Saturday, February 1, 2014

Blog Sale

Hey Everyone,
I was going through my makeup the other day and there was so much I never use so I thought I would do a Blog Sale...

Rules of the Blog Sale:
1.First-come, first-served basis.
2.All sales are final. I do not accept returns.
3.Items will be packaged in a Jiffy Bag and I will get a receipt as proof of postage. I am not responsible for any potential loss or damage later down the line.
4.Ireland and UK delivery only. This is due to delivery costs.
5.If you want to buy an item please leave a comment below with the item and the price and leave your email for me to contact you!
6.Due to the different weights of different items I will price Postage and Packaging separately at the post office. I will then contact you with the final price.
7.Paypal Only! Once I have contacted you via email you can give me your name and postal address to send the item too.
8.Payment must be made to my Paypal account within 24 hours of confirmation. If you pass the 24 hour deadline, I will release the item(s) to the next interested buyer. Please also mark the item as a gift through Paypal to avoid any extra charges.
9.I will update this blog post as items are sold. The item will be noted as pending if someone has shown an interest in it but this will then be removed if payment isn't made within 24 hours.
10.Items are used or swatched (I will note how many times they have been used) unless stated otherwise. You are purchasing with the knowledge of this I am not liable.
11.To purchase an item you must be over 18, unless you have your parents permission.


(The photo Quality isn't the best some of colours might be off so best to google what you want first to check you like the colour)
-Smashbox  Blush/ Soft Lights Duo 10g (Used Aprox Three Times) = €4.50 SOLD
- Soap and Glory Love At First Blush 7.5g (Swatched) = €4.50
- Rimmel London 012 Coral Rose Powder Blush 4g (Used Three Times) = €0.50
- 17 Blush Powder China Pink (Used Twice) = €0.50
- Smashbox Eye Shadow Trio DAY-TO-DATE 2.6g (Swatched) = €4.00
- Mini No 7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow 25 True Gold (Used Three Times) = €1.00
- MUA Eyeshadow 2g Shade 16 - Matt (Used Once)= €0.50
- MUA Eyeshadow 2g Shade 12 -Pearl (Used Twice)= €0.50
- MUA Eyeshadow 2g Shade 19 Matt (Used Once)= €0.50

- Gosh Velvet Touch Foundation Primer Cream 30ml (Used Aprox Three Times) = €3.00
- Smashbox Photo Finish Oil Free Foundation Primer 30ml (Used Once) = €3.50 SOLD
- Urban Decay Eyeshadow Pallete With Primer Potion (Design nearly worn away from front packaging: Aquarius- Swatched, Ecstacy - Used Once, Stray Dog, SWF, Midnight Cowboy, Darkhorse - Used several times but still quite a lot of product left. Primer Potion - Used a few times) = €4.50 SOLD
- Optimum Super Antioxidant Grape UV Defending SPF15 Day Cream 50ml (Used Twice) = €3.50
- Optimum Super Antioxidant Grape Ultra Rejuvenating Night Cream 50ml (Used Twice) = €3.50
-Clarins Extra Firming Body Cream 30ml (Brand New) = €3.50
- DuWop Buttercup Venom Gloss 5ml (Swatched) = €1.50
 - Smashbox Lip Enchancing Gloss - Sheer Colour Scoop 6ml (Used Twice) = €3.00
- Cargo Lip Gloss Tokyo 0.45g (packaging a bit worn - Used Once) = €1.00
- Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Pink Apricot 7ml (Used Once) = €2.50
- Revlon Colourburst Lip Butter 025 Peach Parfait (Used Twice) = €2.50
- Catrice Ultimate Colour Lipstick 010 Be Natural 3.8g (Used Three or Four Times) = €1.00
- Avon Lipsrick Apricot Mystery (Used Three or Four Times) = €1.50
 -Mini Burberry Lipstick Rosewood 0.8g (Used Once) = €1.00
- Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Electric Purple (Used Twice) = €0.50
- Eyeko Skinny Eyeliner Black (Used Once) = €2.00
 - Inika Organic Lip Liner 03 Sugar Plum 1.2g (Used Once) = €2.00
- Maxfactor Smokey Eye Effect Eyeshaddow Silver Storm (Used Aprx Three Times) = €2.50

- NYC Foil Explosion 010 Pure Air 9.7ml  (New) = €1.00
- Mini Fendi Eau De Toilette 4ml (New) = €0.50
- Garnier BB Cream Miracle Skin Perfector 50ml (Aprox 50% left) €1.50


    Free Advertisers: February

    Hey Everyone,
    I've recently seen a few Bloggers offering free advertising and thought it was a lovely idea and a chance to spread the blogger love. I tweeted out and randomly picked five bloggers to be on my blog for the month of February. I thought I would give you a quick introduction to their blogs:



    "I love all things beautiful…! Handbags….Clothes….Makeup…They are all necessities you know! And because I have a passion for them its only right I share it with the world."

    "I started blogging about a month ago..so I’ve not being doing it very long. I decided to because I love reading other peoples blogs, and thought why not put my thoughts and reviews onto paper; I’m loving being a part of the blogging world!!"



    2. Tracey From 'Tracey's Beauty'

    "Hi! my names Tracey and on this little spot on the web I ramble and review products from the highstreet/drugstore. lets say I'm 20 since its my birthday in Feb! and a hair student relying on a strict budget to try test and abuse product I may love! I buy a lot of American products from my local £1shop, reviewing times a week and posting 4-5 times a week, come and say Hi."

    "When I was 16 I started to read A LOT of blogs and thought I could to that, turned out I could. On 28th November 2014 some stuff happened and led me to deleting that blog and starting another - enter traceysbeauty! I always knew I'd work in some kind of beauty hence the hairdressing but I love to just sit down and type to you all either about a killer lipstick or about my day, since I'm a lipstickaholic, blushaholic, foundationaholic - lets cut out the middle man I'm a makeupaholic! and I wouldn't have it any other way x"

    What Is Your Holygrail Product: "Soap and Glory peaches and clean = true love!"



    3. Gaby From 'Another Girly Blog'

    "Hi, I'm Gaby and I write the little beauty and lifestyle blog anothergirlyblg.blogspot.co.uk where I write about all things beauty as well as a few lifestyle bits and pieces thrown into the mix for good measure. I love sharing my thoughts and experiences with all of you lovelies. As well as makeup I love Caramel Lattes a bit too much and I also adore playing netball."

    "I started my blog simply because I absolutely love makeup and wanted to share my thoughts and loves with the internet, and since deciding to start my blog I have never looked back. My blog is my baby and I love every second spent writing posts, replying to comments and chatting to other lovelies on Twitter or in the comments on my blog. I also just started a little YouTube channel because I decided."

    Whats Your Holygrail Product: "As I am a #bblogger (wouldn't have guessed that would you?) my holy grail product is the Maybelline Rocket Volum' Mascara, pretty much since I started wearing makeup (about 2 years ago) this has been a constant fixture in my makeup collection. I can't imagine using any other mascara, it's amazing!"


    "Hi everyone! My names Bethan (you can call me Beth as most people do), and I'm a beauty blogger from Wales! I'm a huge beauty addict and have an unhealthy obsession for anything beauty related. My blog contains beauty, life and fashion posts. I recently opened up about how I suffer with panic attacks and anxiety and that got lots of amazing feedback which I'm over the moon about. Make sure you pop over to my blog and say hello as I'd love to hear from you!"

    "I started my blog on 27th August 2013 which means I've been blogging for only about 5 months. Starting my blog was a spur of the moment thing for me. It came as a bit of a surprise to me as I genuinely didn't know this blogging world even existed but as soon as I clocked on it, I knew I wanted to become part of it. I've always been interested in the beauty industry and have had an unhealthy obsession with makeup and all things girly from a very young age so starting a blog was one of the best things I've ever done as I'm so grateful for all the wonderful opportunities I've had out of it."

