Nina's Wednesday Whispers Week 1

Hey my beauties I hope you are all well 

Today is the First of my Wednesday Whisper's Advice Blog Post 

Thank you all so much for the great response of my idea to do this 

I am so excited to take this new journey and even more excited to get to know you all a little more through this.  

So far i have got 2 emails sent to me and of course I'm happy with this as i know alot of you out there find it hard to open up and trust someone you dont even know in person but its true what they say ITS ALOT EASIER TO OPEN UP TO THE PEOPLE YOUR DONT KNOW THAN THE PEOPLE YOU DO.  Hopefully as this blog post moves on a week or two you will see that i am only here to listen and give my advice.  

So time for my first email 

This person wishes for no personal details (in which i would never do anyway i would only released first name) to be mentioned 

Dear Nina My problem involves two men. One is the father of my little daughter the other is an ex i went out with when i was 17 long time ago. Well a few weeks ago me and my long term partner of 5 years broke up as things werent the same between us we were constantly arguing and ever since i had our daughter almost 3 yeas ago our relationship was going down hill.He stopped sleeping in the same bed as me and left me do everything he basically did nothing just played his xbox day in day out. I felt like i had to stay with him if only for the sake of our daughter but finally got the courage to leave him.This is were the ex comes in. I started talking to him on Facebook and from there we really hit if off he came to see me and we went from there.But now my daughters daddy has been calling alot and we seem to be getting on so well that im now actually starting to get feeling fo him all over again. I really dont know what to do. I know that if i stay with the fella im with now i will be happy but at the same time i want the other fella. Aggghhhhh its so confusing. HELP...


Oh my goodness girl i can only imagine what you are going through at the moment. CONFUSED.COM eh?  Well hunny this is a very sensitive situation you are in not only are you confused but you to see that your daughter will also be very confused.  Even though kiddies never say anything they feel and see everything.  
Ok first of all YOUR EX is YOUR EX FOR A REASON i dont know if he was your first love but obviously you will get yourself caught up in the time you had with him all those years ago and as you are in a confused situation you will let you mind and heart wonder simply because you at the moment are lonely as you have got used to having a man in your life.   You will be remembering the all the good times you had with your ex and in your own way want to go back to that time and this is why you are confused about him. 
As for the father of your child HUNNY HAVING A CHILD WITH ANYONE PUTS PRESSURE ON A RELATIONSHIP BELIEVE ME I KNOW THIS.  So whatever problems you had before you had your baby was pushed aside and not dealt with and that added onto more stress when your little girl was born.  Having a new baby changes everything in a relationship and if you are not open with each other of course things will get worse.  Maybe he feel a little pushed aside since baby was born which is not yours or his fault some men and women do feel this.  
What you need to do is take a little break from both men and sit down and actually think about what you want in the future.  
Dont feel you should go back to the father of your child for the sake of your child as that will leave things worse for all three of you.  Personally i think it would be no harm giving it another try but both of you need to WANT TO MAKE THIS WORK.  
THE KEY TO EVERY SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP IS TALKING TO EACH OTHER.  Dont shut each other out be truthful and honest and make sure when you have your chats cover everything.  
SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER:  This is healthy for you both as having kiddies makes us forget to take a break from them.  When with a partner we tend not to go out as much we find it easier to stay at home which in fact puts more of a downer in the relationship.  Im not saying go out every weekend but maybe a little more than you do :)  This also helps you communicate with each other more
If you decided to go back to the father of your child and it doesnt work out well at least you know your tried and that you worked hard on making a go of it and move on without any regrets 
I hope this bit of advice helps you along your way hunny I hope this is not too long to read lol i do find i get carried away talking :) 
The best of luck to you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
P.S: Please let me know what you decide and how things are :) :) 

Hi Nina 
I've a really great friend who I've known for years and we get on like a house on fire but she takes absolutely everything to heart. I always have to be so careful with what I say she gets very easily offended. I understand that is a part of her personality but it is difficult to deal with sometimes. The other night I had her over and she spent most of the night complaining, mostly about her bodily functions aka bowel movement etc.!, which I find pretty gross and just TMI. (She is convinced there is a medical reason behind it whereas I think a lot of it is stress and that she needs to just chill out.) I like that she feels comfortable to talk to me about anything..and I mean anything..but at the same time I don't need or want to know that level of detail. I'm totally open to discussing my friends problems but for me there is a cut off point when it gets a bit inappropriate. How can I tell her that without her feeling like I'm attacking her or being rude? 

