Makeup & Curls

Hello you beautiful people and happy August! I'm going to make this a quick one. Penney's have done it again: P.S. BRONZE - Shimmer glow Powder Highlight. The most stunning highlighter I've ever seen in my life. Swatches amazing. Looks like liquid gold on the skin. Melts so beautifully and buttery into the skin.. Look's like you've been kissed by angels. Turns you into an ethereal glowing queen. Has phenomenal pigmentation. Its. only. a. euro. right now. Lads and lassies. Get it. Go to Penney's now. Get it. You need it.  I thought it would be too dark and golden for pale skin but it's actually just stunning. I used it on Breffni who has very fair skin and it was just glowy goodness. I'm honestly blown away by this product. If it was €50 it would still be good value. Get on it, you'll thank me later (or thank me now). Sophie x

I went to my happy place the other day - the hairdressers! I called in to the wonderful people at  Empire Hair   for a deep cleansing hair treatment and here's the 411. I was booked in with the lovely Laura who put the treatment in my hair, told me all the ins and outs of it, and finished me off with a gorgeous blowdry. * Can I just put it out there that I was a little skeptical of this treatment at first. I didn't think a deep cleanse would even be good for your hair - all the stripping of oils and such. I wasn't too sure how I'd benefit at all from it, especially with curly hair, but I put my faith in the girlos at Empire hair nonetheless and I'm delighted I did. * The Company Alfaparf have recently come out with this detoxifying mud mask and it's the first of its kind. The mud mask is part of range of products called Semi Di Lino from Alfaparf (which the salon stocks - HELLO!). It is a deep cleanser for you hair and scalp to remove a buildup of

I am so excited to announce that I will be taking makeup appointments as of now from my home in Ferrybank! I have honestly been thinking about this for years and I finally built up the courage to go for it. Appointments will be taken through my phone on 086-1922113 please text to book. I'll be setting up a makeup business facebook and instagram page very soon but until then be sure to check out my personal instagram s_phiewicks  for some of my latest makeup looks (here's a few of my faves below). I'll be hoping to take appointments through my makeup facebook page once I get it up and running. As I am currently working another part time job I can only guarantee a booking a week in advance for now - perfect for any last minute plans! Prices depending on application such as with lashes etc. I am really looking forward to this experience as it is a huge goal of mine. Looking forward to meeting you! Sophie (MUA?) 

Hello and welcome to the most intimate details of my curly hair routine. I'm actually in a bit of a curly hair curtailment lately - my hair isn't as curly as it used to be but I'm sure it'll bounce back soon. I prefer to wear my hair natural as it's very little maintenance once its dry and that's the life I'm about. Here's everything you need to know about how to get low maintenance, curly hair! If you need reminding of what I look like (HA) here's a recent enough picture of my hair in a mandatory pre- night out bathroom selfie First off I only wash my hair once a week. It really doesn't need more than that. I used to wash it more often but the less you wash it the less it actually needs it. Your hair adapts to how often you wash it. If it's used to being shampooed every day it'll get oilier faster. If it isn't being shampooed every day it wont be as oily. Yes, it takes a bit of time to adapt but it's so worth it. Sometimes

Anyone who knows me, anyone who even barely knows me, knows that I take an enormous amount of time to get ready. Well as much as I'm in love with the process of getting ready, sometimes I wish it didn't take so long. I want to not have to sit in front of the mirror for hours (2... 2.5...3) getting ready to be the full beat, slaying queen I am. Powder Room, House , Limerick - Gorgeous spot! This post mainly came about because I have a festival coming up later in the year which I've come to realise I want to spend more time bopping at than getting ready for. I'm sure loads of you have a festival or some big event to go to that you want to look bomb for but don't have the luxury of hours and hours of time. I have a few tips and tricks below that I'm hoping will speed up the process. Eyeshadow I could spend well over an hour and a half on my eyeshadow if I'm going for any kind of full on look. Yeah I'm not joking, it takes this long. Partly because

I don't know how many times in the last few months I've wandered into Penney's aimlessly only to come out with a bag full of stuff. I'm sure this is the same for most people in Ireland. Recently Penney's has stepped up their game with a lot of things. The clothes are a much higher quality, they have a really nice beauty section, and the accessories and random bits and bobs are surprisingly deadly. I thought I'd share some of my favourites from Penney's with you lovely people. #notanad #notsponsored ;) Makeup Brush Cleaners Penney's have a Blend & Cleanse line that has makeup brush cleaners which are really good. I have the Makeup Brush Cleaning Spray and the Makeup Sponge Cleaner. I was so surprised when I first tried these how well they actually work. I use the brush cleaner spray for spot cleaning my brushes which is usually my eyeshadow brushes. It gets them clean again without deep cleaning and it's so handy because it only takes abo