A 2016 Reflection - What Did I Achieve?

Last year I wrote a post on whether I achieved my 2015 goals and I thought I'd do the very same this year. Back in January 2016, I made a list of goals to achieve within the year so I'm writing this post now to see whether or not these goals were met.

In 2016 I hoped to...

♥  Travel more and go to at least one place that I haven't been before - Success! In 2016 we went to London, Barcelona (which was a new city for me), Florida and Paris. 

 

♥  Eat healthier - I'm just gonna be honest here and say this was a huge fail! Like why did I even think I could achieve this?! I'm a pizza gal at heart what can I say! There was also peppers in this rice - does that count as healthy eating?!

♥  Exercise more - nope! FAIL!

♥  Move out - success! Ok so I did cheat with this goal as when I wrote the post last January we had already bought our house :P but in saying that, things could have fallen through! This was by far the best thing about 2016 and I'm so looking forward to seeing what home DIY and decor projects 2017 has for us.

♥  Get a driving licence and start driving - success-ish! I got my provisional licence and did one driving lesson :P does that count?!

♥  Reach 1000 YouTube subscribers - success! We're now on 1200 and excited to seeing how far we can go in 2017.

♥  Start making more videos on my own YouTube channel - FAIL!!!! Didn't even consider this one :P

♥  Reach 5000 Facebook likes - NOPE! Far from it at 1600! Facebook has been a BITCH for business pages this year so how many people see your post has significantly reduced and they just want you to start paying to advertise! I don't tend to post on Facebook much so I've decided to mainly focus on my Instagram and Snapchat (rfairydustblog).

♥  Be more consistent with blog posts - Ya not so much! To be fair it has been a very busy year for us especially at the beginning of the year with all the house stuff! This year I'll be better (ya I know I say this every year :P)

I'll be doing another blog post soon on my 2017 resolutions as it's always fun to come back to at the end of the year and see what I have accomplished. 

Our Year on YouTube

So I can't believe I'm actually saying this but myself and Kevin have been vlogging for an entire YEAR!!! How crazy is that?! We've had the best year ever and want to thank each and every one of you who has subscribed, commented and liked our videos! We really appreciate all of your support and I can't wait to write this post next year looking back on 2 years of YouTube!

We made a very special video to mark our year on YouTube where we looked back on our fav memories captured in our vlogs. I must say though Kevin did the whole thing my himself and I'm super proud of him for doing it as I think he did a great job! I even got a little emotional watching it back :P hope you all enjoy and don't forget to subscribe :) Here's to many more years on YouTube!

Happy Girls are the Prettiest

As some of you may know, I started my own YouTube channel. I recently wanted to have a nice background for my videos and so I decided to reorganise my desk space in my room so I could do just that! It's still not finished so I will probably do another blog post when it is complete but for now I just wanted to show you how it is now.

Let me know what you think or if you have any ideas on how I can make it look even nicer :)

February Favourites

Hey guys!

I know it's been a few weeks and I'm sorry! I have been unbelievably busy with college recently but I'm back now and hopefully will get to post more regularly! Let me know what kind of posts you'd like to see here :)

I haven't done a favourites post in what feels like forever! I recently filmed one over on my YouTube channel and thought I'd include it here too :) I've included a list of my favourites here so watch my video to hear more about each product :)

My Favourites this Month:

Beauty

Maybelline Brow Drama in Brown http://amzn.to/1NBlAUm

Essence Get Big Lashes Mascara 

Real Techniques Setting Brush http://amzn.to/18w24rs

Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash http://amzn.to/18w2f62

Oral-B 3D White Luxe Glamorous Shine Toothpaste http://amzn.to/1x96Gdo

L'Oreal Paris Casting Creme Gloss Sun Kiss Jelly in 02 http://amzn.to/1x96L0W

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Perfume and Body Lotion Set http://amzn.to/1x96OKb

Fashion

Primark/Penneys Tartan Scarf 

Random

Girl Online Book by Zoella http://amzn.to/1x96Vp5

The Good Wife TV Series http://amzn.to/1x96YBh

Irish Creators Day-Watch our vlog here

Tara Conroy (Irish YouTuber) 

Cian Ducrot (Irish YouTuber)

Miriam Mullins (Irish YouTuber)

Cosy Winter Outfit

Hey guys!

I recently bought this coat in the children's section of Dunnes...I know how embarrassing right?! I've been seriously loving it and it's something I probably wouldn't normally go for. I've been wearing it loads and it's so cosy and warm! I got it in the sale for only €12 so it was a complete bargain! My bag is from Penneys last year, my scarf is also Penneys and my boots are from Forever 21!

You can watch the full outfit video on my YouTube channel or by clicking on the video below! Don't forget to comment, like and subscribe and let me know what other kind of videos you'd like to see.

Exciting News!

Hey guys!

Hope you're all well! I'm just writing a very short post to tell you my exciting news! So here we go.....I've FINALLY decided to start my very own YouTube channel :) If you've been following my Facebook page or my vlog channel then you'll already know because I announced it about 2 weeks ago on them. I've been filming a few videos and I'm finally uploading my very first one tomorrow :) I'd love if you'd check it out and please subscribe :) I'd love to hear what you all think of it so let me know in the comments tomorrow if you've seen it! Please let me know if you have any suggestions or ideas for future videos as I'd love to hear what you'd like to see :) Thanks for being so supportive and I'm so excited to finally start doing this!

Blogmas Day 14: Beauty Gift Guide Over €20

Seeing as I have already done a beauty gift guide under €20 I thought that now I'd do one over €20! Hope you enjoy!

Asos €56.43                                                           Asos €36.43

Asos €37.14                                                          Asos €34.29        

    Asos €33.57                                                          Asos €41.43           

Debenhams €44                                            Debenhams €44

 

       Debenhams €44                                       Boots €28.99     

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Blogmas Day 13: Estée Lauder Doublewear Foundation

I bought the Estée Lauder Doublewear foundation a few weeks back and I've been wearing it everyday since. I have completely fallen in love with this foundation and cannot imagine my life without it! I find the coverage relatively good but it's how long it lasts is what sells it for me. I'll put it on in the morning and set it with a powder and when I come home in the evenings it's still perfect without any touch ups during the day. It does set quite matte though so it may not be the best foundation if you have dry skin. I honestly could not recommend it enough. The consistency is fab but the only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't have a pump but I think you can buy them separately anyway! My shade is 2W2 Rattan and I got it for €37 in Debenhams :)

Have you tried this foundation? What do you think of it? Let me know in the comments!

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Blogmas Day 12: Tartan Love

Tartan/plaid has been a really big print this year and I must say I'm still loving them. I thought I'd add a few photos so you can see for yourself what outfits are out there. I bought a navy tartan skirt in Tesco and a navy tartan scarf in Penneys and I love them! Let me know your fav prints!

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