Beauty Benefit

God it has been a long time since I have written a blog. Feels like forever. It has been a very busy time for me with exams and planning my big move which I will talk about in another blog soon. 

But for now I wanted to talk about the Benefit range that has taken the make-up scene by storm. I have been using the Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Liquid Foundation for the last couple of months along with a few other Benefit products and thought it was about time I wrote about them. Plus it’ll help me get back into the swing of things J

My Benefit Set: As you can see it is quite used at this stage :P

I first got a Benefit make-up kit for Christmas from my sister and have to say that I immediately loved it. It came with the hugely popular PORE-fessional which helps reduce the appearance of pores and can be applied throughout the day if you notice any blemishes.

The kit also came with Bene-tint lip and cheek stain solution.

I often use this solution for my lips and sometimes for my cheeks but it really does stand out for me on my lips. It gives a great light and natural glow to my lips without it looking like I’m wearing anything on them. I absolutely love this about it as I am a big fan of the natural look as I think it works best for me.

The mascara is They're Real Mascara which gives my lashes some great length and volume. 

The set also comes with a two-shade blush and gorgeous neutral brown shades of eye shadows. This set is absolutely perfect for people looking for a natural look or a glowed finish make-up look

About a month or so ago I also stopped into the Benefit counter in Debenhams in Dublin to try find a nice concealer. I got chatting with one of the lovely staff there and got discussing the types of make-up I use and how it works for my skin. She gave me all sorts of advice on how to pick and wear my make-up and then did a free make-up session for me to try out the products. This was so helpful for me to really decide what I want and I ended up buying both the Oxygen Wow Liquid Foundation and Fake Up Concealer.

Since I started using these products I have found my skin has improved and I feel much better about wearing no make-up at all. 

The Fake Up Concealer is filled with nutrients and vitamins that moisturize your skin as you wear it. It blends in really nicely with my skin and hides any dark patches.

Oxygen Wow Liquid Foundation is a lovely smooth foundation that goes on my skin so nicely. It doesn’t feel like putting a make on my face and throughout the day I barely feel like I’m wearing make-up. I really like to keep a natural look and I really feel that this foundation helps me keep that look.

I absolutely love Benefit make up and definitely would recommend it to anyone but would suggest going in and talking to a specialist on the Benefit counters or into the Benefit shop in Dublin and getting a consultation and a trial to make sure the product works with your skin. 

This is a picture of me after applying my Benefit products. Everything I am wearing in the photo is Benefit except for a little bit of Mac bronze.

Let me know what you think of the Benefit range and if there are any other products that are worth a try!

Thanks so much for reading my little come back blog and I hope to be posting much more often now.

Stay Beautiful <3

~AlwaysTimeForTea

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BOBBlogChallenge Week 5 - Princess Product

For this week’s #BOBBlogChallenge hosted by Samantha Johnson of AllTheBuzz we were asked to pick one favourite high end product either makeup or skincare so I have chosen the Mac lipstick range.

I have chosen this because as I said before in my week 3 post, every girl should have at least one Mac lipstick in their favourite shade. I only have 2 at the moment but plan on building my collection in the coming months.

I received a voucher for BT2 off my brother and sister-in-law for Christmas which came with a free make-up lesson. It wasn’t until mid-January that I actually went and got this lesson and purchased my products.

I bought my 2 mac lipsticks and a golden bronze powder. The two shades I bought were:

Lustre Viva Glam V

I’ve always loved neutral shades of any make-up and this would be my general go-to shade. So this lipstick was absolutely perfect for me. I only really have to use it once with no top-ups during the day and it always retains its colour. If I was going on a night out or something I obviously would top-up to keep that shininess to it but it’s not really needed for just general day wear.

Wearing Lustre Viva Glam V

Next shade I got is a more vibrant shade which is Matte Dangerous

I absolutely love this shade! Since I dyed my hair red again I really wanted to get a more vibrant shade of lipstick and was dying to get this shade for a while. When it is first applied the colour is so bright and gorgeous! Generally it would need a little top up because as you eat and drink during the day it does fade slightly. I have to top up a bit more often with it because I smoke so just from doing that it seems to fade a bit but not much. I just like to keep the colour nice and full looking on my lips.

Wearing Matte Dangerous

Both lipsticks cost €19 each in BT2 on Henry Street, Dublin. I can’t wait to go back and get more and build my collection of mac lipstick! I also love the bronzing powder I got and will continue to use it. The Mac range is such high quality and while they are a bit expensive, they are very much worth it.

