L.A Girl Pro. Concealer

L.A Girl Pro. Conceal HD Concealer. 

I picked these up quite awhile ago and in my kit along with my own makeup collection. 

These babies are a must have in anyone's makeup stash!!! 

So L.A Girl is an American brand that have been around for quite awhile but are super cheap and great products. 

The Pro. conceal HD Concealer is a great little product. 

They give a natural finish to the skin but are also light weight so you're not left with a cakey look on the face. They hide inperfections, fine lines and wrinkles. 

 

As you can see they are a pen like shape. The top of the concealer has a brush so it's super easy to apply and saves any waste when using them. 

These are they shades I use the most 

Top - Bottom Porcelain, Classic Ivory, Warm Honey. 

The Porcelain is the shade I use to highlight when contouring and highlighting. 

Classic Ivory is perfect for when concealing over or under foundation because of the under tone is hides any dark circles. 

The Warm Honey is the shade I use to Contour  also. 

When using these I either blend them out with a makeup brush ( kabuki ) or a beauty blender. They blend so easily because the product is so light. Then I set with powder products or a setting spray depending on the look I'm going for, and they literally DO NOT BUDGE from my face ALL day. No creasing, separating or changing in colour which is great for contouring and highlighting. 

They come in lots of different shades and you can even colour correct with the shades available. 

Sadly pharmacys and the likes don't actually stock L.A Girl so they are more of an online purchase.... But don't worry I have prices and a link if anyone wants to pick some up. 

TRNDbeauty stock them for €6.80 along with all the shades. So there is a colour to suit every shade and use on TRNDbeauty :) 

If you are lucky enough to be heading to the states you will find them in most cosmetic stores and a little cheaper so stock up!! 

Have you tried or picked any of these up? If so let me know what you thought of them :) 

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 

Joico Moisture Co+Wash

This is  Joico Moisture Co+ Wash which is just under €24 and available from salons nationwide. 

 The packaging itself is nice and pretty and very eye catching. 

I received this product to give it a try and see what I thought of it. 

Now as you all know I say what I think about products and how I get on with them. 

At first I was a total sceptic about this product... So Moisture Co+Wash is designed to wash and condition your hair in one simple step. Now to me that just seems like back in the day of the shampoo and conditioner in one bottle that would leave your hair looking manky!! 

I myself have dry hair and scalp but my hair can become greasy in the front from touching it so much. So I was thinking this isn't going to work for me. 

What you do is you squirt some product into your hand which is like foam (shaving foam) and apply to your wet hair and leave for 5 minutes and rinse. 

This is super handy if you're in a rush or on the go. 

I left it in my roots and hair for the 5 minutes and then massaged a little then rinsed it out. 

My hair felt nice and soft while in the shower which was a good start. 

I don't know if any of you had seen on my Snapchat when I had used it at first (lipstickglitz) I done a first impressions with pictures. 

My hair was clean and shiny and very easy to brush when wet and drying. 

It stayed nice and clean for 2-3 days which is what I normally get out of washing my hair. 

Now this product is designed to moisturise the hair, help with frizz and clean and condition in one go. 

The few times that I used it, it did just that and it's safe to say I will be picking up another bottle very soon. 

There are a couple of other types with this product but I received the Moisture Co+Wash. 

Has anyone tried this product or planning on picking it up? 

Let me know!! 

Rebecca xxx 

Bondi Sands Dark Foam

When I was at the Elite Munster Blogger event recently we where all gifted with a box of goodys from Meaghers Pharmacy

 

I'd heard of the Bondi Sands tan but have never tried it. I was delighted to give it a try. 

To apply the tan I used my 

Glove Your Body tanning mitt. It's the holy gray of tanning mitts.

 

So this tan is a dark shade and can be used as a 1hr tan or a 6 hr tan. 

I tried it out for both the 1 hr and 6 hr to see how dark it would be on my skin. 

 

The tan itself has a great colour guide so you can see where you are applying it and it dries nicely and very quickly. 

Before: 

 

After 1 layer of tan:

After the first layer there was a nice shade of tan. You can apply another layer after 30mins to give the colour a boost so I gave that a try 

This gave me a much darker tan and I let it settle for a good hour before rinsing it off. 

It then went on to darken throughout the day even though it was rinsed off. 

There was no horrible tan like smell and it didn't wear off onto my clothes and developed really nicely. 

