Jemma Kidd All Over Radience Creme

Hello Lovelies!

I recently put in an order on beautybay.com...it was free postage so it would have been rude not to really! I have been eyeing up a couple of the Jemma Kidd products for ages! I decided to bite the bullet and order the All Over Radience Creme. It did take longer than expected to arrive but I was soooo excited when it did.

First impressions- the packaging is very sleek and neat looking. But I found it impossible to get open! Its similar to the NARS products in the way that the packaging will get really grubby really quicky! I do like the style of the packing it is really nice and the pink writing gets a big thumbs up from me!

This is going to sound abit weird but when I first applied the product I expected it to be alot softer than it was. It was very firm when I rubbed my finger on it which I definately wasn't expecting. It is extremely pigmented so you don't need alot of product to get the look you want. I got mine in 'Iced Gold'. There is another shade called 'Rose Gold' which is a more pinky highlight and I am now eyeing up. *slap on wrist*

I apply this on the tops of my cheeks, my brow bone, down the centre of my nose and on my cupids bow. I am loving this compared to the more liquidy highlighters that I have been using recently such as the MeMeMe Beat the Blues.

Like I said I bought this on Beauty Bay online here for €20.80. Such a bargain and it's my new favourite highlighter. I think it will last me such a long time as you really do need the smallest amount! I can't wait to try out the Rose Gold one now! If you have it please tell me what you think of it!

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September Favourites!

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OMG it's October! Absolute craziness! It feels like only a week ago I was doing my August favourites.

Soap & Glory Righteous Butter- I recently repurchased this body lotion and I have fallen in love with it all over again. It is such an amazing lotion. I use it in conjunction with my Soap & Glory Flake Away. It is the most moisturising body lotion I have used. It doesn't leave my skin feeling greasy. Its just the right amount of moisture. Also the smell is absolutely devine! Its the exact same scent as the Flake Away and alot of people think it smells like Miss Dior Cherie which I adore too!

Oilatum Natural Repair Face Cream- I finally got my hands on this at the start of the month. Ever since the Pixiwoo sisters said it was their favourite moisturisor I knew I had to try it but sadly it was never to be found in my local Boots. So recently when I was in a bigger Boots I found it and snapped it up! I have been in love ever since. It doesn't have a smell which I like but it's a lovely thick moisturiser. I tend to use it for night time moisturising and my Liz Earle in the mornings and this combination has been working miracles for my skin!

Bourjois 1 Second Nail Polish- Now you all know I love nothing more than painting my nails, and I tend to do it many times during the week..alot more than the average person! But I loath having to take off my nail polish, I don't even know why. It's definatly abit laziness related, the sheer effort of putting nail polish remover on a cotton pad and cleaning my nails is simply too much for me so this is perfect for people like me! You just put your nail in the hole in the sponge and when you take it out the nail polish will be gone! It does take longer than 1 second but such an amazing thing! I love it! Laziness forever!

NARS Isolde- I have actually been quite boring with my eyeshadow choices for the past month and have reached for this duo almost everyday. Its such an easy look to wear for everyday and not alot of work is needed (Bringing in my laziness again..oops!) when applying. The colours are absolutely gorgeous and I think they look really well with blue eyes!

Topshop Infared- I have paired this with my Isolde eyeshadow this month. I think they look really well together. As I have said many times before I am trying to get out of my comfort zone with lipstick and I have started to use more brighter lip colours for day to day looks! I love this lipstick but I'm abit scared because I went on to the Topshop website and I couldn't find it anywhere so I'm PRAYING that it hasn't been discontinued. It makes my teeth look whiter than they are and I love how it just lifts my whole face of make up even if I don't have anything else on!

Real Techniques Powder Brush- It is becoming my mission in life to own every single Real Techniques brush there is. I love them all so much and the most recent addition to the family is the Powder brush. It is the softest brush ever! It gently applies my powder evenly and lightly. I've even been using this to apply my bronzer and it does a lovely job. I really really recommend this brush. It's a total bargain and I use it every single day!

So they are my favourites for this month, I'm sure the next month is going to fly by too!..So roll on my October Favourites..and Halloween! Its the first year in a long time I'm looking forward to it!

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Tag | Ten Items I would re-purchase

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I have seen this tag going around quite abit lately, the basic idea behind it is if all my make-up was stole/lost/destroyed what are the very first items I would go out and repurchase.

No.7 Stay Perfect Foundation- I've recently changed to this foundation and I've had no problems with it at all! I am in love, I would have to have a foundation as one of my first repurchases because I'm not confident enough to go without foundation forever.

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Concealer- Next up is the concealer I would choose! I would have to get my Maybelline concealer. It completely brightens up under my eyes and I tend to put it down the sides of my nose too. Its actually got decent coverage too so if I really needed it I could put it on any blemishes I would have too.

Benefit's They're Real Mascara- Ohhhh words would not describe how much I love this mascara! I have raved about this many MANY times before so I won't bore you again. But this is my holy grail mascara and I will forever be repurchasing this...despite the ridiculous price tag!

L'oreal Superliner Carbon Gloss- I chose a liquid liner because I feel I could do without pencil eyeliner for quite a while, I much prefer lining the top of my eyes, I think it makes my mascara look thicker and if I don't line the bottom of my eye it makes me look more awake and wide-eyed & bushy tailed! I love this liquid eyeliner but I went to repurchase it recently and I couldn't find it!! *sob*

Natural Collection Milk Chocolate Eyeshadow- Now if you know me you will know I am an eyeshadow fiend! I am obsessed, up until a couple of days ago I had never hit pan on an eyeshadow. I know I have a problem. But out of all the pallets I have, MAC, Urban Decay, Ingot..I decided to choose my all time favourite eyeshadow my ickle Natural Collection one. Love love love it!

