The Body Shop Down To Earth 03 Palette

A couple of years ago I worked in The Body Shop and I fell in love with their eye products. 

I myself have super sensitive skin and when some products are very pigmented they can irritate my eyes but with 

The Body Shop I've never had that problem. 

They are mostly known for their amazing body butters, creams and oils but I don't think many people are aware of the range of makeup they do. 

Recently they released a new range called the Down To Earth range and it's a number of eyeshadow products that almost represent colours of the Earth. The shades are unreal! 

I've tried the Down To Earth 03 Palette €25. It's a quad palette 

 

Three of the shadows are a grey/green shade and one bright shimmer shade 

 

So the way these are designed is to be able to create a complete eye look using all four shades. The top left shimmer shade Indian Rose Quartz can be placed under the brow bone as a highlight, inner corners and on the lid too. 

The top right shade Atlas Rhassoul shade can be placed on the lid to give that deep smokey look as well as placed on the outer corner. 

The bottom left shade Cerro Rico Silver can also be placed on the lid. 

The bottom right shade Siberia Anthracite would be then used on the outer corners to really darken and smoke out the look or placed on the lid and blown out / blended with one of the lighter shades. 

So as you can see this Palette has many uses for creating an eye look. 

The consistency of the shadows are a lovely creamy texture which makes them super easy to blend and work with. I love this in a shadow. The colour pay off is great they don't crease on the eye and last all day. I always apply an eye primer or concealer on my eyes before any eye look this helps with colour pigment and pay off with every product. 

This palette is perfect for complimenting brown eyes because they would really make eyes pop. So if your looking for a stocking filler for someone who loves makeup and has brown eyes this would be fab. 

Now in saying that they shades will work really well on both blue and green eyes too these just happen to compliment brown eyes fabulously! 

If you wet your brush with either fixing spray or water it will intensify the colour and shimmers so much more which is a handy tip. 

A little goes a long way with these shadows so you will get a long time out of each shadow. You can also take the shadows out the palette and mix and match them with other shades and palette from the range. 

Overall I loved the palette and love love their shadows I always have. 

Have you tried any of their eye products? 

Rebecca xxx 

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Coconut Oil

Hi everyone, 

As many of you may already know but I LOVE Coconut Oil and its many uses. If you watch my Snapchat ( lipstickglitz) you will see what I use it for on a regular basis. 

Coconut Oil is a great natural, healthy  product with so many uses for both internally and externally on the body aside from cooking with. 

It has high moisturising properties along with healing properties. 

Due to popular demand I decided to write a blog post on all its handy uses. 

The Coconut Oil I use is from Tesco and is less than €3. 

 

So let's start off with the benifits it has on... 

The Body: 

If ingested orally it can help the guy, intestines, heartburn, fight infections such as flu, influenza, throat infections, urinary tract infections, bacterial infections, fungal infections. 

It is also an anti inflammatory and antioxidants. 

So why wouldn't we all have this is our presses for the body alone!! 

What we can use Coconut Oil for: 

* Bug Bites - apply directly on to bite and it will remove itch / burning sensation and will help heal the area. 

* Burns - apply to burn ASAP and it will help the pain / sensation of the burn and treat the area and aid in healing. Keep applying until healed and will also prevent from scarring. 

* Age Spots - apply to the spot and will help it fade. 

* Dandruff & Cradle Cap - apply to area and it will nourish the skin and eliminate the dandruff / cradle cap. 

* Dry Lip - rub onto lips a couple of times a day and at night and will soften and moisturise the lips. 

* Bruise - apply to bruise and will help heal bruise and reduce swelling and redness. 

* After Shave Balm - apply after shaving and will help reduce redness and heal any broken skin. 

* Eye Cream - apply under and around eye to help reduce fine lines, wrinkles and puffiness. Apply all over lid at night as an over night treatment. 

* Cleanser - apply all over the face and massage into the skin to remove makeup and waterproof products. Apply second layer to get a deep cleanse while nourishing the skin. 

* Facial treatment - apply layer to the face at night and leave over night. This will help treat any dryness, puffiness in the skin. Also heal and renew skin cells. 

* Exfoilator - mix oil with sugar and form a paste. Apply all over the body in circular motions to remove any dead skin. Also great from removing tan. 

* Deodorant- can be used as a deodorant.

* Nappy Rash - apply to areas of rash to help heal and treat the skin. 

* Hair Treatment - apply to hair and leave over night. Can be used as hot oil treatment melt and apply to hair and wrap in cling film and leave for 15-20 mins and wash out. 

* Pre Shampoo Treatment - apply from mid lengths to tips of hair before washing hair to prevent water from drying out hair. 

* Hair serum - rub into hands and run through hair to condition and prevent frizz and fly aways. 

* Lubricant - natural, safe lubricant. Not compatible with latex. 

* Nipple Cream - apply to nipples to nourish cracked, sore nipples. 

* Stretch Marks - apply to areas to nourish damaged skin and reduce colours of stretch marks. 

* Shaving Oil - apply to area and shave as normal. 

* After Sun - apply to sun burnt areas. Will help and heal the areas. 

* Tattoos - apply to tattoos to help the healing process, prevent infection and prevent from tattoo fading. 

* Teeth Whitening - rub into teeth and leave for 15 - 20 mins and remove. 

* Ear ache - warm up oil and apply into ear and seal up with cotton wool. 

* Nausea - rub oil to inside of wrist and forearm to help calm upset stomach. 

* Dry Skin around Nose - apply around the nose and nostrils to heal cracked, dry skin. 

* Massage Oil - melt oil and use as massage oil to areas of the body. 

* Cracked Dry Heal / Feet - apply liberally to feet and leave over night. ( wear socks to help soak on better ) 

* Eczema - apply liberally to areas. Coconut oil will help treat and heal areas. 

* Acne - apply to areas to help heal and treat acne. 

* Boils / Cysts - apply to boils / cysts and will reduces swelling and redness along with treating area. 

* Athletes Foot - apply to area and daily until athletes foot is gone. 

* Hayfever / Allergies - apply to nostrils and inside of nose to prevent pollen or allergies from entering the nose. 

* Decongestant - apply to chest and nose to help decongest.

* Warts - apply to warts daily to reduce and remove warts. 

* Hives - apply to hives until gone. 

* Soap - can be used as a natural ingredient in soap.

* Pets - can be giving to pets to help digestion, teeth, muscles, arthritis, ligaments. 

* Cleaning Product - can be used to clean furniture, leather, polish bronze. 

* Remove Chewing Gum - apply and rub in liberally and leave for 30-45 mins and rub gently to remove. 

* Cook / Fry - apply to pan instead of butter or oil to fry with.  

Use as supplement for cooking when using butter or oil. 

These are just some of the things you can do with Coconut Oil, there are many many more uses. I didn't want to flood you with too many. 

If you know of any not listed feel free to comment below and let everyone know. 

I hope you find some of these uses helpful :)

Rebecca xxx 

Artistry Exact Fit Longwear Foundation

Hi everyone, 

I was recently sent the NEW Artistry Exact Fit  Longwearing Foundation SPF15 24 Hour Flawless Performance & Natural Coverage€48.95

I was delighted when it arrived as you all know I CANT get enough of makeup!! 

So the foundation is a natural looking foundation with a medium coverage which you can build to full coverage. It's designed to stay in place throughout the day/night and can withstand humidity and high temperatures. 

It has a flawless effect to the skin along with leaving a radiant glow without needing to do any touch ups. 

It's suitable for ALL skin types especially normal to oily skin and is available in 14 shades. 

I was sent shade L5W1 which is a darker shade which is more suitable when wearing tan. 

The durability was incredible it literally does not budge from the skin. When applying the foundation it glided onto the skin and blended great. It didn't take long to dry and even though it's designed to last 24 hours it doesn't look too matte on the skin which can happen with many long wearing foundations. 

I didn't need to touch up my skin at all and just to check out how durable it was I splashed water over my face to see would it budge.... It didn't!!! It's more or less waterproof. I tried both with using power to set and without powder and very little oil came through on the skin. I would suggest though that if you do have any oily areas just apply translucent powder to them areas. This foundation is ideal for a night out and with the SPF only being 15 there is very little flash back ( no white face in pictures ) 

When removing the foundation you will need a remover or cleanser that is a bit tougher for more waterproof products. I used an oil based product which broke down the foundation and removed it nicely. If you don't have any baby oil or coconut oil would be also ideal. 

