Top 5 Posts of 2014

The New Year is upon us so I thought I would do a little recap of my Top 5 most read posts of 2014!

I know I say this every year but this year has gone so fast, even faster than previous years. A lot has happened over the last year - luckily all good stuff- so I hope 2015 can bring me even better luck and success both in my personal life and blogging life.

So here's a rundown of my top 5 most read blog posts of 2014!

Lime Crime Velvetine dupe

Back in the summer I picked up a few of the Lime Crime Velvetines at IMATS and loved them but I found the perfect dupe of them for a fraction of the cost with the Makeup Revolution Salvation Velvet Lacquers. 

Seventeen Falsifeye HD Mascara

I don't think I was too blown away by this mascara when I reviewed it but I have used it a lot since, mostly as a throw on mascara for when i'm in a rush in the mornings or if I don't have a lot going on that day i'll just swipe it on to give my eyes a bit more definition and make me look that little bit more awake! 

Mac Objects Of Affection Pigments and Glitters

I love these pigments; I got them in the Pink & Rose and Gold & Beige! I haven't really used the Pink toned box but I've used the gold pigments a lot over the Christmas holidays. Try your MAC stores I think you might still be able to get them, they're only €35 and the box comes with 4 pigments and 1 glitter.

Dupe Tuesday Benefit High Beam Vs Mememe Beat The Blues

My dupe posts proved to be very popular; i'll have to try coming up with a few more for 2015. This dupe post was comparing Benefit High Beam to Mememe Beat the Blues liquid highlighters. You literally can't tell the difference from these two highlighters and there's about €20 in the difference. I have been more into my powder highlights this winter so I can't wait to get the liquid ones out for the spring to give that dewy fresh look.

Dupe Tuesday Urban Decay Naked 3 Dupe

Finally we have one of my favourite dupes of the whole year. I compared the Naked 3 palette to the Makeup Revolution Iconic 3 palette. With the exact same results and a whopping €40 difference in the price you can see why this was one of my most read posts of the year. 

If you haven't read them yet just click on the headings and it will bring you straight to the post, and if you have read them why not go back for a recap :)

I'm still in my first year of blogging and have learnt so much in that time that I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for Beauty Blunders and Other Wonders.

Thanks for reading.

Happy New Year :)

Love Sarah xoxo

MAC Objects of Affection Pigments and Glitters - MAC Christmas 2014

Christmas is only a few weeks away so that means plenty of holiday collections from all our favourite brands. I took a quick walk through Brown Thomas last week and got a little side tracked in MAC and ended up buying 2 of the new Objects of Affection mini pigment kits.

The Objects of Affection kits are part of the 3 other collections for Christmas 2014; the two other collections for Christmas are The Heirloom Mix (single lipsticks, eyeshadows etc.) and the Keepsakes (palettes, brushes and bags). It was only released last weekend and I’ve a feeling this lot of these will sell out soon as there is something to suit everyone. 

There are 3 sets of colours to choose from in the Objects of Affection collection:

-Pink, Rose and Glitter

-Gold, Beige and Glitter

-Silver, Blue and Glitter

I chose the Pink and Gold pigments, I think they would suit me more than the blues from the other kit.

I’ve yet to fully test these out but just by swatching them I fell in love immediately. I used MAC Fix+ when swatching them, I think with pigments and especially the glitters you will need it, it will make them stick better to the lid and will also give an extra pop to the colours. When used with the gold glitter it made it look like liquid gold, it was just stunning.

As well as the colours being amazing the boxes are just gorgeous and can be used when for storing bits and pieces when you’re done with the pigments.

I can’t wait to fully test these out, they are perfect for Christmas and I’d say they will be on my eyes for at least one or two Christmas parties. I also think the price range is really good, these where only €35 each and you get 4 pigments and 1 glitter in each box and even though they are smaller than the single pigments they will last for a long time. A single MAC pigment will cost you €24.50-€25.00 so when you do the beauty math it works out as a bargain!

Have you tried any of the other pieces from the MAC Christmas Collections?  If you have let me know, a few of the Keepsake palettes have caught my eye and might have to come home with me!

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo