Storage on a Budget!

So if your anything like me your always looking for cheap but chic ways to organise and store your things. 

These are just a few ideas for you that I'm currently loving right now. 

1⃣ Make up Brush/Pen Holder.

I cleaned out a coffee jar for this and added some glass beads in one and some black plastic beads in another, cheap as chips! I also added some pretty floral tape to the opening of my pen holder. I think it looks much better with it, what do you think? :-)

2⃣ Display Box/Tray

I use this to store my notebook, pen, and coasters! This is actually a frame that I use as a small display box. 

3⃣ Jewelery Storage

This is a heart shaped tin that I got some lip balms in at Christmas. I use it to store my favourite jewelery and jewelery that I plan to wear the next day. I also store my home-made leave in conditioner in here too ;-) 

4⃣ Storage Box

This was a gift box that I once received. I painted the lid to match the colour scheme in my room and I now use it to store my hair extensions! 

You can decorate any kind of box you like and use it to store whatever you need to :-) 

This is a great way to hide clutter and things that don't have a place in your room!

5⃣ Lipstick Holder

I got this graduated acrylic lipstick holder for €4 on eBay! Just search 'acrylic lipstick holder'

There are so many small acrylic storage boxes on eBay that are super cheap, can't go wrong with that :-) 

You can also use this to store lip liners, eye liners, roller ball perfumes, and anything else that will fit! 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post, don't forget to check out my other posts for some D.I.Y storage tutorials using cardboard! :-) 

Love & Hugs,

Lora xo 

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They're Real Push Up Liner Review

So last weekend I went to a Benefit Master Class and just had to have this bad boy! 

I've heard so much about this eyeliner, good and bad! I just had to give it a go ;-) 

Before I begin I must admit, I do have some really good eyeliner days but I also have some seriously shocking eyeliner days too :-P 

But 90% of the time I will have liquid liner on with a nice flicked out wing so I'm not a complete novice at the whole eyeliner thing so keep that in mind ;-) 

The Packaging 

The tip itself is actually made of rubber and is flexible! It makes it so easy to move it around your eye and to get a thin line with!

To get the product out you have to twist the end of the tube a couple of times... I say a couple, it literally took me 20 twists the first time before I saw any product 😂 

Also, if you twist too many times during your application, the product does tend to build up on the edges of the tip and you have to wipe it away. This happened to me several times on my first application. Bit of a waste there. 

This is the absolute state of my finger after using this liner on just one eye...

The Product 

The product itself is quite thick, not at all watery like I was expecting. It's kind of like a mixture between a liquid eyeliner and a kohl pencil. It's jet black and comes out completely matte, which I LOVE.

The Application 

It applies so smooth and the rubber tip makes it so easy to get a really fine line and curve it to the natural shape of your eye.

The only trouble I had on my first application was that the edges of my liner didn't come out as crisp as I'd like them to be because of the excess product on the sides of the tip. 

Here is a pic of my first application...

As you can see, the edges are not as crisp as I'd like. Unfortunately this happened to me every time I've used it to date, which has been about 4 times... I'll get the hang of it one day 😆

The Removal

This product is notorious for being hard to remove, Benefit even have their own remover for this one! 

I used coconut oil to remove it and although it took a minute or two, it started to come off :-) 

I finished off with a light cleanser and the there was literally no traces of liner left :-)

So basically, it's hard to get the hang of if you've never used anything like this before but I do love it, like a lot ;-) 

Have any of you guys tried this liner? Leave a comment below or follow my Instagram @loraforever3 :-) 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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£1 Me Now Matte Liquid Lipstick Review

These lippies are £1 on eBay, with free shipping! Lots of sellers are selling these lippies all over eBay so if you want to check them out just search 'Me Now Matte Liquid Lipstick'. 

I only got one of these colours, it was number 18 from the seller welo-lee. 

The reason I got this colour is because I was told that it was a dupe for Lime Crime's Cashmere! 

Another thing to note is that I live in Ireland and it took 2 whole months for it to get to me. 

On closer inspection and some help from my Instagram girls, we have found that it looks more like a combination of Cashmere along with Kat Von D's Lolita. What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments below :-) 

ANYWAYS! 

Here is my review ;-) 

Packaging 

The packaging is too cute! It's like a little test tube bottle so it doesn't stand up straight. 

Application 

The applicator is doe foot, but unlike other liquid lipsticks, there isn't an excessive amount of product on it. The perfect amount comes out on the applicator :-) 

Also, the product takes about a minute to dry so you do have a good amount of time to play around with it and fix it up.

Once it's dry it's still quite tacky, but not sticky if that makes any sense at all.. Like even when my lips stuck together and I pulled them apart the lipstick application stays perfect!

So, to combat the tackyness I like to pat some translucent powder onto my lips using a brush. No lipstick comes off onto your brush so don't worry about that ;-) 

The powder gets rid of all stickiness and the product actually never feels like it's drying out my lips. It does alter the colour slightly as you can see from the picture below.

