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28 March 2012

Urban Decay Relaunch of Eyeshadows & something very cool!

Dia daoibh.

So; if you’re a fan of URBAN DECAY you might have already heard the news. They have recently revamped their eye shadow line, including reformulating them to a softer, velvety texture, more dense and decadent colour, smoother blendability and they are now formulated to be longer lasting and to have more crease-free wear.

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They have also added some new shades to the pack making it a total of 68 shades available. These include best-sellers, new shades and fan favourites previously only exclusive to certain palettes. Yay! These shadows come in a variety of finishes:

The exciting bit!!!

Something also very exciting is the new packaging. They have revamped the original design of the iconic subway token (did you know that’s what it was!!). I personally love the look of it but it’s not just a looker... it’s practical. Here’s the scoop.

The pans can now be popped from the pot!! Urban Decay are now selling customisable palettes so if you buy a single shadow all you have to do is pop it out of its pot and snap it into your palette.

27 March 2012

Something new for FitznBitz... kinda!

FitznBitz 5:30 PM Fitz Bitz , TAG 1 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Hope you're enjoying the sun if you have it today. It's fab here in Cork all day, so fingers crossed it stays for the week.

I have a bit of news for you. From time to time I'm going to start adding videos into my blog. Sometimes it's just easier to show a product, or a product in action in person (on video through the screen in person that is!!) rather than in pictures so I will be doing this using the platform...... you guessed it! My You tube Channel - FitzAndBitz

I have some video's on there from when I gave it a go last year if you want to check them out. In the meantime, I have just filmed my (second) first video of it being as part of my blog.

18 March 2012

Happy Mother's Day ❤

FitznBitz 2:36 PM Fitz Bitz , Occasion 10 Comments

Dia daoibh!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommy's reading this today. I hope you get treated to something a little special and get to spend some time with the reason you have a day dedicated to you..... your children. My mother is currently enjoying a weekend away so I'll have to treat her when she get's back. Usually my sister's and I organise something for us all to do together. Rather than buying something we prefer to spend time with each-other to celebrate.

For those of you who don't actually know, I have a son Cathal who is 6. I found out I was pregnant at 17 and had him when I was 18. Obviously I was a young mother but found the whole process and journey amazing and was very well able to deal with it. James (Cathal's dad) and I have been together for almost 8 years now and the 3 of us (4 including Bul) are extremely happy. I am so grateful that everything fell into place for us but in saying that, we did work hard to make it that way.

I was treated to breakfast in bed this morning and was smothered in kisses, a card and chocolates by Cathal. I decided to be a bit more feminine today and am wearing more a less all different shades of purple, clothes, make up, nails and jewellery. It's beautiful and sunny here at the moment so I'm writing this as I sit at my front door on my blanket which Cathal layed out for me, while Bulmer tries to get up on my lap as I type!

Hope you're enjoying your long weekend.

Slán

17 March 2012

Happy St. Patricks Day

FitznBitz 4:57 PM Fitz Bitz , Paddy's Day 4 Comments

Dia daoibh!

I had work this morning but finished on time so see the parade with Cathal and James. I'm now home, snuggled up in my Ireland hoodie and sexy horn hat about to watch the Rugby match! Go on Ireeeeeland!!

I want to link a post that Ellie over at MissE-Blog wrote. It's a post dedicated to some of her fav Irish bloggers and vloggers and I think it's a great idea. Click HERE to have a look.

Hope you have a lovely St. Patrick's Weekend and Mother's Day to all the mommy's out there.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh

Slán

15 March 2012

Schwarzkopf Professional [3D]MENSION for Men

FitznBitz 12:01 AM Beauty Bitz , Hair 6 Comments

Dia daoibh.

Men. I guess some of them like to take care of their hair too. I tormented my boyfriend James to put some Schwarzkopf Professional products to the test and after some final words of encouragement (perhaps a bribe or two!) he agreed.

Now James is not a fella for his grooming. Don't get me wrong, he takes care of himself, but only to the bare minimum.... meaning he's always clean and smells nice, but that's about as far as he goes. He doesn't use face wash, moisturiser, I won't even mention fake tan or teeth whitening because he'd have heart failure at the thought of it!! But one thing he does do daily is his hair. It's a short clean cut (half back and side and a 1 or 2 on top?? Something like that!) so before these products came his way he used Dax which is a thick clearish wax. He doesn't exactly "style" his hair but likes to give it a shine and put his fringe into place. Recently though he mentioned and I noticed that he had a few spots on his forehead and I thought it was from his Dax, so these products couldn't have come at a better time. Now that you know a bit about the guinea pig, lets move on to the products.