2015 Beauty Favourites

Good evening my lovely's! 

I hope you are well and having a great week so far. I probably should have been a lot more organised with this post. Most people posted this before 2015 ended, but alas here I am sharing my 2015 beauty favourites. (Better late than never right?) 

Over the past year I have loved lots of different things. I would say that I have been a lot more experimental with makeup and have certainly invested in some products which I absolutely love! Its hard to narrow down some of my favourites, but the ones included have been the products that I have found myself being drawn back to using. Enjoy! 

Urban Decay Naked 2

This is my go to palette. It has the perfect selection of light and dark shades that blend perfectly together. I have been away a couple of times this year and have only bought this palette with me. In my opinion it is the best out of the 4! 

Urban Decay Naked Smoky

With the above being said, at the end of this year I have been using this palette equally as much. This may have something to do with the party season, but I have found it quite enjoyable to use! 

Maybelline Colour Tattoo (Rose gold)

This was the first cream eyeshadow that I have tried and I love the simplicity of using it. It makes the application of doing your eye makeup so easy! I swear it is idiot proof. 

Fleur de Force eyeshadow quad (Cosmic Bronze)

This year the super blogger (in my opinion) Fleur from Fleur de Force released her own range of makeup. This is the first youtuber designed collection that I have actually gone out and bought. I love how well this eyeshadow blends into the eye, and I am yet to create a look that I don't like with it!

Benefit They're Real mascara

Yet again this mascara is appearing in a favourites post! I have nothing but good things to say about this product. Benefit is becoming one of my most favourite brands! I have always loved this Mascara as it really works well with my lashes! 

Benefit They're Real eyelash primer

I have been trying this out for the past couple of months as I got it free in a issue of Elle magazine. With a lot of primers, I thought this was going to be bit of a gimmick but it really does work! You can wear this on its own, or you can layer mascara on top. The combo I use works perfectly! I believe that this product is now available to buy which is fantastic news! 

Mac Captive Lipstick

I am shocked that I only have one lipstick in this post. Honestly, I have never loved a lipstick as much as I have loved this one. When I bought it I thought that I wouldn't get a lot of wear out of it, but I have worn it pretty much every day since. It is the perfect dark lip for someone who doesn't feel comfortable putting on a red lip! You need to try it! 

Mac Beet Lip-pencil

I have been wearing this lip pencil along with my lipstick and love it. It is the perfect duo!

Rimmel London Wake me up foundation

 This has been the best foundation for me. I have struggled in the past to find something that truly works and matches my skin tone. Ironically this is the best foundation I have used and is also probably the cheapest! (I use this with the matching concealer!) 

Benefit Hoola

This bronzer is amazing! It was the first proper makeup item that I bought and I still love it just as much! 

Benefit Porefessional

When experimenting with makeup I often forgot that in order to have a smooth finish you needed to have a proper base. When trying the sample version of this product I fell in love with how it looked on my skin. I don't use this everyday, but if I know that I want my makeup to last then I certainly don't miss it out of my routine! 

Tea Tree Blemish gel

One thing that you can rely on is getting a nasty spot when your really trying to look camera ready. In the past year, I have applied this gel on any blemishes and they seem to look smaller overnight! I wouldn't say that this is a miracle gel, but its pretty close! 

Victoria Secret- Secret craving fragrance mist

This is the perfect body spray to use when you just feel like you want to freshen up. It smells quite sweet and lasts a lot longer than most body sprays! 

Let me know what you have been loving this past year! 

Don't forget to leave your links in the comments below! 

Have a lovely rest of your week

Benefit Haul!

Just when I think I own enough makeup BAM I purchase some more. In my defence these were needed items in my makeup bag as they were repurchases but still... I have a weakness when it comes to makeup. Benefit has been one of those brands where I have near enough loved everything that I have tried.

First of all I got a new full sized Porefessional. I LOVE this product so much! Since discovering this I have used it almost every day. It makes the whole application process of foundation so much easier and you can really tell a difference when I forget to put it on. It is lightweight on the skin as well so it doesn't feel like you are adding an extra layer to your makeup. It says you can use this over your makeup as well, however I am yet to try this! I am glad that I finally bought this as I am about to run out of my sample sized versions! 

Next I have finally decided to commit to a full sized They're Real mascara. I have been obsessed with this mascara for a couple of years and always being lucky to get another sample size in Elle magazine just as one is running out. I know people have mixed reviews over this product but I love the way it works for my lashes. I don't wear falsies and these give me the effect that I am! Benefit were doing a great deal where you can get a full sized They're real with a half size eyeliner and eye makeup remover in a set for £19.50. I am yet to try the eyeliner and makeup remover so am excited to see how I get on with it! 

