Tag: lashes

How To Make Sure The Lashes You Buy Are Cruelty Free

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I’ll give it to you straight and this’ll only take a minute…if you want to make sure the lashes you buy are cruelty free…DO NOT BUY MINK LASHES! Full stop, end of! As much as some companies would like you to believe that their lashes are made of ‘sustainable/ ethically sourced’ mink hair, fact is […]

Simple/ Fast One Shade Mustard Eye Look Using The Melt Impulsive Palette – How To & Product Breakdown (Cruelty Free/ Vegan)

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So this is short, sweet and exactly what it says on the tin! I posted this blown out mustard eye look over on my Instagram last week…it definitely wasn’t the most technical eye in the world, far from it but I was really feeling it! Both the shade (although you could literally switch this up […]

NEW Kat Von D Beauty’s Sell Out Mascara…Go Big Or Go Home Volumizing Mascara – Review

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As I’m writing this, the brand new Kat Von D Go Big Or Go Home Mascara is sold out on the KVD Beauty website…but fear not UK and Ireland KVD/ makeup/ mascara fans! If you get your skates on (I mean, it’ll be restocked but if you wanted to get your hands on it right […]

Break It Down – Grungy Spotlight Eye Using Kat Von D Beauty 10th Anniversary Palette – How To! (Cruelty Free/ Vegan)

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After using the warmer tones for softer/ everyday looks a tonne since it came in to my life last month, I wanted to have a proper play with the Kat Von D Beauty 10 Year Anniversary Palette (UK* / IE*) (read more about it and see swatches here) and use some of the shades I […]

Current Obsessions & Objections – December 2017

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The final Current Obsessions of 2017! I decided not to do a round up of the years favourite bits, I’d just end up repeating myself and anyway…I want to show you a few things I’m loving now! Let’s get straight in to it! Starting off with the first 3 things, they’re all from NABLA Cosmetics…the […]

How To – Makeup Running Order

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Another frequently requested post coming to your eyeballs this week in the shape of a makeup running order. (Thank you so much by the way to all of you that request specific topic blog posts, it’s so helpful in terms of ideas and me knowing what you’d like to read about. I will try and […]

How To – Spotlight Eye (Perfect for New Year!)

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A spotlight eye is probably one of my favourite looks to do, both on myself and clients. It looks really pretty on as the ‘spotlight’ catches the light, a bit of smoky is always a winner and it’s actually way easier than you think to do. You can also customise it anyway you like and […]

Christmas Gift Guide – For Your Favourite Beauty Junkie

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A quick one, but a much requested one today (but worry not, I’ll be blogging a bit more over the festive season, so there’ll be more coming your way over the next few weeks). I thought I’d put together a list of a few of my top Christmas makeup and beauty picks (still available in […]

Current ‘Ride or Die’ Makeup Tag – Autumn 2016

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OK, I’ve made it ‘current’, because this is something always subject to change! Even products I’ve used forever will be switched up in favour of others and for various reasons, it doesn’t mean I don’t love them anymore…change in season, mood, occasion, makeup trends, anything really and doing what I do, I’m always discovering possible […]

Current Mascara Wardrobe

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I’ve tried hundreds of mascaras over the years, in the pursuit of perfect lashes and will no doubt carry on that tradition/ search as more and more new and exciting looking ones are launched on to the market! Mascara’s one of those seemingly little things that can actually make or break a whole makeup! Before […]