MAKEUP CRUSH MONDAY!

WHAT IS MAKEUP CRUSH MONDAY? Well..I've been wanting to start a series for awhile now. And just last night i was trying to think of something with a catchy name, but not something that is very obvious or generic. I also wanted to pick a day which i had to do these posts maybe once every month or even more frequently depending on what product i feel fits the description.

For this series i was thinking that i would maybe get a product that has been talked about in the beauty world and try them out or even just show you a product i have been loving and give a honest review on how i feel it works with me, whether it being a makeup product, skincare or even hair care, anything beauty related.

So without further a due, for this blogpost i thought id start with a purchase i made this week but i did have the sample size before but this week i bought the bigger size! Its the they're real mascara. In this blogpost i will also be giving a before and after picture, as you may already know I have blonde eyelashes, they are long and full but because they are blonde you don't really see that.

The thing i absolutely 'lovee' about this mascara is the fact that it's a rubber wand so i feel the bristles of the wand really get into the roots of my lashes and don't just coat them which is what happens with most mascaras, with other mascaras the lashes are coated but the roots are showing through as a lighted colour. But with the they're real mascara the formula is quite wet so it coats the lashes really well and this elongates them and with a second coat the lashes become thicker and thicker.

The top of the brush has this round effect with smaller little mascara spikes i guess you could call them which make it such a breeze to get into the inner corner lashes. This addition to the mascara wand makes coating the bottom lashes also very easy and you can actually coat them without getting mascara all over your under eye. Nothing i hate more is having this big mascara wand with product on it, how do companies expect you to first get into the roots of your lashes and secondly coat your tiny bottom lashes with such a big wand.

The lasting power of this mascara is by far the most amazing thing about this product, with other mascara's like my covergirl one and the miss sporty ones the lasting power is just for 3 or 4 hours and then my lashes are still covered but its like there's not much product on them. But with this, especially when im in college for 9 hours even more some days and the fact that the only makeup i wear is mascara i really like to have it lasting atleast 6 hours and by god this does. It's truly a god sent!!!

Before

After

Just one coat! Amazing results already.

2-3 coats. 

As you can see there is a major difference in my lashes, (FYI: I do have some leftover mascara from taking it off for this blogpost) and this mascara is truly worth every bit of hype and the price. I would totally recommend everyone to go out and try this mascara, its a god sent for me and i couldnt go without using it, nothing else compares in my opinion! 

Available at Debenhams: Benefit They're Real! Mascara

€26.00

Hope ye enjoyed, 

Love Rouxella x

Last Minute Halloween Treats!

Hello my lovlies,

Since its halloween today i thought i might be able to do a quick and easy halloween treats blogpost! Im a lover of all things beauty related on youtube but lately I have seen a lot of beauty gurus put up some recipe videos and because i love to indulge in all things food related i thought id get in the spirit of halloween and show ye what treats i found to be most easiest and so delisious!

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Plain(all purpose) Flour

1/4 Cup of Oil

2/3 Cup of Milk

2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon of Salt

Tomato Puree

Mozzarella

(Topping's to Liking)

Preheat the oven to 180 celsius.This dough recipe is sooo easy and great if you dont have time to prepare it overnight ect, all i did was put the flour,oil,milk,baking powder and salt into a bowl and mixed them together,when it all came together. I then rolled it out in a slightly pumpkin/heart shaped and folded in the sides to give that thick crust look! I then put the rolled out dough onto a oven tray that has some flour on it and prepared it on that. When it was on the tray i put the tomato puree ontop with the mozzarella which i tried cutting into ghost shapes with little cut up red pepper eyes and sweetcorn,I also added some grated cheese to taste but if you want the ghost to be visible id advise you not to do this. I left it cook for about 15 minutes.

Spooky Cupcakes

Ingredients:

Cake Mix

1 Egg

5 Tablespoons of Water

100g Butter

225g of Icing Sugar

Red Food colouring

75g Milk Chocolate

For this recipe I used a cake mix as it was so much more convient and it made it so much quicker but if you want to do it from scratch please do! Once out of the oven i creamed the butter in a bowl and added the icing sugar and it then formed butter icing(best ever!). I Then melted some chocolate over some boling water and piped little and big dots for the eyes and mouth onto a clear sandwhich bag and left in the fridge to harden, While hardening  I used a piping bag to pipe different designes onto my cupcakes ( A Mummy, A Pumpkin, Ghosts) , I added the chocolate eyes and mouth for design and ta daaaah.