A couple of swatches I did of both shades

Well that’s it for my week 5 of the BOBBlogChallenge! I think that most people are already in tune with the Mac obsession of make-up lovers all over but I felt like this was the one product I really felt I should write about this week.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed.

Excuse the awful bags under my eyes, I haven't been well and college takes it's tole on a girl :P

Stay Beautiful

~AlwaysTimeForTea

<3

Super Heroine Shoot

It has been awhile since I posted about a photo shoot that I have been involved in but this shoot was just so much fun that I had to do a write up! J

The lovely Jennifer Florence from Jennifer Florence Make-Up posted that she needed some comic books for a photo shoot that was coming up. Of course being a big geek I jumped right on the opportunity to get involved with this. I told Jennifer that I had plenty of comic books and props that can be used in the shoot including all sorts of nerdy clothing. She told me where and when for the shoot and I got everything ready.

We had the shoot in Maudlins Hotel in Naas, Co. Kildare. They gave us one of their suites for a few hours to do this awesome photo shoot. I was so excited to get started.

Avril Byrne was the other model apart from me, Jennifer did our make-up and Karen Kavanagh did our hair. The photographer was Les Kelly who was just brilliant and even wore a Superman tshirt to go with the theme of the day. There was a good vibe all around J

Here’s all our props I supplied for the day:

So our main theme was sexy geek girl pretty much. Our main outfits were just a superhero shirt and underwear. But my first outfit which I definitely wanted to get some shots in was my Batman dress. We ended up using this dress in more shots than I expected which I am delighted about!

After that I wore my joker tshirt with black underwear.

And then my batman crop top to get some sexy gamer shots! :P

We also got a couple of shots with me and Avril having a good time! J

Overall I had a fantastic time at this shoot! I got to work with some determined people as well as having an absolute blast with them. I would love to hear your feedback from the pictures!

Thanks as always for reading!
you can also check out more of these shot on my facebook
Elisha Tierney Model/Blog

Stay Beautiful

~AlwaysTimeForTea  <3

You can check out the crew on these links:

Photographer : Les Kelly

MUA: Jennifer Florence

Hair: Karen Kavanagh

Model: Avril Byrne

My usual Make-Up Review

 It’s been awhile since I’ve done a review on anything so I wanted to do a review of some of the make-up I’ve been using lately.

The foundation I have been using lately is MODELco Fluid Splash 3 in 1 Foundation.

This is the first time I have used anything by MODELco and was happy to get this product in the right shade as I received it in a good bag at a bloggers meet.

At this point of time I have already polished off this product and am definitely planning to get more.

While this product wouldn’t suit anyone who wears a darker shade of foundation, I found it to be light and natural on my skin. I often had people asking me if I was even earing make up when I used it.

It also came with concealer included in the top cap. This was so handy and useful since I didn’t have to carry around any extra concealer in my bag and it was the exact same shade as the foundation.

It was also great for little top ups during the day if I had a spot or darkness under my eyes I didn’t want showing, needless to say the cap is now completely empty.

After this concealer was used up I had to invest in a new one.

I bought MaxFactor Mastetouch Under-eye Concealer. This came in a little tube which you turned the end of and the concealer would come out the top. This made sure there was none gone to waste. It makes it so easy to apply and makes sure I don’t have to use my fingers at all. Of course my make-up brushes help with that though. 

The only thing I wish for this product is that the tube is a bit bigger. For something that I use every day I wish it would last a bit longer.

The mascara I’ve been using is Luxurious Lashes Black Mascara by Derma V10.

This is another product I received in a goodie bag and am very happy I did. I was running low on mascara before I went to the bloggers meet and got a couple of mascaras but have been using this one more regularly.

I find it great for day and night wear. I just wouldn’t apply as much during the day. It doesn’t clump and the brush makes it so easy to spread out the mascara evenly on the lashes.  

I have only used the Kardashian Beauty Thursday Lip Gloss a few times. Lip gloss wouldn’t be something I would wear too often. I would usually go for lipstick or recently the new Bene-tint.

But when I want to keep a really natural look where my lips don’t stand out too much then I usually go for this. It is a beautiful shade of pink that just comes out really well on my lips.

I only have the Thursday lip gloss but would love to go and get the rest of the collection to try them out. It’s on my list anyway.

Well that’s the end of my little review of these few products!

Thanks for taking the time to read and I will post again soon

Stay Beautiful <3

~AlwaysTimeForTea