Facacia Skincare Review - Initial Thoughts

I'm excited today as I have some lovely news for you lovely people!

There has been a launch very recently (August 2nd) of a brand new skincare brand and I have it here for an initial review today.

Introducing Facacia Skincare.*

They have an antibacterial face wash (£19 for 100ml) and an antibacterial serum (£23 for 30ml)in this line and so far they are turning out to be lovely.

I myself have dry skin but I get spots every so often that then refuse to leave but I'm betting this pair will get rid of them in no time.

Now, like I said, I have dry skin so I was worried the face wash might be to drying for it but so far it hasn't.

It's a foaming cleanser that contains salicylic acid so perfect in the fight against spots.

 I would advise to keep it away from your eyes as it does sting a little.

I love the packaging for this.It looks so clean and fresh. The face wash is durable plastic with a double pump and the serum is a beautiful weighty metal.

For me, the serum is my favourite of the two. It's thick for a serum but it sinks into the skin so quickly and really does moisturise.

 I've used this in place of a primer and it gave a really nice result. It even gentler on my dry skin than the face wash and I may have to repurchase this when this one runs out.
This is available now on QVC for the introductory price of £29 for the pair.
I'll be giving a more in depth review in about a month when I've really tested them out but so far so good!
As far as I I know QVC does ship to Ireland so if your interested why not check it out?
*PR Sample
All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always.

What's in my Makeup Bag

Hey guys.
So I thought it might be nice if you could see what I actually carry around with me on a day to day basis.
If I have done any reviews I'll link them down below and the rest of the items will probably get full reviews in the near future.

Catrice BB All Round Foundation- review here.
NYX HD Concealer in Yellow-Brightens up my undereyes wonderfully.this was €6.99
L'Oreal concealer in Sand- good all round concealer. on sale for €2.00
Sleek Contour Pallette -review here.
Wet 'n' Wild blush in Pearlescent pink-pigmented and long lasting and the colour is just beautiful. this is around the €4.00 mark i believe.

Wet 'n' Wild Colour Icon palette in Comfort Zone -review here.
Essence Liquid Eyeliner- review here.
Essence I Love Stage eye shadow primer-this was less than €4 and i think it's really good.
Catrice Eyebrow kit-I've repurchased this more times than any other eyebrow kit. It's pigmented and the colours are spot on.
Catrice the Giant mascara- review here.

This is the makeup bag in it squeezes into :

I got my make up bag in Penneys just after Christmas and I think it's so cute.

I love the quilted fabric and the little bow on it. You can fit a surprising amount into it as well.

It was €4 and it's holding up really well for it being so inexpensive.

There are always 5 or 6 lip products rolling around in my bag but that changes so often. But there's always a lip balm with SPF, a nude lipstick, a pink lipstick or a red lipstick.
So there you have it. Any of these items in your make up bag? Or have you any recommendations to switch up mine?

The Beauty Scenario Tag

I've seen this doing the rounds on Youtube and I thought it might be a fun blog post to do so here it is.
Everyone who wants to do it is tagged :)
There are eight questions in this and I don't know of there are different variations so i'm taking the questions from Siobhan at letzmakeup's video.

You have to get rid of all your foundations and you can only keep one high end and one drugstore. Which do you keep?
I don't actually own any high-end foundations yet so I'm gonna go with my No. 7 Instant Radiance one for that and then my Catrice BB all round foundation as my drugstore choice.

You go for an interview and the lady interviewing you has lipstick on her teeth. Do you approach the subject or ignore it completely?
I would probably ignore it.I think it's the safest thing to do definitely as you don't know how she would react.

Your not feeling yourself and need a pick me up. Which lipstick do you put on to make yourself feel beautiful?
Probably Essence's long lasting lipstick in Wear Berries. It just makes me feel nice.

You go back in time for a day to your teenage years.How would you do your hair and makeup differently?
Probably not dye my hair from light blonde to jet black. I then used to punk it up a bit by wearing this bright magenta eye shadow all across my lid and not bother to blend it. I thought it looked great but looking back it was disastrous.

You ask your hairdresser for a shoulder length Pixie Lott haircut but they mishear and give you a pixi cut. Do you
 A: Smile, say thank you, leave and call your mum hysterical.
B:Cry in the chair and then things get awkward.
C:Complain to the manager and demand a refund.
I would probably cry in the chair. I unfortunatley have no grasp over my own emotions so it would end up being very very awkward knowing me and it would be horrible.

Your friend surprises you with a four day city break. Which 'do it all' Palette do you bring with you?
I would bring my Wet 'n' wild Comfort Palette with me. You can make so many different looks with it and it's great for either daytime or night time looks. 

