shade on the site :) This looks AMAZING on blue eyes and really makes those bright blue eyes pop. I adore this shade and is a great pop of golden goddess colour :) Its hugely pigmented creamy and very soft. A little goes a long way :)

Here is a picture of all the shades so far against each other :) :)

LIGHT BRONZE: A lovely medium bronze brown this again is shimmery and very pigmented :) The perfect shade for working with when creating a daytime smokey eye :) Another creamy soft and pigmented shade :)

AMBER BRONZE: Wow isnt this looking fantastic in the pan. Just look at that shimmer :) This shade is a little darker than bright bronze and I actually prefer this over it :) Its a deeper brown with golden and copper shimmer :) The rustic finish you desire :) This is hugely pigmented and a little goes a long way :) So easy to work with and very buildable. Another of my favourites :)

BOCA MOCHA: Now doesnt this look very familiar to Amber Bronze :) But fear not this not exactly the same shade in fact this is a shade or two darker :) Its a dark brown with an amazing bronzed hue to it :) Its amazingly pigmented and perfect for a deep smokey daytime look :) love it :) I think this may be the most favourite of mine between Amber Bronze and Boca Mocha :)

AMARETTO: Another stunning shade and especially perfect for anyone with green/hazel eyes :) :) This shade is to die for and again another of my favourites :) :) This shade is a deep reddish brown with red and golden shimmer :) Its amazing and very pigmented :)

CANYON CORAL: I have to laugh at the shade it shows for this on the website !!! Check it out.

This shade is not the best shade I have picked as in pigmentation. Its a satin burgundy brown. This shade is stunning do not get me wrong but it needs a little more work than the others. You have to build the intensity of the shade to see the beauty it is :) Against my hazel eyes this really makes them pop :) I wouldnt say to not buy this shade but prepare to work with it :)

DEEP ROAST: This is a simple medium brown :) perfect for brows, daytime liner outer corner lid shade :) A very pigmented matte shade. Very easy to work with too which is surprising because its matte but I love it :)

RAISIN BERRY: I am deeply madly in love with this shade seriously how amazing does it look :) A deep and stunning Maroon Hue eyeshadow with a shimmery finish :) :) awww girlies need I say more than I adore it and love everything about it :) The swatches will show you why :)

BLACK BERRY: It explains on the site that this is a mauve navy shade but I dont really see navy in this shade its more like a mauve grey shade :) Its a satin finish and again not as pigmented as some of the other shades. You have to pack on the shade to make this work and blending it isnt as easy either. I was a little disappointed with this shade to be honest and wouldnt repurchase it again

INCOGNITO: This is down as a matte black shade but its not the blackest eyeshadow I have in my collection. I would say that this is more of a deep dark charcoal black and to get more intensity we need to build the shade up :) It is a great shade to work with and blends beautifully :) I love using it as a daytime eyeliner and on the out corner for a deep smokey eye in the day time :)

I have to admit these eyeshadows surprised me :) I was expecting the matte eyeshadows to be the hardest to work with when infact the Satin eyeshadows were the hardest. The mattes worked like a dream and of course the shimmery eyeshadows are amazing :) They are definately worth the money you pay for them. The first eyeshadows I have tried were bought about 2 years ago and they still work brilliantly :)

I really want to get more but I think I will stay away from the satin shades :)

All the swatches above were made with no primer on top :) They eyeshadows last all day and night long if worn over a primer.

I highly recommend these to you all to try :) :)
Here is an easy day time smokey look I created using "Sunset gold" on the lid darkening it a little on the outer third with "Canyon Coral" I used "Deep Roast" on the outer corner and into the crease. I also used "Pumpkin Pie" to blend out the harsh lines and as a transition shade :) I wasnt happy with the darkness of the outer corner so I deepened it a little with "Incognito"
I used all shades on the lower lash line too :)
I used a very small amount of "18 Karat Gold in the inner corner"

I really hope you enjoyed this review :) What shades would you choose :)
Have you tried these eyeshadows yet
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Bourjois Delice De Poudre Bronzer and Highlight Review :)

2015-05-28T17:38:00.001+01:00

Well Hello Beauties :)

I hope you are all well :)

Todays review is on something that has been out on the market a year now and has been getting alot of hype :) I have been wanting to try this for the longest time and finally got my hands on it when I was using up my points on my Boots Card :) :) I have always wanted to try the Bronzing powder in this version as I heard great things about it but when I seen this I thought it would be worth a try as I am getting 2 in 1 product for the same price

Todays review is on the Bourjois Delice De Poudre Bronzer and Highlighting Powder :) (I havent a clue how to pronounce the words thank goodness I write a blog and not doing a video review on it lol)

As mentioned above I got this in Boots for €10.49 and at the moment Boots is doing an offer 3 for 2 on selected Bourjois products :) :)

The packaging is absolutely brilliant :) I love how this is so small and slim. The lid is closed with a magnetic fastener that opens and closes easily yet is firm shut once closed :)

To me it looks more like a book than a bronzer and highlighter :)

Inside of course it looks like a book take a look :)

Let me warn you chocoholics out there that once you open this you instantly get the cocoa scent of this amazing product :) mmmmmmmmm it doesnt really help with the fact I have to stay well away from chocolate due to being an IBS Sufferer but hey what can I do lol

On one side you are getting great instructions on how to use the product and on the other side you are getting what looks like a chocolate bar mmmmmm. 2 block of this "Bar" is the bronzer and the other 2 is the Highlighter :) :)

The bronzer is a perfect bronzer for anyone with light to medium skintone. I think if someone with very fair skin tried to use this it would look a little orange on them. It has got a warm orangey undertone to it so it would only suit those who have neutral to yellow undertones :)

Dont get me wrong its not hugely orange especially on me in fact its the perfect day time bronzer without looking over powering. It creates a beautiful shadow around my face :) The bronzer is also matte which is great I love matte bronzers and prefer them over shimmery ones :)

You can also build this up to whatever intensity you desire. You can use it lightly for a light tanned finish or build it up for a more daytime contoured look :) :) The pigmentation of the bronzer is incredible a little goes a long way and the powder is so soft and creamy blending is effortless :) :)

The highlight is some what different. It is a gone off white highlight with golden shimmer. The golden shimmer is not chunky with means you get a glow on those cheek bones more than looking like a disco ball. The highlight is not as pigmented as the bronzer but I think that is a good thing more than bad :) It means you have complete control of the amount of highlight you apply to where ever you want :) The highlight is also very creamy and soft and effortless to apply :) Below is a light swatch of both :) :)

I have to admit I did have higher expectations of this. The bronzer is a little on the orange side for anyone who is fair skinned and the highlight is stunning but you do have to pack it on to be noticable :) The scent of them is beautiful and the packaging is so so handy to carry around in your bag :)
Over all I think its a great deal for two products in one and if you have fair to medium skintone you will love this :) :)
Here is a close up picture of both products lightly on my face :) and a light sweep of blush inbetween Sorry about the flash as I had to use it to show the highlight :)

I hope you enjoyed this review :)
Have you tried this yet?
Whats you thoughts on it :)
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

New Favourite Brush Alert - Blank Canvas Cosmetics E36 Large Concealer/Eyeshadow Brush

2015-05-24T19:14:00.000+01:00

Hello my Gorgeous readers I hope you are all well :)

Tell me some news What has life been like for you lately :)

Well mine has been cray cray with raising 5 kiddies. Been 6 months pregnant and of course been a blogger I wouldnt have it any other way :)

Today's review is on a new brush I have not yet reviewed :) It is not new to the site but to be honest its only in the past month I have actually started using this and I am blown away with it :)

This brush is absolutely outstanding and makes life so much easier for me when doing my makeup!!!! I noticed just how much I loved it the week I went on holidays especially. My holiday was not a relaxing one and to be honest even tough I enjoyed every moment of it but my kiddies did not allow me much time to do my makeup while been there (which I didnt mind of course) but they just wanted out of the house and out all day :) I had my needs and needed to get my makeup on in literally 5 minutes :)

Along with the help of my other favourite brushes this brush in particular made applying my makeup in 5 minutes happen :) Especially when applying my eye makeup I really only needed this brush

The new brush in question is the:

E36 Large Concealer/Eyeshadow Brush :)

This brush has to be one of the best brushes that Blank Canvas Cosmetics has made without a doubt :) I have 3 of these babies and I use each and every one of them a different way. Its a perfect multi-tasking brush :) Because of its synthetic fibres you can use this with both cream and powder products :)

I absolutely adore the shape of this brush. Its an oval shape yet turn it to the side and it looks thinner. There is so many bristles in there I dont know how they managed to fit them all in this small brush :) The brush is so so soft I love it

