BH Cosmetics Floral Blush Duos in Rose & Iris

Hello my gorgeous readers I hope you are all well :) 

Todays review is on two blush duos created by BH Cosmetics.  These blush were released last year and ever since I have had my eyes on them so i took advantage when I purchased the its Judy Time Palette to buy these two aswell :) 

First thing I want to say is I really wished I have bought the whole collection now Honest they are the bomb-diggitty

Every budding beauty needs the perfect cheek flush.  BH Floral Blush Duos are inspired by flower petals and their feminine, soft colors and include two shades inside each mirror, magnetic palette.  Swirl the two shades together and apply or use them separately to sculpt a lovely glow. by BH Cosmetics 

Look how cute the packaging is.  I am in love with it.  If this is not crying out girly I dont know what is :) :)   You are getting the choice of 2 blushes in which you can use on their own or together.  You are also getting a nice sized mirror always perfect for travelling.  I love how the lid has a magnetic which helps keep the blush from getting damaged aswell as easy open and close.  

There are 5 shades to choose from and get this they are all named which makes it even more sweeeet!!!! 

I regret not going for all 5 shades now after trying these beauties out but the 5 shades are:

Tulip

Lilac

Rose 

Iris 

Daisy 

Each cost as little as $4.95 at the moment which is 50% off which i presume is for the month of January as when I bought these I got them at the end of December at this price 

As you can see I ended up choosing Rose and Iris 

Ok Rose first of all is my utmost favourite and I think even if I get the other duos I will still pick Rose over them look how stunning the blush is.  

On one side (left) you are getting a stunning deep pinky rose shade with a golden sheen Oh my goodness im in love with this shade soooo much.  Its perfect for all year round and with suit every skin tone.  A little goes a long way and its so creamy it blends into the skin beautifully I love it on the other side (right) you are getting a peach toned highlight which is also stunning and gives a golden sheen which makes your skin glow.  I use these seperately as you are getting enough glow from the blush but for days you want that extra glow like in the summer you can mix the two .  I am telling you all now if you get the Rose Blush Duo you are going to fall in love its amazing !!!!

Next up is :) 

Oh my goodness this is beautiful too and I know i said that Rose was my favourite this doesnt mean I dont like this one

Iris is deep beyond deep but it doesnt mean I dont like it in fact I really like it.  

Starting with the blush itself (left) you are getting a a deep plum shade which is matte.  This shade is stunning and very pigmented.  I can see alot of women of colour going for this one in particular and it would look absolutely stunning on them.  If used with a light hand this would suit anyone with light to medium skin tones and would actually give a more deep rosey colour if used lightly than plum.  I of course have to use a light hand on this blush and I love the fresh look it gives me.  I would tend to reach for this if i am going anywhere that involves cameras and its very effective that way 
The other side (right) is more of a peachy coral with a stunning golden glow.  This could actually be used as a blush on the fairest of skins .  For me its more of a highlight which would be fantastic over a coral blush.  Mixing the two together works great as the first is matte so if you did want to add that fresh glow to the blush you have the highlight shade to do that :) 

These blushes without a shadow of doubt are brilliant and very long lasting.  Of course the best thing about them is they are buildable which means you can go as light or as heavy as you want.  I found I didnt have to reapply my blush through out the day.  For the price you are certain getting just as good a blush as a high end blush with the pigmentation the longevity the shades and also the packaging what more would you need apart from a celebration that you only paid $4.95/£3.00/€3.64 for them :)
Have you tried them yet ? 
You really should I promise you wont regret it I plan to buy the rest of the shades also so if you want me to show you swatches of them when I get them let me know :) 
Here is a photo of me wearing Rose lightly on my cheeks can you see that beautiful glow it gives :) 

Until Next Time Lots of Love Luck and Laughter :) 

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My Experiences with PhotoBox

Hello my beauties How are you all :) 

