♥ Mother's Day Gift Ideas & DIY Mother's Day Gift ♥

Hello Lovlies! Welcome back to Sense Of Beauty! Mother's Day is just around the corner (March 15th!!). I thought I would compile a selection of gifts perfect for anyone's mum and I have also included a little DIY for you to make for your special mummy! :)

GIFT IDEAS:

ASOS:

Happy Jackson Mumtastic Card, €4
http://www.asos.com/Happy-Jackson

Naughty But Nice Cupcake Handcream, €6.76
http://www.asos.com/ASOS/Naughty-But-Nice-Cupcake-Handcream

Ice Cream Body Butter 240g, €8.11
http://www.asos.com/ASOS/Ice-Cream-Body-Butter-240g

The Little Book Of Cocktails Book, €8.11
http://www.asos.com/Gifts/The-Little-Book-of-Cocktails-Book

Cath Kidston Bluebell & Jasmine Handbag Duo, €10.81
http://www.asos.com/Cath-Kidston/Cath-Kidston-Bluebell-Jasmine-Handbag-Duo

River Island:

Jelly Love Heart Sweets, €2
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/gifts--cosmetics/sweets/Jelly-love-heart-sweets

Red Heart Lollies Pack, €2
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/Red-heart-lollies-pack

Love Hearts Tin, €4
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/gifts--cosmetics/sweets/Love-Hearts-tin

Vintage Violet Purple Barry M Nail Polish, €4
http://eu.riverisland.com/Vintage-violet-Barry-M-nail-polish-664657

Faux Pearl Front & Back Earrings, €8
http://eu.riverisland.com/women/jewellery/earrings/Faux-pearl-front-and-back-earrings

Barry M Natural Glow Make Up Palette, €8
http://eu.riverisland.com/Barry-M-Natural-Glow-make-up-palette-662430

River Island Paris Perfume Gift Set, €20
http://eu.riverisland.com/River-Island-Paris-perfume-gift-set-75ml-641233

Navy Multi Panel Clip Top Purse, €22
http://eu.riverisland.com/Navy-multi-panel-clip-top-purse

Navy Block Colour Bowler Bag, €55
http://eu.riverisland.com/Navy-block-colour-bowler-bag-668505

ARGOS:

Kindle  WIFI, €53.99
http://www.argos.ie/EKINDLE

LUSH:

Love You, Mum, £14.50
https://www.lush.co.uk/products/gifts/love-you-mum

A delectable, flowery gift for green-fingered mums. Once she’s whipped off her gardening gloves, she can unwrap products to cleanse the body, calm the hands and soak away aches and pains.




Mother's Day, £22.50
https://www.lush.co.uk/products/gifts/mothers-day

We've packed this delightfully colourful tin full of our favourite floral fancies for mums that love bathing. A bunch of beautiful bombs and bubble bars will leave her feeling rosy. The hard part will be deciding which to pick first!


Flowers For Mum, £44.50
https://www.lush.co.uk/products/mothers-day/flowers-mum

Roses are red and violets are blue, bath times are blissful when made fragrant too. Surprise your mum with a bouquet of luxurious bathroom treats, wrapped up in a generously-sized floral knot-wrap. Be sure to remind mum that after using her beautiful products, she can fill the garden with flowers by planting the seeded tag.

DIY GIFT:

For Mother's Day this year, I put together this really expensive gift! It's a manicure jar! Let's get into the DIY :)

What You'll Need For The Jar:

-Glass Jar
-Cotton Wool Balls
-Manicure Set
-Selection of Nail Polishes

Here's a look at the first nail polish:

Name:
Essence Colour & Go Nail Polish

Shade:
111 English Rose

The second polish:

Name:
NYC In A Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish

Shade:
246 Park Ave

The third polish:

Name:
Penneys P.S. Love Nail Polish 

Step One:

Place cotton wool balls into the base of the glass jar.

Step Two:

Individually place the contents of the Manicure Set into the jar.

Step Three:

Place the Nail Polishes into the jar.

The jar is now finished! Super easy! :)

What You'll Need For The Outside Of The Jar:

-Gold Card
-Green Card
-Scissors
-Pencil
-Permanent Marker
-Glue Stick
-Sellotape

Step One:

Draw the background of the decoration. I went for a pointed design. I flipped the gold card around because there was a white back. This was much easier to draw on than the gold. 

Step Two:

Cut out the shape with scissors.

Step Three:

Draw two peas in a pod onto your green card. Once drawn, cut out with scissors and draw in their eyes and mouth with the black permanent marker.

Step Four:

Using the Glue Stick, Glue the peas (Green Card) onto the Gold Card.

Step Five:

Use your Black Permanent Marker and write your desired slogan onto the Gold Card. 

Using the peas, I went with
"HA-PEA" Mother's Day! <3

Step Six:

Sellotape the Gold Card to the Jar.

F I N I S H E D!!

I hope you enjoyed today's blogpost!
Thanks for stopping by!
XO, Sense Of Beauty

Catrice Cosmetics Luxury Nudes Nail Polish - Demo & Review

Hello Lovlies! Welcome back to Sense Of Beauty! Today's blogpost will be a review of a New Catrice Cosmetics Nail Polish that I recently purchased in Penneys! Keep reading for the demo and review! :)

D E M O:

What You'll Need:
-Nail Polish Remover
-Cotton Pads
-Nail File
-Base Coat Nail Polish
-Catrice Nail Polish
-Cotton Buds

Here's a closer look at the Base Coat I used.

Name:
Sally Hansen Double Duty Base & Top Coat

This nail polish is great because it can be used as a base coat and a top coat! It gives a gorgeous finish when used as a Top Coat. For anyone that travels and likes to paint their nails often, this would be great! One bottle for 2 purposes! YESS!!

Here's a closer look at the Catrice Cosmetics Nail Polish.

Name:
Catrice Cosmetics Luxury Nudes Nail Polish

Finish:
Soft Matt

Shade:
04 Your Fresh Apri-Coat

Step One:

For Step One, I removed any previous nail polish off my nails. I used nail polish remover and cotton pads. The nail polish remover I used is from the €2 shop.

Step Two:

Step Two includes another preparation step for your nails. I filed my nails. I used a random nail file I found at home for this! :P If needed, you can also cut your nails in this step with a nail clippers. 

Step Three:

For Step Three, I applied a Base Coat to my nails. I used Sally Hansen's Double Duty Base & Top Coat Nail Polish. I applied an even coat to all my finger nails. 

Step Four:

For Step Four, I applied the Catrice Nail Polish. I applied one even coat to each nail. I found the nail polish wasn't as opaque as I hoped, to fix this I applied a second coat. 

Here's one coat of the nail polish. Because of the flash, it is quite difficult to see that the nail polish is streaky. 

Step Five:

For Step Five, I cleaned up the edges of my nails. To do this, I used nail polish remover and cotton buds. I wet the cotton buds with the nail polish remover and removed any nail polish that was on my skin around the nail. 

F I N IS H E D L O O K:

R E V I E W:

So now onto the most important bit!! THE REVIEW! :)

The Packaging:

I really like the packaging of these Catrice Nail Polishes! They look very professional! In the bottom-left picture, you can see the detailing on the lid. The size of the nail polish is pretty decent too (10ml)! The nail polishes are available in a variety of finishes and shades. In Penneys Ballina, there are about 7 or 8 shades/finishes. 

My Thoughts:

The shade itself is GORGEOUS! It's a fabulous salmon-pink shade. It's a perfect shade to match with many outfits! 

As said above, I did have to paint two even coats on my nails. The first coat was streaky and not as opaque as I wished. Once the two coats were painted, the nail polish wasn't streaky. 

The durability of the nail polish is hard to comment on. I find that nail polishes don't last on my nails too long, even with a base coat. I applied the nail polish in the evening and I had work the next day. The nail polish began to chip at work the next day :( I didn't paint a top coat onto the catrice nail polish as I didn't want to change the appearance of the matte effect. 

The matte effect is matte but not as matte as other nail polishes. It can be seen from the picture above, there is is an blue-purple iridescent glow in the polish. This can be seen when the nail polish is on your nails too. 

I like the range of shades and finishes available. The nail polish is very affordable also (Less than €3!!) The finish of the nail polish is gorgeous. The blue-purple sheen is definitely unique! For those who don't work on tills at work, the nail polish should last longer than mine did! 











I hope you enjoyed this blogpost!
See ya in my next one!
XO, Sense Of Beauty