REVIEW | Botanics All Bright Hydrating Day Cream SPF15

No matter how many face creams I buy i loose them ALL. I needed a new one and picked this one up to tide me over. But turns out I picked up a gem. I  have normal to dry skin and this works perfectly :) Also I have super pigmented skin but this seems to calm the redness and brighten my complexion which is super!

You can pick this up at boots for around 8 euro but its currently on offer for only 5.13 :) Which you cant go no too :)

Boots say : "A hydrating day cream moisturiser, with SPF15 protection, that brightens and protects. It hydrates for 24 hours, and is enriched with brightening hibiscus. Suitable for normal to dry skin. 5* UVA Protection"

I totally agree with them on what they say it is brightening it keeps my face moisturized all day and with spf waaahey happy days.. I think its worth a try. 

Will  be trying more from the brand soon. Have you tried botanics? Id love to hear if anyone has? :)

Thank you for reading petals

Love Rose

xx

REVIEW | MUA Eyeshadow Palette in Heaven and Earth

Heya Petals:)

I love my neutral eyeshadows, I already have all of the Naked Palette so as I was in superdrug  I thought I would invest in one of these beauties! They are around £4 I was looking for the Undress me palettes but this was the only one they had. But never the less, some of the colours look awful in the palette but when used they are gorgeous! I have used them a few times and i love this palette i think ill use it alongside my urban decay palettes :)

I think it deffo enhances your eyes aswell as being used for a natural look. For £4 im impressed. I wouldnt compare these to urban decay or mac as that wouldnt be fair. But someone looking for lovely eyeshadows this is something to check out. They offer many other palettes aswell which is worth a look!

Swatches of the eyeshadows look how pigmented some of them are! :o

You can buy them in Superdrug or http://www.muastore.co.uk

What are you favourite eyeshadow palettes to use? Have you tried MUA products before? Any you reccomend!

Thank you for reading petals!

Till the next time

Love Rose

xx

REVIEW | Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub.

Morning Petals.

I bought this on a whim just like most things I buy haha. But I was like "oh im going to try something new" My lip care products normally consist of carmex or vaseline. But I'm so glad I bought this!! The smell is gorgeous. If you like snow fairy this will please you. And one of the best things apart it you can it eat it mmmm. Not with a spoon thou, not the best idea.

Lush says- Clears dead skin and flakiness from lips, leaving them moisturised and smooth, Our lip scrubs are made from castor sugar to act as a gentle scrub and jojoba oil to be wonderfully moisturising but light enough not to leave you feeling greasy.

How to use them? 

Pick up some of the scrub with your finger and gently buff it into your lips and when you feel you have scrubbed enough, lick off the leftovers (yum)

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I don't find it that hydrating but it is really effective I've never had lips so soft before.  The staff in Grafton street in Dublin are the nicest! Helpful but not in your face. :) 

I apply a lip balm afterwards but you don't need too. There's too other flavours a mint and popcorn one me thinks. I want them all mmmmm :)

What are your favourite lip scrubs? Have you ever made your own?

Thank you for reading petals :)

Love Rose

xx

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Review | NYC Expert Last lipstick in Blue Rose

Hey petals,

So I've had this  for ages And i keep meaning to review it but I never get around too it. Till i was searching for a lipstick last night to go with a natural smokey eye I was doing with my naked 2 palette.

NYC says- The NEW NYC Expert Last Lipstick is moisturising,comfortable and longwearing, it stays on up to 6 hours. Discover the wide range of shades developed to match your every mood and style! You'll find perfect plummy shades standing alongside true reds,next to creamy peaches. There's one here for every look, outfit and situation you could dream of.


NYC claims that this lipstick
-Wears up to 6 hours
-Long-lasting shine
-Amplified colour
-Velvety and glamorous finish
-Perfectly outlines lips
-Doesn't feather or bleed

The colour I picked up was Blue Rose, which is a bright fuchsia pink with blue undertones. It has a sort of lustre finish as its mainly matte but has a kind of shine to it. It has around 4 hours lasting power. It only cost 2.49 euro :) & I think its £1.99 :) I'm not sure it lives up to all its claims but its pretty close and great value for money.

I think it's a half decent lipstick worth picking up or trying out the other shaded NYC is a great affordable cosmetics company :)

 

Thank you for reading petals.
Love Rose
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REVIEW | LUSH's New shampoo bar

LUSH has amazing products unfortunately the nearest shop is around 3 hours away but anyways it is well worth the journey although if you could come to Galway that would be lovely! :)

Anyways I bought a few products the other day but instead of making a super long post about with me raving and ranting about my love for lush i decided to just individually review them. Also because they are all amazing products.

Lush says - Healthy hair needs a healthy scalp as its foundation. New shampoo bar has two tasks ; to give amazing shine and stimulate hair follicles to maximize growth. Nettle and peppermint infusions give shine to the hair. Rosemary and nettle absolutes are included to protect, sooth and clear the scalp and also give shine.

OH MY does this smell divine, if you love cinnamon you'll love this! This is my second bar not sure it stimulates hair growth for me, although my hair just doesn't grow EVER. But it makes my hair feel amazing, even though it has been abused so much ( sorry hair) It lasts a good few months. It's meant to last 3 big bottles of shampoo or 80 plus washes. Hmmm, big claim not sure it does that for me although I have a lot of hair so :) It is around the 9 euro mark. So it is cheap but deffo worth it and your hair will thank you!

How to use it?

Lush says - Rub the bar between your hands with water, work the lather gently and throughly into wet hair, then rinse away. One light lather is enough.

Have you tried any shampoo bars? What are your opinon on them?

Thank you for reading petals

Love Rose

xx

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HAUL | Lush & Boots :)

Last Friday I had a day out with one of my best friends who I hadn't seen in age!

Lush

I'll just show you what I got and review them all separately :)

Boots

I love seeing hauls :) What are your favorites from Boots or Lush? :)

Thank you for reading petals 

Love Rose

xx

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REVIEW| Highlighting powder Artfully Lustrous

Heya petals

I bought this on a whim, still not sure why I bought it but oh well :)

Its limited edition but you can pick them up in Penney's and Pharmacy's. I was waiting on a bus so I popped into Penny's/ Primark and picked up this along with a few pieces of clothes.


Anyways it is a beautiful light champagne colour. It is subtle and something that could be built up if you wanted to look like a disco or have a lot of time on your hands to blend ;) It deffo suits my pasty skin tone.
I thinks its nice I haven't a lot of highlighters in my collection. I think I'll get most use of this day makeup. The packaging doesn't really appeal too me. But for the price it's grand sure.

 Catrice is a great low cost brand if you can get your hands on it do :) 
This highlighting powder was only 5 euro :)
Thank you for reading petals
Love Rose

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TAG | Liebster award

Stole this from http://themelancholicmummy.files.wordpress.com

Ive been tagged by Carly Susanne

Who you can find here or http://carlysbeautyworld.blogspot.co.uk/

1) If you were stuck on a desert island and you could chose one beauty product to have with you, what would it be?

Mascara as I'm ginger my eyelashes are near invisible 

2) Who is your favourite beauty blogger and why?

Hmm, I like watching Fleur de force or zoella just like watching them, Im not one for tutorials mainly because i can never sit still for long

3) Have you ever had a beauty related disaster, and if so, what was it?

Tan, get a bit carried away haha or maybe eyelashes they take practice!

4) How did your interest in beauty start?

I liked makeup, but never really became an obession till I watched beauty bloggers and YouTubers :)

5) What's the furthest you have travelled to get your hands on a desired beauty product?

Ireland to London I suppose :) 

6) Do you use fake tan? If so which one?

St Mortiz or Sally Hansen need to try some new tans!

7) Do you paint your nails regularly? If so, how often? 

Once a week atleast I dunno, Im not arsed about them I try to be every so often then i get bored.

8) What's your favourite type of blog to read?

Beauty or General chit chat

9) Do you purchase magazines just to get the free beauty products included?

Hell yeah :) Always do it haha

10) Do you subscribe to any beauty boxes, if so which ones?

Currently Glossybox

11) Do you wear make-up every day? 

Mostly yes. Sometimes I won't but normally I'll have atleast mascara on.

If you liked mine have a read of Carly's 

http://carlysbeautyworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tag-liebster-award.html

I tag 

http://shemightbeloved.blogspot.ie/

http://sandrasuggestions.blogspot.ie/

http://bethanyworrall.wordpress.com/

http://allnightbeauty.blogspot.ie/

Bloggers that I've tagged - here's what you need to do

*You must answer the 11 questions that are asked by the blogger that tagged you*

*Tag other bloggers with less than 200 followers*

*Create 11 questions for them to answer*

*Notify the bloggers that you have tagged them for the Liebster Award*

*The bloggers must then do the same and include a link to the blog of the person that tagged them*

The Questions

1: why did you start blogging?

2: what is your most loved brand?

3: whats the most expensive thing in your makeup collection?

4: whats one beauty product you couldn't live without?

5: do you prefer budget  beauty or high end beauty?

6: what is your most worn perfume?

7:do you prefer neutrals or brights?

8: where is your favourite place to shop?

9:what is your biggest hope/wish in life?

10: what is your most loved memory?

11: what is your biggest beauty fail?

Love Rose

xx

REVIEW | Catrice Evolution >> to the Revolution black volume mascara

Catrice says "The Innovation: A mascara for an individual lash styling! Look1 for natural volume, look 2 for dramatic volume and perfectly styled lashes!" 

This looks a lot like the Rimmel's Day to Night Mascara. But I bought that years ago and can't really comment on it. I know i loved it though. Anyways back to the review.

I love mascara like I have way to many. But sure :) I love the look 1 part of this, It lengthens my eyelashes they look lovely and fluttery too. 

Love 2 didn't wow me because I like really thick big almost false eyelashes and this doesn't give this :( But it is alright.

The packaging isn't bad either, nothing wow as I like bright colours but isn't bad :)

(Look1 Brush:)

I would recommend this even if it was just for the look 1. Catrice offer so many mascaras! Deffo worth a look next time you see a Catrice stand.

Love the brand serious quality for the price. This mascara cost 5 euro :) Think It's been out a while but It's lovely.

(Look2 brush)

Thank you for reading petals

Love rose

xx

Have you tried catrice mascaras? what else would you recommend from catrice :)

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LOVE | Relaxation time.

So lately I have been quite stressed and my skin is suffering big time from it! (Spots galore) So I decided to have some 'me time ' . I was chatting to my friend and somehow face masks came up so I decided to make one.

I put a full banana, three spoons of lemon & oats to make a face mask with I was going to add honey but we had none  - tear tear-

But neverless I made it and whilst it didn't look pleasing my god did it smell good, I personally really enjoyed the smell. 

Before I put on my face mask i had a bath with a lush bath bomb ones i had from chrimbo:)

It was green but smelled so good :) I was so relaxed after it I then put on my face mask and my onsie laid back for awhile then washed it off.

What small things relax you? 

Love Rose

xo

GLOSSYBOX | July Edition 2013 Seaside Splash.

Hey Petals.

Today my second ever glossybox came :) I hadn't seen a lot about this edition. Before I even get on too what I got the box! Its so cute. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

So this months box came with 6 products? Wooohoo! Im not complaining. 

  Alterna | Haircare Bamboo Style Waves Tousled Texture Mist (Sample 25ml)

To be honest I never really want textured hair I want straight hair. My hair is naturally curly so I straighten my hair most days. Although I used this when I had straighten my hair and put it into a high ponytail :) It was okay. Maybe I might give it ago sometime again. Although it smells divine so I might use it for it's smell.

www.lookfantastic.com/alterna

Essie | Sleek Stick Nail Wraps in Stickers and Stones (Full Size £9.99)

Essie is a well known nail polish brand I own a few :) These are really interesting. I love the ones I have received I tried out one and I really like them. Can't wait to try them out need somewhere to go now :)

Can be found in selected Boots :)

Sleek |Make-Up Pout Paints (Full Size £4.99)

I was so excited when I got this. I love sleek and with sleek hard to get in Ireland, this makes me uber happy! I received Minx & Peachy Keen. You get two in each box apparently. So this alone makes the box worth while :) There so cute and the colour pay of is unreal. :) 

Find them here www.sleekmakeup.com or if your lucky enough to have superdrugs that stock it :)

Coola Organice | Sun Rose Essence Tint (7ml sample/Full size is £29.99)

This was the only product where I thought meh. The colour of it looks daft and when it blends its okay, but too dark for me. I didn't like the texture although a little did go a long way. But I have super pigmented skin so I need something that cover that. This product didn't.

Anatomicals| Spray Misty for me facial spritz (Full Size £6.00)

I don't think it set make up but it refreshes your face. The smell is nice too & with this weather it's handy! 

You can find stocklists here - www.anatomicals.net

Thanks for reading petals, what did ye get in your glossybox? Have you ever tried glossybox's service before?

Love Rose

xx

Review | MAC cream blusher in something special.

Heya Petals

So my collection of makeup has very little MAC mainly because it's so far away or when I'm near it, I never have any money left. I want all of their lipsticks , brushes and pigments. Oh well maybe everything. A girl can dream  

“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.” ― Oscar Wilde

It's a corally blusher and the picture doesn't do it justice! I like it but I found I prefer the Topshop blushers :( but it is nice I found it too be quite sheer, you do need a bit too get a nice colour. It is around 20 something euro at MAC counters.

(somethine special swatches)

MAC packaging goes without saying  to be lovely and classic.  I am a little disappointed by it. Mainly because MAC is such a well loved brand but it is nice.

Thank you for reading petals 

Love Rose

xx

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Fashion | Crop tops with a added extra....

I apologise in advanced...

But seriously why are theese fashionable? Each to their own and all that. But why the turtle neck?

 WHYYYYY? 

It just reminds me of my aunts turtle neck jumpers even she has given the turtle neck a rest well they are calling them 'high neck' crop tops but i just caaaan't. 

Something about them just screams somthing Deirdre Barlow would wear with high waisted pants....mmmmmm.... attractive.

Sorry its not the most cheery of post but I had to get this out of my system :)

Till next time thank you for reading petals :)

Love Rose

xo

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