Bloglovin' Friday Blog Hop Week 2

Hey My beauties its that time again :) I am actually delighted with the amount of you who took part in last weeks Blog Hop I am so glad that we are all pulling together in this and sharing the love :)  I have visited a few new blogs because of it which I love to do :) :) 
Please excuse the above picture I just cant help it I have to start my blog with a picture lol and this was just a sample header thingy I was trying out :) 
How did you all get on :) 
I hope you all had a great week and Hope you all have a great weekend :) 
My son is turning 6 on Sunday so there is a family funday to look forward to :) 
I celebrated 2 years blogging this week which is absolutely brilliant and made my whole week 
And my beautiful oldest daughter became a women this week which has been a roller-coaster of emotions but I am so proud of her 
How was everyones week please share :) 
So lets get blog hopping :) 

As you probably heard already, GFC might go away on 1st of July, once Google reader is gone. I know a lot of people are scared of this moment, but lets face it: there are good alternatives to GFC, bloglovin' being one of them. It's easy to log in with your Facebook and the latest posts from the blogs you follow as displayed in a similar way YouTube displays the videos on the subscriptions page. That being said, lets hop around and make our bloglovin' profiles known to the world.  I have teamed up with Dyna from Makeup by Dyna and Cristina from Cristina's Beauty Box to create this fun blog hop for everyone to share their Bloglovin Profiles at least that way we will still get some notifications on new blog posts from our favourite blogs.  Plus get meeting new bloggers all over the world :) 

Some Simple Rules 

 1. Follow the hosts on bloglovin. 

2. ** Please make sure to Share the blog hop button on your sidebar. **

3. Hop around and visit at least 3 blogs. If you decide to follow a blog, please follow with bloglovin considering that GFC might go away. Leave a comment and let them know how you found their blog. 

4. Leave your link. You can link your bloglovin profile or a post on your blog that you enjoy, but in this case make sure you have your bloglovin visible on your blog so others can follow you. 

5. Optional: Help this blog hop grow and share it on Twitter using the #bloglovinbloghop at the end of the tweet ;) or on Facebook. Button code:

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Have Fun Everyone and make sure to come back :) :)  If you do visit a blog leave a comment letting them know how you found them the more people involved the better :) 

 
















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Celebrating 2 years on Nina's Bargain Beauty & Your Questions Answered ;)

Hellooooooooo My beautiful fantastic incredible Readers 

How are you all :) 

OMG I can not even believe I am writing this blog post 

Celebrating 2 Years Blogging 

Nina's Bargain Beauty is 2 Years old today 

AMAAAAZINGGG!!!!!!

I have all of you to thank for this because only for you dedicated readers out there I would not be celerating this amazing day 

Yes its amazing 

I never ever imagined I would be here with almost 1000 followers and still loving every moment of the blogging world.  

This is my life and my journey and I love that you are all part of it. 

When I first started blogging I never thought I would get the response I get everyday from you all.  I just started up blogging mainly for the love of what i talk about but mostly because there was no one really around me that understood my passion for what I do like you guys.  Not only that but I have met the most Amazing people through the blogging world.  I am amazed at how many people I have met and staying in contact with and still to this day I am meeting amazing people I love it.  

Not only that my confidence has changed so much since starting my blog up and I am sure some of you long time followers would have noticed that through-out the 2 years.  Things can only get better the more I blog.  

So to celebrate today I decided to do my very first official Questions & Answers blog post 

(which sort of had me nervous dont ask why lol) 

So without further ado I am going to go ahead and Answer as much as i can :)   If I do not answer your question this time around I promise I will make this a regular thing and your question will surely be the first to be answered :) 

Question 1 from Ave :  What is your personal favourite daily skin routine? What products do you use to cleanse and care for your skin, and when/how do you apply them? 

I am obsessed when it comes to taking care of my skin but I presume this is about my face.  So on my no makeup days I basically wash my face in the mornings with a gentle daily face wash pat it dry and use a day cream prefarably one with SPF to protect me for the day :)  If I am not wearing makeup I still want my face looking a little lively so I apply my newest moisturiser the Garnier moisture match for dull skin..... It leave a nice dewy fresh look on my bare face I love it :)
I do plan on doing a whole blog post on my daily skin care routine very very soon So i will keep you guessing the rest until then hehehehe (so bold aint I) 
Well to be honest by the time im finished the skin care routine for my makeup days there wont be enough space for the rest of the photos but thank you Ave for that question hunny I have certainly moved this blog post idea up the list ;) 

Question 2 from Wendy:  What are your 3 all time favourite beauty products that you go back to time and time again?

