My Favourite MAC Lipsticks

Hey everyone,

Happy Sunday, the past week flew!

For today's post, I want to talk about my favourite MAC Cosmetics Lipsticks (you might have gathered that from the title!!). I know they are a bit pricier then some lipsticks at €19.50, but in my opinion they are totally worth it. They last ages, they have a HUGE colour range and they look pretty too, I love the plain black packaging, I think it looks sleek and sophisticated.

First up is "Flat Out Fabulous". This is a beautiful blue toned hot pink (great for making teeth appear whiter) and it has a "Retro Matte" finish. This wouldn't be a great lippie to wear if you have super dry lips so I would recommend using a lip scrub and a good moisturising lip balm before you start your makeup. By the time you get around to doing your lips they should be nice and soft then.

Next is "Ruby Woo", I think everyone has heard of this. It is the ultimate red lipstick. It is blue toned too and SO long lasting, as in it DOES. NOT. BUDGE. It is a Retro Matte too.

Next we have "Russian Red", although quite similar to Ruby Woo, a little bit darker maybe, I find this baby easier to work with as it as not as drying as Ruby Woo. It is still matte (and blue toned - do you sense a pattern forming yet?) but its just that bit more moisturising.

Now onto purples - first is "Heroine" and I LOVE this one. It is such a bright, fun colour and it is matte so it lasts ages on the lips.

"Up The Amp" is a muted purple/pink. I only really wear this when I have tan on because I don't know if it suits me other wise, but I love this one. It is more wearable then Heroine in my opinion. It has an Amplified finish, it has a little bit of a shine and it is more moisturising then some of the others that I have mentioned.

Last but not least is my NO.1 every day fave, "Faux". This is a Satin finish pinky nude, it goes with every look and doesn't give you that "foundation lips" look. Think your lip colour only better. I would recommend this colour for everyone as it can be changed up by using a darker liner underneath too so it is pretty versatile.

 What are your favourite MAC shades? I would love some new recommendations!

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and follow me on instagram @chloereidymua , I post more often over there!

Chat soon and have a good week,

Chloe
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Update!!!

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't blogged in about 1639540 years, to be honest I just forgot about it for ages and then by the time I started thinking about it again I felt it was too late to start again! But anyway after a very busy couple of months I am back in action and promise to post more - I have SOOO much products to review.


I recently spent 3 weeks inter-railing around Europe, so you can expect a post or 2 about that. I would also like to do some more travel posts - not necessarily on places I've been, but also places I'd like to go (New York, New York!).


I've just bought my first apartment, and done up my room at home as I'm not moving into the apartment yet, so I will more then likely do some interior inspo posts. At the moment I am obsessed with vintage and shabby chic looks.

I joined Slimming World a couple of weeks ago and am finding it great so if I come across any nice recipes or meal ideas I will be sure to post them on here.

Anyway, sorry again for the lengthy absence, I am back now!

Chat soon,

Chloe
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Sandra Gillen Makeup Artistry Master Class

Happy miserable, wet, rainy Monday everybody!

I haven't posted in ABSOLUTELY AGES, so what better way to kick things off again then to do a post on the lovely day I had yesterday, at Sandra Gillen Make-Up Artistry's master class. (https://www.facebook.com/sandragillenmakeupartistry?fref=ts)

The class was held in the Pillo Hotel & Spa in Galway (https://www.facebook.com/PilloHotelandSpaGalway?fref=ts). It started at 10.30am and finished at 2.30, which was the perfect length for a class. There were 8 of us in the class, which wasan ideal number, as we all brought our own makeup and brushes, and it meant Sandra could go around and give each of us assistance in areas where we may have needed it.

Firstly, we did a day look, with simple eye shadow, liner, subtle contouring etc. After a break and a cup of tea, we were shown how to bring our day look into a darker night time look. Sandra cam around to each of us and even helped us with the dreaded liner flick, as it is different for everyone and their eye shapes. She showed us how to choose colours suitable for our eye colours, and how to apply lashes. We then chose a lipstick and blush to suit the over all look, and we were good to go. This is my finished look, excuse the posing!

