Wednesday 22 August 2012

Times Square (An NOTD + music post)

I think I'm going to keep this as a somewhat pattern, incl a few songs in my NOTD posts...

Any who, not the best paint job I've ever done, I was rushed but it was my first time trying this colour, I was awestruck at how glossy the finish was w/out a topcoat! Definitely going to be my go to Red colour. It's NYC's Times Square. Nifty little names for their colours.

Music ...
Since it hasn't been a long while since I've painted my nails, I listened to a lot of the same stuff, adding a few youtubers to the mix

Anything and Everything Matt Beilis , this guy never fails to amaze me. I wrote my first music post about him

Also Kate McGill who I will have a whole post about in the near future !

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Friday 17 August 2012

Current Wishlist #2

I always write Wishlist, to avoid running around not knowing what I'm looking for. Organized shopping, so I'm always happy with what I come home with and there's less impulse buying hence i save some money. Clever aaay?

First off a little Update on my last one... I'm not finished :/ But I'm getting there, I've got Ruby woo, I've located a dupe for the Urban Outfitters Satchel for €25, and all I have to do now is get the make up items, easy peasy. Unfortunately the Jeffrey Campbell's may have to wait till January :(

But hey whilst waiting for an opportunity to pick up the last few things why not add a few more to the mix ?

1)Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman
The set pictured below are from the foundation core set. It includes the four brushes and the stand/case and I've heard about these so much I just have to try them for myself. They are really affordable too at €25. You may recognize the name Samantha Chapmann as she's one of the girls on the Pixiwoo channel.

2)Penny's Zara bag dupe
I posted a blog post on this before and the bag they pictured in their a/w collection isn't actually the one I'm talking about today. It's actually just a slightly smaller version of the one pictured below in the exact same tan color for half the price. Don't mind if I do.

3) American Apparel Disco Pant Dupes
These also are not the ones I wrote a blogpost about either. I saw them in a small shop (Motive in the ilac centre) in Dublin for only €25. I almost lost consciousness. They look almost exactly alike. They downside is they may become overly popular soon, but hey I can't resist.

Images from Google Images.
Disco Pant image from nopolka.com/Catch


Monday 13 August 2012

Lilac Nails (An NOTD and Music Post) #1

I am a super lazy person and for the past year I didn't even bother with nail polish. But I'm back into my normal swing of things, got new colours, some of which I've shared in previous posts.

I Love having my nails done but I find that it never really lasts more than a 2days without chipping. No top coat, base coat or number of colour coats prevents that for me, so instead I Paint over fake nails. They always last me just over a week and I use the ones from Primark that are only 1.50 . So Completely inexpensive!

Also inexpensive is the Nail polish Above by NYC in Lincoln Square lavender for only 1.20 :)

I Thought I'd Include the songs I've been Listening to recently, because i listen to music whilst painting and waiting for then to dry and all that ....

Backstreet Boys - Incomplete I'm a complete boyband fanatic
Florence and the Machine - Never Let me Go Florence's voice is so unique and amazing, and I've especially replaying this tune.
Jay-Z & Kanye West - N****s In Paris This song has me singing/rapping along and doing *cringe* dances in my room
Trey Songz - Heartattack Turn the Lights On ,, Ohhhhh ohhh *singing*
Justin Bieber - As long as You Love me & Love me Like You do I wasn't the biggest fan before but now I'm hooked. 


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London Haul incl MUA, Rimmel, Barry M etc

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I've been back a good while and I was meant put this up earlier I Just didn't get around to it ! I have so many exciting little blog things coming up next month and I'm organising all the stuff for my Debs(Prom) so I've been a lil busy. As you can see above I really just focused in on make-up, because I thought it would work out cheaper which more often than not, was the case (Yaay).

L-R Miss Sporty in Popfiction, Barry M 47 Black,  Barry M 334 Teal, Barry M304 Mint Green,  Barry M 293 Grey, Barry M 306 Blueberry Ice-Cream
 So I bought a lot of Nail products.I really wanted to try Barry M ones, so they are the first ones I picked up when I got there. The One thing I noticed about them is that  I found some colours were more sheer than others. Anyway thats nothing to fault it by, I Love their huge collection and will definetly be trying more from them. The other nail polish above is a Miss Sporty one in Popfiction I saw it in a youtube video and just had to get it, Some of the Barry M ones I got cause I saw them on a Blog/Youtube Channel aswell , I'll leave a link to which blogs or youtube channels below.
From Top, L-R MUA Heaven and Earth Palette, MUA Going For the Gold, MUA Starry Night
 These have to be my favourite purchases they are the MUA Eyeshadow Palettes. I've heard so many good things about them, I knew I had to try them. They are only 2 Superdrugs in Ireland ! TWO, and their MUA collection doesnt include these :( MUA are a budget brand with their normal range prices starting at 1 Pound or 1.20 euro approx. Their Palettes though are in their Professional range for £4 ! That's just incredible, they are really pigmented and for that rice you really cant go wrong with £4! My Favourite one has to be the Going for the Gold Palette, which is a limited edition palette for the Olympics, lots of shimmery, metallic colours and golds to be seen.It will be featuring in a Post soon , so look out for that! I don't want this post to be too long, so I might do a review on some of these products next month.
 
