perfume

This week is my birthday and I have already recieved to wonderful presents!! 2 bottles of perfume and they are beautiful and so different I am delighted with them!

The 1st bottle is Marc Jacobs Daisy. This is a beautiful floral fruity perfume great if you want somthing light and fresh. A wonderful summer scent!
The bottle and packaging are beautiful a classic shape bottle with a funky rubber daisy covered lid!

The second id Ted Bakers MW which is a warm floral scent a deep lovely evening scent which came with a very lightly scented body lotion which drys in fast and isnt sticky!
The packaging is beautiful a prisim shaped bottle in a prisim box.

I really love both these scents they are both very wearable day or night and would look great on any vanity!!

Keromask Camoflage concealer!!

Yay it finally arrived!! Im sooooo in love!!!
Ok so Iv been on the prowl for a new concealer that is high coverage but can still be used under my eyes without caking!! I may have found my holy grail of concealers!!
Keromask is made as a tattoo and skin pigmentation disorder concealer but it is amazing as a acne concealer and even as an every day concealer too!!

So as soon as it arrived i tried it on one of my tattoo and poof it was gone AMAZING!!
A tiny bit of the tattoo primer a tiny bit of concealer and set with a setting powder!!
Then i tried it as a regular under foundation concealer for my spots and my super bad under eyes and it was amazing spots were gone bags were gone!!!
I love this stuff its creamy but not greasy and it is sooooo super pigmented so you need soooo little product to conceal which means it doesnt go cakey in the areas you need high coverage!!

The shade range is amazing they have a colour for everyone and i mean everyone!!!
I got the sample kit in light to try out and I will definitely be purchasing the full size bottles!!

The sample kit comes in light medium and dark and each come with  8 cream concealers from light to dark (and the light is super light) it comes with 2 mixers a white and a yellow to make it paler or more yellow for sallow skin. It comes with a tattoo primer to cancel out some of the darker tones in the tattoo to make easier to cover and it comes with 4 powders white light medium and dark!

The sample kit cost 6 euro (and like 4 euro shipping) the full sized bottle is 18 euro for 15 ml which is really good for such and amazing product!!!

I totally recommend it!!!

Mini Haul!!

My boo was working valentines day this year so we decided to spend the Saturday in Dublin shopping and stuff!! So this is a mini haul of the makeup stuffs I got in Dublin!!

First off I got Urban Decays All Nighter setting spray in Debenhams and to my surprise and delight they were having a 10% off sale so i got it for 25 instead of 27 YAY!!! I have not tried this yet and Im sooo excited to try it :) ill do a full review soon!! :)

Next thing I got were 2 Bourjois eyeshadows! I got 2 because I really wanted the peach shimmery one for ages and they were buy one get one half price and I cant pass up a bargain!! I got the 2 for just 15 euro! My boyfriend will tell you it took me AGES to pick the second colour and it did but you have to take your time and choose right and I think I did!!

These are the swatches the peach is no were near as shimmery as it is in real life its like fairy puke sooooo sparkely!! They have great staying power and I love them!!

What I am looking forward to trying in 2013!!

I have been researching soooo many products online over the last week and I am sooo excited to try some of them!!

I have ordered my sample concealer kit from Keromask. I am mad to find a great concealer somthign that covers everything and also doesnt go rotten under my eyes!!! this sample kit costs just 6 euro and you get 8 shades of concealer 3 mixers and 3 powders!!! It can be used to conceal tattoos so I have high hopes!!

I will be purchasing a Makeup setting spray next week I am pretty certain Im going to try Urban decays All Nighter as it has some great reviews. Its about 25 euro which a little more than I want to spend but it sounds to be the best one available!!

I am crazy excited to try Illamasqua Gleam I just have to wait till its back in stock on there website!! It is supose to be an amazing subtle natural highlighter!! It costs 18 pounds but it is only just over 10 for people with the Pro discount!! :)

I was in Boots yesterday and I tried a Bourjois intense eyeshadow on my hand and now I am mad to have it!! I cant remember for certain which one it is I think its number 02!! This pic doesnt show the amazing peach intensly shimmery shadow I am in love with but when I get it I will swatch and take pics!! :)

I also have to find some great lipliners!! I have no idea where to start any recommendations please!!!
Any recommendations for any products you love and think I should try are welcome I am always on the look out for my new faves!!! xxx

2012 Beauty Faves!!

Howdy
So I am gona tell you all about my fave buys of last year!!
There wernt loads (I was pretty broke through 2012 lol)!

