PENNY’S Beauty Must-Haves Pt 1

Hello Ladies,

So who would have thought that the good old reliable Penny’s stores would bring out such a fab and cute beauty range!  Not only is Penny’s the queen of our reliable cosy knit cardi or our favourite onesie, but now its affordable beauty range is giving us all sorts of beauty tension when tearing it through the shop floor to get to the beauty isle!!

Penny’s/Primark brought out their own beauty line called PS Love… some time ago, but I’ll be honest I wasn’t running to grab it, but the price tag wasn’t something to be ignored and making it very tempting to purchase!  But I’ll hold my hands up and say that they have flourished within the beauty market, their products are becoming makeup artists and beauty junkies top must-haves and causing quite a stir in the beauty department.  They have so much to cater for that I’d be here all night writing about them, so we have decided to spilt it into part’s this is Pt 1 (obvs!) The products that I have chosen are just my favourite at the moment and think they deserve a mention.  So lets get to it…

PS Love… Highlighter in Pearl Queen €2.50

Now we all know if you follow my snap chats that I love my highlighters so when Jenny Donohoe @jennydonohoe283 from Matte to Matallic mentioned this PS …Highlighter in Pearl Queen on her SC, you know it was a must have for me, I had to purchase!  So what do I think… I really really liked it, its super pigmented and mineral based as a matter of fact in my opinion it’s quite close to the very popular Champagne Pop from Becca Cosmetics by Jaclyn Hill, its quite a yellow/golden highlight which would suit most skin tones.  For a retail price of €2.50 I think that this product is Penny’s diamond in the rough.  Its gorgeous, and the packaging is super classy so if you can get your hands on it, grab it you won’t be sorry.

Pssst…I think I have found my fav affordable Liquid Lipsticks!

I’m telling you for €2.50 you have to try these, they are flipping amazing, again SC followers will know how much I wear them.  I think this is a definite beauty must have, it’s the prettiest nude colour with a pink/peachy undertone perfect for that not too much lippy, but yet a kissable looking pout!

Liquid Lipstick in No.15 €2.50

It has a sweet fragrance and I find it lasts a good 2/3 hours without a top up. They also have this gorgeous pink shade in No. 01, which I think is stunning, I’m not much of a pink lippy person but I would definitely feel comfortable wearing this shade.  They are super pigmented and apply so smoothly onto the lips.  Definitely are a purchase that is worthy of taking space up in your makeup bag!

       

         PS Love… Liquid Lipstick No. 01 €2.50

PS Love… Individual Lashes are one of my favourite lashes ,these beauties are essential in my makeup kit, I can’t rave about them enough.  These are probably Penny’s best-selling lashes as I haven’t been able to stock up for sometime!! The beauty of these lashes is that it only takes 2/3 individuals to give you that fullness that we love when we apply mascara.  Now I know individuals are not the ideal or friendliest of lashes to apply, but if the strips aren’t for you, well these will be your saviour.   You just literally use a tweezers, and pop the lash in a little bit of glue, let it go a little tacky, then place it right at the lash line (not on the lid, just where your lashes begin), once the glue sets you can pop on your mascara to blend it in with the rest of your lashes.  These lashes vary between short, medium and long, in one pack and for €1.50 its an absolute bargain beauty buy!

PS Love…Individual Lashes €1.50

So that concludes my Pt 1 of Penny’s Beauty Must-Haves I could literally keep going but then I’d have nothing else to write about!  I will definitely be purchasing plenty of other goodies from their PS Love… range as I think that they are definitely onto a winner with this affordable range.

PS.. I hear their brushes are pretty cool too.

PS Love… Individuals Lashes in use.  Very natural and not heavy on the eyes, I love them!!

Happy shopping ladies

Live Pretty

Lisa D x

Snapchat Newbie!

Hi Everyone!

