Thursday, July 7, 2011

Latest Addition to my Bag Collection



I just bought this gorgeous bag that I'm completely in love with. It's from The Laundry Room which is an Irish brand that has opened a store in Dundrum Town Centre recently. The shop sells cute dresses so it's definitely worth having a look at.

Back to the bag, it comes with two different straps which is good as you can alternate between looks. The short strap is shown in the picture below. I personally prefer the long one as it's easier to chug around.

 The bag comes in three colours, mine is in the shade 'Coffee'. You can get it in a cream and a darker shade. This colour just caught my eye as it's so versatile and can be literally worn with anything.

Inside the bag there is so many compartments (4 in total).With this bag I have no complaints as it's huge and will hold all the stuff I carry with me on a regular basis. There are so many zip up pockets that I can't possibly have a excuse for losing anything either.

 I could squeeze so much in here. While on the outside it still looks so nice and neat (not big and bulky in the slightest).

Last but not least, it brings out my inner rock chick as it has a few studs around the edges which I'm loving.

Laura<3

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Mac Semi Precious/ Fashion Flower Swatches

On Saturday I bought some goodies from MAC's latest collections, Semi Precious and Fashion Flower. I've been using some of the products and so far so good I'm really liking them. This quick post is going to have swatches of the four items I purchased. This collection was released early in Ireland so I'm not sure if it's available to buy on all MAC counters yet.

Semi Precious Mineralize Eyeshadow in Rare Find


MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Smoked Ruby


MAC Lipsticks

L2R Lush Amber  (Lustre Lipstick from Semi Precious Collection) + Ever Hip (Cremesheen Lipstick from Fashion Flower)

I haven't really had the time to properly try out all these products. When I do I will certainly do a review post on them. I can certainly say for sure that I love Ever Hip. It's such a perfect shade for summer and I've been wearing it alot. I hope you found these swatches useful. I know they could be better but my camera is acting up at the moment.

What do you think of the Semi Precious/Fashion Flower collection??..Is there anything you will be picking up??

Laura<3

Sunday, July 3, 2011

A Shopaholics Journey #3- Haul from Topshop and MAC

Hey Girlies,

Hope you all are having a fab weekend. Yesterday being Saturday, I decided to hit Grafton St in search of some bargains in the sales. Typical me I ended up buying one sale item and all the rest were full price. Not to worry though as I am so chuffed with my purchases.

First off I went into Topshop, I was told by so many bloggers on twitter how fab the makeup range. When I get off the Luas, the shop is just right in front of me so it would of been rude not to go in. I went in just to have a look at the makeup, some of the products I wasn't to sure about but I did pick up a few bits. I saw a cute necklace on sale which was basically the only item I got at reduced price. I also purchased pink bow clips which I loved instore. My sister says they make your hair look so pretty.


Cute Pink Bow Hairclips and Long Beaded Necklace

Topshop Cream Blush


L2R Flush + Head Over Heals

Topshop Lipstick In Nevada



Next I ventured into Brown Thomas. I was planning on just window shopping here as I didn't really want to buy anything. This all changed when I seen that MAC's new collection Semi Precious and Fashion Flower was launched. I didn't think this collection was going to be released until next week. Isn't it the first Thursday of every month??

Well that being said, there was few bits in this collection I wanted. I spent a good while swatching some of the products. Finally I narrowed everything down and I came away with the following goodies.


MAC Lipsticks


L2R- Lush Amber (Semi Precious) + Ever Hip (Fashion Flower)

MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow


L2R- Rare Find + Smoked Ruby

Lastly a necessity as I recently ran out of it.

MAC Brush Cleanser

I went to another few shops but didn't see anything I liked enough to justify more spending. I really love all the products I purchased. I will put some swatches up soon.

What do you think of the Semi Precious Collection?...Is there any items you have your eye on??

Laura<3