In Memory of My Dog

A few years ago my beautiful collie Faolan pass away. It broke my heart. I still miss him everyday.
For those of you who are wondering about the name Faolan - its Irish for "Little Wolf"
A fitting name for our big blue eyed collie we though. I called him Bear, he was a big teddy bear!! As I write this I am so upset because he was so sweet and kind and loving he deserved a long long beautiful life. Unfortunately Bear didn't have the best start in life and was dumped outside our house at just over a year old. We took him in and loved him for 10 great years. Sadly he gone ill and dead in his sleep with me by his side. A horrible sad moment but I was glad I was there to hold him as he passed.

Back to today, well today was beautiful - the sun was shining it wasn't too cold, the type of day he would have loved. So I spent it in the garden creating this.

It really made me feel close to him again. I am not the best artist but I tried to capture his face. This rock sits in our garden and we planted blue flowers around, the same colour as his eyes!

Clean large stone.

Slate grey base colour

I sketched it out on paper first

 then traced the outline onto the stone

This is the second time I created this because the paint only lasted about 2 years before it chipped off due to bad weather. I hope to protect this one more so it lasts longer. I miss him everyday but its nice to look out into the garden and see him there.

Love Sinead x

MUA Corner: The 411 On Makeup Junkie Hosted Workshops!

This is almost a month late, but this Makeup Junkie has been a busy girl! If you've been keeping up with my blog then you've read I've started hosting workshops for some of my favourite makeup artists who are the "who's who" in the industry. If you really want to be successful in the business of makeup artistry I recommend taking notes from a pro and not just any old amature. 

Photo Courtesy of Elaine from TorontoBeautyReviews. 

On February 5th, I hosted a bridal makeup workshop alongside Dior Canada for Dior's Senior Artist, Fredis Velasquez. He not only is uber talented and can work magic with his brush, but he's also an old friend. I knew immediately the workshop attendees would love him and learn some major tips that would change their careers. 

Photo Courtesy of Elaine from TorontoBeautyReviews. 

Fredis' was fantastic! He was funny, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. What I think stood out most was that he went to each artist and asked what their biggest makeup difficulty was. He worked one-on-one with each artist providing positive and constructive feedback and tips. Every MUA I spoke to couldn't wait for the next workshop with Fredis! We even went a half hour overtime - that's how dedicated Fredis was to his students. He wanted to make sure each person walked away learning many valuable tips. 

Photo Courtesy of Elaine from TorontoBeautyReviews. 

There were a few familiar faces that attended including Donna Marie (read about her experience here), Naomi from StylEyes, Jill Oliver from Batting A Lash, Sarah Kirmani (Facebook Friend), and of course my lovely guest blogger, Elaine from Toronto Beauty Reviews. 

Sarah Kirmani and her lovely model Elaine! Photo courtesy of Elaine TorontoBeautyReviews.

Each attendee and their guest received an amazing gift bag from Dior which included 2 lip products I am obsessed with right now (review to come)! Thank you to Fredis and Dior Canada for being apart of Makeup Junkie's first ever workshop! 

Intrigued? You should be because the next workshop is coming up on March 25th! If you're a MUA in the Toronto area this is one workshop not to be missed! One of my favourite makeup artists, Lucky Bromhead, will be teaching a workshop on HD makeup for print, television, and more. Not only does she have many years of experience working with celebrities and in television, but she is actually working in the industry and is successful! Part of this business is making smart moves and attending Lucky's workshop is definitely a smart one. So be there or be square. 

I'm hosting this workshop with the lovely people at Make Up For Ever Canada and each attendee will receive a gift bag with some of their best-selling products! To purchase your early bird tickets and for more information visit: http://makeupwithluckyb.eventbrite.ca/ . Only until March 21st! 