Hey hunny I complete understand where your coming from here.  I think everyone has at lease one friend who annoys them in some way but to be honest no one is perfect.  You two sound like you are more sister like friends than normal friends which is great to have but sometimes not so great when it comes to issues like this.  
First of all you friends situation does sound like a stress issue.  I myself have that issue and its called IBS Irritable Bowl Syndrome (now im no doctor and i could be wrong) but by the way you explained in your email she maybe be suffering it which is caused by stress and diet mostly.  IBS is set off if you eat the wrong foods such as too much fibre, white bread etc.  There is lots of information on the net about it if you google it.  You should tell her that you been the great friend you are looking this up for her  and this is what may be causing her problems.  Then you should advice her to visit the doctor to either get this confirmed or check out what really is the issue.  
She really needs to know how you feel hunny and honesty is the best policy.  If she is as good a friend as you say she is and you are both as close well then she will understand how you feel.  If she decides to take this as an insult (in which you cant help) there is really nothing you can do about it.
At the end of the day if you continue to be annoyed about this and not say anything she will continue talking about it and continue to make you feel uncomfortable and that will eventually cause you annoyance to build up and some day you will BURST and maybe say things you dont mean and that could cause bigger issues or even an end to your friendship which is not worth it is it?? 
If i were you i would 100% just say it to her the next time she talks about that issue just tell her that you understand she is having a hard time going through but could she keep the details to a minimum (you are not asking for much) 
You Could even tell her if she is wants to chat to someone about it THAT NINA WILL LISTEN TO HER AND GIVE HER ADVICE :) :) 
I hope this helps you hunny and makes sense to you please let me know how you get on :) 

Now my beauties thats the last of this weeks Wednesday Whispers.  It ended up i only got 2 emails this week but it is the first week after all.  So that is the reason i wrote more in my answers this week :) :) 

I hope you enjoyed this weeks advice post.  I would love some feedback from you all about it :) :) 

If you feel you have an opinion about my answers feel free to express them :) 

Until the next Wednesday Whispers 

See you soon 

Dont forget email me with you questions 

dear-nina@hotmail.co.uk 

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 First China Glaze Experience :)

Hey my beauties how are you all doing?

Today I am happy to announce that i am no longer a China Glaze Virgin Wahoooo :) 

You might find this hard to believe but i have never until now tried China Glaze Nail Polishes 

I dont know why to be honest as i have seen so many reviews , pictures, site etc with china glaze nail polishes.  I loved every picture i seen and heard so many great things about the polish.  They have been on my wish list for such a long time now these and O.P.I in which i have yet to try out.  

I think maybe the reason i havent tried these is because of the cost.  To be honest i got that used to buying cheaper branded nail polishes that i found it hard to spend up to 9 euro even more for one bottle from china glaze etc.  

Until one day i just took the plunge when i seen Beauty Emporium was doing a sale on some China Glaze and O.P.I Nail Polishes I just had to see what all the hype was about :) So i ended up buying 2 bottles from the site :) 

Blue Year's Eve was part of the 2011 collection :) Beauty Emporium had this on sale(in which they have ran out of stock) for 5 euro well i couldn't say no could I ? To be honest I am glad I didnt just look at that colour :) This is a very deep glassflecked blue.  In the sunlight you can almost catch the tiny speckle of purple in the bottle and if you are lucky you will see it on the nail too. I applied 3 thin coats and it turned out very opaque.  Absolutely amazing shade and i couldn't believe the amount of people that commented on my nails while i wore this.  They actually thought i got my nails done professionally :) Thanks China Glaze :) :) 

Sweet Hook:   I got this also on Beauty Emporium website on sale for 6.50 euro.  Now normally i dont go for a creme type nail polish but this caught my eye on the site as i was browsing i passed it a few time but i found myself going back to it and wondering will I or wont I.  Well you can see i did and i am glad i did!!!! This is part of the 2012 Spring collection and it looks amazing on the nail.  Its a pastel lilac.  Two coats is plenty as its a little thicker in consistency but not overly thick.  This shade would be lovely to wear if going to a wedding or an a family party or something like that.  

