Purely Natural: 1 For All Face Scrub Review

You guys know I'm constantly complaining about my dry skin (I know, I know I should shut up about it) so when I was given the opportunity to try a product from Purely Natural I knew I wanted to try a scrub! 

Although after I got to the website I was lured in by all the different products and it took me forever to decide what I wanted! I finally talked myself into going with my original plan of a scrub and chose the 1 For All Face Scrub.

Purely Natural 1 For All Face Scrub* 100ml £6.95 here

Christmas FOTD

So I might be a little late with this post but better late than never! This post might be a little different to others as I'm writing it on the blogger app as my dad and brother are using my laptop to watch a match on tv :(
Anyway, I wanted to show you my makeup for Christmas Day (Photo at the bottom of post).

Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection
Foundation: Smashbox Studio Skin (I did a review of it if you wanna check it out!)
Powder: 17 Miracle Matte
Highlighter: Smashbox Softlights Shimmer
Bronzed: Sunkissed Bronzing Pearls
Eyeliner: Rimmel Glam Eyes
Mascara: Avon SuperShock (review coming soon!)
Blusher: Essence Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn in Renesme Red
Lipstick: MAC Matte lipstick in Viva Glam 1

Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner

The second item in my prize from VivaAdonis.com (read more and see the first prize in my previous post) is the Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner. 

Now when I first read the box I thought it was gonna be a gel eyeliner but in a liquid eyeliner pen form. You know the ones that are like felt tip pens?

I was wrong..

Personal Post: My Christmas Day Plans

Merry Christmas everyone!

Technically its the 23rd as I'm writing this but I wasn't sure if I'd have time to write up a post on the actual day what with all the family that will be visiting, so I decided to play it safe and schedule one!

I'm not sure if I'll be writing posts throughout the 'holiday' (oooh I feel very American saying that!) period but I might schedule posts so I wanted to take this chance to wish you all a very happy and SAFE Christmas and New Years. If you are planning on going out to celebrate over Christmas and New Years please be careful and stay safe :)
Also as this is my first Christmas on this blog I just want to say thank you to everyone who follows, reads and especially those who comment even if its just to say you liked the product as well, it honestly makes my day.

ANYWAY onto the post!..

OOTD: Christmas Jumper tiiimeee

Hey guys so I just wanted to do a quick post to show you all my Christmas Eve OOTD! 

I wasn't planning on wearing a Christmas Jumper today but a while ago I won a twitter giveaway hosted by DaisyStreet.co.uk and my prize of 2 Christmas Jumpers came this morning so I couldn't not wear one!

Below is a photo of myself and my little sister in our Christmas Jumpers being silly. I decided to go with the classic Blue Steel pose from Zoolander and I guess she decided to go with Crazy Person hahaha.

Avon 6 in 1 Eyeshadow palette 'Blue Moods'

So a few weeks ago I received an email from the lovely Dee and Sinead from Viva Adonis to tell me I'd won one of the Avon sets in their giveaway. I couldn't wait to try the products as although I've tried quite a few Avon products in the past I've never tried the specific products in the set! 

So first up from the set is the gorgeous 6 in 1 eyeshadow palette in the colour 'Blue Moods'.

please excuse my finger prints all over the case!

Avon SuperExtend Mascara

Excuse the crappy photo I had to use flash as it was night time!

I've wanted to do this post for a few days now but I wasn't sure what exactly I wanted to say. To be honest I wasn't sure of my opinion on the mascara.. until I used it this morning.

I hate it. This post is going to be short and sweet because to be honest I haven't much to say about this product.

Yes To Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel

If you've read my posts for a while you'll know I'm always banging on about having sensitive skin and how I get bad reactions to some products. This goes for eye creams/gels also.

I've tried a few creams and gels but they've all brought out a rash under my eyes, making them sore, red and sensitive to touch.

I found 2 of these sample sachets in my Mams room of Yes To Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel. Now I've tried the Yes To range before without any reactions so I was quite intrigued to try this.

Yes to Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel -Full Size 30ml will set you back..

€13.20 on Millies.ie (here)

£14.99 for you UK girls on BigGreenSmile.com (here)

Blistex Relief Cream for Sore Dry Chapped Lips

I suffer with the most horrendously dry chapped lips in winter. 

I have a habit of biting and picking at the dry bits (i know ew) which causes my lips to bleed. Then a scab of dry skin will grow over it which I will proceed to pick again. Its a vicious circle. I don't even know I'm doing it sometimes.

I've used Blistex Relief Cream before but had run out and decided to pick it up again..

*Btw I'm sorry I don't have any before and after photos, when I started using this my camera was dead and the charger was in Germany with my brother!*

Blistex Relief Cream around €3.25 in any chemist/pharmacy

River Island Simple Cross Body Bag from ASOS.com

Every time I read that title I picked a body bag with a cross on it or something haha.

So ASOS.com is one of my FAVOURITE online websites. (Now before I start my praising of ASOS, no I am not being paid to say this etc. I am just genuinely in love with this site, if I could marry it I would). 

Not only do they have a bazillion different brands and departments to choose from, they also do FREE SHIPPING WOOOHOOO. I hate paying €5 for other websites to ship to me. Now, I ALWAYS head straight to ASOS.com when I want a browse, I don't even bother checking other websites (I used to be a serial online window shopper) because I know I'm not going to pay the shipping price on other sites (stingey I know :P)

On my many online window shopping trips to ASOS.com, I always go to the bag section just to look at this one particular bag. A black cross body bag. My current cross body bag has a broken zip so I was in need of a new one BUT I didn't fancy paying €25 with Christmas coming up. So I put it off, and put it off and put it off UNTIL ASOS.com were having a 20% off EVERYTHING sale with a coupon code. For some reason I was willing to pay €20 for it but not €25... I don't know is that weird? I think its weird but when I saw €20 I was like ONLY €20? YES PLEASE.. I don't know.. Anyway, I was on it like a car bonnet (Geordie Shore waahheeyy ;)) and threw that baby into my basket immediately and without a second thought checked out.

I waited patiently for it to come and it actually came quite fast, I ordered it on the 9th of December and it was shipped on the 10th and arrived at my door on the 13th. Most things from the UK take FOREVER to come to me. I couldn't help but open it before I took photos but WHATEVZ I don't think you guys care about packaging anyway but I'll show you..

Infinity Black Cord Bracelet

I've always liked the look of these bracelets but there was no way I was paying like €5 plus another €5 shipping on some jewellery website. I decided to hit ebay and see what I could find.

I loove this bracelet! I've been wearing it none stop since I got it!

Gold Infinity Bracelet €2.45 Ebay.com

FOTD: Red Rover

So this was yesterdays FOTD when I was trying out my new MAC Viva Glam 1 lipstick (full review and swatches here). I showed my FOTD in that post but didn't mention what other products I was wearing on my face so thought I'd share it with you all. 

I might so a review and swatches on the blush I'm wearing in this also as I actually really like it and its pretty cheap too!

Personal Post: My Blog Journey

So I love checking out the #bbloggers trend on Twitter, whenever I'm on twitter you'll find me scrolling down through it. Any of my tweets that have to do with beauty/fashion I always add a #bbloggers or #fbloggers hashtag because I like other bloggers to get involved and reply to my tweets. Anyway, tonights topic was how we got started blogging and our experiences etc. 

I did tweet a little about how I got started but thought I'd write a post as I find these kind of posts really interesting, maybe its just my nosy side coming out haha, but I like knowing how others got started.

So. Where to start..

MAC Viva Glam Lipstick (photo heavy)

So I was lucky enough to win this gorgeous lipstick in Seonaid from Beauty And Baggage's giveaway.

Weirdly enough I don't actually own a good quality red lipstick (I had one of those crappy ones you get in gift sets when you're a young teenager that I threw out a few months ago) so I was so excited to actually get this!

Get The Look: Purple Haze Eye Makeup Look

So in the last post I showed you my face of the day (here) including an eye look I also showed (here). 

You all know I'm obsessed with beautysets.com so I decided to show you all in a simple picture how to get the same look!

Get The Look: Purple Haze

Emma xo

FOTD: Face Of The Day/My Everyday Makeup Routine

So I thought I'd just show you today's makeup (well yesterday since this is scheduled for tomorrow!)

This is what I wear pretty much everyday (minus the eyeshadow, I only put that on for a post which you will find here).

The products I used:

Concealer under my eyes: Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Powder on my T Zone: Fuschia Cosmetics loose powder

Blusher: Rimmel London blush in 'Pink Rose'

Eyebrow product: Fuschia Cosmetics eyeshadow in '18'

Eyeshadow: GOSH Smokey Eyes Palette in '03 Plum'

Eyeliner: Rimmel Glam Eyes Liquid Liner (review here) 

Mascara: Benefit They're Real (here) and Rimmel Scandaleyes (here)

And now onto the photos..

Win the Essie Winter Collection & A Selection of Nail Goodies?

Hey guys so I wanted to give you all a heads up on an amaaazing giveaway being hosted by HelloMissNiki.com. 

''One lucky winner will win the FULL Essie Winter 2012 Collection, Seche Vite Quick Dry Top Coat & a Mini Manicure Set, with grooming tools and products!''

How cool is that?!

If you want to enter just go to the giveaway post here and enter using the Rafflecopter widget! Simple!

Good Luck girls :) 

Emma

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MAKEUP MADNESS: Purple Haze

So today I was trying to decide between purples or brown. I decided to go a bit colourful and chose these lovely purple colours from a Gosh Palette.

 GOSH Smokey Eyes Palette in Plum 03

I've joined SheSaidBeauty!

So I've had a SheSaidBeauty.com account for a while but never actually used it.
Tonight I finally connected my blog to it and got a widget for my page!

Now you can follow me on there also!

You'll find the widget in the side bar or you can go directly to my page here.
If you have a shesaidbeauty account please do take the 2 seconds to follow me, I'd really appreciate it!


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MAKEUP MADNESS: Green Festive 'Grinchy' Makeup Look

So I was extremely bored tonight and decided to go crazy with makeup. I'm more of a neutral or grey/black smokey eye looks, occasionally using a dark blue/navy or a dark purple in my smokey eye but other than that I usually stay away from colours. 

I always think coloured eye looks in magazines etc always look amazing but never actually use them on myself so I decided to try it since I wasn't going anywhere!

I already had makeup on from earlier that day (eyeliner and mascara) so it was only a matter of throwing on some eyeshadow.

Boohoo.com #PartyPose Party Outfit Entry!

So you all know how much I love picking out outfits and making collages on BeautySets.com so when I saw Boohoo.com were holding a Party Outfit contest I jumped at the chance to enter!

So basically you have to create an outfit from the HUUGGEE selection on Boohoo.com but the catch is the outfit has to be under £100. Which is surprisingly easy with the amazing prices on Boohoo!

So here the outfit I chose..

Boohoo.com #partypose

So this is definitely an outfit I would wear! We all know sometimes we can go a little crazy around Christmas and buy an over the top extremely glittery dress that isn't really appropriate year round - I'm guilty of this - so I decided to go down a different route and chose a dress that would be versatile. I chose this gorgeous lace dress that can be worn casual or dressy and is perfect year round! I paired it with a classic black blazer (which by the way was an absolute BARGAIN) for extra warmth, a gorgeous snakeskin clutch and a simple black peep toe heel. Because the dress was very pretty and lacey I wanted to keep the blazer, shoes and clutch black so as not to draw attention away from the dress. For jewellery, as I was keeping everything else quite simple, I decided to go all out and chose some crazy in your face pieces. I chose this spike bracelet and really pretty gold ring.
And now for the important part.. did I stay within budget..
£96.00! I think that's pretty damn amazing for a dress, jacket, shoes, clutch AND accessories?
All the items are listed below with the price and a link to each item.


1. Simone Lace Netted Skater Dress £22 here
2. Serena Black Fitted Scuba Blazer £20 here
3. Lilly Ornate Armour Ring £8 here
4. Millie Snake Print Envelope Clutch £18 here

5. Yara Black Suedette Peeptoe Platform Heels £20 here

6. Xanthe Chunky Spiked Bracelet £8 here

I hope you liked my outfit. For more details on the contest and if you'd like to enter then you'll find all the details here.

Emma xo

Fuschia: An Irish Makeup Company - Eyeshadow Palette

So I'm not sure if you've heard about Fuschia, basically it's an Irish makeup company who makes EVERYTHING from foundation, primers, bronzers, blushes, eyeliner, lipstick, lipgloss and so on (I could list for days), basically every makeup product you could need! Check them out here!

I first used Fuschia while doing my beauty therapy course, they were the makeup brand we used. We had a big makeup stand full of all the products and our own little kits (including the palette I'm about to show you) I fell in love with them immediately. Especially with their extremely pigmented eyeshadows! Which is why I wanted to show you their palettes!

NOTD: Nails Inc Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth Street is the polish I picked up with my Glamour Magazine. I already have enough reds/blacks and the glitter didn't really appeal to me but I didn't have a colour like Elizabeth Street. I'm so glad I picked this one because I LOVE it.

I did about 3-4 coats to get it opaque but that's just me being fussy about it being truly opaque.

This is my first Nails Inc polish but I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for more to add to my collection.

Which Nails Inc polish did you pick up in Glamour? Or if you didn't get Glamour whats your favourite Nails Inc polish?

Emma xo

Colour B4 Extra Hair Colour Remover & My Experience

*P.S All before & after photos are at the end of the post. Its worth reading the post though as I explain the photos*

So today I'm going to talk you through the Colour B4 Hair Colour Remover Kit and my umm experience with it.

Winter Wonderland Outfit: Barratts Christmas Giveaway

Earlier on today I received an email from Kieron from Barratts.co.uk. He told me all about their current giveaway and of course, When I found out the task was to create outfits I was on it like a car bonnet (yes I just referenced Geordie Shore WHATCHA GON' DO BOUT IT).

Now to summarise the task (you can view all details here including the scenario options), there was 4 different scenarios to choose from, then you created an outfit for that scenario. PLEASE NOTE, the outfit MUST contain a pair of shoes from Barratts. Becaase I couldn't choose one scenario, I decided to do all 4, which I will add is allowed!! Yay more fun creating outfits and more chances to win! (you'll find links to my other outfits below). Entries are being accepted up until the 10th of December.

I decided to set myself another mini challenge (obviously there was no prize but I thought it would be fun anyway! We all know purchasing from a lot of different websites can drive up the cost of shipping!) I could only use items from Barratts and another of my favourite websites MissGuided.co.uk (I DID IT YAAAY FOR ME).

So lets get straight into the outfit!

Winter Wonderland

For the Winter Wonderland category I wanted to make an outfit that would be cosy but still cute for a walk in the park in chilly, snowy weather!

I choose a pair of burgundy coloured jeans (Adina Zip Detail Skinny Jeans In Burgundy £19.99 MISSGUIDED). Coloured jeans are a great way to add a pop of colour to an outfit!
I paired it with a warm oversized jumper (Dreama Stud Shoulder Jumper In Black £16.99 MG) and these gorgeous pair of black biker boots to toughen the outfit up a bit (Lotus Biker Boots £50.00 BARRETTS). For accessories I choose a plain oversized black bag (Dual Strap Hangbag £26.00 BARRETTS) and a gold ring (Jazzi Decorative Cuff Ring £6.99 MG). I skipped any neck jewellery as the jumper already has gold detailing on the shoulders.

MY OTHER OUTFITS:
Christmas Party
Christmas Day
Long Shopping Day

Which outfit is your favourite?
Emma xo

Christmas Party Outfit: Barratts Christmas Giveaway

Earlier on today I received an email from Kieron from Barratts.co.uk. He told me all about their current giveaway and of course, When I found out the task was to create outfits I was on it like a car bonnet (yes I just referenced Geordie Shore WHATCHA GON' DO BOUT IT).

Now to summarise the task (you can view all details here including the scenario options), there was 4 different scenarios to choose from, then you created an outfit for that scenario. PLEASE NOTE, the outfit MUST contain a pair of shoes from Barratts. Because I couldn't choose one scenario, I decided to do all 3, which I will add is allowed!! Yaay more fun creating outfits and more chances to win! (you'll find links to my other outfits below).  Entries are being accepted up until the 10th of December.

I decided to set myself another mini challenge (obviously there was no prize but i thought it would be fun anyway! We all know purchasing from a lot of different websites can drive up the cost of shipping!) I could only use items from Barratts and another of my favourite websites MissGuided.co.uk (I DID IT YAAAY FOR ME). 

So lets get straight into the outfit!

Christmas Party

For my Christmas Party outfit I decided to go for this dress with an interesting back (Rosslyn Cross Over Black Skater Dress In Green £22.99 MISSGUIDED). I also paired it with a black blazer (Violetta Tailored Blazer £24.99 MG) for travelling to and from the party (or parties ;)). For shoes I spotted these gorgeous bow detail black shoes (Bow Trim Platform Court Shoes £25.00 BARRATTS) and knew they were perfect for this outfit! I decided to bling the outfit up with this studded clutch (Abigayle Studded Oversize Clutch In Black £22.99 MG) with a handy wrist strap to make it easy to hold onto while you're dancing the night away and a spiked silver bracelet (Letha Spiked Cuff £5.99 MG).

MY OTHER OUTFITS:
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Day
Long Shopping Day

Which outfit is your favourite?
Emma xo

Christmas Day Outfit: Barratts Christmas Giveaway

Earlier on today I received an email from Kieron from Barratts.co.uk. He told me all about their current giveaway and of course, When I found out the task was to create outfits I was on it like a car bonnet (yes i just referenced Geordie Shore WHATCHA GON' DO BOUT IT).

Now to summarise the task (you can view all details here including the scenario options), there was 4 different scenarios to choose from, then you created an outfit for that scenario. PLEASE NOTE, the outfit MUST contain a pair of shoes from Barratts. Because I couldn't choose one scenario, I decided to do all 3, which I will add is allowed!! Yaay more fun creating outfits and more chances to win! (you'll find links to my other outfits below).  Entries are being accepted up until the 10th of December.

I decided to set myself another mini challenge (obviously there was no prize but i thought it would be fun anyway! We all know purchasing from a lot of different websites can drive up the cost of shipping!) I could only use items from Barratts and another of my favourite websites MissGuided.co.uk (I DID IT YAAAY FOR ME). 

So lets get straight into the outfit!

Christmas Day

For the Christmas Day category I wanted something dressy but still not overly dressy. I choose a black skater style skirt (Emilie Leather Skater Skirt £21.99 MISSGUIDED) with a pair of black tights (Kay Seamed Tights £6.99 MG). I like to be cosy and comfortable on Christmas Day so I paired the skirt with a warm coral jumper (Tetrine Knitted Mix Jumper In Coral £19.99 MG). I absolutely fell in love with these wedge shoes (Wedge Ankle Boots With Studded Heel £60 BARRATTS) I think they add a little bling to the outfit. For jewellery I decided to go for a spike necklace (Kaylon Rainbow Spike Necklace £9.99 MG).

MY OTHER OUTFITS:
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Party
Long Shopping Day

Emma xo

Long Shopping Day Outfit: Barratts Christmas Giveaway

Earlier on today I received an email from Kieron from Barratts.co.uk. He told me all about their current giveaway and of course, When I found out the task was to create outfits I was on it like a car bonnet (yes I just referenced Geordie Shore WHATCHA GON' DO BOUT IT).

Now to summarise the task (you can view all details here including the scenario options), there was 4 different scenarios to choose from, then you created an outfit for that scenario. PLEASE NOTE, the outfit MUST contain a pair of shoes from Barratts. Because I couldn't choose one scenario, I decided to do all 3, which I will add is allowed!! Yaay more fun creating outfits and more chances to win! (you'll find links to my other outfits below).  Entries are being accepted up until the 10th of December.

I decided to set myself another mini challenge (obviously there was no prize but i thought it would be fun anyway! We all know purchasing from a lot of different websites can drive up the cost of shipping!) I could only use items from Barratts and another of my favourite websites MissGuided.co.uk (I DID IT YAAAY FOR ME). 

So lets get straight into the outfit!

Long Shopping Day

For my Long Shopping Day outfit I wanted to make sure I'd be completely comfortable. I chose a pair simple black jeans (Adina Zip Detail Skinny Jeans In Black £19.99 MISSGUIDED) and a cosy jumper (Tetrine Knitted Mix Jumper In Multi £19.99 MG). I chose a pair of ballet flats (Stud Bow Ballerinas £25.00 BARRATTS) because lets face it, no one wants to wear heels on a long shopping trip! I chose a cross body bag (Across The Body Bag With Zip Trim £12.00 BARRETTS) because who wants to lug around a huge bag while trying to scour the clothes rails! For jewellery I picked a spike necklace (Kaylon Rainbow Spike Necklace £9.99 MG) and a gorgeous gold ring (Jazzi Decorative Cuff Ring £6.99 MG). I also added this cute black beanie (Mitras Beanie Bobble Hat £6.99 MG).

MY OTHER OUTFITS:
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Day
Christmas Party

Which outfit is your favourite?
Emma xo

Current Fashion Wishlist

So lately I've been OBSESSED with BeautySets.com (follow me here).

I decided to share with you my current fashion wishlist! These are the items that I've spotted while browsing online that I've added to my favourites on my internet browser in the hopes that I'll win the lottery and be able to buy them all!

Current Fashion Wishlist

So let me tell you more about each of these items!

1. ASOS Frame Metal Clutch Bag €25. This also comes in black but I thought I'd add the pink as a pop of colour seeing as I already have a black bag in this wishlist!

2. Georgina Sleeveless Chiffon Spike Collar Blouse in 'Wine' €28. I loved the colour of this! I think it will go great with black skirts/jeans

3. River Island Pink Dip Hem Midi Skirt. £10 down from £25! I saw this and thought the colour is absolutely gorgeous! For only £10 its an absolute steal! It would really add a pop of colour to an all black outfit!

4. BOOHOO.com Cody Motorcycle Stitched Waxed Skinny Jeans €30. I've been lusting after these for ages now! The stitched detail on these is amazing. (http://www.boohoo.com/europe/clothing/jeans+denim/icat/jeansdenim/new-in/cody-motorcycle-stitched-waxed-skinny-jeans/invt/azz61931)

5. ASOS Skater Skirt in Bird Print €22.22. For a few days I was contemplating whether or not to get this skirt. At the moment I'm still saving for Christmas so hopefully it will still be there after Christmas!

6. River Island Cross Body Bag £18. I am IN LOVE with this bag! Its probably my favourite item out of them all! My current black cross body bag is in bits (the part of the zip you hold onto is broken) so once I have some spare cash this baby will be mine!


I hope you all enjoyed seeing my current fashion wishlist! I know I had fun making this up on Beauty Sets!
Let me know what you think of my fashion wishlist items and show me yours! Leave a link below!

Emma xo

Christmas Party Outfit: Blogger Challenge with FashionVouchers.com

So this is my Christmas Party Outfit under £100.

I chose ASOS as my merchant as I personally always find something I love there. 

I really enjoyed putting this outfit together, I actually ended up doing 3 but this was definitely my favourite so I chose to enter this one!

I love this dress! It sooo pretty with just a hint of sparkle on the bodice for the holiday season!

I personally don't like looking like a Christmas tree so a little hint of sparkle is always great!

As for the shoes, I ALWAYS wear wedges out from now on! It saves my feet a lot of pain and they are so much easier to walk in, especially if you decide to get a little bit merry around Christmas ;)

This clutch is so cute! Its the perfect size to fit all your essentials without lugging around a huge bag of crap, lets face it, we're all guilty of that sometimes!

I'm avoiding jewellery for this outfit, maybe pop on a few rings but as the bodice is quite in your face I'd definitely avoid any neck jewellery.

If you'd like to take part in this challenge you can check out FashionVouchers.com or go straight to the contest page here

Good Luck!

Emma xo

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NOTD: OPI Red Lights Ahead...Where??

This is my go to red colour! I love it!

A-Z of Emma

So I saw this on Sophie Rose Hearts (you can read hers here) and thought it would be a fun post to do! Plus you'd get to know me a bit more!

Age:

Im 19.

Bed Size:

Double!

Chore You Hate:

Ironing! I'll do anything but iron.

Dream Room:

Big, Brown and cream theme. Just cosy.

Education:

Primary school, secondary school and then I went to a private college.

Favourite Colour:

I love purple or pink but I wear a lot of black and looovee black packaging on makeup.

Greatest Achievement:

Passing my college exams with honours!

Height:

Around 5,3. I'm soooo short!

Instruments I Play:

None! I could play tin whistle, recorder and a glockensphiel at school but I doubt I could now!

Job Title:

Beauty and Massage Therapist. Oh and Electro Epilationist or whatever its called.

Kids:

No.

Live:

Ireland!

Motivations:

I don't really know it depends on what I'm doing!

Nicknames:

My dad used to call me Molly, he still does sometimes and my Aunt used to call me Emma Lou. My name isn't really long enough for a nickname!

Overnight Hospital Stays:

Never!

Pet Peeves:

I have too many to list!

Quote:

Go hard or go home. haha I don't know I can never think of quotes off the top of my head!

Right or Left Handed:

Leftyyyyy

Shops I Love:

Penneys, New Look, River Island, Forever 21, A|Wear

Times I Wake Up:

It depends really!

Ultimate Food:

Chocolate! Or chinese. I looove chinese food!

Vacations:

Ive been to Spain a few times, France and then I went to Blackpool for a dance competition.

Whats Makes You Run Late:

I'm never late. End of. I'm a bit OCD about organisation and time keeping. Like I will freak out if I'm not organised or on time. If I have somewhere to be the next day I will literally count out how many hours/minutes everything I need to do in the morning will take and then give myself about half an hour just incase anything happens and that will tell me what time I need to get up at. If I don't do this I will have a meltdown. I'm so weird.

X-Rays I've Had:

Just my teeth I guess?

Yummy Food I Make:

Nothing fancy haha, just like spagetti, pasta bake easy things like that.

Zoo Animals:

Elephants are cooool! Or tigers! And giraffes! I love loads haha.

So thats the tag, I tag all of you to do it! If you do, leave a link below so I can read it! I'd love to get to know all of you more!

Emma xo

Collective Haul

One of my favourite posts/youtube videos to watch is hauls. I think I'm just a nosy person haha.

Sometimes someone will show something that I would love and didn't know was in a certain store so I can add it to my list of things to pick up when I go shopping again!

Tbh I never really go on shopping trips, like I never go to town with a purse full of money with the intention of buying a lot of stuff. That usually only happens around Christmas or my birthday. The rest of the time I just happen to see stuff when I'm wandering around shops and pick things up randomly throughout the month.

This month, I didn't really buy much because I'm trying to save for Christmas (good luck Emma) but I thought I'd show you anyway!

NOTD - China Glaze Purr-fect Plum

Because I only have mainly bright nail polishes. I wanted a dark polish for Autumn that wasn't black. I find black to be quite harsh looking on my nails. Although the weird thing is I like it on other people.

I wanted either a burgundy or a plum colour and ended up picking up Purr-fect Plum by China Glaze.

Please excuse my horrendous application. I painted them at 10pm i.e complete rush.

I think I even have finger prints on a few nails. Ohwell, I'll be taking it off tomorrow probably and I wanted to get a NOTD post up! 

Although I was hoping for a more red toned polish I do like this, It's essentially a very dark purple. 

If you can recommend some pretty darkish polishes for autumn then please do share with me! I'd love to try a few more!

Emma xo

Accent Tag/Challenge - Irish

So I ended up filming an accent tag and I keep pissing myself laughing when I watched it after editing it because I have such a horrendous accent. I actually do not pronounce half the words correctly. I.e water = wa-er.

If you do want to watch it you can watch it here:

Also excuse the vampire/voldemort complexion, I filmed this near a window for natural lighting and it looks like I'm sitting infront of the sun! I don't know how other youtubers manage to use natural lighting without being washed out!

Emma xo

Avon Mega Impact Lipstick - Pink Pop

So I got this lipstick as part of a gift set - Avons Prepare to Party Gift Set (here) - and have used it quite a bit recently so I thought I'd share it with you!

Beauty Blogger Headquarters: November Task

After seeing http://xteaseflutterpoutx.blogspot.co.uk/ talking about http://beautybloggerhq.blogspot.co.uk/

I was immediately intrigued. After visiting the site I wanted to participate! 

So this months task is to share how you became a blogger.

How long have you been blogging?

I dont remember exactly when I started the blog but my first post was published on the 24th of January 2012.

What/who inspired you to start blogging?

I've watched youtube videos for years and wanted to share my experiences with products, my opinion etc but was never brave enough to make my own videos. I started following blogs and decided to make my own as a way to share MY experiences and I couldn't be happier!

Did you tell your family and friends about your blog? If so, what was their reaction? Are they supportive or "in the dark" about your blogging?

I haven't told anyone yet! I'm not trying to hide it but I don't go out of my way to tell people.

What goals or dreams did you have for your blog when you started? Have you accomplished them?

To have a solid following who would share their opinons with me. I'm not quite there yet!

If you could give your beginner-blogger-self one tip of advice, what would it be?

STOP TRYING TO HIDE YOUR BLOG. When I first started I did my best to hide my blog, I never put a photo of myself on posts etc but now I really dont care!

What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being a blogger?

Getting to talk about makeup and beauty products. Plus it gives me a reason to buy new products! My least favourite is that I love makeup and would love to do tutorials and stuff but you cant really do that in posts. 

What does your blog name mean? How did you decide on it?

I tried so hard to come up with a name but just couldn't so I ended up picking a random one, I originally wanted 'Where the Pretty Things Are' but someone else already had that and I ended up going with All The Pretty Things (I think it came from the song all the small things hahaha). But I'm glad I went with this name.

Emma xo

Versatile Blogger/Liebster Award

So while checking my comments I saw a comment from Josie from http://josielcross.blogspot.ie/ saying she was nominating me for the Versatile Blogger/Liebster Award so thank you very much Josie!

