August Favourites - A Little Late ..

YSL Touch Eclat Foundation 
Now that the cold weather is making an appearance so is this foundation. Its lovely for dry skin and gives such a nice radiant dewy finish.

Bourjois Cream Blush in 01
This is a gorgeous peachy pink which adds a nice touch of colour to my pale skin. Its very soft and not sticky at all - the lasting power isn't brilliant but for around £5 you cant complain!

Balmi Coconut Lip Balm
I loooove this lip balm, definitely my favourite to date. It smells of coconut which is one of my all time favourite scents and it does a brilliant job of moisturising my lips.

The Body Shop Moisturise It Primer
I picked this up on a whim as I don't usually use a primer but I'm glad I did - I love it! It smoothes out fine lines and adds a bit of extra hydration which I need in the cold weather!

BareMinreals Original Powder Foundation
I like to dust this over my YSL foundation for a little extra coverage if needed, it's very pigmented so you only need a little dusting and it hides my pink cheeks nicely.

Garnier Eye Roll On
I use this straight after my moisturiser and it really wakes up tired eyes. It's surprisingly good as covering those dark circles too. I really love this and will continue to repurchase!

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer
I've tried so many concealers in the past (Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder, Mac) but this drug store concealer is my favourite for my dark circles. It has a lovely light consistency and doesn't cake up - I find it works so well with my Garnier roll on too.

What was your favourite product of August?

October Favourites ♥

Hey Lovelies ♥

November already.. where has this year gone?!

So these are the items I've been lurrving this last month, I have a lot of old favourites back in this month as my skin has been a bit temperamental due to the ever changing weather!

 

 

♥ The Body Shop (TBS) Aloe Soothing Night Cream - this has been my saviour recently, it's a recent find of mine but its the only cream i can use that hasn't been stinging my face off. It's not the best moisturiser in the world but its so gentle and soothing.

 ♥ TBS Tea Tree Oil - I got a free sample of this with my TBS order and I really loved it so i brought it online, I had a nice big spot appear and this really calmed it down and shrunk it overnight :), since then I was converted!

 

♥ YSL touch Eclat Foundation - My favourite foundation ever! Such a lovely dewy finish with a light - medium coverage. It doesn't irritate my sensitive skin and even provides a little hydration during the day.

 

♥ bareMinerals Foundation - I've been using a light layer of this to set my foundation, i find it a little less drying than my other favourite powder (MAC Mineralize Skinfinish)

  

 

♥ Sally Hansen Cuticle Defense Oil - Since having my acrylics off my nails have been so brittle, I've been using this every night before bed and it does a really good job.

 

♥ Bobbi Brown Concealer Kit - There would have to be a pretty special concealer out there to get this off my favourites, hides my dark circles nicely and leaves a nice dewy finish.
 

♥ Tresemme Liquid Gold argan Oil - I really love this oil, the more i use it the more i love it. I use it as a pre-shampoo the night before i wash my hair and it prevents it from going all hard and crispy, I also use a little before blowdrying and it really detangles my always tangled hair!

What were your October Favourites? ♥

bareMinerals | Good to Glow Review & Swatches

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Origional SPF 15 Foundation 

What they say:

100% pure mineral foundation looks like a powder, feels like a cream and buffs on like silk for flawless coverage with natural luminosity

Light on the Left & Fairly Light on the Right

I really like this foundation, I have very dry skin so I was a bit worried at first as powders can be very drying on my skin. The colour match was brilliant for me, I got this in fairly light and I'm usually a NC20 in MAC foundations.

It does feel really silky and didn't settle and make me look cakey and I don’t find that this makes my skin any dryer than it already is which is defo a bonus! 

My sensitive skin hasn't reacted to this which was another thing I was worried about as I’d seen a few reviews that had mentioned reactions to this. Luckiy all was okay! 

I didn’t find that it covered blemishes that brilliantly but I use my MAC Studio Sculpt concealer for those little sods anyway. This powder did even out my complexion nicely and concealed my red cheeks well which is what I look for. 

 

I do like this foundation but it’s more of a matt finish as it’s a powder. I do still love my YSL Touché Éclat foundation as it’s a bit dewier but I'll still be using this as it has a nice finish. I may even switch this up with my HD powder – MAC Mineralizeskin finish.

Marvellous Moxie Lipgloss in Rebel

What they say:
This luscious lipgloss delivers sheer, vivid colour and a shiny mirror like finish that lasts for hours.

 

This is a nice pinky sheer colour & is definately something i would wear and i think it would suit most people to be honest! It smells minty and leaves a tingly feeling on your lips (a bit like carmex does). It does feel a little sticky but it wouldn't stop me wearing it. I wouldnt say that it lasts hours either but i dont think i have ever had a lip gloss that does? I will be using this but i dont think i would purchase this again as i do prefer my Bourjois Sweet kiss lipstick.

Blush in Beauty

 

What they say:

This creamy, lightweight blush gives your skin a healthy, fresh vibrancy that looks and feels natural.

 

This blush is a nice pinky colour and again is something i would wear and i think it would suit most skin tones.

This is a nice lightweight blush and it went on nice and easy without going patchy. A little goes a long way as its quite pigmented.

I will definitely be wearing this, it's very similar to the colour of the blusher i wear most days and i like the thought that its mineral blush.

I would buy this again and perhaps try a few other colours :)

 

 

Ready SPF Touch Up Veil

What they say:

Diffuses the look of imperfections while reducing shine for a flawless finish throughout the day.

 

 

I didn't swatch this it was basically invisible on my hand. I'm not keen on the little puff thingy i much prefer using a brush for this.

I feel like I put too much powder on my face if i use this after the bareMinerals foundation to be honest but its not a bad product. It does take away the shine and leaves a matt finish which i guess is the purpose of it! I don't get shiney during the day though so perhaps thats why i dont find myself reaching for it.

Flawless Application Brush

What they say:

Natural, soft tapered bristles provide light to medium coverage.

 

 

This brush feels so soft! It's my favourite brush i own now, I even use it for my other non bareMineral powders - because i'm naughty like that ;) I would agree that its low to medium coverage, its not heavy at all - i really do love it.

Has anyone else tried this? What did you think? ♥