Lastly is CG in the City:  I got this little beauty on Ebay for 3.75 including shipping it was a bid sale happy days !! :)  I found out this was part of the Metro Collection in 2011

Just look at this nail polish in the bottle doesnt it look fab fab fab.  This is a clear nail polish with little gold, lavender, black and silver glitter.  I tried wearing this on its own and to be honest i thought it just didnt look right now dont get me wrong some people would like it on its own its just my person preference but i prefer it over a nail polish.   I have yet to try it over black nail polish in which I would say will look amazing :) I love this polish its great to have to jazz up you boring polish you might have in your collection.  :) 

Ok I can Safely say after my experience with these 3 polishes that im am LOVVVVINNNGGGG China Glaze polishes i mean wow.....

They lasted over a week on my nails which is pretty darn good as my hand are constantly in water.  Its crazy :) i put a cheaper nail polish on my nails in between wearing these polishes and all i wanted was the China Glaze on me :) :) I think i may possibly be starting to become a tad bit addicted lol.  Of course i will only buy China Glaze on offer as thats the sort of person i am....I'm a bargain hunter hehehehe  So keep an eye out for more nail swatches in the future from my blog as i have already ordered 2 more (i may be starting to build a little collection for myself ;) ) 
Another brilliant thing i love about these polishes is that there is Hardeners in them which is ideal for me as sometimes my nails become brittle and weak and i do find my nails feeling stronger while wearing these polishes 


Is there anyone else out there who hasn't tried China Glaze?  If you have tried them what are your Favourite shades....I have seen so many shades i want to try.  Have you tried O.P.I Is it any better or the same as China Glaze 
Well 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

Sleek MakeUp Ultra Matte i-Divine Palette V2 Darks Review

Well hello there Beautiful's :) :) 

I hope you are all well 

Now as you can see by the title I am reviewing 

Sleek MakeUp Ultra Matte i-Divine Palette V2 Darks :) :) 

Now you can imagine the excitement I was in when I first found out Sleek was bringing out 2 new all matte eyeshadow palettes in May this year :) 

I have always wanted to add more Matte eyeshadows to my collection as they are hard to find especially good ones :) 

Now if you have been following my blog for a while you will know i have 3 sleek eyeshadow palettes already to my collection and i absolutely adore them.  I think they are amazing for the value and the pigmentation of them are super amazing :) 

So this made me even more excited i just couldnt wait to try these to see if they were as good 

I purchased my Palette from Beauty Emporium  which is an Irish based company who sell different brands of beauty products including Sleek Makeup There was free shipping for the month of June so i took advantage and went CRAAAAZZZYYY shopping :) :) As you do.  

This palette cost me 8.50 euro which is a great price.  Beauty Emporium Ship World Wide which is excellent.  I love shopping there as you can get alot of products you would not be able to find elsewhere.  

The packaging is exactly the same as the rest of the palettes.  It comes with a nice sized mirror inside and a dual eye-shadow applicator which i always get rid on.  There is a plastic covering over the eye-shadows on which has the name of each eye-shadow printed it.  

The moment i seen this palette i fell in love with it.  If you are a matte eye-shadow lover you will love it too.  As i mentioned before in my other sleek palette reviews these eyeshadows are incredibly pigmented.  They are beautiful smooth and creamy and go on like a dream I literally have nothing bad to say about this palette if i had to pick out one flaw it would maybe be that the white shade is not as pigmented as the rest but thats about it :) 

So starting with each shade 

Orbit:  A beautiful deep teal i love this shade especially as an eyeliner its great for a pop of colour on a "no makeup day"

Ink:  A Fab Royal Blue even though i am not a huge fan of blue's i love this shade and it works for me 

Highness:  Well now this has to be one of my fav's :) a fab fab Purple i find myself using this alot lately it makes my hazel eyes pop

Thunder:  A mid tone Grey 

Maple:  A beautiful burgundy brown I love this shade especially when creating a smokey eye :) 

Flesh:  Well the name speaks for itself i think :) a tan shade great for blending out harsh lines or under the brow or on its own if you were doing a no makeup look 

Noir:  A simple black....whahooo i love getting black eyeshadows in palettes but to be honest it could be a little more pigmented in my eyes :) 