I thought it seemed like fun so thought I would take part!

THE RULES:

The Liebster Award

Here's How it Works:

- Each person much post 11 things about themselves

- Answer the questions the nominator made for you and also create 11 more questions for the blogs you nominate

- Choose 11 people and link them to your post

- Go to their page and tell them.

- No tag backs! - Easy - enjoy!

Versatile Blogger Award

So here are the rules:

- If you are nominated, you've been awarded the Versatile Blogger award.

- Thank the person who gave you this award.

- Include a link to their blog.

- Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you've recently discovered or follow regularly.

- Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award with a link to their blog.

- Finally, tell  7 things about yourself.

11 THINGS ABOUT ME:

1. I'm from a small town in the South East of Ireland, I was born here but don't plan to live here for the rest of my life!

2. I'm a fully qualified beauty/massage therapist.

3. I'd love to do a makeup artistry course and work in TV/Film makeup artistry one day.

4. I love dogs but dislike cats A LOT (hence my silly twitter username ;))

5. I'm having trouble picking 11 things about myself.

6. I hate the fact a lot of people think beauty therapists etc are thick, I'm actually quite smart and could have done something else but its what I love doing and wouldn't do anything else for a million euros.

7. I'm actually quite good at computers and stuff despite the fact my blog design is SHITE.

8. I've only got 2 piercings, my ears when I was a toddler and I got my bellybutton pierced a few days before my 12th birthday.

9. If I could live anywhere in the world it would probably be Australia or LA, somewhere hot!

10. I am HORRENDOUS at putting outfits together.

11. I love shopping and would sit online browsing for hours.

11 QUESTIONS FROM JOSIE:

1.  What's you earliest childhood memory?

I remember being in playschool, I was about 4.

2. What country/place would you most like to visit?

Australia, LA or London

3. What do you love most about your family?

My Mam would do anything for us! She'd rather buy something for us than herself.

4. What do you love most about your friends?

I can be my weird self around them! I've had friends who were, to put it bluntly, bitches and would have no problem stabbing you in the back and I'm soooo glad I've found the ones I have now!

5. What would be your last meal?

Oooh thats a hard one! Probably something like a big chinese or something!

6. Would you change your name if you could, if so what to?

I would say something unique because Emma is the most unique name EVER, but I can never come up with unique names! I quite like Aimee and Lauren (im obsessed with Lauren Conrad) so I think I'll probably name my children one of those!

7. Favourite shops?

PEENNEEYYYSS! New Look, River Island, A Wear, Topshop (I can never afford anything anyway waaaaah), Forever 21.

8. Favourite makeup brand?

Its a tie! I love different brands for different products! MAC, Smashbox, Urban Decay, Benefit.

9. Which season do you like the best and why?

Winter! The fashion! Cosy jumpers and boots.

10. Websites you visit most often?

Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and Youtube.

11. Name 5 things you could not live with out?

My family, my friends, my phone, internet, foooood!, 

MY 11 QUESTIONS:

1. Were you born where you live now?

2. Have you ever participated in a fashion trend that you now look back on and think WHAT WAS I THINKING?

3. Are you more of a pants or dresses kinda girl?

4. If you were on a desert island what makeup item (ONLY ONE) would you take with you?

5. If you were given a free airline ticket to ANY country in the world, where would you pick and why?

6. Heels or flats?

7.  Why did you start a blog?

8. Lipstick or Lipgloss?

9. Whats your favourite trend of the moment?

10. Favourite nail polish colour?

11. If you could only wear one piece of jewellery what would it be?

The blogs I nominate:

http://www.llymlrs.com/

http://www.fluffandfripperies.com/

http://golddustk.blogspot.ie/

http://laceescapades.blogspot.ie/

http://www.lovelygirliebits.com/

http://www.makeupsavvy.co.uk/

http://miss-eblog.blogspot.com/

http://nelipott.blogspot.ie/

http://prettywithapunch.blogspot.ie/

http://blamingbeauty.blogspot.ie/

http://robynmayday.blogspot.ie/

http://sophierosehearts.blogspot.ie/

http://www.thesundaygirl.com/

http://thunderandthreads.blogspot.ie/

http://trappedinafashionparadise.blogspot.ie/

http://www.unnakednails.com/

http://www.vivaadonis.com/

Thanks again to Josie for nominating me and if I nominated you and you do this make sure to leave me a link to it I'd love to read your answers! :)

Emma xo