My love for MAC Fix +

 Hi My Loves,

MAC Fix +....

Guys its annoys me when I hear people give out about this product, the reason they are doing so is because you are using it all wrong. A lot of you think this product is a setting spray and that it will hold your makeup in place and make it last.

WRONG.......

MAC Fix + is a lightweight water mist fixing spray, its is designed to take the powdered, cakey look off your makeup. You hold the Fix + away from the face and spritz the life of it all over that baby and your makeup will look more refreshed and less cakey.

Now I have to say this product is one of my all time favorites from MAC cosmetics, its a product that can be used for many different aspects off making your face look soooooo pretty.

How I use this baby:

Hydrating the face - I spray nearly the whole bottle (slight exaggeration) all over my face before I put my foundation on. I just feel like it helps hydrate the skin more after washing it and helps it blend the foundation out way better two, its creates an even surface.

Also a handy product when in the sun or on a plane to put some hydration back into the skin, as we all know they can dry your skin out pretty quick. A quick spray can make it come back to life.

Fixing Mo Face - After I have all my face products on, I like to again spray the bottle of it on my face ha.. It fixes the makeup and helps settle the powder on the skin, it takes the cakey/ powder look of the face and gives your skin a bit more life.

Highlighter - I cannot put highlighter on my face without this product. You want that highlighter to be on FLEEK girl, spray that face and then apply your highlighter on top, you will be the Queen of bling and no matter what way you turn, that highlighter will be bouncing off everybody.

Top With Fix +
Bottom Without
Inglot Sparkling Dust in 03

Pigments/ Glitter/ Eyeshadow - Applying pigments, Glitter or want to make your eyeshadow stand out that lil bit more spray the fix + on your brush and dip it into that Pigment, glitter or eyeshadow and watch it come alive, WOW baby WOW.

Top With Fix +
Bottom Without
Urban Decay Alice through the looking glass palette (Colour Cake)

You can see that there is more pigmentation and the colour pay off is way better when you use the Fix +.

Seriously Fix + is hands down one of MAC's best products and its a must have in my makeup bag, I cannot do my face without it.

If you haven't tried it go on here www.brownthomas.com and buy it or just get the sample bottle, you wont regret it.

100ml bottle prices at €21.00
Travel sizes prices at €10.00

Hope you guys are out enjoying the sunshine and remember to protect your skin.
Talk soon.

Love Claire xxxxx

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Bellamianta Spray Tan really is luxury tanning

I have fallen in love....

Oh my god guys seriously ok... lets just take a moment and give thanks to those that created Bellamianta Tan... I bloody love you.

If you read my last blog post on "How to get the perfect spray tan", you will know that I got myself sprayed with the beautiful Joanne Woods in Joanne Woods Beauty Specialist last Wednesday.

I have seen everyone talk about the Bellamianta Mousse but I have never heard anyone talk about the spray tan. Well all I can say is OH MY GOD. Its amazing.

When I got sprayed and I seen it going on, it instantly looked beautiful, its not orange at all its a gorgeous golden tan. It gives your skin life and it doesn't smell like nasty tan usually does, oh and another great thing is it didn't even destroy my bed sheets.. Bonus brownie points.

Got  home after getting the tan done, sat down had a cup of tea, an owl chat with the mother and flick through the phone and two hours had past, I was like jaysus I must go look in the mirror and see what the tan is like, walked up stairs looked in the mirror and I thought I was after coming back from two months in the sun. I was like eeeehhhh what the hell, it was amazing but I was afraid to see what it would look like after been on all night.

Im going to insert some pictures, I tried to get the best natural pictures I could without using filters so you could see the real tan.

Before I got Spray tan done and 2 hours after getting it done

Morning came and I got out of bed, I had an early start as I had a wedding, again looked in the mirror (Im not vain I swear) I looked like I was after spending the year in the sun haha but it was soooo natural looking it was crazy. I was petrified getting into the shower in case it would all wash off. It always happens to me when I get a spray tan.

It didn't though, it was the most beautiful natural looking golden tan. I was looooooooving life. At that stage I was a bit vain because I couldn't stop looking in the mirror, the tan was ridiculous, loved it. I had so many people ask me that day about what tan I was wearing and if I was on holidays.

Day 1 shower 1 Even in extremely bad lighting in a car and a flash the tan looks so natural

  

Day 2 shower 2 beaming sunlight (in Ireland I know what the heck) amazing tan

Day 4 shower 4 still going strong

Day 5 shower 5  Amazing

Day 7 shower 7 what a tan

I have had this tan on now for the past seven days, I know its crazy, I never thought it would last three never mind seven. I have had six showers since getting it done and it seems it only washes off what needs to come off. 

Now when I'm in the shower I dont use shower gel or any kind of shower wash as that will disrupt the tan.
When I get out I gently tap myself dry, dont rub your skin with a towel ever.
 I also give my skin a good going over with a body moisturiser, this will keep your skin hydrated even though the Bellamianta Tan is injected with Hyaluronic acid, a super moistureiser which provides moisture to the skin, this is one of the main reasons it has a great lasting power. But I still love to use the Cocoa brown Chocolate whip as it helps extend the life of your tan and ensures and even fade and I have to say it does exactly what it says on the bottle.

Im not going to tell you that it will last seven days on everybody, you have to look after the tan and thats what I did and that is why it lasted so long. So try and do what I did above and it will maintain the tan as long as you do it daily.

Girls & Guys Im not joking when I say this is the best tan I have ever put on my body and I am a major tan lover. This tan is like no other and the best thing about it, is its Irish which makes it even better.

I advise you all to give it a try, especially the spray tan its incredible, I have bought the mousse so I'm super excited to try that out.

For any of my fellow Dundalk girls or boys, Joanne Woods, in Joanne Woods Beauty Specialist does the spray and thats were I got mine done, she is amazing and a beauty seriously give her a shout and get sprayed or even buy the mousse or the lotion. I promise you wont regret it.

Happy Tanning my loves.

Love Claire xxxx

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How to get the perfect spray tan

Hi My Loves,

Who loves getting sprayed?? With TAN ha??

I have a wedding on Thursday and like every girl, I want to be sun kissed.

While getting the bushes on the face seen to on Saturday (that’s the brows by the way) myself and the beautiful Joanne Woods were talking about the new Bellamianta tan that everyone is raving about and she does the spray tan in it, so I said lets do,  it I’ll get sprayed because I’m way too lazy to tan myself.

So I thought I would go through my steps the night before getting a spray tan, these steps is what is going to make that tan stick to your hot bod.

Ok so first things first in my opinion, you’re better off having a hot steaming bath rather than a shower.

Exfoliating, if you read my blog post on how to remove Fake tan you will know that I am obsessed with Epsom salts in my bath, if you haven’t got any, buy some it only cost about €4 and it amazing. I put about 2 – 3 big handfuls in and soak in it for 15 – 20 minutes, it will take of any dead skin on your body, then go in with your body exfoliator and scrub yo body like there is no tomorrow.

Shaving or waxing, wax maybe 48 hours before hand or if your shaving 24. Shaving your legs again, best place to do that is in the bath. Do not dry shave your legs this will cause those pesky little red lumps to raise up on your legs and use a shaving gel, a good one I love the men’s shaving gel (because I’m a weirdo).

After shaving I like to soak in the bath for a few more minutes I feel like it helps the skin recover after shaving and leaves your skin that wee bit smoother from the hot water.

After the hot bath the pores on your legs will be open, we need to try and close these. Tanning on top of open pores is what gives you the dark brown spots on the legs. I like to get into the shower and run the shower head down my legs but have it on cold or run an ice pack down my legs. I know it will take your life haha but girls it has to be done as it will help.

Moisturising, Do not moisturise your whole body. Only do your elbows, knees, ankles and hands as the tan tends to get darker in these spots.

Paint your nails and toe nails even if it’s just with a clear polish as the tan can stain your nails.

The morning of your spray tan, do not freshly shower, I never knew this until Joanne told me on Saturday.

Don’t use perfume or deodorant as this can make the tan go green haha and girl we don’t want to be green. Imagine.. Oh dear god.

Make sure you wear light clothing, baggy tracky bottoms, loose fit t – shirt and wear flip flops on your feet.

Hope this is helpful, I will be following my own rules tonight for tomorrow haha Fingers crossed I don’t turn out green.

Super excited tho about trying out the new Bellamianta tan. I will upload before and after pics on Facebook and Instagram and will do a blog post.