I went away with a list the length of my arm of newbies to buy but I was restrained and only bought two! MAC Lipstick in "Japanese Maple" and "Harmony" Blush for countouring.

I cannot do this post without mentioning the DIVINE cupcakes we received, courtesy of Bake Me Happy (https://www.facebook.com/BakeMeHappy.ie?fref=ts) , how is it? The icing was like nothing I have ever tasted, go and put in an order now!! 

We also received lovely goody bags sponsored by Feely's Pharmacy in Tuam (https://www.facebook.com/FeelysPharmacy?fref=ts) which I forgot to take a photo of - my apologies.

Below are some more photos of the set up on the day, sorry they are not great quality - really need to get a camera!

Sandra is a fantastic makeup artist, and also a brilliant teacher, she makes everything seem so easy! She is full of knowledge about practically every makeup product ever known to man kind, in all the years I have known her I have never left her without new bits of information.  I picked up so so many tips through out the day and I really enjoyed the class.

I would highly recommend sending her a message and booking onto one of these courses so that you can see for yourself.

Chat soon,

Chloe

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ITWBN

Hi everyone,

Sorry about the lack of posts lately - I have had no wifi at home (thanks Vodafone....) and it is difficult to blog on my phone as it keeps hopping to photos! Anyway - finally!! Here is my Blog post about the recent Into The West Bloggers Network meetup, held in the Radisson Blu a few weeks ago. Firstly, I would like to thank Sinead & Saibh for organising such a fab day - it was easy to see the amount of hard work put into the day and I am already waiting patiently (ish!) for May.

On the day we had various different speakers - Kate from Cocoa Brown Tan, Siobhan from letz Make Up, Richie from Beutifi.ie, Marika from OMiG and last but not least....... The Galway Player!! We also had lots of time to mingle, eat & drink, and look around the various pop up shops. (ATIR Shapewear, Debenhams, Youngblood Cosmetics, Peter Mark to name but a few).

On the morning of the event, I met Sandra (https://ablushingcailin.wordpress.com/author/ablushingcailin/) and Kerri (http://bellaandvogue.blogspot.ie/) in Tuam and I traveled up with them. It was lovely to get to know some new people and compare blogging notes. 

Can we just take a minute to appreciate the goodie bags that we were given! I couldn't believe it and I almost cried at the generosity, I am looking forward to reviewing all the products we were very kindly given to try out. Thanks to Cocoa Brown, McSharry's Pharmacy and all of the other contributors and sponsors. 

I will be back to more regular blogging once I have proper wifi again, 

chat soon

Chloe 

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Hey everyone!

Over the weekend I was nominated for the 'Liebster Award' by the lovely "Thats That Blog" (http://thatsthatblog.weebly.com/) I am only getting around to doing it now as I was at the #ITWBN Meetup yesterday (I will have a big post on that tomorrow). The Liebster award is a tag from one new blogger to a few others to help with recognition. Not only is it helpful for everyone involved, it is a nice way to get chatting to other bloggers and get to know a bit more about them.


Rules for the Liebster Award: 1. Thank the person who nominated you
2. Answer the questions given
3. Nominate other bloggers who have less than 3000 followers and link their blogs
4. Create 10 questions for the nominees to answer
5. Notify all nominees by social media.


1. Where did the name of you blog come from? 
I was about 108337 years trying to think of a name - I threw it out there on Instagram and a lovely girl called Kelly came up with "ChloesLittleSecrets" which is perfect cause I love Pretty Little Liars and the names remind me of each other.

2. If you could only blog about one thing ever again what would you chose? 
Makeup Makeup Makeup

3. What is your dream Career? 
I would love to have a regular beauty feature in a magazine.

4. If you could spend the day with 3 famous fashion/beauty personalities who would you choose? 
Charlotte Tilbury, Jaclyn Hill and Rob Scheppy (I want to know every single beauty secret to do with the Kardashians).

5. What's on your 2015 wish list? 
To save properly for a rainy day, to enjoy my interrailing trip in June and to attend more blogger meetups!

