February Favourites

Hi everyone,

 

Time for February favourites!

 

Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean Cleanser

I love this stuff! I've been using it since I got it for Christmas, it leaves my skin feeling really smooth and clean. It's a really active product but it doesn't irritate my skin.

 

Nivea Stress Protect Deodorant

I bought this a few weeks ago on a whim, it was half price and seeing as I'm a fan on Nivea deodorants I thought I'd give it a go. I'm not sure how it works, but it really does, I barely seem to sweat when I wear it!

 

DermaV10 Cocoa Body Butter

This product is an absoloute bargain, I picked it up in Home Bargains for only 89p! It's a thick butter that sinks in pretty quickly and leaves my skin feeling soft and moisturised. The best bit about this product though is definitely the smell! It's a sweet, cocoa scent and I've had loads of compliments on the smell from people at work who said I smell like coconut and chocolate! That works for me!

 

Soap and Glory Perfume

This has been my everyday perfume for this month, it smells like Soap and Glory's signature scent, which is a perfect, light daytime scent.

 

L'oreal Lumi Magique in Shade 1

My favourite product for helping to conceal and brighten under my eyes, I've tried the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch that loads of people rave about but I much prefer this product. Let me know if you'd like to see a review/comparison. :)

L'oreal Volume Million Lashes Diamantissime Mascara
I got this as a gift with purchase back in December and didn't love it when I started using it, but this month I started using it again and I've made it work for me. I've been using it as a seperating and lengthening mascara after applying a volumising mascara and it's been working really well.

17 Va Va Voom Mascara
 This mascara has a massive brush and is great for building volume even with my lashes
which are tiny and skinny. I've been loving using this in conjunction with the L'oreal mascara for volumised, long and seperated lashes this month.

Korres Lip Butter in Wild Rose
I've been quite into using tinted lip balms this month instead of lipsticks and this one has to be my favourite. It melts into my lips so quickly and leaves a pretty hint of colour and healthy sheen. I really want to buy the Korres lip butter in the shade Plum now too!

GOSH Soft'N Shine Lip Balm in Scarlet
This is a product that lives in my handbag and I use all the time but I've never included it in a monthly favourites post even though it is definitely a favourite! It's a lovely moisturising lipstick/balm that's a muted soft, rosey pink colour that is fairly sheer when applied. It smells like vanilla and is so easy to apply on the go without a mirror. :)

What were your favourites this month?

Thanks for reading,
Jess
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My Top 5...Lipbalms

Hi everyone,

 

If you've be following me for a while you might have realised that I love lipbalms! I apply them mulitple times a day and I love the assortment of flavours, colours and formulas they come in, I can't stop buying them! :)

 

If you'd like to see my lipbalm collection post then click here. I might do an updated post soon as I've had a bit of a clear out. But anyway, here are my top 5 lipbalms...

 

 

 

Nivea Lip Butter in Caramel Cream
 Smells and tastes amazing! A bit like toffee popcorn, very creamy and moisturising. Very cute, lightweight, little tin too. :)

Burt's Bees Mango Lip Balm
A nourishing lip balm with a subtle, natural fruity scent. I love this as my night time lip balm and for using on the go, it's even survived a trip through the washing machine and is still working perfectly!

GOSH Soft'n Shine Lip Balm in Scarlet
A beautiful, glossy balm that could almost be classed as a liptick. Smells and tastes like vanilla/cake and is a pretty muted pink colour, a perfect colour to apply on the go.

Balance Me Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve
A great freebie from Glamour magazine last year, I wasn't keen on the slightly overpowering turkish delight scent of this when I first bought it but it has grown on me. I use this first thing in the morning before putting my make up on so that my lips are softened and moisturised before applying lipstick. This lip balm really feels like it's doing your lips some good.

Korres Lip Butter in Wild Rose
I wasn't keen on the scent of this product when I got it either but it's very moisturising and gives the lips a subtle red tint. Lovely for days when you don't want to wear lipstick.

What's your favourite lip balm?

Thanks for reading,
Jess
xxx

Product Review - GOSH Soft 'N Shine Lip Balms

Hi everyone,

I seem to be totally obsessed with lip products at the moment, it's all I want to buy(apart from the new BarryM nail polishes!) and I keep wanting to review the lovely ones that I buy.

I was lucky to stumble across these lovely lippies in Superdrug on the reduced stand.

These are the GOSH Soft 'N Shine Lip Balms, I picked up six of these for only 99p each! They're meant to retail for around £8, so total bargain!

These lip balms are really smooth and moisturising, they are also nicely pigmented. The majority of them are sheer but the shade 'Kiss' is seriously pigmented, which I didn't expect!

Here are the swatches...

( L- R Scarlet, Perfect Plum, Aubergine, Sweetheart, Irony, Kiss)

I love the glossy finish of these balms and the scent is delicious and similar to cake!

The wear time of these is pretty good considering they're so moisturising. 

These are definitely some of my favourite lip products at the moment and it's worth having a look in your local Superdrug to see if you can track some of these down. :)

Thanks for reading,
Jess
xxx

September Favourites

Hi everyone,

Here are my favourite products for September!

Real Techniques 

Buffing Brush, Contour Brush, Pointed Foundation Brush

I love these brushes! I've been using these everyday! The buffing brush is perfect for applying liquid foundation, the pointed foundation brush is great for blending in concealer and the I've been loving using the contour brush for applying highlighter. 

YSL Teint Touche Eclat Foundation
This foundation is lovely, it's quite a light coverage foundation but gives a radiant dewy finish. I don't find that this gives me as much coverage as I'd like so I mix it with my Bourjois foundation, I love the combination.

