Irish Beauty Gift Guide

I make no secret of the fact that I like to Buy Irish as much as I can. This year is no different with a good majority of gifts coming from some lovely Irish brands. They are really giving international companies a run for their money. Here are just some of the great beauty gifts available from our little island. 

Bia Beauty 

Scrub Your Skin Gift Set containing Detox Body Scrub and Orange &Grapefruit Facial Exfoliant and Cleanser(€35, retail value €36.90), Feed Your Face Gift Set containing Mellow Mandarin Moisturiser, Orange & Grapefruit Facial Exfoliant and Cleanser, Stop The Clock Eye Gel and Lime Pie Lip Balm(€50, trail value €55.80) and Feed Your Skin Gift Set containing Mellow Mandarin Moisturiser, Orange & Grapefrui Facial Exfoliant and Cleanser, Stop The Clock Eye Gel, Apple Blossom Body Butter and Detox Body Scrub(€80, retail value €90.75) 

Cocoa Brown Tan 

Bronzed & Beautiful (€9.95), Soft & Smooth (€9.95) and Luxury Giftset (€19.99). Available in selected pharmacies,Tesco and Cloud10Beauty Christmas just wouldn't be christmas without some Cocoa Brown. I love how cute and girly the packaging is.

Designed 4 You 

Makeup Bags (€15) Large Makeup Brush Roll (€34) Gothika Clutch Bag (€55) - I love everything Designed 4 You creates but something about that clutch is calling me!

EO Ireland

Grapefruit & Mint Revitalising Shower Gel and Lemon Verbana Body Lotion €36.98

Calming Giftset €88

Holos

Love Your Skin Giftset (€31.20), Goodnight Relaxation Gift (€42.30) and Good Morning Gift (€49.90)

Lisa Heeney

3 All Natural Lip Balm Giftset (€19) Lisa also offers gift vouchers for her bespoke skin care service and products recommended in the consultation. I love the idea of this.

Please pop over and check out their websites and support Irish

Ren Hot Cloth Cleanser Versus Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser

I'm a sucker for a hot cloth cleanser, I have tried a couple of different ones at this point but hands down my favourite is the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. When my recent bottle was finished, I decided to break the pattern and try the Ren Hot Cloth Cleanser.

I was hoping it would have a similar texture to my much loved Liz Earle but the texture is different. More creamy than the Liz Earle and almost Cleansing Milk like. I was extremely sceptical if something like this texture would do a good job. I have to say it does a pretty good job, my face definitely feels clean after using it and my skin doesn't feel tight. However, I think I am too set in my Liz Earle ways to truly fall in love with this beauty. 

The two scents couldn't be more chalk and cheese with Ren having a calming rose scent and Liz Earle offering a more invigorating eucalyptus scent. I do have to say I prefer the cloth Ren give you, where Liz Earle an other brands give you a muslin cloth, the Ren cloth is more like a cotton cloth. The price is also a little friendlier at €17 (150ml) from Cloud 10 Beauty versus €23.50 (150ml) for Liz Earle. I'll continue to use the Ren until it is empty but I wouldn't be in a massive rush to repurchase. 

*Liz Earle kindly sent me out a new bottle last week so I have it waiting in the wings to be used properly*

Have you tried either of these two?

Women's Christmas Gift Guide

Todays gift guide features gorgeous gift sets for us girls from some of my favourite brands. I've chosen purse friendly prices and some a little more extravagant. From each of the brands, there is lots of choice but I have chosen my top picks. Any one of them would be a lovely surprise under the tree.

Benefit

Sweet Tintations (contains Benebalm, Lollibalm, Mini Benetint and Mini Lollitint. €29.50), Cheeky Sweet Spot (contains Hoola, Dandelion, CORALista, Bella Bamba, Rockateur and Sugarbomb Blushes €43) and Sugarplum Fairies (contains Full Size They're Real Mascara, The POREfessional, Hoola Bronzer and Benetint Mini €63) There are lots more gift sets available at your nearest Benefit counter. I am really loving their selection this year. 

Clarins

Lip Collection (Rouge Eclat #133,Instant Lip Perfector #6, Instant Lip Perfector #1, Gloss Prodige #4 €26, retail value €32.33) Beauty Flash Balm Collection (Beauty Flash Balm 50ml, Instant Lip Perfector #1 and Instant Perfecting Touch €36, retail value €50.97) and Hydraquench Collection (Hydraquench Cream, Hydraquench Serum and Hydraquench Mask €45, retail value €79.90) There are lots more sets available from Clarins so be sure to check out your nearest counter.