Oreo Eye'd Cake Pops

Ingredients:

100g Oreos

100g Milk Chocolate

100g White Chocolate

100g Maderia Cake

M&Ms
BBQ Sticks

I First Bashed the oreos in a plastic sandwich bag until fine. I then used 3 of my cupcakes which i left aside before icing to crush up and add to this recipe, I melted the milk chocolate over some boiling water and added this to the mix, once all together i compressed it into 9/10 little balls and added the sticks. I left harden in the fridge for about an hour. While hardening i melted some chocolate and i dipped the cake pops into the chocolate and made sure the coating was even but i wasn't too precise. I then added the m&ms as eyes, one for each cake pop. Using red food colouring and a tooth pic i drew on little red veins on the cake pops and this really made the cake pops come to life and they tasted DELISH!

Hope ye liked this blogpost as it was quite different,

Love Rouxella x

Blank Canvas Cosmetics

WHERE HAVE I BEEN? yes i know, no excuses i have been terrible! but i'm back for good!

This review is about a few brushes that i purchased around christmas time from Blank Canvas Cosmetics! I heard so many reviews from irish youtubers and bloggers about these brushes and I never really got the chance to order makeup online but i was so excited for this to be my first real purchase! The delievery was really fast, i'm gonna say like 4-5 days i believe. The website has a wide range of brushes and brushes sets and also eye shadow palettes and blush palettes. I was in aweeee!

I got 5 brushes and also a blush/contour pallete! I seriously love everything i got and i was so happy with the service and the quality of these brushes! I really like building my collection and i am just overall happy with the company.

My favourite brush that i got was the  'F22 HD DOME FACE BRUSH IN METALLIC PURPLE'. It is a really dense and compacted brush which gives a lot of coverage to your foundation and really buffs it into the skin instead of it just sitting ontop on the skin. It is also a rounded top so it can really fit and 'swirl' into the creases in our faces. Its also very soft and it is handmade from extra soft high quality synthetic fibers and whats even better? It is 100% cruelty free!!
€13.99
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Another face brush that i got was the 'HOT PINK F20 FLAT BUFFER BRUSH'. I use this brush for either my power to really make sure my powder it being pressed onto the face instead of moving around the product that's underneath. I also use it for foundation if im going for a more natural look as it isn't as dense and compact as the brush above. I first thought when i ordered this it would be a bit more compact but i am in no way disappointed as it makes the skin look so flawless.
€13.99
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The first eye brush i got was the 'E24 FLAT SHADER BRUSH' OMG! i cant even get over how much i love this brush, ever since i got it nothing else is as good as putting on my base eyeshadow. It evenly distributes the eyeshadow, it pacts it on so its vibrant and it's also extremely soft! I seriously need to get another few of these cause if i lost it i'd be devastated!
€6.99
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The  'E25/26 BLENDING DUO' brush is just amazing, I use the E26 to distribute the eye shadow into the crease and give it a little blend and then, just before i'm finished i go in with the other side to make sure there isn't a defined line. This blends my eyeshadow so beautifully like no other brush i have found and the E25 side is also good for powdering the under eye concealer and to get a defined/strong contour at the side of your face,This brush is so soft like all the others and this brush is made from natural goat hair.
€10.99
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And last but not least the 'F10 SMALL SOCKET BLENDER'. Since ive gotten this brush they have come out with a newer version called the 'E10 SMALL SOCKET BLENDER(SYNTHETIC VERSION)' This is now a holy grail product for me! It makes it so easy to get a defined crease and gets into those places that might be difficult to get with a normal blending brush. This brush is very soft and is a must for us girls that don't have a very defined crease.
€6.99
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As you can tell i am delighted with these brushes and there hasn't been any shedding during the 6 months i've had them. These brushes are extremely versatile and affordable! They are top quality and at such an amazing price!! The service was amazing and was such an ease, especially when you're not use to ordering products online, The website is outstanding, so clear and informational!
http://www.blankcanvascosmetics.com/ . I cant wait till i make another purchase ,there is just so many brushes to chose from!!

Hope you enjoyed this review,

Love Rouxella x