Noonabean's Fantabulous Giveaway

Just  a heads up to all you lovely people that aoife over at fashion turn to the right is having an amazing giveaway

Aoife is celebrating a very well deserved 300 followers and is giving away a sleek palette and a MAC lipstick as a thank you


I recommend every single one of you check out her blog if you haven't already, she does brilliant makeup looks and has amazing taste in fashion :)


here's the link! enjoy :)

http://fashionturntotheright.blogspot.com/2011/08/giveaway-mac-sleek-goodies.html

Blogsale! :)

blogsale closed :) 

Ok so i have to disable comments here for the next two weeks because i won't get the chance to post anything out but if theres anything anyone really wants email me on pinksugarmakeup@gmail.com and i can let you know when i will be able to

if you've already bought something don't worry it's being shipped monday

 thanks for looking 

Hi girls, so this is my first ever attempt at a blogsale. Some of the pictures aren't the best so let me know if you want to see more of something. If you want to purchase something just leave me a comment with the names of the itemas you want and your email address so i can send you an invoice. I will post items within 3 days of payment and i can post to Ireland and the UK ( if you are outside these areas let me know and i will see what i can do). postage is €1.50 and 50c for every additional item, postage on the palettes is €3.

let me know if there are any questions :)

Thanks for looking 

xxx

 Barry M Dazzle Dusts in 8( white shimmer), 10 (charcoal shimmer) and 39( toffee shimmer) - all only swatched once, €2 each or 3 for  €5

Gosh Shimmer dust in bluebell used about 3 times, €2

sold Mac Blushcreme in Ladyblush- Used less than 5 times €5 sold

Mac Sheertone Blush in Pink Swoon- Swatched once or twice €5 Pending

Coastal Scents HD foundation in ST01 - used 3/4 times - €3.50

 Mac Strobe Cream - at least 1/2 full - €4- Pending
Mac Tinted moisturiser in the shade Light - 1/2 full - €4

Urban Decay e/s - Uzi- used 2/3 times €4

SOLDUrban decay powder blush in quickie- used 2/3 times - €4SOLD

ELF studio blush i in Fuschia Fusion - swatched 1/2 times - €3

Coastal scents 88 metal mania palette barely used. one or two colours dented - €5

Coastal Scents 6 colour contour and blush palette - untouched except for swatches - €5 Pending

Urban Decay Book Of Shadows Vol 2 - barely unused apart from swatches- as you can see eyeliners have been remover but i will include a mini primer potion - €35

Urban Decay NYC Palette/Book of shadows - only swatched - €35

Guess who's back with a brand new.... VIDEO!

hola!

so if you haven't guessed from the title, i have finally uploaded a new video :) (a little late to the party I know )


So here it is, My july favourites, Enjoy :)

Blondes Don't have more fun!!

hey guys,

so if you follow me on twitter then you will already know that i dyed my hair brown on Thursday,

this is my second time to take the plunge from my natural colour blonde to brown,

now even though i say blonde was my natural colour, over the years it has had some help in the name of highlights and then eventually full tints, the upkeep of which is tedious and costly

Fed up with going to the hairdressers every 6 weeks, i decided to go brown in January with the help of a fantastic hairdresser in adore in cork, the colour started out as a dark brown but because of all the bleach and damage in my hair it faded to a light caramel brown quite quickly, i loved the colour and whenever the showthrough of blonde got too much i would just tone it down with a loreal casting creme gloss, once the sunshine in may came though i quickly realised i needed to go blonde again for the summer to avoid my colour bleaching in the American sun. I got a highlighting kit in boots and hey presto blonde again

Home from America though i really wanted to darken my hair again despite the risk of bleaching from the sun so i went to my local chemist where i picked up the loreal feria kit in the shade #58 bronze shimmer, i wasn't expecting much from the product but i was amazed at the results it gave a lovely even colour, covered all the blonde bits and gave my hair lots of life and dimension.

I would definitely recommend this product to anyone looking to dye their hair and at €7.99 its well worth it

let me know if you have any questions?

thanks for reading

Sarah x

Boston Haul :)

Hi girls :)

so after 3 attempts at filming this as a video I have had to resign myself to the fact that my camera is not going to cooperate, so I'm doing it as a blog post instead! 

