Hey All.

For the past while I have found myself snapping random pics on my phone and camera. I guess the blogger in me is taking over my normal self, as I have no idea really why I felt the need to take pictures of random things! But I have decided to share - why not!! I want to keep my blog as personal as possible, I don't want it to seem serious and full of facts and reviews of products - although that is what I like to focus on, as I myself love reading reviews and learning about other peoples thoughts on different items. Here's my life in pics for the last while.

Active

Lots of playing and walking with Cathal (my son) and Bulmer (my pug)

Smells

 My Yankee of choice for the past while has been one of my favs - Ocean Blossom. I have to say though, I wish it were a bit stronger. I love the scent but I'd prefer if it were a bit more noticeable as I love it so much! I myself have been smelling like Kim Kardashian! :)

Decoration

 I've had this pic of Ms. Marilyn Monroe for ages but never put it up. It's now proudly displayed in my bedroom. I'm not a fan of posters though. I might try to make some sort of frame to make it look less "postery"! 

 Organisation. 

I badly needed some of this in my bedroom! I got these earring holders on ebay for less than €2 each with free shipping! Bargain. I got them HERE if you're interested.

 This double sided yokey is from Penneys, not mad about it but it keeps everything together.

Exciting 

I was in the paper! The Corkman to be specific. The same pic was also featured in a local magazine. It was when I was at a beauty and fashion event with my sister. (This is where I met Breffny Morgan from last years Apprentice)

Winning!

Here are some bits I bought and won from fellow Beauty Bloggers! The earrings are custom made by Tara. Have a look HERE at more of her uniques bits!

The second pic is quite funny really. The postman was bold with my prize I won from Viva Adonis!! But my god did it smell great!! I won a handcream from The Handmade Soap Company and a No7 Lash Adapt Mascara.

Food

I love taking pictures of my food!!

Does this even need a caption!!?

Family

 My sister graduated college recently so we went for a family meal at Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork.
 This picture doesn't do it justice but our table in a special reserved area in the hotel restaurant was gorgeous - called The Snug - red velvet sofa, lots of big soft cushions, really comfy, private and....snug!

Technology.
And last.... but probably the most exciting, is my new phone. I traded in my old love (HTC Desire - which I loved and definitely recommend) for my new Samsung GALAXY S II. I'm still fiddling around with it, but boy do I love it already!!

Source

And there we go. I might do some more of these if people are interested, let me know :) Speak soon. Oh!!! And don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY :)

CHOICE 1

Not a major choice here. I presume the 1st winner will want the Inglot 4 square palette. The colours were handpicked by myself and are actually colours that I also own. If you'd like to see swatches of them (numbers 420, 407, 429 and 393) click HERE

or

  A Bourjois Eye-shadow number 13 click HERE to see the unique colour which is what I would describe as a deep smokey purple with silver sparkles (which can be used wet or dry) 

CHOICE 2

A mini Yankee Candle (votive). Cherry Blossom 

or

 Ocean Blossom (2 of my favs)

CHOICE 3

A Bourjois Blush-2011 Limited Edition (L'Opéra Garnier/Paris Design) Blush in the colour Rose d'Or/no34 

or

 a mini pot of Soap and Glory Flake away which I love. You can read what I think about it HERE.

CHOICE 4

An Essence XXXL Nudes Lipgloss in the colour 01 Nude Beauty (left)

or

02 Light Candy (right)

CHOICE 5

These are part of a package I was sent from YTC. I received quite a bit and have enough to keep me going myself so I decided to add these into the package too. You will receive a mini Yes To Carrots Body Butter and a C Me Smile Lip Butter in the flavour Carrot

or

Melon

CHOICE 6

A GOSH Nail Varnish in the colour 548 Holographic (left)

or

554 Gold (right)

(both of which I own also)

CHOICE 7

A feathered design ring from (apologies, it was either Topshop/Miss Selfridge/Dorothy Perkins or Oasis - it was all the one shop!!)

or

A Long Silver Rose Chain from Topshop (Freedom)

(both of which I also have!)

I hope you like what I picked out. Both winners will be picked randomly. 

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Slán!

It does volumise as you will see below, as well as lengthen. I also agree that the formula is weightless. I was quite surprised at this to be honest! Because the brush is so large (see pic below for size comparison to my eye!) I was expecting for the brush to be overloaded with product - but it wasn't. On the lashes it is not at all heavy which is great. Also I didn't find it to feel too hard or crunchy on the lashes.

I think one single coat is the one where volume increases.

 Here after the second coat you can see the lengthening aspect. As you can see on the inside corner of my left eye it seems to look a bit funny. This is partly the way my lashes are and partly because the brush is so big it's a bit harder to get into small places like here.

Up close, 2 coats look a bit spidery but below in the face shot you can see it's not so noticeable. I just like to get up in yo faces for photos!! One negative I have with the mascara is that no matter how careful I am, chances are I will end up tipping the brush off my eyelid (as you can see above to the right inner corner) Now I am fairly "handsey" when applying mascara. I like to twist, squiggly, zig zag and basically just get rightly in there. I am fairly careful though but I find it almost always happens. I think it's because of the size of the wand which is a bit annoying. Nothing a q-tip can't fix though!

Slán!

Morning all.

So I'm going to review the Tangle Teezer. If you'd like the know the scienc-ey bit for the unusual looking hairbrush click HERE to visit the website. 

Here are the claims

"Tangle Teezer is excellent for detangling both wet and dry hair.

 Tangle Teezer gives a blissful, relaxing head massage even for the most sensitive scalps.

Excellent results are achieved on even the tightest curls and afro hair

Daily brushing refreshes hair for a sleek style and helps to smooth the cuticle for increased shine.

Tangle Teezer minimises hair breakage, so over a period of time you will notice your hair feels thicker and looks healthier"

I don't believe it gives you a nice head massage! If anything the bristles are a tad scrapey on the scalp.

Increased shine!? Nope! Maybe the claim is more of a general one ie. that brushing in general helps with shine, but the Tangle Teezer itself does not miraculously add shine! I would agree that it minimises hair breakage though - especially at the ends of your hair.

I bought the pink Tangle Teezer from Cloud10Beauty for €11.50.

  It comes in several other colours and also in other sizes and forms.

I have some things I like and some things I don't.

It's all a bit exaggerated on the website and in the video if you ask me. At the end of the day, it is just a funny looking brush and it's not going to make an absolutely outstanding difference to your hair! But what I do really like about it, is when I use it on wet hair. Now I know you're not supposed to brush wet hair, but this is a beauty rule I break! With a normal brush I was noticing a lot of my hair falling out when brushing and my hair (which is reasonably long) would be quite knotty at the ends. The Tangle Teezer is ideal for this, the best I have found. It combs through the knots much easier than a regular brush and I have definitely noticed less hair shed. 

As for using it on dry hair; I'm not fussed at all. I don't think it makes it much easier than any other brush. To be honest I rarely brush my hair when it's dry anyway, I usually just finger comb it in the mornings so this is why I am so pleased to have found a great hairbrush for wet hair! 

Also, when using it on wet hair, if I apply product (heat protectant, creams etc) I love to brush it through to spread it out throughout my hair.

Overall I am really happy to have found a brush that is great for using on wet hair (even though it's bold!) But if I'm doing it, I might as well do it as gently as possible, so Tangle Teezer - thumbs up for that! Otherwise as a "normal" hair brush on dry hait......meh!