Makeup & Curls

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...

Hi guys! I put together a detailed step by step picture tutorial on how I do my teal eyeshadow. I usually pair it with a pinky nude lip, rose toned blusher, and sometimes fake freckles. I was out in the sun lately though and now I have freckles of my own! Also It probably seems like I used a lot of eyeshadow colours here but these are the exact colours I used so I said I'd include every step. You probably don't need this many at all but this is how I like to get depth to a look. I also use more or less depending on the day but these are pretty much it. The Morphe palette is perfect for these looks and it's really pigmented. Anyway lets get to it! Blending Brushes: L -R Elizabeth Arden (no name), Zoeva 228, Inglot 6SS, Zoeva 227, Inglot 10s Other brushes used: BH Cosmetics flat eyeshadow brushes Zoeva  Rose Gold -103, 127, 230, 234, 317 Real Techniques - Bold Metals  301, 300  Penneys - blending sponge BH Cosmetics - flat powder brush, spoolie, fluff...