My MAC Lipstick Collection

 Hello Lovelies! 

I hope you are all having a good week! I have wanted to do this post for quite a while now, but I always thought compared to other bloggers and youtubers my collection is slightly minimal. But I actually like my (ickle) collection and am really happy with the colours I have, so I thought why not! As you can see I have pretty basic colours and I don't have any of the crazier MAC colours and I'm sure a lot of you will think I have a boring collection but I decided to write about it anyway! So I'm sure most of you know I am a more neutral lip girl but I do like to brave a bold lip on a night out or on a special occasion, therefore it will come to no surprise to any of you that half of my collection are neutral shades. 

Hue
Without a doubt this is my favourite MAC lipstick of all time...maybe even my favourite lipstick out of all the brands of all time. This is my third tube of it! I think it is the most perfect nude lipstick, it is a pink toned nude so it doesn't give you that dreaded "dead-lip" look that so many of us try to avoid. It looks nice with a tan, without a tan. It's pretty much a good all year lip colour. The formula of this is a Glaze and I like that it isn't extremely opaque, you can build up the colour if you want. 

Creme Cup
I think that Creme Cup is Hue's mum. It's a slightly darker more opaque version. It's a slightly blue- under toned baby pink that I think would look good on any skintone. It is my go to everyday pink, you literally only need one layer of this on your lips and you're good to go. I think this is one of MAC's more popular shades and I can totally see why. As it's a CremeSheen formula it is also lovely and moisturising on the lips!

Shy Girl
This beaut was my first ever MAC lipstick would you believe. My lovely mum brought it back from New York for me and it was love at first sight. I wore it pretty much constantly for weeks after I bought it, but then moved on and went to other colours and forgot about it. Recently since the weather has been getting slightly better I have gravitated towards this again. It is a gorgeous peachy pink colour and I have been photographed wearing this and I just love the way it looks on me when I have a tan. Again another CremeSheen formula so lovely and moisturising too! 

Lady Danger 
Now we're on to the brighter colours. I got Lady Danger earlier this year by doing "Back to MAC". It was a lipstick I had seen over various blogs but never had the courage to buy it purely because I didn't think it would suit me, but since I could do the back to MAC I just decided to go for it and I can honestly say that I haven't regretted it one bit! I love this lipstick so so much! I have gotten so much use out of it since I've gotten it (which is unusual for me and a bright lipstick) 

Ruby Woo
I was after a classic red lipstick for so long and then I received this for Christmas this year and the hunt has stopped. I would normally tend to go for matte look lipsticks because you have the option of adding a gloss on top if you want to go for that look, so this was right up my street. Now when they say this lipstick is matte, they definitely mean it! Compared to Lady Danger which is another matte lipstick, it just feels completely different. It is a lot more drying so I would recommend a lip balm underneath but it is just the nicest red I've found so I am definitely willing to put up with the dryness for that!  

Girl About Town
And finally the most recent addition to my collection is the gorgeous Girl About Town. I won this in a Giveaway hosted by the gorgeous Vicky. Again it was one of those shades I had seen around for so long but never thought I would get away with it (I really need to start getting braver with my lip choices!) but again I am so glad I have this in my life now! It is a gorgeous cooler toned fuchsia pink that I honestly think would look gorgeous on any skin tone. It is an amplified finish so ladies beware! A little definitely goes along way with this one! 

So there you have it! My slightly basic MAC lipstick collection. I am really happy with all the colours that I do own and think I have good all rounders to cover me for all occasions but if you have any other recommendations for colours you think I'd like please let me know! I'd love to check them out!  

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Cocoa Brown Tan

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Hope you are all having a brilliant weekend! As you all know by now I am a complete and utter tan-aholic! I am a woman obsessed. I think it's because naturally I am quite pale and I just hate being that pale, because it's so hard to find foundations to match my natural skin tone. Plus I always feel that little bit more confident with a little bit of colour to my skin! 

I have found the tan love of my life. Now I'll be honest and say I was always a cheaper tan fan (ooh rhyme!)  I've never been one to splurge on a tan, even though I love it, I just feel that it wouldn't last me enough to justify the price of the bottle. Enter Cocoa Brown. First off it's an absolute bargain at €7.99! I used to buy St.Moriz for around €6 so it's not a major difference for me. The packaging is just me. Bright pink and girly, you really can't go wrong! It looks lovely on my dressing table too! 