Dune:  A true sand shade another blending eyeshadow i use alot 

Pillow Talk:  This is the white i was talking about its not hugely pigmented but works 

Paper Bag:  A lovely chocolate brown i sometimes use this on my brows and as a eyeliner 

Villan:  Another beautiful violet purple hehehe im been spoiled in this palette :) :) 

Fern:  A lovely deep green i love this as a pop of colour on a "no makeup day" also :) 

Row 1 

Row 2 All swatches are made with no primer :) 

My overall opinion is some of these shades would not satisfy everyone.  Especially people who like to play it safe when it comes to eyeshadows.  People who like to play around with shades will love this :)  Personally i would not wear all matte on my eyes but i love the fact i finally have a true matte palette.  With a primer these will last a good 6 + hours depending on how oily your lids are.  As i do not suffer to very oily eyelids i found these lasted all day on me but i did do a look on someone with very oily lids and i have to admit they didnt last as long.  

For the price i think this palette is well worth its money but if you are someone who like to play it safe with eyeshadows or if mattes are not for you i think give this palette a miss.  

So have you tried this palette or have you tried the other one V1 or V2  ?

What do you think of it :) 

This palette is also available in Superdrug for around £7 and on the Sleek Website for 10 euro 

Well as i said above i kind of went a little CRAAAZZZY Shopping on Beauty Emporium mostly buying Sleek Makeup so keep an eye out for more reviews on that :) :) 

Until next time i hope you are all well 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

P.S  I thought bigger pictures would be better let me know in the comments what you think :) are they too big or just right :) Thanks everyone for reading :) 

***Update*** Since posting this review up a couple of people messaged me saying they could not find the palette on Beauty Emporium.  So i emailed them and as always i got an instant reply stating that they have ordered more but that Sleek has ran out of them and expecting restock within the month Stephanie the lady who runs Beauty Emporium said she will contact me when they are back in :) so i will let you all know on facebook when they are available again :) 

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

Nina's Wednesday Whispers

Hey my beauties how are you all doing :) 

If you follow me on facebook you will know what this blog post is about as i put the idea of this up on facebook and asked you all what you thought of my new blog post for Wednesdays.  I got great reception from alot of you saying you thought it was a great idea.  

Well incase you missed that i will tell you now. 

Since starting up my facebook and blog page i have got to know alot of lovely people and to be honest ended up having heart to heart chats about life in general as well as what i blog about of course and i have found people coming back to me thanking me for advice i have given them etc.  I have had suggestions to start up some sort of advice thing (as it was stated) I sort of put it off as i thought it might not work out but its been on my mind alot.  

I am at the age now that i can safely say i have experienced alot in my life and i mean ALOT.  Alot of good and alot bad but to be honest instead of wishing i never went through the bad i am sort of thankful after all i have learned alot from experience bad experiences and feel i have become a stronger and better person.  Now im in no way saying im a professional councilor but i can safely say that i have been told by many that i give good advice and that i make alot of sense.  

So here i am today announcing that i am official starting up an advice blog post especially for you all out there.  This advice post can be about anything at all beauty related, boy troubles, advice about children, basically anything at all ANYTHING.  All you gotta do is email me at

dear-nina@hotmail.co.uk 

I will pick out some emails every week and post them here with my advice/answers.  If your email is not chosen please do not be disheartened simply email me again and i will surely answer the following week.  I was even thinking if it gets to a stage where i get alot of emails every week i will this up on my youtube channel once a week so i can get round all of them.  We will see :) 

Now please be reassured that every email to me is private and confidential and if you do not wish for me to post your questions up on my blog just let me know in your email and i will simple just write back to you via email with my advice if i can answer you :) :) If you are happy with me posting your question but wish to keep your name ssshhhhhhh i will happily do that too.  I was never going to put your full name up but only your first name thats why i want you to let me know if thats ok or not.  

