LASULA Haul

Hey everyone!

So today I'm not feeling the best and what do we do when we feel down? Well, personally, I shop.

Like many of you, I'm signed up to see offers and sales from various websites and today I got an email from LASULA saying there was 50% off the sale by using the code: WTF50

So of course I had to go have a look and found a few bits. All in all, even if I don't wear these, I got them for half nothing. Just thought I would share what I picked out today. I literally just ordered these so let's hope they'll fit me!

So firstly I got this co-ord set! I love this so much and it only cost £13 for the top and bottoms! https://www.lasula.co.uk/peachy-queen-organsa-striped-co-ord-bottoms

Secondly I got this nude choker dress for £10, I think I'm going to wear this to the dogs! We have a student night out at the dogs every year and I think this might do, we'll see! https://www.lasula.co.uk/follow-the-line-choker-midi-dress-stone

And finally, I love wearing these lace bralets because who seriously likes wearing a proper bra? If you can get away with these then pick them up! One for £4 and a set for £6. You can't go wrong!

https://www.lasula.co.uk/let-me-love-you-lingerie-set-white

https://www.lasula.co.uk/no-nips-slips-please-bralet-black-19951

And I got all of this for just €40 including post! Not a bad deal at all if you ask me.

Hope you enjoyed this little online haul and have a look at the site yourself. You might be able to find something for extremely cheap. 

If it's on sale use the code WTF50 and if it's not on sale use the code BALLIN24 to get 24% off :)

Happy shopping.

Thanks for reading!Xx

Tomitago - Beauty Elixir

Hey everyone!

Today I want to share with you my first impressions of the Tomitago Beauty Elixir. We received this 20ml of the elixir at the #DEISEBLOGGERS event in August. We actually got so many things and I'm finally getting around to giving this a go!

So first of all I love the packaging. I know it's the product that's important but I really do like how it's presented, it's just so simple yet effective. This 20ml can be bought online for €18. http://www.tomitago.com/store/p8/%221%22_Beauty_Elixir_%2820mls%29.html

So secondly, the smell. It doesn't smell bad at all it just sort of reminds me of tea tree oil even though there's none in it! But either way it's a fresh scent which I do like.

This can be used as a serum, an eye cream and a moisturizer. The beauty elixir is an all in one product, I love multi purpose products as it cuts down time on my skincare routine and saves me buying a separate product for each area on my face.

This is a short blurb from their website that explains the product perfectly: 1 Beauty Elixir is a unisex product and 100% chemical free.It eliminates the need for separate eye serum,face serum,eye cream,day cream,night cream and primer.ONE product does it all.

My first impression of this was that I honestly wasn't used to the oily feeling of this product, I didn't think I would like it on my skin. Bare in mind this was just as I was warming it up in my hands, I hadn't applied it yet.

But I was wrong and this product has made my skin feel luxurious. It is an oily product so my face does feel super oily but in a good way! It really feels like it's getting all the moisture it needs and I cannot wait to see how my skin is in the morning! 

I will keep you posted on how I like this product. This type of all in one product is new to me so I'm hoping I wake up in the morning loving how my skin is. Tomitago is an Irish brand that's made locally enough! Pilltown to be exact! Always great to support local business's and Irish in general.

Anyways I shall let you know how I like this in the morning but so far so good! A brand worth checking out.

Thanks for reading!Xx

Artdeco

Hey everyone!

Today I wanted to tell you a bit about the makeup brand Artdeco. If you have me on Snapchat then you know that I absolutely love the contour palette from Artdeco, I use it on myself and clients all of the time!

This palette is amazing, it has an under-eye powder for that highlighted look, a blusher, an amazing strobing powder which is just out of this world and then 3 contour/bronze shades.
As I said, I use it all of the time because it has everything you need for a perfect cheek area. We got this palette at the #Deisebloggers event! The girls from the Artdeco stand in Denbenhams,Waterford just went above an beyond to bring this amazing product to us, thank you so so much! You would have seen me use this palette in the majority of my makeup tutorials and clients are always like what's that!? This palette costs €37.50 which is a bargain because you can buy the shades singular and it would cost you about €60 or more if you were to 'build' it yourself.