I use this first of all for packing on shadows as its absolutely brilliant for picking up the right amount of eyeshadow to pack all over the lid. I also love using this to pack on pigments and glitters as the bristles cling onto the loose pigments perfectly and creates less fall out :)

This brush is also perfect for applying colour into the crease because of the shape. I simply apply to the crease and then turn over and blend as simply as that :)

I also use this for applying and blending out concealer :) I love how well this brush blends out the concealer without soaking up any of the product :) Its also small enough to fit under the eyes and even in the inner corner of my eyes :)

Lastly I use this brush for both contouring and highlighting :)

Contouring down the sides of my nose as its the perfect fit, contouring the crease of the eye area and even contouring the cheek bones with cream products :)

Highlighting with this is like a dream. Down the bridge of the nose, cheek bones, under the brow and cupids bow its just the perfect size :)

You can now see why I adore this brush so much and what I love even more is that it only costs as little as €6.99 for each brush :) I highly highly recommend this brush to you all its just such a handy brush to have that can be used for literally anything :)

Washing and drying this brush is a dream also :) It washes so quickly without shedding and is dried within an hour :)

Love it so much :)

Well I hope you enjoyed with review :)

Have you tried this brush yet if you did why didnt you tell me how amazing it is (only kidding lol)

If you are thinking of purchasing from Blank Canvas dont forget to Enter "NINA" at the end for a little discount for all my lovely readers
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

M.N Generation II Longlasting Lipgloss - A Lipliner, Lipgloss, Lipstick & Lip Stain all in 1

2015-05-24T12:36:00.000+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well :)

Todays review is on a great lipgloss that acts like a Lipliner, Lipgloss, Lipstick and Lipstain all in 1 and only cost $1 each :)

I got them from ebay and normally I wouldnt be too quick to buy makeup from ebay especially when I do not know what is going to be in them or where they are coming from. I firt heard about them from the wonderful and gorgeous Dyna and I knew if she loved them they have to be good :) She has went to the extent of buy all shades available and making about 3 videos of lip swatches and her review on them :) I knew I had to try them then :) As I trust her 100% :)

Obviously I didnt buy all the shades but thanks to Dynas Videos I was able to choose 5 perfect shades for myself to try out :)

There are around 36 shades of these lip glosses to choose from and I guarantee you will find it hard to choose only a selection of these :) Make sure to check out Dynas Videos for full swatches and lip swatches to make sure that the shades will suit you :) As Dyna stated on her videos there is alot of shades similar to each other :)

Dyna is also great enough to list the sellers on ebay she bought them from so I choose one of them to order mine :) This is the link to the ebay seller I got mine from :) and can i add shipping is free :) I just want to mention that you will be waiting about a month before you package arrives so dont worry if you do not receive them before that amount of time :)

So lets begin with the packaging :)

The packaging looks more like a scientific tube used for sampling doesnt it?

Well to me it does haha. The tube of lipgloss is a very simple plastic tube with a black twistable lid. The want is attached to the lid and has a nice long wand which at the end has a nice sized doe foot applicator

Also on the lid is a sticker stating what number each lip product is. Yes I am afraid these glosses are not named they are numbered :) But we can not complain about that too much especially because of the price we are paying for them :)

Let me show you the shades :)

Starting with the very first one

Number 18

This shade is a perfect nude shade a warm neutral light peachy brown which is perfect even for the palest of skin. On anyone who has very pale skin this will look more like a brown. On fair to medium this will look like a MLBB lip and on anyone who has darker skintone it will look more like a concealer type lip product but will still flatter your lips with a little gloss on top the perfect nude lip for darker skin tones :)

Next Shade is # 10

This is a stunning shade and compliments my lips so much. It does have a frosty finish which I know alot of people might not like but its not OTT Frosty :) Its a stunning bronze gold shade :) I love it and love the effect. This will compliment every skin tone which is brilliant :) This can be worn everyday or even on a night out :)

Next shade is # 02

This is another MLBB (My Lips But Better) shade and can be worn everyday or with a dark smoky This is a stunning warm rosey pink shade and is build-able :) you can apply it as light as you want or as heavy as you want and it looks amazing on the lips :) This shade is also perfect for every skintone.

This next shade will look very simular to # 02 but you will see a little difference :)

#20

This shade as you can see is not a whole lot different #02. Its more deeper is shade a deep golden rose shade with a slight orange finish . The more you build on it the more deeper it gets. It is also a little glossier than #02 which I love :) This shade will also suit everyone :)

Lastly we have one my favourite :)

#22

How beautiful is this shade :) Its a very deep plum shade with a reddish undertone :) Its going to suit the lightest skintone to the darkest honestly. You can go as light as you can with a simply wash of colour or you can go as deep as you want :)

Amazing :) The one thing I will tell you is once you apply this shade and see it wear off you are going to be left with very pinky reddish lips even taking this off with an oil based makeup remover will not get rid of the stain. So if you plan on wearing this make sure you are ready not to change you mind as it does instantly stain :)

To be honest these lip glosses did surprise me. I wasnt expecting them to be so creamy and easy to apply. You do have to take care when applying the darker shades but once you apply you also have time to fix up before they dry completely. What I love too is that they are buildable without getting lumpy and patch like some lip lacquers :) I love that they do not feel over drying too :) They do feel a little drying dont get me wrong but not that uncomfortable dryness you feel from some lip products. I love that these are so highly pigmented too that it takes very little to apply. They last all day long but I have found that if you eat anything with oils in it your lips will start to look patchy so be sure to bring the lip product along with you if you are away all day. Once they dry they set. They will not transfer whatsoever :) I also recommend brings a wee lip balm along with you for a little dab of moisture especially if you suffer with dry lips :)

Here are all the shades together :)

Overall for the price these are 100% worth trying out they do exactly what they state to do They do not budge unless you eat something oily. They feel fabulous on the lips and look amazing :) :)

For $1 they surely bright and dazzle your lips :)

I hope you enjoyed my review :)

Have you tried these yet?

Whats you thoughts on them

Until next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Places to Go in Ireland: Trabolgan Co Cork

2015-05-21T12:30:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone :)

I hope you are all well :)

This year myself and my partner decided to take our children on their first holiday :) Not only that but it would be our first holiday together too and we needed to do it before baby #6 comes in September as we knew it would be a while before we will be able to go anywhere again :)

So we decided browse the net and do some research until my beautiful sister told me she too was taking her kiddies on holidays before her number #3 baby arrived (see you would know we were sisters ;)

So she told me she was thinking of Trabolgan :) in Co Cork :)

I took a browse and liked the sound of it :)

I decided to book it for May as it was one of the more affordable deals going :)

We also decided to book a house to stay in there as they have a wide selection of houses to fit whatever sized families for all different prices :) Not only was that convenient but it also worked out more affordable than staying in a hotel for 7 people :)

First of all let me tell you What Trabalgan is all about :)

Trabolgan is based within an idyllic and tranquil setting beside the beach in East Cork, Trabolgan Holiday Village promises memorable yet stress free holiday breaks which are great value for money. The 140 acre holiday park venue has something for everyone - a safe and friendly environment for toddlers, a host of indoor and outdoor activities for energetic kids and teens, and great entertainment for Mums, Dads and the grandparents with lots of opportunities to relax.

Now we all know as mums and dads that bringing even one child on holiday to a place we dont even know ourselves can be stressful as kiddies are hard to keep an eye on and you want to be around an environment in which we feel is safe and be around other parents who feel the same way :) Well we have 5 children plus have another on the way so this seemed to be the answer to our prays :)

Trabolgan offers 172 Self Catering houses , Self-catering Apartments, a Touring Caravan Park with 35 sites, welcoming over 100,000 overnight guests each year. Of course because I was booking for 7 people I chose "Forest Oak" which sleeps 7/8 people :) This for the week which is 7 days cost €602 but of course Trabolgan offered an amazing discount on our stay leading us to only paying €452 altogether :) We were not only getting the self catering house for that price but also lots of activities along with that price such as :

Live performances from toddlers favourite TV characters- Fireman Sam, Barney the Dinosaur, Bob the Builder & Angelina Ballerina;

A Fantastic Indoor Water Centre that contains a Sub Tropical Wave Pool with a Super Waterslide, wave machine and toddlers pool;

18 hole par 3 Golf Course- set within the idyllic visual backdrop of the East Cork Coast;

9 Hole Fun Crazy Golf;

A Indoor Sports Complex with facilities to play Badminton, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball and Volleyball;

Access to the Fitness Suite, Steam Room and Sauna

Great FREE adventure activities for toddlers include a variety of kids adventure clubs, indoor and outdoor playgrounds with slides, tunnels, ball ponds, rope bridges, swings, slides and climbing frames

A variety of wonderful live entertainment including Karaoke, live Music Acts and family friendly shows staged by the TeamStars

After a 5 hour drive to Cork with some very excited kiddies we were exhausted but also very excited :) Apon arrival we could not wait to get to our holiday home to unpack and get settled :) As we arrived we were nicely welcomed and directed to where we needed to go to get checked in :) Altogether it took only 15 minutes to be told about the place, be given our keys and directed to where our house was :)

We finally reached to our house in which was nicely heated the moment we opened the door. The kiddies ran upstairs to see what room was theirs and what bed they wanted :) As myself and my partner browsed around to see the rest of the house :) The house was perfect with clean beds clean floors and clean kitchen utenstils :) it was super cosy and super warm :) That was one thing I really wanted as it was our first time been away from our own beds and home :)

We got unpacked very quickly and went straight away for a walk to see what the place was like :) Of course the kiddies smelled food straight away which was a fast food place something like Super Macs and that was it they needed some food :)

Here is some pictures of our first few hours :)

Of course we didnt spend too long on the first day walking and took a trip into the nearest town which was about 15 minutes away to do our normal weekly shop :) Saving money by cooking and using the house like our own ment more money for fun right? :) Eating out alot can cost alot especially for 7 people so it made sense to take advantage of the self catering house :) In the town next to Trabolgan there is an Aldi, Super Valu and Tescos :)

We did our shop and got back to Trabolgan and headed down to the Cove where all the entrainment is for the family :) We spent alot of time in the Cove as there was lots of shows and entertainment for the family and especially for the kiddies from morning to night :)

Here is some photos of some of the activities we went to At the Cove throughout the week where the kiddies had so so so much fun and won some prizes and certificates along the way :) I have to give a huge thumbs up and thank you to the TeamStars who work there full time entertaining :) They work so so hard to keep the children happy and getting the children involved in so much dancing and activities while the parents can sit together to chat and watch :) :)

Of course apart from the entertainment the kiddies got to meet some stars they knew :)

Apart from the Cove where we spent lots of time in there was the outdoor and indoor activities to enjoys such a the playground, bowling, mini golf and of course the beautiful walk all over the place

There is also a convinient store in there in which was very very handy especially for the small things like milk etc :) There is an Irish pub there for the older ones to enjoy at night and also a family restaurant that serves good wholesome dinners plus chinese and indian food :)

There is added activities in which you have to pay for such as go carting, rock climbing, arcades etc but when you do arrive you are given a coupon booklet which gives you money off everything. The booklet even includes money off items in the shop and pub. There is even a Costa Coffee there which is what made me very happy indeed :)

There is another place I enjoyed and that was the Birds Of Prey section where you can experience holding an owl and get a perfessional photo taken :)

Take a look at samples of what I mean

Yes they are all real Owls :) :) There is lots of other little animals to view there too :)

Overall Trabolgan was amazing. The staff were very friendly and very caring. They called to us the first two days we were there to see if we needed anything and if everything was ok and then left us to our own needs for the rest of the week :) The staff who work at all the places there were all brilliant and I am amazed at how patient they are towards the children :) They speak to the children with such grace and kindness that the children fell in love with them all :)

I was sorry to go to be honest and would have loved to have stayed another week as were the kiddies they enjoyed it so so much :) I actually forgot to mention that Trabolgan offer babysitting services too for when and if parents want to go down to the entertainment on their own for a while or go for a meal. I personally do not know what the service is like as i never used it but its just a piece of information for you all to know :)

I will certainly go back to Trabolgan for future holidays as it was an amazing experience and I have also spoke to families who have been going there for many many years and will continue to :)

If you want a fun filled action packed holiday for yourself and your family this is one place to go for sure :)

I really hope you enjoyed my post and thank you so much to all the staff of Trabolgan for making our first family holiday a brilliant fun filled holiday to remember for the rest of our lives :) :)

Let me know if you have been to Trabolgan and what your experiences where like :)
Until Next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Wet N Wild Coloricon Blusher in Berry Shimmer

2015-05-19T17:15:00.000+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well :)

Todays review is on a new blush I added to my collection about 2 months ago and I have to say I have been reaching for it alot lately.

I was recently told by my nurse that my iron levels are low due to my pregnancy so you can imagine how pale in complexion I am :) Unfortunately my normal go to blush shades havent been giving me that natural flush I love and I needed something a little deeper to give me that boost. So when I went to my local pharmacy I automatically picked this blush up as I thought it would be the perfect pick me up for my cheeks :)

Wet N Wild is such an affordable brand and I just couldnt resist this shade in particular :)

I cant tell you how hard it was not to grab all the blushes from the stand and run with them especially because of its affordable price of €4.59 each but I was a good girl and only got one to try out first :)

As far as I know there is only 4 shades available :) but even with only 4 shades you are guaranteed to find a shade suitable for your skin tone.

Wet N Wild state: Sweep on this silky-smooth blush that strikes the perfect balance between a blendable transparent sheen and a radiant pop of maximum color. A special blend of treated nylon powders provides long-lasting color. Dermatologist-tested.

Talking briefly about packaging of course with any drugstore product the packaging isnt exactly exciting. I dont mind that as 9 time out of 10 the companies concentrate on the product more than the packaging :)

I certain would not trust the packaging to take a hard fall as I can see it will shatter easily but the lid is very sturdy which means it is not going to come off too easily :)

Inside the packaging you will see your beautiful blusher which is a very decent size might I add :) The blusher also comes with a decent brush which is slanted which makes applying to the cheeks alot easier :) I personally dont like the feel of the brush as it feels slightly hard and when using on the blush creates a little chalky mess ( I will show you what I mean below) It can be handy for travelling if you need a touch up :)

The great thing about these blushes are that alot of bloggers who have Nars Blushes have easily compared these to the Nars Blushes :) :) They say that they are a very good dupe of them which is exciting right? I can not vouch for that for sure as I dont own any Nars blushes but The bloggers who have stated this I trust 100% :)

Just look at that stunning view :) :) I am so so glad I chose this shade as its hugely hugely pigmented and a little goes a long way. Berry Shimmer is a lovely deep pink with reddish undertones and to add some dazzle to the shade there is tiny specks of golden shimmer in there to give a beautiful healthy glow. I love how easy this blush is to use. I also love how soft a creamy it feels to touch and as for blending wow this blush blends like a dream :)

This blush would be suitable for every skintone. Even though its highly pigmented you can have control of how pigmented you want it on your cheeks.
If you are very fair very lightly dab your brush on the blush, tap off the excess and swirl the brush onto the back of your had before lightly sweeping onto your cheeks :)
If you are fair to medium skintone lightly dab the brush onto the blush tap off the excess and lightly seep across the cheeks :)
Of course if you are medium to dark you will not have to worry about tapping off the excess as your skin is deep enough for the shade :)

Here is a photo of a swatch I made with a brush with a good dab of product on the brush

I just love this so so much :) I have to say this is one of the best blushes in this price range that I have tried :) I can safely say the pigmentation the quality and the longevity of these as just as good as some high end blushes I have tried :) I am certainly going back to pick up more of these :) :)

Here is a photo of just how much it brightens up my pale non rosy complexion making me look so so much healthier and naturally flushed :) :)

Have I told you that I love it :) You would be cray cray not to try these blushes for yourself :) :)
These are available in Ireland now at any Dunnes, Penneys or leading pharmacies :) :)

I hope you enjoyed my review :)
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Makeup Revolution Baked Highlighter in Golden Lights & Peach Lights

2015-05-07T20:34:00.003+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are well :)

I did it again :) I now own these highlighters for the longest longest time and realised I never blogged about them how crazy is that :)

I didnt blog about them not for the reason of not loving them in fact its the total opposite :)

These highlighters have to be one of my favourite drugstore highlighters I have ever used to be honest :)

I am sure alot of you Makeup Revolution fans have already tried tested and love these but for those who havent tried these yet you are going to want them :) :)

There are 3 different types of Baked Highlights by Makeup Revolution

Golden Lights
Peach Lights
Pink Lights

For the life of me I do not know why I didnt pick up Pink Lights but I thought the first two were more up my street :) For only £3.00 each I know these are a huge huge bargain :)

So lets talk a little about the packaging before I show you these up close :)

The packaging is very simple. Black plastic with a clear lid showing which one is which :)

What I love is the design of the baked highlighter its beautiful and very fancy for only paying £3 for it :) They are also very light weight which is always handy for carrying in your bag :)

First up is :)

Golden Lights is absolutely stunning and perfect for the summer months :) and of course those nights out when you want those beautiful cheeks glowing. Wow the pigmentation is out of this world. A little goes a long long way :)

This yellowy gold highlight has beautiful tiny specks of golden shimmer that leave you glowing rather than looking like a disco ball :)

I love using this on the eyes aswell as its a great wakeup highlight for the inner corner and under the brow :) Stunning :)