6. What is your favorite ever purchase? 
Estee Lauder Advance Night Repair (Beauty) and a pair of black wedge heels from Primark which sadly are ready for the bin now. So comfy though :(

7. If you could go back to one era (style wise) which one would you chose? 
60's 100%, shift dresses and midi skirts, what's not to love?

8. Where is you MUST see place in the world? 
New York New York!

9. What have you learned from blogging? 
I haven't been doing it long enough to know yet!

10. Where do you see your blog in 5 years? 
I'd like it to be doing well but I would still just like it to be a hobby alongside my day job.

I would like to nominate:
SarahsBeautyBible (http://sarahsbeautybible.blogspot.ie/?m=1)
ABlushingCailin (https://ablushingcailin.wordpress.com/about/)
CardiganJezebel (http://www.cardiganjezebel.com/)

The questions are:
1. Why did you start blogging? 
2. What is your dream career? 
3. Who is your favourite YouTuber?
4. Favourite high street store? 
5. Favourite beauty product? 
6. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 
7. Favourite place you’ve visited? 
8. Name three bands/singers that would be in your dream festival lineup? 
9. Favourite subject at school? 
10. Where would you like to be in 5 years time? 

Thanks for reading!

Chloe

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Superdrug, Boots & Poundland Haul + Competition Details

Hey guys

Hope you all had a nice weekend! I was up north and of course did a little bit of shopping.... Here's an overview of what I bought.

Firstly, I went to Poundland, just for the bronzer below. Loads of bloggers (in particular From matte to Metallic, where I first spotted it) have been raving about this, saying that it's an exact dupe for MAC's "Give Me Sun", and for only £1 pound, I said I'd have to give it a go! Looking forward to trying it out properly, it looks lovely when swatched though, I love really warm toned bronzers.

Next I popped into Super Drug of course. I was dying to get my hands on some Make-Up Revolution goodies. This "Vivid Baked Bronzer" in the shade "Rock On World"  really caught my eye. I haven't had a chance to use it properly yet but I just gave it a quick go yesterday and it's VERY pigmented, be careful! It cost £3.

I also picked up a hilighter from the same range - it's called "Pink Lights" but it looks more like Lilac to me. Anyway - we will soon see what it's like. Also £3.

I also picked up this faaaab eyeshadow palette from Barry M, I actually only got it for red colour third from the left, but I really like them all. They seem to be highly pigmented and very buttery. This only cost £6.59, so probably under £10.

I then went to Boots and picked up the new Estee Lauder "Little Black Primer" lash primer. I haven't tried it yet but it claims to lengthen and curl lashes, and it can be used by itself as a tint, under mascara to prolong wear, and over mascara to seal it, make it waterproof and reduce flaking. It will be interesting to see how this one fares out.

I am giving away all the goodies in the below picture - pop over to my Facebook (www.facebook.com/chloereidymakeup) and my Instagram (chloereidymakeup) for 2 chances to win!

Thanks for reading,

Chloe

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My makeup bag must haves

Happy almost Friday! 

I'm off to Sligo for the weekend to my friend Jeni's house, and while I was packing I thought it might be useful if I did a post on my makeup necessities that I pack for a weekend away. 

(How cute is my makeup bag? I got it in Forever21 last year and I love it)

Brushes 

Cara Pharmacy stippling brush (foundation)

Crown Brush C100 tapered blush brush (blusher, hilighter, bronzer)

Inglot 4SS brush (blending eyeshadow, contour, hilighter)

Crown Brush C139 stiff tapered crease brush (eyeshadow crease work, under eye blending) 

Inglot 31T brush (eyeliner, brows)

I will also be bringing my Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge for concealer. 

Eye and Lip Products

No7 Midnight Lash mascara

MAC Uninterrupted Prolongwear eyeshadow 

Inglot Gel Eyeliner 77

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Soft Brown 

MAC Prep and Prime Lip Primer

MAC Faux lipstick

Maybelline lipgloss Colour Elixir in 720 Nude Illusion

Face Products

All my usuals!!