So starting today i hope this will be a hit as i love chatting and giving advice to people.  I love to offer my shoulder to people to cry on or simply be there to listen and I am for all of you :) 

I hope to hear from you all soon 

Dont forget email me on 

dear-nina@hotmail.co.uk 

This email is set up just for this blog post :) 

I am really looking forward to hearing from you all and looking forward to my 1st official Wednesday Whispers next week :) 

Thanks to everyone on facebook who participated of voting the name of this all important new blog post for me 

The winning vote was obviously 

Nina's Wednesday Whispers :) I love it 

See and hear from you soon 

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

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Catrice Prime and Fine Smoothing Refiner Review

Hey my beauties I hope you are all well :) 

Today's review is on the Catrice Prime and Fine Smoothing Refiner that i have been meaning to get and try for a very long time but never got round to it until a few weeks ago.  Actually i totally forgot all about it until someone asked me had i tried it yet and i replied no and they stated they were wondering had i tried it to find out what i thought of it before they got it awwwww its so sweet that they trust my word enough to wait and see what i thought :) :) 

Anyway on with the review 

Catrice state:

the new range of professional products for an excellent foundation. Ideal preparation: the Smoothing Refiner. The oil-free silicone-based primer practically makes pores disappear and fills out wrinkles for a smooth, refined complexion. Now you’re ready for your grand entry! Comes in a high-quality jar.

You are getting 14g of product for 4.99 euros which in my eyes is a bargain straight away as like any other primer going in the market you only need the slightest bit to do your whole face :)

The Packaging is alot different to some primers i have used.  The ones i own have a pump applicator whereas this on is a plastic jar.  To be honest i would have much preferred a pump applicator due to hygienic reasons but hey we are never happy eh? But when buying this product (the fact that it has such a wide opening) make sure it is sealed as you don't know who has put their fingers to the product if the seal is broken.  

The jar is small enough for your kit or handbag that's what i do like about it :) 

Now for the product itself :) :) Well when you see it in its package it looks a sort of pale pinky shade (which spreads out clear once applied) and also looks a little on the greasy side.  It looks creamy in the pot and it certainly feels creamy to touch and to apply on face skin.  You do feel the silicone in it but the fact that its oil free this will suit most skin types :).  The Fact that you can feel the silicone might alarm some of you but believe me it doesn't create any problems. 

Now i do suffer with open pores around my nose area and i do have a few "laughing lines" ;) so I was ready willing a able to put this baby to the test first on its own it certainly shows signs of reducing pores and lines for sure you could literally see the difference straight away not a huge huge difference but some but to put it to even more of a test i put this on before a certain foundation i found to sink into my pores especially and OMG girlies its made such a huge difference i am actually in love with this product !!!! The foundation a stayed away from i have been wearing on a regular basis now thanks to Catrice Prime and Refine (as i hate wasting anything and now i can use this foundation up).  

I highly recommend this primer to everyone but especially to people who suffer with dry skin, big pores, fine lines etc you will see a difference i promise and whats more is it even makes BB creams last all day long even in the warmest days :) 

One word of advice is if you suffer with very oily eyelids do not apply this on your eyelids as i have found that it made my eyeshadow crease even with using an eye primer.  

That's the only downfall i have with it. 

Have you tried this product?

What are your views on it :) 

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

16 Random Questions Tag :)

Hey my beauties i hope you are all well :) 

Well as you can see by the title this is a 16 Random Questions Tag 

& Seeing as this is Random i decided to put a Random picture in my blog post lol with a bit of humour haha as thats just who i am both Random and Humorous (well most of the time anyway) 

So i first seen this blog post on Marians blog called The high life of Mars whom i love reading she too is an Irish blogger Check her blog out you will love it :) 

Well i love tag videos and blog post and when i commented on hers she tagged me lol :) so its only now im getting round to doing it so here goes :) 

16 Random Questions

1.What was the last concert you went to?

Shakira and boy was it the best concert I have went to.  My dad bought me and my sister tickets to go and i thought "ok i like her but would she be any good live???" Well i can tell you now she is better live :) absolutely amazing concert and lasted and hour and half AMAZING 

2.When did you last drink champagne?

IOk you might find this hard to believe but i have never tasted it :O not even the cheap stuff no......I want to wait until i have a huge occasion to celebrate and then i will crack open that all expensive bottle of champers :) 

3.Have you been dancing recently?

I dance all the time :) I dance in my kitchen while im cooking, dance while cleaning my windows, dance with my sweeping brush, dance while applying makeup etc.......most of all i dance all the time with my kiddies i feel dancing is a great way to churp yourself up, exercise and most of all have fun :) 

4.Put your iPod on shuffle (alternatively pick the closet CD/cassette/LP/turn on the radio) – what’s the first track?

