Boxing Day make up look

Hi guys! A bit interest of mine is in make up looks. I'm not one to sit for hours everyday and do it as I simply don't have time, however when it comes to a special occasion I get excited about doing make up, choosing my look, the colours, matching to my outfit and just generally trying to put lots of thought in to it and I thought I would share my most recent look with you all!

I didn't take too many close ups or do a step by step as I didn't plan on sharing however I will be going for something similar on NYE and will do a more detailed post then.

The make up I used for this look was:

Foundation: Rimmel 23hour wear in 200, natural beige 

Face: the naked blush palette with the bronzer added to the cheeks as well as Nose for contouring, and the highlighter from the naked palette for my cheekbones and nose.

Eyes: naked 3 palette with black heart all over the lid and limit on the brow bone... With about 5 minutes of consistent blending! Blending is key :)

Lips: Mac taupe ( my staple fave)!

So there you have it.. The really basic make up I used for this dramatic eye look. I will do a more detailed post after NYE showing my make up look from them!

If there's anything you think I should add to this to improve the look before then please comment and let me know!

Air of Eire 

Xo

The Christmas Party - Carole Matthews

I read a lot of books so this is a pre-warning, or maybe excitement for some of you who are like me, that this is the first of many! 

So while doing my monthly book haul I knew I needed something that was different from my usual preferred genre of crime/mystery/thriller, and since I was feeling Christmassy- I picked up the most enticing looking cover on the shelf - The Christmas Party. I knew I would be busy over Christmas so i was hoping it would be something easy to pick up, get into and not too complicated. I got exactly that!

While The Christmas Party was quite obvious - I knew where it was headed! There were a few twists and turns with not so central characters which made it all the better for me as I found them the most interesting.

What was good about the writing was the characters- thy were spot on! I don't work in an office but in any work place you know people like these and therefore they were all instantly relatable. They were described so well and you had a picture in your head of these characters from the minute you met them. It also meant that you were supporting them throughout the book in the hope for a happy ending!

I would give the book 3.5 out of 5 because the characters made it for me, while the predictability was the mor riff putting.

In saying that it was exactly what I was looking for this Christmas and was a fantastic way of getting lost in you own busy Christmas festivities!

I would love to read more from this author as I really enjoyed the general way she wrote her books. If anyone can recommend anything by Carole Matthews I am open to reading and writing more reviews on my thoughts :)

Air of Eire 

Xo 

Tesco Beauty Advent Calendar 2014

Hello!

Welcome to my first ever blog post 

I have decided through (not much) deliberation that my first blog post should be relevant to the times and something that is really interesting me right now!
My Advent Calendar.

I know, how boring – an advent calendar. But its not just an advent calendar with chocolates.  This is a beauty advent calendar with one amazing beauty treat a day!
I am one of these people who gets an idea in their heads about something to buy, something to do, and will not stop until I have it.  So a day where I can have a gift daily should surely help me stop my random crazy spending as I had something to look forward to.  Right?

WRONG! Its the 8th of December and today I have decided to open my whole advent calendar! Eeek!

Anyhow… Lucky for me I have decided to blog today and its given me the perfect platform.

This advent calendar is beautifully presented and comes in large white packaging. It doesn’t look like it’s from – Tesco! It is RRP £50 however, from Black Friday onwards it was half price so I got £125 worth of beauty goodies for £25.  I myself am chuffed with this!
Here is a list of all the goodies and treats inside:

Katy Perry Meow Solid Locket
Stylefile
Sue Moxley Light Up Lipgloss
Pro Formula peel off face mask
Vaseline Lip Therapy
Dead Sea Magik Delicate Boosting Mask
Eylure False Eye Lashes
Korres Citrus Shower Gel
Little Soap Company Soap
Moroccan Oil Conditioner
Ghost 15ml
Denman Mini brush
Paul Smith Extreme Female 5ml
Candy Kittens Turquoise 20ml EDT
Natio Spa Heavenly Hand Cream 20ml
So Eco Foundation Brush
Manuka Api Nourish Face Mask 50ml
Dr Lewinns Renunail Triple Strength Pomegranate 14ml
Baylis & Harding Body Lotion 30ml
Baylis & Harding Bath & Shower Gel 30ml
Tayna Burr Midnight Sparkles Nail Polish
NIP+FAB Eye Cream
Elizabeth Arden Red Door 5ml
Compact Mirror

..so YES! Tonnes of things!
My top 5 from the advent beauty calendar would have to be
Eyelure eyelashes
Foundation brush
Vaseline
Nip and Fab (bee sting eye cream!!!) and
Tanya Burr nail polish (its the most beautiful deep purple).

Next year I’ll be on the waiting list for Tesco Beauty Advent calendar 2015!

Leave a comment down below if theres any of these products you would like me to review or discuss in more detail.

Love and Kisses
Air of Eire x