Update #3

I really think I need to fill you guys in on my life considering I have been MIA for so long.


1. I am now finished college, it's so weird that its all over. I am now trying to deal with the fact that I have nothing to do all day long as I really need something to do this summer!

2. I had my interview for an MSC Advertising course in DIT, something which I am so excited about because it is the course for me! I will find out in two weeks if I get it. I actually think I will cry if I don't, I know it sounds so over dramatic but I really don't know what I will do if I don't get in.

3. In my last update I said I had a job, well....I'm sad to say I no longer have a job, I am still kinda upset over it because I feel I was dismissed unfairly and I really loved working there. It has kinda put me off looking for a job because I am scared that it might happen again.

4. During the time that I was MIA I turned 22, I'm well old now :P I didn't do anything for it at all, I was going to but the time has gone and I got the vibe off a few people that they where not really into it so I just left it, but between you and me I am still a bit pissed over that :p

5. Last but not least my blog turned one! Now I'm not going to lie I was going to do a give away but I don't think I have enough followers, so at some stage I will have a late happy one year blog give away.

What's in my travel make up bag? (Rome)

This post has been sitting here for the past few months. Instead of deleting  it and pretending like it never happened, I thought it would be better to share it!

I always love reading these posts, I'm very excited that I can finally do one! I went for the bare minim for this trip. I left my naked plate at home and decided to give my Smashbox brown eyes palet some love and I'm glad I did. For this post I have decided on splitting it into two, of what I brought and what I ended up using. 

What I brought:

I didn't bring that much as I didn't want to over do it on the make up front as I knew I wouldn't be wearing it  during the day.

FACE
Bobbie Brown - luminous moisturizing foundation
Bobbie Brown - blush (sandstone)
Bare Vitamins - skin rev-er upper
Benefit - erase paste
Essence - fix & matte
E.L.F - cream eyeliner (black)
E.L.F - blush (mellow mauve)
Daly Face Glow -dewy glow highlighter

EYES
Giorgio Armani - brow defining pencil
Benefit - they're real! mascara
Smash Box - brown eyes palette
Urban Decay - eyeshadow primer potion (sample)

What I used

I became very minimalist with only using a foundation and some contour, it was more that we always came back to the hotel so late that I didn't have enough time to put a full face together and the mix of such a hot climate.

FACE
Bobbie Brown - luminous moisturizing foundation
Bobbie Brown - blush (sandstone)
Bare Vitamins - skin rev-er upper

EYES
Giorgio Armani - brow defining pencil
Benefit - they're real! mascara
Smash Box - brown eyes palette
Urban Decay - eyeshadow primer potion (sample)


I decided to do a few swatches of the colours that I used from the palette which are below. I had not used it till the trip because I was so in love with my naked palette, I only brought it with me because it is more compact that the naked palette, but I have say I was seriously impressed!

I used the Vanilla as a base and brought it up to the eye brow bone, I used Wine a the contour, I used Marble  as the overall colour of lid and lastly I used Bark on the outer edge of the eye lid and blended it in with Wine.

High Style and Big Confidence (A guest post)

Hello all,

When Jackie Clark approached me about writing a guest post for A Little Bit of Love. I couldn't say no. I am the first to admit that cancer is a topic that makes me feel uneasy. So many of us know someone who has survived cancer or has lost there battle to it. Jackie herself is from the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance, a rarer forum of cancer. In fact in the past week treatment for those who have this strain of cancer has been released in Ireland which in trial testing has cured some of those who where diagnosed terminal cancer. What she has written here is so inspiring that I do hope you take something from it. What I found was that with the way society treats cancer we no longer see the person, instead we see this disease that stirs fear in us with the mere mention of the word. 

High Style and Big Confidence

By: Jackie Clark

When a woman feels beautiful she feels confident. The two go hand in hand. Knowing that she looks amazing will have her holding her head higher, her shoulders back and she will feel that she can conquer the world with minimal effort and without breaking a sweat. This is a great trait for any woman to have; and what can be thanked for these feelings is high fashion. Women know they are beautiful, but the best way to make them feel beautiful and confident is through an amazing outfit. High fashion is the best type of fashion for providing women with feelings of beauty and confidence.

The design of the outfit, the feel of the fabric and the lines and cut of the material are second to none. They are flawless; designers spend months working on their collections and the end result reflects that to a tee. A fabulously designed pair of designer shoes can make a woman feel like nothing she’s ever experienced before. The second she puts them on her feet, she will feel taller, her legs longer and leaner and her body more perfect than it already was. When she slips on a fitted dress that hugs her curves, she will feel sexy and alive. In a suit, she will feel powerful. In jeans she will feel gorgeous and casual. There is nothing more amazing than the feeling a woman gets the second she dons a gorgeous designer outfit; the feeling is indescribable and powerful.

There are days in a woman’s life when she needs to feel more beautiful and confident than ever. This makes her feel powerful and there are certain times when a woman needs that feeling more than ever. Sometimes, things happen to make a woman feel like she is not beautiful and her confidence takes a hit; she feels powerless. When a doctor looks at a woman and informs her that she has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer such as mesothelioma, or a common form of another cancer, she will feel that her entire world has collapsed around her. She will feel powerless to stop the rush of emotions that she will experience and she will feel less than beautiful; her confidence will take a major hit.

Unfortunately, there is no time more important for a woman to feel confident and beautiful than when she is about to face the hardest battle of her life; cancer treatment. It is at this time that high fashion becomes even more important in a woman’s life – and not for vanity purposes. Women should go shopping, buy a new outfit or two; it will make them feel beautiful and confident despite their cancer diagnosis and it will help them feel the power they need to overcome their cancer.

Image from here