Bat out of hell------Meatloaf     you gotta love a bit of meatloaf :) 

5.If you could compete in any event in the London 2012 Olympics, what would it be?

The first to finish a smokey eye look :) :) :) :) :) Sports is too much for me hahaha 

6.What is your favourite children’s book?

Roll of Thunder hear my cry........By Mildred D Taylor Amazing book 

7.How did you choose the title of your blog?

It took me two days to decide what to call my blog........I wanted to be Original but it sort of didnt work out that way.....but i knew i would be literally reviewing items that i either got on bargain or literally at bargain prices as I am and always have been a bargain hunter in everything lol so thats what i called it :) Nina's Bargain Beauty as most of what i review is to do with beauty....Not every original but its my own :) 

8.How much time do you spend on blogs and Twitter each week?

Oh man if i am not blogging myself im reading them, if im not making videos im watching them blogging is my life along with been a full-time mum and i love been a mum more but blogging is a whole different part of my life without it i would be lost :) 

9.What would you regard as your biggest achievement?

Wow thats is an amazingly hard question.........I suppose everything in my life that i have been through i have achieved to pull through it :) i suppose my biggest achievement is been a mum......Its the hardest job in the world and thats no word of a lie but when i see my kiddies doing something new everyday or doing something i thought them to do....THATS MY BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT.....Along with that i achieved a degree in IT in college :) 

10.Who are you inspired by?

My Dad....He is a big inspiration to be he has the most biggest heart anyone could ever have......yes he has a few little faults i would love to change but who doesnt lol 

He has always shown me that family is most important in life and he would literally give his last penny/cent away just to see someone happy.  I feel i have taken after him and i hope i rub that off to my kids :) :) Love you Dad :) 

11.Who stole the cookies from the cookies jar?

ME!!!! Well i did make them so why shouldnt I hehehehehe

12.If you could introduce one new law what would it be?

I have to agree with Marian in this one...........It would be to legalise same sex marriage in Ireland.  Absolutely everyone has the right to get married and it shouldnt make a difference if they are male and female or same sex what business has anyone got to tell anyone they shouldnt be together for the rest of their lives !!!!!!! That and who should or shouldnt have kids !!!!!

13.What book do think everyone should read at least once, you know the one you read, fell in love with and have since taken to recommending it to people at every opportunity?

To be honest? I am not a huge book reader never was really but one book i did read (when i was in secondary school) was written by the author Joan Lindgard. It describes the way both Catholic and Protestant children in Belfast think about each other. The title is also the date the Protestants march to celebrate king William of Orange’s defeat over the Catholics in the late 16th century.  It was made into a series i found them so interest and never forgot them :) 

14.If you could wake up tomorrow anywhere in the world, where would you be?

Oh wow i suppose New York Id love it :) I always wanted to go to America :) Maybe some day :) 

15.When was the last time you did something that was scared you?

Ok im going to be a little serious in this one but the last time i done something that scared me was bringing my 2nd oldest son up to get check out in hospital as you have probably seen on my blog i done a post about a rare cancer my oldest boy had call Retinoblastoma and even though the doctors told me it was not genetic there is still a possibility after all you dont know these day but anyways the doctors told me i am better off getting the rest of my children check out one by one to rule it out well my boy was up there 3 weeks ago for tests and it petrified me but thankfully he was ruled out phewwwww.  Thats the only recent scary thing i have went through 

16.Are you a believer in always telling the truth, no matter what the consequences, or are there times when it’s best to keep your mouth shut?

Ok nobody in this world is a saint!!!!! Not one person has went through life without telling some sort of lie.  I am a great believer in telling the truth about big things for sure and i always always teach my kids to tell the truth no matter how bad it is as you wont get into as much trouble as you would if you were caught out lying but i do believe we have to tell little lies sometimes in a bid to save someone from been hurt badly.  If someone want my utmost honest opinion i would give it.  If i felt that the truth would hurt the person but save them at the same time i would 100% tell the truth without a doubt.

So thats it everyone awwww I thought i would be forever answering these but did not take me long at all 

Well anyone who wants to be tagged YOUR TAGGED :) :) 

I love reading these posts as you get to know who your are following more :) 

I hope you enjoyed this 

Until Next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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A Perfect Family Day Out :)

Hey my beauties how are you all? I hope you had a brilliant weekend where-ever or whatever you were doing.  My weekend was super the best in a long time.  I went shopping for the day with my sister on friday which was brilliant and exhausting wow i forgot how much shopping takes out of you and driving!!!  You see my dad gave me his car to carsit for him for the weekend (i dont own a car anymore as its way to expensive but i am insured funny eh?) 

So i took advantage of having it :) Even if the weather wasnt exactly great for anything outdoors that doesnt stop us leaving the house :) 

Then i decided to take even more advantage to gather my BIG Little Family (if you dont already know i have 5 kiddies) and take them on a little adventure (we dont get to leave town too much as everything thats exciting is too far away and having no car we dont get far :( but still doesnt stop us making up our own fun 

Anyways i decided to take them to Tayto Park in Ashbourne 

Its basically where Tayto Crisps Factory is and they have a huge fun themed park beside it :) :) 

Well i decided to write this blog post telling you all especially my Irish followers and whoever is thinking of coming to Ireland on holidays and taking their family along about our experience at Tayto Park. 

Just look at my babies faces They tell the story :) 

They each got a little map in which i gave them and i told them they were boss in where to go to next it was a little adventure after all :) :) 

We first went to visit the animal yes they even have a mini zoo :) Loved it :) 

Even with the weather been dull, misty and drizzly it didnt stop us venturing the park we then came across and "Indian Park" in which had 6 Indian Tents is that what you call them ? anyways each tent had different fun things going on in them for instance one had face painting another had balloons and so on the boys in particular loved that

We then took a further adventure to see the park and i have to say everywhere we went we were in awww it started to rain at this stage but we didnt even notice we just had to keep going it was so much fun an of course the boys spotted this big hill they had to climb 

We then noticed that we could have a tour of the factory itself well now that was something i definately wanted to see and found really interesting but i love the way they done it they made it into a sort of tunnel thing with lots of lights and pictures and information and you could also peep into the factory itself where you could see them making the crisps the warehouse where the crisps were stored was huge i just wanted to break in and eat those crisps lol 

Well after seeing this we started to feel the hunger pangs so we decided to set off to have our picnic plus it was raining a little heavier so it was perfect timing :) There was outside picnic areas and also (which i was well impressed with) there was big tents about 4 set up with picnic tables inside to have something to eat :) not only that but there was a puppet show about to start which lasted about 30 mins and that seeminly happened every hour so if you had kiddies you could get them fed then allow them to sit and watch the puppet show while the adults ate their food :) 

My twinnies loved the puppet show that much they couldnt sit they had to run up to the man lol it was so funny their little faces was priceless to them it was their tv programmes in real life :) 

The rain eased off just in time and we headed on to the big playground to let them run round and have some more fun :) to be honest i wanted to join the boys on the bigger one it looked like so much fun but i couldnt :( as i had the little ones with me :( everybody say awwwwwwwww :) 

Please excuse the state of my hair by the way as i got caught in the rain one to many times lol 

I didnt get half the photos i wanted to of the whole playground there was one part that was free and then another part that you paid for and even at that it was cheap but it was more for the older ones :) :) there is so many activities to do you would be busy for hours :) 

another bonus is photos.  You can get some beautiful photos with beautiful backrounds theres little fountains and everything there 

Well time was flying so much it was nearly time to go home so we made one last stop into the shop/store/restraunt etc and it was lovely :) :) 

Along the way we met the famous Mr Tayto :) 

Well now i wont bore you anymore with photos lol as i always get finger happy when it comes to my camera i just cant help but capture every single moment.  As you can tell we all had an amazing day at Tayto park and i highly highly recommend you go there especially if you have a little family absolutely amazing and they have great deals for admission in to it you can actually purchase a yearly family ticket for only 140 euro which is amazing as you can bring 2 adults and 2 children on that ticket :) 

If you want more information about Tayto Park check out their website 

http://taytopark.ie/

I hope you enjoyed my blog post today it was something a little different 

Have you been to Tayto Park yet 

I hope you are all well 

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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Revlon Giveaway hosted by Ashley Elizabeth

Hey my beauties 

Today i am letting you know about a great giveaway hosted by the lovely 

Ashley Elizabeth 

She is hosting a Revlon Giveaway for the month of July :) 

Every month she does amazing giveaways 

One of I personally won a while back (which i still have to review ooopppps putting it on my list now as i type)

I love this girl i met her through twitter and have been a follower of her channel and blog from near the beginning.  She is beautiful inside and out :) 

So if you are interested in entering her giveaway and been a part of her world.  

Click the picture above :) 

Hope you all have a brilliant day 

& Happy 4th July to all my American readers hope you enjoy all your celebrations 

Lots of love luck and laughter 

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Essence Fruity Blush Sorbet & Lip Balm Review

Hey my beauties how are you all doing today?

Its finally summer break for the kiddies from school boy does time fly 

Its already the 1st of July and that means 5 months counting til christmas!!

oh lordy Santa is going to need these 5 months just to make toys for my house lol 

Anyways this is Final review on the Essences Trend "Fruity" Edition items I purchased.  If you have not seen PART 1 and PART 2  I have already reviewed the nail polishes and eye sorbets :) 

Next up is this only and only blush in this edition and its the Fruity Blush Sorbet in "Smoothie Operator" :) :) 

The packaging of this blush is nothing amazing, its a simple plastic tub with a white lid.  Some would say its cheap looking but well it was cheap.  The tub will definitely keep the blush intact and fresh and clean so what more would we want in the packaging really :) 

We are getting 8.2g of blush for the total of 2.79 euro which in my eyes is more than a bargain :) 

As you can see by the photo this is certainly a "Sorbet" texture.  It feel more water based than oily which is a bonus :) The shade is a a beautiful rosey pink with gold specks and believe me the gold speck will only give a beautiful glow on the cheeks you will not notice gold specks.  The scent is AMAZING :) its hard to place the exact scent but all i can say is that it smells like strawberries and cream or strawberry smoothie mmmmmmmmmmmm its not overly sweet but boy its smells good enough to eat.  The scent doesnt last as strong you will notice it disappearing after 10 minutes but i have asked my kiddies while wearing it to give me a kiss on the cheek and my son replied to me "mmmmmm mammy you smell like berries" that was 5 hours after applying.  :) 

I found this blush lasted a good 5 to 6 hours without moving which is good enough for me for and everyday use :) :) even with it wearing off you can still notice it on your cheeks.  The colour payoff is very good and very buildable.  I apply with my finger tips as i find its the best way and easier.  It applies smoothly and you have enough time to blend it out to your liking either with your fingers or with a brush :).  I found the first layer to be sheer but once i applied a 2nd layer i was happy with that.  The shade gives a nice healthy flush look almost like a childs cheeks when they have been outside running a beautiful healthy rosey glow :) 

My overall opinion on this blush is IF YOU CAN GET IT BEFORE IT SELLS OUT GET IT!!!!! for less than 3 euro its a lovely blush and i have no faults whatsoever with it :) :) 

My beautiful daughter wanted to be a model wearing the blush so i did a little look on her she is also wearing it on her lips :) :) 

Next up is the Fruity Lip Balm 

There are 2 shades available in the Fruity Lip Balms and i decided i would just buy the one for now to see what they are like.  These lip balms cost 1.99 euro each for 3.9g and i got mine in shade 02 Very Cherry 

So the packaging looks like any normal lip balm packaging nothing different there 

But the product looks more lip a lipstick than a usual flat top lip balm. 

The fact that this balm is shaped lip a lipstick makes it easier than some balms to apply which is a bonus already.  Essence state that you will get a little tint from these when you apply it but to be honest there was no difference in shade to my lips but my lips are very pigmented on their own as it is so I concealed my lips and tried again just to see if it did and it does !!!! A very very sheer balm but does this balm actually keep your lips moisturised thats the big question.  The texture of this is brilliant its soft and creamy and does last a couple of hours before i have to apply again and I absolutely love the cherry scent each time I apply it :) :)  There was no point in me including a picture of the lip balm on my lips but i will included a swatch on my hand for you 

For less than 2 euro this is worth trying out but as its only a limited edition there is no point rushing out there to get it to me its not really any different to other lip balms out there from other brands 

Well thats it everyone thats my review for the day :) 

I really hope you enjoys my reviews on each of the Essence Fruity Edition 

Have you tried any of them 

What is your thoughts on them 

Until next time
Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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