The Beauty Blogger Tag

Even though I wouldn't consider myself an all round beauty blogger I decided I would do the Beauty Blogger Tag so you guys can get to know me a bit better.

LETS GO!

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?

Curly, but I straighten it.

2. What is your natural hair colour?

Dark Chocolate Brown

3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?

My mums a hairdresser so she does mine.

4. How often do you wash your hair?

Every 2-3 days, if I'm not going anywhere I could leave it for up to a week.

5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it?

Change it as often as possible.

6. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?

I bite my nails so neither.

7. How often to you change your nail polish?

Don't wear any.

8. Do you polish your toes in the winter, too or just in the summer?

I always have polish on my toes. They're the only nails I can paint.

9. How long does it take to put on your makeup?

Depends- 15mins to half and hour.

10. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

FACE!

11. Do you "collect" makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?

Collect. I have 10 foundations sitting in my drawer right now.

12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?

Never.

13. Do you do a full face of makeup every day?

Not really, I would use concealer over foundation because I'm blessed to have clear skin.

14. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone (or with family)?

No, I dont see the point.

15. Will you leave the house without makeup?

If I'm only going to town for a takeaway or to pick up milk I wont wear makeup.

16. How many high end products do you have?

2. Lancome Mascara and MAC Foundation.

17. How often do you wash your makeup brushes?

Once a week.

18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?

Plan it to save hassle.

19. How often do you change your handbag?

Never, unless it falls apart.

20. What time do you get up & go to sleep?

Get Up: When I wake up

Go To Sleep: Between 11pm and 12am.

21. How often & when do you workout?

I try to workout everyday

22. Left-handed or Right-handed?

Right-handed.

23. How tall are you?

5'6"

24. Do you speak a foreign language?

No. I wish I could though.

25. How many pets do you have?

Zero.

26. How often are you on Blogger?

As often as I can. 2 or 3 times a week

27. Do you read the comments posted blogs?

Yep, I do try. 

28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?

Yes, it's a very long list.

29. How did you come up with your blog name?

Well I have Blue Eyes and I was Brunette before I dyed my hair.

30. What kind of camera do you use for photographs?

My Prestigio Tablet and the Aviary editing app.

31. How often do you clean your house? (Daily, weekly, other)

Every Monday.

32. What is your favourite colour?

Sky/Baby Blue

33. What is your favorite beauty/fashion magazine?

Kiss magazine because its fully Irish

34. Do you swear?

Yes.. and I hate it.

35. What are you doing with the rest of your day?

I will be going to my makeup course until 3 and the straight back to my aunties for the evening for The Vampire Diaries catchup.

That is all the questions for this tag.

I tag +daintysprinkles, +Dontneedmakeup ., +vintageteapotblog and +thefashionchain if yous havent already done it girls.

Until next time

Sarah x

Life Of The Party

Back in March, I introduced my blog readers to Shawn Mendes with a post all about him(link). When I was writing that post I didn't know Shawn would release his first ever single 4 months later, with an EP coming out in a couple of days.

Personally, as I said before, Shawn is crazy talented and the fact his name is growing makes me super happy.

If you haven't heard the single here you go:

When I wrote my post about Shawn back in March there wasn't much details about him and his life floating around. But now with his own wikipedia page and more interviews coming out we can get to know Shawn a little bit better.

So who is Shawn Mendes?

Date Of Birth? August 8th 1998
Full name? Shawn Peter Raul Mendes
Where is he from? Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Genres? Pop, Soul and R&B
Label? Island Records

Shawn is only 15 and thanks to the amazing single, Life Of The Party, it makes him the youngest artist to debut in the top 25 with a debut song on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 24. 

If you think Shawn is definitely an artist to look out for check out some of his Social Nets:

Twitter

Youtube Vevo

Youtube

Instagram

Vine

That is all for now.

Until next time

Sarah x

Weekaway essentials

Back in March I tweeted about the amazing present my mum got me for my birthday. Now the time has come and I am finally going to do a weeks makeup course at the MKF Institute in Dublin(Woooo!!)

I'm excited but nervous to be away from my mum and my friends for a whole week. I'm staying with my auntie and I thought I would share with you guys the essentials that I will need to bring with me.

1. Makeup:

Bag: Primark €6.

L-R: L'Oreal Glam Bronze Wild Bronzing Powder, SEVENTEEN Instant Glow Cream Bronzer, Maybelline New York Baby Skin Primer, No7 Instant Radiance Bronzing Highlighter, Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation, Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer, Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, SEVENTEEN Instant Glow Bronzing Powder

L-R: Real Techniques Core Collection, Sarah Ashton Set, Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, Eyelash Curler, Oral B Toothbrush.