    Whats Your Holygrail Product: "I have lots of wonderful products but my 'Holy Grail' item would have to be my MAC Pro Longwear Foundation. I absolutely love the way it makes my skin look and gives a natural finish to the skin. Whenever I'm having a bad skin day, this is the foundation I'd reach for as it lasts ages and always makes my complexion look amazing."



    5. Carrieanne From 'Beauties Unlocked'

    "My name Carrieanne I'm 27 and I'm mad on Lipstick and handmade products. My blog is full of beauty facts and tips as well as reviews and swatches of all the loved and not so much loved products I have purchased. My blog also includes a bit of DIY beauty from time to time too. "
    "I started my blog in June 2013 and have been hooked since. I loved reading blogs and have been into makeup for as Long as I can remember thanks to my glamorous mum. My 16th birthday present from her was Liz Earle eye cream!!  Blogging also gives me an excuse to buy all the makeup I want and blame it on my reviews."

    Whats Your Holygrail Product: "My holy grail product is my Benefits porefessional this fills in my fine laughter lines giving my the perfect base for my foundation making it seem more flawless and last throughout the day"
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    Thanks to everyone who RT'ed/contacted me and thanks to these fabulous bloggers for being my February advertisers! 
    If you are interested in gaining free advertising, head over to my twitter page and keep an eye out for details on how to get free advertising for next month (https://twitter.com/llandmakeup).

    Friday, January 31, 2014

    Valentines Gifts From The Body Shop

    Hey Everyone,
    Its nearly time for that one day each year when everyone goes on a crazy cheese love train of hearts and flowers and all things lovey dovey.
    This year The Body Shop have released a few gift sets to insure you can spread the love with the perfect gift, or at least try and hint that to your man that more lip butters equal more kisses! What I love about The Body Shop is that they have something for every price range! 

    Heart Lollipop Lip Butters:
    Beautifully packaged in a heart-shaped lollipop, this is definitely my favourite of all the gifts! A girl can never have enough Lip balms and The Body Shop lip butters have such an amazing formulation. This will last ages and there's a range of scents to keep everyone happy! RRP €24.00

    Strawberry Selection Heart Tin:
     The packaging of this strawberry scented selection is just so cute it all comes in this cute red tin, which will always be great to keep other bits and pieces in afterwards! RRP €29.95
    Chocolate & Strawberry Shower Gel Duo: 
    If you are on a budget this year, this shower duo is a really sweet gift for a loved one, they are also non-drying and have a soap-free formula. RRP €9.95
    Born Lippy Heart Tin:
    A selection of lip balms containing moisturizing beeswax and a cute heart tin, this gift would appeal to any beauty loving girl. Whats also great about these lip balms is they have a hint of colour, for kissable looking lips. RRP €11.95

    Have you got your eye on anything from The Body Shop at the moment?

    Wednesday, January 29, 2014

    What I Ate Wednesday #2

    Hey Everyone,
    I hope you are all having a lovely Wednesday! 
    Breakfast: I'm trying harder to eat at least one bowl of fresh fruit every week now as I'm terrible for making the effort and I love fruit. Here I had Melon and strawberry's with some natural low fat yogurt.
    Lunch: Again I had Rivita with pesto and tomatoes, I need to find another topping that goes well with Rivita cause I don't want to get bored of this!
    Dinner: In the evening I had Falafel and hummus in a wholemeal pitta with roasted peppers and spinach salad. This was really yummy but super filling so next time I think I will make a smaller amount of falafel!

    What have you been eating this week?

    Tuesday, January 28, 2014

    Vichy Idealia Life Serum

    Hey Everyone,
    today's review is  of Vichy's Idealia Life Serum. Having already been using the Idealia moisturizer for around six months I jumped at the chance to try the serum to see if it lived up to the brilliance of its creamy friend. It is for sensitive skin, hypoallergenic, and created with thermal spa water. I was in need of a serum having just run out of my super facialist neroli firming serum, and this definitely filled the gap. I love it! It really smoothed the skin and it felt and appeared more hydrated.

    Vichy says:
    "Spectacular transformation of skin quality, even on:
    - Skin affected by stress/fatigue
    - Skin affected by overexposure to sun
    - Skin affected by pollution/smoke
    - Skin affected by an unbalanced diet"

    The packaging is just as cute as the moisturizer with pink frosted glass and silver text. A couple of weeks ago I applied my Ren Glycol mask as I was in need of treating my skin after a night of sleeping in my makeup (naughty I know). After the mask I applied the serum and my skin was glowing, it was incredible. I think I've found my friday night skin treat combo!

    What is your favourite serum?
    *Disclaimer in Side Bar

    Sunday, January 26, 2014

    Hey Everyone,
    Creating and Uploading a twitter widget to your blog is like having a mini twitter feed on your blog, the person reading can follow you, tweet you and read your recent tweets. Its another great way of connecting with readers and linking your social media! 
    It is really simple to do and twitter pretty much does all the hard work for you!

    Step 1: Obviously you need a twitter account already set up, then go to Twitter Widgets to start creating your feed.

     Step 2: Click Create New

    Step 3: This is Where you Personalise the Widget, Select 'User Timeline' This gives readers a chance to see recent tweets that they can interact with while on your blog. Next enter your username so its linked to your account, You can then change the height, theme, and link colour. I would suggest using colours that are in-keeping with your blog design. 

    Step 4: Once Happy with your design (there is a preview next to the options so you should be able to see it). Then click Create Widget.

    Step 5: A box will appear under the preview with HTML code, Copy this!

    Step 6: Go to Blogger, then go to Layout.

    Step 7: Click add a gadget on whatever sidebar you want to add your tweet feed to.

    Step 8: A new tab will appear on your screen, Scroll down till you find a gadget called HTML/JavaScript and click that.

    Step 9: Paste your code from making the twitter widget into the content box. Title your widget and click save.

    Step 10: You can then move the widget to where you want it on the blog by dragging it. Don't forget to click the save this arrangement button at the top. You should then have your own twitter feed. 

    If you don't want to title your widget, aka don't want the titles in your sidebar I found this easy tutorial on another blog which shows you how to remove them:
    http://www.beautiful-solutions.co.uk/2013/11/quick-fix-required-field-must-not-be.html 

    I hope this helps, if you have anymore questions please don't hesitate to ask! 
    I will be uploading Blog design tutorials on Sundays for the next while, so don't forget to check back! 



    *I am not responsible for any changes you make, Please save your blog and blog html first somewhere. Any changes or mistakes you make are your own responsibility and I am not liable!

    Friday, January 24, 2014

    Dressing For Valentines Day

    Hey Everyone,
    with Valentines Day fast approaching those of you that have plans are going to be looking for the perfect outfit to impress! I've created two looks one slightly more casual than the other, but with so much to choose from on the high-street your guaranteed to find the perfect outfit this valentines...

    Outfit 1:
    This jumper is such a cute casual alternative this Valentines (however it could also be dressed up with a black skirt and tights). I love the collar which adds some femininity to the jumper and the hearts make it very Valentines appropriate!

    A classic pair of dark jeans for comfortable style!

    I love stacking rings and this ring from the Bleeding Hearts Collection from Willow&Clo would look so cute and stylish if multiples were stacked on one finger. 

    I didn't want to go for a completely casual look so to make it still date chic I teamed this outfit with these red shoe boots from Aldo! Boots would be a great alternative to high heels if your not comfortable wearing a high heel, and you could pick up a pair in a height that's comfortable for you.

    Outfit 2:
    If your off on a date this valentines or a night out with your single friends you can't go wrong with a little black dress. This Oasis dress is a classic shape with a modern twist.

    These disc earrings from Willow&Clo's Soundwave Collection are the perfect accessory to any outfit. It is engraved with the sound wave "Bella Vita" meaning "Beautiful Life".

    To match the earrings I thought this bracelet from the same Willow&Clo Soundwave Collection would be the final accessory to really dress up this outfit. This bracelet is engraved with the sound wave "Strength".

    Finally to add a touch of colour I picked the red heels from Topshop. I choose these shoes because the heel is low enough to still be comfortable, and the pop of colour brightens up the whole outfit.

    What are your plans this Valentines?