Crayons for your eyes

Although the companies making these crayon eye thingymabobs have much better marketing terms that "sticks for colouring your eyes in with" that is essentially what these are.  I have been using Rimmel Scandaleyes eye shadow stick in shade 002 bulletproof beige and Collection Work the Colour eyeshadow pencil in shade 3 Vintage Blush. 

At the minute as it is so lovely and warm in Ireland (shocking, the cows don't know what to make of it) I don't really want to have loads of makeup on my eyes..however...I am very squinty in the sunshine and need something to make me look less, well, asleep.  To do this I have been rubbing on a bit of the Rimmel Scandaleyes, popping a golden/bronze colour eyeshadow from an MUA pallete over the top and a matte brown in the corner and through the crease.  This really makes the eyes stand out a bit more than normal.  A quick curl of the lashes, lick of mascara and away I go.  Easy as pie.

I do feel that although these need to be blended a bit which removes some of the pigment, they are super duper easy to use and definitely worth a few quid, especially if you're going on holiday and want a quick wash of colour before going to dinner or such like.

Well that was quick wee post to bring me back into the swing of things, Uni has been a bit crazy and I did a summer project during June (I don't even know why...).  Although I wish I could now say I'm off to sip Pina Colada on a beach somewhere, I am infact going to do the dishes....Toodlepip!

Newspaper nails using Barry M nail paint

 

Hi guys,

I just did a new style on my mums nails and decided to show you what I did - it was really simple but I think it's nice for something different.

 

Sorry about the bad picture but you get the idea!  I just took a basecoat all over the nails then did two coats of Barry M nail paint in mint green.  After this was completely dry I soaked news paper and pressed it onto the nails and let it dry just until the words were transferring (a few minutes).  after taking off the paper, I applied a clear polish to set the design and that's all!  I might try and take a few pictures of the design in daylight to show the colours better.

 

Hope you liked it, Bye!

Caring for blonde hair

Hey everyone,
I'm thinking of doing a few posts of what I've found with hair care for myself.  I have naturally blonde hair, it's very fine but there is a lot of it so it can be a bit of a mount to get through.  Add to this that it can get very dry if I'm not careful and then goes seriously frizzy, making getting through it even harder!

Now that we are well and truly out of the summer months in the U.K. it has come to the time when I think about making sure my blonde hair doesn't get really dull.  In the summer this is something I don't worry too much about as the sun naturally lightens my hair but the sun seems to like hiding now and I'm relying on my old faithful products to help me out.  I would also like to add that I've suggested these products to friends with dyed blonde hair over the past few years and all of them have also said that it works for them too in reducing brassy tones etc.

 

The first product I am going to talk about is Aveda Blue Malva shampoo.  This is without a doubt my favourite product for lightening my hair.  I simply love Aveda and even go to a salon which only uses their products.  It smells amazing and does a fantastic job.  But.  Theres always a but isn't there?  You can only buy a litre of this shampoo which is £27 and the conditioner comes in at a whopping £20 for 250ml.  I do feel this is completely worth the money but I am still a student so I almost cry a little bit parting with the guts of £50 for shampoo and conditioner.

 

 

The next product I love for giving blonde hair a helping hand is Daddy-O from Lush.  This smells of violets which is just amazing.  Of course we shouldn't be swayed by such things but I am completely.  This does, however, still do exactly what it says on the tin..or bottle...

 

 

This costs £16.75 for 500g.  This always confuses me a bit but I'm fairly sure that 1g roughly equals 1ml.  This does therefore (I think) mean that Aveda is better value for money and in my personal opinion is a little bit more nourishing for the hair.  Also, Lush doesn't do a matching conditioner for this shampoo which is not big deal I suppose.  I just normally use the American Cream one with it.

 

 

The final one I'm unsure about putting in if I'm honest.  It's not bad but it's not fantastic by any means I think.  It is called A Touch of Silver and is aimed at blonde and grey hair and claims to reduce brassy tones.  I mean its alright..I use it as an every day shampoo and conditioner just to clean my hair and would be more inclined to use it when my hair is quite light anyway after summer but I really don't think it makes any big difference in lightening hair colour.  But on the plus side it's only a few pounds in Boots.

 

 

So there you have it - I hope this is helpful for you and if you use any products you think I might like please let me know!  I do love an excuse to try something new.

Lush Haul

Hey everyone,
I had a little lush haul and thought I'd put up a post on it :) I like reading them so maybe you will too.

I got a bit overexcited and used up my Christmas penguin before taking a picture of it..oops..but its a beautiful little guy and you can see it on the lush website!  It smells exactly the same as pop in the bath which I also got.

I always resist saying this is my favourite bubble bar as I do love quite a few but I suppose it is the one I get every single time I'm in lush.  I always want to get the blue one, simply because I like blue water but it's never there :(

Next I got pumpkin and Dorothy.  I have heard people say these two are the same but I think my pumpkin has a stronger smell than Dorothy.  They both smell similar to figs and leaves so if you like one of those three things maybe you'll like the others.

 

I got my first ever bath melt as well! Jolly exciting.  I've heard these are far more nourishing on the skin so this seems like a nice idea for winter as my skin can get really dry.  The bath melt I got was The Melting Snowman.

 

How adorable is he?!  I was told he smells like hot toddy but I didn't personally give that a whiff but maybe if you like it you should try this.  It smells like Christmas..and winter mixture sweets..and a bit like mulled wine.  It's incredible.  I don't normally like spicy smells for body and bath products but I can't say no to this wee chappy.

 

 

Next up on the lushie list, Ickle baby bot bath bomb (phew that's a mouthful).  Oh man.  This smells like sleep basically, and is one I think I'll use after a long day.  I know it says it's for babies but frankly I just don't care..it has lavender, sandalwood, and chamomile.  Perfect.

 

 

Last but by no means least is the Ne Worry Pas bath bomb.  This had to be ordered online as its exclusive to online and the Poole shop.  O.K. you know parma violet sweets?  This is just like them.  Or the daddy-o shampoo.  I can't stop sniffing this!  As much as I love some of the other bath bombs, this is making it to my absolute favourite at the minute!

 

 

It says you're meant to whisper your worries into the hole and throw them away into the water which I thought was quite cute but I don't think I'll be sitting in my bathroom whispering to a bath bomb..seems a bit too weird for me but whatever floats your boat.

 

 

I'm a bit annoyed I didn't get the soot ball while I had the chance..it smelt really nice but I got worried about the colour.  Did anyone else try it?  Did it stain your bath or anything?

 

Well that's all folks!  Thanks for reading :)