I'm not going to lie, the first time I used this tan I was completely disappointed! The idea is you just need to apply it and leave it on for 1-3 hours and then you can rise off. I left it on for an hour and a half and washed it off. In the shower all the tan came off and I was utterly disgusted!  I was as pale as I was before I started so I threw on a long sleeved top and went off to work and forgot completely about it. When I got back that evening I was amazed, the tan had developed after I had washed it off and became a gorgeous natural bronzed glow on my skin. If you're after a darker colour this can be easily achieved with another layer or two. It doesn't streak, it doesn't go patchy, it doesn't even dry my skin out like other mousse tans do! I think I will be forever be repurchasing this! It's available in pharmacies across Ireland and excitingly enough it's actually launched in the UK too! 

I would 100% thoroughly recommend you try out this tan, it's honestly the best tan I have ever tried and I don't see anything stealing it's top spot any time soon! 

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YSL Rouge Volupte Peach Passion

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Happy Friday! I love short weeks! I personally think every week should be like this! First of all I just wanted to apologise for the extremely picture-heavy post today, but surely you can forgive me...Look how pretty! When I was up in Dublin with my boyfriend a couple of weeks ago for our anniversary I was lucky enough to be treated to some YSL loveliness! After some (a lot) of indecisiveness on my part as to what colour to get and a lot of patience on my boyfriends part, we emerged from Brown Thomas nearly an hour later with this little beauty in my possession. It's love. I have been literally obsessed with this lipstick since the fabulous YSL girl applied it to my lips! I was between this and a more pinky shade but we all (boyfriend included...granted he may have wanted to get out at that stage!) that this suited my skin-tone better and would be better suited for the Summer months that are coming hopefully sometime soon! 

This is the most luxurious lipstick I have ever laid eyes on! The packaging is just phenomenal  Major thumbs up from me YSL! I could write a blog post purely based around the packaging but I will delve a little deeper with this review! I had expected this lipstick to be of a much higher quality to other lipsticks that I have and let me tell you I was not disappointed! The formula of this lipstick is absolutely gorgeous! It literally glides onto the lips and once on it feels lovely and hydrating on the lips. The pigment in it is amazing and it is honestly one of the longest lasting lipsticks I have ever owned. Even once the gloss wears off the colour is still there! And on a random note it smells quite pleasant too! 

You all know I'm a big MAC lipstick fan but after dipping a toe into the YSL pool I can be forgiven for not wanting to go back right? Have you tried any of the YSL Rouge Voluptes? Let me know if you have any colour recommendations for me! 

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Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum

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If you live in Ireland you'll know that the weather today definitely isn't as nice as it was the day I took these pictures! But as the days are turning a bit sunnier and getting that (tiny) bit warmer I think we all strive to find a lighter feeling foundation! I was on what felt like an endless quest to find a decent foundation that still offered decent coverage but didn't look or feel heavy on my skin. Enter Bourjois and their Healthy Mix Serum. As you all know I am a massive fan of Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation and when I bought it I wanted to pick up the Serum at the same time but for some reason I just didn't. A few weeks later I just couldn't resist any longer and made the purchase!

Since then it has been a firm staple in my make-up bag along with Revlon's Nearly Naked foundation for my lighter make up days! I tend to go for the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum on days that I don't have tan on as the Revlon one is just a tad too dark for me. I explain why in my review of it here. (Lets just say desperation was creeping in!) I am such a big big fan of the Healthy Mix Serum. It has a lovely scent, which might put alot of people off but don't worry it's not an over powering scent and I find once I have all my make up applied I can't even smell it any more!

It provides light to medium coverage for me. I pair it with my trusty Collection Lasting Perfection concealer to hide anything that does not need to be seen! It is also a very dewy foundation which again might not be for everyone but personally I really like that dewy "awake" look. (I need all the help I can get)

Please let me know if you've tried this foundation, especially if you have a different skin type to me (I have dry skin) as I would be interested to see how it works for you!

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Essie | The Pastel Edit

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I hope you are all having a brilliant Bank Holiday weekend! I am in complete chill out mode at the moment! This morning I was reorganizing my nail polishes, I just put all of my Essie polishes together for organisation and realised how pretty they all looked together so I thought I would talk about my favourites for Spring. 
So my three picks are Bikini So Teeny, Mint Candy Apple and Fiji. First off I just wanted to say how obsessed I am with Essie nail polish. I find them to be brilliant quality, they don't streak on me and I find that they last ages on my nails. They are on the pricier side but in my opinion they are definitely worth it! 