Wow I woke up this morning and seen the most beautiful sky I have ever seen in a long time.  I look out the window and see the sun rising but the sky is filled with a beautiful colour of orange yellow and red not only that but see the trees and grasses and house covered in frost.   What an amazing view and a perfect picture moment.  On that thought I ran for my phone and took some photos you just have to capture these moments dont you :)  

I for one love to take photos.  I am a little obsessed with it to be honest.  I have 5 children after all and want to capture everything.  I have to admit it when I was born my mum did not have a camera and I dont have many photos of myself as a child.  I have never even seen a photo of myself as a newborn which I have to admit is sad, so I think maybe that is why I have thousands of photos of my children lol.  They will thank me when they are my age I think.  

The worse thing about been obsessed with taking photos is you want to get all of them printed out which can be very pricey.  Its sort of heart breaking not to get the photos you are proud of printed out due to not been able to afford it or getting one particular photo enlarged big enough to fit over the fireplace etc.  This is where PhotoBox comes in :) :) 

I first heard about the PhotoBox website about 3 years ago where i got an email about a deal.  If you signed up to the website you could make a calender for only 99c at the time.  So I thought I would try it out.  When I received the calender I was absolutely amazed I had my own personalised calender with photos of my family on it :) plus i was able to enter birthdays on the calender while designing it.  So I went back onto the site and ordered more copies for my family for Christmas and they were delighted with them.  

At the moment PhotoBox is doing a deal of 60% off Calenders so I strongly advise you all to give it a go :)  

From then on I have been using this site for everything including Post prints oh wow the poster prints.  We always have the fear when a photo is enlarged unless done by a professional will not look as good as the photo taken.  Which is what I feared the first time I ordered mine.  I felt that the quality of the photo would lessen the bigger the poster I ordered.  

Poster prints come in 16 different sizes yes 16.   The smallest size been 14" x 11"  £5.49 to the biggest bee 45" x 30" £24.99  :)   I first went with the size 20" x 16" which cost £10.16 oh my goodness I was totally amazed at the quality of the photo and how thick the photo paper was.  The poster print comes in a huge thick tube which protects the photo and keeps it from damage even if its dropped.  I was that impressed I went back and order a little bigger for my dad's christmas present.  And then I took the chance at the new year and ordered a whooper 40" x 30" Poster Print which I have to say is AMAZING and HUGE!!!! 

a massive thumbs up for the poster prints too :) :) 

I could go on forever about what this site can offer and the crazy affordable prices they offer but you would fall asleep haha above is some of what the site offers which is literally everything you can think of and more :) :) 

They do the most incredible deals too which is an extra bonus because even without the deals this site is super affordable. 

 For example at the beginning of the New Year they done an amazing deal I just could not resist.  If you spent £100 on anything on the site you got 50% off so I ordered 1239 6" x 4.5" prints of my photos I had saved on my computer, plus 2 personalised mugs with a photo on it and  a 40" x 30" poster print and it only cost me after 50% was taken off plus postage which was only €17.47 altogether €68.64 An AMAZING deal 

Not only that but you also get emails when your items are posted out, a tracking number and of course sign for delivery.  I am amazed with the speedy delivery they offer too.  They offer delivery to everywhere in Europe and also offer international shipping :) :) 

Customer service is absolutely brilliant too if you have any questions at all they get back to you straight away 

I just had to give this company a review because I am so well impressed with the services they offer and the fact that they treat their customers like royalty not only that they provide the best possible quality items at cheap prices.  

I really could go on forever about Photobox but I think you get the idea I LOVE THEM and will forever turn go to them for my photo prints and of course they have a blog in which they show you ideas in how to improve your photography and keep you updated with everything to do with their site :) 

All you have to do to get your prints is upload your photos to the site and then order what you want.  They also print out your instagram photos and you can even print out your photos from your facebook page.   I also recommend you check out their advice section before ordering where they tell you what to do and how.  

Have you ever tried this site before.  

