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My Utility Room Makeover

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Ever since we moved into our house the counter space in the utility room has been a dumping ground for everything and anything. You know yourself, it's one of those rooms where you can just throw stuff in, shut the door and walk away! But after constantly tidying it, the empty counter top and wall space felt like such a waste, I was eager to do something useful with it.  After a bit of research on Pinterest, the below image was what I was loosely basing my makeover on. I used this image as it was a similar size and layout to my utility room so it would be easy to recreate. And I swapped out the laundry bits for booze 😆 I picked a lighter green paint as it ties in with some of the shelving in my kitchen so from certain angles you can see both the shelving and into the utility room and they match nicely. Luckily I only had to paint a small wall so I did that myself. Paint is Colours 'Eau De Nil' in Durable Matt -  http://bit.ly/2xnOusk For the shelf I went to B&Q and pic

SoSu Dripping Gold Review

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This has to be one of the most controversial fake tans I have ever tried, so an in depth review is needed! Ever since Suzanne Jackson released her hotly anticipated fake tan 'Dripping Gold' the reviews have been quite mixed to say the least. I've definitely seen a few people slate it with just as many raving about it. So as a fake tan aficionado I had to try out this product for myself. Price I picked up the tan in my local Penneys for €20. For full disclosure I did pay for this myself, I used a voucher Penneys Head Office had given me, after I found my cotton pads from there were riddled with dead insects. So the decision to buy, use and review the tan was completely my own. Application I went with the shade Dark, as the Ultra Dark sounds a bit intense for my 'so pale it's almost blue' skin. The product is a mousse - definitely my preferred type of tan as mousse always applies quite smoothly. Solid packaging and pump as well which is always important! The tan s