Smashbox Photo Finish primer 

Inglot HD foundation 

MAC Prolongwear concealer

Seventeen Define and Conquer Palette (can also be used as eyeshadow too!)

MAC Mineralise Skin Finish in Lightscapade 

MAC Mineralise Blush in Warm Soul

And that's it!! 

Chloe

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Foundation, Hilight and Contour routine :)

Hey everyone, 

I thought I would do a super quick post on the foundation, hilight and contour routine I use when I'm going out (I also just filled in my brows very messily to show full effect at the end). 

The products I use are : Smashbox Photo Ready Primer, Inglot HD Foundation, NYX HD Concealer, MAC Pro Longwear Concealer, MAC Lightscapade, MAC Warm Soul and Seventeen Define and Conquer Palette. 

I prime my face using the smash box primer and then apply the inglot foundation, both mentioned above. 

Once that's done, I apply MAC Pro Longwear Concealer under my eyes, in the middle of my forehead, on my chin and on the bridge of my nose to Hilight, as these are the areas I want the light to hit. I apply the darker NYX concealer under my cheek bones, under my bottom lip, on the sides and end of my nose and along my hair line to contour, as these are areas where I want to create a shadow, for example, applying it under my cheek bones lifts them up and gives the illusion of a more sculpted face. 

Once all of this is blended (I like to use the Real Techniques miracle complexion sponge for a flawless finish), I like to set it all using the Seventeen Define and Conquer Palette (dark on the contoured areas, light on the hilighted).

I then apply some blusher - MAC Warm Soul - to my cheeks, and MAC Lightscapade to hilight my brow bones and the tops of my cheek bones.

 

And voila!! 

By the way, just LOOK at the glow that Lightscapade gives? It has definitely taken over the top spot in my favourite Hilight list! 

Thanks for reading! 

Chloe 

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Get To Know Me!

Happy Monday! 

I wasn't tagged by anyone but I just found this "Get to know me" post when I was reading some other blogs and thought it would be nice to do as I am new to blogging.

1. Are you named after anyone? Not that I am aware of!

2. When was the last time you cried? Last night when I read a sad book for about the 10th time (Me Without You by Kelly Rimmer)

3. Do you have kids? No!

4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? Oh God I don't know, I'd like to think so!

5. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Sometimes, but I often don't get it when people use sarcasm around me.

6. Will you ever bungee-jump?  Not a NOTION.

7. What's your favorite cereal? I don't particularly like cereal, but if I had to choose.. Granola.

8. What's the first thing you notice about people? Eyebrows and make-up.. Can't help it!

9. What is your eye colour? Blue

10. Scary movie or happy endings?  Anything but scary.

11. Favorite smells? Hmmm, Vanilla or Dolce & Gabbana "The One" perfume.

12. Summer or winter? Winter - Christmas and my birthday!

13. Computer or television? Computer - I only really watch series so I use Netflix (and I tend to watch 200 episodes in a row).

14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home? America.

15. Do you have any special talents? No not really - I would love to be more musical.

16. Where were you born? Galway.

17. What are your hobbies? Listening to music, reading, my blog, trying new products and trying out new makeup ideas, shopping.

18. Do you have any pets? A dog called George.

19. Favorite movie? I could never choose just one - I have too many! I love Serendipity though. And anything romantic.

20. Do you have any siblings? 2 sisters and 1 brother - all younger.

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? At the moment I would love to work on a magazine, maybe doing a beauty column or something.. But I haven't a clue really!

Thanks for reading - sorry, I'm very boring!

:)

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My High End Wishlist

Gooood morning and happy Friday!!

I don't know about you, but I spend a good fraction of my life watching Beauty Youtuber's videos and reading beauty blogs, and it has made me realise that A. I have expensive taste and B. I need to either be successful or marry a rich man.



The below products are currently on my wishlist, and they WILL be mine someday in the hopefully not so far future.