First off are The Real Technique brushes I got the orange core set for mothers day and the purple starter set for xmas. I LOVE THESE BRUSHES!!! Thet are soft they hold the powder brilliantly and they are all so versatile  I use the detailer brush as a lipstick brush and its the best one I have ever had!!! the buffing brush is great for stippling on liquid r cream foundations!! the accent brush is great for eyeliner and the eyeliner brush is great for accenting!!

Next is MAC Studio fix fluid and powder!!
I have been using these nearly a year and I know they are expensive but I feel are worth it!! The powder has lasted me 10 months and I still have some left!! The fluid foundation lasted me about 4 months as I mixed it with a different foundation for day time and only wore it on its own for nights out and special occasions!!
They cost about 30 euro each and you have to buy the pump separate for the liquid which sucks but at least then you can use it for your next bottles of foundation!!
I love the product and the colour selection (I hear they are comming out with a nw nc 10 for us pale beauties) The coverage is amazing from both!

Another foundation I loved last year was the Revlon Colour Stay the colour range is great you can get each one in dry or oily skin which is brilliant!! And the price isnt appalling (especially if you wait till boots has a sale n get 3 for 2) 18 euro a bottle! the coverage is great and any clients I use this on love it!!

This one is especially for those of you with sensitive eyes!! I cant use normal mascara and it was so hard to find a good sensitive mascara and I totally did it La Roche Posay have an amazing range of mascaras for sensitive eyes!!! I have the wateproof and the volumising and they are great no watery eyes and great looking lashes!! And it only costs 17 euro so it wont break the bank!!

The next thing I bought a couple of weeks ago but I cant leave it out is the Sleek ultra matte darks palette!! Sleek just keeps getting better and better I loved my old Sleek palettes but some how these are 10 time better!! the colours are all beautiful and the pigmentation is beautiful and they are so soft and blend together soooo well and they only cost 7 pounds INSANE!!!

So they are my faves from 2012 I hope you agree!! :) x

Fashion trends autumn winter 2012

This is my season for fashion and Im super excited about it!!
In the last few years iv bought very few items of clothing as the trends just weren't me!!
I didnt get the floral or the denim shirts or the leather it was all just weird to me and looked awful on me so i bought clothes from rock shops like ASHA and online things that went with my look!!
Now i feel like its my time to shine!!
The grunge look is toatlly me I love it!!
Skulls, tartan, studs, dark colours, doc martins (or my knock off docs)!
I feel ill have to stock up on items as it probably wont be around for long!!

iv included some prettier items like this flouncy little skull dress from new look

I love these stone washed red shorts and feel they will be great with docs and a skull sweatshirt

Iv started with this pair of studded docs !!

I also got this dress from new look in cream and black 

 I love this skull top with studs from new look

I cant wait to update my wardrobe with some of these looks!!

 I love this trend and feel it covers my grunge and punk look in one!!

Diet

I decided enough was enough after putting on 1 stone in the last year and a half! I worked so hard to loose that weight for NY in 2011 and to put on nearly half of what I lost was depressing!!
I started my diet on the 18th of july but it took a few weeks to works the kinks out I lost a couple of pounds but then it just stopped comming off and I was near giving up!!!
Then I was looking through apps on my phone and I found a calorie counter so I downloaded it to my phone ... it was the best thing Iv ever done!!!!!
I added up what I calories I should be having for my weight and height and energy usage to loose weight and than I calculated what I had been eating and it turned out it wasnt good i was eating less than I had been but not to the point where I would loose weight so I redesigned my diet and this is it!!!