Next up is :)

Peach Light :) :) I have to say this is my favourite out of the two to be honest :) Reason been is because I like to wear more pinky blushes than any other shades and this really really blends in well with all my pinky and rosey blushes making my cheeks glow so well and making them look so natural :)

To be honest I dont know why this is called peach lights because when I swatch the highlight it looks more pinky white :) I think thats why it blends in so well with my favourite blushes :)

This beautiful Highlight is not as pigmented on its first swatch than Golden lights but that to me is even better as you have full control of how much highlight you want of your cheeks :)

I am totally in love with these highlighters so much so I have two more in my kit :) My clients adore them and I am delighted to be able to tell them that they are very affordable :) I love how easy they are to apply and also how soft they feel against the skin :) They feel so silky as all baked products do :) What I love most about them is they last all day and night on you without even a smudge :)

Here is a picture of me wearing Peach Lights on my cheeks :)

Have you tried these yet :)

Whats your thoughts on them :)

I hope you enjoyed my review

Until Next Time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Sure Maximum Protection Stress Control Deodorant Cream Review

2015-05-07T18:24:00.001+01:00

Hello Everyone I hope you are all well :)

I havent done a deodorant or antiperspirant review in a very long time because to be honest I have always stuck to the same one without changing :) I have been satisfied with the last one for a long long time now and felt I didn't need to change it :)

That was until I fell pregnant and been pregnant can change the way your body works both inside and out !!!!

My hormonal levels have differed and to be honest trying not to sound disgusting while saying this but so with my sweat levels. They have expanded big time !!!!

I was never really that sweaty type but since becoming pregnant and also running around after 5 kids I have had alot more of those days :)

I have also been cautious alot about using sprays in my house not only for myself but also for my 5 year old who suffers asthma and when it doesn't flare up I dont really mind but when it does I stay away from sprays for his sake as he can be quite bad.

This is where I started to look out for a good roll on Antiperspirant that will last all day and also release a lovely scent :)

That's when I spotted Sure !!!!

I have already went through one of these which was the Clean Fresh Scent since they were first released so I had to grab The Stress Control one to try out :) I have for Sure put this to the test the past few weeks between organising a Communion, Packing for 7 of us to go on a weeks holiday (our first ever holiday ) this Friday and of course been pregnant I am the perfect candidate for this :)

The main reason I snatched this up was for the promises it makes :)

Sure Claims: That this version contains calming lavender and white flower scents to help soothe and relieve stress. Created especially to help you prepare for anxious moments, you’ll be protected against sweat and odour often caused in stressful and high pressure situations

The deodorant is shaped nicely and is small enough to carry around in your bag on long journeys :)

When I first tried this deodorant and seen it was a cream I was a little bit wary. I dont really like anything with a wet or moist feeling under my arms and was afraid this was going to be the case with this deodorant :) I was very very wrong :) The instructions on the package is to twist the bottom and allow your desired amount of cream to come out through all the holes :) Then apply to your under arm area :)

I have to say first of all the scent of this deodorant cream is amazing wow !!!! Even my kiddies love the scent :) They are forever smelling me :) My partner love the scent as its not as strong as the sprays which can be very overpowering. He literally knows what day I wear this and what day I dont :)

As for the stress test I have to say this never let me down !!! Not once :) I trust it 100%. The scent lasts all day long on me and I feel I do not sweat half as much. Applying the cream to my under arm area is like a dream and dries straight away which is very reassuring when putting on your clothes :) You dont want a load of cream on your nice clean clothes which is another thing I was worried about :)

Very little of this goes a long way so be careful how much you dispense at a time. Literally turn the wheel twice and you have enough for each arm.

What I love about this also is that I can even apply this after shaving. I was able to apply deodarant under my arms after shaving until hours later but now I can do it straight away and it doesnt annoy or sting me :)

I adore this so much I had to buy one for my daughter too :) She adores it and hasnt (Overused) her sprays since using it :) For the price which is only €6.99 in Boots :) At the moment boots is doing an offer on these for €5.89 So grab while the deal is on like I did :)

I find this deodorant lasts me alot longer than the sprays as you do not have to use as much :)

Have you tried these yet?

Would they be something you are looking for to keep the stress sweats away ?

I hope you enjoyed this review

Until Next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Montagne Jeunesse - 7th Heaven Face Mask Review & Giveaway :)

2015-05-07T16:35:00.000+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well :)

I do not know about you but still to this day I havent had the pleasure of every getting a full or even a have SPA Treatment :) No Facial nothing !!! I suppose that is the joys of been a full time mum but sometimes my face screams for some TLC and since getting pregnant my skin has been looking for even more TLC

So when the Montagne Jeunesse company contacted me to team up with them to do a giveaway I simply jumped to the chance as I know I am not the only person out there who craves for the whole spa treatment and not break the bank while doing it :)

I have to admit I am not totally new to the whole Montagne Jeunesse experience as I have often treated myself to an odd face mask.

I cant seem to pass them whenever I am in Penneys/Primark as they are always at the checkout and only cost €1.50 :) There is loads of varieties to choose from as you can see in the picture above :)

If you havent heard of Montagne Jeunesse before here is a little information about them :)

If you want to find out more information Click here to see their website :)

Montagne Jeunesse of course not only offered for 30 of my readers to win a mask for themselves to try out but also sent me 2 to try out for myself :) Thankfully they were 2 I havent tried before so I was even happier :)

I dont know about you but when I get my hands on face masks I get super super excited. I feel like when I plan to treat my face I treat myself aswell by having a little girlie time on my own or with my sister. I especially love having that time to relax and smell the lovely scents of these masks knowing that my face is going to feel amazing afterwards :)

The first I tried was the Black Seaweed Peel-Off Mask :) This is especially for anyone who has Combination to oily skin :)

Even though it says on the packet that this is suitable for Combination/oily skin it does say on the website that anyone with dry skin and also normal skin can use it too :)
I have to admit I was at first nervous to try this as I knew I had to peel this off my skin and at the moment my skin is extra dry due to pregnancy hormones :)
I cleansed my face first as instructed and then opened the sachet to find a very dark black thick cream inside :)

It feels super thick when placing on the skin and believe me there is plenty in one sachet to do the entire face :) The scent is amazing but I can not pin point what the scent is :)
One thing i will tell you to be careful with and that is not to place this mask anywhere near hair :) Place it in the centre of the face but stop just before your hair line starts because believe me when peeling this off you are going to feel every hair stand come with it. Yes I made that mistake the first time round haha 2nd time around I was alot more careful and it did not hurt as much.
The feeling of this cream soon feels tighter once you place it on the face and you can automatically feel the cream turn into a mask :)
As instructed I left the mask on for 20 minutes

After 20 minutes I peeled this off and instantly felt refreshed :) It sort of felt like I had a pore nose strip all over my face :) It even worked. I felt like every speck of dirt was taken off my face :) I will warn you if you suffer with super dry skin this mask might not be for you as you will find this will soak into your dry skin leaving it harder for you to peel the mask off your face and it will hurt.
I also think putting this mask on you once a week is enough to make your face feel super cleansed. Its amazing and really does what its supposed to do :)

Next up is

The Brazilian Mud Fabric Masque which won the Womans Own Beauty Awards last year. I was super excited to try this :)

I noticed this Masque has two main ingredients that I can see would be very interesting for us to try out on our skin
The first ingredient is Acai Berry which is Extremely high in vitamin c therefore have antioxidant properties, working to fight the cell-damaging free radicals which damage and age the skin. Therefore, acai berries may help to maintain young and radiant skin.
The second ingredient is Avocado which we all know is brilliant for our skin because it Vitamin enriched and full of fatty acids to help fight cell-damaging free radicals.
When I opened the sachet I wasnt sure what to expect :) I got a very wet cloth with holes for my eyes nose and mouth.

My twins were very interested to see what this would look like on my face :) They ended up calling me a zombie when I eventually had it on my face :) Take a look :)

The first thing I noticed about the masque is the beautiful fruity scent wow I mean amazing !!!!! The second thing I noticed was the cooling sensation of this masque on my face wow it felt so so amazing. I want to stock up on these for over the summer months just so I can have these to cool me down it felt so good I kept this on for a full half hour :)

When I eventually took the mask off I was left with this white residue in which I then had to massage into my face and then rinse off :)

My skin felt amazing cool and very clean after. What's even more brilliant about this masque is that its suitable for every skin type even mature skin :)

Overall these products are brilliant I have tried a few before and lovely them all especially the chocolate mud ones :) I have bought a few more in which I will review soon.