Your house has been robbed, don't worry everyone is safe, but your beauty stash has been raided. what is the one product you really hope is safe?
The makeup wouldn't bother me as much. It would be my brush collection that I would be more worried about as I've spent more time and money building that up. None of my make up would be that difficult to replace compared to my brushes as it is all drugstore items.

Your friend borrows your makeup and returns it in awful condition
Do you 
A:Just pretend you haven't noticed
B:Ask them to repurchase it
C: Secretly do the same to something of theirs
I don't think I'd do any of the above really. I would ask them what happened to it and see if we could come to some sort of agreement but I wouldn't demand they repurchase it and I definitely wouldn't do the same thing to something of theirs 

July Favourites!

So this is my first ever favourites post!
I Thought I'd have a lot more than I do but there's still quite a few bits and bobs.
First up is this lovely foundation from Catrice

Now it doesn't last 18 hours as it claims but oh, its just beautiful. it has a demi-matte finish which I feel is perfect for my dry skin in this clammy weather and I love it.

Full review will be up soon as it needs its.

Priced at 6.99 euro 

Catrice Ultimate Shine lipstick in Read the Nudes- Paper

This is such a lovely nude for pale skins. it has a lovely amount of colour and the shine is incredible.

it's not as glittery as it looks here.. i swear.

This shade is actually being discontinued at some stage next week so do try get your hands on it and maybe stockpile them..I bought six of them. That's how much I love it. They retail for less than 5 Euro.

Next up is MAC Magenta lip liner

This is my go-to lipstick if I'm going out for the night. I always get at least one person asking what it is as well as it is a colour you don't see around that often.

It's just gorgeous and in some lights it has a purple/blue iridescence to it. This was 15.00

Top: Catrice Read the Nudes-Paper

Bottom : MAC Magenta lip liner

Catrice The Giant Mascara

I've blogged about this already here  but if I'm wearing mascara it's usually this.

Silly Catrice is also discontinuing this so pick a few up if you get a chance.

This is my third tube of this. I had a horrible reaction the the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish so I thought I'd give this one a go instead. Now i did get rid of the muslin cloth but that's only because flannels retain the heat much better. I pick this up whenever Boots are doing the vouchers and it's around 7 euro when I use one.

It does what it says and my skin loves it.

This candle is probably my favourite candle I've ever purchased and unfortunatly they are only available in Donegal at the minute.

You can usually find them in gift shops around the county and the range from 6.50 to 9.00 Euro.

They are hand made and scented using only essential oils so are natural.

The scent fills the entire room within 10 minutes and are one of the few candles that doesn't give me a headache.

If your ever in Donegal keep an eye out for them.

They do loads of different scents so I'm sure you'll find one you like.

I borrowed this of a friend and I'm devouring it.

It's just Tina Fey being her usual hilarious self and it's well worth a read.

Songs I've been loving this month is SIA's album 1000 forms of fear and a brilliant Irish band called Walking on Cars. It's something for me to find a band that i love every single song of but these guys are amazing.

The video's that they put with the songs really just add to them and I'm pretty obsessed with everything they do.

So there's my July favourites! Hope you liked them!

Is there anything on this list you've been loving too?

My Leibster Award Post

So I woke up this morning and checked twitter only to see that Clare from sparkleblossombeauty had nominated me for a Leibster Award! So huge thanks to her and be sure to check out her blog along with the others she has nominated.

I love the idea of this as you find so many new wonderful blogs to read that you may not have found before so kudos to whoever came up with it!

So the rules for this is:

Thank the blogger who nominated you (Thanks Clare!)

Write eleven random facts about yourself.

Answer the questions you have been set.

Nominate eleven blogger with under 200 followers.

Write your own set of questions for the bloggers you have nominated.

My eleven random facts

1-I don't hate anything as much as I hate bellybuttons. I can't look at them or talk about them, even now I'm squirming writing about them. I don't know why but, ugh, I can't strand them.
2-I love ducks. I want to have a few of my own some day once I get the man friend convinced. They're just so cute!
3-I went off pizza for a full year. Never again. Ever.
4-I am a qualified chef, and i can't really cook. Desserts are my speciality though.
5-I love reading books set in the Second World War. There's just something about them.
6-I don't know how to drive or swim.
7-I hate ironing. I would rather clean the whole house than iron.
8- White peanut butter cups are my favourite chocolate.
9-I own all the Batman movies. Even the 80's ones and I can watch them over and over again.
10-I love playing Call of Duty Zombies.
11-When i was younger i wanted to be a Forensic Anthropologist.

Clare's Questions :

What is your favourite season?

Winter definitely. I love everything that goes with it-hot chocolate, layers of clothes, Christmas...

Name one thing on your bucket list.

Get a VW camper van and road trip all over America and Canada

What is your favourite book?

Any of the Harry Potter books. I read them over and over.

Cats or Dogs?

 Dogs- unlimited affection.

What is your favourite part about being a blogger?

Seeing someone has actually read something that I've worked hard on, and the fact that any blogger I've talked to on Twitter has been more than lovely.

What is your holy grail beauty product?

My No. 7 Instant Radiance foundation. I haven't found one that beats it yet.

How do you get inspired for your posts?

Reading other established blogs makes me want to be at their level. Finding really good products that are affordable makes me want to blog all about them as well. 

What fictional character from a movie/book would you like to be?

Batman 

If you were a superhero which one would you be?

I'd like to think I'd be the black widow but I've more in common with the hulk so..

Who is your beauty icon?

Rosie Huntington-Whitely. just classic beauty

If you could have dinner with any famous person living/dead who would it be?

Probably Slash from Guns and Roses.

I still don't know how he's still alive if he was telling the truth in his autobiography about the madness he used to get up to.

Who I'm Nominating:
http://bigblondegirl.blogspot.ie/
http://afoxyreview.blogspot.co.uk/
http://makeupalwaysfitsme.wordpress.com/
http://ahsuretislovely.wordpress.com/
http://rosesandrockets.blogspot.ie/
http://atthebeautydesk.blogspot.ie/
http://pinkelephantbloggin.com/
robynrantsandraves.com
http://feebleflower.blogspot.ie/
http://caledoniankitty.blogspot.co.uk/
http://ohhsorosie.blogspot.co.uk/


My Questions
1. What did you want to be when you grew up?
2.What country have you always wanted to visit?
3. What makeup item could you not go without?
4.Bright or nude lipstick?
5.What's your favourite part of blogging?
6.What's your favourite beauty brand?
7. What's your favourite part of yourself?
8.How would you describe your go-to makeup?
9.What would your superpower be?
10.Who is your role model?
11.What is the biggest beauty mistake you've made?

If everyone I've nominated could link me to their leibster award post that would be lovely.

NYX Butter Gloss- Peach Cobbler

Hey guys, hope your well.

Today's post is about this lovely butter gloss from NYX:

I have it in the shade Peach cobbler and it's a lovely peachy coral shade that's perfect for summer.

I love everything about this gloss and will definitely be picking up a few more shades when I next can.

It has such a nice amount of pigment in it. Not too sheer but not too in your face either. The packaging is a good concept as well, as the colour of the packaging corresponds with the colour of the butter gloss. This will come in very handy if you have a few too many lip products as it's easily recognisable.

The dough-foot applicator picks up the perfect amount of product and it's easily controlled.

 The only thing I would maybe change is the stickyness. If it's windy and you have long loose hair it could have a tendancy to get stuck in it but that happens with the majority of glosses so it's not too big of a deal.

It retails at 5.49 Euro which is a nice price for the quality. Lasting time is around the 2 hour mark but I lose the glossyness at around an hour. the colour does stay though so I do like that about it. 

I already have my eye on 4 other shades so do try them if you ever see them, just be prepared to want more.

Have you tried these? What did you think?

L'Oreal Paris Extra-Volume Collagene mascara

Hey guys, hope you are well.

In a recent splurge in a chemist i came across a box of L'Oreal products reduced down to 2 Euro, there wasn't much left but i did manage to get my hands on this:

 

L'Oreal Extra-Collagene mascara

I had actually never heard of this particular mascara. Usually ads for L'Oreal are on all the time showcasing their products but I don't remember seeing this one. Maybe it's been out for a few years?

I picked it up anyway thinking that if it was good I'd got a bargain and it if wasn't then well, it was only two euro.

It has a wand with bristles that grabs every lash and is in an hourglass shape.

I am glad I picked it up. While it definitely isn't my new favourite mascara it's still very decent.

It's very black and it applies nicely- as long as your not in a rush.

The first time I applied this I really didn't like it as it clumped together so badly. It gave me about six lashes as it was so clumpy.

I don't have anything against spidery ashes but it did look ridiculous.

I didn't want to write it off so i gave it a few more go's over a couple of days and I've found a way to use it that I like.

When I open it I scrape off as much of the mascara as I can and then wave it around for a few seconds to dry it a little bit. I then do two to three very light coats going in with a lash brush if there are any clumps.

This leaves me with voluminous and fanned out lashes with no clumps.

If I was in in a rush I would probably skip this mascara but when I have time I do like to use as I really like the effect it gives.

No mascara

Lovely fanned out lashes 

It doesn't give me an awful lot of volume but I'm not really one for it anyway, but just keep that in mind if you're looking for a mascara with volumising properties.

All in all it is a nice mascara, doesn't really do what it says it will but its very black and will fan out your lashes beautifully.