I feel this diet works best if your like me and you dont get up too early! I will have to change it up a bit as I will be getting up early with corey for school from next week!!
I have a low calorie cup-a-soup for lunch that's about 50-80 cal depending on the one you pick!!
At about 3 I have a cuppa tea or a low cal hot choco to keep my sugar up!! thats 30-40 cal!
Dinner is around 5 and I have what ever I like (unless im going out or going to the cinema that evening then I eat healthy)! thats usually between 700-1000 cal
For me not regulating my dinner too much works! I know through out the day I will get to enjoy a big dinner of borritos or spuds or pasta what ever I like!!!
I think if i was having diet lunch and diet dinner and everything was diet diet diet I would have given up a long time ago!!!
Then at 8 I have tea and a pink and white or lemon sorbet or a weight watchers lemon slice! its low cal but still a treat!! 100 cal
Evenings are my worst time I am a big evening nibbler all I wana do is eat so I have fruit and sometimes if im starving I have a small bowl of porridge!! 30-200 cal
so on average every day I have between 1100 and 1500 cal a day!!
And on this Diet I have been loosing 1 pound every 3 days!!
I will probably add a morning Banana into my diet 90 cal and an extra cuppa tea 30 cal as I will be getting up super early on weekdays from monday on!!

howdy

Its been a while!!!
Iv had a busy summer and havnt had many chances to blog so i thought id update you!!
We moved house in May! we had to move as were we lived had no good playschools or schools so we moved to a better part of town and signed corey up for playschool in september!
The area we moved to is lovely and we moved from a 3 bed terraced to a 4 bed detached house and we love the house it has soooo much space!!!
I finished my manicure and pedicure course at the end of may and recieved my results in the end of june i was delighted with how i did and now im ITEC certified!!
Corey had a week in the play school in July a little summer camp which he loved so super excited to start full time!!
Lots od birthdays over the summer mine Coreys my mams and my niece Violets so we were busy busy with partys!!
I started a diet its going well!!
Went away with my sisters for a night to dun laoirigh!!
Now its the end of August and Corey will be starting playschool on Monday hes very excited especially after his week there in July!! My little baby is all grown up!!!
I am going to be applying for an ITEC waxing course on monday so that should keep me busy till christmas!!
So that was my summer busy busy!!!

toutorial

this is a link to my newest toutorial is all about making a dramatic look using colors from Urban Decays Urban Ammo palette!!!

hope you like it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JysJxv2Y_E4&context=C3e868a0ADOEgsToPDskKchft5JF6XF_Pr_IJrWvtK

youtube!!

iv started doing videos and toutorials on youtube!!!

Santy got me a camcorder for xmas so iv now started doing videos!!

bare with me tho it will take me a while to get use to talking to a camera!!

check out my youtube channel oddlooksmakeup

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ_vt_Flf-c&context=C3e868a0ADOEgsToPDskKchft5JF6XF_Pr_IJrWvtK

Christmas!!

Christmas is comming and I cant wait to get myself to Inglot to pick out my Santy pressies!

So heres a few Inglot Items I would recommend to any makeup artist or avid makeup enthusiasts!!!

Firstly Duraline!!! This is a liquid that turns most eyeshadows in to eyeliners (I say most as iv tried it on MAC chrome yellow and it did not work)!!

I love this stuff I first bought the Inglot one in October and already I am over half way through the bottle!! not dat it doesnt last long it totally does you only need 1 or 2 drops I just use it ALL THE TIME!!!

A new bottle of it is on my list!!!

The inglot blushes are amazing soooo pigmented so you hardly need any for a gorgeous flush of color!!!

I love mine I have a palette of 4 about a year now and iv hardly made a dent on them!!!

A few weeks ago I got the Inglot whit concealer this is brilliant for us paler individuals who find it hard to get a pale enough foundation!!

A squeeze of this with your foundation pales it out to a custom color and also thickens the foundation a little for better coverage (I use with Gosh x-ceptional wear foundation in porcoline)!!

I have yet to try the eyeshadows and thats what it on my list this year Im going to put together a freedom palette of bridal colors!!

So whats on your santy list this year???

halloween

zombie using sfx wax

Halloween

Yay its Halloween week!!!!

Every True Makeup Artists Faveourite Time of Year!!

This year I decided to try a few new things!!

I have never done a special effects course and this is my 1st time doing this type of makeup so bare with me I dont have it down to a t yet but I think im doing well!!

I used sfx wax to do 2 zombie looks and Liquid Latex for the bullet wound and im quite proud of them!!

Im sure after a bit of practice ill look back n think der awful but for my 1st time working with these products im sooo happy!!!