Another great thing about Benefit as I have mentioned are the sample sized products. I love a sample! The ladies in Benefit were very generous with the samples that they gave to me.

The first one that the gave to me which I am excited to try is Lollitint. I have heard a lot of great reviews about this product! It's intentionally a lip stain, however you can use it on your cheeks as well a a subtle blush. I am looking forward to trying this out for autumn! 

 Puff off is another sample that I am excited to try as it is something I had never heard of before, although it has been out a little while now! I think it is used under the eyes to make them less puffy. whether this works I have no idea but I am all for trying!

Finally I was given these face cream samples. One is for all over the face and the other is for under the eyes. I have tried the face moisturiser before and loved it. It is the perfect size for taking away for a weekend break so these will deffo be put into my hand luggage for Disneyland Paris, as will most of these samples! 

I hope you enjoyed this post. Have you bought anything from Benefit recently that you think I need to try? Let me know in the comments below! 

Have a lovely week! 

Benefit Makeup Haul!

Good Afternoon! 

On Wednesday I went to my local shopping centre to attend a 'student lock in' with my cousin. We had a lovely shopping trip although I didn't buy anything except for these two little splurges! 

 The first thing I bought was the 'porefessional' from the Benefit counter in Debenhams. I had been looking for a makeup primer for a long time and after reading loads of reviews online I decided to treat myself to this. To begin with the packaging is so cute! I like how the box opens to look like a 'doll'. I will give this a try and let you know how I get on with it!

 Whilst I was browsing around the counter I also spotted this big easy better than BB cream and picked it up. I had also seen lots of reviews online about this and seeing as it is relatively new out on the market I wanted to give it a try also. I haven't tried a BB cream but am excited to try this out. This is another Liquid to Powder formula so I am excited to see how it works.

When checking out the lady gave me this fake up concealer to try. This is a hydrating crease control concealer. I am also going to be trying this out and will hopefully have a review of it up soon if it all works well!

Benefit is a makeup brand that has really improved with its products over the past couple of years so I am excited to try some full sized products that I have heard great things about.

Hope you enjoyed this post and let me know what Benefit products I need to try!

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September Favourites

Sorry this post is a bit late but I can't quite believe that october is already here! It seems like just yesterday it was the summer holidays and now preparations and the excitement for winter and christmas (yes I said the C word) is upon us!
I have begun to think about future posts and a couple of ideas I have had are winter OOTD's and christmas DIY. so look out for them!

I have been using lots of new beauty products this week that I have been absolutely loving!

The first product being Hand food from 'Soap and Glory'. I don't want to hype up the product anymore than it has already been, but.. it is pretty amazing! I have dry skin and have tried pretty much every hand lotion that you can. E45, Dove and Simple naming a few but none have lasted a long time. Whatever is in the formula of this product is so long lasting I only have to apply it once after a shower/bath and it lasts until the next time I have a shower/bath.

My next product I have been loving this month is the 'Grease lightning' spot treatment from 'Lush'. I wouldn't say that this product removes the spot but it defiantly reduces the appearance of it remarkably! I usually put this on any areas of redness before I go to bed and after I have washed my face. One thing to note on this product is that after application it really dries up the skin so can be a little annoying.

Another item I have been using everyday is the 'Baby lips' moisturising lip balm. This is a new thing to the UK so we are a little bit behind on this craze, but it is one that I am really loving right now. The one I have been using more often is the Hydrate one. It smells of lemonade (I think) and feels so lovely on the lips. I have also been using it as a base for my balm stain to mute down the colour a little bit.

A bit of a random product that I have been using everyday and has been constantly in my bag for uni is this cute body spray from 'Gilly Hicks'. It is in the scent 'Annadale Moore', which is really sweet and fruity. Basically it is yet another product that I like that smells of a sweet shop when being sprayed!A sweet shop in a good way obviously. It is a little awkward size as it is not really designed for being in your hand bag but it is not too big that its heavy to carry. One thing I would say is that you do need to reapply it a few times to make the scent stay throughout the day.

My final beauty favourite is Benefit 'They're Real' mascara. Like many people who rave about this product, I find that this mascara has some magic power of extending the lashes without me looking. It really has the affect of wearing false lashes when your not!

So there are my favourites! Sorry they were a bit late. I would be really interested in seeing what yours are so leave your links below so I can read and comment on them!

xxx

Products mentioned

Hand Food by Soap and Glory- £7.00

Grease lightning by Lush- £5.95

Baby Lips 'Hydrate'- £2.99

Gilly Hicks body spray- £10.00

Benefit they're real mascara-£9.50