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Cocoa Brown Rose Gold and Golden Goddess

Is there really any stopping Marissa Carter? Hot on the heels of her hugely successful Cocoa Brown Golden Goddess shimmery dry body oil release late last year, comes the Limited Edition Rose Gold Goddess . I mean the words limited edition and rose gold are enough to make any girls heart skip a beat. Both the Original Golden Goddess and the new limited edition Rose Gold Goddess are shimmering dry oils that offer both a highlight and natural glow to our skin depending on how it is applied. The only difference between the original Golden Goddess and the new Rose Gold goddess being the colour and tone that they offer your…

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette

STOP!!!! If you’re broke, or your willpower is weak, then you need to click out of this post right now! It is very rare that I write a post like this, but be warned, I am about to gush a serious amount of love over this palette from Anastasia Beverly Hills. The Modern Renaissance palette is the latest premade palette release from Anastasia Beverly Hills and it really is something unbelievably special. The palette consists of 14 predominately warm toned shades that are mainly matte! Music to my ears, Warm toned and matte, could I ask for anything more? What makes this palette so different with the shade selection is…

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Mac must haves

Have you ever gone into a Mac store and wanted to make a purchase but been completely overwhelmed by all the products? With so many products to pick from, it is hard to know exactly what is worth parting with your cash for. To help you treat yourself to something special, I have picked out my top 5 products. I didn’t include any lipsticks or eyeshadows, as to be honest, they deserve a whole post to themselves, there are just so many good ones. I promise to get one of those up soon!! Mac Fix + As you can see from my almost empty bottle, Mac Fix + is a…

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Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop Becca Cosmetics Highlighter

Over the past number of weeks there has been some serious hype surrounding the collaboration between Becca Cosmetics and Youtube sensation Jaclyn Hill. For weeks I have been seeing snapchats, Instagram posts and blog posts about Champagne pop, the new Becca Highlighter. I am not normally one to fall for hype, but this highlighter really got me and as soon as it came online, I made a purchase. My god am I glad I did, as this highlighter is unbelievable!!! For those of you that haven’t heard of Jacyln Hill, she is a makeup artist, who tried her hand at Youtube and now has over 2 million subscribers. Those of…

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My top 3 powder highlighters

Lets face it, when it comes to highlighters the more glow I can get the better. Lately I am an absolute fiend for highlighters and I am constantly on the hunt for a new, better product. I have to partly blame Jaclyn Hill for my highlighter obsession, as that girl always has the most unbelievable glow. In fact on July 2nd she is releasing her own highlighter with Becca Cosmetics, in the shade Champagne Pop. I mean just look at it.!!! I have already set a reminder in my phone to buy it the day it comes out, as this baby will sell out fast! To help you track down…

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Smashbox photo finish primer. The holy grail primer

You will have heard me mention this in favourites posts a hundred and one times at this stage, but the Smashbox photo finish is my absolute holy grail primer, and I can’t believe I haven’t dedicated a full blog post to it yet!! The Smashbox photo finish primer has won a serious amount of awards including, Winner of Best of Sephora Award for Best Primer, one of Marie Claire’s “25 Products That Will Change Your Life,” and an InStyle Best Beauty Buy. As a result of such rave reviews and massive sales, Smashbox launched a whole range of primers on the back of it, to suit every skin type and skin condition.Yet…

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Nars Laguna Bronzer

Would you believe, this is my first ever Nars product! I know, I am extremely late to the bandwagon, but I always found their stuff to be so expensive. Now, having used the Laguna bronzer, I know myself to be a silly fool, as it is money well spent and I have a list as long as my arm for my next visit into the Nars counter in Brown Thomas. It was my birthday last month and my Mam and Dad, decided to pick something off my February wish list. I was so surprised when a delivery from Brown Thomas arrived at my door on the morning of my birthday…

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Make Up For Ever Smoky extravagant mascara

For anyone who follows me on Facebook, you will find this post comes with no surprise, as I have not stopped raving about this mascara for the last few months now. If I could only take 1 item of makeup with me to a desert island, it would be this. I may be living on nothing on that island, but my lashes would me massive for when I get rescued my a hot sailor. The Smoky Extravagant is the latest mascara to launch under the Make Up For Ever brand. The mascara promises to add, volume, length and curl to your lashes. It contains new 4D technology that covers the…