As mentioned if you're in Waterford city you can pick this palette up in Debenhams but for my local, Dungarvan readers, Hallahan's Chemist beside Ulster Bank are ordering in a few palettes so I would grab them while you can. They're not in stock yet but I will of course let you know when!

If you're on the paler side I would pick up the COOL palette and if you have a bit of a natural tan or always wear fake tan then I would recommend the WARM palette.

As I said Hallahan's Chemist, Dungarvan have ordered in the contouring palette. They actually have the whole stand of Artdeco in store so I would suggest you pop in for a look yourself! The lads inside are so lovely anyways but even nicer as they gave me a few bits to try out and to let you all know what the brand is like.

I'll start off by saying that the stand has everything! You can buy a full face from the stand so whatever your needs are you'll be able to pick up something. Nothing annoys me more than a stand with only half the products available. Artdeco, in my opinion, is a high quality brand but in the middle with its prices. So like a foundation is €25 from Artdeco but it's comparable to MAC yet it's a tenner or more cheaper than a MAC foundation. I think for the quality of the products, the price point is more than reasonable. I'm never a makeup snob but more often than not, you pay for what you get with the exception of a few hidden gems. So this brand screams high quality yet good price point to me. I can see why they give an Artdeco kit to students studying makeup.

So as I said I'm just getting to play with these products now so I don't have a proper review for you but reviews will follow during the week. As mentioned I have had the contour palette with a few weeks and I have been using it and I love it but I only just got these next few bits. If you cannot wait for the blog posts you can pop over to my Snapchat: liljodibubz because I post on that like everyday!

But anyways the lads thought it would be good for me to try products that you may use everytime you wear makeup which I agree with. There's no point in me showing you these crazy things that you'd only apply for a special occasion and the likes! So I was given this foundation to try out. It's the rich treatment foundation and costs €25.

I actually got a sample of this foundation at the #Deisebloggers event but I only tried it out once before and I would like to wear it a bit more to see how much I really like it. I must say that I did enjoy it the first time I tried out the sample of it but I will keep you posted. As you can see it claims to be waterproof so we may put that to the test too. This foundation comes in 9 shades.

Next up is mascara because again, if we're ever wearing makeup we're going to mascara every time too. So I got the All-In-One mascara I believe this costs about €16. As you can imagine this mascara claims to do it all hence the name. We will put this to the test!

I don't know about you but I have really oily eye lids so I need an eye shadow base, even when I'm not wearing eye shadow because my eyes just crease and it's not a good look. I can't wait to try this out. I'm on the hunt for a new favorite eye shadow base as my old favorite got discontinued! This costs about €10 for a good sized pot of it.

And last but not least I got the camouflage cream concealer which as you can see claims to be waterproof and also covers tattoos. This reminds me a lot of the one from Catrice so I'll be comparing it to that when I get a chance to play around with it. I believe this costs about €11.

So lads as you see I got some lovely bits to try out and I can't wait! You all know I'm open to any brand and this one is a fairly new to me. Hallahan's Chemist in Dungarvan is the only chemist that stocks Artdeco so definitely pop in for a look. They also have SoSueMe and Real Techniques so well worth a pop in store!

I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know if you have tried anything from the brand! Their lipsticks look savage I have to pick up the nude shades.

Thanks for reading!Xx 

New Product Alert!

Hey everyone!

I'm sure you're aware that bloggers get press releases sent to them constantly! Well today I received an email about this new product which I think you'd all love to hear about too. Now I do not have this product but I have something similar and that is why I feel the need to share with you all.

If you have been following me for a while then you know I am gone skincare crazy! I want to do the best for my skin to keep it in good nick. So I have the Cleanse Off Mitt which is owned by Jennifer Rock AKA theskinnerd on snapchat. This mitt is designed as a pre cleanse so what it does it removes every inch of your makeup just by adding water. As I said I have this mitt myself and use it every time to remove my cake face. 

However, if you follow theskinnerd then you will know that the mitt is constantly out of stock. Which is why I want to bring you an alternative! As I said I just got this email today and felt it would be fantastic to share with you all.  

