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St.Tropez Self Tan Gel

A new year and a new product from St. Tropez,this time a Self Tan Gel.  This new self tan gel with have AromaGuard in it, meaning it should only leave a subtle yet exhilariating fragrance. It will be retailing at €29.99 and available from Sam MC Cauleys and other leading pharmacies. I like the sound of this and will be road testing it soon so will report back. Here is a sneak peak of the packaging

xxx Will this be something you’d be interested in trying? xxx

All I want for Christmas….

Christmas is well and truly on its way. I love Christmas apart from trying to figure out what to buy people. So… I went on a hunt to see what’s out there for Xmas 2011

  • Fruit Bellini Bath Mallow €3.50 from Galanta Soaps
  • Balm Balm Tea Tree Organic Lip Balm €5.25 from LoveLula.com*
  • Essence Circus Circus Nail Polish in 01 Sparkling Acrobat €3.29 (available nationwide)
  • Just Lashes Looking for Love €6.85 from BeautyFeatures.ie
  • Essence Circus Circus Perfume Pocket Spray €3.49 (available nationwide)
  • Sanctuary Body Scrub €6.89 from BeautyFeatures.ie
  • Jurlique Love Balm €11.70 from LoveLula.com*
  • Ruby Vegas Handmade Soap Slice €3.50 from Galanta Soaps
  • Maybelline Collasal Volum Express €8.50 from LikeMakeupLoveus.ie

  • Lancome Juicy Tubes Giftset €22.00
  • Bare Escentuals Cocktail Party Kit €22.20 from LoveLula.com *
  • Beauty Flash Balm Collection €35.00 from BeautyFeatures.ie
  • Make Me Cool Travel Kit €44.00 from SigmaBeauty.com *
  • Bare Escentuals Light Get Started Kit €56.00 from LoveLula.com *
  • YSL Beauty Icon Giftset €80.00 (available nationwide)

  • Burts Bees Tips & Toes Kit €14.95 from BeautyFeatures.ie
  • Ren Kit for Normal Skin €30.00 from Cloud10Beauty.com *
  • St Tropez Bronzed Glow Set €35.95 (available nationwide)
  • A’Kin Gift of Radiance €41.65 from LoveLula.com *
  • Decleor The Hydrating Coffret  Giftset €59.00 (available nationwide)
  • Ila Beyond Organic Skincare Regimen €140.00 from LoveLula.com *

  • Tigi Volume Queen GiftSet €28.95 from Cloud10Beauty.com *
  • Voya Hair Giftset €36.00 from Voya.ie
  • Babyliss Big Hair Brush €59.00 (available nationwide)
  • Ex Pro 3900 Professional AC Salon Dryer €65.00 from BeautyFeatures.ie
  • GHD Scarlet Deluxe Giftset €179.00 (available nationwide)

  • Sex In The City Love Giftset €14.95 (selected pharmacies)
  • Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers Giftset €19.50 (selected pharmacies)
  • DKNY Golden Delicious Giftset €56.00  (available nationwide)
  • Lacoste Touch Of Pink Giftset €56.00 (available nationwide)
  • Giorgio Armani Code For Women €67.00 (available nationwide)

xxx Gifts marked with a * are affiliate links, meaning I get a small percentage of the sale. So if you like what I do and want to support what I do, I appreciate when you click links and purchase something. xxx

xxx Check out my gift guide for the man in your life xxx

Yes to Loveliness

Last night I popped along to Newman House to see what goodies Premium distribution have on offer. Well, I was like a kid in a sweet shop between seeing my old favourites St. Tropez, Yes To!, Sanctuary and OPI and discovering new ones Just Lashes.

There will always be a place in my heart for St. Tropez, the first tan I ever bought, over ten years ago at this stage. The mousse was always my product of choice. Since that first purchase, St. Tropez has grown as a brand now offering a wash off tan (great if you don’t want to have a tan for days) tans with SPF and tan enhancer (genius) tans for those who have sensitive skin and skin illuminators. They are going to have a gorgeous giftset in for christmas, containing self-tan mousse, wash-off dark spray, a tanning mitt and a shimmer brick priced at €39.95 – a brilliant price considering there is easily €60 worth of products in the giftset.

*Showbiz Alert: St. Tropez is THE tan for this years X Factor (so thats the reason the contestants look naturally tanned)*

Yes To! has been treated to a makeover with pretty packaging and the introduction of the new Yes To Blueberries range. This brings Yes To! up to five lovely ranges, the others being Yes To Carrots, Yes to Cucumbers, Yes to Tomatoes and Yes to Baby. Yes to Blueberries is for age damaged and mature skin, smells lovely and has really pretty packaging.The range is so big that I will dedicate a full post to it later in the week.

There is just something about OPI that makes me smile :) and with the new collaboration with the Muppets, my smile is even bigger. A gorgeous selection of colours with fun names including Gone Gonzo, Warm & Fozzie and Excuse Moi. Single bottles are priced at €12.95 and 3 minis are €16.95. I know I’ll be spoiling myself this christmas with these nail polishes.

Guess what else is back for Christmas? Shatter is, with four new shades: red shatter, silver shatter, black shatter and gold shatter. I love OPI shatter, ~I’ve tried many of the copycats and none of them come close to OPI

Sanctuary, the spa skincare experts have lots of lovely goodies to offer including a 2 step spa facial (€29.95) containing a warming microdermabrasion polish to get rid of dead skin cells and the therapist secret facial oil which penetrates the skin to produce a natural glow. Hands and Feet need love too so treat them to Spa Perfect  Manicure (€23.95) and Spa Perfect Pedicure (€15.95). There are some many lovely sets from Sanctuary this year, I could be writing about them all day.

Onto my new favourite Just Lashes created by Ja’Maal Buster, lash expert to the stars including Kim Kardashian and Rhianna. I got to try out the Looking for Love Lashes (such a sweet name) and was very impressed. I am very fussy when it comes to falsies and not many reach my standard. These lashes feel light on your eyelids and go on easily enough with the help of the genius glue that goes on blue but dries clear. A little trimming may be required but that’s quite common with all false eyelashes. I didnt want to take these lashes off last night, which is unusual for me as I am always counting the minutes until I can take off falsies. I also go “Sold Out Show” to try so am keeping them for a special occassion. The lashes are priced at €6.99 and are available in chemists.

The Goodies:

We all got treated to a Goody Bag last night which included St. Tropez Wash Off Instant Glow Body Lotion, Just Lashes,Yes To Carrot C Though the Night Moistuirisng Cream, Sanctuary Body Wash and a sample of Yes To Tomatoes Facial Hydrating Lotion