Now For this wonderful giveaway in which Montagne Jeunesse are offering 1 mask for 30 of my lovely readers :) All you have to do is CLICK THIS LINK fill out your details and wait to be contacted if you are a winner :)
Good Luck :)

If you can not wait until then to try these out you can simply buy online :) or go to your local Asda, Boots, Penneys/Primark, Supervalu and lots lots more stores :) There is so many different varieties of these to choose from you will want them all :)

I really hope you enjoyed this review
Until Next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

**** Montagne Jeunesse did sent me the products for free to consider trying out. I am in no way paid to do this review. The only payment I was offered if I did decide to review was to allow my readers to win one for themselves :) :) ****

My pleasurable Visit to The MeMeMe Cosmetics Event at McGranes Pharmacy :) :)

2015-05-04T13:09:00.003+01:00

Hello my beauties

I hope you are all well today :)

I simply had to do a blog post of an event I went to yesterday :)

It was at the McGrane Pharmacy in Trim Co Meath Ireland (Incase my lovely none Irish readers were wondering)

I was simply planning on posting up some photos of the MeMeMe stand on facebook but I just had to give you a more detailed account of how I got on :)

First of all the moment I walked in the door I felt such warmth from the place :) The pharmacy alone is small but full of amazing value deals on everything its literally a girls dream walking in there.

I was greeted by the lovely Margaret who is a Makeup Artist and works for MeMeMe Cosmetics :) She had a lovely big smile and reassured me that she was almost finished with her client. I of course was in no hurry as it was a pleasure to browse the pharmacy and also watch Margaret doing her work :) She was happily chatting with her client who was also lovely and asking lots of questions :) I was happily brought into the chat and we had a great time talking makeup as us women do :)

While she was busy applying makeup onto her lovely client she was also filling both of us in with lots of information about the products she was using :) I was hypnotised haha Here is the Lovely Margaret herself :)

Margaret even introduced me to some of the staff of McGranes Pharmacy who were very very polite :) They even offered a cup of tea to me which was very thoughtful. I was even surprised that one staff member remembered I was there before simply shopping for myself of course :) I thought wow now that is amazing and brilliant that they remember their customers. I was even more shocked because I very rarely get the chance to visit as much as I want as I am not from that town :)

Anyway back to business. I was very very impressed with MeMeMe Cosmetics stand display as it was so tidy and so neat and so full :) Margaret says MeMeMe Cosmetics always likes their stands to be full all the time as they hate to disappoint customers who are looking for a particular product and ends up having to wait for the display to be refilled :) Always nice to know :)

Just to note you are probably going to see alot of my head and face in some of these photos lol as the mirror was right at my vision :) Let me show you some close up photos of these amazing products :)

Starting off with the wonderful face products. Margaret told me that the blushes alone have been compared to the Bobby Brown blushes which says alot :) The packaging remind me alot of the Benefit blushes :)

The Cheek & Lip tints also remind me of a certain higher end brand :)

The shimmer stacks in which I now one one of (& will be reviewing soon) Looked amazing and Margaret stated they can be used on the eyes also :) nice to know and I adore multi purpose products :)

There is two types of foundations available one is a tinted moisturiser which is handy for Summer and then a normal liquid foundation which I was told was suitable for all skin types I cant not wait to try out the Flawless Foundation as I have heard alot about it :) (review coming soon)

There is also two types of concealers available. One is in liquid form which is medium coverage and can be used everywhere on the face for that little bit of extra coverage. The 2nd on which attracted me even more is the pot concealer :) This looks amazing and I can not wait to try it out and let you know how it is :)

There is also the Beat the Blues Highlighters in which I have already tried and reviewed and of course love.

There is lots of eye products to choose from :) I was also very interested in the "Fallen Angel" duo which is a mascara and eyeliner and I opted to pick one up for a review :) :)

The dewy pots looked stunning and I later on had to pick a few of those up too ;)

The most famous "Arch Angel" was there to my delight as I adore this product if you want to see a review on that click here :)

I was super excited to see the Ultimate Palettes there aswell as they have been the latest releases by MeMeMe Cosmetics and I havent had the chance to see them up close and personal :) I was adoring one of them in particular and I cant wait play around with it :) Review coming soon ;)

With a wide variety of lip products to choose from I was complete bedazzled :) I have seen alot of bloggers using the Light Me Up gloss and I am so glad I have finely got one in my collection. Margaret informed me that the lipsticks have shea butter in them which means plenty of moisture for you lips :)

The nail polishes also looked stunning :)

I just wanted all :)

Margaret did inform me that 2 new products are to appear on the stand very very soon :) 1 been an eyeshadow pencil and the other been a jumbo lip pencil :) I am super excited to see what they are like :) I am hoping they come in sooner than soon lol

Overall the morning was lovely. I had a lovely time speaking to Margaret and also to the staff of McGranes Pharmacy :) I would highly recommend you to pop in and enjoy shopping there and believe me you will feel very very welcome and come out the door with change in your pocket ;)

I can not wait to get using my new MeMeMe Cosmetics products and let you know how I got on :) I really wanted to buy most of these products and at the prices they are I am surprise I didnt go crazy but I was very good as I am saving to bring my kiddies somewhere for the summer before Baby #6 is born :)

Thanks again to Margaret for spending so much time with me and answering all the questions I asked. The one thing she did say is The meaning behind MeMeMe name is: You have to keep telling yourself Its not all about you you you its all about MeMeMe Makes sense right LOVE IT!!!!
If you want to keep up to date with offers that McGranes Pharmacy has check out their facebook page here :)

So that is it for today :)

I hope you enjoyed this post :)

I hope you are looking forward to my future MeMeMe Reviews :)

Until Next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Coastal Scents Interchangeable Magnetic Palette Review :)

2015-04-30T19:40:00.000+01:00

Hello my gorgeous beauties :) I hope you are all well :)

Todays review is on something I have been searching for for a while now :)

I have been looking for an empty palette that will fit most single eyeshadows from different brands :)

You may remember me reviewing Makeup Geeks eyeshadows not too long ago in two separate posts and I have been storing them in my UNII Palettes which holds only 8 of those shadows :) I didnt like the fact that they were separate (a little bit of OCD in me) and wanted to buy a palette that I can have them all together in.

I also plan on buying more Makeup Geek eyeshadows which means an even bigger palette to have them together.

I have to admit having my UNII Palettes here is great as I love how sturdy they are and how amazing they look but to be honest buying a few of them to store my single eyeshadows will cost me alot of money which I have been trying not to buy because I am saving for my new bundle of joy. The UNII Palette are worth every cent but to buy a few at a time would really be hard on my funds. The UNII palettes cost $29.00 each and only hold 8 eyeshadows

I also opted to buy a Z-Palette which to my surprise was a little steep for price too. The z-palettes come in different sizes and to buy the large one holds 20 eyeshadows and cost €25.00 to buy now I know that seems very little which I am sure it is but when you need a few of them it all adds up.

Thats when I did a little research and found this Interchangeable Palette on the Coastal Scents website :) I was a little nervous about buying them as I thought maybe they wouldnt work but I took my chances and bought two of them :) :)

Each Interchangeable eyeshadow palette Costs only $9.99 each :) A Big difference compared to the other palettes I mentions But the big Question is did it work do they hold my Makeup Geek eyeshadows ???

There are different sizes of empty palettes to choose from

Quad aka 4 piece is only $3.95
The 12 piece is $5.95 which also comes with a clear lid for the same price
The 28 piece (which is the one I got) is $9.99 and also comes with a clear lid
Last the single which is called Go Pro is $1.95

I wanted to get the one with the clear lid but they were sold out at the time. The clear lid would be very ideal especially if you have alot of single eyeshadows from different brands you can tell them apart by simply looking through the clear lid but hey maybe the next time I purchase they will be available :)

The palette itself is a very simple plain black matte palette with Coastal Scents written on the lid :) The Palette is very lightweight even with shadows insides :) Its also very flat which is handy for travelling :) Inside you will see 24 empty slots in the shape of eyeshadows with an addition tiny space to slip your baby finger or the end of a brush in to take the shadows out. What I love about this palette is that its matte which means it will not stain easily :)

On the inside lid there is no mirror which I prefer as I want to put the names of my eyeshadows there in the order they are in the palette :)

I was so so excited to see if my shadows would fit in this palette and was wondering how they are going to stay in there

So I placed my first Makeup Geek eyeshadow in the first slot praying it would work :)

And did it????

YESSSS!!!!! The perfect fit I mean perfect and stays put even when I turn the palette upside down :) :) Happy Dance !!!!!!!

Take a look :)

All my Makeup Geek eyeshadows are finally together :) And I have plenty of room for more :) :)

My other palette is for my Coastal Scents eyeshadows in which I purchased more of the same day I will give you a sneak peak.