I am truly in love with the cleanse off mitt and I'm sure any mitt by any brand is great too but I only know of these two! Here is a picture of the cleanse off mitt that I have..

http://cleanseoffmitt.com/ link to buy: https://www.cloud10beauty.com/skin-care/cleanse/makeup-removers/cleanse-off-mitt.html 

But as I said, this is always sold out. So today I'm bringing you a slightly more expensive alternative but I really do like the idea of these mitts and how they perform. And all you need is water, it couldn't be easier.

This makeup removing mitt is from GLOV and this will be stocked in Shaws stores and certain pharmacies nation wide! There is a square mitt which will cost €16..

http://glov.me/

And there's like a mitten shape available for €14..

I just felt the need to share these products with you because I do believe in them and there is a science behind it all. Imagine the amount of wipes you go through a month even? We all know how bad baby wipes are for your face! These mitts can last up to 3 months and as I said all you do is add water.

You can clean these with just some soap and water and they're good to go again. I use mine all of the time to remove my makeup! I must actually show ye on Snapchat and Facebook what the mitt can do!

So lads if you ever see any of these types of mitts I would highly suggest you pick one up. It will benefit your skin so much and save you buying wipes all the time!

Hope you enjoyed this post and let me know if you have any of these mitts or know of any other brands!

Thanks for reading!Xx

The Instagram Tag

Hey everyone!

So I was tagged by the lovely Emma from Face on Fleek to do the Instagram tag! I will leave her post here - https://emmagibbfof.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/instagram-tag/

This just involves a few questions about my Instagram profile! So if you follow me over there then you know I post pretty much everyone on my Insta. Selfies, before & afters, client photos and even products that are up on here for review! My Instagram is a mix and match of everything beauty related so let's jump right into the tag.

1. What's your Instagram username?

Same as my Facebook, it's jodirochemakeup I just thought it would be easier to keep them all the same so you can find me easily haha!

2. How many times do you post a day?

I think only once or twice a day but sometimes I could post like five a day. It depends really!

3. What is your most liked post?

Oh probably this before & after. It got so many likes and comments, I didn't know if it was a compliment or insult hahaha!

4. How many posts do you have on Instagram?

Not that many actually haha 897 at the mo!

5. Out of all the filters on Instagram what is your favorite?

Well seeing as this is about my makeup Instagram profile, I don't use filters on this profile. Whatever photos I take I just take and upload them but if a client sends me a selfie and it seems like different quality than my usual posts well that's obviously because they have sent it to me and I can't do much about that haha but my Instagram is filter free.

6. Favorite image you have captured?

Well considering it's mostly selfies I can't pick one hahaha too vain.

7. Do you use a camera or phone to take photos?

I use my phone which is an iPhone 6.

8. Do you edit pictures?

I use the app layout to like create mirror images and swap them around but that's the only type of editing I do to my photos. As I said before this is a filter free profile hahah.

9. Who is your favorite Instagram user?

That's too hard for me to answer but I follow pretty much every single Inglot MUA so any of those!

10. What's the very first picture you uploaded?

After all that scrolling it's a client selfie of Bernie! Too cute!

Thanks so much to Emma for tagging me to do this! Really enjoyed this tag & I hope you all did to. Be sure to go check out Emma's post which I have linked above!

I'd like to tag:

Lisa- Cuddles and Contouring

Rachael - Rachsbeautique

Denise - Holy Chic

Thanks for reading!Xx

Update number one million...

Hey everyone!

I feel like I'm constantly writing updates and apologizing for being so absent on the blog but I really need to tell you what I've been up to before I just start lashing out the blog posts again ahah!

So basically, many of you may know that I had exams at the end of August. So at the start of August I had to begin studying! As you may know we held a bloggers event at the start of August too so that was a lot of work as well.

So yeah I had an event and then 10 days to cram 12 weeks worth of knowledge into my little brain. That's exactly what's been happening with me. I had been studying and had exams 22-27 not to mention doing clients in between!

I finished my exams on the 27th which was a Saturday, I went out for my friends 21st and then the following day I went to Cork with the girls for Jeanette Cronin & Gemmaleigh's makeup master class. I have been so so so busy with debs season then and also regular clients! I can't complain.

Life has just been so crazy and hectic the past few weeks but once college starts on Monday, I'll have a routine and be all back in action!

Hope you can all understand where I'm coming from and be sure to stay tuned, I have a tone of product reviews coming for you.

