Christmas Gifts From MakeupLand2011

The lovely Chie from Makeupland2011 sent me a Christmas gift which I received in the post last week. I've done two swaps with Chie in the past which you can check out here.  It was like Christmas had come early when this parcel arrived at my house!! All the products were wrapped in gorgeous festive wrapping paper.

No your eyes don't deceive you, these are the much talked about Revlon Lip Butters. Chie surprised me with three gorgeous shades, Cotton Candy is my current favourite. Revlon Lip Butters are only available in the United States, I don't think there launching in Europe until March next year. I'm going to pop up a review on these sometime in the New Year.

Chie also got me the ELF HyperShine Gloss Collection set. It contained all of the above lipglosses. I've never tried these ELF lipglosses before and so far I'm loving them. They are all wearable shades that I can see myself using alot. The middle lipgloss in the picture above doesn't have a name, I wonder what it is?

Thank you so much Chie for being so nice and thoughtful. I really love what you got me! I hope your enjoying your gifts too:D

Laura<3

Weekly Round Up #4

Here are some of the highlights from last week... 

On Tuesday, I bought this lovely bag from The Laundry Room. I'm really glad I purchased it. Not only spacious, this bag is so versatile I could wear it with anything. I can see this bag being my everyday bag for a the foreseeable future.

Last week, I received my ELF order that I'd been so excited about. I took advantage of their promotion and got a few nice goodies. I've used the Studio Brush set every day I love it. So far my favourite brushes are the Powder brush and the Eyeshadow "C" brush (very good for blending). I shall do some reviews soon.

On Saturday, My mom celebrated her 50th birthday. The whole family (minus my bro) went to a lovely Chinese Restaurant in Donabate for a meal. It was so nice to have everyone there. I hadn't seen my baby nephew in forever so it was so nice to give him a cuddle. Earlier on, my mom went to a Spa so it was such a good end to an already great birthday. Sadly my brother couldn't make it cause he was partying hard at the Oxygen Music Festival. He came back this morning after four days of camping. Needless to say he was a bit worst for wear. His highlight was seeing Coldplay, Plan B and Slash. During the set, Fergie came out to duet with Slash which he said was amazing. The weather stayed good for most of the weekend. Which I'm sure him and everyone else at the festival were happy about.

What did you girls get up to this week??
Laura<3

ELF Haul

During the week, I recieved my Elf order in the post. A while ago I took advantage of their 50% off offer which I'm sure everyone heard about at the time.

I was so excited to get the goodies I purchased.

 Burgundy Train Case
Mineral Lipstick in Nicely Nude
Single Eyeshadow in Pebble
Single Eyeshadow in Amethyst
Studio Conditioning Lip Balm in Mellow Melon

Blush in Tickled Pink
Studio 11 Piece Brush Set

I was left a little disappointed with my order. Some of the products were faulty.

 The Mineral Lipstick I ordered was broken in the box.

While the Slanted Foundation brush in the set was bent out of shape.

I've been in contact with ELF's customer service so hopefully I get it sorted. I will keep you girlies up to date on the issue.

Other than that I've been loving everything in my order. I like the ELF brushes especially the powder brush. 

Is their any particular ELF product in this post you'd like to see reviewed??

Laura<3

My first International Make Up Swap!!!!:):)

Hey Girlies,

I recently completed my first beauty swap which I've been so excited about. I did this swap with my friend Jenn Staz from the United States. Jenn's YouTube videos are so good, there's everything from hauls to inspired makeup tutorials and much more. ( If you haven't seen her website/youtube channel I shall link it below). She's been following my blog from the beginning and she is such a amazing girl and has been so supportive. This whole swap came about when we were chatting about different brands and I was telling her how we couldn't get certain ones in Ireland.

I recieved my package from Jenn on Tuesday. Girls, to say I was shocked by what she sent me is an understatement. I told Jenn before we did the swap that I'd never tried any ELF or NYX products and she sent me heaps to try out and some other goodies which I can't wait to show everyone. I was so overwhelmed with what Jenn sent me she has to be one of the most generous girls around. I hope to do another swap with her in the future.

The following are some pictures and swatches of the products she sent me!!:):)

ELF Summer Ready Super Glossy Lip Gloss Collection

Top Row- Mango Madness, CandleLight, Pink Lemonade

Bottom Row- Pink Kiss, Trendsetter

ELF Beautybook

Smoky Eye and Neutral Eye Collection



4 ELF Pigment Eyeshadows

Top Row- Naughty Noire, Innocent ivory

Bottom Row- Golden Goddess,  Passionate Purple

I can't wait to try out these eyeshadows I love all the colours:)

ELF Conditioning Lip Balms SPF15

LtoR- Peaceful Pink, Nice & Natural

I have been using these lip balms so much as I suffer with quite dry lips. I love Peaceful Pink its the perfect summer shade!!

ELF Summer Ready  48 piece Lip & Eye palette- Warm Collection

NYX Nude On Nude Natural Look Collection and  NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

All these shadows are so wearable and it's such a great size for my handbag!!!:)

ELF Matte Lip Colour in Coral, Avon Smooth Minerals Lip Gloss In Plumberry( I think the writing is a bit small) and Avon Moisturizing LipTreatment SPF15

LtoR-Avon Smooth Minerals Lipgloss, ELF Matte Lip Colour and NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil

Last but not least Jenn sent me this cute card with my package!! I love it!!!

I can't wait to try out all these amazing products. Thanks for taking part in this swap with me Jenn, you seriously seem to know exactly what I like:) You can also check out what I got for Jenn on her beauty channel.

I would definitely love to do another swap in the future as they are so much fun.

Have any of you girls taken part in a makeup swap before??

Laura<3

Jenn Staz Website- http://www.jennstaz.com/

Jenn Staz Beauty Channel- http://www.youtube.com/user/BellaPepper53