ELF Eyebrow Kit- I would not be able to leave the house without filling in my eyebrows. That may sound abit silly to some people but one of my biggest pet peeves is when girls go out with a full face of make-up and their eyebrows are lighter than their skin/hair and you can't really see them and it looks like they don't even have eyebrows!

MAC Melba- I purchased this recently and it has fast become my everyday blush of choice. It is the perfect peach cheek shade. I think this would suit most skin tones and you really only need the tinest amount because it is amazingly pigmented so a light hand is needed people!

NARS Laguna- Another item that is a recent addition to my make up collection is this little beauty! I love it soooo much! I chose this over my Sleek Contour Kit because I would use this for contouring too and I have recently been bronzing my whole face and my chest and it gives the most natural bronzed colour to the skin.

MAC Hue Lipstick- This is my go-to everyday lipstick. It is the perfect nude lip for me! I could go on and on about this but I will hold myself back!

Carmex- I couldn't go a day without my little pot of carmex. I get such dry lips especially in the winter time so this has to be in my handbag at all times, plus its cheap as chips so definitely a must have item!

So if anything (touch wood) ever happened to my make up collection those are the first items I would rush out and buy! I love reading these tags so if you have done it please leave a link to it below!

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Models Own 50% Sale

 

 

 

Hello Lovelies!

 

Just a quick post today to let you know on the Models Own  website there is a 50% sale on at the moment. They were planning on hosting it once their facebook page reached 100,000 likes and finally they did! Yay!

 

The minimum spend needed is £25 before postage and unfortunately the Mirrorball collection is not included but it's all sold out so that doesn't really matter!

 

So you get 5 nail polishes for £12.50...Do you need any more reason to get on the website? Thought not! Go go GO! The sale ends on the 2nd of October ladies!

 

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Pop Beauty Confetti Glitz

Hello Lovelies!

Following on with my recent obsession with glitter nail polishes I wanted to show you the latest addition to my nail polish collection!

As I've said before ASOS recently had a 25% off code so I figured it woud be just WRONG if I didn't pick up this nail polish that I have been lusting over for months! Its called Confetti Glitz and I will give you a moment to admire its loveliness!

(Apologies for the picture, It's really hard to photograph glitter polishes!)

You can wear this on its own or layered over a block colour. The glitter particles are quite large and are little hexagons in shape. There is a mixture of silver, lilac and magenta glitter pieces in it. I have been wearing this over No.7's Lucky Lilac and I love the combo! I can't wait to wear it as an accent nail with different colours on the other nails.

Have you any other recommendations for other glitter nail polishes for me? I think this is the start of another unhealthy obsession!

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Monday Wishlist

Hello Lovelies!

Yet another dreary Monday in Ireland and yet another Monday of me looking online at all the things I want but can't afford sob!

 

 

 Mulberry Alexa Bag- I think this is one thing I can safely say will be on my wish list for quite a while! I have been in love with this bag forever! But I can't justify the price for it so I may have to settle for a copy!

 

River Island Leather Sleeve Jacket- I had this on my 'to buy' list for the weekend but I have a RI gift voucher that I wanted to  use but I forgot it at home so I'll have to wait for another day! Even though these kinds of jackets are everywhere I think they are so easy to wear and are lovely!

 

Zara Diamante Skull Scarf- Yet another thing I wanted to pick up at the weekend but when I seen it in real life some of the diamonte bits were missing off the scarf and I didn't want to pay €20 for something that would just loose its sparkles really quickly!

 

Shu Umera Eyelash Curlers- I have been lusting after these for ages too! I've heard so many rave reviews about these eyelash curlers and since I'm a huge mascara lover I think this is the next thing needed! One of the joys of living in the countryside of Ireland means these aren't all that readly available but I'm hoping Santa will be nice this year!

 

Louise Gray Topshop Lipstick in Legend- I was having a stalk of the Topshop website and came across this little beauty. Now it may not be as neon pink as it looks online but I am loving the look of this lipstick! As you know I'm coming out of my comfort zone abit with my choice of lip colour so this would be a very bold choice for me!

 

I feel abit better now about my Monday after that bit of internet window shopping.

 

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NARS | Laguna

Hello Lovelies!

Recently the lovely people at ASOS gave us a 25% discount code and this made me verrrry excited! I have been lusting after the NARS Laguna for months! So I decided to finally buy it! I literally did a happy dance when it was delivered to my door! If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you will have seen and heard my excitement about getting this product many times!

First of all I want to talk about the packaging. One thing I love/hate about NARS products is the packaging. I love the velvety feel to it and I also love how uniform they all look. Eyeshadows, Blushes and Bronzers are all in the same style of packaging. The one bad thing about the packaging is that it tends to get really grubby really quickly..nothing that can't be fixed with a wet wipe though!

The product itself is fastly becoming the love of my life! I was never normally a bronzer kinda girl but since I have been using this it has become a staple in my make-up bag! It literally the most perfect bronze colour, it doesnt leave me looking too dark or "muddy" which I found alot of bronzers have made me look in the past. Perhaps this is the reason I have been put off bronzer for so long in the past. I find it is mostly matt but it has the sliiiightest hint of shimmer to it so you would get away with it for contouring too! It is so amazingly pigmented you need a light hand when applying. I use my Real Techniques Powder brush to apply this all over my face, and for contouring I use my Real Techniques Contour brush (Big Real Techniques fan as you can tell!)

The amount of product you get is pretty amazing too! You get 8g's of bronzer and for the amount I use on a daily basis I think I will be getting my value for money because it will last me forever!

 I am so glad I bought this, I think it is going to be forever in my make-up bag! I purchased it off ASOS here

Have you got Laguna? What do you think of it?

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