Thanks for reading!Xx

Sleek MakeUp Palette & Illuminator - First Impressions

Hey everyone!

Today I want to share my initial thoughts on some +Sleek MakeUP products which we were kindly gifted at the #deisebloggers event a few weeks ago. These are available for half price in The Waterford Health Park Pharmacy and also Joe Kelly's Chemist Abbeyside.

You may have seen these products before and be interested to know what they're like. So here are my first impressions! I will be doing a snapchat tutorial using them tomorrow so stay tuned. My username is: liljodibubz

So first up is the Sleek illuminator in Cuba!

So to be honest, I wasn't to keen on this when I first saw it, simply because it's pink. Now a pink highlighter is amazinggg however I tend to mix these in with foundations and I personally rather myself and clients to have a more yellow base. Most of my clients wear fake tan so you do need a yellow base to help that match and it's just a personal preference of mine. I honestly just thought that I wouldn't ever use this.

But I was wrong. I pumped a bit onto my hand and blended it out and just wow. You can see for yourself.

So as you can see it almost has a golden touch to it. It's not as pink as I thought it would be, judging by the bottle! I always see ncmakeup use this in her tutorials on snapchat and wondered how she wasn't ever pink! And now I know why. I'm so excited to use this! This is in and around the €11 mark.

Next up I have a multi-purpose palette from Sleek. This has 4 eye-shadows and two cheek colours. It's an eye & cheek palette called Dancing Til Dusk.

I know that this is currently half price in The Waterford Health Park Pharmacy and in Joe Kelly's Abbeyside! I think it'll cost you about €6.

Now if you've been following me you would know that I picked up the other Sleek eye & cheek palette and I wasn't too fond of it so I wasn't expecting much from this.

As you can see, these are absolutely stunning, wearable colours. Everyone and anyone can/will wear colours like this. Now being honest, the other palette looked fantastic as well so I wasn't letting the look of it affect me because it's really all about the formula. So I had to jump in and do a few swatches.

There's the top three swatched on my arm. Look at the brown shade!

And there's the bottom three swatched along side them.

These have swatched beautifully and much better than the other palette. Must have been a bad batch or something! That's how they got into Dealz lol.

But no honestly I'm so impressed with this palette now. They feel so soft and smooth. I know arm swatches are different to on the eye but that's just to give you an idea. I'll do a tutorial on them tomorrow. I cannot wait to give both products a go!

My overall first impression of both products is positive. I was pleasantly surprised as I didn't have high hopes for them.

Can't wait to use these tomorrow in a tutorial so stay tuned! 

Hope you enjoyed this post. Let me know if you've tried these.

Thanks for reading!Xx

My Daith Piercing

Hey everyone!

Today I wanted to briefly talk about this piercing that I got about 3 weeks ago. It's called the Daith, you may have heard of this before.

The reason you would have heard of this would be because there's a myth that the Daith piercing can 'cure' migraines. Well I've been getting a tone of questions about it and how it's working for me so I'm going to try to tell you everything about my experience with it.

First of all, I got mine done in Something Funky, Dungarvan and it cost me €15. You won't believe me when I tell you how terrified I am of needles and piercings because I'm covered in tattoos but they're so much more different, to me anyway.

Like many people, I suffer from daily headaches and the occasional migraine. My migraines stem from smells, so basically, I have a really sensitive nose. My mother couldn't even light a tea light candle without me complaining about the smell off it even though there is none! As you can imagine I couldn't use spray deodorant or perfume without getting a headache at least. I would avoid LUSH like the plague and as mentioned, no candles in the house or anything like that.

It's the bane of my life because everything has a smell to it. Especially when I'm doing makeup and a client has a lovely perfume on but I'm secretly dying inside with the pain haha!

I think I heard of this piercing 'curing' migraines well over a year ago. I done my research and watched YouTube videos on it. I found out that it is a 50/50 chance that it may work on a person. Everyone is different, what works for me may not work for you. But I was so tired of it, I just said I'd go for it.

To be honest, I haven't looked back since. It's actually working for me. As I said, it's been about 3 weeks now and I haven't had one headache let alone migraine. I know it's easy for me to say: take the chance! simply because it's working for me but it might actually work for you too. If it doesn't work at least you have a pretty piercing.

