Pharmacy & Boots Haul!

Yeah so I went to the pharmacy to pick up some more heat wraps for my back (they're not pictured here but I did get them, I promise!) and this happened. Meagher's pharmacy on Upper Baggot St is actually brilliant. It stocks Burt's Bees, Roger and Gallet, This Works, Clarins, Lancóme as well as the standard pharmacy brands like Rimmel, Revlon, Catrice etc. 

I always pop in there because they have a special offer section, where I got this Garnier dry shampoo and the L'oreal fibrology serum, which I will be reviewing soon. 

This time I got the Garnier Ultimate Blends conditioner for dry/frizzy hair for €2.75!!!! Containing coconut oil and shea butter, this smells amazing and I'm hoping it'll do wonders for my hair, which is also why I bought the 1 minute avocado oil and shea butter treatment from the same range. This was slightly more expensive at €4.68 but both were well reduced and I'm delighted with my little hair bargains! 

I also got the Eyelure double lashes set because I can never find them anywhere! €8.99 for two very natural sets of lashes, these are also a bit of a bargain. I've a few events coming up so I'll definitely be making good use of these.

Lastly from Meagher's, I got this tinted lip balm from Burt's bees. Confession, I've never tried anything from BB's before and gave a little squee when I saw these at the counter. Review coming soon!

Then I had to check out the reduced items in Boots, because, well it would have been rude not to.

There I found Soap & Glory Bright here, Bright Now for €10.65 (reduced from €15.99). I saw this reviewed on The Beauty Fairground yesterday and as I've just finished my Clarins FlashBalm I thought this might be a good alternative, considering the price difference. I'll do a full review once I've given it a good trial.

I love the Kate Moss for Rimmel lipsticks so I had to try this Eyeliner gel in Emerald (€5.49 down from €8.99) and Kate Scandaleyes mascara in Jet Black (€5.99, down from €9.49). Both will also be reviewed!

Have you tried any of this lot?

Thoughts?

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Zara Cutout Leather Sandals

I've wanted these beauties for a while so when I finally got them I felt they warranted a bit of cherry blossom action. The cherry blossoms had other ideas and stuck to the shoes plenty but you get the idea. Anyways, these are super comfortable, not too high and perfect for Summer. 

I've mostly been wearing these with knee length 50's style skirts because they make the whole look a bit less twee housewife and a bit more modern while still focusing on the shape and style of skirt, which I love. Equally, they'd be great with a pair of floral shorts and a white t-shirt.

You can get these now from Zara for €79.95, HERE and they also come in black.

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Three Of The Best | Hand Creams

These are my current favourite hand creams. I'm a nurse, so have permanently dry hands and always have a tube of something softening for the auld phalanges on the go. 

So basically I know my shizz.

Laura Mercier Créme Brûlée Hand Creme

This was a present, which is a good job too as I consider the LM body care range to be a total luxury and so I would never have bought it for myself. Creme brûlée does exactly what it says on the shiny tube; it's a rich, sweet, caramel-smelling hand cream (it's uncannily like a creme brûlée, which just happens to be one of my favourite desserts). Other similarly lovely scents from the same range include pistachio and almond-coconut milk. Lovely.

Roger & Gallet Rose Hands & nail cream*

Although I'm generally not a fan of Rose, this is so delicately scented and combined with the shea butter, the fragrance is actually really gentle and pleasant. It's a very light formula that sinks in immediately and provides that all important relief that dry hands badly need. I have the 30 ml tube which is ideal for handbags AND is only €6.95, which is rather brilliant. It also comes in Fleur d'Osmanthus and Créme Sublime so you can be sure I'll be trying those next!

Soap & Glory Hand Food

This has that unique scent that all S&G products possess; containing shea butter, macadamia oil and marshmallow, it's sweet in a vanilla, florally way (it actually really reminds me of the very beautiful Miss Dior perfume) and is so delicious that I constantly wish it was edible. Alas, it's not. It is very moisturising though. For the price of this (€3.49 for the 50ml size), you're getting a seriously good hand cream; it's non-greasy, sinks in quickly and really works on dry skin. I'm already onto my second tube and will be getting a third. 

If you lean towards the more sensitive side of things and dislike perfumed products then I reviewed La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains Hand Cream HERE, which is a good'un too!

Have you tried any of these? Any others I should be checking out?

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*Press sample, gratefully received. All opinions my own, as always.

Wedding World Online Store | Wedding Know-How at Your Fingertips!

Calling all brides-to-be!

If you're struggling with wedding planning, I've got you covered! This week Wedding World Store was brought to my attention and even though I'm not planning a wedding, I found myself quickly absorbed in everything they have to offer.

When my husband and I were planning our own wedding a couple of years ago, we didn't have anything like this and while we didn't get hugely stressed out I think a site that gathered all the information you needed in one place would have been pretty helpful. It's also fun; once you start planning your big day you can get a bit heavily invested in everything wedding; I still pin dresses and hair styles on Pinterest to this day, just because I'm so used to it! On that note, when I was planning I found magazines a bit useless..the ideas in them were great but you have to go to so much effort sorting through pages of ads to get the information out of them. Being able to attend a wedding fair and indeed, a wedding planning site (from the comfort of your own home!) is even better.

So, what's it all about? There's three main elements.
Wedding World is the brainchild of two wedding industry suppliers, set up in 2012. They realised that couples stuggle with traditional wedding fairs; they're chaotic and stressful and can be hard to see the wood from the trees. They set up the Wedding Exhibition Centre with this in mind (couples are encouraged to take their time, take a clipboard with them and select what they're interested in to be contacted later for more information, rather than having to fill in a gazillion forms) and now house over 60 suppliers including cake makers, marquee hire, videographers and make up artists. 

While that's all brilliant, if you don't have the time to attend or you can't physically get to the exhibition then you can find the same information from the exhibition online via Weddingworldstore.com. As a part of that you can now also utilise Wedding World TV, a youtube channel offering everything from honeymoon ideas, photography tips and beauty advice. Here's their first video:

And for beauty enthusiasts like myself, you'll appreciate this dedicated panel discussion with experienced MUA's about ALL things beauty and weddings...heaven!

You can check out the Wedding World TV channel HERE, Wedding World Store HERE and as part of the website, the Wedding World Blog HERE.

Just to point out, this is not a sponsored post; I just think it's a really good idea and I'd love to know what you think too! Let me know in the comments! Are you planning a wedding? Or like me is this something you would have welcomed in the run-up to your own big day?
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Cocoa Brown Lovely Legs | Review

I'm sure everyone knows by now that I'm a big Cocoa Brown fan. It's changed how I feel about self-tanners; for years I avoided them completely because they were just too much hassle but with the arrival of One Hour Tan, I grew to love being all bronzed again. My legs however are always a bit of a struggle. They just don't seem to take the tan the same way the rest of my body does and I've no idea why! Am I alone in this or does anyone else have the same trouble? First world problem or wha'?

Anyway, now Cocoa Brown have Lovely Legs; a "medium bronze tanning make up for flawless pins". It comes in a spray can that you give a quick shake to, spray onto a tanning mitt and apply to your legs, blending well. 

Like all CB products, this applied like a dream, I had no streaks and had both my legs done in about ten minutes, maybe less. 

It has the same "Tahitian Gardenia" scent that all CB products have, which is always very nice and in appearance is a bit like the Sally Hansen Spray On Legs, which I actually don't use so I can't compare the two.

I can say that I much preferred this to regular tan for my legs, which I apply at night time, meaning I generally don't notice til the following morning that it's all patchy (regardless of exfoliation and moisturising the day before) and by then it's too late. Lovely legs is instant and is a wash off tan so if you were to make a mistake, it's easily fixed. It's basically fake tanning for dummies, if someone were to write such a book.

And here's the results:

Love it! I actually think it looks really natural, it gave my skin a nice glow and a healthy tan which is going to be perfect for Summer. 

The only problem I can foresee is getting stuck in a rain shower or some randomer spilling a pint down your legs of an evening. But that's true of all wash off tans and if you're living in Ireland I guess you just have to take that chance! 

You can pick yourself up a can of Lovely Legs from Penneys and selected pharmacies nationwide now for €7.99.

Have you tried Lovely Legs yet?

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*Press sample, gratefully received. All opinions my own, as always!