Lovely Gifts from MakeupLand2011

For the last few weeks I've been a little stressed out by upcoming college assignments and deadlines. I'm not a good person when it comes to working under pressure, I just get really anxious and can't wait til I get everything done. When I arrived home from work to resume finishing my assignments I spotted two boxes on my kitchen table. I knew that Chie aka MakeupLand2011 was sending me some packages but I had no idea they would comes so soon. She told me a little while ago that she was sending me over a belated Christmas box and Birthday gift. I was surprised I was getting another Christmas gift as she already sent me over a lovely Sephora by Opi Cinderella set which I love and use alot. The shades are really me and I've worn every polish quite a bit, Chie knows me too well. We've already done quite a few beauty swaps and she always send me over such amazing products.

Chie was way too good to me, I was shocked when I opened up these two boxes and saw what was inside. Many of the products like Benefit's The Bronze of Champions palette, Tarte Amazonian Clay 12hr blushes  and Bdellium brushes aren't available in Ireland so I can't wait to start using these. I've taken the brushes out of their packaging already and they are super soft. I'm going to use them to apply my makeup today so I'll let you know my thoughts. Chie went to IMATS earlier this year and I mentioned that I'd love to try the Too Faced No Makeup Makeup palette. This is one of their new releases and it instantly caught my eye when I seen it on their website. The packaging is so pretty, I love how Too Faced palettes come with step by step instructions on how to create different looks. I'll keep you guys posted on how I get on with this one. I'm sure that I'll be using this a lot over the Summer months when I don't want to wear as much makeup. She also sent me some lovely Bath & Body Work goodies. I have a new favourite scent from them, Warm Vanilla Sugar which definitely sits up on a pedestal with Pink Chiffon. Chie picked me up the shower gel, body lotion and body spray in this particular scent, these travel sizes last for a good while too. Leading on from bath and body products, I'd never heard of Marianella Soaps before Chie sent one to me as a part of my gift. This product smells amazing like a mixture of vanilla and coconut which you guys probably already know are my favourite scents. I'm looking forward to try this out, it's a rejuenating soap for face and body. I've never really used this kind of soap on my face so I'm interested to see what it's like.

The little blue bag in the top picture is great, it's a Minimergency kit from Pinch Provisions. This little set contains 17 beauty and personal care essentials which is pretty cool if you ask me. I have never owned anything like this so I think it would be great to have for emergencies in my handbag, it's so tiny it won't take up any room at all. I kinda wonder how they fit so many essential in here. For putting all my new goodies in, I'm loving this Sephora Makeup bag. I love how it's see through as it makes things so much easier when I'm trying to root things out. This bag is pretty spacious too so I'll definitely be using it for upcoming trips. Lastly anyone who knows me knows I love Taylor Swift. She's my favourite artist and I'm such a big fan of hers, I've already seen her twice in concert. I have tried her first perfume Wonderstruck and when I heard she had a new one coming out I couldn't wait for it to hit our shores. Chie sent me over the Enchanted Wonderstruck rollerball  and this scent doesn't disappoint. I'll definitely be picking one up when it launches in Ireland, hopefully in the near future.

I'm so happy with this package, it definitely took the stress out of doing my assignments. Oh before I forget Chie sent me the most yummiest cookies, they were chocolate peanut butter flavoured. I may have treated myself to one or two I'm not going to lie. They reminded me of Reese's, if you love peanut butter and chocolate you have to try them. I can't thank you enough Chie for your lovely gift, I'll have to send you a package very soon. Now that most of my assignments are out of the way I'm so much happier. I miss blogging, I can't wait to get back to posting regularly once the school year is over in May. It can't come quick enough.

Is there any brands from the States you'd love to have on this side of the pond?

Laura<3 

Another Lovely Makeup Swap!

As you can tell from the title (and the big box above), I've taken part in another makeup swap, my first of 2012. This is the third swap I've done with Chie (MakeupLand2011), she's such an incredibly nice person, if you haven't checked out her Youtube beauty channel, you should you'll love it. I requested some of the products as they aren't available in Ireland, while Chie sent me a couple of extras too! I got a bit delayed sending her swap box, some of the stuff I bought broke in transit (I blame the postman!). I hope you get your goodies soon Chie, thanks for all the lovely goodies you got me:)

Lots of Revlon goodies, I haven't gotten around to trying them much yet, as I've been working non stop. I'm using the Revlon Photo Ready Sculpting Blush Palette quite a bit, I love how it's the perfect size for my makeup bag. I've heard so much good reviews on both of these mascaras, I haven't opened them yet but I'll let you know my thoughts when I do.

I've never tried Wet n Wild Megalast Salon Nail Colors. I love both of these polishes. Wet Cement (polish on the right) is a great everyday shade for work. While I Need a Refresh-Mint is perfect for Spring, I'm wearing it on my nails at the moment and I love it! The brush on these polishes are identical to the Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure one. Now on to the much talked about Maybelline Dreamy Bouncy Blushes, these weren't what I was expecting at all. They feel very funny altogether, I don't know what to think of them. There different to any blush I own, I don't think I've found the perfect way to apply them yet.