Like I said before I didn't do much shopping when I was away seeing as I decided to come home and was on a flight 3 days later, but I'll show you what I did manage to grab, this is my beauty haul only, because the clothes I bought aren't very exciting (mainly just jeans and hoodies), anyway enough babble, onto the pictures:

ok so I went a bit crazy with oral care but anyway from l-r , walgreens generic teeth whitening strips, colgate whisps( the cutest things ever!! ) and crest 3D Whitening strips, so excited for shiny white gnashers :D

Next is all the kind of makeup things i bought,from L-R again, 

1)UD primer potion tube in sin- i seriously love this stuff so i had to buy the tube,

2)Sephora-anti shiner primer

3)Maybelline age rewind primer- feels exactly like smashbox but only cost $4 ;)

4) Too Faced aqua bunny bronzer-

5) Benefit Bella Bamba Blush

6)Covergirl lash blast mascara- bought 2 of these , whoopsies :P

7)Makeup Forever Smokey Lash Mascara - 2 of these aswell <3

Random Ball on top) EOS lipbalm in summer berry

Fragrances

1) PINK by Victoria's secret aloha pink body splash

2) Victoria's Secret Lovespell body spray

3) Vera Wang Princess rollerball

Yum :)

Skincare

1) cetaphil cleansing lotion- I've heard amazing things about this so fingers crossed

2)Victorias secret lovespell shimmer body lotion

3) Jergens natural glow gradual tanner 

4) secret deodrant in powder fresh- nicest smell ever

and lastly random junk-

Carmex lipbalm sticks

bath and body works hand sanitizers

rohto anti redness eyedrops

And there you have it,  haven't used much of this stuff yet but if any of you want a review on anything in particular I will gladly oblige once I've played with them some more

Thanks for Reading

Sarah x

I'm Not shipping up to boston!

hey guys,

I'm Back :)

so basically this is just a quick post to explain my J1 experience and why i'm home

if you follow me on twitter you'll know i left for boston on june 3rd
it was literally the most stressful time of my life, no jobs,no houses no fun

the whole j1 thing , living 11 people to a one room house, having no job and no money and being so far away from my home comfort really wasn't for me. I have come to the conclusion that i'm a home bird through and through and i couldn't deal with the isolation i felt over there.

So I'm home,back to blogging and filming and back where i belong :)

Sarah x

Shopping my stash :)

Hey Guys,

I decided today that since I'm pretty much on a spending ban until i get to Boston and i really felt like buying some new makeup to make myself feel better, that i would go through my makeup collection and fall in love with / resurrect some old products.

This proved very successful and i suggest everyone try it , its amazing the things we forget about

1) Too Faced bronzed and the beautiful set- bought in Paris last September but only used a few times, so perfect for summer :)

 2) Gosh lipstick in Darling- my perfect nude colour :)

3) Urban Decay Multi-Benefit skyscraper mascara- This used to be my go to mascara before i found makeup forever smokey lash. It adds amazing volume and length and its brand new in the box :P

4) Stila Lipglaze- Pink Grapefruit- So pretty for summer :)

 5) Soap & Glory- Sexy mother pucker - this came in the big box set i got for Christmas and its literally never been used , its a super pretty corally colour

 6) Joico K-Pak re constructor  -split end mender -used to be my favourite hair care product, hopefully will be again :)

 Mac eyeliner- Teddy-such a pretty bronze colour ,can't wait t start using it again :)

And that's it, let me know if any of you shop your collections and find some gems :)

Sarah


x

Hello guys :)

so today was probrably one of the best days of my life

today i had my slints and cast taken off my nose,

It's been 8 days since i had my surgery and while it wasn't really sore at any stage the cast was starting to get really uncomfortable.

I met my surgeon in his private clinic this morning and oh my god was i nervous, even though i wasn't having the procedure for cosmetic reasons i was so afraid it would look awful.

I was worried for nothing, when he had everything taken off the first thing he asked me to do was to breathe through my nose, and SHOCK HORROR, i could for the first time ever in my memory. I'm still getting used to how strange it feels :)

The next think he asked me to do was go look in the mirror, and as soon as i did i broke down in tears, even though i didn't feel that the appearance of my old nose bothered me when i saw it straight i was really emotional. No longer to i have to be self concious of my nose :)

It did bring an element of sadness to the day however because i do wish my mum could be here to see it as she was the one who was with me to start this journey 7 years ago but after a sneaky little cry with my cousin who was with me for support we were back to admiring the job

I cannot speak highly enough of my surgeon who has done everything he can to help me this last week.

Thanks for all the supportive comments and tweets  :)

Love


Sarah

P.S i'm throwing in a pic of how i look right now, makeup free so excuse that but no cast so yay :D

xx

My Rhinoplasty Experience

Hey,

so this is a fairly off topic post on my blog but its kind off all that's going on in my life right now so i decided i'd share my experience,

if you follow me on twitter or you watch my youtube videos then you'll know i had to have surgery on my deviated septum,
 i had a septo-rhinoplasty. Most people would associate rhinoplasty with cosmetic "nose-jobs" and while that is in essence what i had done it was not for cosmetic reasons.

My problem first became obvious when i was about 12 i was having a lot of trouble with headaches and i started to notice that my nose was starting to look crooked and had a bump on it, i went to seen an ENT specialist who told me that  i was just being vain and there was nothing wrong. I knew something wasn't right though and my doctor referred me for  a second opinion , the second doctor was much nicer and told me that while there was a problem there was nothing they could do for me until i was 16 because the bones were still growing and operating at a young age could cause more damage.

When i was 16 i was reassessed and offered surgery to correct the breathing in my nose just after my 17th birthday, unfortunately as the time approached my mum was very ill with cancer and she died just a few days before i was due surgery so i was put back to the end of the waiting list as i was obviously in no state of mind to have surgery.

A few weeks ago i was offered a consultation with a surgeon in dublin who informed me that my condition was actually getting worse and two of the bones had collapsed, my nose was visabley crooked but as i got older it bothered me less and less but the surgery was still necessary to avoid serious medical problems in the future.

So on wednesday april 27th i was admitted for rhinoplasty. I was under general anastaetic so i remember nothing after i was wheeled into theatre but when i woke up i was very sick, my surgery had taken 4 hours and was only meant to take three, this meant they had to top up my anastatic levels which can strengthen the side effects, the next morning however i felt much better and i was discharged from hospital.

Three days after surgery I am beginning to feel normal again but i am still very tired and can't really go out of the house. I'm including some photos of how i look i hope they don't upset anyone.

I have to return to the hospital next week to have my splints and my cast removed and i will update after that

thanks for reading

Sarah :)

L'oreal Sublime Bronze Express Pro - Review

hey guys,

sorry about the blog neglect, joys of the college life,

anyway i'm going to share with you my experiences of the loreal sublime bronze self tanner,

I was so excited to try this tan ever since i saw the ad for it featuring the beautful Doutzen Kroes , however on first use i am greatly disappointed.

My first problem with it is that from the ad i was under the impression that it was a tan that showed up instantly but i was wrong it is actually a developing tan which takes between 8 and 12 hours to fully develop, now this wasn't a huge problem for me because i usually prefer this type of tan anyway but that's where the positives end unfortunately.

 It's a spray mist tanner which i usually find quite easy to apply and this was no exception, or so i thought  after the developing time however i was proven wrong, i was left with golden bronze hands, feet and decolletage and pasty white everywhere else , aside from a few patches here and there.

The colour that resulted was a lovely bronze colour but the results were so inconsistent that it has kind of put me off.

I would recommend this tan to someone who is an expert in applying mist tans but for someone who's looking for an easy, "express" colour, i would advise you keep looking.


:) xx
Sarah

PinkSugarBlogs- an intro

hey beautiful people!

Basically i'm a beauty vlogger on youtube under the name PinkSugarMakeup, if you're subscribed to me there then you'll know that my channel has been lagging of late just due to the fact that college and life in general has become so hectic. that  is why i've decided to set up this blog as a fast and effiecient way to keep in touch and share my expericenes with you. i will mainly be doing reviews and hauls here with some random jibber jabber thrown  in too!

Lets hope i can follow through


:)

Sarah