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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FOTD - In The Pink

Hi everyone,

 

Here's a pretty basic and natural look that I was wearing last weekend, I went for bright neutral eyes and a creamy, soft pink lipstick.

 

The Products I Used



 

Face

- Maybelline Dream Lumitouch Concealer in Ivory

- Bourjois 123 Foundation in 52 Vanilla

- Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Light

- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle

 

Eyes

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- Stila In The Light Palette - Kitten, Sandstone, Bare, Champagne, Bliss

- Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner in Nude

- Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express Mascara in Black

 

Brows

- MUA Clear Mascara

 

Lips

17 Supreme Shine Lipstick in Barely Blush

 

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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17 Supreme Shine Lipstick in Barely Blush!

Hi everyone,

Here's a litte review on my newest lipstick!

 

Top swatch is one swipe, bottom swatch is built up.

 

Pros!

- Cheap! Only £4.99!

- Glossy finish.

- Creamy formula, quite moisturising.

- Opaque colour can be achieved easily.

- Easy to wear, everyday colour.

- Can be used for a subtle wash of colour or for a more intense colour. 

 

 

Cons!

- The packaging, I hate how reflective it is and the shape of the lid!

- It will show up any patchy, dry skin on your lips so give them a good scrub and apply a lipbalm first!

 

Overall I'm happy with my newest lipstick purchase, the formula is nice, it's a great, subtle everyday colour and it's inexpensive which is great if I ever want to repurchase it!

 

Have you tried any 17 Supreme Shine lipsticks? Do you have any shade recommendations

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx

 

 

* The top two photos are taken in artifical light and the bottom two are taken in natural light!



Collective Haul - Urban Decay, Odile & Fleur, Soap and Glory, Maybelline, L'Oreal, 17!

Hi everyone,

I've got a bit of a haul to share with you today, some of these things were gifts and the rest of them were bargains!

 

Odile & Fleur Earrings

I was just mooching around Boots and came across a reduced jewelry stand and these earrings just seemed like such good bargains, it'd have been rude to not buy them! I particularly love the pair of earrings shaped like wishbones! I think they're really sweet and original! I've even picked up an extra pair of the wishbone earrings for my next giveaway!

 

Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean Cleanser

Whilst in Boots I decided to pick up a bottle of my favourite cleanser, It was on offer at £6 as it was and I also had a £3 off voucher, can't complain at getting it for only £3! I got this cleanser in a Soap and Glory gift for Christmas and it's been love ever since!

 

 

17 Supreme Shine Lipstick in Barely Blush

I love 17's Mirror Shine lipsticks so when I got a voucher for 50% off a 17 Supreme Shine lipstick I just had to buy one! I plumped for the shade Barely Blush, a soft natural pink, a review is coming soon!

 

L'oreal Colour Riche Nail Polish in 502 Purple Disturbia

I bought this beauty for an amazing £1.20 from Fragrance Direct! It's a beautiful plum polish with shimmer in it. I really love the formula of these polishes!

 

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch in Ivory

I've heard a lot of good things about this concealer recently so when I saw it for £1.99 on Fragrance Direct I had to order one so I could see if it was as good as my L'oreal concealer. This normally retails for around £6.

 

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette

Last but not least, my favourite item in this haul! My very generous boyfriend treated me to this. It's such a dinky, cute palette and being the UD junkie that I am, I just HAD to have it :D I really am looking forward to using it!

 

Have you treated yourself to any new beauty goodies recently?

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Sunday Night Make Up Shake Up #6

 

Hi everyone,

 

 

I've picked a nice selection of face, cheek, eye and lip products for this week :)

 

Barry M Limited Edition Lip Gloss

This is a lovely pale pink lipgloss with pink glitter running through it, it smells kind of like strawberry sweets and feels really nice on the lips.

 

Collection 2000 Blush in Breathless

This blush was a poundland bargain and I don't think I've ever worn it! It's a peachy blush with gold shimmer, it's probably more suited to being used as a highlighter.

 

17 Eyeshadow in Statuesque

A lovely dark rose gold eyeshadow that I've hardly used :)

 

No7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow in True Gold

Such a pretty gold colour, perfect for a subtle work make up look.

 

Smashbox Photofinish Luminizing Primer Sample

I do really like this stuff but I've not used it for a while, and it's almost finished.

 

Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in Purple

I do like this product but it does stain my skin a little. Such a pretty colour though!

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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NOTD - Royal Indigo/Golden Girl

Hi everyone,

Here's what I had on my nails yesterday...

I used a 17 nail polish called Royal Indigo and on my accent nail I used Leighton Denny's Golden Girl polish. :)

Sorry the pictures arn't fabulous as the lighting was a bit crap but the colours look pretty nice togther. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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My Blusher/Bronzer/Highlighter Stash

 Hi Everyone, 

Here is my blusher, bronzer and highlighter stash :)

I'm pretty new to using blusher, bronzer or highlighters, I never used to wear any of these things on my cheeks! But now I love them, especially highlighters! :)

So lets start with bronzers...

Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzer in Shade 51

This bronzer smells lovely, it smells kind of sweet. I kind of wish i'd bought this in the darker shade as it's pretty pale. It does a good job of warming up my complexion though.

17 Instant Glow Bronzer

This is a pretty pale bronzer, it's not that pigmented and it's pretty chalky. This was the first bronzer I bought.

MUA Bronzer in Shade 3

This is the darkest bronzer out of the three, it's very pigmented and only cost £1! I've not used it that much though as I always feel that I'm too pale to pull it off.

(L-R Bourjois, 17, MUA)

Now onto the blushers...

MAC Flower Fantasy Pearlmatte Powder

This is kinda of blush/highlighter, it's not that pigmented but it has a lovely sheen to it :)

Collection 2000 Shimmer Shades in Blushalicious

I picked this up on a whim because I saw someone talking about it on Youtube, I love that you can use this as 4 individual blushes or swirl them altogether and use as a fifth blush.

Revlon Golden Affair in Berry Daring

I love this blush, it's really warm toned and has a nice golden shimmer to it, its very pigmented and I think this will be my go to blush in the Autumn.

MUA Blush in Shade 2

I love this light berry shade, it's lovely and natural. It's also a total bargain at only £1.

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush in Summer Fever

This was a bargain Poundland blush, it's nice that it's got three complimenting shades. 

I don't use it much though.

(L-R MAC, Collection 2000, Revlon)

(L-R MUA, Rimmel)

Last but definitely not least, are the highlighters.

 

No7 Vital Enlightening Highlighter Powder

This was from the No7 Spring collection and was the first highlighter that I bought. It's buttery soft and a gorgeous champagne colour.

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft and Gentle

I am totally in love with this highlighter! 

Technics High Lights

This is a dupe for Benefit's High Beam, it's so pretty and it only cost me £1.50! I love mixing it with my foundation :)

(L-R Technics, No7, MAC)

Anyway, that was a pretty long post,

Thanks for reading,

Jess

xxx

My Mascara Stash

Hi everyone,

Today's post is about my mascara stash, inspired by this post by Sandra at Beauty Balm.

Now I do have to admit to having a bit of a mascara problem, I can't resist trying out new ones just incase it's the perfect one for transforming my rubbish short lashes into beautiful, long, voluminous lashes.

Here's how I store my mascaras...

This is just a metal storage container from Tesco, I love the strawberry picture on it and I got it when it was reduced to 25p!  :D

I currently have 16 mascaras on the go, which I know is a little crazy.

So the first four mascaras I own are all the same....I'm not entirely sure how this happened but anyways this is Boots No7 Intense Volume Mascara. I really like this mascara, it gives me a soft voluminous look.

Cargo Lash Activator Extreme

This is a recent purchase and I've only used it a couple of times but I feel that primer helped give my lashes some more volume.

No.7 Fanomenal Lashes

This is also a recent purchase, I kind of like this but I'm not sure that I love it. The brush is very weird but does work pretty well. I'm not that keen on the formula though, it's kind of gunky and weird once you put it on the lashes.

17 Va Va Voom 

I like this mascara but the brush is really big so I find it hard to apply to my stumpy lashes.

 Collection 2000 Supersize Fat Lash

This mascara is pretty good to be honest, it does make my lashes look fuller, the only thing is that it is prone to smudging a little.

Natural Collection Lash Build and Lash Define

I use these mascaras together, I use the lash build one first for some volume and then apply the lash define to separate the lashes and add some length. Not bad for £1.99 each.

Jemma Kidd I-Glamour Volume 

I got this free with Red magazine, I quite like it but its a little too prone to clumping for my liking.

Rimmel Lash Accelerator

I love this mascara! I love the brush, it's really small so easy to get to all my lashes and the formula is nice and wet but not too wet. :D

Soap and Glory Thick and Fast

I got this free with Elle magazine, I liked it at first but when it started to dry up a bit I found it really hard to apply. 

MUA Clear Mascara

This is great for only £1, I only use it for my brows but it's awesome. :)

Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express

I like this mascara but it smells really weird!

Benefit Bad Gal Lash

I got this mini mascara in Glamour magazine, I'm really not a fan. The brush is too big and it didn't really build any volume or length, for me anyway. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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FOTD - Blushed and Bronzed

Hi everyone :)

This was how I did my make up yesterday, we didn't do anything special yesterday just some household jobs and went to a few shops. So I kept my make up quite natural and couldn't resist using my new L'oreal Caresse.

Please tell me if you think I look weird but I actually put bronzer and blusher on yesterday which I never normally do. Hence the title of this FOTD :)

What I wore:

- 17 Photo Flawless Skin Primer

- Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation - in No. 52 Vanilla

- Technic High Lights(mixed into my foundation)

- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - in Light

- Revlon Golden Affair Blusher - in 425 Berry Daring

- Bourjois Bronzing Powder - in shade 51

- MUA Professional Eye Primer

- Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Sin and Half Baked

- Rimmel Lash Accelerator - in Black

- L'oreal Caresse - in Aphrodite Scarlet

Thanks for reading :)

Jess

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FOTD - Naked 2 Palette

This was my FOTD yesterday, I've decided to give my beloved Naked palette a rest and start using more of the shades from my Naked 2 palette.

What I used:

- 17 Photo Flawless Skin Primer

- Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation - Fawn

- Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil - FBI

- Rimmel Lasting Finish 1000 Kisses Lip Tint - 100 Endless Blossom

- S&G Great Kisser Lip Balm - Sweet Coconut

On my eyes I used:

- Mua Professional Eye Primer

- Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara - Black

- Urban Decay Eyeshadows - Half Baked, Bootycall, YDK, Snakebite.

- Urban Decay Eyeshadow - Tease (for my brows)

Thanks for reading!

Jess

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