If you’re interested after you see my pics and want to get sprayed for your next big event or for the upcoming bank holiday, book in with Joanne in Joanne Woods Beauty Specialist, she is amazing and I know the tan will be amazing. Super excited.

Happy Tanning my loves.
Love Claire x x x x

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My Skin is FAB Thanks to NIP + FAB

Hi My Loves,

So lately I have been loving my skin and having more and more makeup free days. This is new for me as I would never and I mean never go a day without makeup, not even to go and put the bin out I still had to have my full face on. Stupid I know but I just was never comfortable in my skin.

But I have started using some new skincare lately and it is working magic on my face, I used to be afraid of using new products because they would break my skin out so easily. But in order to find the right products for my skin I knew I had to test loads before I would find the perfect ones.

About my skin, like I said before in my blog post for Foundations for Oily skin, I have Oily skin haha. I find it so hard to find products that react well with a grease ball face, those that have dry skin have it so much more easier.

One brand in particular that I am in love with recently is NIP + FAB I had seen Miss Kylie Jenner raving about this brand way back when and I knew I had to try it. I have been using two products from their Glycolic range for the last month or so and these products are what is leaving my skin in amazing condition.

The two products are the

• NIP + FAB Glycolic Cleansing Fix
• NIP + FAB Glycolic Fix Exfoliating Pads.

NIP + FAB Glycolic Cleansing Fix

Smells like cough medicine haha but after using this my skin feels so clean and refreshed, I love to use this mostly in the morning as I feel like it wakens my skin up. It gives your skin a good deep clean. The cleanser has glycolic acid in it which retextures and resurfaces your skin. I apply it to damp skin and gently rub it in, in circular motions, you get a lovely foaming affect from it when you add more water and this is what I feel wakens my skin up.  

I will be honest and say when I first started using it my skin broke out just a little but this was only because it gives your skin such a good deep clean it pulls the impurities out from deep within. This is why my skin is in such good condition it got the cleaning of a life time from using this morning and night for the last month. 10/10 from me, amazing cleanser.

NIP + FAB Glycolic Fix Exfoliating Pads.

Love Love Love these babies, I use these every night. Again they contain Glycolic acid which retextures and resurfaces your skin, but they also contain a blue daisy extract which soothes and clams your skin. After using these pads my skin feels like its completely destressed if that makes sense?? my skin just feels relaxed and restored to goodness. ha But honestly they are amazing, I cleanse my skin first and remove anything further with these babies. Again 10/10 for me.

I always say this when I review a product, I will never review anything unless I 100% love it and I promise you my skin is in such amazing condition after using these products for the last month or so. My makeup is actually sitting aawh so well on my face and lasting so much more longer because of how good my skin is reacting to the skincare routine.

I bought my NIP + FAB products on www.cloud10.com I know I always seem to shop from there but I love online shopping and they have some FAB ha products. 

NIP + FAB isn't expensive, which shocks me because the products are amazing and I feel like there isn't enough hype about this brand. But I will definitely be trying more products, really want to try the dragons blood range so that's going to be my next purchase.

Let me know if you have tried these products and what you think or if you have tried any of their other ranges??

Have an amazing weekend my loves...

Love Claire

xxxxx

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The Balmain Army, Met Gala 2016

Hi My Loves..

So I'm sure all have you have been scrolling the internet for all the Met Gala fashion hits and misses.
I know that's what I have been doing all morning. If you follow me on Facebook or Insta you will have seen some of my favs from last night.

Awh man some of those celebs slayed it last night and some oh dear god it was like who even let you out in that like Solange Knowles, seriously love... WHY????

But for me it was all about the Balmain army, Balmain had some amazing fashion pieces on show last night and they had the right celeb army to show case it for them. It was all about the metallics and futuristic looking gowns and jackets last night for the fashion guru. From the red carpet to the after party, those celebs slayed it.

Lets look at some of the pieces

Kylie Jenner 

Kim Kardashian West 

Cindy Crawford 

Doutzen Kroes

Kylie Jenner Met Gala 2016 After Party

Jourdan Dunn Met Gala After Party

Alessandra Ambrosio

Kim & Kanye both wearing Balmain

Jourdan Dunn

Tyga Balmain Jacket

I think Balmain is taking over the fashion industry with a bang, I think they should introduce some more pieces to their H&M line so us normal Joe soaps can have some of their amazing pieces.

Love you guys,

Claire xxxx

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