So the looks iv done r sex kitten, graffiti face, big mouth, zombie, bleach hallow mask and a bullet wound!!

Ill put up more as I do them!!!

Makeup Autumn- Winter 20011-2012

I know its not makeup but a great perfume for winter makes you feel like a star so no more fresh summery scents comming into winter you want a muskey smell!!
My fave perfumes for winter are
Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel
Lacoste Grey for men!!!

Makeup Autumn- Winter 20011-2012

Complection is very important this season!!
Start with an amazing Primer and you cant go wrong!!
I love Smashbox photo finnish primer its the best iv ever used!!
Then for a flawless foundation use Make up forever HD foundation!!
I personally love rimmels match perfection concealer for the price its the best in my book!!
Use makeup forever micro finnish powder to set!!
For blush head to Inglot n get urself one of there freedom pallets amaxing blushes and u can get one for every season believe me ull need them!!

Makeup Autumn- Winter 20011-2012

Next thing is Eyes
Bold metallic vibrant colours are very in this season ad is statement eye-liner!!
I love mac styledriven and fresh flare eyeshadows from there new pro longwear eyashadow range!
also mac fluid line for amazing long lasting eyeliner!!!

Makeup Autumn- Winter 20011-2012

First off I wana talk Lips!!
My fave lip color this season is the oranges based red lipstick!!
Alot of people feel they cant wait a blue based red lipstick cause of there skin tone (alot of it comes down to bravery too)
But the orange based red lipstick can be worn by almost everyone!!
It looks amazing with a tan (fake r real)
Its gorgeous on brunettes!!
And its super vibrant on pale skin!!

Another very popular color this season is nude r natural there are so many shades of nude r natural lipstick that you would have a hard time not finding one that suits!!!

tan samples

WOW The response iv gotten from most tan companies has been amazing!! I contacted companies about tan on monday and tuesday and I started receiving my samples on thursday and every day since iv gotten 2 r 3 different packages some containing 3 samples!!
iv done patch tests of 4 brands so far my leg is all small brown patches lol :)
Of the ones iv tried I have a favorite so far but today I received 3 more packages so iv loads more to try out before i decide!!
iv definitely eliminated 2 brands because of smell and color there just not for me!!
im not going to mention any names yet as iv still loads to try out!
>.< Its like christmas for me!!!

Spray tan samples!!

I decided I need to start using another spray tan not that I dont love champagne tan cause i totally do but I just want to give people the option of 2 maybe 3 brands of tan!!
So I spent all day emailing every brand of tan I could think of or find on the internet requesting information on delivery and free samples!!
So far Iv gotten reply's from about 14 different tan companies and 8 of them are sending samples :) some are sending more than one sample!!
The samples Im going to receive include VITA LIBERATA, FAKE BAKE, XEN-TAN, CELEBRITY SECRETS, SOLTAN etc!!
Im very dissapointed that not all companies offer free samples of there product!! It means Id have to pay between 10 and 30 euro to get a sample set from each of them!!
I think if you really believe in your product you will give free samples!!
I guess that just means that those tans have been crossed of my list of possible brands to use!!!
I am sooo looking forward to getting my tan samples to try them out and see what I and my choosen clients think of them Im hoping to get lots of feed back from the few clients I ask to be my guinepigs!!
Ill keep you updated as I get my samples and try them out and Ill be doing full reviews on the tans!! :)

The Parlor

This weekend I kicked my son Corey out of his room I know this sounds mean but he just doesn't need dat much space all to himself hes only 3!! So I put Corey into the room I was using as my beauty room and I took his room for my own!!
You see the small room was fine for me until I did my tanning course and then I had to go 3 months cramped into a tiny room with a HUGE tan tent a beauty table makeup case and makeup chair it was soo tiny I barley had room to move!!
The final straw came after I did my threading course and I borrowed my friends Beauty bed (till I get my own) it meant Id have to take down the tent every time I needed the bed and visa versa!! So I decided enough is enough!
I went and got some gorgeous dusky plum paint and me n my fella painted the room!! In 3 hours we were all done (it took me 3 months on my own to paint the small room)!!
I moved every thing around and within 4 hours I had myself a beautiful big spacious beauty room that im thinking of calling The Parlor!!
All I have to do now is put up my certificates and a few little decorations to finish it up!