Friday, August 28, 2009

Irish Prices.

MAC
MAC 217 - €21
MAC 187 - €45
MAC 109 - €30.50
MAC Holiday Brush set - €65
MAC Empty Quad - €7.50
MAC 15 Eye shadow Palette - €16
MAC Refill Pans - €11.50
MAC Eyeshadow - €15
MAC Prep & Prime Translucent Powder - €24.50
Beauty Powders - €26
MSF - €26
MAC Shadesticks - € 19
MAC Paint Pot - €19
MAC Cream Colour Base - €19
MAC Eyeshadow Duo - €19
MAC Lipstick - €17.50
MAC Lipglass - €17
MAC Dazzelglass - €20
MAC Pigment - €24.50
MAC Liquid Last Liner - €21
MAC Liquid Liner - €19
MAC studio sculpt Foundation - €35.50
MAC Select spf 15 foundation - €29

Urban Decay
Urban Decay Primer Potion - €16.50
Urban Decay Eye Shadow- €31.50

Benefit
Creaseless Cream Shadow - €22
Box Blushes - €33.50

NARS
Laguna Bronzer - €33

Too Faced Shadow Insurance - €17
Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow - €22
Smashbox Photofinish - €38
Clarins instant perfect touch - €26
Clinique Pore Minimizer - €20.50
Gosh face primer - €20

FOTD 28-08-09

I decided to give the Natural Flare mineralised eyeshadow another try (I'm not that impressed TBH) It ended up being slightly arabic inspired. Hope you like x

Eyes:
Benefit CCS Samba-dy loves me
The orange and bronze on the lid
Brash in the crease
Sweet Chestnut on outer V
Carbon on the outer V
Illamasqua servant eyeshadow
Sleek gel eyeliner
Under eyes:
Orange in the corner
Sweet chestnut along the lash line
Face:
Illamasqua Matt Primer
Studio Sculpt foundation
Illamasqua undereye concealer
MAC prep & prime transparent powder
Illamasqua Katie blush
The Balm bahama mama bronzer

What I'm Using at the Moment

I wasnt tagged but I wanted to do it. If anyone wants to do it they can!

Shampoo
: Toni & Guy Shine Enhance Shampoo
Conditioner: Toni & Guy Rapid Response Leave in conditioner
Styling products: Toni & Guy Iron-it heat defense spray
Shower Gel: Lush Rockstar soap
Moisturiser: The body shop Seaweed mattifying Day cream
Deodorant: Soft and Gentle....green
Fake Tan: Never
Cleanser: Clean and Clear Deep cleansing cream wash (oil free)
Exfoliator: Aapri exfoliating facial scrub cream
Primer: Illamasqua Matt Primer
Foundation brush: Hands
Concealer: Illamasqua Under eye concealer
Powder: MAC prep and prime transparent finishing powder
Blusher: Illamasqua Blush in Katie
Bronzer: The Balm - Bahama Mama
Highlighter: None
Eyeshadow base: TFSI or Benefit CCS in Samba-dy loves me
Eyeshadows: All that glitters, Smoke & Diamonds, carbon
Eyeliner: Sleek gel eyeliner
Curler: None
Mascara: Lash Blast CG
Lipstick: Maybelline 112 Ambre Rose
Lipgloss: Smile Dazzelglass
Nail Colour: Barry M in Mint Green

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Collective Purchases Part Two

This is my collective purchases from London and from today plus a little review of each product. Hope you like :)

Illamasqua Soul Lipgloss. I decided to get the lipgloss from the Sirens collection as I think it will look gorgeous over a nude lip. It's beautiful and peachy with glitter. It's beautiful!
I wanted a midtone brown for the crease and I saw Soba and i thought it was very pretty. I looked at Cork and Wedge but I didn't like the finishes. This was more pigmented. I really like it. Smooth and it will be great for the crease for neutral looks.
MAC Fashion Groupie. I am a little disappointed with this when I swatched it looked a really pretty purple with blue sparkle but i wish I got the blue/teal to be honest. I am actually not very happy with most of my purples from MAC. I think this works well over a black base. It is a lovely colour, a bit sheer.

Maybelleine Ambre Rose lipstick. Gorgeous pink. I saw this on Lollipop26's blog and video and didn't really think twice about it but I was in boots and saw that it had gone down from €10 to €7 so I thought i would give it a go and I love it! It's beautiful. I don't own MAC's Colour Crafted but I don't need to if this is the more wearable version. I love!!
Such a pretty pink. Its smooth and not drying. A great everyday colour.
MAC Lipstick in Russian Red. I love this!! It is so beautiful. I feel like such a lady wearing it. Matte finish and lasts quite long.

Barry m Lipgloss in No.9. It is slightly sheer but its lovely and tastes if cherries.
I decided I wanted to get this ever since I saw it on the Barry M website. It's in No.9. It is a red lipgoss with a ton of glitter. It would look AMAZING! over red lipsitck.

I had enough points on my boots card and saw these were down from 7 euro to €5.20 so I decided to get them. I love them they give volume and length. They are gorgeous!

I haven't tried many Collection 2000 products but I saw this at Gatwick airport and I really loved the colour. The pigmentation was very surprising! I would say 2 coats for a very opaque finish. It is around €3. The only bad this is that it chips easily but If you change your nail colour frequently I don't think you will notice.

I decided I wanted to try the body shop products and I saw this, I like seaweed and thought a mattifying cream would be good to try out. it was 14.25.

I saw this of LetzMakeup's blog about Muji and they have these stackable storage units.
They are quite expensive at 14.50 for this and 10.50 for one drawer.
I really like them and hope I can get more.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

FOTD 25-08-09


Face :
Illamasqua undereye concealer UC210
Illamasqua powder blush in Katie
The balm bronzer in Bahama Mama

Eyes:
Sharkskin shadestick
Fashion Groupie e/s
Shadowy Lady e/s
Liner and Mascara
Undereyes:
Penny Shadestick
All that glitters e/s

Lips:
Lip balm
Barry m lip paint 101
Smile Dazzelglass.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

London Purchases & Review Part 1

Some quick reviews of stuff I got in London.

Rated-R Eyeshadow. Like Sharp e/s from the tempting quad. Beautiful colour.
Smoke & Dimonds Eyeshadow. Nice gray colour. Great for a smokey eye.
Samba-dy Loves Me, Beautiful colour with gold green and red sparkle. Like All that Glitters e/s. Doesn't crease.
Sleek gel eyeliner. Good pigmentation. Very Creamy and easy to apply.
Matte primer. I don't know about this. I havent seen a difference.
Panic Blush. I got this as a bigger Deamon e/s. Great colour.
Under Eye Concealer in 210. Light-medium coverage. Creamy easy to blend and apply.
Beauty UK palette in No.2 Good pigmentation. Nice colours.

Monday, August 3, 2009

FOTD 3-08-09

Its a bad picture but it's aqua look.
It's actually a really nice look but I haven't got a high quality camera anymore.

Eyes:
Nylon (inner corner)
Steamy (lid)
Plumage (crease)
UD Liner - Zero
Lash Blast

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Updated Wants.

Illamasqua Lipgloss - Absorb - £12.50
Eyeshadow - Feline
Illamasqua eyeshadow - Fatal
MAC 3-D Glitter
MAC Red Glitter
MAC Mixing Medium