I just want to educate you and make sure that you're fully aware that it may NOT cure your migraines like it did for me. Thankfully it worked for me because now we have candles burning and lashing of perfume on us going around the house! It's actually life changing haha.

A big question was: did it hurt? I mean, it's not like I didn't feel it but it wasn't painful either. Trust me, if a whimp like me can sit down and get it done no bother then anyone can. Plus it's over in like less than a minute. I couldn't have recommended Something Funky more to be honest, they made sure I was okay at all times, talked me through it all and wouldn't let me leave until they knew I was 100% okay. After all, you've just wounded your ear, your body can and will go into a bit of a shock, there are sugar levels that either go high or low and mix in adrenaline with that, you're bound to get a bit light headed.

I would recommend eating a small snack before hand and also pick up a bottle of Coke or 7UP for after wards! Just to make sure you're okay and then also eat after too. It is a big enough piercing to get done so just mind yourself. The lads in Something Funky will go through it all with you and tell you about aftercare and all that, I'm not a pro so I'll leave that to them.

I think that's it! Your Daith part on your ear will swell a bit but it'll go after a couple of days. It doesn't hurt to sleep on and it's not sore to get done and it won't be sore after you get it done either.

So lads that's just my experience with it all. I would recommend you get it done and it might make a difference for your migraines or headaches. Just do your research on it beforehand, like you should with everything! And if you think you're too old for it, you're silly because you can't even see the piercing at all and then after about 6-8 weeks you can go back into the lads for a smaller bar if you wish so don't worry about that!

Thanks for reading!Xx

Glove Your Body

Hey everyone!

Today I want to share with you the Glove Your Body range. Glove Your Body is tan application and removal brand I guess you can say. They have this amazing trio available to buy and I've been lucky enough to get to test them out. You can also buy these separately but the trio is an absolute bargain.

This trio contains:

• Glove Your Body Tan application mitt
• Scrub Your Body Exfoliation mitt
• Dual Facial cleansing & exfoliation mitt

You can get all three for €25. Avail online at: https://gloveyourbody.com/product/glove-your-body-treat-me-trio/ or I have seen them separately in Sam McCauleys Dungarvan.

So firstly I want to talk about the Scrub Your Body Exfoliation mitt because it was the first thing I tried. Well, if you need tan gone, it will be gone. I've been using another exfoliation mitt and thought that I would compare the two. I find the Scrub Your Body mitt to be much better to be honest. I had left over tan on which I wanted to remove and this removed it all in the one shower. I would typically need 2-3 showers of scrubbing to be completely 'blank'. Another thing that I really like about this mitt is that there's a space for your thumb, that might be strange to some people but it allows for a better grip and better scrubbing. I rather the mitten shaped mitt over the usual just like circle shape. Overall I love this mitt & I would definitely recommend it to a friend!

Next up I also got to try out the Dual Facial cleansing and exfoliation mitt. This little circular mitt is perfect to get the tan off the neck area. It is also fab for a good scrub on the face. Personally, I don't apply tan to my face but I do like to use facial scrubs and cleansers so when I what to be extra clean and to give it a nice scrub, this is what I use! It is a bit rough but it leaves the skin feeling squeaky clean and soft. This again gets another thumbs up from me. If you're into giving the face and neck a good scrub then this is perfect for you.

And finally, last but not least is the actual Tan application mitt! This is so cool. I showed it recently over on my snapchat: liljodibubz and I think you were all impressed by it. This is a tanning mitt that is the same shape as a mitten/glove. It is so super thick and just cosey looking, you wouldn't think it's a tanning mitt at all. The shape on this is fantastic again just like the exfoliation mitt, the thumb space gives a much better grip and easier to use. Just wait though, this gets even better.

There's little finger holders in the mitt! Yeah like inside the mitt, there are spaces for your fingers. That just means even more of a grip and easier application of your tan. I've honestly never applied tan so nicely in my life. Aside from all the amazing features, this mitt is flawless. No streaks, no nothing like. It is genuinely a fantastic mitt for your tan anyways! I'm thrilled with this mitt and can't see myself using another type of mitt again. It's also perfect whether you're left or right handed! Would highly recommend this to anyone.

So guys I think you can all tell that I absolutely adore this trio. Personally lads I would get the trio because if you picked them all up separately it would cost you €35 so save yourself a tenner and get the trio! Perfect for those of you that would self tan regularly or an even better present for that bronze goddess in your life!

Thanks for reading!Xx

Roger & Gallet - Review

Hey everyone!

I've decided to take a quick break from studying to bring you this blog post. Today I'll be review some fabulous Roger & Gallet items I got! This blog is about all things beauty and I have been enjoying these products so much I feel like this is a brand that doesn't get enough recognition at all, when it really should. So I'm here to bring this to you today.

Firstly, I want to talk about the Summer showers and oh my god. I'll be honest and say we're a household of 'on offer' items like we don't spurge on the likes of shower gels or anything like that but after this I don't know how we'll go back.

These shower gels are suitable for all skin types and are full of natural ingredients. They are also infused with perfumes which all do different jobs so like one may be a relaxing one and the other may be invigorating. You'd buy the shower gel/cream based on how you want to feel! I say cream because it literally feels like a cream on your body. My poor father thought he was after using the wrong product! That's just how luxurious these Summer showers are!

They also cleanse and sooth the skin which I can totally agree with. My skin is looking and feeling amazing after them and I do feel better when I use them! I am currently using the orange scented one so I come out feeling super fresh and citrusy. We all absolutely love these shower gels.

Roger & Gallet were so brilliant to also sponsor us at our #deiseblogger event so I actually have another one inside but I'll have to buy more haha! These cost €9.90 and are available in Marks & Spencer Beauty Halls but I'm 99% sure I saw these in Sam McCauleys Dungarvan. I know it's a bit expensive for a shower gel (cheap one over here!) but like I honestly do think they're worth it.

The one we have is lasting us ages and theres 3 in the house using it so you can even see in the photo. It would be a lovely gift too! So that's the shower gels! Loving the shower gel/creams! Dunno what to call them haha but unreal to say the least.

Next up, I think is my favorite. I can't pick one because I actually love what I was gifted, I can't cope. If you follow me on snapchat then you would have seen this product a good bit. It is the Perfumed Dry Oil. So the clue is in the name really, it is a dry oil with a scent to it. MY GOD. I honestly use this every single day of my life.

As some of you may know I suffer with migraines and I was sent this before my daith piercing so I was using it when I was extremely prone to migraines. For those that don't know, the daith piercing is meant to help with migraines, it's 50/50 so it might work for me and not for you but thankfully it's working for me and I may blog about that but anyways...

I was using this before my piercing and the perfume in this isn't weak but it isn't the strongest smell ever. People would still smell it on you but not like BANG in your face. It's lightly scented which is perfect if you want a subtle scent or suffer from headaches. I got the orangey scent again, thank god I love the smell of oranges.

My one that I have here is made with Mediterranian citrus fruits like if I could let you smell it through the screen I would. It's pretty much a light orange scent which I enjoy, a lot. As you can imagine, it's amazing for the skin. Oils are brilliant for dry skin. I don't have dry skin but I still lash this on because it keeps my skin super soft and smelling lovely.

You can also use this bad boy in your hair as an oil treatment or just lightly spray it each day! That's what I do anyways. I cover my body in this stuff and then a few sprays into my hair, it's perfect.

I have a 100ml bottle of this which costs €25 but there are 30ml bottles available for €15 so again it would also be a lovely gift!

Finally, last but certainly not least is the body lotion! I mean look we all know what a body lotion is and does and all of that great stuff. I just want to tell you what is actually in this body lotion because it's just devine & again the smell is A1.

• Aloe Vera
• Vitamins
• Amino Acids
• Passionflower
• Cereals
• Apricot oils
• Meadow foam
• Avocado oil
• Shea butter

This is 100% plat based so all the oils in this lotion come from plants! There are 0 parabens, 0 silicone and 0 colouring agents in this body lotion. The results from this lotion have been amazing. I was sent a lot of information about this and 98% of women absolutely love this product.

To be honest with you I'm not a body lotion type of person but I did use this the once and it was amazing like the smell and all. I must get myself into more a bodycare routine now that I have sorted my skin out! This costs €15 and I can see it lasting me a life time.

