I'm back!

I am officially the worst blogger in the world! I haven't written anything here in nearly 9 months, whoops! Yesterday I stumbled across one of my first posts that I wrote up here and that was Random Questions about me. Looking back on that now I just laugh to myself about how different I was a year ago. I'm 16 now and since I started this blog when I was 14, I think it's fair to say I've changed quite a bit. One question that made me laugh was about piercings. I said I would never get anything other than my ears done and I thinks it's fair to say I was a bit off. Since then I've had half of my ear pierced, my Tragus, my belly button and my nose. I love every single one of them too! I think I'll do my lip next, I have a bit of an obsession!

I've matured so much in the past year, it's unbelievable and in all honesty I much prefer the person I am today. I don't care what people think about me anymore and I do as I please. Beforehand I hadn't managed to find my way out of my shell just yet but now I think I'm doing okay!

On Friday I'm heading off to Paris so I will have a hopefully interesting post for you to read then about my weekend away!

Sorry for this shockingly bad post, once I get back into writing properly and having more stuff to write about then hopefully I'll be fine!


Lots of love,
 Sarah x

Foundation Review

Hey Guys! Today I thought I would do a foundation review for you since I went to Sephora and picked up some new make up. I have three foundations to review for you and I'll tell you my honest opinion on each, lasting power with and without primer, price and so forth. Here goes!

MAKE UP FOREVER PROFESSIONAL HD High Definition Foundation

So this overall was my favourite foundation out of the three. At 43.99 a bottle it may seem like an absolute rip-off but honestly it was completley worth it! I'm in the shade N125 which is light/medium. The finish of this foundation is absolutley flawless! I use the MAKE UP FOREVER PROFESSIONAL HD Primer in no.5 which eliminates slight redness and is made for fair skin. It stays on all day with primer and for up to 6 hours without. I have oily/normal skin combination and this foundation works a treat! I finish it all off by using the MAKE UP FOREVER PROFESSIONAL HD Powder which I absolutley love. It is clear when you apply it on the skin which means it can be used by all skin types. The MAKE UP FOREVER collection is huge and they have so much to offer their customers. I know it is pricey for a foundation but if you feel like splashing out and treating yourself I would highly recommend this foundation!

MAC PRO LONGWEAR SPF 10 FOUNDATION

I have been a huge fan of MAC for quite a while now but out of all the foundations they have to offer this is the only one that I'm personally a fan of. My skin is in the shade NW20. If you have skin like mine (oily/normal), I wouldn't recommend wearing this foundation without a primer. I purchased mine going through Duty Free at Dublin Airport and it cost 23.99 which is not bad compared to the other two foundations. With a primer this foundation will last you most of the day but without, for me personally, it lasted 4/5 hours. I do really like the finish of this foundation and it does do a good job covering up blemishes and redness and giving you a good canvas to work on but it does not equal up to the standards of the MAKE UP FOREVER foundation. With each foundation I use the same powder and primer, which I highly recommend buying. I enjoyed wearing this foundation and would recommend it to others as long as they use a good powder and primer with it!

NARS SHEER GLOW FOUNDATION

I personally am a huge fan of NARS make-up, swearing by their blushers and bronzers, but in all honesty this foundation came as a huge disappointment to me. I bought this foudation for 48.99 in Sephora in the shade MEDIUM1. I first applied my primer and let it set and then placed the foundation. This is the only foundation out of the three without a pump applicator so you have to pour this onto the back of your hand to apply it which I am not a fan of. It applied nicely but after an hour or two even with powder and primer on, it began to smudge and become oily around my nose and t-zone. As the day went on it got worse and worse and by six o'clock my face was an oily mess! I was hugely disappointed in this considering the fact that I had spent nearly fifty euro on this and so many people had raved about it! I would recommend it to people with dry skin though.

Each bottle contains 30ml of product

My Update!

