Saturday 30 June 2012

June Favourites

June is Over (Hoorraaay) and here are a few things beauty/book/movie related that I enjoyed . I was stuck in between doing either a haul or a favorites post, cause they do kind of overlap, but a Favorites post starts a bit of a routine. Another thing is that i would have liked to include a Foundation and Powder but the truth is I've switched from Mac, to Inglot to Lancome over the past month and I'm not quite sure which one I like most. So, I'm still searching for the perfect foundation and powder.

 Scent
I'm always switching perfumes, so I don't really have a go to perfume, but when its summer I prefer a body spray. You can use it on its own, but the good thing about it is if you decide to use it with a perfume, which I more often than not do, its not too strong and doesn't conflict with your perfume. The one I'm using is "Boots Natural Collection Passion Fruit Body Spray"(€3.00). On the back it says Get fresh all over with a fragrant tang of passionfruit that lives skin instantly revitalised, and that's exactly what it does. Its great for hot weather, isn't too sickly sweet or overpowering . :)


Brand
This part of my favorites could have been anything i suppose, as far as brands go, and the products don't necessarily have to be for similar use as they are this month. But this month, staying in line with an overall summery feel,  I chose Soap and Glory. I've never tried out any of their products, I know they do, cosmectics and overall healthcare products, like body sprays, shower gels and so on. So I decided to start with something small and I can only say nice things. Below are the two things are got, the Hand maid  (3.56), which is a hand sanitizer and the Hand Food (€3.05), which is just a hand cream. They're handy to carry around,he packaging is cute and both smell lovely, which they describe as fresh, fruity, floral scented. And to me it just smells like a holiday in a little tub. It's definitely given me the courage to branch out a lil bit and try a lot more from them.








 Make-up Brush
 I don't own many brushes, but I've been working on expanding my collection, so I got a new brush that I've been loving. This brush has a lid, so I can only imagine its a travel brush, the handle is pretty small.  The lid/cover for it claims it's a MAC brush, but I've never seen or heard of this one before so I have no idea. I got it from my friend so I don't know much about it. Its really soft, it perfect for applying foundation be it a mousse or liquid , which is what I use it for. Not much else I can say about this other than it does its job well.
 Eye Shadow Pallete
This picture really shows off my Camera handywork, which is a complete and utter fail. I just couldn't get it to focus but awwh well. I've been reaching for this Pallette a lot recently, it just has a few neutral colors I like to use for an ordinary day to day look. It really is a state though and I will have to replace it with something better.It's called Concepts Of Beauty, and I've never heard of them before. As you can see, quite a few of the colours are disappearing. Maybe I'll treat myself with an Urban Decay Naked Pallete.




 Blush/Highlighter
The Blusher I've been using is both a blusher and a highlighter and it's called a Defining Duo Blush, and it's by Catrice and mines in the shade 040 Chocolate Cream. Why it's called Chocolate Cream completely baffles me but anyway, I've had a love-hate relationship with this blusher generally I hate shimmer, and it has quite a bit of shimmer, which you can see better in the second picture and it's very subtle, I usually prefer more pigmented blushers. But shimmer is nice when there's sun so that's what I've been using. I use both sides together or somtimes just the lighter pink side as a subtle highlight.



 Nail Polish
I usually neglect my nails, because I'm too lazy most of the time. But this month I really got back into it and went out and both the entire NYC In a Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish collection. I Loved every single colour, it doesn't chip easily, you only need two coats because they are pretty opaque and at  €1.29 , I can't complain. They are just as good as the 60 seconds Nail Polishes by Rimmel that retail somwhere around  €6.00.Only setback is that they don't have as many colours as Rimmel does. My Favourite colour of this collection is the one below, its also the one on my nails in the picture of me holding the Catrice Blusher. Its just a perfect blue, and perfect for summer. The shade is called 296 Water Street Blue.
 Lip Balm
I get really chapped lips in the winter time, if I don't look after them. I know winter is still a good while away but I just want to get into a good routine. I've both four different lip balms over the past month or so, but I liked this one( Strawberry Carmex)  most. It smells nice and actually lasts on your lips, unlike Vaseline that you have to keep reapplying like about 50 times over the course of a day. And most importantly I feel a significant difference. The price is a bit steep for a lipbalm I guess at  €4.
 Album
As a Lot of People may know, Westlife are now gone :( I didn't get to go to the concert so I stayed at home and listened to their songs and wept.
Candle
I Love scented Candles, I can't be in my room without one lit. My Mom (Thank You) picked this one out this time, probably sick of my go to scents (Rose, Strawberry and cream) and it's just perfect for summer. It's Mango and peach and its by Star Lytes it's a soy candle too (€2), if that means anything and I can never get enough of it. I've had it on for about 3 Days and its half empty (or half full) I'm definitely going to repurchase this ASAP. 


 Hair Care 
Tresemme Heat Protect. Its the best thing that's every happened to my hair. I usually do absolutely nothing for my extensions and they suffer as a result. But this really does do wonders. Its Actually my sisters and I've used most of it up. So I'm going to have to repurchase this anyway, but won't regret it.