Lancome 

Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes (contains Hypnose Doll Eyes Mascara, 30ml Bi-Facil and Mini Kohl Eyeliner,€27.50), Advanced Genefique Youth Activating Concentrate 30ml Giftset (contains  The Lancôme Genifique youth activating concentrate gift set comes with a genifique eye light pearl 5ml, advanced genifique concentrate 30ml, and genifique day 15ml. €73) and Dream Tone Serum 02 Giftset (contains 40ml Dreamtone Pigmentation Serum Profile 2, 7ml Advanced Genefique serum, Advanced Genefique Eye Light Pearl and 7ml Dream Tone 02, €87)  These and lots more Lancome gifts are available at your nearest counter along with Debenhams, Brown Thomas and Arnotts)

The Body Shop

Argan Gift Cube (contains Argan Shower Gel,Argan Body Milk Lotion and White Mini Crinkle Lily €9.95) Strawberry Luxury Gift Set (contains Strawberry Shower Gel, Strawberry Soap, Strawberry Body Polish, Strawberry Body Butter and Red Mini Crinkle Lily €29.95) and Satusma Gift Bag (contains Satsuma Body Butter, Satsuma Shower Gel, Satsuma Hand Cream and Orange Mini Crinkle Lilly €39.95) These are just a handful of pretty gifts from The Body shop, the full range can be found in your local store.

Yonka

Cleansing Essentials for dry skin( Lait Nettoyant and Lotion PS) or combination skin (Gel Nettoyant and Lotion PNG) €48, Aromatic Body Oils (contains Replenishing Bulgarian Rose Essential Oil with a smooth Jasmine oil, Energising Sweet Orange and Mandarin Essential Oils and Relaxing soothing scents of Verbena and Petitgrain Essential Oils) €49.60 and Home Spa (Phyto Bain and a large Quintessence Candle) €65 There are lots more Yonka Gifts available at your nearest stockist

YSL

Mascara Volume Effect Faux Cils ( includes 30ml Eye Makeup remover €31.00) Radiance Set (Mascara Volume Effect Faux Cils, Touche Eclat #1 and 15ml Youth Liberator Serum €66) and Forever Light Creator Giftset (contains 30ml Forever Light Creator Serum, 5ml Forever Light Creator Jelly Cream, 5ml Forever Light Creator CC Cream #2 and 5ml Top Secret Gommage €80)

What do you think of my picks and do you think the offerings this year are much good? I have an Irish Beauty Gift Guide too.

Women's Christmas Stocking Fillers

Christmas is fast approaching!I've already kicked off the series with Beauty Advent calendars and today is the turn of Women's Stocking Fillers.I've featured products from brands I love including some lovely Irish brands so be sure to check them out.

Cocoa Brown Gradual Bronze (€5.99). You just can't go wrong with anything from the range. I've chosen Gradual Bronze because it's a nice intro into the tanning world and is the most fool proof gradual tan I have ever used. Available nationwide in Penneys,Dunnes, Tesco, Pharmacies and Cloud10Beauty.

W7 In The  Night Palette. On the whole I have seen this for  around the €10 mark but I found a page on Facebook that sells all the W7 palettes for €7. I've ordered a few to have as stocking fillers for friends.

Dream Dots (€14.99) are alway a handy one to have in the house. These have saved me from many an ugly spot. Full lists of stockists can be found on their website

I really like Emmas Soy Candles, while there are lots of lovely scents to choose from, I really like the seasonal scents of Spiced Orange and Mint Crisp. The 20 hour candle is €9.95 and 50 hour tumbler candle is €18.95

Lisa Heeney All Natural Beeswax Lipbalm  (€7) is really lovely and comes in lots of lovely flavours including Chocolate Orange and Peppermint Tingle.

MONDSS Underarm Wear (€9.99) are great for any special occasions. They do take some getting used to but I have used them a good bit now and find them really handy.

How cute is this Happy Boost Blusher from Physicians Formula?? I love it! Sadly there are still very few stands so if you see a stand be sure to point this beauty out. 

The Body Shop has lots of great stocking fillers but I am most intrigued by the new Glazed Apple range especially the body butter (€18.95) Available in all The Body Shop stores.

Waxperts Ingrown Hair Pads (€7.95) I've yet to try these but have heard great things about them. There are a good few stockists including Cloud10Beauty

Wet 'N' Wild Mega Rocks In The Pits. What is Christmas without some glitter? I'm a sucker for glitter polishes and am really loving Wet 'N' Wild's offerings.

There was literally hundreds of products I could have picked but I think these would be a nice addition to any collection.