Shabby News

I am in LOVE with Shabby Apple. Their apparel is so current and fresh. I, myself am a TOTAL skirt girl!!!! I am so excited to say that right now Shabby is offering FREE shipping when you enter SPRINGSKIRT at check out. So go check em out and getcha some!!!!! ; )

Makeup Challenge: Mellow Yellow

This week's NTMS challenge is Mellow Yellow so here's my look. It's not that mellow really but I don't think that matters, lol. I thought it was bright and cheerful, it reminded me of Spring! Also I don't know if it's noticeable but.. my Dad has been watching Hawaii Five-0 on Netflix and mentioned the fashion of the time, so I may have had Mod 60s makeup in the back of my mind when I did this. x3

Please click the pics to view in better detail!

Products:

Eyes:

-UDPP

-NYX Milk JEP

-BH 120 Palette, 1st edition (matte yellow on outer corner, matte white on lid)

-Sugarpill Buttercupcake (middle lid)

-BFTE "Sweet Nibblets" (inner lid)

-BFTE "Satin Sheets" (browbone)

-BFTE "Very Vanilla" (blend edges)

 -Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black felt tip liquid liner pen

-Sephora mini white pencil (waterline)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara in Very Black

-Red Cherry lashes #747S

-Ardell Latex-Free clear lash adhesive (this stuff sucks)

-BH 120 Palette, 1st edition (matte medium brown on brows)

Face/Cheeks:

-mark. face primer

-Revlon Colorstay foundation (Ivory/Buff mixed)

Darling Girl Cosmetics:

-Boy Crazy blush (used as bronzer/contour)

-Cheeky blush

-Cherry Bomb blush

-Evil Shades blush in Atomic

-BFTE "Pyxis" highlighter
-Hard Candy Glamoflauge concealer in Light

-mark. setting powder

Lips:

-OCC Lip Tar in Queen

-CS 66 lipcolor palette, various shades

-NYX gloss in Smokey Look

-some other random stuff I can't remember lol

This look is a lot more... monochromatic than I usually do. I kept wanting to add other colors but since it was for a challenge I wanted to keep the focus on the yellow.

I had a lot of problems with this one, like I don't know what I did wrong but my eyelids immediately began creasing badly and you can kind of see it in some of the pics. >.<

The Ardell clear lash glue is terrible and I don't think I'll be using it anymore. I thought it might be better/easier/less messy than my Duo Dark but alas, it's not. It gets sticky after a second and it's hard to get enough on the lash to make it stick to your eyes. I've used it in my last few looks and you might be able to see the lash strip actually coming off in some of the pics. Not impressed :/

No-flash pic. My lips didn't look that mottled in real life :(

I got a little bored while editing these pics and it finally dawned on me that the makeup looks the same from every angle... it's not very complex so it makes it hard to get a variety of pics that are  interesting, lol. Oh well ;P

Different camera, no flash.

Anyway,  still enjoyed doing this since it's not something I'd ordinarily have done. I hope you enjoyed it :)

 Thanks for reading!<3

*Disclaimer: Some or all images were LIGHTLY edited using Aperture; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Oscars 2012

Did you watch the Oscars last night? I only watched the Red Carpet Live on E! Here are some of my favourite and my not so favourite dresses and make-up!

Emma Stone in Giambattista Valli Dress  

I have to admit sometimes I don't like or "get" Emma's style. This I thought this looked great on her,

Not sure about some people saying "Best Dressed" though! (I will get to mine in a minute) The shape is gorgeous and adding that bow does make it Oscar-ish but red on a red carpet?? Hmmm...

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace

This kind of made me go "meh" its beautiful and she looks beautiful but she always does so it wasn't like Wow! She just looked like her!

Its like at the prom/debs in school, the girls who always look beautiful just look like they always do! Put this dress and make-up on some one we usually see as plain and it would be a wow moment but sorry Ang its a meh! from me.

Kristen Wiig

Okay so Kristen looks lovely but I think the women in purple behind her looks so beautiful, I dunno who she is but when I was watching this live both me and my sister Treena pointed her out as looking better then most on the night, so mystery girl you get the thumbs up from me!! 

Tina Fey inCarolina Herrera

Tina was the only one wearing Carolina Herrera on the night and I do love it, I think its a great pick for her! Strapless seemed to be a running theme and not a necklace in sight! Some of the dresses kind of needed a necklace but I think it would have made Tina's dress too fussy. 