1. Pestle and Mortar Hyaluronic Serum

(http://www.pestleandmortarcosmetics.com/hyaluronic-serum-2/)

This product promises to hydrate and soothe even the most sensitive skin. It is said to target fine lines, dullness and dehydration, restoring a healthy glow, plumpness and radiance.  Pestle and Mortar are an Irish company and this product is 100% free of animal derived raw materials and organic solvent remnants, paraben free, propylene glycol free, fragrance free and not tested on animals. It comes in a 30 ml bottle and retails at €42.99. It can be bought by clicking into the link above....soooo tempting!!!!


2. Charlotte Tilbury Fimstar Bronze and Glow - Face Sculpt and Hilight

(http://www.brownthomas.com/complexion/filmstar-bronze-and-glow-face-sculpt+highlight/invt/145x5459xfbrzx16x1r10)

Everybody and their mother's have heard of Charlotte Tilbury - make-up artist to the stars! When her range was launched in Brown Thomas this year I was soo disgusted that I didn't go - I really wanted to meet her :( Anyway, this palette is said to be the "secret that silver screen sirens have kept to themselves for years" – it is used to slim, sculpt, shorten, trim and highlight your features by using the darker shade to contour and the lighter shade to hilight. It can be bought in Brown Thomas in Dublin or online using the link above - it retails at €65.00.

3. Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream

(http://www.brownthomas.com/skincare/charlottes-magic-cream-50ml/invt/145x5459xsmstx50xxr10)

I love to look after my skin and judging by this little passage from the Brown Thomas site, this would be right up my street! "A break-through, multi-tasking ingredient, the BioNymph Peptide Complex, fights the ageing process on all fronts: it stimulates collagen production and cell energy and fights free radicals, to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and smooth the skin. A hyaluronic acid booster called Sodium Hyaluronate floods skin with moisture, re-plumping the skin. And an infusion of rose hip oil and vitamin E bring your complexion back to life." I don't even know why I want this but I do so badly because it's so raved about! But at €90.00 a pop for 50ml I'm not sure can I justify it. (I totally could but I'm trying to not buy stuff).




4. Tom Ford Matte Lipstick in Black Dahlia

(http://www.brownthomas.com/cosmetics/jasmin-rouge-lip-color-matte/invt/147x4012xt1lp030000)

I don't even have to say anything about this, just look how fab it is? But at €47.00..... I just don't know how that makes me feel!! I just love matte lippies though.

Until next time,

Chloe 

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Baby B Browne Tan Review

Hey Everyone,

Hope you all had a nice weekend. Yesterday was my birthday - I know, Monday what a s**t day for a birthday! I didn't do anything too exciting as I was working. I got a voucher for my favourite beauty salon, The Beauty Suite in Tuam (http://thebeautysuitetuam.com/) and I cant wait for some pampering!

Anyways, nobody EVER wants their false tan to look like Ross Gellar's tan (see below!)

When Baby B Browne (http://www.babybbrowne.co.uk) sent me out some of their false tan to try out, I was delighted. I'd heard loads of good things about this brand. Now I am the first to admit, I am USELESS when it comes to false tan, I don't bother prepping my skin beforehand or anything and I don't look after it once it's on.  So on Sunday night I thought I'd put this to the test.

 I put on the tan using just a normal mitt I got in a chemist. It seemed to be a cream formula, which I don't think I had used before. It had a really nice sweet smell, it reminded me of vanilla or fudge or something - I'm not sure what but seriously - DIVINE. Anyway it applied super easily, I was done in 10 minutes. No need for vigorous blending or any of that stuff - it literally went on like a dream as they say. I left it on for I think 10 hours and showered it off the next morning. The below photo speaks for itself. If only I had actually prepped my skin - imagine how nice it would be then!!

This was me after 2 showers, look how fab it is! It is a lovely deep colour and its not orange looking at all.

As I said I've showered twice since and it seems to be fading very evenly and not at all patchy. I usually find that tan dries out my skin but that's not the case at all with Baby B Browne.

I am looking forward to using this tan again and I would like to thank Baby B Browne for giving me the opportunity to try it out. Have a look on their website if you are interested in purchasing, It retails on the website at £10.46 for 250ml which is a big bottle, and a little really goes a long way!

Until next time,

Chloe

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