Sparkle of Pink: 2015

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Saturday, 12 December 2015

Clodagh's Nails Review

I've been in the mood to get my nails done for a while now. I finally caved and booked an appointment with Clodagh's Nails on Facebook!

She does acrylic extensions, gel extensions and gelish manicures that range in price from €15 for the gelish manicures to €35 for the gel extensions and acrylic extensions depending on what type of polish you want to have. Regular polish is €25, gelish on the extensions is €35 and extensions with a french manicure is €30.

I decided to get gel extensions (coffin style) with a regular polish and as an added bonus, I got a matte top coat . I decided to go with 'Recycle' by ChinaGlaze. Grey is one of my favourite colours to wear on my nails because it just looks so simple and effortless. My nails are fab and they only cost €25!

Clodagh was very friendly and chatty when I arrived. She chatted with me throughout the entire appointment which was nice as it made the time pass by very quickly. She was also really helpful when I was deciding what to get done.

I would definitely recommend her and would book an appointment with her quickly as I know she is already booked out until the new year.

All her links are below:

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What are your favourite colours to wear on your nails?

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Alison x.

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Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Nars X Glossybox

When I heard Nars were bringing out a limited edition Glossybox I knew I had to get one! I was lucky enough to have Alison at home on the morning it went on sale and she managed to bag one for the two of us!

It's the first time I've used Glossybox and I have to say, I'm impressed. Okay, the box did cost around €55 including shipping but it was so worth it! They were ordered on Monday the 16th and we got them a week later, Monday the 23rd. I thought it would take a lot longer to be delivered and I had to come home sick on Monday so it was a really nice surprise to wake up to.

The box came with a little leaflet overview of what was inside and the price of the full-size product. All of the products inside the box were sample-size but they were still a pretty decent size.

The box contained five sample-size products including the Audacious Mascara, Larger than Life Eyeliner in Via Veneto, the Multiple in Orgasm, a Blush in Orgasm and a Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien.

The mascara is new to the line and claims to provide extreme volume, extreme length and extreme control. The wand looks like it would get your inner lashes pretty easily so I'm excited to try this out!

The Larger than Life Eyeliner claims to last for twelve hours and is smudge proof. I don't tend to go for pencil liners but I'm sure I'll try this out over the Christmas period.

The Multiple can be used as a blush, lip colour, a body shimmer and many more. I was so excited when I found out it was in Orgasm because it is my favourite Nars shade ever.

It wouldn't be a Nars box without this cult classic. This blush is the reason I discovered Nars in the first place. I was over the moon when I found out this was going to be in the box!

The last item in the box was the Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien. I've never had a Nars lip pencil before but I love this shade and I will definitely be using this soon!

Overall I love the box, without shipping the box would've cost around €75 (even though Nars don't sell sample sizes) so it was definitely worth it for the price. It's also a really nice way of trying out some of their bestsellers before properly deciding if you want to buy it for yourself.

Will I ever subscribe to Glossybox?

I honestly don't know but this one-off purchase was definitely worth it for me.

Have you ever gotten a monthly subscription box before?

Is it worth it?

Did you manage to grab one of the Nars boxes?

What did you think of it?

Let me know in the comments below!

Ciara,

xoxo.

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Thursday, 12 November 2015

October Favourites

Hey guys, it's Alison! Guess it's time for my first post on the blog...

It feels like just yesterday when I was off to college for the first time. I can't believe it's November already! College has been amazing so far and I've had the time to discover so many new things.

I've loved these lashes ever since I wore them to my debs. They are easy to apply and look great on everyone. The only problem that I had with them is that I can never find them anywhere except on the internet, because they're not sold in Ireland. When I was at the Professional Beauty Show with Ciara at the start of the month, I spotted them and stocked up on a few pairs!

Milani is one of my favourite drugstore makeup brands because they make great quality products for a good price. I got a friend to pick this up for me when she was in America. The colour blush I have is the Baked Powder Blush in Luminoso. This blush has a slight shimmer to it, I don't think the shimmer is too harsh for a blush, in fact you barely notice it at all! If you're looking for the right coral blush, this is perfect for you.

MAC's Uninterrupted Pro Longer Eyeshadow is not an eyeshadow that I would normally wear, but this shadow is the perfect transition shade for the crease. My favourite time to use this shadow is either when I'm doing a black smoky eye or any brown smoky eye.

L'Oreal Paris Infallible 24H-Matte foundation is one of my all time favourite foundations. I wear the shade 10 porcelain because I'm so pale. Infallible is a high coverage foundation which I love.
It's perfect for a night out because it definitely won't budge and it will stay matte throughout the night. I wouldn't recommend this for people who have dry skin as it's so matte, but if you need a little help in the t-zone area, it does pair well with other foundations.

I can't believe that I finally caved and bought this concealer. I have wanted it for so long. I use the shade NC15. This concealer has to be one of my favourites, the coverage is amazing and it definitely lasts all night without fading or creasing under the eyes. I usually wear this with the Infallible foundation.

I am so in love with my Erin Condren Life Planner. This has definitely helped me with keeping organised in College. I don't think I could have gone without it. It's so colourful and vibrant. This is exactly what I look for in a planner because it makes me want to plan out what I have to do each week to stay on top of all my work. I did however have a problem with my order, but I emailed the customer service and they replied to me straight away. They shipped out my missing pieces from my order and it arrived very promptly.

My miss of the month has to be Milano's in Cork. I went there with my aunt over midterm and the whole experience was just terrible! The standard of our food was shocking and the customer service we received was appalling. I love Milano but it was my first time in their Cork branch and I definitely won't be heading back anytime soon. They were also very slow in responding to their customer service email (It took a week to get any reply) and when I responded to that email, it opened up a completely new ticket. Their email service is definitely something they need to work on.

What were your October favourites?
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Alison x.

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Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Big News!

Hey guys! Great news, Sparkle of Pink is expanding!

Seen as I am so busy with school this year I have asked my sister Alison to join the blog.

She's fab at makeup and will be uploading regularly, basically whenever I'm too busy to post!

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

American Candy : Halloween

So I obviously have a sweet tooth.....

American Soda have once again sent me some American Candy to try but this time it was full of Halloween/Autumnal candy!

Even though you can get Snickers here, I've never had one. I loved this bar. Although, I could only eat it one half at a time. I would eat a snickers again but maybe a snack size bar.

Obviously this popping candy is artificially flavoured but I loved this one! It didn't taste like watermelon but the popping in my mouth that I loved.

I definitely preferred the Cotton Candy Pop Rocks, it has a slight candy floss flavour and again, the poppiing in my mouth amused me to no end!

If you've ever seen an American Halloween movie, you have definitely seen candy corn. I have always wanted to try it and I was so happy to find a bag in the box when I opened it! Not gonna lie, I totally thought it would be a hard candy but it was soft and chewy! Candy Corn is without a doubt, an acquired taste. It is super sugary and I couldn't eat more than a few pieces at a time but after a while I liked the taste.

I love Unicorn pops! It took me ages to finish it but it was so good.

M&Ms are without a doubt my favourite chocolate/sweet. You just can't fault them. They're amazing.

Thanks to Ben over at American Soda for sending me these lovely goodies!

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Ciara,

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Saturday, 24 October 2015

American Candy Take Two

Blogger Mail makes my day. I love coming in from school to see a box ready to open, it literally makes me so excited!

The lovely Fiona at Candy Hero sent me this massive box of sweets to try! It has taken me two weeks to get through to box but it did not disappoint!

Twizzlers were a no. It says strawberry but it does not taste like anything at all. I definitely wouldn't eat these again.

I was so apprehensive to try these because they didn't sound very nice, they don't smell great either. They actually tasted surprisingly good though. I wouldn't eat these that often but I would definitely buy them again.

This chocolate bar is actually from Finland but it is absolutely amazing. It's dark chocolate so if you don't like dark chocolate you probably won't like it but you are seriously missing out! The pieces of blueberry and raspberry in the bar are so nice, I was so sad when the bar was gone.

Laffy Taffy is so good! My favourite had to be Sour Apple, it wasn't sour but it was so tasty.

Whoever came up with the chocolate-peanut butter combo was a genius. Reese's peanut butter cups are so good! It's the perfect combination of salty and sweet.

It was super hard to differentiate between the flavours of these but every flavour was amazing. I loved the mango one, the fruity flavours were incredibly luscious and I need to find a shop over here that sells Mike & Ike!

Plopp, the name made me laugh too, is a Swedish caramel chocolate bar. I don't like caramel so I didn't like this bar.

Dots are gelatin free which is great if you are a vegan. They taste great and the only thing I can fault about these are that they stick to your teeth like glue. I had to brush my teeth straight after eating them!

Almond Joys are like Bountys but better.The coconut in it is much nicer and the almonds on top give the bar a great crunch.

Nerds are pure sugar but it's pure sugar that I love, You can buy them over here so I'm no stranger to them. I definitely prefer the strawberry to the grape flavour but they're both really tasty.

I cannot fault Swedish Fish one bit. I still can't place the flavour exactly but they're so amazing it doesn't matter!

Definitely better than the milk chocolate Hersheys bar. Dip this baby into tea and you're sorted, it's fab.

Fiona also sent me some of Candy Hero's cherry jellies and these guys are super fruity! I'd definitely add them into your bag if you're buying anything off the site!

If you're interested in buying any of the sweets I tried check out www.candyhero.com

They have a wide range of American and International products!

Thank you so much to Fiona and everyone over at Candy Hero who put this box of dreaminess together for me!

Have you tried anything from Candy Hero before?

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Ciara,

xoxo.

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