1. Moisturiser for sure I could not live without it I mean if I didnt have moisturiser in the house I would literally walk in the hail rain snow sleak to get some honestly I would I like my skin to feel moisturised I hate that tight dry feeling its just awful.  The brands I am loving is Nivea I think it smells amazing feels amazing and keeps me moisturised all day long but that is my current favourite..... after all I am always trying out new products :) 
2. My smellys!!!!  Come on ladies serious this has to be included I mean smellys as in deodorant  perfume and of course my wipes for the area I wish not talk about but needs it a certain time of the month yes I cant live without them EVER!!!!!!!!
3. Lipstick/Lipglosses:  Once you have a little something on your lips you are on the ball lipsticks are always noticed and 80% of the time when you are talking to someone they are looking at your eyes but they are always watching your mouth while you talk.  This is why we carry 5-10 different lip products in our bags Right?? :) 

Its a real pity i could only choose 3 but they are the 3 once you look refreshed (moisturiser) smell great and have the most kissable lips girls you are getting noticed thats without the rest aka outfit hair and the rest of your makeup :) 

Question 3 from Niamh :)  What so far for you has been the highest point of your blogging career? (what was it that you put the most work into and feel it paid off?)

First of all this is in no way a career more like a massive hobbie in my life.  Which I hope one day It will become a career.  

The highest point I have to say is my confidence and finding my feet meaning when i started blogging i think alot of people thought "awwww this is just another phase she is going through"  in all fairness it took me alot longer to find out what i wanted to do with my life and i have finally found it I love it and my confidence has grown since I started blogging.  Another high point is I have met some absolutely amazing people through blogging and some have become my BFF's I would have never found some amazing friends if I hadnt started to blog.  Anothe high point ( promise this is the last even though there is loads) is that I have learned so so so much not only about beauty makeup etc but about myself some things I didnt know about myself until now and that makes me smile.  I have put alot and still do put alot of work into my photos I must take about 50 photos of the same thing and then go through them and pick the one I am happy with I believe a blog post if possible should have very detailed pictures and as true the the shade as possible I think thats what attracted alot of people to check out my blog :) 

Question 4 from Nicole:   If you could have one of each product in your make up bag what products would you choose? ie one blusher, one foundation etc.

Wow such a hard question because of the fact I am a beauty blogger I change my mind about alot of products so I suppose I could answer this question with what is my current favourites hmmmmm

Foundation:  Has to be the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation its just amazing !!!!! I love it 

Blusher:  (this I really had to think about)  It would have to be....... Any of Catrice's blushes I think they are brilliant and I always seem to reach for them on an everyday basis but if I was going away for the day and I needed something I didnt have to top up I would apply my Daniel Sandler water colour blush (which I have to review)  Its amazing amazing amazing :) 

Bronzer:  Has to be my Sleek Contour kit I absolutely love it and recommend it to anyone its matte and its brilliant :) :) 

Mascara:  Avon Super Shock Mascara All the way but sadly I might never get my hands on that again :( If that is the case The next current best mascara would be MUA Extreme Volume Mascara Its actually really good for the price 

Eyeliner:  Has to be either Avon super shock Gel pencil liner (all time fav) :( 

Catrice Gel Eyeliner in 010 "Black Jack with Jack Black" Amazing !!!!

Lipsticks/LipGloss:  I figured I would just tell you whats in my handbag at the moment lol as that would be my current favs

Starting with Lip Liners:  ELF Mineral Lip Liner in "Rose" & Catrice Precision Lip Liner in "Lost in the Rose Wood"  Two amazing shades for everyday or nightime looks :) 

Lipstick:  Loreals Color Riche 235 "Nude" This is a perfect lipstick for any look :) 

Gloss:  NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in "French Kiss" 

Rimmels Apocalips Lip Lacquer in "Celestial" 

MUA Intense Kisses Gloss in "Sealed with a Kiss" 

Balm:  Elemis Loving Lips Lip Balm (recent sample in a magazine) 

The Handmade Soap Co Lip Balm in "Calendula & Orange" 

awwwwww just so many likes and not enough space to talk about them lol but they are what I currently reach for.  I could swap all of them this time next week we will see :) :) 

Eyeshadows:  Would have to be at the moment my Lorac Pro Palette or any of my Sleek Eyeshadow Palettes they are amazing :) 

I really could go on and on lol so I think I will Stop At that 

Question 5 from Laura:  What advise would you give someone who is thinking of starting up their own blog?