Jennifer Lopez in Zuhair Murad.    

Love Jen in this! The long sleeves were also a trend on the night but the cut outs give it a sexy "showing some skin" look unlike Shailene Woodley, the girl from The Descendants who covered up head to toe (Which I think was a nice change others didn't)

Oh I also have to add I LOVE Jen's make-up!! Tutorial me thinks...

Viola Davis in Vera Wang  

I loved the colour on her, not too sure about the old cleavage on show maybe a bit too much! Other then that I loved the dress, the colour and the accessories. 

 Penelope Cruz in Giorgio Armani dress   

 I love love love this!! It kind of reminds me of the dress Demi Lovato wore at the 2011 ALMA. I would love to see this dress in a nude pink but blue is gorgeous too! If I was young again and going to my debs I would have wore some thing like this! (If The Moderne in Cork had some thing like it! lol) 

As for the hair and make-up well its my favourite on the night! LOVE! 

What are Your thoughts? 

Who did you love/Hate?

What make-up would you most like to see a tutorial on?

OOTD - Date Night!

Hi there ladies!

So if you follow my video you may have seen this outfit before or at least some thing similar, but I've never done a blog post about it so hey though I would!

I wore this to Google Offices in Dublin last years and a good few times because I love how wearable it is but still has a touch of style!

It was date night (of sorts) and we headed to Gino for dinner, I just wanted some thing casual really, I don't like "fuss" when it comes to outfits. 

So I started with Blank Jegging (New Look - Super Skinny)

I prefer Jegging (Jean leggings) rather then just Leggings because I don't have the most "toned" legs 

so the Jean material really hold the shape and mask any lump and bumps ;)

I added a black Tank (Penneys) under the Pink Shirt (Pennys) 

I tried white tank under the shirt but I think with the black leggings it works better.

As for the pink shirt I love it, I carry all my weight on my hips and butt so this loose shirt hides it.

My black wedges are from Dunnes (I wear these all the time)

You could wear full on black heels with this but I like wedges, easier and we took a walk after dinner so I am glad I picked them! 

For my jewellery I wore pearl earring and chain with my white watch that I always wear!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE pearls, I dunno why! I think they are kind of romantic and chic so I have lots of pairs in all different sizes (Just from Penneys like super cheap!)

The mid-length chain has a large pearl on the end which I got in Dunnes.  

I have a video on this look coming soon :)

Love Sineady xxx

UD/BFTE EOTD

I hope the title doesn't make your eyes cross! >,< Here's a look I did for fun today using some new products, mainly my new Urban Decay Shadow Sticks and some BFTE samples I got from a friend :)

Products:

-UDPP

-Urban Decay Shadow Sticks in Juju (light golden brown blended out on lid) and Clash (bright blue on lower lashline)

BFTE shadows in:

-Bat Wing (shimmery bronzey brown on lid)

-Caribbean (bright turquoise, applied over Clash on lower lashline)

-Ornamental (pale gold on browbone and tearduct as highlight)

-Honey (light bronze and gold sparkles patted on middle lid over Bat Wing, and used as highlight over Ornamental)

-Sephora mini white pencil (tearduct)

-BFTE gel liner in Chocolate Mousse (just a touch in upper lashline)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara in Very Black

-CS 88 Palette, medium brown (on brow)

-Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light

-BFTE mineral foundation in Light Beige

I tried adding some stuff to my waterline but in the end it just looked horrible and made my eye water and turn bloodshot lol. I also skipped eyeliner because I didn't feel like using it and then washing it off, muahaha! You can see a wee bit of me eyelid where the liner would go... it's kinda cute :3

No-flashshot

Aaaand my otherwise naked face. We'll pretend my skin doesn't look scary, okay? Okay!

I had some difficulty photographing these colors accurately; in person the lid looked cooler and more taupey, but for some reason the colors look very warm/golden in the pics. Ah well, I love these colors and Honey is now on my wishlist; it's sparkly goodness that's very wearable. ;)

Thanks for reading!<3