Book Haul

I realised that I haven't done a post about books in forever! And considering how much I read and love books I'm going to try and post a bit more about them and build up my book reviews a bit more! So I'm going to share with you all today a book haul as I have picked up quite a few books in the past few months

Going Out Makeup

I went out for a nightout with my boyfriend on Saturday and it was the first time I'd been since before Christmas so I wanted to go full glam with my make-up so I thought I would share it with you 

This was the look I created - it's very smokey on the eyes with big lashes, the face is quite flawless with a defined contour and bronzed cheeks with quite a pink blush to the cheeks, I also kept the lips a nudey pink shade.

These are all of the products I used to create this look;

Primer: No7 Airbrush Away

Foundation: No7 Airbrush Away in Deeply Honey

Concealer: Freedom Pro Correct and Conceal palette, Bourjois City Radiance in 01

Contour: Freedom Cream Contour Palette, Makeup Revolution Contour Palette

Bronzer: No7 Dual Bronzer Compact

Blush: L'Oreal Blush Sculpt in Soft Rosy

Highlight: Feedom Highlight Palette and Bourjois Bronzer

Brows: Freedom Brow Pomade in Ebony and Rimmel Brow Gelin Dark Brown

Eyes: Rimmel Eyeshadow Primer, Max Factor Eyeshadow Palette, Rimmel Exaggerate Eyeliner

Lashes: N7 Lash Curler, No7 Velvet Lash Mascara and Eyelure False Lashes in No100

Lips: Collection Lip Liner and Maxfacotr Lipfinity in Pearly Nude
L'Oreal Infallible Setting Spray to ensure it lasts all night

Kylie Jenner Dupes?

I am a huge fan of Kylie Jenner's Lip range and signature lip colours and when I seen that she was releasing her kits I was pretty excited - but living in Northern Ireland it is incredibly difficult to get your hands on these kinds of products from higher end brands - so I decided to go on a hunt to try and find some lip products that could be a dupe for the Kylier Jenner Lip Kits and I think I have found them *squeals*

And they are the....... Max Factor Lipfinity Lip Colours

 I found three shades which I think are the perfect dupes for Kylie Jenners lip colours - they are a liquid lipstick which dries to a matte finish, but with the clear balm to put on top it adds a very nice sheen and makes them very moisturising an long lasting.They aren't drying and are very comfortable and for only £10.99 they are reasonably affordable from your local drugstore. The only "problem" I guess you could say is that you don't get a lot of product, I would say only 1/3 of the packaging is the product and the rest is the brush - and within each set you get a balm - I would have preferred to have had more product for the £10.99 and then been able to buy the balm seperately (which you can actually do) instead of paying £10.99 each time and getting another balm and hardly any product.

Valentines Day Make-up and Outfit

I thought I would give you's a look at the outfit I wore on Valentines Day including my make-up as I know I love looking at other people's outfits and make-up for special occasions :)

Jumper: NewLook

Jeans: NewLook

Boots: Primark

Primer: No7 Airbrush Away

Foundation: Nars Sheer Glow in Punjab

Concealer: Bourjois City Radiance

Bronzer: L'Oreal Infallible Sculpt cream contour in Light/Medium, Make-up Revolution Matte Bronzer

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte in Translucent

Blush: L'Oreal Blush Sculpt in Soft Rosy

Highlight: No7 Shimmering Glow Palette

Brows: Freedom Brow Pomade in Ebony

Eyeliner: Rimmel Exaggerate liquid eyeliner

Macsara: No7 Velvet Lash

Lips: Barry M Lip Liner

L'Oreal Infallible Setting Spay to finish off the look

Valentines Day

Valentines Day is a day that I personally love - it's a day that you can spoil your loved one and show them just how much you love them and there's nothing better than that. 

My Valentines Day was quite relaxed and chilled, but on the 13th I decided to book me and the boyfriend away for a night and to also see Deadpool VIP style that night because I know how much he wanted to see it. But we also done some shopping in Belfast throughout the day to kill some time before we went to Nandos and the cinema so I figured I would show you what I picked up :)

Victoria Square in Belfast was beautiful as well, it has lovely Valentines Decorations up and some mucis playing in the background which was unusual but lovely

Lee also surprised me with some gifts which I was not expecting at all as he bought me a car back in January - I'm so lucky <3

I hope you all had an amazing and happy Valentines Day

What I got for Christmas and Boxing Day

Happy New Year! I have finally been able to take the time and do this post even though it's about 5 days late - but better late than never! :) I just wanted to share with you some of the things I got for Christmas and the little bits I picked up during the boxing day sales - so without further a due, lets get started

Christmas

Boxing Day Sales

Top Winter Skincare Products

Coming into the Winter months can be quite harsh on your skin, and here in Northern Ireland, it is very cold and wet and just horrible at this time of the year - so I need products that can help reduce my dry skin, hydrate my skin and add a bit of radiance - and with these products I achieve that.

No7 Beautiful Skin Radiance Exfoliator 
 I have only been trying this product for maybe 2 weeks now maybe every other day and I really like it. Everytime I use it my skin feels so much softer and looks so much healthier adding a really like natural glow to my skin - it's also quite gentle on my skin so it doesn'y affect my sensitivity and there is little to no fragrance.
Soap and Glory Scrub Your Nose In It
I've been using this product for a good few months now, maybe 2 or 3 just as a more intensive exfoliating treatment as compared to the No7 one - it is quite strong and almost has a tingling sensation to the skin - but I've noticed that when I do leave it on for a few minutes it really helps to clean out my pores, especially around my nose and leaves my skin feeling baby soft and clean. On the downside though, it does leave my skin feeling quite tight but once I moisturise my skin is back to normal.
No7 Beautiful Skin Hydration Mask
I've has this mask for a good few months now and it's still going strong - I really love this product, it's probably the best facial mask I've used. Its quite thick and creamy in texture and it has almost a cooling effect which really helps to tone down on my redness and it leaves my skin feeling and looking so soft, healthy and hydrated - especially coming into these winter months this is exactly what I need, I would highly recommend it!
No7 Beautiful Skin Overnight Radiance Boost
I would use this product only maybe once or twice or week, it really depends on how my skin is looking and feeling, but I would apply this before I go to bed and a few minutes after I have moisturised just to ensure that I don't layer it over and it can't be absorbed properly into my skin. I really love how this product makes my skin look in the morning - its really radiant and fresh and exactly what I need for my skin.