Thats all you get for now :) Dont worry I will be reviewing these eyeshadows soon ;)

Overall I am so happy with these palettes the fact that they are Magnetic means any single eyeshadows that measure up at 26mm's. The only snag about these is that Mac eyeshadows will not work in these palettes not due to size but due to the magnet's polarity.

I am definately going to purchase a few more of these to have as I plan on buying all of Makeup Geek Eyeshadows and more single eyeshadows from other companies :) The price is amazing for these and shipping is not overly expensive too and no I never get charged customs even if I make a big order :) :)

So happy :) :) :)

Have you tried these palettes yet?

Let me know your thoughts :)

Until next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Milani Bella Eyes Gel Powder Eyeshadow Review

2015-04-28T18:55:00.002+01:00

Hello Beauties :) :) I hope you are all well :)

You ever watch a Youtube Video Titled "Youtube Made me buy it" ??

Well this is certainly a blog post on the same thing only I will include "Blog posts made me do it " :)

I have seen so many reviews on these I just had to try them out myself :) Some reviews were boasting these and some were so so reviews but in my eyes they looked amazing and I just had to see for myself :)

I have tried some Milani products before and was never disappointed so I has no problem picking more than 1 eyshadow :) In fact I picked 9 out of the 30 shades available Yes 30 :) :) The eyeshadows have different finishes being Satin matte, shimmer etc and say what finish they are on the packaging :)

What attracted me more to these was the title of them Gel Powder Eyeshadows ?? Never heard of them and to be honest I like the sound of them straight away, Gave me the impression they were going to be super pigmented :)

Milani surely go all out with their packaging aswell as their products. They have this fabulous golden packaging which is of course plastic with a clear lid allowing you to see you beautiful product :) On the back you can clearly see the name of the eyeshadow :) The lid is very reliable and will not easily come off

Milani state:

A gel powder – what would that even look like? We’ll tell you: It looks like rich, vibrant color that glides on in a single stroke, delivering a stunning multi-dimensional effect. What makes it a gel powder? Well, the formula starts as a gel and then is transformed by a special process into a stunning powder eyeshadow with pure color and power wear. The unique process allows you to blend this incredibly innovative, weightless formula easily with your fingertips to light up your eyes. Even more to entice: It can be used wet or dry, resists creasing, and comes in satin matte, shimmer and iridescent metallic finishes. You just have to try this gel powder. It’s that different.

Another thing that attracted me was the eyeshadows themselves the way they looked in the pan :) Just take a look :)

At first I thought these eyeshadows would feel soft and almost cushion like when first swatched. I also stated thought these shadows would feel slight wet at first when applied like its a creamy eyeshadow that then turns into powder on the eyes simply because of the name "Gel" but I didnt find that with these to be honest. They feel more like a soft dry eyeshadow which does feel soft but not at all like a cream. Also I felt they were more on the baked eyeshadow texture feel not like a cream eyeshadow :) :)
So Why call them "Gel" :) Well simply because They can be applied Wet and dry. Dry for simply everyday looks or simple looks and wet for the most intense pigmented looks the fun looks ones you will wear at night or if you are spontanious wear on an everyday basis :)
As i do not have all 30 shades I can not tell you which ones are good and which ones you are best leaving alone but I do know by researching other peoples posts that I picked up 9 shades I thought I would get more use out of and whats recommended by most people who bought them already :)
I do infact plan on buying more and then depotting them all into one palette in which I will also do a post about ;)
So let me show you a close up on these eyeshadows and tell you my final opinion and experiences with them :) All the swatches are dry swatches with no primer underneath

Bella Sand: A stunning shade that everyone will use :) This is a shimmer finish. A lovely medium golden shade which is perfect for all over the lid, inner corner or even as a golden highlight on your cheek bones :) This is very pigmented when swatched at first but to be honest I found I had to build this shade up if wearing it on the lid :)

I have used this shade wet and you get an amazing colour payoff I have used it wet since as it is one of the lightest shades so for more pigmentation wet is best :) obviously its pigmented enough if you are only using it as a highlight for the inner corner and also on your cheeks dry but for the lid I recommend wet :)

Bella Cafe: A Perfect Transition colour :) This is a satin matte finish :) I actually love this in the crease and above as its a perfect cool toned taupe which is light and give that perfectly blended daytime transition colour to your eyes.

This is the perfect crease shade for anyone with pale skin. For me I do have to build the intensity of the shade to deepen the colour as I am not the palest but once built up looks stunning :) I have applied this shade along with Bella Sand all over the lid and it looks perfect for a daytime look :)

Bella Espresso: :) We all know we need to have a darker shade if we want to create a darker daytime smokey eye and what better way to this than to apply this to the outer corner :) Espresso is a satin matte finish :) The perfect deep dark brown :)

Can you see that shimmer glittery shade :) :) To be honest when used on the eye it is not that shimmery :) This has good pigmentation but even better pigmentation when used wet :) Love it :) The only thing I would have to say is that this shade will create alot of fall out if used dry !!! so be very careful :)

Bella Black: This shade of course is a very popular shade to reach for in a makeup look and of course alot of people will want in their collection. Again with a Satin Matte finish this shade will be perfect to the crease, outer V, as an eyeliner etc. This is a simple Black and to be honest a good matte for a drugstore eyeshadow :)

Obviously the deeper you want the black the more you have to build it up or even more simply apply wet and you will get instant pigmentation :) :) Again like Espresso this created alot of fallout while using dry so be careful

Bella Purple: Of course I just had to get a purple I love purples :) :) This is a stunning Satin Matte medium purple with tiny tiny blue shimmers :) this is hugely pigmented from the word go

I did not experience fall out with this shade just a simple and beautiful shade to play with :) Using wet is even more exciting and intense I love it :)

Bella Champagne: I adore this shade :) Its a perfect wake me up shade for all over the lid or to use as a highlight :) It has a shimmer finish :) A gorgeous golden champagne which is absolutely stunning dry and wet :)

The one thing I would say is that this one is chalky so be careful of fallout over your face as this will make you look like a disco ball :) :) otherwise its a stunning colour and eyeshadow :)

Bella Rouge: Boy oh boy this eyeshadow is absolutely stunning :) :) I was confused at what shade this would be in person but when I seen it in person I seen true beauty :)

In the pan it looks like a red but for real it looks more like a raspberry shade with shimmer :) Its amazingly pigmented :) I love it :)

Bella Bronze: Another beautiful shade that i adore :) It has a metallic finish :) This is a beautiful bronze with a slight tint of red in there :) This goes great with Bella Rouge :)

I absolutely how pigmented and how golden this is :) It is a great shade both dry and wet and takes very little effort to make it work :) The one thing is when used dry you will have some fallout so be careful :) :)

Bella Chiffon: This is another stunning highlight/shimmer shade I adore this shade so so much :) Its a stunning champagne gold and wow does this do the job its supposed to :)

This can be used on the face also which believe me makes your cheeks glow glow glow, but be careful a little goes a long long way with this so do not over do it :) :) A must have in my opinion

Here is a little reminder of what all the shades look like together :) click on the photo for a closer look :) These swatches are made dry with no primer :)

Now that I have went through the shades let me tell you over all what I think :)

I cant help been a little disappointed in a way as I had more expectations for them :) Dont get me wrong they are amazing but to be honest I still do not understand why they are called "Gel" To me they are a simple baked eyeshadow :) So in a way I feel they were promoted wrongly. They should have been named baked eyeshadows. Some of the eyeshadows are said to be a little more disappointing in pigmentation than others which I suppose in a way I agree as I found that Bella Sand needs to be applied wet all the time to get its right pigmentation. I also feel that Bella Cafe needs to be built up alot when using dry to get its full potential but when built up looks amazing especially when paired with Sand :)
I think they all work amazing when used wet :) When dry you need to work with them :)
I have created a couple of daytime looks to show you what they are like on the eyes :)
The first one is a very simple school time or work place look :)

Firstly I used
Bella Caffe in the crease and above for a transition shade :)
I then dampen my brush and used Bella Sand all over the lid
I wanted to deepen the outer corner so I used Bella Espresso in the outer v and into the crease :)
I still wasnt satisfied with the darkness in the out V so I lightly dipped my brush into Bella Black and deepened the outer V blending well :)
I wanted to make my eyes look more wide awake so I applied Bella Chiffon as a inner corner highlight and brought that shade into the inner 1/3 of my lid :)
I applied all shades I used on top on my lower lash line :)
The next look is a little more intense but still can be worn everyday :)

In this look I used
Bella Rouge in the crease and a little above for that pop of colour :)
I used Bella Caffe a little above the crease for blending out harsh lines :)
I used a mix of Bella Bronze & Bella Espresso in the outer corner for a little darkness and blended into the crease :)
I use Bella Sand with a damp brush on the lid :) Packing on the colour as much as I could :)
In the inner corner I used Bella Chiffon for a little more brightness
I also used Bella Bronze on the lower lash line
and on the outer bottom lash line I slightly used Bella Black :)