                                                                      LA.Colors Liquid Make-up (Beautiful Bronze)
I have finally bought a FOUNDATION ! A little bit of background to the brand first, before I get too excited. It's called LA.Colors and its again a budget brand available in the UK, but not here in Ireland ! WHY ? Anyway, again the prices begin at an amazing £1. But with things like that you do get a bit skeptical, but I've used this twice, and so faar soo good. It has a really light feel, and gives me a light-medium coverage, which is ok, since it is summer. It gives a dewy finish so I just use a translucent powder to set it. Guess the price ? £2.99 !!! And there's a whole 33ml ! And the shade is a pretty good match. (Beautifully Bronze)
L-R Revlon Downtown, Revlon Emerald City (Matte Suede)
I went to the Poundshop to pick this up. I had read a blogpost recently about getting brand make-up in the Poundshop. I just thought this was strange, because here I know they have their own crappy make-up, but the thought of getting Rimmel or Revlon beauty products for 2 euro ? No, But in England YES! Its not that amazing it's not like a whole stand of Revlon or Rimmel make-up for a pound. It's manly little things like random nail polishes, blushes etc. This is how I got these two. Originally I wasn't too keen on the Colours but they grew on me. Ones a Matte colour which I've never had, so that's pretty cool too.
                                                                                   L-R Shade 9, Shade 31
Two more MUA products, these are just their single eyeshadows, one in a dark shimmery purple, one in a shimmery blue, both very high pigmented for again just £1!
                                                        L-R Barry M Nail Paint 293 Grey, Rimmel 60 Seconds 805 Grey Matter
I bought two grey nailpolishes, and at first I felt kind of stupid but I was happy to find they're pretty different anyway, the Barry M one is Darker than the Rimmel one, I picked up from the Poundshop. The Rimmel One is a repurchase, and I remember loving it last autumn/winter, so I'm sure I'll get plenty of use out of these too this A/W.
                                                                      LA Colors Shimmering Loose Eyeshadow Black Pearl
I never had any loose eyeshadows, so I wanted to try out this one by LA.Colors. The Pigmentation is Aaaamazing,  I mean I swatched the smallest bit on the back of my hand and it was Just shocking how pigmented it was !The brush it comes with is rubbish, but for Just a pound, I'm not complaining.
                                                                               MUA Extreme Curl Mascara
This is the Extreme Curl mascara by MUA. It was only £2. I've been using this a lot already. The packaging is nice and I Love how its curved. Its really easy to get underneath your lashes and get an even application. You have to be a little caeful though, cause it can get clumpy!

This I got in the Poundshop too, is just a little treasure chest jewelry box. I'd seen it somewhere in Dublin for nearly 10euro and when i saw it for a pound I just had to pick it up. I already have a storage system for my jewelry so I'm not quite sure what I'll use it for.

I don't actually know why I got this :/ I haven't used it at all. They are surprisingly pigmented though, It's just a £1 Palette by LA. Colors. That I may never never use. Complete impulse buy *sigh*
Last Thing, (Yaay) , is this blush by Rimmel. Its a trio Blush and Highlighter, but I just use it altogether. I wanted to just try something new and I saw this. Nothing Outstanding about this, just adds a little colour to your cheeks, I definitely prefer my Catrice one, but who knows it might grow on me.


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Sunday 5 August 2012

Updates,Apologies & more

I am SOOO sorry. :( I have been back from England 2/3 weeks and no haul post is to be seen !Also my camera decided to fail me so I couldn't take pictures for a monthly favourites posts and all the other posts I've had in mind.

As if that wasn't enough, I haven't been feeling great and I've been a little worked up finding accommodation for September, planning my debs etc etc all that boring stuff.

But never fear, my haul post is almost done, all the pictures were taken before my camera stopped working. So that should be up in a few days.

Some of the things I have planned are Tags like what's in my bag etc, empties, and more of the usual stuff :)

Hopefully I should be up and running properly in 2 weeks :( so not to long.

I noticed I have just over 700 page views and that could be potentially nothing but I still appreciate it.

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Happy Sunday


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