L-R: New York Color Kiss Gloss, Rimmel Kate Matte Lipstick(107, 110), Rimmel Kate Lasting Finish Lipstick(01, 03, 16), Rimmel Vinyl Lip Gloss Be Famous

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Retro Glam, Rimmel Scandal Eyes Rockin Curves, Lancome Hypnose , SEVENTEEN High Drama Liquid Eyeliner, Rimmel Soft Khol Kajal Eye Pencil (White), SEVENTEEN Eye Kohl(black), Soap&Glory Archery (Brownie Points) Maybelline Brow Drama(Dark Blonde)

Why would I go to a makeup Camp without makeup? I wouldnt. So I have packed my most essential makeup and a bit more lipstick than I actually need.

2. Skincare

Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub And Face Wash, Aldi Pure Exfoliating Face Wipes.

As this course really does use quite an amount of makeup to create certain looks, I will need to have my skincare products on standby to keep my face fresh and clean.

3.Haircare

Morrocan Argan Oil, Toni Guy Prep Heat Protection Mist, L'Oreal Mythic Oil,Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Shampoo, Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Conditioner

As I will be gone for 10 days, having all my hair products with me is a must. Because I use excessive amounts of heat on my hair I have to bring my heat protection mist!

4.Clothes

Last but not least are my many items of clothing which are pakced awful messy. I cant leave the house withouy clothes, so ibviously they are an essential.

Well that is all my essentials for going to dublin for a week.

If you were going away for a week what would your No.! Essential be?

Until Monday

Sarah x

Book vs. Movie: The Fault In Our Stars

Disclaimer

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you would have seen my promise to get back on track with my blog straight after the Junior Cert. I was all geared up to improve my blogging with three posts a week, then one thing after another I just couldn't blog. Our Laptop screen smashed meaning I couldn't use that and using my tablet was beyond difficult. Then when we finally got a laptop last weekend, our Internet wouldnt work. The reason was, I had used up our allowance from watching Pretty Little Liars(oops).

So now with a new laptop and our Internet allowance renewed I am back and this time I mean it when I say I am going to put 110% into each post.

Last Friday I went to see The Fault In Our Stars(TFIOS). I was left speechless, amazed and truly inspired by the whole movie. But what was different between the book and the movie?

The Book:

I read the book back in February or March and the gripping storyline definitely intrigued me- even my mum couldnt put it down. 

If you have been living under a rock and you are oblivious to TFIOS, let me give you a very brief outline.

Two teenagers, Hazel and Augustus, meet through a cancer support group and both fall for each other. The rest of the book you'll have to find out for yourself.

I find the storyline so gripping because cancer has definitely affected 10/10 families around the world, and two teenagers struggling with it really makes you appreciate what you have. 

The Movie:

The movie, as well as the book, is light-hearted but also gets the effect of cancer in a serious heart felt way. I am a huge book worm and I always choose the books over the movie but in this case the movie wins this hands down.

In my opinion visually seeing the life of both of these characters really toys with your emotions, allowing you to express the feeling you may have felt while reading the book a bit more. There is definitely humour in both the book and the movie which definitely takes away from some of the tension that may be there without the humour.

Although I chose the movie I would recommend reading the book before you watch the movie to have a better understanding of what's going on.

I am aware my opinion may not be favoured by most, but if you have read the book and seen the movie please let me know if you agree or not.

Until Friday.

Sarah x

Tutorial: Kylie Jenner

Not so long ago I done an outfit post on Kylie Jenner, one of the most famous teens in the world. so now, I decided it was time for a makeup tutorial.

Foundation: I dont think i need to explain this because everyone knows how to apply foundation and everyone has their own way. I just apply primer on my t-zone and chin and then buff my foundation all over my face using the Real Techniques Sponge.

 

Contour: I dont contour much of my face, only my cheekbones. To do this I use my Real Techniques Pointed foundation Brush and I apply theSseventeen Instant Glow Cream Bronzer in the hollows of my cheekbones. I then buff it in using the Real Techniques Sponge(above) and apply the L'Oreal Glam Bronze Wild Instinct over the contour line to add more shadow and definition.

Eyes: I start off by applying the Lightest shade from my Elf Baked Eyeshadow Pallete in California and apply all over my lid. I then use my Seventeen High Drama Liquid Liner as close as possible to my lash line and the Seventeen Soft Smudge Pencil along my water line and smudge it a bit lower. I then take my eye lash curler and apply both the Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascaras.

Eyebrows: For this it is up to you how dark you wish to go. I use a toothbrush, yes a tooth brush, to shape my eyebrows to how I want. I then use the Soap&Glory Archery in Brownie Points and using the felt tip I lightly apply it to my eyebrows and then i use the crayon side to make them slightly darker. I then take the Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Blonde and set my eyebrows in place.

The Finished Look.

I reached 1000 page views recently and it has really made my week.

Thank you to everyone who reads and I will see you all on Monday.

Sarah x

Happy 4th of July to all the people across the pond!