Having heard so much about Maybelline's Color Tatoo 24hr Eyeshadows, I had such high expectations and they certainly delivered. Chie sent me the shades, Bad to the Bronze and Audacious Asphalt. I've been using Bad to the Bronze everyday, it's such a beautiful shade. I'm going to use Audacious Asphalt the next time I go on a night out, I think it will look really nice. I don't know about their claim to last 24 hours though, I doubt anyone would wear them that long! I know I wouldn't anyway.

I was so excited to get this. I love Taylor Swift, I've seen her in concert twice (Dublin & Manchester) and she's such an amazing singer. When I saw she released a perfume I knew I had to have it, but then I heard it wasn't being launched in Ireland. I'm so happy Chie could get her hands on this for me, it was definitely worth the wait, it smells gorgeous.

Here are the rest of the goodies Chie sent me. Diane von Furstenberg's fragrance smells beautiful and is quite different to any perfume I have in my collection. I couldn't leave out the Disneyland postcard, isn't it so cute?

I can't wait to start using these products a bit more. I'm going to have some reviews up soon. If there is any product in particular you'd like to see a review on let me know!

Laura<3

Beauty Swap With The Lovely MakeupLand2011 Part 2

I took part in a beauty swap with Chie back in July. I think swaps are such a good idea to try out different products which may not be available in your own country. We decided to do another swap not too long ago which I was very excited about as I had so much fun doing the last one. If you haven't checked out Chie's beauty channel, MakeupLand2011 I shall leave the link here. As I've said before I love her Youtube videos, they range from hauls to tutorials so I know you girls will like them too.

Recently I recieved my package in the post. Here are some of the goodies she sent me this time.

Hard Candy Kal-eye-descope Baked Duo in High Maintenance

Hard Candy Plexi Gloss Glossy Lip Shine in Mauve-Alous

Hard Candy Fox In a Box
I've never tried Hard Candy products. I would certainly pick out these products for myself I love them. Fox In a Box also looks like a great dupe for Benefit Sugarbomb.

Napoleon Perdis Set in Pretty Presto!

From Napoleon Perdis, this set is gorgeous and contains two eyeshadows, a blush, lipgloss and mascara. I would probably use this set for touch ups on nice outs. I love the neutral eyeshadows they are super pigmented .

ELF Mineral Eyeshadows

Chie sent me six mineral eyeshadows from ELF. I haven't opened them yet but I'm looking forward to trying them out. I don't have too many mineral eyeshadows in my collection. What's the best way to apply them??

ELF Brightening Eye Colour set in Day 2 Night
All these colours would make a nice day look and it's handbag size too which is great. I really like the eyeshadows that are included in this set.

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Cottage Cheese
NYX Lip Pencil in Rosie Brown
I have a NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk which I recieved in a previous swap with Jenn Staz. These pencils work well as eyeshadow bases and for a pop of colour on the lid. I had my eye on Cottage Cheese so I'm glad Chie sent me it.

Liole Vita Shake Pack in Kiwi
I've never heard of the brand Liole before now. These face masks are supposed to exfoliate your skin and leave your skin soft and nourished. I'll let you know my thoughts as I use them.

Bath and Bodyworks Apple Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Bath and Bodyworks Scream-A-Colada Body Lotion
Hence the names you probably guessed these are Halloween themed products. I love the smell of Scream-A-Colada. It has a gorgeous coconut scent.

Slatkin & Co Candles
Wow these candles smell amazing. Chie sent me six of these so there going to last me ages. It's so hard to pick my favourite so far but if I had to pick one it would probably be Frosted Cupcake.

Thanks so much Chie for all the amazing goodies you sent me. I hope you enjoy your package too!!


Laura<3

Beauty Swap with Lauren A.K.A Budget Beauty Queen

A while back Lauren and I did a beauty swap. Recently my room has been done up so I didn't get a chance to do a post on our swap. Thankfully it got finished this week. Now there is nothing stopping me from showing you the goodies Lauren sent me.The swap itself came about when Lauren asked me to do a guest post on her blog. We got chatting about doing a swap, which of course I was totally excited about. If you haven't checked out Lauren's blog "Budget Beauty Queen", I shall leave the link here. I love her blog especially her reviews and monthly favourite posts they are very informative. At the moment Lauren is running a blog series which shows bloggers writing posts on there holy grail product. Definitely worth having a look at!

About 2 weeks ago I received my goodies from Lauren. Here are the lovely products she sent me.....

Beauty UK Nail Polish in Electric Blue & Turquoise Shim

2 True Cheek 'n' Lip Tint & Pink Light Up Pocket Mirror       

 MUA Lipstick in 11, MUA Eye Dust in 2 & 6, MUA Blusher in 4

Rimmel Eyeshadow in Stir It Up

MUA Eyeshadow Palette in Dusk Til Dawn

 Sleek Sunset Palette

Wow I love all the gorgeous products Lauren sent me. Thank you so much! I really can't wait to try out everything. With work and everything I haven't had a chance to use much yet. The MUA and Sleek palette are fabulous and I'm sure I'll create so many great looks with them. I actually haven't used any MUA or Sleek products before. Of course I'm really looking forward to trying them out. I've heard such good things from other beauty bloggers.