Well Firstly I would say is be yourself do not try to be anyone else only yourself,  be true and honest after all you need to gain the trust of your readers and you as a reader of blogs would like to know that the writer is true to you !!!!

If your heart is not 100% into blogging maybe think of something else to do because you need to have the passion for blogging if you have that your blog will shine !!!!!

Please Do not over load your blog with ads its so so annoying when you click into a blog and all you see is ads and your literally searching for the blog post. 

Have clear pictures The clearer the pictures the better I dont mean go out there and buy an expensive camera now :) I mean try to take photos in the brightest place of your home try to get them as clear as you can

Share the love!!!!! Visit other bloggers if you like their blogs follow them let them know you are there and that you love their blogs and that you are their new follower 9 time out of 10 that blogger will pay a visit back and follow you if they like your blog :) :) There is nothing better than seeing bloggers sharing the love as we are not in this for competition we are in this because we share the same passion be it for makeup for fashion etc we still share the same passion in what we do.

Enjoy what you do and pay no attention to those who will try to bring you down after all they are only jealous of who your are and what you have become and basically they just dont have the confidence you have to follow their dreams which is a big pity :) 

Ok I think I have answered enough for today If I didnt answer your question do not fear I have written them down and will answer them in my next Q&A post.  Thank you so much for all your questions and I hope you enjoyed and got some tips :) 

Thanks again to all of you for all the support 

Love you all 

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

MUA New Hide & Conceal Cover Up Stick Review

"A NEW Formula... our NEW Hide and Conceal Sticks in three colours- Fair,Natural and Almond. A creamy, easy to use new and improved formula to cover any blemishes or skin imperfections."

Hello my beauties :) :) 

I hope you are all well :) 

After my not so good but not so bad review on the MUA's Brush on Concealer pen I decided to try out the New Hide & Conceal Cover Up Stick This time to see what it was like.  Now I am not a big fan of Concealer sticks as such as a tried a few when I was in secondary school along time ago now and never had a great experience with them (maybe it was partly to do with the fact I had no idea how to apply them properly) but they always seemed to cake on me but seeing as I am a little more knowledgeable about makeup I decided after so many years to give it a lash :) 

There is 3 shades available:  Fair, Natural and Almond

They only cost £1 each which is about 1.50 euro 

Bargain even at that price but does it actually do what it claims?

So I decided I would try out the middle shade which is "Natural" as I heard from a few bloggers that the shades on this concealer was lighter than the Brush on Concealer Pen. 

The concealer comes in a lipstick type packaging.  It even looks like a lipstick when you twist it up.  The moment I opened up the concealer I knew it was the right shade for me I was delighted it wasnt super dark :)  MUA sells an older version of this which is supposed to be now dont quote me on it as i havent tried it myself but its supposed to be very orangey.  Thats why I was never really pushed about buying it.  Us bloggers do communicate alot thank goodness :) 

The consistency of this concealer is quite thick and creamy and you will only need a little bit to do the deed.  I mean this is full coverage all the way.   I would not normally use this under my eyes for that reason as I feel it will cake and soak into fine lines but for blemishes and other areas I have put this to the test.  To be honest I recommend you apply this a little at a time using a concealer brush as you can over do it and if you apply too much it will look cakey.  Once you apply a little at a time it does actually cover up blemishes very well.  I do set this with a powder to make sure it stays put and it does for the most part of the day take or leave 5 to 6 hours before i noticed i needed to top up.

Blended out 

Overall I think this concealer would be great for anyone on a budget especially teens who are not fond of wearing foundations you could get away with just using this in the areas you need to and off you go just make sure to keep it in your bag for touch ups.  For £1 I am well impressed with it 

Have you tried this concealer yet ?

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

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation Review

Hey my beauties how are you all doing today :) 

I have made a promise to myself that I am going to start to review some of the newest foundations I have tried tested and basically finished up and bought again :) Sounds good already doesnt it :)  Well after I finished my beloved NYX HD Foundation I repurchased but got the wrong shade somehow so I ended up buying a different foundation closer to home because I would be waiting for at least 1-2 weeks for my NYX one to arrive.  Then When i started buying closer to home I kept buying as it was much easier to be honest to work out shades etc.  So my beloved NYX is on stand by for now im afraid :) 

Since then I have tried some different brands one been Bourjois so today I am going to review my most recently bought foundation because to be honest this foundation and I didnt see eye to eye first time around :) :) but now since we got to know each other a bit better I am having a really good relationship with it ;)

Ok so let me tell you why I went for this foundation in the first place.  Seeing as I am at the age I am and seeing as I stupidly didnt look after my skin in the earlier year (lesson well and truly learned) I ended up getting dark spots from the sun basically I have pigmentation from sun damage on my forehead especially tut tut I know but I am well and truly SPFing all the way now  

I also have dark circles from been a mum of 5 and surviving on around 4 to 5 hours sleep a night.  I do suffer with discolouration too.  So I thought hmmmmm my face is a real tester for this foundation 

Bourjois state that this foundation has 3 colour correcting pigments to help correct the most comment skin faults we all tend to suffer 

• Yellow Pigment which is used to correct dark circles 
• Mauve Pigments which is used to correct dull complexions 
• Green Pigments which is used to correct redness 

Another plus about this foundation is that it has SPF 10 I like that.  After all even when the sun is not shining you still need protection SPF protect that is so my mind is at ease when I wear this.  Do not jump to the conclusion that because this has SPF it doesnt photograph well as I will be putting it to the flash test later to see ;) 

Plus Bourjois Promises that this foundation lasts 16 hours. 

Enough about that let move on to the packaging and the shade shall we 

What I love about this foundation is A) it comes in a glass bottle which in all fairness is alot better than plastic.  It means you are get quality for your money.  B) it comes with a pump perfect !!!! I love that as it hygenic and neat and tidy and no spillages :)  Plus you have control of how much product comes out of the bottle.  

There is only 5 shades available

I ended up choosing the lightest shade which is 51 Light Vanilla 

Remember I told you at the start that I wasnt entirely impressed at the start with this foundation The reason is because the consistency at the first few pumps was very watery, the scent wasnt exactly attractive in fact I thought I got a bad batch and maybe it was gone off and when I applied with my normal brush which was the Blank Canvas F20 Flat Top brush it seemed the moment the foundation hit my face it sank into every pore and fine line I had Oh I hated it and took it right off.  

Then a few days later I thought ok Maybe try applying this a different way 

but for that I shook the beejeebees out of it and bam the consistency was thicker that before 

Then I grabbed my Blank Canvas Double Ended Painter Style Foundation Brush and applied it to my face with great fear lol but bam instant perfection I couldnt believe how easy and fantastic this foundation was to apply.  I was totally amazed at how different this foundation looked on me.  It took very little effort to apply and took very little to apply.  

Plus it didnt soak into my skin the way it did the first time.  So word of advice shake the bottle before use and also use a foundation brush to apply or a beauty blender if you suffer with pores and fine lines.  

The shade I got is the perfect match for me.  It has a yellow undertone to it.  I did find the foundation does oxidise a little maybe a half a shade darker than the pumped out shade in which was perfect for me 

The coverage is light to medium, light been 1 layer medium been 2nd layer but does not build up to full im afraid so any of you ladies looking for a full coverage foundation will not get that from this foundation.  

I let the 1st layer dry before applying a 2nd layer to show you how much of a difference it makes.  I also applied a 3rd layer to try it out and it made no different 

So now for the next photos I have been dreading lol come one ladies who likes putting up before pictures of themselves seriously lol 

Ok I have one before and after in natural light 

Now for the Flash which always brings out your flaws more 

beware!!!!!

And of course I will look a little yellow lol but thats because of the lighting and of course the flash of camera.  

