Saturday, August 31, 2013

Real Techniques Brushes Giveaway (Facebook) ENDED ♥

  *This giveaway has ended* 
I wanted to do a little international giveaway for all my beautiful followers on Dolly Dowsie's Facebook page. You can win these Real Techniques Duo Fiber Limited Edition Brushes! Just answer this question: What is your favourite thing about Dolly Dowsie blog?

To enter -
1. Like the Dolly Dowsie Facebook page.
2. Publically like and share the giveaway post featured on the page.

*For extra entries*
1. Follow Dolly Dowsie on Bloglovin.
2. Follow @Trixiebellexx on Twitter.

If you do the extra entries please leave your Bloglovin and Twitter name in the comments.

Good luck to everyone who enters! 



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Friday, August 30, 2013

LUSH - 'Passionate' ♥

'Passionate' by LUSH is the newest lipstick to my collection after it was kindly sent to me as an extra prize by the lovely Kat from Dolly Rouge. This is a liquid lipstick and is applied just like a lip gloss. The pigmentation of the bright pink with hints of purple colour is fabulous! The colour is very vibrant and a bit risque but I actually love to wear this during the day. The texture of this is very creamy, it glides onto the lips very easy with the applicator and smells so lovely. It's made from lots of wonderful moisturising ingredients such as Jojoba Oil, Candlelilla Wax and Rose Wax, fantastic for keeping lips soft, smooth and perfectly kissable! I love the packaging of this product, it comes in a little glass vial with a plastic top and it's look reminds me of a dropper from an old fashioned apothecary. This is such a long lasting lipstick, I can apply this in the morning and not have to apply again for the whole day, perfect for a busy mother like me who doesn't have the time to top up my makeup during the day. In fact I think this lipstick may be a bit too long lasting, it is seriously hard for me to get off and a normal makeup remover wipe won't work, I have to get out the heavy duty eye and lip makeup remover! I really do love this lipstick though and it is definitely one for the pink lovers like me. It's vibrant, bright and deliciously girly, what more could you want? 


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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Owl & Dog - Handmade Delights ♥

I'm always inspired by crafters and people who can sew, they make me want to buy a sewing machine and start making lots of lovely pieces to add to my home. This is definitely on my bucket list as I'd love to make my own cushions, quilts and some lovely little things for Tyler Lee's bedroom. During the month I received a package from my wonderful pen pal Bee who is also from Ireland. Her aunt makes some handmade pieces and Bee picked up this beautiful pink hanging owl with a drop heart for me. I just had to share as I know so many owl lovers and I think this piece is so lovely! I have it hanging on the wall in our office/spare bedroom which I am currently decorating with cute little things I have collected during my four years of snail mailing. Bee's mother was also kind enough to send Tyler Lee the blue dog softie, it is so cute! I love the floral design and the ribbon on it has made it easy to hang on his wardrobe, it's a welcome and beautiful addition to his nursery. I just love these handmade items, I find them much more special than something you can just buy in the shop and they are something to be truly treasured. So I want to say a big heartfelt thank you to the lovely Bee, her equally lovely mother and her very talented aunt! What wonderful friends I have!


Stay pretty people!


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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

EOTD - Urban Decay & Majolica Majorca ♥

It's been ages since I've done a makeup look on the blog and I've really missed doing them. I've a drawer full of unused makeup products in my room and I decided that I had to use some of these up before I can buy any new products so I better hop to it! I received Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Shadow Pencil in 'Clash' from a blog giveaway and the Majolica Majorca palette from a pen pal of mine in America. I simply hadn't the chance to wear these until today but I absolutely love them! I used two shadows from the Asian brand Majolica Majorca's palette, two beautiful pink, shimmery colours, one light and one dark, bordering on a purple tone. I used the Urban Decay Shadow Pencil in 'Clash', which is a fantastic bright, electric blue colour as an eyeliner to enhance the blue colour of my eyes and really make the whole eye look pop! I finished the look with Maybelline mascara and We Care Icon liquid eyeliner on the top lash line which is golden brown in colour. I love this look and think it'd be a great one to rock on a night out with the girls!


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Monday, August 26, 2013

NOTD - Purple & Stars ♥

I created this nail of the day look using one of the two Biolife nail polishes which I picked up on my holiday to Crete. The shade has a lovely shimer effect but the polish itself is quite watery. I applied two coats, then used some nail wraps to decorate the nail on each ring finger. I then finished the look with Essence XL Shine topcoat which I am rapidly going off as it never dries completely and then the nail smudges! Anyway I think the look is quite pretty and am rocking it today.


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Friday, August 23, 2013

Pretty Post #17 ♥

It's been so long since I did a Pretty Post feature, I had just been receiving so much post that I didn't have the time to photograph everything and write about it since receiving and replying to it all. I've decided to shake things up a bit an show my post but in a 'wordless' type post, just letting the pictures speak for themselves with little captions on the pictures. I also decided to show you all some post I am sending just to show off my envelopes and my lovely washi tapes! Snail mail lovers enjoy!





 Stay pretty people and embrace vintage communications by writing and sending beautiful letters!



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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

John Frieda - Luxurious Volume Range ♥

Since having my beautiful baby boy Tyler Lee my hair has been limp and very lifeless, luckily it isn't falling out though as I've heard this can happen to new mothers. My hair is naturally fine and needs some extra help to create volume which will stay in my hair throughout the day and not disappear at the first sign of wind or rain. The John Frieda Luxurious Volume range has a whole host of products to primp and preen your hair, enhancing your locks and making them gorgeously volumised. If these products have worked to create volume on my hair they'll work on anyone, believe me! After shampooing and conditioning my hair I applied the John Frieda Luxurious Volume Fine To Full Blow-Out Spray all over the ends on my damp hair and combed through, I then sprayed the Blow Dry Lotion Root Booster to the roots of my hair to create a gorgeously volumised crown, after blow drying the result was big volumised hair! These two products give fantastic volume and hold to the hair so there is no need to use hairspray. The result lasted all day and even when I woke up the next morning my hair was still volumised, I loved this. I now use these two products whenever I blow dry my hair to give it the umph it needs to look full of life and healthy.

I was my hair every second day and on the in between days I give my hair a blast of the John Frieda Luxurious Volume Volume Refresh Dry Shampoo. This is so easy to use and I just spray a little onto the roots of my hair, massage in and voila refreshed, volumised hair! This product has been a lifesaver for me and really gives my hair back its vibrancy on the in between day during washes. The dry shampoo is also great for texturising hair, as you can see in my pictures below, I love the texturised, windswept look at the moment. These products really are fantastic for us girls who struggle to get any bit of volume into our fine hair and these are products which I would definitely recommend to fellow new mothers/future new mothers whose hair may have lost some of it's vitality since giving birth. These products are now my everyday hair products and I love the results they give to my hair.

You can view these products and others from the John Frieda Luxurious Volume range at the John Frieda Website.


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