L'oreal Super Liner in Black Diamond
I really suck at applying liquid liner, I can never get a thin enough line and always end up getting it all wonky. The applicator of this eyeliner is so easy to use! I can get an almost perfect, thin line of eyeliner on my upper lash line. The flexible nib means you can just gently press the liner into your lash line without it turning out to thick.

Sleek Storm Palette

This is a bit of a rediscovered favourite, I hadn't used it for a while but I was using it a lot during September. I've been loving using the light matte brown as a brow powder and as an all over lid colour, I've also enjoyed playing around with some of the darker colours for creating a smokey eye.

L'oreal Caresse in Rock 'N Mauve
I love these Caresse lipsticks and this shade is no exception, check out my full review of this product here.

MAC Craving Lipstick
I've been loving wearing this for nights out, it's a gorgeous, sophisticated berry colour. The formula is so creamy and very pigmented.

GOSH Soft 'N Shine Lip Balm in Perfect Plum
This is a really wearable sheer berry lip colour, perfect for the day time. You could apply this on the go without a mirror, love it. There will be a more in depth review of these lip products coming your way soon.

(L-R L'oreal, MAC, GOSH)

What were you loving in September?

Thanks for reading,
Jess
xxx

July Favourites

Hi Everyone!

Time for my July favourites!

Nivea Energy Fresh Deodorant

This is hands down my favourite deodorant, it smells amazing and fresh and works really well too. I just wish I could find it in a bigger bottle!

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I love this palette and I use it all the time, but this month I've been using it loooads. It's just wonderful. :)

Max Factor Nail Polish in Ivory

This is a gorgeous polish, it applies really well and is an amazing colour. I've been wearing this on my toes a lot this month. Here's a NOTD using this polish.

MUA Eyeliner in Snow White

I've been using this on my waterline this month, it's a lovely creamy pencil and has decent staying power.

L'oreal Caresse in Sweet Berry

I love wearing this for a very easy, casual look. It's very wearable and easy to apply on the go. The taste/scent is gorgeous too! Here's my review on the L'oreal caresse lipsticks

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle
I am in love with this product, it gives the perfect dewy, glowy finish.


Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara
I've been loving this mascara this month, it really does give amazing volume. It's worth a try if you're after a lot of volume. 


DKNY Be Delicious Endless Blossom Perfume
For me this is the perfect summer fragrant, its light, floral and sweet. 


GOSH Light 'N Shine Lipgloss in Shade 05
This is such a beautiful lipgloss, so shiny and shimmery. It has a purpley tint to it and smells like vanilla.


L'oreal Studio Secrets Lip Glow
This is a great balm product that changes to a unique colour when you apply it. I love the warm shade of pink it turns on me.


What are you favourites this month?
Thanks for reading,
Jess
xxx

Bargain GOSH Haul

Hi everyone,

So I think you know that you're a bit of a make up obsessed crazy person when your latest two blog posts are both haul posts...

But these were bargains! I'm so happy with my local Superdrug, they're reducing most of their GOSH cosmetics which makes them pretty hard to resist.

All the items that I bought were £3 each, which I didn't think was bad :)

I bought the natural touch foundation in 'Walnut' thinking that the colour of the sticker looked vaguely the right shade(there were no testers), when I got it home and tried it on my hand it was sooo dark :( I'm a bit gutted as the foundation smelt really nice and had good coverage, but maybe I'll be able to mix it with a light foundation to get the right shade. 

The next thing I picked up was a glitter eyeliner in the shade 18, it looks like a beautiful iridescent glitter liner, when I swatched it hardly any glitter comes out. :( 

So a bit of a fail.

Now on to the best two things that I bought! These lipglosses are gorgeous!

They're so glittery and shimmery, they smell divine and they're not at all sticky!

These are the swatches of them...

(L-R Shade 05, Shade 06)

These glosses have little lights in the lids and a little mirror on the side of the tube  for on the go application, which is pretty cute. 

I'm totally in love the shade 05 and can't wait to wear it when I go out on Friday night.

Are there any GOSH products you love? 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx

Collective Haul

Hi everyone,

Here's a few items that I've bought over the last few weeks, I've been trying to cut down on spending but it's not worked that well...

Balance Me Rose Otto Intensive Lip Salve

I got this free when I bought Glamour Magazine, It's pretty moisturising and smells kind of like turkish delight.

No7 Nourishing Nail and Cuticle Cream

This was a pretty cheap purchase, I had a No7 voucher so it only cost me £2. Yay! I've used it a few times and I like it so far :) Hopefully it'll sort out my horrible cuticles.

MUA Blusher in Shade 3

This blusher was a bargain, it only cost me £1. It's a nice corally pink, it's a totally different colour to any other blushers I have.

GOSH Pigments

I bought five of these and they only cost me 99p each from Superdrug! Not sure why they were reduced, they weren't damaged or anything but yeah :) 

I bought the shades, Pineapple, Paradise, Apple Jam, Satin and Purple Rain.

Maybelline Color Tattoos in Permanent Taupe and Immortal Charcoal 

I'd been tempted to get these two for ages, I love permanent taupe but I'm less impressed with immortal charcoal.

Mango and Kiwi Mason Jar Candle

This was a gift from a friends mum, it smells great and I love candles in jars :)

Rimmel Base Coat and Nail Tip Whitener

I love these polishes, I love the brush on the white nail polish, it's the perfect size. The base coat is great too, I've been in need of one since my Sally Hansen one dried up.

BarryM Lipgloss

This doesn't have a shade name, it came free with a bottle of Impulse body spray. It's a lovely creamy pink colour and it's not at all sticky. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx