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15 December 2011

Inglot Palette Giveaway Winner!

Dia daoibh!

It's now 00:07 which means my INGLOT giveaway is officially closed. There were 198 valid entries and I have just used Random.org to chose the winner. Without further ado (oh god shut up) the winner of the fabuloso palette was number 17 who was:

Charli J.

Congrats to you!!! I will contact you to get your details.

I wish everyone could win something. I do however, have two complementary makeover vouchers valid for the Limerick store if anyone wants them? Just let me know.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered and also to INGLOT for organizing the prize :)

Slán!

14 December 2011

My Fat Stick!

FitznBitz 10:55 AM Curling Wand , Hair 21 Comments

Dia daoibh.

Today's post is going to be about my TIGI Pro Fat Curl Stick (otherwise know as a curling wand!).

I bought this from Cloud10Beauty after I was ever-so lucky to win a €50 voucher from Beaut.ie a while ago. Instead of buying a few bits and pieces, I decided I wanted one good thing. I had just ombred my hair so decided to go for a curling wand as ombred hair tends to look best when curled.

I wanted a large barreled one so that I could create loose curls so I went for this baby priced at €47.95 ($100/€77 from the TIGI website!!! Yoyza!) You can also get a "skinny" version for tighter curls for about €43.

Features:
- Unique tapered ceramic coated barrel
- 25 adjustable heat settings up to 195°C
- On/Off indication light
- Swivel base to avoid cable tangling
- Light-weight for perfect control
- Extraordinary Sharpness
- Produced in the finest high-quality, non-corrosive stainless material.

New to their website is THIS set which is the same wand but included you get a serum with essential oils combined with thermal and environmental protectants which gives hold and control for defined curls; all for a cheaper price of €42.95!! Bargain!

This was my first time using a curling wand without a clamp. I found it really simple to use. The one negative I would have about this particular curling wand is that it doesn't come with a heat protectant glove. I think these should be included with all of these types of wands. In saying that though, I burnt my forehead worse than my fingers. You can see a little round burn on my forehead above!! Nothing major, will just take a little getting used to!

Here are my results after giving a quick whiz through my hair!:

These as you can see are really loose curls at the ends of my hair. The beauty about this wand in particular though is that you can achieve smaller curls too by using the tip of the wand as it is smaller. The wand itself is easy to use. It came with instructions which of course I read..... *cough. As I said it has 25 heat setting so depending on how fine/thick your hair is you can alter it as needed. It has a simple red for heating and green for ready indicator.

Size comparison to my head!

Overall I'm really happy with my "Fat Stick!". Now I just need to get into the habit of using plenty of heat protectant spray and stop burning my own face/fingers!!

Slán!

07 December 2011

Are You Sparkalaphobic!?

FitznBitz 1:07 PM Beauty Bitz , Essence 13 Comments

Dia daoibh!

So, gradually I am being slightly enticed by glitter. Most people that know me, know that I'm not a "glittery" kinda gal. It's a bit tack-mac-tack a lot of the time, but this year a lot of nice glitter nail polishes have hit the shelves.

Lorraine over at 'John Its Only Make-Up!' recently blogged about her blue glittery nails thanks to Essence; a brand I really like for nail varnish. Now this was FULL ON BLUE GLITTER and I really liked it. I went on my own little trip and bought a bottle for myself but in a different colour. Now I still would't be a glitter fanatic, but I'm getting into it....gradually. Here's how!

Step 1: base colour.

Step 2: SOME glitter. Just one coat! I usually just do my thumb and engagement ring finger on each hand, but last night.... I went further and did every second fingernail!! BOO YA!! (even though that only makes it one nail more; but shhhh!)

Are you sparkalaphobic!? (I googled!)

Slán!

03 December 2011

INGLOT Eyeshadow Palette Giveaway

FitznBitz 7:04 PM Beauty Bitz , Eyes 337 Comments

Dia daoibh!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NO ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCED HERE :)

So if you read my post from yesterday you will know what this is all about!! I have a beautiful 10 Square INGLOT Eye Shadow Palette to giveaway to one of my blog followers. I'm really delighted about this! These are the exact same colours that I just bought myself so I hope you like what I chose. There are 7 Pearl finishes (my favourite) one matte, one AMC Shine and one AMC. Here is the palette!

Top Row L-R:

405 12 55 421 423

395 447 358 454 404

Bottom Row Left - Right

This is the top row of the palette in the same order:

405 12 55 421 423

This is the bottom row of the palette in the same order:

395 447 358 454 404

You likey!? You wanty!? Here's how to enter. ENTRY #1 (2 parts) are the two you MUST do to be entered. Extra entries are optional.

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ENTRY #1 (2 parts)

1. Be a follower of my blog - after all this is what the whole giveaway is about. To share some nicies with you lovelies who read and follow my ramblings! If you're not following just click "Join this site" to the right of my blog. If that's not there you can click "follow" on the very top left corner. Make sure to leave your Google Friend Connect Name in the comments below.

1a. Email your answer to the following question to Laura@Fitznbitz.com or else you can Twitter Mail/Facebook PM me your answer.

What other lipstick did I compare my INGLOT 144 lipstick to? <--- click there for some help to find the answer!

EXTRA ENTRY #2(optional)

2. Follow me on twitter HERE

EXTRA ENTRY #3(optional)
3. Tweet the following :

If ud like the chance 2 win a brand new 10 Square INGLOT eyeshadow palette have a look at @FitznBitz 's giveaway here http://www.fitznbitz.com/2011/12/inglot-eyeshadow-palette-giveaway.html

EXTRA ENTRY #4(optional)

4. Add me as a friend on Facebook HERE

EXTRA ENTRY #5(optional)
5. Share the following on Facebook (make sure to @link my name properly so that I see it):

If ud like the chance 2 win a brand new 10 Square INGLOT eyeshadow palette have a look at @Fitz N Bitz 's giveaway here http://www.fitznbitz.com/2011/12/inglot-eyeshadow-palette-giveaway.html

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At the end tell me the number of entries you are entitled to 1/2/3/4/5 in the comments below and make sure to leave your GFC name also.

And that's it. Competition is open internationally and will end on Thursday 15th December 2011. Hopefully it'll arrive before Christmas!

Slán

02 December 2011

INGLOT Limerick Xmas Event & Surprise!

FitznBitz 8:56 PM Beauty Bitz , INGLOT 22 Comments

Dia daoibh!

In case you don't know by now, I consider myself a big fan of INGLOT Cosmetics. They have great quality products, a huge selection and very reasonable prices. I was delighted when I found out that they were opening their first store in Ireland out of Dublin!

Last night I attended the official launch/Xmas Shopping Event at the brand new INGLOT store at the Crescent Shopping Centre in Limerick. The night was full of special offers with 10% of everything in store, more products with even more off and the first 25 people in the door at 6pm received goodie bags! I was not one of those lucky gals as the queue was more than impressive! Nearly though! I did however receive a complementary makeover voucher! (Would you like one? Keep reading!) In-case you don't know, the store is located by the escalators/underground carpark entrance. With permission I took some pics of the fabulous store for you all to have a gawk at!

The Limerick Inglot Team were all so friendly and very helpful on the night. So refreshing to see such great customer service!

How could you not be impressed by that!! At the moment they have arranged some special Christmas gift sets. Here's a look at a few of them.

I bought some goodies for myself.... obvs!!

Oh my am I happy with my 10 Square Eye-shadow palette! (Regular price €55) Swatches coming on tomorrows special post!

Lipstick number 411. It's a beautiful matte burgundy colour. (Regular price €12)

AMC Cream Blush number 84. It's a dusky baby pink colour. (Regular price €14) I think the blush could be really handy for your handbag, because it's small and won't crumble and break like a powder blush. He's a rough pic below of me wearing the lippie and blush. (can't see my coldsore/spot thing from this angle... wink! Looking a bit pale though, apologies, have no foundation on!!)

XMAS SURPRISE!!

Now finally I have a special treat for you all! I spoke with Denise, the manager of the store prior to the event and also on the evening. I also met the Inglot brand manager Jane and we had a little chat about the brand and the new store. They very generously organised to offer me an eye-shadow palette worth €55 to giveaway to one of my blog followers!!! Yay!! I decided to pick the very same colours that are in my own palette. Full of grey, brown, gold, copper, wine colours.

I'm so excited about this!! I want everyone to know and try out some Inglot! I also have two more complementary makeover vouchers valid for the Limerick store.