Things that make me happy.

Yeah so its been one of those days today. You know the ones where you have a melt down and panic attacks at half eight in the morning? No? Just me so. Well today was one of those days, so work took a back seat and I spent the day trying to get my brain to relax. What better way to do that than write a post about a few of the things that make me happy. 

Lets start with a fellow blogger who's posts brighten up my day. Hannah Gale is one of those people who I wish I could just meet because I know we would be besties instantly. I love the way she writes and I love the things she posts. A recent favourite of mine, and a post that helped me greatly today was her post labelled "11 Things That Instantly Help Ease The Pain Of Depression In Your Twenties". My god this post was amazing. It made me feel like everything was going to be ok, and it will. Hannah I love you, lets be friends. (Too forward..?)

Next on the list is baths. I LOVE baths, its like having your own mini swimming pool! Nothing is more relaxing than running a hot bath with loads of bubbles, lighting a few candles and reading a good book. Ahh bliss. As its been a rough day today, a bath will most certainly be had. 

Another favourite, and one that can be read in said bath, is Stellar magazine. This is an Irish magazine and its the only magazine I have ever subscribed too. I am somewhat of a magazine addict and I will buy and read anything, but Stellar remains my absolute favourite. It has the usual makeup and fashion bits you would expect to find, but its also filled with great articles like the "Be Awesome Everyday" one in this months issue. Seriously, could you get anymore empowering? Thank you Stellar!

One name sums up my next favourite, Travis Fimmel. Seriously just google him. Let the endorphins flow. Who is he you ask? Well Google should have told you but if not, he is the main star of an amazing (and Irish) show called Vikings. If you haven' seen it yet then we can't be friends. I'm sorry. This show blows every other show out of the water. I can't even explain it you just need to watch it. 

Lastly is tea. I love tea. I am Irish. Tea has its own section on our food pyramid. Not really but it should. As much as I do love a steaming cup of Lyons gold blend (gold blend only) I have also fallen in love with herbal teas. My most recent favourite being Pomegranate and White Tea. So yummy! Nothing soothes the soul like a good cup of tea. 

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NYX Lipstick Swatches.

Ok so I am really far behind on this post.. The joys of full time employment eh? Anyways lets move on from my obvious lack of blogging skills and delve into the wonderful world of makeup, lipsticks to be exact. I promised you guys a lip swatch post of my previous NYX purchase but again my camera skills are awful and the pictures looked crap. So now you can see them all swatched on my lovely pale hand. :D 

I will start with the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams. These are by far my favourite product from NYX so far. These lip creams are smooth and creamy and not drying at all. I recently wore the colour Prague on a trip to Dublin and the colour lasted from 10 am until 5pm when I ate some dinner. After dinner it had faded slightly on the inner rim of my mouth. Nothing a little touch up couldn't fix. I have five shades altogether now, I already had the colour Tokyo so I swatched it along with my newer ones for you to see. 

L-R Tokyo, San Paulo, Prague, Copenhagen, Transylvania

Next is the Butter Glosses which are probably the most talked about thing in the last year or so. i personally love them and think they are a great gloss. A little sticky I wont lie but that does help them to last a good bit longer so WIN?

L-R Red Velvet, Creme Brulee, Eclair, Apple Strudel, Vanilla Cream Pie, Peaches and Cream, Raspberry Tart

Following on from the Butter Glosses are the Butter Lipsticks. Equally as amazing in my opinion. Super creamy and pigmented with a great shade range, whats not to love? 

L-R Hubba Bubba, Fun Size, Cotton Candy, Candy Buttons, Lollies

L-R Big Cherry, Taffy, Little Susie, Fireball, Razzle, Sweet Tart, JuJu

Last but not least are the Matte Lipsticks. I love matte lipsticks especially for darker colours as they just look so much nicer to me. Out of the two NYX ones the Perfect Red one was the best. The paler shade called Hippie Chic looked awful on me and just did not sit great on the lips. What are your thoughts on matte colours? Do you love or loathe them?

L-R Hippie Chic, Perfect Red

Have you tried any of these lip colours before? 

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Lets Talk Lipsticks.

NYX Butter Lipsticks

NYX Butter Glosses

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream

NYX Matte Lipsticks

I recently made a small purchase off of CherryCulture. Small meaning I bought 22 lipsticks.. *slaps wrist. I have been trying forever to get my hands on the NYX butter lipsticks and I finally spotted them on CherryCulture. I picked up 12 of them and I must say they are amazing. The texture is so smooth and creamy. I will admit, however, that the lighter shades seem to sit in the lines of your lips, on me anyways. There is a great range of colours also, 22 to be exact. A great mix of nudes, pinks and reds. I also picked up four more shades of Butter glosses, I already have three of the shades. These are lovely on there own or on top of a lipstick. They are the slightest bit tacky but still super smooth on the lips. 

I already own one of the Soft Matte Lip creams in Tokyo but when I spotted the darker shades I knew I had to have them. I am a sucker for a vampy lip. NYX must have changed the formula of these because I found they were much easier to apply and a little creamier too, not totally matte. I did however find that the darkest shade I picked up, Transylvania, was a little harder to get looking nice on the lips, but with a little work it ends up looking really pretty. 

Last but not least are the Matte Lipsticks. I only picked up two of these and I do like them, although I do find the paler shade looks a little gross on my lips. My lips are forever dried and flaky. I will be doing a seperate post showing all of these swatched on my lips, so keep an eye out for that if you are interested in any of these products.

Have you tried any of these lip products? What is your favourite NYX makeup product?

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