Now the evidence speaks for itself you can even see I have a blemish and the foundation done well covering it up :)  I did find that I had to use a brightener under the eyes along with the foundation but no concealer.  It covered up the dark spots on my fore head which is great :)  It also covered up alot of my freckles but not totally which im happy with after all freckles are natural :) 

Over all I am very pleased with the finish I had to apply two layers on my forehead but the rest of my face has only 1 layer.  The finish is semi-matte.  Lasting power to be honest I would not say it will last 16 hours on the face I found it did start to wear off slowly after about 7 hours but not noticeably until 10 hours if you are oily you will find that you will need your compact with you to top up.  The scent as i mentioned earlier is still there but to be honest you dont notice it after applying it and its not strong.  It has that slight old fashioned foundation scent.  

I am not a fan of that scent but with this foundation I can tolerate it and to be honest it has not turned me off using it and i have been using this for the past two weeks non stop.  It certainly will not replace my love for the NYX HD foundation or for the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation which I absolutely adore and will be reviewing very soon but its not the worst I have tried of foundations.  

This foundation cost me about 12 euro and is worth it for everyday use 

Have you tried this foundation 

Would you try 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

Bloglovin' Friday Blog Hop

Hey my beauties How are you all doing today :)  Such A beautiful sight to wake up to this morning :) :) I thought I would share the sun rise with you as its not often we see this in Ireland :) 

As you probably heard already, GFC might go away on 1st of July, once Google reader is gone. I know a lot of people are scared of this moment, but lets face it: there are good alternatives to GFC, bloglovin' being one of them. It's easy to log in with your Facebook and the latest posts from the blogs you follow as displayed in a similar way YouTube displays the videos on the subscriptions page. That being said, lets hop around and make our bloglovin' profiles known to the world.  I have teamed up with Dyna from Makeup by Dyna and Cristina from Cristina's Beauty Box to create this fun blog hop for everyone to share their Bloglovin Profiles at least that way we will still get some notifications on new blog posts from our favourite blogs.  Plus get meeting new bloggers all over the world :) 

Some Simple Rules 

 1. Follow the hosts on bloglovin. 

2. Share the blog hop button on your sidebar. 

3. Hop around and visit at least 3 blogs. If you decide to follow a blog, please follow with bloglovin considering that GFC might go away. Leave a comment and let them know how you found their blog. 

4. Leave your link. You can link your bloglovin profile or a post on your blog that you enjoy, but in this case make sure you have your bloglovin visible on your blog so others can follow you. 

5. Optional: Help this blog hop grow and share it on Twitter using the #bloglovinbloghop at the end of the tweet ;) or on Facebook. Button code:

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Have Fun Everyone and make sure to come back :) :)  If you do visit a blog leave a comment letting them know how you found them the more people involved the better :) 

 

My Empties #1

Hey my beauties how are you all doing today :) 

This is going to be my first ever empties post :)  I have been gathering for a couple of months now and my gathering bag is getting a little full lol 

I do not know about you but I absolutely love watch videos on everyones empties and of course reading blog posts on empties too I think the reason is you know the person has used the product up completely and can give an in depth review on it weither they like it or not you know they have put it to the REAL test.  

So I thought I would join in on this and start posting my empties from now on some you might see in more than one post and become my favourites and some might not be a favourite and I might not ever purchase again :)  If you want to see this on a regular basis let me know :) 

So let me go ahead and show you all :)   Now I have decided to break this down because If I include all of these in one blog post you will end up falling asleep lol So this blog post will be On the beauty products for the face and face and hair products I have used up.  

Garnier Simply Essentials 2 in 1 makeup-remover:  This is a favourite of mine for sure and for a long time.  Its so so affordable in fact it only sets me back about 3 to 4 euro.  This contains 2 layers the top layer (blue) is the eye makeup remover the bottom layer is suppose to be for the face.  It contains no perfume or alcohol.  The reason I love this so much is that its absolutely amazing to take of my eye makeup literally one swipe and bam gone.  I find If i use the blue layer before shaking it for the rest of my face the blue layer is more effective for the most stubborn waterproof mascaras and liners.  The only fault........ its feels quite oily and I dont particularly like oily products on my face.  The fact it does such a great job, its affordable and its brilliant even for anyone with sensitive skin I can tolerate a little oiliness.  