In Ireland the weather is (slowly) getting better so I have been trying to break out the brighter nail polishes for my fingernails  I have been so loyal to my Maxfactor Midnight Bronze the past couple of months but I am trying to add a little bit of variety! I have been obsessed with pastels lately! I love them in clothes, accessories and nails! I think that they are the perfect colours to wear during Spring and they look gorgeous with a little bit of a tan!

Bikini So Teeny
This polish was so hyped up all last Summer so when I spotted it on Fragrance Direct a couple of months ago I instantly ordered it. (For £1.99 may I add!) and to be honest I haven't really worn it much up until lately. I would describe it as a very light periwinkle blue with a slight shimmer to it. I think it is like the baby version of Lapis of Luxury which is a stronger blue. I think this is so nice with a tan, one of the more unusual nail colours that I own and whenever I wear it somebody always asks what it is! 

Mint Candy Apple
One of the most hyped nail polishes of all time, and rightly so in my opinion!  I think it is the most perfect mint "Tiffany box" colour ever. It looks lovely with a tan and it brightens up any look. I definitely think this is a more Spring/Summer nail polish and last year it was constantly on my nails. It's not to everyones taste but it is certainly to mine! Plus it has been worn by both Millie Mackintosh and Beyonce and if it's good enough for them! 

Fiji
I won't go into too much detail about this nail polish purely because I wrote a whole blog post on it last week which you can read here. I do really love this nail polish and it is one of the most recent additions to my Essie collection but has fast become one of my favourites! 

I hope you liked this sort of post. It was kind of one of those randomly planned ones, I put a picture up on Twitter of how pretty these three looked together and it kind of went from there! Let me know if you have any more pastel nail polish recommendations for me and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your long weekend! 

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Bioderma Hydrabio Masque

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Happy weekend! I hope you are all having a good one so far, I still keep forgetting it's a long weekend. A few weeks ago the lovely Jess offered to send me some French skin care as she was in Paris at the time. I was absolutely delighted and knew straight away that I wanted some new Bioderma products. Bioderma in case you haven't heard of them have exploded over the blogging scene in the past year. The make-up artists favorite is the Crealine H2O, it removes every scrap of make up you could think of! Including water-proof eyeliner and mascara. It really is a wonder product. But unfortunately Bioderma is not widely available in Ireland or the UK so usually the easiest way of getting it is from eBay. I also wanted to try something new and having heard so much about the Hydrobio range, and having dry skin I thought I was a match made in heaven so I asked her to pick me up the Hydrabio Masque.

Since getting this I 've used it quite a few times. Some nights I juSt use it when I feel I need that little bit more hydration, and then on a Sunday evening when I'm doing my usual pamper session I'd use it after my clarifying mask to give myself back some of the moisuture that I may have lost during that. First of all I would just like to say this mask has a lovely scent. It's not massively fragranced but it does have a nice subtle scent which this girl definitely likes! You just apply a thick layer all over your face and leave it for ten minutes, I normally find after the ten minutes the majority of my mask has soaked into my skin but if there is some excess left over I would just wipe this off with a cotton pad. As soon as I put this on I can instantly feel it getting to work, it is so light and refreshing on your skin and you can almost feel your skin soaking up all the moisture. Since using it I have really seen a difference in my skin, it feels and looks so much more hydrtated! I have also tried this on my mum who has dry skin and she adored it too!

If you can get your hands on this I would thougherly recommend it! Have you any other Bioderma products that you would recommend?

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Weekend OOTN

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Morning Lovelies! 

I hope you are all having a good week! As you all know myself and my boyfriend went away at the weekend to celebrate our anniversary and on the Saturday night we went out for a meal so I just thought I would show you what I wore! We had an amazing weekend which I actually wrote about here 

Last night was our actual anniversary day but I was working which was a bit sad. But after I was surprised with a big bunch of flowers and we got a take-away and watched Life of Pi which was actually really good! (I wasn't expecting much) 

How is your weeks going? I keep forgetting that its a Bank Holiday weekend here in Ireland (I'm not sure about elsewhere) Yay for long weekends!!  

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