Irish Beauty Bloggers Secret Santa Reveal

As this is my first year as a beauty blogger I was super excited to get involved in the Irish Beauty Bloggers Secret Santa. The wonderful Aisling from Total Makeup Addict organised it and wow did she do a great job! From the research into it and actually managing it... hats off, big time!

I love shopping and buying gifts for people and as this was for beauty bloggers it made it even better, you can see what I got Girl_Friday from Girlfridays Beauty Blog on her reveal post.

When my package arrived from the lovely Lauren Marie from Makeup by Lauren Marie I was so excited! I received the Essie Winter 2013 Collection and the Barry M Natural Glow Pallet

Winter Essentials #3 - Dry Hands?

Dry winds, cold water, exposed to the elements - your hands often bear the brunt of the cold weather. Dry hands are especially common in winter and even more so if you're prone to symptoms of sensitive skin like inflammation or eczema.

 

Winter Essentials #2 - Chapped Lips

Lets face it we can all think of way nicer things than having chapped lips. They feel nasty, sore, sometimes bleed and what gets me most is that your lipstick looks just awful when applied over chapped lips.

With their really thin layers of skin they are much more likely than the rest of the face to dry out, especially with the winter elements mixed in.

So here's how to fight the freeze this winter...

Stocking Stuffer Gift Guide

Here is my stocking stuffer gift guide! All of the gifts are under €15 and most of them are from Boots 3 for 2. Hope you like it!

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Winter Essentials # 1 - Dry & Dehydrated Skin

Welcome to part one of my Winter Essentials series! Winter isn't really a skin-friendly time. It doesn't matter if your indoors or outside, just like in summer, winter can bring its own wealth of problems for your skin.

Over the next week I will be sharing 5 posts about what you can be doing to make sure your skin looks and feels as healthy and glowing as possible this winter.

Why does your skin feel more dry and dehydrated in winter?

Christmas Gift Guide For Her €55 - €445

Following on from my Christmas Gift Guide for Her under €50 here is my more luxurious gift ideas over €50. I am lusting after a few of these myself!

Boots Star Buy - Sanctuary Spa Ultimate Glow Pamper Tin

Boots just announced their new Star Buy and its gorge...

A great gift for any woman who likes pampering herself! I personally love some quality time for myself and try to make a bubble bath a weekly thing....try to. This is a really fab gift and normally it is €52 but from now until 28th November its just €25! If you want to see more of whats in it they have all info and a video on their site here.

Ashley 

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