Garnier Simply Essentials soothing eye makeup remover:   This is basically for anyone who has very sensitive eyes and needs a soothing eye makeup remover thats not going to sting the life out of them or take no effort removing makeup.  This is liquid based which mean no oil and to be honest its not as good as the 1st one I spoke about.  Its fine for anyone who doesnt wear alot of makeup around the eyes but not for the heaviest of makeup.  This cost me about 2.30 euro and to be honest I probably will buy it again but not in a hurry .

Garnier Fresh Essentials Grape Water eye makeup remover:   To be honest this is the worst out of the 3 I found it not doing what it claims and that is removing waterproof eye makeup,  this takes quite a few rubs of the cotton pad to remove and i hate that because the eye area is so delicate I will not be purchasing again 

Nivea Double Effect Eye Makeup Remover:   I love Nivea full stop as some of you who have been with me a while will know.  I love their moisturisers I love there body washes I love everything so I thought I will in no doubt love this :) .  Again this is so so affordable so affordable it costs less than 3 euro.  It has the same idea as the 1st Garnier remover comes in two layers.  Again this is oily in fact more oily than the Garnier one yes it does remove the eye makeup even waterproof but not as good and to be honest I found my eyes stung a little while using it its a no no from me :( 

The Famous Lynx Attract for Her Spray 

I absolutely LOVE this spray its been a favourite of mine for the past I dont know how long basically since it was released last year :)  

There is not one bad thing about this spray its smells amazing even my 3 year old girl says "lemme smell mammy"  I have got so many compliments wearing this.  Fruity, floral and woody fragrance. A vibrant colourful mixture of succulent fruit creates an enticing fusion while floral notes leave a feminine accord.  A vibrant colourful mixture of succulent fruit creates an enticing fusion while floral notes leave a feminine accord. Bottom notes of wood, musk and vanilla give the fragrance a sheer creaminess. As described and I say AMEN to that LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

Garnier pure Anti-blackhead deep pore wash:  I ran out of my usual daily face wash (which i will review soon I have it on my list for ages and ages but somehow always by pass I think I just take too much for granted I think but I love it so much)  There was none of my usual on the shelf so I decided to go for this as it was on sale for around 2 euro.  It comes in a gel like for with teeny tiny beads in each squirt to gentle ex-foliate your face.  To be honest I found this to do nothing for me yes my skin felt smooth and soft but I didnt notice much of a change or difference for me to go and repurchase.  I still prefer my usual daily face wash 

Nivea Pure & Natural Cleansing Toner:  I love this 100% no doubt in my mind.  I actually love all of Nivea's Pure & Natural range.  With 95% of the ingredients of natural origin.   Free from Parabens, Silicones, Colourants and Mineral Oils.  This is a brilliant toner for under 3 euro.  There is no strong smell of alcohol off it like you get from some toners and I find my skin doesnt feel tight after using it plus it works great.  LOVE IT!!!!!

Primark 4 in 1 deep facial cleansing wipes:  NO NO NO I hate them I dont suffer with sensitive skin as such but by heck these stung the hell out of me my face felt like i scrubbed with with a brillo pad.  Even my daughter handed them back to me saying they stung her so much.  I will be sticking with my long time favourites I think 

Monu Revitalising moisturiser:  I got this in one of my glossy boxes and to be honest I thought "awwww yet another moisturiser to throw into a box" but girlies let me tell you I LOVE THIS.  In fact I love it so much I squeezed the bejeebies out of it and was so sad to see that i could not get anymore out.  This left my skin so so hydrated, soaked into my skin as soon as it hit it but made my skin look so fresh and dewy,  The scent is not strong but you do get the smell of cucumbers off it love it.  It sort of has a cooling effect when you first apply it which is great if you have just ex-foliated and feel kinda flushed :)  Its such a pity its expensive this will set you back £17 or there abouts for 50mls hmmmmm I would consider it but so feel there might be bigger and better for that price :)  But if there was an offer going on this I will be barging through everyone to stock up lol 

Loreal Elvive Triple Resist Reinforcing Shampoo:  Since I started using this shampoo which must be about 6 months ago now I have noticed a complete difference in my hair and even my hairdresser asked me what am i using that my hair has got so much better from been dry dull and lifeless.  I simply told him I changed my Shampoo and conditioner and also bought the treatment of this aswell.  I love this and still to this day using it.  The scent is amazing.  If you are thinking of buying this I highly recommend you get the treatment with it :) :) This shampoo was on offer for 3.75 euro super affordable :) 

V05 Volume Boost Gel Spray:  This is my HG for sure.  I remember about a year ago I made a video about the fact that my hair has lost its life.  After having the twins I lost handful of hair for 6 months solid and the one thing I missed most in the world was my natural curls.  I found even moose wasnt doing anything it was just giving me a wave.  Even when I used curling thongs the curls would eventually fall almost flat.  That was until I came across this little beauty :)   This stuff is absolute amazing and holds my curl all day long I cant live without it.  I basically wash my hair towel dry it, flip my head down spritz some into my hair scrunch it up then flick back my hair spritz a little more scrunch it up and your ready to go no hair dryer nothing and bam curly natural hair love it :) It does feel a little stiff but if you scrunch your hair it looks natural and bouncy and the next day you still have a nice wavy soft look in fact your hair feels as smooth and soft as if you used nothing in it :) This gives the most amazing volume ever im in love  Top marks to this beauty for sure :) 

Batiste Diva Dry Shampoo:  Ok I have to admit this is the very first dry shampoo ever in my life that I have tried.  Yes I know shock Horror Gasp!!!!! But true :)  The is no real point in me going on telling you about the product is there im sure all of you or at least most of you know what the whole idea of the dry shampoo is all about.  I love this product I find it brilliant that you get an extra day plus plenty of volume in this little tin.  I have been on the look out for the brunette one which is suppose to be even better for all of us dark haired people but havent yet got my hands on it.  Love this :) 

Garnier Intensive 7 Days Hand Cream 

This is my HG hand moisturiser!!!!!  If you are like me a busy mum who uses different household products, has hands in water more than out of it and suffers with dermatitis most of the year due to not drying your hands properly because of rushing and racing around this is the cream from you.  To be honest I neglected my hands for the past few weeks by not moisturising them and doing ordinary everyday jobs around the house.  Plus my skin did not agree with a washing powder I was trying out and I was covered in a rash and extremely dry skin.  My hands got that bad i was scratching them so hard when i was sleeping they bled.  I had enough and ran to my Garnier hand cream this is day 4 of applying when ever I get the chance and my hands look 10 years younger I love it The scent is gorgeous and it leaves no oiliness soaks right in :) Plus it cost less than 5 euro BARGAIN BEAUTY!!!!!

 Nivea Visage Q10 Plus Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream:  YES ANTI-WRINKLE!!!!! Its never too early to start and I am not getting any younger :) :)  

I decided to try this out one day as it was on a great offer and my usual day cream was not available at the time so what better chance to try this out than when it is on a great offer.  I usually use the Nivea Pure & Natural which is amazing so going for something with SPF 15 is even better right ? 

Well I have to admit I really enjoyed using this cream.  The scent is a little stronger than the one I normally use but bearable.  It sort of smells like strong baby powder.  A little goes a long way and my skin feels moisturised all day.  As in it working on wrinkle well sure I couldnt really tell you anything about that as im in my prime I dont have wrinkles I have laughing lines hahaha ok in all honesty I wouldnt say it works miracles on wrinkles but the fact it has spf15 in it will surely help prevent your face from sun damage etc that causes wrinkles ;)

I would surely buy this again because of that reason. 

Ok I think I will leave it there :) :) If you haven't fallen asleep already :) Let me know what you think of this blog post would you like to see this on a regular basis.  My next blog post will be on Makeup products I have finished.  

Is there any of these products you like and use? 

Until next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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The Body Needs Crush Pot Pressed Eyeshadow Review Part 2

Hey my beauties How are you all doing today :) 

Its Monday and the kiddies are gone back to school after a 2 week break and not a moment too soon if you ask me lordy how bored does kids get after a few days off school is unreal.  They never seem to be entertained too long with what they have which is alot more than what i had when i was a kid aka Nintendo ds's, dvd's, phones, bikes, go-carts etc the list goes on and on but no thats not entertaining enough lol I think its just routine they are very quick to get used to school time and play after school but having a full day of free time seems to get to them alot lol :)  They baffle me sometimes :) 

Anyways sorry I im babbling on with the review :) 

YES I DID IT AGAIN I got more of  the Crush Pot Pressed Eyeshadows from the body needs website.  I just couldn't resist the tempting 40% at the time and seeing as I have a good experience with the last batch i got I just had to buy more for my collection :) 

If you missed my last review on the first batch I got click here to check it out :) 

• Each of these little beauties cost $3.99 each and are fitted into a 26 mm pan.  
• This means they fit perfectly into a MAC Palette :) 
• They are about 2g of product each
• They are magnetic and will stick to any palette with a magnetic plate but if you were to place these in a MAC palette you will have to purchase the magnet separate in which you can get them here from the body needs website they only cost $1.99

So let me go ahead and show you the shades I chose this time around :) 

Troubled Tart:  On the site this is described as a Burnt Frost Rose Shade.

Wow is this shade beautiful.  I love using this in the crease and on the bottom lash line when wearing a brown smokey eye.  It shade is so easy to work with and very very pigmented its soft creamy and needs very little to achieve the look you want with it :) top marks for sure on this one :) 

Blackened Maroon:  I Love these blackened shades I have quite a few from the last haul and i love them :) they are great to use at night especially.  

Oh this shade is AMMMMAAAZING!!!!!! I love it :)  Its not only pigmented soft and creamy it looks stunning even on its own :)  This is a black purple brown shade with sparkle 

Tricked:  This is a stunning bronzed brown it would put you in the mind of Half Baked from the Naked palette only a little on the darker side :)  Let me tell you now this shade is pigmented you would actually get away with wearing no primer with this its stunning and so easy to work with I love it :) 

Blue Brown Sparkle:  This is described as a deep rusty brown that reflects green, brown and silver sparkle.  Hmmmmm Nice shade not so nice to work with to be honest.   I have tried this on its own and its just way too chalky for me its a no no for me but if any of you all out there has this shade and know how to make it work let me know :) because I find it stunning and unique :) With a primer it does work a little better as I will show you the difference in a picture below 

Goddess:   A Very sparkly Gold.... Again this shade is very very chalky but alot easier to work with than Blue Brown Sparkle..... With a primer this looks stunning its not as creamy as the others but maybe that because of the extra sparkle in it :) 

Love it :) 

Tropic Heat:  I love the name :) so so suits the eyeshadow..... As described a mid-toned rose with copper sparkle...... I know You would get confused when you look at the pan it looks like a copper shade with gold sparkles and it sure surprises you when you swatch it thats for sure......This is another chalky shade and will need a primer for it to work but its so so pretty and again unique I dont have a shade like this and I love that :)  

Autumn:  This is a matte light brown shade with a red undertone.  This is is lovely but takes alot to coax out of the pan :( Mattes are usually hard to work with anyway even with a primer it takes a good few applications before you get any colour pay off.  I do like to use this mostly as a day time eyeliner in which i dampen my brush to use and it works perfect that way :) 

Vampy:  A Deep Matte Maroon shade.  Again because its matte its hard to work with but a little better than Autumn.  This shade is just beautiful perfect autumn shade :) aswell as that its perfect for a smokey eye.  

Mosi:  This is a deep matte teal shade :) I thought this would be a great shade for a pop of colour to a smokey eye.  This turns out to be light a dusty and looks fab on the lid.  Again a hard shade to work with but is beautiful once applied :) 

Obscene:  A Deep Pink Purple with silver shimmer.  Boy oh boy is this pigmented.  It only needs the tiniest amount to do the whole lid.  A stunning shade and really makes my hazel eyes pop.  It can be a little chalky but not enough to give out about I love this shade :) :) 

This is a Picture of Of the 3 chalkiest shades with and without a primer 

Over all of course I love these eye-shadows I think they are amazing value For what you are getting.  The Mattes on the other hand are best left alone in my opinion as they are just too hard to work with but if you wanted mattes there is pigments of each shade available so you could easily opt for that :)  That's what I intend on doing in my next future purchase.  

What I love about these is that they fit into most palettes especially the UNII Palette in which I have filled up with just The Body Needs Crush Pot eye-shadows :) :) 

Have you tried these yet?

Until Next time 

Lots of Love Luck and Laughter 

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