Friday, 13 July 2012

Welcome to Glamouriety!




Hi everyone sorry no Friday Favourites my dog sandy is sick and I had to travel home and be with her, she's okay right now fingers crossed but I think she'll be okay.


However on Wednesday I headed to the Benefit Cosmetics – Glamouriety, Cork. It was amazing filled with some of my favourite thing.









Dancing,

Magic,

Jokes,

Make-up,
& of course bloggers friends! 












Make-up & Hair

I have a tutorial coming on red carpet glamour its very photo friendly make-up so I hope it help so of you out for prom/debs wedding whatever it might be for you.
















The whole night was amazing! 













Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Smokey Eye With 88 Palette

So  I found this little ditty I had done a few weeks ago just WAITING to be edited. Can you beLIEVE it?!?!? I was SO excited amongst all the building trauma to bring you something =). I had a request for this picture AND another request to do a smokey eye using the Coastal Scents 88 Palette. Here is ONE tutorial to satisfy BOTH requests. I love being efficient ; ). Don't forget to send me a note saying which tutorial from the whole blog is your fav and why =). I'll post them and we'll all laugh/learn together as we go down memory lane =).
 

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Sorry, It's Summer, Please Leave A Message...

I am LOVING Summer but I am also 1000% overwhelmed by all that is going on in said season. The boys are out of school (a given) and LOOKING for adventure!!! I'm sure it's out there but we are now one WEEK away from our dream home being completed and I feel as though I am in charge of it all!!! My husband has been SO bogged down at work that he has YET to pack one box! Poor guy, I'm sure he really wants to (; D) HA! Well after getting off the phone with my mother (her being calm, me being stressed to capacity) she texts me to check my email and THERE right in front of my eyes is her TRAVEL itinerary!!!!!!! Bless her heart she came and for three glorious (exhausting) days we packed and packed and PACKED. Now, because of her, my kitchen, bedroom, the boys' room, the office, bathrooms and laundry room are ALL packed and ready for the movers. 
 
 Here is the garage all organized with boxes labeled and ready to be taken. It was SO disorganized before and now there is so much more room to bring out more boxes!
(The view of one of the first fires from our soon to be finished house)
 Another fire sprung up while she was here. This time in Alpine, Utah. This one started from construction work.
 Our bedroom packed up.
I was so humbled and grateful for her service and how upbeat she kept me. With all of that going on plus wanting to play with the boys, aid any and everyone affected by the Utah fires (there have been many), doing makeup AND plan and execute a dear friend's wedding reception I have found little to NO time to blog!!!
 For that I am sorry but I think I have found a solution. I want to hear what YOUR fav tutorial is and we will play "Do You Remember the Time" (anyone else singing Micheal in there heads?) Just shoot me an email of what tutorial you have found either the most helpful, the most fun, the most silly WHATEVER and I'll post it. Ladies this would be a HUGE help to me and I think fun for all of us to look back =). Plus the more I know of what helps you the more tutorials I can do in the future LIKE those!!! It's really a win win if you think about it ; ). WELL, I already have my first "write in" and it comes from my darling friend Jenny (okay so I twisted her arm!) J/K Here is what she wrote and it can be an example for ya of what to do =).

Hey Jenni, So this was SUPER hard! When you asked me to find my favorite tutorial and write why, I thought, "oh sure, nothing easier!" Yeah, boy was I wrong. There are so many good ones to choose from because, as you know, your blog is my favorite! Before I tell you which one is my absolute favorite, I wanted to give a shout out to some of my other favorites- the Summer Look for Blue Eyes, the Elizabeth Taylor look, and the Kim Kardashian Smokey Eye are the runners-up because they're amazing and fun to view But this is the tutorial I LOVE to watch, and I come back to it all the time because it shows how versatile makeup can be, and how a basic knowledge of colors can really get your eyes popping with an amazing array of color and depth! This is such a beautiful use of eye shadow; using colors that I would NEVER before thought to blend together. It's gorgeous! WOOT and double WOOT to you!
"How to use Vibrant MAC Colors"- 

 (its on my favorites bar, of course)

Love your blog, again. I've always loved wearing makeup (I started in 5th grade) and your blog has taught me SO much and inspired me so many times to step out of the box with my eye shadows and get creative! Besides that, I never would have found the wonderful Demi Wispies without your amazing help, not to mention all the other skin tricks I've learned just from spending time on your blog!

Thanks for this opportunity!

Thanks Jenn!!! Now it's all of your guys' turn to send in some favs. Can't wait to hear from you!!! Either leave a comment or email me at dollcosmetics@gmail.com

Saturday, 7 July 2012

I'M IN KISS!!



I'm in the August issue of KISS! So crazy!!



First page :) That's me  the tiny picture!
                                                        





Awhile ago I did a review on SO...? Fragrance well the company liked it so much was so sweet they offered to to put me in their latest two page advert in KISS, I couldn't believe it its craziness! 







I know a lot of my fellow gurus have had chances like this before but after 3 years this is the only time this has ever happened to me so I am really excited! Thanks to everyone one of you for watching my videos and reading my blog because not to sound all cheesy but it wouldn't be possible without you guys!!