 

Longevity 

No joke, these last aaaaaall day, all day! Although through eating and drinking it only started to fade in the centre of my lips. I havnt worn this lippy for longer than 6 hours but come on, 6 hours is a long ass time for a lipstick to stay on for! :-)

Removal 

These are suuuuper hard to get off! I tried water and a cleanser and nothing budged!!! I had to use coconut oil and a loooot of rubbing to get this bad boy off my lips 😂 

Overall I actually prefer this lippy to my ABH Pure Hollywood both because of the colour and the longevity! The colour of this one just suits my complexion more and it also just lasts so much longer, and it's so much cheaper!! Can't go wrong  with that in my eyes girlies :-) 

As always you can leave a comment below or connect with me on Instagram or Twitter via @loraforever3 :-) 

Love & Hugs, 

Lora xo

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Cocoa Brown 1 Hour Tan Review

I've heard many great things about Cocoa Brown tan so when I saw it in Penneys / Primark I said I'd give it a go! This tan is so ridiculously affordable too, can't go wrong with that! :-) 

The Bottle. 

So this is the bottle itself, I mean how cute is this? 

I got the new dark shade in the 1 hour tan. 

The Product.

The product itself comes out as a grey / brown looking mousse. As it is a mousse you will need to give it a good shake before you start tanning ;-) 

This tan also contains no parabens and is gentle on sensitive skin, according to the bottle :-) 

The Application. 

I also use the Cocoa Brown tanning mitt to apply this tan as I don't want to get the tan under my nails, or end up with extremely tan hands :-P you could also use a cotton sock over your hand to apply the tan, it does essentially the same job :-) 

As long as you apply the mousse evenly you shouldn't have any problems with streaks or uneven patches. A tip to avoid streaks or dry patches is to exfoliate in the shower before applying any tan :-) 

The Development.

This tan takes around an hour to fully develop on my skin, Mine got a little darker than pictured below but nothing too extreme, I LOVE it!!! 

It does say on the bottle that you should wait up to 3 hours for the most intense result, then rinse off in the shower with just water.

I find that if I rinse the tan off after 3 hours of developing time then my colour fades too much and I end up looking too pale for my liking, so I usually leave the tan on over night and rinse off the next morning for a perfect bronzed look :-) 

The left is without tan, and the right is just after applying one coat of Cocoa Brown :-) 

HUGE difference!! 

The Longevity. 

The tan itself lasts for 1 or 2 showers afterwards. It comes off pretty easily when you scrub it off in the shower :-) 

I also have about a quarter of the bottle left and have done 5 full body applications so far, so this bottle has lasted me a good while!  

Hope you guys enjoyed this review, I would definitely recommend this if you are looking for an instant tan for an affordable price :-) 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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How I Clean My Makeup Brushes

Cleaning your make up brushes is a must, especially if your using them every day :-) 

I spot clean my brushes after every use and every Sunday I give all my brushes a good deep cleaning. 

1⃣ To give my brushes a quick clean I use the P.S Love Makeup Brush Cleanser from the Penneys / Primark range. I spray it into each of my brushes and then swirl each brush onto a tissue a couple of times until no more product comes off. 

2⃣ To give them a deep clean I first run a small bit of sanitizer (also from the P.S Love range in Penneys) over the handle and hairs of the brush. 

3⃣ I wet the brush hairs and take a moisturising baby shampoo by Simple and work it into the brush hairs. 

This shampoo leaves the brush hairs super soft :-) 

4⃣ I then swirl the brushes onto a ribbed rubber oven mitt to really break down any makeup in the brush hairs. You can also just use your hand instead to swirl the brushes into.

5⃣ I rinse each brush until there is no more shampoo in the brush hairs. 

6⃣ Finally, to dry the brushes I leave them against a towel so that they are almost standing up right. 

This is important as water seeping up the brushes can loosen the glue over time and can lead to the brush hairs falling out, and that's just not cool :-P 

I usually do this in the evening and leave them to fully dry over night :-) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this post and find it helpful :-) 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo

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D.I.Y Drawer Divider / Organiser

If you would like to know how to make these cute and simple drawer dividers then keep reading below ;-) 

You will need..

1. Cardboard box and cardboard pieces 

2. Measuring tape

3. Pencil

4. Paint & Paintbrush

5. Scissors

6. Superglue 

Step 1

Get a box that will fit into your drawer, or you can just make this as an organised box, maybe add a lid to it to really finish it off :-)

Step 2

Using the measuring tape, measure the width of the base of the box and make a note of it. 

Step 3

Also measure the length of the base and write down the measurement. 

Step 4

Finally, measure the depth of the box from the top to the bottom and again make a note of it.

Step 5

Take the individual piece of cardboard. This is going to be your dividers.

Step 6

Using the measurements you took of the box earlier, measure out a piece of cardboard that is the same width as your box and the same depth as your box.

Step 7 

Cut this measurement out of the cardboard. 

Step 8

Make sure the piece you cut fits perfectly into the box so that it is able to stand freely.

Step 9

Repeat the above steps for each individual divider that you want to be in the box. You can add the dividers any way you want!

This is the way I added each divider...

Even out any rough edges with your scissors so that each piece is smooth and fits into the box.

Step 10

Take each piece out of the box and paint them a colour of your choice! I chose white ;-)

Step 11

Once each piece is dry you can now reassemble your dividers in the box and when you are happy with the positioning of them you can glue them into place :-)

At this point I coloured the tops of each cardboard piece black with a marker so that the little holes in the cardboard were less noticeable :-)  

I also added some cardboard pieces to the sides of the box because it did not fit fully into my drawer :-) 

I did this by measuring from the box to the edge of the drawer and cut pieces of cardboard to fit. I then painted and glued them to the side of the box! 

Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial, as always you can leave a comment below with any questions or tag me in your recreations on Instagram @loraforever3 :-) Below is a picture of the final product with all of my favourite products inside!

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick Swatch & Review - Pure Hollywood & Vintage

These liquid lipsticks retail at $20 on the Anastasia Beverly Hills website. 

They claim to be long lasting as they dry from a liquid to a matte. So I decided to test that out for you guys and see how long they really do last ;-)

The colours I got were Pure Hollywood which is a nude, and Vintage which is a purple colour. 

I am sooooooo in love with both of these colours on ❤️ 

This is Vintage, a dark deep plummy purple...

And this is Pure Hollywood, a pinky peachy nude...

Also be aware that these were both applied to my naked lip with no liner or anything else used with it, the colours may vary on others depending on skin tones and lip pigmentation ;-) 

Here is a hand swatch in natural light while the colours were still wet...

This is them dry in natural light...

Packaging:

The packaging is hard plastic but it looks very sleek with the silver and gold details. I personally don't like the look of the silver and gold together but hey, what really matters is on the inside ;-)

Application: 

The consistency is so creamy and easy to apply. It can be hard to fix mistakes with Vintage as the colour is so rich and pigmented but the product stays wet on your lips long enough for you to fix any mistakes before it dries completely. 

It took approximately one minute to turn completely matte.

After this, I waited another couple of minutes for the formula to dry completely, so that there was no transfer of colour off of my lips.

The applicator is a typical doe foot applicator which looks like this...

Colour payoff: 

Both of these colours are sooo pigmented, one swipe gives full colour payoff and I never needed to re dip the applicator to get more product as I was applying. 

Longevity:

These lipsticks don't necessarily dry out your lips but they do feel quite drying. The formula also settles into any lines that you may have on your lips and really accentuates fine lines that you wouldn't normally see with normal non matte lipsticks, but this is to be expected from any matte lipstick :-)

Even when the lipstick is completely dry and matte it still has a slight sticky feeling when you push your lips together, but the color never peels off or transfers throughout the day! :-) 

I had this lipstick on for 4 hours before it started to wear off in the centre of my lips. 

The colour didn't budge when I was eating smaller things and drinking with a straw but after I had lunch, I licked my lips and rubbed them together and the colour started to wear off of the centre of my bottom lip and looked like this... 

These colours stay on the lips all day if you are really careful with them and don't get them too wet or rub them too much.. But who the hell does that :-P 4 hours wear before reapplying is good enough for me :-) 

Removing:

To take this off I used coconut oil, rubbing it over my lips until the majority of the product was off. Vintage did leave a slight pink stain on my lips but Pure Hollywood left no traces behind!

Overall I am really impressed with these liquid lipsticks and really feel that they are living up to the hype, even though they don't last all day :-) 

Hope you guys enjoyed this review, as always you can leave a comment below with any questions you may have :)

Love & Hugs, Lora xo

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Benefit Roller Lash Mascara Review and Comparison to They're Real

I got a sample size of this mascara in Elle magazine and tried it out for a week so I could give you guys a true review :-)

This mascara will be available on the 27th of February. 

The Roller Lash supposedly lifts, curls and separates your lashes and holds this curl for 12 hours.

I tried this mascara without curling my lashes first, and although it did lift and slightly curl my lashes I wouldn't be hanging up my curler any time soon! If wasn't a major curl and my lashes are so straight that I aaaalways use a curler. 

I tried this mascara from Monday to Friday, curling my lashes in the morning and wearing it for 12 hours. 

This mascara adds length to my lashes and hold the curl all day guys, no joke. 

The only downside I found to this mascara was that when my cheeks get slightly oily it does fall a lot, I have to wipe under my eyes every couple of hours to make sure I don't end up looking like a panda! It also doesn't give me a lot of volume so I would probably just use this as a simple day mascara.

They're Real Vs Roller Lash

In comparison to the They're Real Mascara, my lashes look the exact same only the curl is kept all day with the Roller Lash and the They're Real never had any fall out under my eyes. 

If I had to choose between these two I would definitely pick the Roller Lash because that curl lasting power though!!! I haven't tried a mascara that held my curl as long as this bad boy. I can deal with a little under eye smudge ;-) 

It also says on the Benefit website that you can add the They're Real on top of the Roller Lash on your lashes for extra length and drama.

I tried this and it did add a little extra length as well as a lot of clumps that I had to comb out :-P

Hope you guys enjoyed this review and little comparison :-) Let me know what you guys think of this mascara in the comments below ;-) 

Love & Hugs, Lora xo 

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