Snapchat has become my weakest link. I am an absolute #snapchataddict. There I said it… (phew that was hard)!! This app is beyond entertaining. It’s like stalking (on the nicest level of course) your favourite celebrity. For me though, my favourites are our very own Irish bloggers, beauty bloggers, makeup artists or just really cool people! You get a glimpse into someone else’s (not always perfect)  life, which probably sounds very creepy. But let’s face it, who doesn’t want to know what Pippa O’Connor or Kylie Jenner are up to? Please don’t say it’s just me….? It has completely overtaken all my other social media accounts, I just can’t stop nor do I want to.

It absolutely cracks me up, full of laugh out loud moments, honest opinions and a few rants that have become quite enjoyable to listen to! I have lots of favourites that I’m totally obsessed with. These people have become my inspiration to start blogging and motivation for various reasons. The discussions have become my saviour when just having a bad day. Topics that are covered can vary from makeup, beauty, fashion, weight loss, motivation, inspiration, and anxiety etc… you just have to listen to others to realise that your not the only one having a crappy day! I think that’s why I enjoy it so much, because its actually reality. Not the fake filtered kind, but real genuine people letting you into their lives in a few quick snaps.

So if you are considering joining or are already on it but don’t know who or how to add people take a look below. And if you’re not on snapchat, you’re missing out, its great craic!

Anyways enough of the waffling on….below I’ll give you a few of my favourites that I follow and I apologise in advance for your future addiction! By the way make sure to add myself @makeupbylisa and Lisa M @lisabeth-86 on snapchat to get a peek inside our makeup and beauty life!

In case some of you are new to snapchat, below is a picture of how to add by usernames on your home screen.

Until next time ladies and gents!

Live pretty xx

The Pippa Palette

Hey everyone, Lisa D here. I hope you are all having a fab day so far and planning up a storm for the coming weekend!  

So as some of you may be aware I have been flaunting this palette all over snap chat recently with various looks and swatches etc… (btw how addictive is snap chat!!). Anyhow… It has become my go to product since its launch in July by the beautiful Pippa O’Connor and Blank Canvas Cosmetics. So bravo to this duo as it has become a very popular palette indeed and for all the right reasons.

When I first heard Pippa (who I think is totally amazing, girl crush anyone!) was launching a palette, I was a bit sceptical of how this would work, but like many others was dying to give it a go!  

The packaging is a very stylish pink cardboard palette which contains 6 matte eyeshadows, highlighter, blush and contour. It also contains a mirror inside which is reasonably sized for handy application, which is why this would make a good travel companion! The quality of these eyeshadows were surprisingly good, yes there is a small bit of fallout but nothing a quick swipe away won’t fix. What’s unique about this palette is that Pippa named each shade after her nearest and dearest which I think is rather cute…. aaahhh!  My favourite eyeshadow has to be Tobi. It just makes a perfect transition colour or primary colour on the eye, add a flick of liner and a lash of mascara and tadahh your fabulous! These shadows are so versatile with shades that can transform your look from day to night in one palette.

The blush is a beautiful peachy/pinky shade that works really well on pale to mid-tone skin types. The contour is just divine. I use it the majority of the time on clients. I find the shade is just perfect and doesn’t contain that orange hue that some contours have, Amour just ticks all the right boxes for me.  

Now ladies…..behold your eyes when opening this palette as LuLu might blind you!! This highlighter got me feeling all sorts of excitement when I swatched it first. Do you know that saying “the bright light at the end of the tunnel”? Well that’s me when I use this!! It’s just amazing and is up there with the best of them, I can not rave about this enough. Used in the correct areas : temples, cheekbones, T-Zone and cupids bow you will be stopping all kinds of traffic!

Overall I think this product deserves a spot in any ladies or gents makeup bag, I know I will definitely be giving it a place in my kit. The price tag is €39.99 and for some it might seem a bit pricey. But let’s recap what your gaining for your money: 6 matte eyeshadows, highlighter, blush and contour in one decent sized palette……for me its a no brainer!  

We hope you find this review helpful for deciding if the Pippa palette is for you, but I’m fairly confident you won’t be dissapointed.

You can purchase the Pippa Palette on 

www.blankcanvascosmetics.com or www.cloud10beauty.com

Until next time lovelies,

LivePretty xx