I hope you enjoyed this review 

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

Disclaimer:  I am in no way linked with this company nor am I getting anything for doing this post.  I am simply sharing my experiences to you all so you know what to expect :) :)  

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Guest Blog Post # 2: Textured Nails Using Striping Tape with Enigmatic Rambles

For these nails I began by doing a gradient with A England Ascalon and Sleeping Palace. 
This turned out to be a very subtle gradient.
 I then added some striping tape and used Barry M's textured Countess over the top of the striping tape and then I removed the tape revealing the pattern below.

A England - Sleeping Palace

A England - Ascalon

Barry M - Countess

I hope you enjoyed that and got some ideas :)  There is plenty of links in this post for you all to check out Enigmatic Rambles does a mixture of reviews, hair, makeup and tutorials but 98% of her posts are Nails If you are a nails fan certainly check out her blog.   

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 



























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Blank Canvas Cosmetics F22 HD Dome Face Brush Now comes in Purple !!!!!!!

Hello My beauties How are you all :) 

You may remember me briefly reviewing The F22 by Blank Canvas Cosmetics before but today i had to do a more detailed review because now its available in another colour.  My favourite colour Purple !!!!!!! 

Exciting Right? 

Not only do I love the fact that its now available in Purple but I also love the brush itself even more than I ever did.  Its just one amazing brush that should be in every makeup artist beauty guru and anyone else who loves makeup's collection.  

There is only 2 Brushes I love to use at the moment to apply my foundation and both are by Blank Canvas that is a) The F20 Brush which is a Flat top Brush and b) the F22 which is this one.  

The F22 is a dome shaped brush which is designed to give you a more natural airbrushed finish to your foundation.  I am telling you theres more to this brush than you think.  

It is amazing amazing for buffing out your foundations be it cream, liquid or mineral.  

The Synthetic Fibres are so tight packed in there that the brush does not absorb too much product in which I find with some brushes.  There is nothing worst than using so much foundation and your brush absorbing most of it.  So automatically by using this brush you are saving almost half of your foundation.  Not bad eh?

Dont even get me started on how soft this brush is Ok Ok I am going to tell you.  Close your eyes and think of someone putting a feather to your face think of the comfort it makes you feel and how soft it feels well thats what this brush feels even after washing the softness is amazing which means its perfect for anyone with sensitive skin even my babies love to rub this brush on their faces whenever its clean that is lol.  

This is also the perfect sized blush to apply cream blush I love it for that.  Its also perfect for contouring with because of its done shape it get right under the cheek bone, temples and anywhere else you want to contour easily.  

Over all i highly Recommend this brush to everyone.   For only €13.99 You are getting you moneys worth and more and now that it has 2 different shade my favourite has to be the purple you can easily get two one for your foundation and one maybe for your powders etc :) at least you can tell which is which by the colour :) :) 
Which colour would you pick Black or Purple 

I hope you enjoyed my blog post and thanks so much for reading 

If you are thinking of purchasing from Blank Canvas Cosmetics Enter "NINA" at the end for a little discount for all my lovely readers I Hope you enjoy 

Until Next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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Guest Blog Post #1: Top 5 Highlighters by Lauren Marie

Hi everyone, I'm Lauren from Makeup By Lauren Marie and  I have put together my top 5 highlighters, weather you like to look OTT or just simply glowing, there is something here for everyone.

First up if your on a budget, I highly recommend Bourjois Java Rice powder, this is an illuminating powder that brightens the skin and adds a very subtle glow to the cheeks. Its so finely milled its a dream to wear and looks great applied to the apple of the cheeks and along the temples, I cannot recommend this enough. Still sticking with budget we have Sephora Rose highlighter, this is a little more obvious but still natural. Its a rose gold shimmering powder that looks super divine on the face. This is highly pigmented and for only €13 its a steal.