Overall for the price these eyeshadows are definately worth buying I do indeed paln on buying more and then depotting them as you can use them dry or wet and have so much fun with them :)
As I said above these all work amazingly when used with a damp brush but some will end up disappointing you if you do use them dry so make sure to check out posts before selecting your shade ;)
I purchased mine from a website called Beauty Joint and each one costs only $5.49 :)
I really hope you enjoyed my review
Let me know if you have tried these yet and what your thoughts are :)
Until Next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Oh By The Way ........ Id Like you to meet someone :) :)

2015-04-24T16:24:00.003+01:00

Hello my beauties :)

I thought it was about time you all met someone :)

There is a reason why I have kept this someone to myself for this long and To some of you who hasnt see my post about about the reason you can click here to see it now :)

if you have click it and read it you will now know who you are about to meet :) It will also explain why I have been a little slower with blog posts especially in the past few months :)

Some of you may also say oh my goodness "Is she Crazy" or have other negative opinions about it but to be honest I dont really pay any attention to that or really care about negative opinions because I am happy about it and thats all that matters :) :)

Ok I am not going to let you wait any longer but this person you are going to meet is someone I havent even met in person yet!!!! Why ??? because...............................

Yes I am Pregnant :) :) To my huge surprise of course :)

But the reason I am so so happy about it is because I suffered 3 miscarriages since I had my twins and they were very very hard to cope with for a while and I was convinced that I was to have no more children :) I accepted that as I have 5 wonderful beautiful children already and they make me so so happy :) and of course very grateful :)

To my surprise just after Christmas I realised that time of month did not come and some body changes were already happening !!!! Sore boobs bigger boobs and sickness :) I knew in my heart that I was expecting again but had to check for sure :)

When it was confirmed I had very mixed emotions. Mostly happy and of course very very nervous !!!! reason been that I had already lost 3 in only a year and half.

So I booked myself in with the doctor and asked him to book me in for an early scan. I was asked for the early scan when I reached 7 weeks and 3 days. My nerves were beyond my control I felt sick, weak weepy nervous I was all over the place. Thanks to my sister and my partner they kept by my side as I awaited my first early scan

After a 1/2 hour of waiting which felt like forever I was scanned straight away and that glorious heart beat sound rang in my ears :) :) The heart beat was so so strong coming from that beautiful little dot on the screen I was so relieved :) :) Here is my first scan :)

I was told I have to come back after 3 weeks just to be safe and to make sure all is running smoothly as I was not out of the risk point just yet :) I was relieved to hear that too because I was still so so nervous :)

3 weeks later I was back at the emotional wreck I was at the beginning but also not in doubt too as I was suffering with any bleeding and found my belly was growing :) I was also still feeling a little sick in the mornings and going through all the symptoms like before :)

I had reached 10 weeks and felt that if the nurse confirmed all was ok at this scan I would actually relax a little more again :)

So like before I was called along with my lovely sister and partner by my side :)

Again the nurse check the heart beat which was super strong again :) I was so so so happy :) I also noticed just in the space of 3 weeks my little bundle of joy was getting bigger :) :) I could easily make out the baby this time and thats when the tears started to flow :) I instantly felt relieved :)

Wanna see ???

I was so so happy yet we still kept it a secret just until I passed the 12 week mark :) Of course the first people I had to tell was my beautiful babies :)

We were not sure how they would take the news as they were all used to just having us and each other around. I was especially nervous telling the twins as they were the youngest

To our surprise they were over the moon :) I mean I was shocked with how excited they were to hear they were going to have another brother or sister in the house :) I suppose with them been a little older they understand more and its easier for them not to feel jealous or left out in which they never would feel left out because we love each and every one of them the same and remind them that every single day :)

We decided to just tell our parents and keep it to that for a while just incase :) Of course the news was a bit of a shock but they were happy too :) reaching 13 weeks the nausea started to easy and I felt even more relaxed. I also felt my belly was expanding already and a nice wee bump was starting to form :)

I was so happy and content. The only symptoms I was going through at the time was tiredness and because I suffer with a bad case of IBS it seemed to have gotten worse around this time !! I was going through an awful time of it feeling sluggish tired sick bloatness everything so much so I was changing my diet all the time limiting what to eat was becoming more and more and was really getting to me but I didnt let it get me down I knew at some stage it would ease. I had an awful time and to be honest really frustrated as my appetite was getting more yet I was limited to what I could eat as everything seemed to set my IBS off :(

By 15 weeks I was starting to feel more pregnant as my bumb grew :) My IBS was still going strong and giving me a hard time but I kept strong hoping it would ease off. I was feeling down some days but thanks to my beautiful babies they kept my mind busy and stopped me from thinking too much about it :)

At 17 weeks well you can see yourself I am beginning to find hiding this bump a little difficult and to be honest felt it was time to let it show :) :) I felt happier that if people knew it didnt matter as I was in no danger not at this stage :) And At this stage I have been feeling my baby move :) :) Its so active its unreal at this stage :) To my surprise my IBS started to ease off a little which made me even more happier content and enjoying been pregnant finally :) :)

Now at 20 weeks I am half way there and super super excited. I am feeling really pregnant now and the only symptoms I am going through at the moment is happiness :) :) I am finding my walking pase is a little slower but of course this little bundle of joy is growing. Oh and another symptom I am going through alot more this time is having to run to the loo. Oh my goodness me I can pee around 20 times a day its crazy every hour on the hour I am running. I think the more children you have the weaker your bladder gets as mine is super weak !!!! Baby is super active alot more in the day and I find I can feel it more when placing my hand on my tummy :) I have even let my kiddies have a feel and each one has felt baby move :) I want them involved each step I take :) My little woman Mia kisses my tummy every single day which is so cute :) :) Cameron who is Mias twin talks to the baby all the time as I told him at this stage baby can hear sounds :)

the 3 oldest are amazed watching my tummy grow and grow and are constantly telling me "Mum your tummy is bigger today " :)

They are so helpful already I am blessed :)

Its been 10 weeks since I have seen my little bundle of joy until today :) :)

My 20 week scan date has arrived and I couldnt wait to see how much my little bundle has grown :) and here is him or her now :) :)

So cute right? I cant believe how big baby got in the space of ten weeks :) Everything looks normal and baby is measuring up to the right size :) Heart beat is great and of course the little monkey is kicking and jumping around there like crazy making the most of the space before growing more and more. Its not helping my bladder though!!! :)
I am so glad all is well with baby and the only thing wrong with me is I have to take iron as I am low which can easily be fixed :)
Its a relief that all is good and of course my bump is showing more this week :) Take a look :)

I can now look forward to getting bigger and bigger :) :) I have only 2 cravings at the moments :) Mr Freezes and Crunchy bread rolls :)

So there is my good and surprising news :) Happy to share with all of you now I know all is safe and baby is well :)
I bet that was a shocker eh? Dont worry this is not going to slow down or stop blog posts from me :) I was blogging while I had twins feeding them every 2 hours so I will be well able to continue blogging ;) Now that I feel alot better and able to enjoy been pregnant I can concentrate even better :)
If you would like me to keep you updated let me know :)
OH BY THE WAY!!!!!! My beautiful sister is sharing my happiness as we are both pregnant together she is 6 weeks ahead of me :) :) :) :) I am so happy for her and so excited to share pregnant time with her :) :)
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Makeup Geek Eyeshadow Pan Review Part 1

2015-04-16T11:50:00.000+01:00

Hello Beauties

I hope you are all well :)

Ok I think I am finally able to admit I am Hooked on these Makeup Geeks Eyeshadows :) :)

I am sure you remember not too long ago I reviewed The Starter Kit by Makeup Geek which contains 9 eyeshadows and to be honest I really couldnt stop there :) Straight after typing up my post I jumped back onto the Makeup Geek site and ordered 6 more and also 3 of the foiled eyeshadows (which I will review very very soon )

I just couldnt resist and to be honest If I could I would have ordered every last eyeshadow on the site but I know the customs would have a field day with me :) Plus I prefer building up my collection slowly so that it gives me time to play with each eyeshadow at a time :)

Let me warn you before you continue reading and been interested you will need some UNII Palettes or Z-Palettes if you plan on buying these eyeshadows as they come to you in the post like the above photo :) So if you want to mind these eyeshadows make sure to either buy the palette on the makeup geek site or have one ready for when you beautiful eyeshadows do arrive :) :)

I have had to go and order some empty palettes and ventured a little further afield I am waiting for the palettes to arrive to see will these eyeshadows fit and if they do I will be reviewing them as they are super affordable :) So fingers crosses Anyways I am rambling sorry :)

Back to the review :)