 The Last few things on my favorites aren't products, just Books, Tv shows etc..:)

TV Show - Revenge , if You haven't seen this yet why ? I watched the entire first season in three days.


Movie- I haven't watched any movies this month :( Exams took over


Book- Currently Reading the Hobbit, in anticipation for the movie and I'm a huge Lord of The Rings Fanatic


Website- www.beaut.ie It's an Irish Beauty Blog and i check it religiously every day, I'm hooked !


Magazine - Kiss, My all-time favorite, I'm growing up a bit though , will I switch to Stellar ?


Youtuber/Blog- I wrote a blog post on all my favorite Youtubers movie and beauty so I thought to include a blog in this Favorite Post and that's........ athriftymrs.com , I'm always looking for bargains and this blog makes it a lil bit easier for me to spot them

Thanks For Reading , hope it wasn't too long but Enjoyable
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Sunday 24 June 2012

..Beauty and Fashion Youtubers

I've said I'd do this post for ages now, so here are my top 5 Beauty/Fashion Youtubers I watch. Obviously there is a lot more than 5 out there, and I definitely watch more than these, but that would be one long list if i mentioned all the ones I do watch, so these are my overall favourites

So I'm going to start with one of the ones i started watching first and that's the beautiful Jennie Jenkins and on Youtube, BeautyByJJ. She's very much inspired by Kim Kardashian who I love and I find all her tutorials really easy to do, and mostly I'm in love her hair. I Look to her channel mostly for tutorials. So do check her out.


Next is someone i only subscribed to recently and that's Estee, also known as EssieButton. She really is one of the funniest people I follow, which makes it soo enjoyable to watch her videos. I Look to her channel for her Empties videos, a video where she say what products she's used up over the past month or so and how they were, and all that good stuff. She does a bit a vlogging too that's always fun to watch. She's originally from Canada and lives in England now, and has the most amazing story of how she ended up in England. I Love reading her blog too , and that too is one of my favorites.
Blog: www.essiebutton.com

 This girl is sooo Pretty ! And I know there's no reason to say this as I've pretty much said it about everyone else but truly this girl really i so pretty, and that my friends is Zoe, On Youtube Zoella280390 and I feel like i cant mention Zoe without mentioning Louise as well (SprinkleOfGlitter) There Collab videos are soo much fun to watch. Their both really funny to watch, and I (surprise,surprise) Love all their Haul videos. I Love reading their blogs too, especially Louise which sometimes features the most beautiful baby I've ever seen, her daughter Baby Glitter (actually called Darcy).
Blog: www.schoee.blogspot.com
www.sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.com


Last But Not least there's....... Shirley , (shirleybeniang) and I love every single one of her videos. Hair videos,  Outfit of the day, Current favorites, tutorials , You name it I watch them. I love her blog too , and one of her blog posts inspired me to write my own blog too , so I guess I'm thankful to her for that too.
Blog: www.meek-n-mild.com

 That's All , be sure to check out all the above , if thats what your into , Comment and Subscribe :)

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Wednesday 20 June 2012

Adorables :)

I Found the Most Adorable, Cute and just awe-worthy video today, whilst on a procrastinating journey as usual. Its a little clip of Ryan Gosling in some competition with who I think is his sister all the way back in 1991 ( I Wasn't even born) Not much else I can say about this other than its a must watch , especially if your a Notebook, Ryan Gosling Loving fanatic :)

Enjoy

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..Dark Knight Rises Awesomeness

I have to talk about the new Dark Knight Rises trailer, I just have to  . I was really hesitant clicking into this , I heard about it in the radio and the whole journey home I was just thinking to myself "to click or not to click," because I didn't really want to go in knowing too much.

But Oh Boy, Am I glad I did ! The movie is 3 weeks away and I thought I was excited before ? No because now I'm pretty much begging for this to be released already.

The trailer itself gave away so much in regards different scenes we have seen before, but you still know nothing , just a lot of speculation, but the one thing it definitely achieved , and this applies to all the trailers combined really is I am SCARED of Bane, like crawl under my bed, hide in the closet scared. His voice may not be the most menacing thing I've ever heard,but those shots of bridges disintegrating ....... Wowww thats a villian if ive ever seen one..... Cannot Wait.

Do Check the trailer if you haven't seen it Yet Below :)



Thursday 14 June 2012

Dreamin' About Summer..

I Have Three Exams Left I'm All Ready Planning Summer , in terms of everything really, beauty/fashion products I need, Holidays, Movies and All that good stuff :D

And I've Come Across some  Lovely Inspirations from My Favorite website, Lookbook.nu, For outfit ideas for the summer.
Casual Every-Day Summer Look , If the sun decides to make an appearance this summer here in Ireland. (Fingers Crossed)

 A Simple Dress made chic with a much coveted Collar Necklace.
 Mint Green and Lovely pastels, making an appearance everywhere this summer.
 *Swallows screams* American Apparel Disco Pants


A High-Low Skirt matched with Jeffery Campbell Litas .

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