If you like to spend a little extra, Mac Soft & Gentle is a gorgeous highlighter, this is subtle, but still vivid, I do find that if this is applied and buffed in too much it can turn to glitter, so just sweeping this across your cheekbones and down the bridge of your nose with a light hand is the best way to apply it. This will catch the light and give your face that luminous glow. If you have pale skin and feel as though Rose shaded highlighters are a bit too dark for you, Nars Albatross is the perfect highlighter for you. Albatross is a yellow toned highlighter, that looks really unique, its contains hardly any glitter just shimmer and looks great on the cheeks, this can be applied lightly for a more natural look or it can be applied more heavy handed for a dramatic result. This one is defiantly one to keep an eye out for. Lastly we have the mother of all highlighters and that is The Balm Mary Loumanizer, this is the bomb.com literally. Its creamy, pigmented and looks like your cheeks are bursting with glowiness when its applied. This highlighter is for people who love highlighter so if your not one who likes to stand out, you may want to avoid this one. 

So there you have it, 5 great highlighters ranging from barley there to in your face glow. Have I tempted you into trying any of these? Comment below and tell me your favourite highlighter. 

You can read more from me on my blog www.makeupbylaurenmarie.com

Wow Lauren Some amazing looking Highlighters there :)  They all look fab.  Thanks so much to Lauren for taking part.  Make sure to check out her blog for more amazing posts :)  I really enjoyed my First Guest Blog Post and hopefully there will be many more to come 

If you are interested in becoming a Guest Blogger on my Blog simply email me on 
dear-nina@hotmail.co.uk 
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Its Judys Time Eyeshadow Palette by BH Cosmetics review & Surprise ;)

Hello my beauties :) 

I hope you are all well :) Wow 2014 already isnt it cray cray 

Well for my first 2014 Review I have a lovely treat for you :) :) 

I am sure you all know the lovely Judy from Its Judy Time Her Beauty channel is a hit all over youtube and she has some amazing makeup looks reviews and all sorts on it.  She was one of the first Beauty Lovers I watched on Youtube and I havent stopped nor will I ever as long as her videos keep coming.  Awww and thats not to mention her vlog channel which is Its Judys Life.  Years I have been watch her life as she vlogs everyday.  I feel like I know her more than some of my own friends Watching her get married, when she first announced she was expecting watching Julianna grow into a beautiful baby girl and of course hearing them announce they were expecting twins I cant wait to see the Little bundles of joy.  They are a lovely family and a pleasure to watch every single day.  

Sorry I am babbling Anyways When Judy announced she teamed up with one of my favourite online beauty stores BH Cosmetics to create her own eyeshadow palette I was super excited for her.  I knew I had to get my hands on it even before she showed everyone the palette.  I knew she would pick shades that would suit everybody.  

The only down side is that its a Limited Edition and could get sold out any minute that why I was online straight away on the release date to buy :) The Good News Is I have checked the site and they are still available to buy as im sure BH Cosmetics are well stocked up as they always are on LE's. 

First off all let me mention the writing on this palette.  I love the fact its gold and its Judys style of writing the gold makes it stand out even more on the black palette which makes it look like you paid more than it cost.  The palette the light and small near enough the size of the Naked Palette only its not as bulky.  Perfect for travelling and perfect for fitting with you other palette collections.  What I love about it is the lid is well secured with a magnet which means no mess in your bag.  Its handy to open but seals shut with this magnet.  

Now for the inside is nothing but pure beauty and of course a special message for all of us from Judy herself :) This is her all time saying "Natural is Beautiful but makeup is Glam" I love it 

As you can see the palette consists of 12 stunning shades.  All for the beautiful cost of $14.95/€10.99/£9.10 Amazing value for a palette like this.  The one thing I have to add is your are only allowed to purchase one palette per transaction as they are at high demand and also Limited Edition I certainly plan on buying another before they run out completely.  

As stated this palette consists of the perfect neutral shades aswell as jewel toned blues and purples perfect for day time and night time looks.  Not only that but there is the perfect mixture of mattes, shimmers and satin eyeshadows which I love as its perfect for when you need to do a look in a hurry and dont want to be pulling out different palettes for the right shades or for travelling.  

