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How Much is Too Much When it Comes to Buying Makeup?

€20 for a lipstick? €50 for an eyeshadow palette? Makeup can be so cheap and cheerful you want do jump for joy but can also be so eye-wateringly expensive you can feel a little guilty afterwards. I...

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No7 BB Lips – A Good Dupe for Clarins Lip Perfectors

I have to say I tut tutted when I saw that BB Creams had suddenly becoming all all consuming buzz word that had managed to gravitate to all sorts of products including lip balms. Even the letters...

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Bourjois Cream Blush & So Matt Topcoat

The beauty world has been insanely excited about the new line of cream blushers coming from Bourjois and as I was in Boots at the weekend I knew I had to review at least one so I swatched all four...

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What Has Been Your Experience in the Blogging World?

Inspired by ArtDonatella’s very interesting post on PR samples and events goodie bags I got thinking and decided to write this wee post. The blogging community is both mindbogglingly large (and...

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Specs Appeal or Laser Sharp?

I went for my first eye test in a few years last weekend after my boyfriend went and had to get a new prescription. He got some lovely glasses and shades but also asked about eye surgery and while...

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Jurlique Rose Silk Finishing Powder

Ooh my laser card is cowering in fear. Boots are officially launching an IRISH website, meaning all the goodness of Boots and it’s many, many lustworthy brands are even easier to get your hands on,...

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A Lip Smackingly Good Offer from DuWop & Cloud10Beauty

My lips are tingling like crazy as I write this, but no it’s not from a wicked curry or a pack of Dorito’s hot and spicy, it’s all due to DuWop and this awesome freebie kit that you can get when...

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Maybelline’s Two Very Nice Dupes for Illamasqua and Clarins

While we were in Boots picking up L’Oreal’s incredible new cleansers I also picked up these two from Maybelline which were in a ‘buy one, get one half price’ sale which is always a nice little...

May 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Blog Sale!

Hi everyone! Today I have a little blog sale as we have a lovely anniversary holiday down to Cork at the end of June and we’re trying to save hard to every penny counts! Postage is €3 on each item,...

May 13, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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L’Oreal Skin Perfection Cleansing Oil & Micellar Solution

We had a wander around Boots in Liffey Valley at the weekend (and a cheeky Nandos…yum!) and I picked up a few bits with a little help from my brill boyfriend, who helped me hunt down these two...

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Essence Stick-On Eyeliner – God send or Gimmick?

Creating a perfect eyeliner flick is one of my many makeup fails and although I manage with a normal line most days, I can never get the dramatic sweeping liner look loved by many a femme fatale....

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No. 7 Blusher in Soft Damson

Tis the season for the No.7 voucher and having bought the incredible Airbrush Away primer (more on that another day) I spotted their very pretty blushers and decided to take a punt and try this...

May 8, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Le Volume de Chanel Mascara – Worth Every Penny

I’ve been addicted to ARTDECO’s mascara ever since I tried it a few months back and I haven’t quite found anything that could better it but I have to say, it has a very serious contender. Le Volume...

May 7, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Vichy Idéalia BB Cream Light – First Impressions

It’s confirmed. I’m addicted to BB Creams. I can’t help it. Yes when they’re bad they’re horrid but when they’re good they work absolute wonders on the skin and offer full-proof, fuss-proof beauty...

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May Day Madness Competition – Open Internationally!

Well lovely ladies, May is finally here, there’s a long weekend on the horizon and how better to get that Friday feeling on a Wednesday morning than with a snazzy little competition for you all! As...

May 1, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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Japanese Makeup Swap Review

So, you may have seen a few weeks ago that I got a shed-load of goodies in a beauty swap with the lovely Joy Lee based in Japan and I’m now itching to do another beauty swap because of it! Anyway,...

Apr 30, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Topshop Dark Knight Nail Varnish

We just finished watching the Batman trilogy again so maybe that has something to do with this recent purchase. I have a growing obsession with the Topshop stand so when I set my eyes on this...

Apr 29, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Perfume

That’s certainly a mouthful of a title but this is a short and sweet post imploring you to go out and sniff Roger & Gallet’s brand new fragrance as fast as your little legs can take you. I’m not...

Apr 25, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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GOSH Galaxy Nail Varnish

I’m a bit of a chemist fiend and I love going in and buying random beauty products, shampoo, deodorants and all other matters of stuff I don’t particularly need at the time. So last week on a quick...

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Catrice Highlighting Powder and ‘Gone With the Wind’ Blusher

I have to say, Catrice are really worming their way into my heart with all their lovely goodies and each time I pass the stand now, something else catches my eye. Last week, it was their very...

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Topshop Lip Crayon in Wave Goodbye

Another day, another pink lip balm to add to the collection! But this one is surprisingly good, making Revlon’s lip butters quake a little in their boots. Topshop’s makeup range certainly has...

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My 5 Favourite Posts This Week!

It’s that time of the week already ladies and I’m not quite sure where the week went! I had a lovely week, we went to see Jack the Giant Slayer, caught Billy Connelly in The Grand Canal Theatre (I...

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NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Mont Blanc

You may have seen my recent spate of NARS posts over the last week, where I sung the praises of their Immaculate Complexion Loose Powder and wallowed in disappointment with their Light Reflecting...

Apr 18, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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What Are Your Beauty Fails?

I’ve seen this tag floating around a few blogs and although for some reason I never do tags, I’d been contemplating doing a very similar post anyway so saw it as a sign! For me, there has been far...

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Clarins Instant Smooth Crystal Lip Gel

My first thought when I unboxed this lip gel was simply ‘yum’. It honestly looks good enough to eat and I now have a serious craving for jelly! This is one of two lip gels (€20) that belong to the...

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Peachy & Pink Springtime Blushers

Eventually my Spring posts will become timely, but for the moment you’re going to have to pretend Spring is in the air, the birds are singing and it’s balmy and warm outside! So here’s a little...

Apr 15, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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NARS Immaculate Complexion Loose Powder – Lives up to it’s Claims

You may have read my very disappointed review of NARS Light Reflecting Pressed Powder a few days ago which I frankly hated a little, leaving me a little disillusioned with NARS. Well thankfully, I...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Revlon Lip Butter Pink Lemonade VS Burt’s Bees in Pink Blossom

I’m all about pink when it comes to my lips. I had a fish in my makeup bag recently and every lip balm and gloss I came across was pink, pink, pink. So of course when I bought two new lip delights,...

Apr 10, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Nars Light Reflecting Pressed Powder – A Huge Disappointment

I’m very much into the glowing natural look lately but find it almost impossible to not use a good sweep of face powder to make sure my makeup is set. So when I started googling illuminating...

Apr 9, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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How Much is Too Much When it Comes to Buying Makeup?

No7 BB Lips – A Good Dupe for Clarins Lip Perfectors

Bourjois Cream Blush & So Matt Topcoat

What Has Been Your Experience in the Blogging World?

Specs Appeal or Laser Sharp?

Jurlique Rose Silk Finishing Powder

A Lip Smackingly Good Offer from DuWop & Cloud10Beauty

Maybelline’s Two Very Nice Dupes for Illamasqua and Clarins

Blog Sale!

L’Oreal Skin Perfection Cleansing Oil & Micellar Solution

Essence Stick-On Eyeliner – God send or Gimmick?

No. 7 Blusher in Soft Damson

Le Volume de Chanel Mascara – Worth Every Penny

Vichy Idéalia BB Cream Light – First Impressions

May Day Madness Competition – Open Internationally!

Japanese Makeup Swap Review

Topshop Dark Knight Nail Varnish

Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Perfume

GOSH Galaxy Nail Varnish

Catrice Highlighting Powder and ‘Gone With the Wind’ Blusher

Topshop Lip Crayon in Wave Goodbye

My 5 Favourite Posts This Week!

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Mont Blanc

What Are Your Beauty Fails?

Clarins Instant Smooth Crystal Lip Gel

Peachy & Pink Springtime Blushers

NARS Immaculate Complexion Loose Powder – Lives up to it’s Claims

Revlon Lip Butter Pink Lemonade VS Burt’s Bees in Pink Blossom

Nars Light Reflecting Pressed Powder – A Huge Disappointment

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