August 2016

Posted on August 28, 2016

4 easy steps to bigger and bolder #benebrows

If you followed my Instagram story on Monday (sorry Snapchat, I’m totally cheating on you), then you would know that I attended the Benefit Cosmetics Christmas launch party with my beautiful blogger gals where we got an exclusive preview of drool-worthy Benefit products that will be launching in the coming months – there’s a lot to look forward to ladies!

From eye brightening serum to emergency makeup kits, some of the new Benefit products look very promising and I am looking forward to trying them out – especially now that I’ve used the Bigger & Bolder Brows Starter Kit*

I hope that the products to come will help transform me into a glam goddess that I was destined to be 🙂

Dial up the drama with this buildable-colour kit. This kit is FULL-y equipped with everything you need for bolder, more dramatic brows!

So what is in this starter kit, I hear you ask?

Shaping stencils for an expert, personalized brow shape
Ka-BROW! cream-gel brow colour with a brush
High brow pencil, creamy brow highlighting pencil
Ready, set, brow! 24-hour invisible shaping & setting gel for brows

To get a wow-brow using this buildable colour kit, you can follow these 4 simple steps:

Step 1

Choose a shaping stencil and then slide it into the holder. Position it along the base of your brow and make sure the pink line is aligned with the highest point of your brow. The first look is suitable for those who like an arched brow. If you prefer a straighter brow then I’d suggest look 2.

Step 2

Remove the cap of Ka-BROW! Using a tiny amount of the cream-gel brow colour, trace along the stencil using the brush. This will give your brow a flawless look. Remove the stencil and then fill in the rest of your brow. Repeat this for your other brow.

Step 3

Use the high brow pencil under the brow, following the arch. Lightly blend so it doesn’t look too harsh.

Step 4

Apply ready, set, brow 24-hour invisible shaping & setting gel on brows using the long-bristled side of the brush. Use the short-bristled side to sculpt and shape.

And there you have it, 4 simple steps to wow-brows! I’ve always been a fan of bold and strong brows, so this kit is perfect for me. However, if bold brows are not your thing, then worry not as there are two other starter kits to choose from: Soft & Natural Brows and Defined & Refined Brows – there’s something for everyone 🙂

The brow starter kits will be available nationwide from October 2016, RRP: €38.50

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(*)This product was gifted to me at the Benefit Christmas launch party, however all views and opinions are my own.

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Posted on August 4, 2016

12 things I’d tell my 20-year-old self

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Facebook TimeHop enlightened me on many things…

At 20, I thought I was indispensable. I whole-heartedly believed that if anyone spent enough time with me that they would eventually want to be like me. I was convinced that if I were anybody else, I’d be my own best friend. I would marry myself if I were a man. These were the thoughts that ran through my mind on a day-to-day basis. My grandiose sense of self importance had me under the impression that I couldn’t possibly be wrong either– and judging by that obnoxious status above, my guess is you’re not the slightest bit surprised.

It wouldn’t take a genius to figure out that I was living in denial for most of my young adult years. I had little to no life experience meaning I was inherently unequipped to deal with the majority of life’s problems. Which is what worries me the most about why I thought I was God’s gift to the universe *bookmarks topic for next blog post*

However, even with my know-it-all attitude back in the day, there is very little I would change about being twenty. If I could go back and do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing. From being a jobless party animal throughout that summer (I still don’t know how I managed it) to horsing down an éclair au chocolat nearly every day for the year I lived in France (and still no booty gains) – I spent some of my best moments in life as a twenty-year-old.

So this in not me looking back and wishing I had done things differently. This is simply me recognising my 20-year-old self for the naive and in some cases delusional person that she was. If I had the chance to go back and shake some sense into her, this is what I’d say:

1. Get over yourself, nobody is trying to be you.

2. There are more valuable things in life to pride yourself on than being able to cut people off .

3. You’ll soon learn how to apply concealer….. and use a filer. You’ll probably catfish everyone you meet in the process, but that’s okay, you’re amazing remember?

4. Grey’s Anatomy is not real.

5. Not every situation requires you to strike a pose.

6. Blocking people is petty. Archive them instead,it’s less childish.

7. You’re spending an awful lot of time trying to decode a five word text message.

8. Stop crying over d*** that doesn’t want you.

9. He’ll be back.

10. Not every man is your daddy. Lower your expectations, it’ll spare you a lot of heartache.

11. Learn to accept people at face value.

12. You’re going to lose friends along the way, even the ones you think you can’t live without, you’ll be okay.

And finally, the golden words I’d tell myself then, now and quite possibly every day for the rest of my life: It’ll all be GRAND!!!

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