Let me show you these amazing eyeshadows Click on the photo for a closer look at these beauties 

So starting with the top row we have:

• A brilliant matte highlight cream with a slight pink under tone to it Its a perfect matte highlight and a perfect blending out shade for those harsh lines :) very pigmented for a lighter shade 
• A perfect transition shade for those blending out moments.  You are getting a nice a light brown shade.  
• I love this shade and also reminds me of a Naked Palette shade.  You are getting a stunning Satin gold.  It reminds me a little of UD "Smog" only lighter. Very pigmented 
• Next up is another matte shade this time a lovely red brown shade a perfect crease shade and transition shade.  Another very pigmented shade 
• This shade is a stunning deep chocolate brown This has a slight red undertone to it.  Stunning shade and one of my favourites very pigmented a little goes a long way
• Another dark brown this time with gold shimmers a beautiful pigment shade and perfect for a smokey eye look 

Now for the 2 Row

• Another of my favourites I have to admit and as judy says a perfect romantic shade you are getting a beautiful satin gold with a slight pinky undertone and boy is this pigmented I love it I love how it compliments my eye colour and make the green in my eyes pop
• Oh boy this next shade is even more pigmented than the one before It is a stunning bronze this is more brown with gold running through a little goes a long way with this beauty 
• When you look at the pan at this next shade you will automatically think wow a deep burgandy shade well in fact you are getting a a black with burgundy shimmer its beautiful and a perfect shade for night time looks.  I did find you have to be careful when applying this shade as there is some fall out.  
• Next shade I love Judy for doing this she added a beautiful blue toned purple for those days you want to add a pop of colour to your eyes.  Purple is one of my favourite shades of eyeshadows as it compliments my hazel eyes :) :) This purple has a slight silver shimmer to it and very pigmented 
• This next one is also for that pop of colour only this time its more blue with purple undertones.  I love how the sunlight makes this shade stand out more :) Very pigmented 
• Oh my gosh this colour is beautiful a deep royal blue that is hugely pigmented This shade a little tints of silver sparkles but gives a beautiful satin finish 

The above swatches are made with no primer underneath.  I wanted to do one of the looks Judy did herself on her channel using this palette i dont think I did a bad job of it lol Click on the photo for a closer look 

As you can see yourself this palette is stunning.  You have all the colours your need to make numerous looks for both day and night.  I love that each eyeshadow is as pigmented as the other.  They blend amazingly and need very little effort apply.  With a primer they intensity of alot of these shades is amazing and wears all day long.  

I am thrilled I have this palette in my collection as its now another favourite of mine and I will be stocking up before they run out. 

 I also have a little surprise for you all to start off the New Year 

One of you is going to get a chance to win one of these palettes as a treat from me to you :)  All you have to do is comment and tell me Why you love me LMAO Only kidding just tell me What your Favourite colour of eyeshadow is and why???  Plus if you feel like sharing this giveaway you will earn yourself an extra entry but make sure to include a link with your comment 
Please make sure you are a follower also :) :) 

I really hope you enjoyed this review and Until Next Time

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Guest Bloggers Wanted on Nina's Bargain Beauty

Hello My beauties :) :) 

Well as promised I am going to start introducing Guest Blog posts on my blog.  

Last year I did a series of Share the Love which was a huge hit on my blog and I loved meeting new bloggers aswell as sharing some of my favourite bloggers to you all.  