So guys that was my review on Roger & Gallet. I really hope you enjoyed this and maybe now you'll recognise this brand next time you're in Sam McCauleys. There are always testers available so definitely try them out and see how you get on! 

Thanks for reading!Xx 

Getting my nails done at Marcelle's Beauty Rooms!

Hey everyone!

Today I went to get my nails done with Tracy in Marcelle's Beauty Rooms. I had shellac on already so they needed to be removed which costs just €2 and then I got a new set put on! But this isn't shellac it's a 3 week polish with Purity.

So to start off with Tracy had to remove my shellac that was previously on. So what she done was soaked a cotton pad in acetone and then used these funny looking clips to help let the acetone soak in. Acetone removes the shellac so it just peels off very easily.

After Tracy was done applying all of these it was actually time to start removing the first one we put on! As you can see in the photo below, the shellac on the nail is extremely weakened and this just peels off with Tracy's spatula.

Now once all of that is removed, Tracy just slightly files the nails to prepare them for the paint. I got a Purity 3 week paint which is different from shellac but costs the same!

So now you can see below how fab my nails look! There was a varity of colours to pick from but I decided to go for grey with a bit of sparkle. This looks just like a gelish nail but it's not! This costs just €15 to get put on. I am over the moon with my nails.

As always I'll be back again! Tracy is the new nail tech in Marcelle's so that's where you can find her. I'm thrilled with my nails so I can't wait to go back again. Many thanks again Tracy!

Hope you enjoyed this blog post. Just so you know this took just one hour to do and cost €17 altogether. Bargain.

Thanks for reading!Xx

Micro-needling: My first session!

Hi everyone!

So today I went for my first session of micro-needling with Marcelle. I honestly had no idea what it entailed so I was clueless going in. I just knew it was a load of tiny needles in a pen but I didn't know anything else!

First of all I want to say that I paid for this myself and all that jazz! The first session costs €75. You can get your first session done to see how you feel about it, if you like it, everyone is different so this will be my experience. After the first session, you will need about 3 more to start to see real results. The whole thing including the first session costs €260. You only need to get one session per month so you can pay in full or monthly. I will be paying monthly.

Now that all of the technical stuff is out of the way let's jump into the treatment! So here is my skin before. Very bad at the moment, if you follow me on snapchat you'll know it was getting me down so I was excited to start micro-needling.

So I went in anyways with Marcelle and she applied a numbing cream to my face. I was delighted to hear this so I knew it wouldn't hurt, I wouldn't feel a thing! This takes about 15 minutes to work into the skin and take effect.

After that Marcelle showed me my new clean needle and the device and all that jazz! Marcelle is very informative and tells you everything step by step.

This reminded my of the device used on my brows but just that bit bigger. The needles are tiny! There's loads of them but they go around at a fast speed to it's like vibrations.

Now here's the bit where we actually got started. Marcelle starts the treatment on the cheek area as that has the most chubbiness I guess haha! For me anyway it does. Just to start off so you get a feel of the treatment. 

Honestly lads it's like a small vibration on your face. It's not one bit painful, I actually found it relaxing! This is not bad at all and anyone would be able to sit through it. It's all numbed so you can't feel a thing.

This took about 20 minutes on my face. Everyone is different but it's roughly between 20-35 minutes. As I said I found it relaxing so I really enjoyed this treatment. Everything is feeling fine at this point!

And now here is when we were done!

As you can see from my snapchat, I wouldn't recommend planning anything after this treatment haha! So basically your face feels sun burnt. It just feels really hot like a sun burn but Marcelle applies a balm to cool down the skin and it's been about two hours and my skin feels fine now! Everyone reacts differently though, Marcelle said some people can be a light shade of pink even a day or two later but as I said just don't be running around town!

I got the liquid and needling where I needed it and suited for my skin type which is oily but Marcelle will give you exactly what your skin needs so don't worry about that.

You shouldn't wear makeup for at least 24 hours and if you can go 48 then even better. 

So guys I think that's it! Basically, it didn't hurt at all but I am red! As mentioned I will be getting three more so I will keep you all updated on my journey and all that. Right now, my skin feels good, it looks crazy but feels nice and firm. I'm enjoying this treatment!

This treatment is for a number of things. I got this to reduce scars from blemishes and also to unclog my pores but it can be used for a variety of things!

I hope you found this helpful. If you have any questions you can pop myself or Marcelle a message. Marcelle's details are above so screengrab those if you want! Safe to say I won't be heading anywhere tonight haha.

Thanks for reading!Xx

Stylpro - Review

Hey everyone!

Today I want to share my thoughts on the Stylpro. So basically, the stylpro is a machine that washes and dries your brushes in like 15 seconds! Sounds great doesn't it? Well I don't know, great in theory but how was it when it was put to the test?

I sort of have a love/hate relationship with this device. I got mine on Meaghers Pharmacy for €58.50 and free shipping. So Meaghers is an unreal pharmacy because it was here within two days and packaged amazingly, I would 100% shop online with them again but they just stock the Stylpro. If you're in Waterford I believe Mulligans pharmacy stock it now too!

As you can imagine, I was over the moon when it arrived and couldn't wait to play. My first impression was that this is amazing, the best thing ever. I absolutely loved it. However, my brushes were not that dirty so I didn't get the full effect of it all at first. But I've had this a few weeks now and can give a full review.

The Stylpro came with everything included even the batteries which I was impressed with anyways because I didn't have batteries to fit it at home! Everything is included bar the cleansing soap. I didn't buy the cleansing soap because I already had a perfectly good brush cleaner solution so if you don't need it don't buy it cause that would have been another €15!

Anyways, you can see from the photos what's included and how to assemble it and all of that jazz. It's a really easy tool to use but now here are the problems I have with it.

1. It didn't clean my brushes as well as I had hoped. Maybe that was because of my brush cleaner but I saw someone say that you could use the Penneys brush cleaner in it which I did, I even used the Flormar one and my Ziaja. All of these clean amazingly when I do it manually but just didn't work as well for me with this machine.

2. It's a pain to change the brushes out of the holders. So these holders are made of rubber and some brush handles have rubber at the end of them too. You can only imagine the pulling a tearing I would be doing trying to get my semi-clean but dry brush out of these holders. It's just a pain for a small girl with weak wrists. And also, you have to obvs constantly change the brushes out of these holders - it's a nightmare for me.

3. You have to change the water after like two brushes. I find that maybe that's wasting more water and more brush cleaner than I would if I were to do it manually. It's just a waste and annoying to constantly go back to the sink and change it and add more solution and all that.

So yeah as you can see I don't really like this device. The only thing I like about it is that is does dry your brushes in 10 seconds. Even at that, I still have to deal with the annoying holders.

I honestly can't recommend this, I would only recommend it if you had a few brushes for yourself. I actually think an MUA or just someone with a lot of brushes would be better off doing it the old fashioned way and letting them drip dry over night cause it's a pain.

I haven't used this much at all due to the annoyance of it all. I really don't think it's worth the €60 but that's just my opinion. I know loads of bloggers and MUA's love this but I don't share that love. I like the product but I just don't love it and I didn't really need it in my life.

I'm not a person who is set in my ways, I bought this thinking it would make life easier and quicker. I would do anything to speed up the washing and drying of brushes, believe me. This product just didn't do it for me. As I said, great in theory but when put to the test, it's a let down for me.

I've used it maybe 5 times? It's just the fact that my wrists genuinely can't take the fight between getting the brush out of that rubber holder and putting in a new one. I actually might sell it because it's just sitting there. My father saw me washing brushes in the sink again and he was like I can't believe you but I mean it just doesn't work for me.

I would say this is a lovely gift to get for someone to clean their personal brushes with but I wouldn't recommend you spending your hard earned money on it. It's just not worth it, in my opinion.

Again, I'm not bashing the brand or product but this is my blog and this is my opinion and I'm just letting you know! It's not a life changing product but it's good. I would use this to dry brushes that are still wet the next morning.

If any of you have this device please let me know and tell me how you're getting on with it all and yeah, I would love to know your opinion. If you have any suggestions for me on how to make it work easier then I would really appreciate that!

So yeah, that's where I stand on this tool. I hope you enjoyed this review and feel a bit more informed.

Thanks for reading!Xx