January Favourites

How is the first month of 2014 almost over, it went so quickly! And for a change I have new things in my favourites haha! My aim for favourites each month, is to put the posts up BEFORE the month ends, as unorganised me always leaves it to the middle of the next month...

These are my favourites

RT Expert Face Brush

Last year I had been debating over getting this brush, but my beauty guru of a brother(jokes) decided to get it for me for christmas... This brush is so worth the raves ! It makes my foundation look so flawess, its amazing! Read my full review here http://makeupmoob.blogspot.ie/2013/12/real-techniques-stippling-brush-vs.html

John Freida Tone Correcting Shampoo

Because having blonde hair is such an expensive upkeep, I had heard of purple shampoos and that they tone down brassiness. This shampoo is a very mild purple shampoo, so it subtly gets rid of my brassiness and kind of masks my roots in a way? I've really noticed a difference though! I will be doing a proper review soon

Nivea Extra Gentle Eye Makeup Remover

I think my quest for the perfect eye makeup remover is over! This is so perfect for taking off my eye makeup, it doesn't leave my eyes red and sore, and takes off eye makeup  really well! It also has a refreshing smell to it. Anyone with sensitive eyes, USE THIS!

Kate Moss 107 Lipstick

As a fellow Zoella fan, she wears this deep red lipstick all the time, so of course I had to buy it! I love the colour, and is actually really wearable compared to my classic red 110 lipstick.

Lush 'Popcorn' Lip Scrub

I don't think I've bought anything in Lush in years, so the other day as I was invited in by all the smells, I came across this lip scrub. My lips have always been very dry, and this has solved it! First of all the smell. Guys it smells of caramel and all that good stuff, I would actually eat it I could haha! But this leaves my lips soft and smelling of caramel!

Johnsons Extra Sensitive Makeup Wipes

I never ever used makeup wipes to take off my makeup, because off all the bad things I heard about them. Recently though I thought I'd be a bit bold some nights, and be lazy by taking off my makeup with these! I thought my face was going to react but it didn't! I was pleasently surprised,

Takes off makeup well!

Thanks for reading :)

MAC Girl About Town Lipstick

Hello ! Recently my friends kindly bought me the MAC Girl About Town Lipstick for my birthday. It was such a good Monday! I've been lusting over this for months but have always been debating over the price etc.

Here finally I'm able to review a MAC product :))

This lipstick is the amplified creme lipstick, so it is quite sheer, and very moisturising. My lips are normally very dry, but they didn't dry once this lipstick was on!

It is a fuchsia colour with blue undertones. I have been trying to find the perfect deep pink lipstick and this is definitely the one!

As all MAC lipsticks are, it is very pigmented. Love the sleek packaging, although there will always be one con.. the price (as expected)

All MAC lipsticks are 20 euros each which is fairly pricey for a lipstick, but I honestly think it is well worth it, especially if you're going to make good wear out of it and the quality is very good too! 

I love how I can put this on lightly for the day and build it up for the night, so it is a very wearable lipstick

Hope you enjoyed this post :)

Beauty Favourites Of 2013

Happy New Year Everyone ! Welcome to my first post of 2014, its so weird to say it? The year has flown, and I have tried a lot of products through out the year, but I have found these to be absolute favourites!

Skin

My skin has changed a lot this year ! During the summer it was very oily and now at the moment its quite dry, but I've also suffered from those annoying sore spots too, and I have found the Simple Cleanser really good to take off my makeup and dirt on my face, leaving my face really fresh feeling! I don't really exfoliate every week, but when I do, 

the St.Ives Apricot Scrub Blemish Fighting did the job! Although the exfoliants in this feel harsh on the face, it definitely removes all the bumps and dead skin cells on my face, and left my skin feeling so soft after!

And Finally, for those annoying spots, the well known Sudocrem came to the rescue, I use this every night on any blemishes, and it instantly drys out the blemish

Makeup Brushes

The famous real techniques brushes, really did it for me this year, and were really worth all the hype! I own the Blush Brush, Expert Face Brush and Stippling Brush, which all left me with great results when applying my makeup. I would honestly think these are almost like dupes for any high end makeup brushes ! Read my full review on the RT Brushes here  http://makeupmoob.blogspot.ie/2013/12/real-techniques-stippling-brush-vs.html

Face/Base

The Revlon Colorstay will always be a winner to me ! I own the Normal/Dry Skin Formula, and I've been repurchasing this for almost 2 years now, and I am always so impressed with it. Great coverage, and a lovely light feel to it, although its 18 euros, its well worth it!

The Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer was a find for me back in October, when my Collection 2000 concealer had ran out! This is great for undereye circles, and really wakens them up!

I love my bronzer, and Hoola by Benefit has been my no.1 bronzer for the last couple of years, a nice natural bronze colour and gives a lovely glow to the face aswell as a good chiseled contour

Eyes

On an everyday basis, I would only use mascara, but for going out etc. these products have been brilliant!

Sleek I-Divine Palette Au Natural, a lovely range of bronzy colours, I use the brown colour everyday for my eyebrows, very well pigmented shadows to, read the full review here http://makeupmoob.blogspot.ie/2013/08/sleek-i-divine-au-naturel-palette.html

I have always been so bad at doing liquid eyeliner, but the Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner, has made it so much easier, it's almost like a marker! 

The No7 Extreme Length and the(very faded) Maybelline Falsies Mascara have been my two everyday mascaras this year! They leave my lashes really long aswell as volumised!

Lips

Finally for lips, I wasn't really to adventurous with bold lips this year, but I really do want to venture out to them this year! I had stuck to good ole lipbalm, Carmex! My lips usually get very chapped and dry, but leaves my lips soft and moisturised and love the tingly feeling it leaves on your lips!

And thats it !

Hope you enjoyed this post, and once again Happy New Year! Thank you for reading my blog for the past year, and I hope you enjoy my future posts

Thanks :D

Denise x

Real Techniques Stippling Brush VS Expert Face Brush

So today, I'm going to do a post on the Real Techniques Stippling and Expert Face Brush, which are well raved about brushes here on blogger and youtube! 

These are both amazing brushes, and here are my opinions on both!

Stippling Brush

I bought this brush before the expert face brush in boots for 15.99 euros

It is a duo-fibred brush, and the brush bristles itself are very soft on the face! It is a flat topped brush.

This is supposed to give an airbrush look to your face, and I apply this in a 'stippling' and circular motion.

Expert  Face Brush

For Christmas I finally got this brush, which I've been meaning to buy for ages! Santa knew me too well..

This cost 13.99 euros, which is that bit cheaper than the stippling brush

The head to this brush is more round, and again is duo-fibred !

I apply my foundation with this brush in a patted way all over the skin, rather than circular.

Differences

• Price

The stippling brush is 2 euros dearer than the face brush

• Finish

I honestly think that the face brush gives a way more airbrush look for foundation, rather than the stippling!

I think the Stippling is a small bit streaky on the skin, and you have to blend the foundation in more.

I'm using the stippling brush more now for cream blush or bronzer!

• Coverage

I need to put more product on for the expert face brush as I think it slightly eats up the product, which is a pain really, but leaves a better result

Whereas for the stippling, it gives very good coverage even for the smallest amount of foundation.

• Colour

An obvious one , not that it affects the quality of the brush but, the expert face brush has a gold handle , and the stippling has a pink handle!

Here is a picture of me, wearing the Rimmel 25 hour foundation, applied by on the right ,by the stippling brush and on the left by the expert face brush!

I think the left is definitely more airbrushed looking rather than the right!

All in all , I think for me, the expert face brush wins! Its so easy to apply foundation and leaves a gorgeous finish to the skin, and plus its cheaper haha! 

But the stippling brush is equally a good brush for foundation too but it doesn't leave as good a finish. I think the stippling brush is more suited for cream blush and bronzer!

Hope this post was helpful in some way!
Thanks for reading  :)

Happy Christmas!

Hello Everyone! Happy Christmas to ye all, hope ye had a good one. This month has been so busy and crazy for me between exams, being in hospital ,visiting over the holidays and my birthday being yesterday , so I'm really sorry I haven't been posting too much. But now that I'm finally having a lazy day today, this couldn't be a better time to do a post ! :)

Santa was very generous to me this year, and I got a Canon 1100d!! I am so excited, I've wanted one of the 'black cameras' for ages.

As this is my first DSLR camera, this is the perfect beginners DSLR camera!

Although there is still some bits and pieces I'm unsure of, I'm learning something new everyday. The camera came with a 18-55 mm lens. But this also means that the photos on my blog will be much better quality, compared to my phone photos...haha

I'm being way too careful with it though, I'm so paranoid it'll fall or break! It's amazing how much you can actually do with this camera though.

Here are some shots I took the past few days, probably not the best of photos in some peoples view, but I was just messing around! Also the header to this post was also taken with my camera, love the bokeh effect!

I'm so grateful for getting this camera, and I cant wait to use it for the blog! Hope everyones had a great Christmas, and has a good New Year

Thank you so much for following my blog so far! 

Denise :) x

What did you get for Christmas? 

Comment below

Essence Justin Beiber 'Beauty Beats' Collection Review

Two weeks ago, I received a package from essence, with the essence Beauty Beats Makeup!

I was so delighted ! I've tried them out and now I wanted to review them for ye. 

1.'Eenie Meenie' Lipgloss

I'm not the biggest wearers of lip glosses as I always associate them with being so sticky and gross, but I was really surprised with this! It's a pale pink colour, and I love the applier with it! My lips honestly didn't feel sticky at all !

2. 'I'm backstage' Lipgloss

Although this lip gloss looks like a light blue colour on camera, It's really a clear lipgloss.

Again, it's not sticky at all! But I think it's a bit too glittery for everyday wear, it would be nice though for a performance on stage or a special occasion!

3.'Groupie at Heart' Blush

This blush is a dark pinky berry colour (worst description ever haha) It's a very pigmented blush, so I applied it very lightly, it doesn't suit my pale skin that well, but it would look stunning on tanned skin!

4. 'I'm Backstage' Eyeshadow

This is a lovely frosted off blue colour. Great for these winter months.

It is very well pigmented, and does last for ages , even without an eye primer, it would also do well as a highlighter for your brow bone. 

5.'SWAAAG' Shimmer Powder

I had been meaning to get a shimmer powder for ages, so essence just sent this on time ;)

Ok I wouldn't be mad about the name to be honest but hey ho that's got nothing to do with the actual powder. This is a well pigmented powder, nicely shimmery, and I apply this to the top's of my cheeks and . Really like this!

6. Purple Hair Bobble

Sorry I have no picture of this, but it is up in the cover photo :)

This bobble is really good for your hair, as is doesn't have a metal band on it like most bobbles do! So damage free! Really wish they sold more of these around the place

Th essence trend edition “beauty beats – girls on tour with Justin Bieber”  is for Justin Bieber’s “believe” Tour this year! It is in stores now! The retail price varies from 1-6 euros.

Thank you so much Essence for sending this package to me, I'm so grateful :)

Hope ye enjoyed this post

November Favourites

Hello everyone :) Long time no blog.. exam time has started again and I've been fairly sick the past few weeks ,so sorry for no posts ! :( Anyways I'm back with my November Favourites ! 

Enjoy!

1.Natural Collection Blush 'Pink Cloud'

I'm not much of a blush person, but I recently rediscovered this and I love it! You might not of noticed (silly picture quality) but it's actually a very baby pink colour! If you put this on very lightly, it will give a lovely flushed cheek! 

2.Nivea Dry Confidence Deodorant

This is a bit of a random of favourite, but it just smells so amazing! It's a lovely fresh smell, that lasts for ages, as it says on the tin

3.Essence Colour&Go Nail Varnish 'trendsetter'

Because of the winter months, darker colours are in, so this is my perfect winter colour. It looks a bit drab in picture but it's a really wearable brown! 

4.Kerastase Elixir Ultime- For all Hair Types

At the start I was a bit wary of using this as my hair gets greasy very easily, but I was proved wrong. This hair oil has been raved about so much, and I would so agree with them! After a shower I pump this through my ends twice, and brush it through. There's a lovely coconut smell of it, and the shine off my hair is crazy! I can see after using this several times that my ends are in good condition.

5.Simple Light Moisturiser

Everyone's skin has become dryer during winter, but no, mine has become more oilier?? Trust my skin.. anyways, this moisturiser is perfect for my t-zone and manages the oil balance very well