I was very pleased with it! 

Throughout the week the tan lasted really well and wore off nice and even. 

Once I exfoliated twice in the week all the tan was removed which was great because some times it can be very hard to remove. 

This tan is €22.95 and can be bought online from Meaghers Pharmacy. 

The only thing I would say is about the tan was I found it to dry out my skin a little in areas that I can get dry patches in. I have very dry/dehydrated skin so this is common with me so it might not happen to anyone else. I'm also very sensitive to products and this was fine for sensitivity which is great :) 

If you are planning on picking up this tan or already have let me know what you think of it :) 

                             Rebecca xxx 

Simple Eye Makeup Look

Hi everyone, 

I created this eye makeup look that's quick, simple and easy to create in a hurry and only using three shades of eye shadows. 

This look is great for Blue and Green eyes because these shades really make your eyes pop! 

Here is the eye look 

 

To create this look I used these three 

Inglot shades from the Freedom system all priced at €6 each. 

 

L-R 335, 326 Bottom shade 450

The brushes used 

 

L-R 

Nima Nichola, Inglot 6SS and Blank Canvas Cosmetics E26

Step by step on how to achieve the look:

* Using the Inglot 6SS brush and the shade 355 blend it just above the crease in a backward and forwards motion (wind shield wipers). Building it up but by bit to create a nice colour intensity. 

Blend into lower lash line too.

* Take the Blank Canvas Cosmetics E26 brush  and the shade 326 blend the shade right into the crease in the same motion. Build it up as dark as you like create intensity and dept. 

Blend into lower lash line also. 

* With the Nima Nichola brush take the shade 450 and blend into crease and up into the 335 shade and lower lash line. This will add colour and warm up the eye look. You can build this up as much as you like depending on person preference. 

* Taking the shade 326 and Blank Canvas Cosmetics E26 brush blend the darker shade into the outer corners to darker the outer corners. 

* Finish off look with mascara. 

** You can add lashes if you wear lashes on a daily basis and build up the colours to a dark and strong as you like, or use as little as you like depending on what you prefair ** 

                          Rebecca xxx

Reverse Shampoo'n

So recently I have been testing out the 'Reverse Shampoo'n' technique on my hair to see was it true in what it could do to your hair. 

I myself have fine, but quite a lot of hair that tends to get greasy very quickly. My hair will only have that fresh look on the first day of being washed. So there is always a bottle of dry shampoo knocking about. 

I had heard quite a lot about the ' Reverse Shampoo'n ' technique and said sure what's the harm give it a try! 

How it works is... You condition your hair first and then shampoo twice. Yes strange as it may seem but that's how it goes. 

So for a couple of weeks now I've been doing this instead of the regular Shampoo and condition method. 

The shampoo I've been using is the 

Tresemme Luxurious Moisture Shampoo and this is for Dy or Dull Hair. 

The condition I've also been using is 

Tresemme Colour Vibrance Protection Condtion 

At the time I had picked both these 900ml bottles on special offer for only €4.50 per bottle. Which was a complete bargain!! 

So what I do when I wash my hair is I wet my hair and condition my hair from root to tip and leave in the hair for 3-5 minutes. 

I then rinse out the conditioner and shampoo twice as normal. 

If I find my hair is quite knotty I'll brush my hair when the conditioner is working its magic. This helps remove all knots making it easier to brush when drying my hair. 

Now some of you may be thinking... Does your hair not need to be clean before you condition it? No! Your hair still gets all the goodness from the conditioner.

I questioned that too. 

The first time I tried 'Reverse Shampoo'n ' I was shocked at how great my hair felt and looked. 

My hair had much more texture and body and almost felt more light on my head... If that even makes sense?! 

My hair dryed so much quicker and easier which was great also. 

The real test was to see how long I would get out of my hair after doing this. I normall wash my hair every second day.... I got 4 days! On day 5 it had started to look a little greasy so I repeated the same method of washing my hair and I then got the same amount of time also. 

Just to test things further incase it was just the shampoo I tried the regular method using the

same products and only got 2 days and my hair felt like it used to :( 

Since then I ALWAYS use the ' Reverse Shampoo'n ' method and my hair feels, looks and manages much better. 

This is definitely a must try in my opinion. 

Has anyone tried it before? Or do you plan on trying it? 

Let me know!! :) 

                            Rebecca xxx 

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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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