The only thing I will say is if you are wearing it a few days in a row or everyday and you have dry/dehydrated skin use a primer before applying  it and make sure you use plenty of moisturiser both before and after as with it being basically waterproof it will dry out the skin a little if not used correctly. 

I will definitely be picking up more of this when I run out as it deffo gets a thumbs up from me :) 

I love a good foundation you just pop on and literally don't have to worry about until you're removing it.  

For more information on shades and ordering go to 

Amway

If you have tried this Fab foundation or are planning on picking it up let me know :)

                         Rebecca xxx 

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Conefrey's Pharmacy

Hi everyone!!
So I popped into Conefrey's Pharmacy recently in Pearse Street, Dublin 1 and I took a couple of pictures to let everyone see how lovely their pharmacy is!!

Firstly I'm going to tell you about what Conefreys stock in their Pharmacy..

Conefrey's stock a wide range of items and products in their store.
Their skincare range varies which is great because not all pharmacys have a wide range available..
*Uriage
*Ziaja
*Aveeno
*E45
*Eucerin
*Cetaphil
Are all of the ranges Conefrey's stock plus a couple of other ranges.

When it comes to makeup they have made sure to stock a mineral range along with two budget friendly ranges which I love!!
Anneco is mineral makeup which is great for sensitive skin and suits all other skin types. With it being a mineral powder product you can build the products up to achieve a medium to full coverage. Brush sets are also stocked in the pharmacy. With it being a mineral range most of the time they are higher in price range but with Anneco this isn the case :)
The two budget friendly makeup ranges are Wet n Wild and Kubiss which as you all know I'm a big fan of Wet n Wild :)

Conefreys are like most pharmacys when it comes to supplements where they have every supplement you will ever need. The great thing about Conefreys that's different from other pharmacy's and makes them unique..... They stock their own range of supplements.
These are all in the supplement collage below.
Now wait until I tell you about these... I was recently gifted some hair, skin and nails supplement from the lovely Tomas which I have wrote a blog post on recently and you can see just how amazing these are.
The Hair, skin and nail supplementsbare now available in a larger 60 tablet bottle for €13.99. So make sure you get in and pick some up... They are something every girl/woman should be taking right now!! These supplements only have the ingredients needed in each type of supplement which I find brilliant as their are a lot of people out there who can only have certain ingredient, vitamins and minerals. They get a massive thumbs up from me ������

Now for all the parents out their with small babies and toddlers Uriage baby range is available also... This to me is great many parents out there struggle to find a range of skincare to treat their little bundles of joys skin, from nappy rash to eczema Uriage has a cream suitable for it  so pop in and pick it up.

I think I would need hours to tell you what Conefreys stock so I've lots of pictures below for everyone to see along with all the basics like most pharmacys stock... One thing that stuck out to me when I was in that day was the weighing machine that also can tell you you're bmi, blood pressure and lots of other little things we should all be checking. These machines are rare to see in pharmacys now! Boots used to have them and now not so sure if their still there anymore. They are great if your on you're own little weight loss journey and want to keep track of how your doing.

Personally I think you need to pop into the pharmacy itself to see it for yourself and I've no doubt in my mind that what your looking for will be in store.

Now that I've told you about what is stocked in Conefreys pharmacy I want to tell you all about the lovely staff and atmosphere when I was in with them.
Everyone of the staff where so friendly and couldn't have helped me anymore than they could providing me with information on all the products and ranges. Tomas was there on the day also who was very friendly and such a lovely man to talk to. Tomas kindly sponsored a hamper of over €150 on Cetaphil skincare and lots of Hair, skin and nail supplements to my Ultimate Girls Day Out recently.. Which was an extremely kind gesture!! 
What stood out the most was when anyone popped in to fill prescriptions or just to pick up some items, print photos everyone of the staff knew every customer by name and greeted them as they entered and said goodbye when they left... A service like that is hard to come by nowadays!! Such a friendly, polite and genuine bunch of staff and you could tell really enjoyed their job and what they could to for customers... I can see why they are in business for so long!! :)

You can take a look at their facebook page here.. www.facebook.com/CONEFREYSPHARMACY 

I will definitely be popping back into Conefreys pharmacy again to stock up on more items and to chat with the friendly staff :)

Rebecca xxx