Sineady x

Friday, 6 July 2012

Friday Favourite!





So ITS FRIDAY!! Yay! I do love Fridays you know and more importantly I love doing my Friday favourites or FF for short! :)

I planned on doing my Bourjois favourites but when I gathered up all my stuff I realise I had a few too many missing but Essence saved the day! So here are my Essence favourites instead, enjoy!


All Eyes On Me - Soft Black 





All Eyes On Me 
Multi-effect Mascara
Not the darkest mascara I have ever use but great on botton lashes. 




        All Eyes On Me  - Deep Brown





















Lash&Brow gel mascara - Clear
What can I say it does its job well!












Kajal Pencil 08 Teddy

Cream, blend-able and rich colour. I like this more for the lash line then the waterline though!

Eyebrow Designer 02 Brown 
All time favourite brow pencil.  

Long Lashing eye pencil (Roll up)
10 Almost Famous
BEST DRUGSTORE "NONE WHITE" EYELINER!
So hard to find a light waterline pencil from the drugstore that isn't white this is prefect!


Metallic Eye pencil
White Divine
Sliver shimmer pencil, great for fun look!

Lip designer 020 Soft Fuchsia 
Double ended lip/brush pencil.






Quattro Eyeshadow
05 to die for
You will use then day after day its awesome!






















On me here:
Mascara - Black
Shadows - Quattro Eyeshadow 05 to die for
Lower Lash Line - Kajal Pencil 08 Teddy
Waterline -Long Lashing almost famous!
Brows - Brow Gel
Brow pencil - Brown 02






Stay with me
my favourite milkshake 02
If the name doesn't give it away this lasts all day can be a little sticky though but not too much!









Check out the video -

Happy Friday, have a great weekend!! xx
Sineady.


Thursday, 5 July 2012

EOTD: Independence Eyes with Sugarpill and BFTE

 Hey everyone, hope all my fellow Americans had a blessed Independence Day! I went to an outdoor picnic all day in 92 degrees of heat and humidity, but it was enjoyable. I wanted to keep my makeup festive but casual, so I went for fun colored eyeliner :D
I used:
-UDPP
-BFTE Cosmetics Mix & Fix (mixing medium)
-Sugarpill "Asylum" loose shadow (red)
-BFTE "Blue Bird" loose shadow (blue)
-Sugarpill "Tiara" loose shadow (silver)
-BFTE "Very Vanilla" loose shadow (on lid)
-BFTE "Butt Naked" loose shadow (highlight)
-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

That's all :)
I wanted to use some of the Sugarpill samples a friend sent me and they're just as amazing as everyone says! I was going to use Royal Sugar for the blue but once I had it mixed up it looked much darker than I'd expected so I went for the brighter Blue Bird instead.
I also used a little white eyeliner on my waterline but it watered right off like anything does on my waterline, lol. :(

Anyway, this was surprisingly easy to do and I'm in love with these shadows<3
Hope you had a great holiday, thanks for reading!



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

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Summer Feature 2012: Summer Days


Happy Be-lated Canada Day to all my Canadian readers and Happy 4th of July to all my American readers! As usual, life is busy and I'm trying to fit in posts where I can. We're off to BC this Friday so I apologize for the lack of posting! 

It's an oven in Toronto which means summer has really arrived. Here are some pretty things keep you cool and looking lovely this summer!

  • mark Easy Going Maxi Dress: I'm not too keen on my legs and hate to show them (hi, body issues!). Maxi skirts and dresses have become my new summertime BFF. They are a summer essential. I LOVE this tribal inspired maxi from mark by Avon. Isn't it pretty? It's perfect for walks in the city or taking a stroll on the boardwalk. The straps are adjustable and the bustline has an elastic waist so the fit is great. When it's cooler, I love pairing this with a cropped jean jacket. It works with flats or wedge sandals. 
  • mark Fit to Print Reversible Beach Bag: How fun is this beach bag? It's the perfect tote for anything really. You can use it for shopping, as a gym bag, or like how I use it - as a diaper bag! It fits everything I need. And when you want something more nautical, reverse the bag. The blue and white stripes will pump up any outfit. 
  • mark Triple Sparkle Necklace: Lately, I've been really into simple jewelry that I can wear everyday. This trio of goldtone, silvertone, and hematite spheres adds a little sparkle to your basic tees or tanks. I love layering this with other necklaces. It's become one of my faves!
  • mark Pretty Stellar Ring: If you swell and get bloated from the heat like I do, you'll appreciate this adjustable gorgeous turquoise ring from mark. The band is stretchy so you can wear it on any finger you desire. Love! 
  • L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Balm in Pink Satin: Tinted lip balm lipsticks are all the rage right now and are so easy to wear on a super hot day. This one from L'Oreal is Dior's cheaper lil' sister, but L'Oreal's has an SPF 15. The packaging is very similar with its pink case. The line does offers more shades than Dior's, but L'Oreal's pigment is more sheer. If you want to save, you will like L'Oreal's version. Pink Satin is a very sheer light pink. If you have more pigment on your lips this shade won't really show. I'd go with the darker shades if you want more colour. 

Products were sent for editorial consideration and I truly love them!