Hello everybody! I am so pathetic, I haven't posted anything since May and I am so sorry to the few people that read my blog about that. So today I thought I would tell you what has happened to me over the past three months! In May I decided to start a YouTube channel but after abuse from some people, my confidence was knocked and I deleted my channel. Thinking back on it I wished I had kept it up so I'm going to start one up again! At the beginning of June, I had huge state exams which made posting blogs extremley difficult between studying and taking the actual exams. Overall I think they went okay but I have to wait till September to get my results so the wait is really worrying! After the exams had finished, myself and my family took a break to Marbella in Spain for two weeks. I made a load of friends over there who I miss a ton but I keep in touch with them through FaceBook and whatnot! Today I gave in and pierced my bellybutton. It was so unbelivabley painful but luckily I had my best friend there. He thought it was funny though and took loads of photos. My face looks ridiculous! I'm praying that nobody ever sees them, I'd be mortified! So to finish this crappy post, If anybody has any videos they would want me to upload please comment below! It means a lot to me if just one person reads these and enjoys them so if you are one of those people thanks a mill! 

      Studying with my bestfriend, there were no seats in the library so we sat at the kiddies
                                                                    table!

Late night swims!

YouTube!

I finally went and did it! I made a YouTube channel! I've recorded my first video which will be uploaded at some point today! I would love if you went and checked it out! Let's hope people enjoy my videos! They are all based around Fashion and Beauty, so if anybody has any requests I would be more than happy to make a video for them! http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf8Zn2xzK57vjNBo5o1kHkA Here's the link to my channel! Enjoy!

My favourite YouTube Beauty Guru's

In my spare time, there is nothing I like to do more than relax and watch some beauty videos on YouTube. They put me in such a good mood and two in particular encouraged me to start this blog and without them I would have never had the confidence to start writing. I love most YouTubers but my top five would have to be: Zoella (Zoe), Sprinkleofglitr (Louise), Laurenbeautyy (Lauren), Tanya Burr and Fleurdeforce (Fleur). All these girls are absolutely brilliant in their own way and watching there videos puts me in a great mood. I had wanted to started a blog for a long time before I plucked up the courage to actually start writing this since English and Photography were things I loved. After coming across two particular beautiful ladies, Zoe and Louise, on YouTube one day, I got the confidence to start my own blog after seeing that so many people had an interest in fashion and beauty related topics, which is what I had wanted to base my blog on. I would highly recommend checking out these girls, you'll regret it if you don't!

Topshop Lipstick Review

If you haven't guessed yet, I'm just a tincy bit obsessed with Topshop make-up. Just a smidge not much.....

I popped into Topshop yet again and picked up some new lipsticks. I am officaly in love. Forget all the high-end lipsticks, Topshop is the way to go. These lipsticks are so pigmented and they last a really long time. When going to wash off, they don't make removing them difficult and all over they are just an absolute dream. They feel amazing on your lips and they don't make them feel tight, but moisturised. The shades I picked up were 'Tease' and 'Beguiled'. I was going for something a little diffrent from my everyday red and I saw these as the perfect choice. After picking these colors up, I'm going to pop in yet again next weekend and pick up an orange shade and a hot-pink which should be interesting to see how they turn out. I highly recommend these lipsticks, actually I highly recommend the whole Topshop make-up range. I might not be a huge fan of the brushes but the beauty products themselves are just to die for!

 

Getting Fit for Summer!

So recently I decided I would try and tone up for Summer since I'm going to Marbella for three weeks in July. I cracked out the dusty Adidas runners from the back of my wardrobe and called up my best friend and we went on a run in the Phoenix Park. To say it knocked the wind out of me would be an understatement! It made me realise how unfit I actually am. So I woke up this morning and downloaded a bunch of apps from Nike onto my phone and went on another run. I also started the 'Squat Challenge' which is so difficult. My thighs are in agony! My goal is not to lose weight but to just tone up my stomach and to do that you need to put the effort in! There is no point complaining about your body and doing nothing about it. Just slip on your runners, grab your earphones and go on a jog! Call a friend to go with you if you don't want to go on your own. You feel amazing afterwards as well so that's an even bigger bonus as well as getting in shape.