Schwarzkopf Blonde Ultime LXX Xtra Xtreme Lightener NEW hair colour

Hi ladies (and guys if there is any) I have been wanting to colour my hair back blonde for ages but I knew how long it was gonna take for me to go a nice natural looking blonde colour with no orange/ginger through it 

I used a colour striper before I put this colour I am reviewing into my hair 

My hair was this colour : 

And after I used the colour B4 colour remover it turned out like this : 

Now it did take the majority of the bright red from my hair but as you can see from the pic it looks so damaged on the ends especially, I need to get a hair cut anyway so I wasn't really worried about this I decided to procede with the Schwarzkopf lightener 

You will need to do a skin patch test before you use this dye, I am awful bad that I never do a patch test but if you have never used this brand or product before you should  .

(If your hair is longer than shoulder length or thick you will need two/ possibly three packs of this) 

In the pack: 

You get your developer in the bottle as normal, the tube of xtra xtreme lightening colour and then the pack on the left which is lightening powder, like a bleach! 

You also get your conditioner, instructions and gloves 

Now I have to say who's hands are they modelling their gloves on because they were huge on my hands, ( I do have the hands of an 8 year old child but still) 

What you will need before you start: 

A timer

A comb

A dark towel

Grips/ clips 

Step 1: cover your shoulders with the dark towel, or if you don't have a dark towel, cut the top of a black bin bag and wrap it around your shoulders securing it with clips or grips

Brush your hair through making sure you have no knots, section off your hair with the grips, normally I section it into 4, from behind your ears to your face is 2 ( one on each side) and then split the back into two sections 

Step 2: Mix your hair colour, open the top of the developer by twisting the nossel clockwise until you hear a pop, take off the nossel and squeeze in the tube of colour, starting at the bottom of the tube (never start in the middle because you will waste loads) when you have that done, cut open a small corner of the package and empty it into the developer bottle, screw on the nossel and roll the bottle between your hands for a few seconds then shake it for about 1 minute 

Step 3: start applying it to your hair I always start on the darker parts of my hair, which are my ends, so I started on my back sections ends and then worked my way up and forward, I will add there is definitely not enough dye in the bottle if your hair is below shoulder length, I just had enough in mine but my hair is very thin 

Step 4: Once you have it all applied whichever way you wanted to do it, you have to leave it to develop for 30 to 45 minutes depending on how bright you want it so set your timer, on your phone or an egg timer and wait for the correct amount of time 

Step 5: After the time has finished you can rinse out your hair, take the conditioner into the shower with you, rinse the dye from your hair as you normally would and apply the conditioner for 5 minutes, once the 5 minutes is up rinse out and leave to air dry before you style your hair 

Now I have to say I was quite disappointed with this hair dye I bought it specifically because it said 8 levels of lightening and it neutralises orange and yellow tones..........

As you can see......I am very orange!!!! What you can't see from this pic is my roots are bright yellow, I left this dye on for the 45 mins to let it work it's magic and it only made my hair so dry and orange! This is probably due to the fact that I was so red before, I am sure if you are brunette or light haired anyway it would come up a nice shade 

Has anyone used this product? 

Xox

Smoky eye/cut crease pictorial

This post is picture heavy 

Hi lovelies I haven't done a pictorial in absolute ages I used to do them on my other blog but it's been at least a year and a half since I did one! 

I decided to do one today as I've been looking at some other ones

I have recorded videos on how to contour and how to apply strip eyelashes I've never done a video before so if you would like to see them let me know 

On to the makeup 

Face

As my base I used Rimmel match perfect in True Ivory 

Blush is W7 in baby pink

And brows is my little brow palette from Tmart 

I used a matte lipstick from MUA called candy crush and a clear gloss from Essence over it 

Mascara I used No7 lash impact

Products for this look 

I love NYCs eye palettes they're so handy, I bought this one for brown eyes even though mine are blue/grey/green depending on my mood 

I just loved the colours 

I use the hi lighter and the concealer a lot as you can see 

You do not need to use these colours or this palette you can use whatever colours you like using the same guide 

Start by : 

Using concealer on your lids for a clean base 

Take a flat shadow brush and your darkest colour (whichever one you decide to use) and draw across your lid following your crease

You so not need to be careful or clean with this just yet, as you will be cleaning it up later! 

Extend your shadow out slightly and under your eye just to the middle, in a < shape 

Take a fluffy eyeshadow brush and blend that line on the top lid, I like to dip my brush in the same colour and blend it that way, you can go as high as you like with this depending on your own preference 

Taking your flat brush and the lighter colour pat that colour onto your eyelid under where you put your dark colour

You can put as much or as little on as you like, just don't go up further than the line you made with the dark 

On to liner, you can use gel, liquid, pen liner, etc, starting from your inner corner making a slightly thick line to the outer corner, I love the flick I wear it almost every day so you can extend as far as you want 

Taking a small angled brush and the darker colour you used for your crease line your under eye going as close to the lash line as possible 

Next step: 

Curling your own lashes

You can keep this look simple and just use mascara you can apply that now and your done 

Or you can use lashes and in that case apply one coat of mascara and let it dry, while your waiting for it to dry get your lashes ready 

I use long and full lashes from Tmart they are €1.40 for a pack of 10 there are so many different kinds on that site I love the thick ones for nighttime but I'm going more for the thinner ones lately 

I won't go into how to apply lashes I might do a post later about this 

Once that's done take your hi lighter (if you are using the same kind of palette) or a really light colour (white even) and apply it to your inner corners of your eye and just under your brows 

And that's the look done, as I have said you don't need to use these colours this look is gorgeous with black and silver or brown and gold, pink and purple etc 

I hope you have enjoyed this post, I would love to hear if you've tried this or you would like to? 

Hopefully it's helped you to create a cut crease :) 

Xox

Sunkissed Tan mousse

Hi lovelies 

Just a quick thanks to my new followers :) hope my posts don't disappoint :) 

I had to do a post about this tan, it seems not many people have heard of it and to be honest I hadn't heard of it myself until my beautiful friend Brianna was applying it to herself one night we went out (hi Brianna :) ) the colour was absolutely gorgeous, I thought she had used something previously but she hadn't! 

It is a coloured mousse so you can see where you are applying it, very like cocoa brown which I love but it has a really nice dark colour! 

My friend bought this for me in dark and normally I wouldn't go for a dark in tan as I am quite pale but it's lovely 

I have no before picture so I do apologise 

After 

Its a nice deep tan, I hate applying tan, waiting for hours for it to develop and only having a subtle tint of colour for me if I apply tan I want to look tanned! 

This tan does need to be washed off so I would apply it at night and wash it off the next morning 

It last for up to 5 days and if you apply it every second night it is absolutely gorgeous, I would reccommend the darker shade because as you can probably tell from the picture it doesn't come out too dark 

Here's the best part 

It smells like coconut!!!!!!

If you know me you know I am obsessed with coconut, I've recently bought the Black Coconut Yankee candle and I have it lit every day I just love the smell of coconut 

This is what completely won me over, the smell lasts for ages too which if you're like me you will love 

This tan costs around €3.50 in any Penneys/primark shop and it's worth purchasing 

I don't know if it replaces my cocoa brown as I really love that tan the colour is just gorgeous but it's a close second, 

It's very like the St Moriz mousse tan only the mouse isn't green in colour and doesn't come out looking dirty like that one does a lot of the time if you don't exfoliate! 

I have to add as well, I am very bad with tan I never exfoliate or moisturise before applying it and with this one it didn't seem to make a difference so another bonus for me :) 

Have you tried this tan? What did you think? Or are you a one tan girl? 

Xox

My Makeup today (MOTD)

Hi lovelies I've decided to start doing makeup looks of the day I will try to post every day if not at least twice a week 

I absolutely love makeup if I am not applying it on myself I am doing it for everyone else, nights out with the girls always end up me doing everyone's makeup and lashes before we head out it's just become a habit 

I never know what expression to make in "selfie" pictures so I always either look pissed off or sad 

I kept my makeup quite "calm" today normally I would go for full on lashes and darker eyes but as I'm not actually leaving the house there was no need (haha!) I know some people might not call this "calm" for just staying around the house but as I said I have a serious obsession with makeup it just makes me feel good 

The products I used today : 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

I have a love hate relationship with this foundation sometimes it works great it goes on really well and other times it goes patchy and orangey, today it went on well 

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette and Urban Decay Naked Flushed

If you have read my previous posts on both of these products you will know they are actually fakes, I've been using them every day since I got them and I love them 

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lipgloss

The only other Soap & Glory product I have ever used was the body butter I loved it but I hated the smell, my sister loves their products and she gave me this and the butter, it isn't normally a colour I would go for but since I got my teeth whitened I have been experimenting with brighter lip colours for day time this is great for plumping up your lips but wow does it sting for the first 15 minutes however  it does make a difference 

Eyelash curler & Waterproof Eyeliner pen 

Both of these products I bought on eBay I have a slight addiction to eBay and anything Chinese lately these were less than €1 each and are actually really good 

W7 Loads of Lashes fibres 

This is another product that's hit and miss with me, I don't use it all the time as I find the fibres tend to fall a bit during the day and go in your eyes, I have quite sensitive eyes so I don't use a lot of this on my lashes 

No7 Lash Impact Intense Volume Control Mascara

I bought this purely for the glittery packaging and i was quite surprised with it, it does make your lashes voluminous and lengthens them without fall out during the day 

Concealer/contour Palette 

I forgot to add this to the original photo this is my fantastic concealer palette I bought online again another Tmart purchase I use this all the time as you can see which ones are my favourite I use this on clients, friends & myself I love it it cost €4 on tmart and I'll definitely repurchase 

It's the best concealer and contour palette I've used 

Eyebrow powder/eyebrow cake

Another purchase from tmart can you guess what my favourite website is?:) I like this wee eyebrow palette a lot I got this in the No.2 I find I use the darker colour a lot more than the lighter

I have naturally fair blonde eyebrows but while I have my hair dyed darker I like the dark brows 

That's my makeup look today :D 

Have you used any of the products??

Xox

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Xox

Urban Decay Naked Flushed

If you read my previous post about Urban Decay Naked 3 you will know I bought this Flushed palette at the same time from Tmart 

Which means that this palette too is a fake (don't tell anyone shhh) 

As you can see from the pic the outer case is pretty bad, the paint is already coming off it, the case doesn't really bother me too much it's the product inside that I am interested in 

It's basically a contour palette, with a larger matte bronzer, a pretty pink shimmery hi-lighter and a slightly shimmery pink blush 

The bronzer is really light so I found I had to use quite a bit of this or mix it with one of my own darker ones, especially to contour you need a darker shade, the blush is a nice pink but hard enough to blend if you don't have a good blush brush 

The hi lighter however is one of the best I've used, you can see the dent I've made in the hi lighter I have been using it so much! 

This is a pic from the weekend I used this palette (no flash) 

You can see the hi light down the bridge of my nose, and the blush but the bronzer disappears, if you know me you know I love a good bronzer 

This palette cost €6 on tmart so really wasn't that much and again free post 

I would probably repurchase it purely for the hi lighter 

Unlike the real flushed palettes this has no name, you can only get one or two different shades 

Have you tried the real naked flushed palette, what did you think of it? Have you used anything similar? 

Xox

Urban Decay Naked 3

Everyone in the beauty world went mad when Naked 3 was launched! 

I don't have an outlet that sells anything like that around me so I decided to look for it online 

I previously purchased the Naked Basics and the Naked 2 off Tmart.com last year 

Personally I don't like the price of Urban Decay I know some say it's a great price but I don't like the thoughts of spending €40 or more on 12 eyeshadow that I might not like or use! 

Now I have to include in this post my Urban Decay Palette is a fake, it didn't come in a box like the two other palettes but I love it all the same! Tmart have some of the best fakes ever you wouldn't even know they were not the real thing, the pigmentation is amazing, they never hurt my eyes or anyone else's I have ever used them on and they stay and look great 

I always get obsessed with one or two colours in a palette, I use them until they are gone and then I'm basically leaving the palette in a drawer somewhere until I come across a new one that's one of the reasons I wouldn't pay the €40 for the real thing for me there's no point! 

I spent €7 on this with free post 

It did take around 4/5 weeks to come as it's from china but I think it's worth the wait

Now on to the colours 

The pigment on the matte shades aren't really great on camera, they aren't as bright as the shimmer ones but to be honest I don't use a lot of matte shadow anyway 

From left to right (or top to bottom ;) ) 

Strange - very pale cream colour 

Dust - one of my faves a gorgeous light shimmery pink

Burnout - another fave a darker shimmer pink 

Limit - a very light taupe colour

Buzz - the darkest pink in the box 

Trick - a lovely gold 

Nooner - a darker taupe

Liar - another fave, a pinkish brown

Factory - a shimmer brown

Mugshot - darker shimmer brown

Dark side- very dark brown I didn't find as much shimmer with this one but very bad fallout

Black heart- I love this colour it's almost a purple black really pretty on but again some fallout 

I received this palette last week and I absolutely love it, it has a lot of pink shadows which I love I think pink shadow suits everyone, but some people are afraid to try it 

I also bought the Urban Decay naked flushed palette which is basically a contour palette, I will review this in my next post :) 

I would recommend buying this from tmart.com first even if you want the real thing it's great to try it out and even have it as a back up, let's face it all the naked palettes look gorgeous on anyone's dresser/makeup table :) 

Have you tried naked 3 yet? 

Xox

Maqui Berry Capsules for Weight Loss

I have heard so much lately about all of these berries and teas that help you to loose weight, I am so bad at sticking to a diet and I always go for the quick fix only to put weight back on just as quick as I lost it 

I am not saying I am huge but there are certain areas like most girls that I would like to slim down so I decided to look up amazon.co.uk and came across these magical little berries 

I found the capsules for around €12 for 60 excluding p&p I thought it was a pretty good deal

I ordered these Friday 1st august and I received them the following Wednesday which was great for amazon, I started taking them on the Thursday morning and even though I've not seen a difference in my weight yet I can feel a difference in myself, my skin is slightly clearer, and I'm not half as tired as I normally am 

You do get extremely thirsty while taking these so I don't know if the things I've noticed in myself are down to the berries or all the water I've been drinking 

THE SMELL

They actually have a lovely fruity smell so compared to most things that offer great results it's a big bonus

They have absolutely no taste either so another thumbs up from me there 

The benefits of Maqui Berries 

The Maqui berry is known to have the most antioxidants than any other berry 

Antioxidants are great for cleansing your body and removing those nasty toxins that get stored in your body, 

The idea with the Maqui berries is they give you energy on a regular basis so you are more active, they naturally increase your metabolism so they help your body burn more calories instead of storing them in your body

The only bad things I've found from taking these is they have a slight laxative effect which is understandable as you are cleansing your body (not half as bad as the slendertox tea or boo tea) which tends to kick in at night or late evening when you have your last meal taken 

Has anyone tried these? 

If love to hear any stories on these or if you've tried any of the slimming teas? 

Xox

My new blog

Hi everyone! I have just set this new blog up as I have missed blogging so much. My previous blog was itsonlymexox.wordpress.com and I lost my password and email address so I've basically lost all my posts, it's quite sickening.

Hopefully I will get on well with this one!

I can't wait to get stuck in, as you can see I don't have anything on it right now so it's a great excuse to think of new posts :)

Xox

Kisses