Exhausted.

Hey Ladies,

I'm on day 3 of a really bad sleep streak and I feel simply exhausted. I'm seriously in danger of falling asleep on my keyboard in work.

Here's a cute picture to illustrate my tiredness.

He's super cute. My Kitten always stands on his dinner plate while he's eating, I think he is protecting his dinner from the older adopted brothers and sister. 

Star wars!

Storm troopers outside Dundrum shopping centre a few weeks ago! No reason just hanging out!

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My Cat Cyril. "Vampire Cat"

I found this while trawling through my laptops hard drive.

This is a year and a half ago so Cyril is quite a bit bigger now.

I will pop pictures of him up every so often. 

I had it posted with the following little story below it. Made me giggle to see it again.

Cyril " ....and we shall stalk through the Parsley forest and over the worm, and I will get my vengeance on that leaf I saw there a minute ago, Do I smell wheelies? Where is my human? She has wheelies I can smell them, oh! a bee......." 21/09/09

Just thought I'd share his cuteness.

A review, OPI Mini Hong Kong Collection.

I got this while I was at the Irish Beauty Show 2011 a few weeks back.

I love love love OPI, So when I walked into the show and saw a massive OPI stand I nearly melted.

An hour later and a sad wallet, I had picked up this mini set and 8 full size bottles. 

The quality of these is just outstanding. The smell of polish isn't as offensive as most drugstore polishes and they last for ages.

On to the swatches..........

From left to right, RadiDry top coat, Red my Fortune Cookie, Suzi says Feng Shui and Dim Sum Plum

From Left to Right, Red my Fortune Cookie, Suzi says Feng Shui and Dim Sum Plum.

These minis are great for trying out some colours before you buy a full size bottle, as here in Ireland they are quite expensive for polish. Approx. €13.00.

The mini sets range from around €13.00 to €17.00 depending on where you get them.

Thanks for stopping by.

Mornings!!!

This picture sums up exactly how I feel today......

Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Loving this song right now.

Nails of the day!

The nails of today are..........

Lucerne-tainly look marvelous by OPI.

Without Flash

With Flash

It is a Silvery Glittery polish with a slight undertone of green I think. This is 2 coats of the colour and I really like it.

What do you think?

A review. E.l.f Cosmetics Contouring Blush and Bronzing Duo

  Just a quick review,

I read online and heard in some YouTube videos that this duo was a good dupe for NARS Orgasm and Laguna.

Now I have never tried either of those but I can say this, I really like this duo. The bronzer is a little dark for me during the day unless you put it on super lightly (I'm Mac nw15) But the blush is perfect for anytime.

It is a really nice peach pink with little gold reflects.

It is a very soft powder not chalky at all. I just wish there were more duos to choose from.

On to the pictures......

E.l.f Cosmetics Blusher Bronzer duo in Blushed/Bronzed.

Without Flash

E.l.f Cosmetics Contouring Blush and Bronzing duo in Blushed/Bronzed.

With Flash

Blushed on the Left and Bronzed on the Right

No Flash

Blushed on the Left and Bronzed on the Right

With a Flash

The packaging is also quite nice. Sleek even. It is great quality and it was only €4.00/£3.50/$3.00.

It's a steal!!

A review. Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume III, I love NYC.

Hey Ladies,

I got this for Christmas and when I saw it I was delighted because I was lusting after it for months,

The packaging is super nice. (I'm a sucker for packaging)

It comes with 16 shadows, A mini 24/7 Glide on Eye liner in Zero (Black) and Ransom (Lilac-Purple) and a mini Eyeshadow primer potion.

The primer potion is amazing, When I use it my eye shadows stay on all day.

The 24/7 liners are so creamy and pigmented, they go on so easy so no tugging on the skin around your eye which is always a plus, However I did have to re-apply a few times more than I normally have to with my regular eyeliner. But they are great for doing colour pop's.

The eyeshadows have amazing colour payoff though some have a lot of glitter which falls out and is a bit of a nightmare especially during the day when you wander around with a mad glittery face. lol.

If you are careful though these eyeshadows look great and blend really well.

On to the pictures......

Without flash, top row Perversion, Uzi, Loaded and Kush

Bottom Row, *MCRA, Last call, Rock star and Money

With flash, top row Perversion, Uzi, Loaded and Kush

Bottom Row, *MCRA, Last call, Rock star and Money

*MCRA = Midnight Cowboy Rides Again.

Without Flash, Top row, Haight, Maui Wowie, Smog and Bordello.

Bottom row, Radium, Snatch, Suspect, Psychedelic Sister.

With Flash, Top row, Haight, Maui Wowie, Smog and Bordello.

Bottom row, Radium, Snatch, Suspect, Psychedelic Sister.

All in all I like this palette, even if the fallout drives me mad, The colour payoff and blend-ability more than makes up for it. 

It is a bit bulky though, You couldn't travel with them unless you De-potted them, Which I have considered doing but I don't want to wreck the packaging!

My Mac Eyeshadow Swatches!

Hey Ladies,

Just putting up some swatches of my Mac eye shadows. 

I find that some Mac eye shadows are amazing while others are a little chalky with not a great colour payoff.

I have Mac show stopper which is a matte brown which I find a little chalky however I use it now as an eyebrow powder at night and I love it, It stays on all night.

My favorite types of eyeshadow from Mac are the veluxe pearl ones, they are really creamy with a shimmer as opposed to a glitter which is great as fallout for me is a real pet peeve. 

Anyways on to the swatches.....

Top row is on top of a primer, Middle row is on top of a white base, Bottom row is on top of a black base.

From Left to right, Freshwater, Parfait amour, Greensmoke and Retrospeck. This is without the flash.

This is with the flash.

The Next Four.

Top row is on top of a primer, Middle row is on top of a white base, Bottom row is on top of a black base.

From Left to right, Twinks, Showstopper, Beautymarked and Flashtrack. This is without the flash.

This is with the flash.

All in all these shadows are fine, I absolutely love twinks. 

What colour Mac shadows do you have?

Introduction........

Hello Ladies,


This is just a quick short introduction to my blog.


I am an obsessed make up girl! I love anything make up or Nail polish related.


I love to online shop!! Funnily though I don't like to actually shop in town. Weird huh?


Anyways I will be reviewing items on this blog and also there will be swatches also.


Hope you like it,


Thanks for coming by.
Charlie x