Denim & Paisley

Shirt & Shoes Primark | Trousers River Island | Bag Louis Vuitton

Botanics Radiance Balm

I read about this a while back and have been dying to try it so I picked up it and the BB cream at the weekend. 

The balm aims to provide the skin with an instant brighter and fresher complexion that lasts all day. It contains hibiscus which is a natural brightener. After using it for the past few days I have to say it does exactly that. 

I applied it after my moisturiser as a primer before I applied my foundation. It gave my tired looking skin an instant glow and once my foundation was applied I still had a dewy glow which I love when doing makeup. It is a peach/pink colour to it but almost looks pearly when applied. And the best bit? It's costs €3.99!! 

Since then I have been applying it every day along with the BB cream. I don't really like wearing foundation everyday so as soon as the weather gets nicer I swap it for a BB/CC cream. I have been loving this cream. It's really lightweight but gives a medium coverage and a nice dewy glow. It contains ginkgo which is packed with antioxidants to help protect the skin as well as spf 30. I'm so lazy when it comes to my own makeup that I love the idea of using something that you can just throw on with your fingers on the go. 

Nima Brushes

I attended the Irish Beauty Show at the start of the month with buying new brushes in mind. I have my Sigma, Blank Canvas and real real techniques brushes for doing makeup on clients which I love. But I wanted some new ones for doing my own makeup. I had intended on buying more blank canvas but I came across the Nima Brush stand and fell in love. The design and packaging is so beautiful  As I'm not too adventurous with my own makeup I was just after the basics. I went for the starter kit as it contained everything I needed for my everyday makeup.

The set contains 7 beautiful brushes in a black/white case to keep them protected. The brushes are as follows:

1 Medium powder brush 

1 Medium duo fibre brush

1 Large shader brush

1 Concealor brush

1 Crease blender brush

1 Pencil smudge brush

1 Angled brow/liner brush 

They are an absolute steal at just €45 (€35 at the show)

I've been using these everyday since I bought them and I have to say I absolutely love them the bristles are so soft and they cover everything I need for a basic daytime look. I also used them to do a more detailed night time look at the weekend and they were great.

The quilted case is perfect for keeping them together and clean in your makeup bag and would be perfect for travelling. 

The brushes I choose are part of the Elite Collection, there is also an Artistic Collection that come with stunning matte duck egg handles that I'm obsessing over at the minute. I'm definitely paying a little visit to their site to pick up a few more bits. At the top of my wishlist is the Nima tube in duck egg for my professional brushes. Also the two piece duo fibre brushes.

Dinner Date

I adore layered chains at the minute. This one in particular is great because it's all the one chain so there's no fiddling with clasps and trying to space them out properly. 

Playsuit Missguided | Shoes Primark | Bag Prada | Necklace Claires | Bracelets Alex and Ani 

Golden Globes 2015

My favourite dress of the night goes to Greer Grammer for the princess factor. She looks stunning. The detail on the dress is so beautiful.

Diane Kruger can do no wrong in my eyes. This dress is quite plain but on her it's striking.

I love Sienna's quirky red carpet style. The more I look at her haircut the more I want it!! 

Favourite couple goes to John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, these two just ooze sexiness!! Love the no fuss pintail with the detail of the dress. 

Points to Jennifer Lopez for looking like an absolute godess!! Not my style but my god she looks amazing!! 

Snow Day

 

 

 

 



Coat Vintage | Boots New Look | Headpiece River Island | Scarf & Gloves Primark | Bracelets Alex & Ani

Forever Living

I As I mentioned in my Facebook post the other day I've started my own business with the forever living company.

I got started with this by randomly  meeting my sponsor in work one day. We got chatting and ended up talking about our children (yes I'm one of those annoying mothers who can turn every conversation into one about her kids! Sorry!) So like all conversations about kids it came down to the most popular topic between parents.. "Do yours sleep?" As I've mentioned before mine do not. (Long story short my girls have had tummy issues from the day they were born and we've spent over three years trying to figure out the causes with no help from doctors etc.) 

Eileen mentioned she had issues with her own sons sleep and that the forever products helped him and that they had products that could help my girls. I decided to try out the drinkable aloe Vera gel and after about two weeks of it building in their system there is a huge difference. My daughter doesn't associate going to the toilet with pain anymore, there's no fear, no crying and most of all no discomfort. My younger daughter is the same we are still trying to figure out what it is she is intolerant to vie she is able to go to the toilet with out pain. 

After seeing how good the gel has been working for the girls I decided to look more into the products and what else they have. And furthermore I looked into the company and what it would be like to join them as a distributor. After a closer look at their company it's something I couldn't turn down. 

I've since joined and I'm loving it so far. I'm building a team so if like me you want to work for yourself from home and it's something you think you might be interested in or you want to ask anything about any of the products just drop me and email. (peacockglamour@gmail.com) 

I'm really looking forward to the year ahead.