REVIEW - Nyx Liquid Illuminator

I've found a gem, a small little ridiculously gorgeous glowy gem and as you may have guessed from the title of this post it is the NYX Liquid Illuminator . One day (about a week after my 21st birthday so I was rolling in the dosh) and decided I would go on a makeup spending spree in Sam McCualeys chemist and picked up heaps of little bits that I hadn't tried before and the liquid illuminator was one of those products.
 It cost about €10 in Sam McCualeys but from my first time trying it I knew it was so worth the money.
If you've ever read my blog post on highlighter and contour then you'll know how much I love looking glowy and if you're like me and love it too then this is a product you should definitely invest in with so many options to create a dewy base it's flawless.

How To Use: 

The bottle in itself is small but believe me when I say a little goes a very long way, when using this product you have 4 options with it... I love having options!!
1. Use it as a foundation base. After you prep and prime your face you can simply use the product before putting on foundation to create an extremely dewy finished look.
2. Use along the cheekbones and cupids bow after your foundation has been applied. This is what I tend to do, it needs very little product and makes the world of a difference.
3. Mix a pea size amount in with your foundation. This is what I also do, by looking at the foundation you don't really notice there's anything mixed into it but when it's on the skin it's radiant you really are glowing!!
4. And finally your fourth option and once again it's a trick I learned off Youtuber Jamie Genevieve  and that's to use this product when you aren't even wearing any makeup to still get that glow!! Yep you heard me highlighting without wearing any makeup and I will no longer leave my house without makeup if I don't have this product run along my cheekbones.

So as you can see there are so many options to this product it's so diverse and it also now comes in four different shades to suit everyone.
 http://www.sammccauley.com/product/nyx-born-to-glow-liquid-illuminator/23178/2224.14.0#more-details

Wish List Wednesday - Adidas 3- Stripes Tee

When it comes to fashion there's obviously the aspect of wanting to be on trend and looking amazing but what if there was a new trend for €30 that looked amazing and was the most comfiest top you've have ever placed on your body?? Well this weeks 'Wish List Wednesday' is something I actually purchased last week and I don't think I've ever loved a top as much, I'm not joking when it comes to washing time it's nearly easier getting me in the washing machine than the tee shirt.

I actually fell in love with a similar tee shirt back in April when my favourite YouTuber Jamie Genevieve was wearing it in her 'Lip Fillers & Botox' video and from that minute I thought she looked so so cool and I was obsessed with her top. I'm obsessed with Jamie in general anyway but this top was unreal!!

I didn't really think much more of it then until I went to Waterford to Lifestyle Sports and spotted the top in the distance I had just about €30 with me so straight away grabbed the top and ran to the checkout, no questions asked and it's without a doubt the best purchase I've ever made.
 The minute I got home I was straight into it and I'd never felt more casual, yet comfy and stylish in my whole entire life, if I could I'd swear this top on a night out and I'm not even joking I love it that much. Sportswear is ridiculously in at the moment so the top really is really in at the moment and
whether it is anyway why wouldn't you wear it it's fab?!
I know people will say spending €30
on a black tee shirt is piss taking seeing as though you'd get one for €2.50 in Penney's but honestly just try on this top and then get back to me the comfort is something to nothing and of course the quality is amazing, unlike Penney's it's not going to rip in half an hour.
   If you like this as much as I do head on down to your nearest Lifestyle sports or you can order it online here I hope you like this as much as I do :)

Review - SEVENTEEN Define & Conquer Contour Kit

Make up is something I've always had a slight obsession with admittedly I was probably better at doing my make up four/five years ago but one of my all time favourite trends to ever grace the makeup scene was contouring.  I'm pretty sure everyone in this day and age knows what contouring is what what is it exactly? ''Contouring is giving shape to an area of face and enhancing the facial structure through makeup' and that's literally it. I love using contour to obviously sculpt my face but I also love it for thinning my nose and that's the beauty of contour, you can change your features without changing your look..ideal. If you want to read a little bit more into contouring Teen Vogue have done a brilliant article on it which you can check out here or just learn like I did through Youtube Tutorials, my favourite youtuber is the amazing talented Jamie Genevieve and she's done a great video on contouring so check that out here and if you're like me and obsessed with highlight check that one out here.

Anyway back to business,  I've gone through so many contouring pallets from cream to powder and I've finally found my favourite one yet and guess what... it's under €9!!
 It's the Seventeen 'Define & Conquer Contour Kit'  which I pick up in Boots Pharmacy. I love this product so much that this is my second time purchasing the kit. You can view the product or buy it here. 
 It comes with a lovely matt highlight the perfect shade of contour and a little instruction page seen above. I can't recommend this product enough, the price you're paying the quality is phenomenal the only thing that doesn't do it for me is that the highlight just isn't shimmery enough for me, I love glowing!!

Even though the highlight in the kit is perfect I wanted that little bit extra so one day in Sam Mccauleys chemist I came across a little miracle the Catrice 'Prime and Fine' contouring kit and to finish off my make up everyday I rely on the highlight from this kit (as you can see from the picture I really depend on it) and do you want to know how much it costs??? €4!!! Yep you heard me €4.  Highlighter is applied above your cheekbones to give you that glistening finish and for me the more the better.
 Just by rubbing my finger along the highlight once and rubbing it on my hand you can't help but notice the glow off it. Pretty isn't it!!

 The contour itself I can't say is my favourite as I feel it is rather dark and a little bit too shimmery for me but it's still perfect to use, and whenever I run out of my Seventeen contour it's the first option I turn too but €4 for the highlight alone is well worth it.
 And there you have it my two favourite contour and highlight pallets if you could only have the one I'd definitely recommend picking up the SEVENTEEN kit high quality at a low price what could be better ;)