5 Of The Best Cruelty Free/ Vegan Long Wearing Black Eyeliners To Suit Any Budget

➕ KVD Vegan Beauty Tattoo Liner in Trooper Black  The OG, a favourite for the longest time and the one I always compare others too, KVD Vegan Beauty Tattoo Liner in Trooper Black* it’s a trusty fail safe and if you haven’t tried it you need to. It’s one of the pricier liners around, but […]

3 Things I’ve Learn’t From A Low Buy Lockdown

Ok it’s been ages! I’ve really missed the blog, so I’m back! If you’ve been here before thanks for sticking around and if you’re reading and are new here, welcome! I’m a 30 something cruelty free/ Vegan professional Makeup Artist, educator and content creator from North Wales, UK and currently on lockdown in Cork, Ireland. […]

Anastasia Beverly Hills Luminous Foundation – Worth the Wait/ Hype?? Review (Cruelty Free/ Vegan)

It was a foundation review last week…and here’s another! There’s just been so many new ones launching recently and even with that, you should know that I’m a foundation addict. Base products in general actually, I can’t get enough and am always on the hunt for something better than the last. Along with the Kat […]

NEW Kat Von D Beauty True Portrait Lightweight Medium Coverage Foundation Review (Cruelty Free/ Vegan)

Of the seemingly relentless list of recent new launches we’re having right now…finally one I’m actually excited about! The new Kat Von D True Portrait Lightweight Medium Coverage Foundation (UK*/ IE*) has been a long time coming! I know the OG KVD Lock It Foundation’s a bit of a Marmite (love it or hate it) […]

NEW E.L.F Metallic Flare Highlighter White Gold…Affordable, Vegan & Underrated?? Review & Swatches

I feel like E.L.F as a brand in general is a pretty underrated affordable/ drugstore brand! They’ve been around for ages but it’s only recently in the grand scheme of things that they’ve been significantly spoken about, or at least that I’ve noticed. Probably mostly to do with them seriously upping their game…they’ve come out […]

Melt Cosmetics Impulsive Pressed Pigment Palette – First Impressions/ Review & Full Swatches

Here it is, as promised…the Melt Impulsive Palette and it’s an absolute beaut! It actually arrived (after spending what seemed like forever in Irish customs!) and I’ve finally had a proper chance to swatch and play. I’ve not been buying as much for myself (obviously my kit is a different thing altogether and I get […]

Fenty Beauty Lands At Boots!

So today’s the day…unless you’ve been living under a rock or avoiding social media (which is of course ok and absolutely necessary for brain health at times!) for the last week, you’ll know that as of now (10th May 2019) Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has landed at Boots online* and in selected Boots stores through out […]

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

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 […]

Life Update…Moving Back To Cork, Ireland!

Hey everyone! This week I’m here with something a bit different…a little life update! That sounds really dramatic, there’s actually not a huge amount of update to speak of apart from to say that (which you’ve absolutely gathered from the title at this stage)…I’m moving back to Cork! I’m taking appointments in Cork City from […]

Melt Cosmetics Available Without Customs…Finally!! About Melt & Melt Must Haves!

As you’ve already gathered from the title…US cult brand Melt Cosmetics has finally arrived on UK soil and is now being stocked at BeautyBay.com* which basically means, all us rest of World/ European/ non US folk can now shop Melt products without customs charges! They’re not stocking the entire line straight off the bat, but […]