Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Brand of the Month

Welcome back my loves! So today is the beginning of a monthly series I will be doing on a brand that I have been loving over the last month (makeup/skincare/fashion/accessories/etc). This month I will be talking about a makeup brand that I have very quickly become obsessed with. I'm talking about Catrice Cosmetics.



One of the perks of my job is getting to really know the products. I try to pick up a few new things every week and give them a go considering that I need to be able to recommend them. I don't know what it was but I was really drawn to Catrice in my first couple of weeks. I've bought all of their concealers so far as well as the eye shadow primer, brow gel and a few lip liners. All the products are AMAZING! I'll talk about the concealers first. My first purchase was the Camouflage High Coverage Concealer. I won't harp on about the ingredients, consistency, etc. It literally does exactly what it says on the tin! The coverage is unbelievable and it blends like a dream. I got it in the shade 010 Porcellain because I wanted to use it as an under eye highlight and to cover the dark circles. It stays all day and doesn't settle into fine lines as long as you use a setting powder. 



I then went and bought the All Round Concealer Palette and the Camouflage cream together. Again, not going to bore you with the in depth details. The palette is fabulous. The green is great at getting rid of any redness (I use it around my nostril area), the red makes those dark circles under your eyes seem like yesterdays problem, the darker concealer shade is a really nice subtle cream contour for my skin colour and the last two lighter shades are really nice for either highlighting or concealing. They're so creamy and blendable! The cream pot is a dupe for benefits boing concealer and it is equally as fabulous. It literally covers up any blemish and is invisible under only one layer of foundation.



The lip products below are really handy to have in your makeup bag. The lip volumizer is so moisturising and does make your lips look plumper. Not like Kylie Jenner plump but it gives my lips just enough for my liking. The lip pencils are ones that I go in between on a weekly basis. They stay all day and blend beautifully with whatever you use after them.


And lastly, we have the eye shadow primer and brow wax. I use thes products everyday for work and I don't have to worry one but about my shadow or brows falling off my face. They look the same at the end of the day as they did from when I applied all of it nine or ten hours before hand. The primer doesn't crease which is a winner for me considering I have hooded eyelids. 


You can find all of these products in Cara Pharmacy in Edwards Square, Galway. Let me know what you've used from Catrice and if you buy any of these products, let me know if you agree. I can't remember exactly how much all of these products were but they were all definitely under six euro!

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Shannon.
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Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Hello, it's me!

Oh my goodness it's nearly been nine months since my last post...... SCANDALOUS. But here, life has been kicking my ass lately. Sure everyone has times like that and I just needed to take a step back. Guys, being an adult is hard and I'm still living at home! 

So why did I take such a long break from blogging? Okay, first of all I was really unhappy with the layout/design of my blog and had absolutely no idea what direction I wanted to go with in terms of colours, etc. Thanks to my technically skilled boyfriend I am thrilled with the new look! I was going to go all white and classy but it just wasn't me. I had to have a splash of pink and sparkle in there because, well, how could I not? Secondly, I felt as though my posts weren't as genuine as I wanted them to be. I started writing about things just because other people were and actually realised that I wasn't enjoying it at all so that lead to some severe writers block! And lastly, my life has completely changed. If you've been here for a while then you'll know that I went back to college in September. Long story short, it wasn't the course that I had worked so hard to do and I was so unhappy. I made the choice to leave both college and my part time job at Next. Making the choice to leave college was hard, but making the choice to leave the family I had at Next was a much harder one. They took me in as a teenager with no experience or knowledge and gave me a confidence I never knew I could have. They were the best friends I never got to make in college and we still remain close. Where am I now? I'm in Cara learning about all the things a girly girl like me would want to know about makeup and beauty. Not to mention its full time! WHOOOOO!




Where does this leave me at present? Well myself and my other half are taking the plunge after nearly seven years and moving in together in May or June! It's something I'm very ready for and very excited about considering I've never lived away from home before. Other than that, I don't know what this year will hold for me but I'm excited to find out. I'm also really happy to be back in the blogosphere with my new look, new ideas and new confidence.

So thank you to all of you who have been baring with me and staying caught up on my facebook page and instagram. You're the best!


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Shannon
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