This year I have decided to continue with the share the love series only a little different 

This is where you come in...... If you are a blogger old or new and would like to take part by doing a guest post on my blog be it about beauty fashion whatever you write about 

all you have to do is contact me on 

dear-nina@hotmail.co.uk 

Its very simple you literally type up your blog post the way you normally do and email it to me including photos links etc and thats it :) :) as simple as that 

I am so excited about this as im sure I too will meet new bloggers through this and I am also getting the opportunity share bloggers with my readers.  I will post a guest blog post once a week to begin with depending on how many I get.  I really hope you all enjoy this and I cant wait to get started 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts of 2013

Hello My beauties How are you all today :)  Wow taking a trip down memory lane is one of my favourite things to do especially with family photos.  Since having my first baby nearly 12 years ago I must have about 2 of the biggest suitcases full of photos and I will keep going with photos as I love to capture everything to do with my kiddies.   I took a different trip down memory lane today by reading some of my older blog posts and one thing I noticed was quite a few of them have been read alot.  So I thought today I would do something different to end 2013 by sharing with you or even taking this trip down memory lane with you by showing some of my most read blog posts of the year (Click on the photos to bring you straight to the blog post) 
So starting with Number 1 

With well over 3000 reads this is by far the most popular blog post of the year and I would not blame you all for been curious about them as they are absolutely amazing and just as good as the more expensive MUFE HD Blush I love them 

Next up is number 2 

Awww the Good old fixing mist spray by MUA.  This is my 2nd most read blog post and I noticed more people read this over the hot summer month in which was when I mostly used this too :) :) I loved it and used 2 whole bottles over the summer months :) 

Number 3 

The love of my life the one and only Blank Canvas Cosmetics 6 pan Contour Palette.  I think at this stage you all know I absolutely love love love this palette so much and highly recommend it.  You all seemed very keen to read my views on this and im so glad you did because its amazing :)  Alot of you also got back to me after buying it thanking me for recommending it nothing makes me happier than you all giving me feedback especially when I know it will be positive :) :) 

Number 4 

awww one of my favourite additions to my makeup collection and looks like it was a favourite post for you guys too :)  A Beautiful palette that deserves to be on the permanent line :) 

Number 5

I love these lipsticks and they are amazingly affordable I own about 7 different shades and they are so highly pigmented you all loved my review on these and I wouldnt blame you these look amazing on the lips and worth every cent and more :) 

Number 6

Ever since Avon left Ireland there has been a gap in all Avon fans lives I for one know.  So when Oriflame came to Ireland straight after I for one was very curious and sceptic about them taking over Avon fans.  I of course had to try it out for myself and alot of you really were interest in finding out my opinions with my first post been on the Studio Cream Blush it certainly kept my interest going :) 

Number 7

Awww my lovely brushes by Blank Canvas Cosmetics :) and its no surprise that this is another most read blog post.  Blank Canvas has become a hit with everyone all over the world now :) and im so proud to say that this company is Irish :) :) 

Number 8

Oh My this palette is surely another of my top favourite Sleek Palettes.  I am still to this day using it and love it just as much its amazing I love it :) 

Number 9

When e.l.f Cosmetics released their Pressed Mineral Eyeshadows for the first time ever e.l.f fan wanted to get their hand on them.  Of course been an elfette myself I got straight onto the site and ordered mine.  When I reviewed these I was actually surprised with just how many of you were interested in finding out what i thought of them :) 

Number 10

I am extremely surprised with this one to be honest Alot of you were very very interested in My Experience with the Rose Wholesale Company who made and are making a fool of everyone.  All 1590 of you and I only posted this up a little over a week ago.   I am pleased to update you all that I did in fact receive my refund after a number of emails letting them know that I am handing it over to my lawyers :)  But they are still ripping many people off and alot of people are left with no money and no order Shame on them !!!!

Well that has been fun taking a trip down memory lane on my blog posts for the past year.  Some of my most read have surprised me and others have not to be honest.  Thank you all so so much for the support you have given me throughout the year because only for you I wouldnt be doing what i love.  You are all amazing readers and I love when you comment and tell me your opinions.  I am looking forward to another amazing year of blogging and of course bringing back my videos :) 

I Wish you all a Very Happy New Year.  I hope You all are showered with Health and happiness all year round :) 

Thanks for reading 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

I love love love hearing from you all :) I make it my duty to read each and every one of you comments and every time i get a comment from you it highlights my day thanks so so much to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx