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10 September 2011

Sleek GLO Face and Body Highlighter in Peach Shimmer

Hi Ladies.

Today's is post is going to be about Sleeks GLO Face and Body Highlighter. It contains 9g of product. It comes in 3 shades: Peach Shimmer, Bronze Baby and Gold Digga. I chose Peach shimmer as it seemed the lightest. I won this in a giveaway but it's available from the usual Sleek stockists such as Superdrug, Beauty Emporium and the Sleek Website for €10. Here is Sleeks description of the product.

"5 complimentary glowing strips of powder available in 3 shade variants which can be applied to the face and body to give the skin a shimmering, naturally glowing and sunkissed look."

Here it is my one.

It was quite hard to photograph the product on my skin so apologies for that.

I'll be honest and say I'm not overly impressed with this. I used it first as a face highlighter. No way, did not like it. I found that it looked cakey. I know it may seem strange to describe a powdered product as being cakey but it really did. It's like it just sat heavily on my cheeks. Now on the other hand as a body shimmer it is a bit better. It seems to work better spread out on a larger area such as the chest or legs. On the face I just felt it kind of clumped and was too much. For me it is a bit too glittery - although it's not exactly particles of glitter in it, perhaps sparkly is a better word to describe it.

Overall it's not my kind of product and I won't be repurchasing. I much prefer Sleeks Liquid Highlighter which I will be reviewing soon. Have any of you tried the GLO?

Slán!

08 September 2011

Mozzy Pop Jewellery

FitznBitz 9:56 AM Fashion Bitz , Jewellery 4 Comments

Morning Ladies.

So recently I made an order to http://www.shopmozzypop.com/. This is an online jewellery store owned and run by Dayner Lloyd who is living in the UK. Her stuff is really well priced and there are some lovely quirky girlie items available. She also has a blog HERE if you want to take a peek into her more personal life :) I just wanted to share the items I got with you.

They both came in seperate little pink jewelled bags, her business card and a little note.

This came as a set of two for £3.95/€4.50

They also look lovely stacked like so.

The rings are adjustable but fit me perfectly as they are.

These lilac flower earrings were also £3.95/€4.50. They are also available in a peachy cream colour and in a mint colour. (which I am more than likely going to buy also!)

Here are Dayners contact details

Just going to let you in on a sneaky something. If you would like to buy something from the online store enter the code LOVEMOZZYPOP2011 at the check out. It will get you a 20% discount ;) And guess what - shipping is free worldwide! Oh how I love to see that online!!

I love jewellery and love discovering new online sites. If you know of any please do let me know :)

Slán!

07 September 2011

Purple Rain......not really!

FitznBitz 5:31 PM Beauty Bitz , OOTD 2 Comments

Hello again.

Here is the make up I wore today. Felt purpley inspired by my KIM KARDASHIAN PERFUME!!

Here are the products I used:

FACE

Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation - 10 Nude

Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder - 021 Transparent

MAC Blush - Dame

EYES

Sleek iDivine Eyeshadow Palette - Bad Girl

(2nd Colour Gullible and last colour Rebel)

MAC Eye Kohl Pencil Eyeliner - Smoulder

Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil - 004 Black Brown

L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes - Extra Black

LIPS

Collection 2000 Lock n Hold Lipgloss - Twisted Disco

PERFUME OF THE DAY

Kim Kardashian

Do you happen to be wearing anything similar to me today!!?

Slán!

Kim Kardashian Perfume

FitznBitz 10:34 AM Beauty Bitz , Kardashian 2 Comments

Morning Ladies.

You might or might not have seen me tweeting about buying of Kim Kardashains perfumes.

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Well, I did. I purchased her debut signature perfume Kim Kardashian by Kim Kardashian which is an Eau de Parfum. I have to say I took a massive chance and I bought it without even smelling. Sad I know, but I got it for a good price! I bought it from Littlewoods for a discounted price of €40 for 100mls. Here are the pics.

First impressions?? Good!! Loved the packaging, purple, which I adore, simple structured bottle, gorgeous font. Quite detailed too, as you can see below her name is engraved onto the metal:

Now for the smell. First impressions? Not great to be honest!! It was not at all what I was expecting. I could not stop sniffing it though! It was so different, so unique. If I'm being completly honest I was almost expecting it to be a typical sweet girly fragrance. It's not, quite the opposite in fact. I would describe it as a Womans perfume, not a young girls scent. It's definatley not sweet. It's more of a woody/musky floral. The scent that you initially get is quite strong (strangely I get a peppery sort of smell!) but it does settle on the skin beautifully. Here it is as described on her fragrance website:

"Discover the irresistible new fragrance by one of the world’s most idolized women. The essence evokes Kim’s sultry style with crisp top notes, lush mid notes and a sexy drydown. Gorgeous voluptuous florals reflect her allure, while soft jasmine, tuberose and gardenia mirror her femininity. Tonka bean, jacaranda wood and sandalwood base the fragrance with a warm sensual drydown. Experience glamour and luxury with Kim Kardashian."

The more specifics are here: Notes Top Note: Mandarin, Lemon Middle Note: Honeysuckle, Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Tuberose, Gardenia, Spices Base Note:Tonka Bean, Jacaranda Wood, Vanilla Orchid, Musk, Sandalwood

As I said, my first impression was not what I was expecting. It took me a while to make up my mind. Conclusion? I really really do like it! My first impression was not bad, it was more of a surprise! I love that it's not like anything else I own. Avril Lavignes perfume 'Forbidden Rose' which I blogged about before HERE does remind me of it slightly because that was so unusual also and like this, was not sweet and girly. It's more of a mature strong fragrance. I think people will either love or hate this perfume, which I am actually glad about. I'm sure Kim could have gone down the same route as Beyonce, Britney, Rihanna (in my opinion these are all massively similar - sweet and girly, although they are nice) but I'm glad she didn't.

It's obviously hard to say how much input she had with actually contributing to coming up with the fragrance, but she did seem to be speaking about it a lot in the production stages, constantly tweeting and blogging about scent testing and what was happening, keeping her fans up to date and asking for feedback on her website.

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Of course there are different sizes including 100ml, 50ml, 30ml, 10ml, 3ml, body lotions, bodywash, bags, rollerballs etc!

Images from http://kkfragrance.com/

The last picture above was one of Kim's Fans designs which she handpicked along with help from other fans. It's a Limited Edition Kim Kardashian Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon Rollerball Fragrance. 10% of sales are donated to the Young Survival Coalition, founded in 1998 by three young breast cancer survivors. This is always great to see.

This perfume was her first and was released back in 2009. She now has two more, 'Love' (Limited Edition which was released for her wedding and sold out in 10 days)

Images from http://kkfragrance.com/

and 'Gold'.

I'm wearing it right now and I cannot stop sniffing. Have you tried any of Kim Kardashians perfumes? Please let me know what you think or if you'd even be bothered to try it

Slán!

02 September 2011

My Sleek Blush Collection

FitznBitz 3:05 PM Beauty Bitz , Blush 4 Comments

Happy Friday Ladies.

Here are my SLEEK blushes. Just like the EYESHADOWS, these babies did not disappoint me. They are amazingly pigmented. The smallest touch of most of these on my blush brush will give me the colour I want. They will last for a long ole time. Here they are as described by Sleek themselves.

"A highly pigmented blusher to brighten and define cheekbones. The silky-fine formulation provides long lasting blusher which helps to create a subtle but radiant cheek area"

Size comparison to a 1c coin.

Each one contains a fantastic 8g of product. (2g more than MAC, 5.5g more than Bourjois, just about the same as a Benefit Boxed Blush) I also really do love the packaging and love that they have a mirror in the lid. Here we go!