As mentioned before in my last review there are 68 different shades of eyeshadow pans to choose from. You are going to have a hard time choosing believe me :) Each eyeshadow costs $5.99 which is only €5.50 :) Absolutely amazing value for such amazing quality eyeshadows :)

I have started up my next UNII Palette with more eyeshadows but I am hoping with my ordered palette I can place all my makeup geek shadows together I am not liking them been separated :) :)

So the eyeshadows I chose are the following :)

Vanilla Bean: This eyeshadow is a light peachy champagne shade. There is a slight shimmer to it. Its the perfect all over lid shade. Its also perfect for a more subtle brow bone shade :) :)

On my skin you can barely notice the shade as its more of a skin tone shade but on the eyes it really works to block out any discolouration on my lids and really helps to open up my tired looking eyes :) I love how soft and easy this eyeshadow is to use

Next up is :)

Peach Smoothie: Let me just state now I am absolutely loving this shade so so much lately. Its a stunning matte warm peachy shade. This is the most perfect transition colour for anyone with fair to light - medium skin :) Its ther perfect transition colour to warm up any look :) I just love it so much :) I highly recommend this shade to you all honestly you kits is not complete without this shade :)

Next up

Beaches & Cream: Another beautiful transition shade for ones who are very fair this is a lovely matte light natural beige with a hint of peach :) I sometimes use this and Peach Smoothie mixed together for a transition shade :) Other times if I want a natural shade on my lids I apply this all over the lid. Its a lovely soft manageable shade :)

Next up is :)

Burlesque: I remember the first time I seen this shade I knew I needed it in my life oh my goodness am I not glad I got it now :) Wow amazing shade talk about pigmentation :O

A Warm Metallic Muted Burgandy (as described on the site) This shade is to die for honest girlies you have to have this shade in your collection especially is you have green or hazel eyes wow your eyes will be poppin

Honest the photos or even the swatches are not giving it justice :) Take a look

Next up is

Bitten: If you are a makeup geek fan you will know that this shade in particular is one of the most popular shades on the site :) This shade is amazing and again will look stunning on people with either green or hazel eye :) It will suit everyone of course but green and hazel eyed people with surely see their eyes stand out when wearing this :) How incredibly pigmented and soft this matte shade is. I am in love

Lastly

Bada Bing: I do not why I chose this shade to be honest as I really wanted to try alot more and this shade wasnt the first on my list to try but something told me to pick it so I did. Now that I did I am glad :) I havent actually seen anyones reviews on this shade so I think its one of the less chosen by many :) This is a very deep brown with golden reflex. The pigmentation is amazing and the shadow itself is stunning :) A perfect outer corner shade or can even be use in the outer V and crease as the golden reflexes can be blended away

Absolutely amazing Right?? Take a look at all the shade swatches beside each other :)

Creamy, Buttery, high-quality low priced eyeshadows really what more do we want in our lives :) This shadows are amazing long lasting apply and blend like a dream. I am literally hooked and will most definitely purchase every last eyeshadow makeup geek has to offer :) :)
Here is a look I created with these eyeshadows

First of all I used
Peach smoothie in the crease and above
Then applied Burlesque on the lid all over leave the first 1/3 free of colour for now :)
I then went in with Bitten into the crease starting from the outer corner to half way in
I then applied Bada Bing to the outer corner of my lid and into the crease for a smokey look :)
In the inner 1/3 I packed on a mixture of Shimma Shimma and Vanilla bean blending in towards the middle :)
I also used Vanilla Bean under the brow a little :)
I wanted to deepen the outer V just a little more so I added a tiny amount of Corrupt to the outer v and blended inwards :)
I love how these shades bring out the green in my eyes :)
I really do love these eyeshadow but one thing I hate is the custom charges that come with it. So my advice to you is if you are very interested in these eyeshadows and know that you will use them alot order in bulks as the custom charges will not be so expensive (custom charges will probably depend on where you are in the world but for Ireland its €20 ) in your eyes :) otherwise if you order about ten eyeshadows you will be charged the same amount in customs as you would if you ordered 20 eyeshadows :) I have emailed them with a solution I really am hoping they take my suggestion into account that might stop custom charges so fingers crossed and If I hear anything I will surely update you on it :) :)

I hope you enjoyed this review
Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

Nia Natural Skincare Calendula & Orange Blossom Facial Cleansing Balm Review

2015-04-14T17:21:00.002+01:00

Hello Beauties I hope you are all well :)

I am going all Irish on you this time on this post reason for that is for the first time I have finally got a chance to try a product from a brand called Nia which of course is based in Ireland :) I love trying out lots of different brands as you know but most of all brands in Ireland.

Nia's products are hand-made in Limerick, Ireland. Nia uses Irish ingredients in all our products, importing only Amazonian butters, essential oils and supplies not available on the beautiful Emerald Isle.
They specialize in beauty balms that are formulated with the feel of a luxurious cream, but without the addition of water, which would require the need for added emulsifiers preservatives or additional stabilizers. This results in a sweet-smelling, multi-tasking beauty balm that is 100% natural.
Nia produces high-end, luxury products made of pure and natural ingredients.
My skin lately has been playing up not with acne but one day it can be perfect and another day it can feel very dry and very tight especially after cleansing :)
I have also noticed my skin is sensitive the past few months and I mean sensitive by feeling a sting on my face if I use an exfoliater on my face or if I use face wipes (yes I know I shouldnt but we all do it at some stage for quick and easy way :)
So when I seen Nia brought out a new cleansing balm I just had to try it out :)

The Calendula & Orange Blossom Facial Cleansing Balm comes in a lovely little box with different descriptions written all over it :) I actually really like the box and make sure not to throw it out as you will need it for storage :) :)

Inside the box you will get :)

3 100% natural bio-degradable recyclable cleansing clothes

a wooden spatula

& of course the cleansing balm itself in a tin container :)

You get 100mls of product for only €19.95

This product is also free from: Parabens, Steroids, Fragrance, Water, Additives, Silicones, Parabens, Mineral Oil, Beeswax, Petroleum, Emulsifiers, Synthetic Fragrance.

Nia States: Gentle yet effective 2 step wash off facial cleansing balm suitable for daily cleansing and heavy make-up removal on even sensitive skin. Use daily to leave skin clean, soft and radiant.

When I opened and instantly got a whiff of Orange up my nose :) Its not a strong smell of orange but there is another scent in there I cant quite put my nose to :) Overall the scent is amazing and so so natural :)

This tin is full to the very top and you can see there is little specks that looks like orange peel in the balm but its not orange peel its more like lumps of balm like Vaseline :)

The balm feels so smooth and soft and has a moose like texture It also has a feel of Vaseline even though there is no petroleum in the ingredients :)

Using the spatula I scraped up a little of the balm just enough to apply on my face and placed it on my hand :) as I left it on my hand I noticed the balm started to melt, something like ice-cream in a bowl :) the longer I left it the more it melted into a creamy consistency :) Which was so easy to then spread on my skin :)

Take a look :)

I am in love with this balm honestly no word can describe how different my skin feels after using this balm. First of all I take the most of my makeup off and then go straight in with dampening my face a little, scooping some of the balm and warming it up with my fingers before applying to my face. I massage into my face for at least 5 minutes. The balm feels oily against my skin. Do not worry the oils that are in this balm are all 100% organic and natural. Knowing that all of these natural oils are working into my skin make me feel brilliant and while I enjoy the lovely aroma I can also feel my skin softening and feeling more clean. When its time to take the balm off I rinse the Cloth provided in warm to hot water squeezing it dry and then wipe my face clean. Instantly seeing what ever dirty and grime was left on my face on the cloth. I rinse the cloth about 3 times and wipe softly. Patting dry my face I feel so fresh , clean and my skin feels moisturised. I do not even feel the need to moisturise straight away after washing :) I do this routine every day and night :) My skin feels so much better since using this balm

I feel less dry, especially under my eyes which is one of the places I noticed was extra dry especially when wearing makeup :( I feel less tight and more free :)

I have also tried this balm with a full face of makeup on and found it more effective by not dampening my face first and applying straight to my face. Massaging in the balm for at least 5 minutes before rinsing off using my cloth. It works brilliantly apart from removing waterproof mascara.

Keeping the cloth's is very easy once you do not throw them into the washing machine. They are too light to be machine washed. Simply hand wash and dry on the radiator and they are as good as new :)

I have to say I give this the full thumbs up and will be repurchasing :) This Cleansing balm is not only great for people who have dry and sensitive skin its also suitable for all skin types :)

I really hope you enjoyed this review :)

Until next time and there will be soon a next time as I plan to purchase another product from Nia for my family to test as 3 of us all have different skin conditions so keep your eyes peeled for that one :) :)

Until Next time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter

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