If you want to have a look at what I got Lauren, you can check it out here!!


Laura<3

Beauty Swap with the Lovely MakeupLand2011

Hey everyone,

A while ago I tweeted about some products I couldn't get my hands on in Ireland. That day I got a lovely email off Chie (MakeupLand2011) from the United States suggesting that we do a swap. I love the idea of beauty swaps as it's a good way to try stuff out that's not readily available in your own country and there also great fun. I've done two swaps before which I really enjoyed. Of course I was only too happy to take part in this one.

Chie is the nicest girl ever and so genuine. If you haven't checked out her YouTube channel you should definitely have a look. I love her videos!!! They are so informative and there's everything from step by step tutorials to reviews etc. I was really excited about this swap. We organised it about two weeks ago now. It actually doesn't seem that long ago come to think about it. Last Friday Chie emailed me to tell me that she sent my package.

Imagine my surprise, after I came home from work on Wednesday my package had arrived. After a quick glance I realised it was from Chie. I was beyond excited about it. As it was delivered on Friday I really wasn't expecting it so soon. It was such a awesome treat.

When I opened my package I was left speechless. I was so shocked with all the lovely goodies she sent me. I wasn't expecting so much.

Here is what the lovely Chie sent me...

Victoria's Secret 'Pink' Beach Bag
This bag is gorgeous. Here in Ireland we don't have a Victoria's Secret so I was so happy to see this bag. Purple is also my favourite colour.

Victoria's Secret 'Pink' Water Bottle

 I love this water bottle!!! I really like the design. It would be definitely something I'd buy if I seen it in a store.

I got such a surprise when I seen what was inside this bottle!!

Bath and Body Works PocketBac Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel in Raspberry Frost Donut, Lunch Box and Lemon Pomegranate

Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lipgloss in Slice Of Heaven and Passion Fruit

EOS Lip Balms in Honeysuckle Honeydew and Summer Fruit

Sephora By OPI Nail Varnish in Already Famous

NYX Blush in Pinky and Peach

Covergirl 'Pure Romance' Eyeshadow Palette

NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Beige and NYX High Definition Eyeshadow Base

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette

I don't know how everything fit into that water bottle but they did!!!

I got this gorgeous card of Chie. It gave me a bit of background on all the products that she chose for the swap. She also sent me a assortment of sheet masks (above picture) which are popular in the states. I'm really looking forward to trying them out.

I bet you can see why I was left lost for words. Everything looks amazing. Thank you so much Chie for the amazing products and gifts. We will have to do a swap again in the future. All these products will last me for ages I bet. I will definitely keep you posted on how I get on. I've used a bit of the EOS lipbalm in Honeysuckle Honeydew and I love it...the packaging is so cute.

I'm really looking forward to trying everything out and will let you girls know my thoughts!

Laura<3

Beauty Swap With Laura aka FitznBitz!

I love Beauty Swaps it's a good way to try out products that you've never seen or wouldn't necessarily try as it may not be your go-to product. I would so recommend doing one if you haven't already. Even though this is my second swap I still get excited cause it's such a surprise seeing what people have picked out for you.

I recently did a swap with my fellow Irish beauty blogger, Laura (Fitz N Bitz). She is such a big fan of Inglot Cosmetics like myself. If you haven't seen her blog already you should definitely have a look ( I will also leave her YouTube channel below).

Here are the lovely goodies Laura sent me.
Everything was wrapped so nicely. I really didnt want to open it:)

17 Eyeshadow in Rose Quartz



I've been using this eyeshadow quite alot lately as a all over eye colour. Sadly it broke in the post but it hasn't stop me from using it one bit.

Now we have two Collection 2000 products

Collection 2000 Blush in Bashful

Unfortunately, I've just been so busy as of late I haven't got to use this blusher that much. The shade name Bashful, reminds me so much of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which I suppose it's meant to:)

Collection 2000 Lock N Hold Lipgloss in Rock Steady 3

For me, this product is a totally different shade in the bottle than it is on my lips. In the bottle, it looks like a light peach gloss. On the lips, I'm left with a gorgeous light pink gloss which I love.

Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in Rose Petal

This is such a lovely light pink lipstick and will be perfect for the summer.

MAC Glaze Lipstick in Hue

I've seen this on so many beauty blogs so I was so happy when I seen Laura had sent me it. A while ago, I was going to buy this lipstick but it was out of stock which shows how popular it is. I think this shade is so wearable and it's a lipstick that I think would fit nicely into anybody's collection.

Here is a quick swatch of the two lipsticks above

L2R-Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in Rose Petal + MAC Glaze Lipstick in Hue

Last but not least Laura sent me this lovely card:):)

Thanks so much Laura for taking part in this with me. I really love everything you got me. I hope you enjoy your products too.

If you girls have done a beauty swap definitely leave the links below as I'd love to check them out:)

Laura<3

Laura's Beauty Channel- http://youtube.com/FitzAndBitz