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It’s my first Cult Beauty haul (well, mini-haul!) and I’m super excited about these products. I took the plunge at the weekend after being intrigued by the Mizon Honey Black Sugar Scrub. This Korean pot of amazingness is the first ‘pore purger’ that I’ve picked up as weekly treatments to really give my skin a lift. After the first use, my skin felt super soft and it smelled lovely so I’m really looking forward to seeing how it helps my oily skin as time goes on.
I’ve not written up an empties post in a very long time because I didn’t really have many products that I had a lot to say about but I’ve finally got a few empties that I’ve really enjoyed using and would definitely repurchase.
From the makers of the cult favourite Hydraluron comes the Moisture Jelly daily moisturiser and the Facial Powdered Exfoliator. I really liked both of these products, the Moisture Jelly was awesome paired with Hyrdaluron and I really liked the funky press down packaging as it’s really hygienic. The Exfoliator seemed to literally last forever, by the end of it I was wishing it to finish. It’s a powder exfoliator which you mix with a little water to create a foamy lather, I really liked this, my skin felt really clean after using it but the application takes a little bit of getting used to.
After watching Essie Button’s make-up cleanse video this week I thought it was probably time to sort mine collection out. I don’t have absolutely masses of stuff but I’ve definitely got more than my friends obviously due to having a beauty blog! A few things that I use on a daily basis are nearly ran out so I’ve kept those few bits to use up but I did get rid of a few mascaras that were definitely past their use-by date and a few eye-shadows and nail varnishes too. These are probably what I have the most of and now I only have one Muji drawer of nail varnish – I think that’s an achievement in itself.
My love for Clarins is going to be an everlasting affair! I’ve got four new products from their new summer Aquatic Treasures make-up collection to share with you today and they are just amazing. Not only because of the gorgeous packaging, (I mean will you look at that bronzer?), but also because they’re pretty darn awesome at doing what they’re supposed to do! This collection is available in May, so get saving those pennies because you’re going to want all of these.
Festivities are over and it’s now the time that we see all of the Spring/Summer trends coming into the shops and it’s really exciting! Although it’s still cold, we’ve got the hope of it only getting warmer now, right? I hope so and this little parcel of Clarins goodies are definitely making me feel like it’s nearly Springtime. Enter, their new Garden Escape Collection. The collection has six pieces, an eyeshadow palette, a gorgeous green eye-liner pencil, the blush below and three lip products. I’m trialling the Blush Prodige in Sweet Rose and two of the Insight Light Lip Balm Perfector.
Burgundies, deep reds and raspberry hues are the only lip colours that we seem to be rocking in these chilly months (well apart from Kylie Jenner, but I bet you couldn’t get her to not wear nude lipstick if her life depended on it!) But, i’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m not a lipstick gal. I mean, I like it and I wear it from time to time but if I was given the choice between liquid eyeliner and a bold lip I’d go eyeliner every single time. Nonetheless, I decided it was probably time to inject some colour into my face every now and again as it’s not so easy to do with clothes this time of year! Let me present to you, my top three lip colours for autumn (hint, they’re all super easy to apply and low maintenance, hence why they’re my favourite!)
I love this time of year when all of the seasonal make-up collections start to come out and everyone gets excited for those big festive parties! Today, I have the beautiful new Clarins eye shadow palette to share with you guys. All of these shadows are made from minerals and are totally free of nasty-ness, meaning they’re suitable for sensitive skin and eyes.
Another beauty review coming at you today. I’ve been on a bit of a beauty rampage, trying to find those holy grail products and whittle down my make-up bag (eventually!) Today, I’m talking about the Liz Earle Perfect Fix Concealer! This is a push up concealer and it’s really creamy in consistency, is quite pigmented (I think I might have bought the shade too dark for my skin, especially in the winter season) and has pretty good staying power! It’s around £13.50 which is slightly cheaper than say, a MAC concealer but of course it’s more expensive than your average ‘drug-store’ concealer.
Today’s post is all about another product from the awesome Boots Let’s Give it A Go box. The No7 Instant Radiance Bronzing Highlighter – £9.95* has become a firm favourite in my makeup bag. It’s overtaken Benefit’s Sun Beam for me which has been a staple for years in my everyday makeup routine. This No7 highlighter is one I know I would repurchase already and I’ve only had it about a month! It’s really easy to apply and is so blend-able. Sometimes I find Benefit’s Sun Beam hard to blend as it’s quite a wet product where as this one just solid and more of a non-sticky balm. The colour is really similar though! All in all, I would massively recommend this product. Love it!
Sleek is a brand that I’ve only dabbled in with a few cheek/blusher/bronzer products. I absolutely love their contour kit, I’ll be repurchasing that forever but I haven’t ventured further into the realms of the other items! I received this in the Boots Give it A Go Daily box that I featured in my last post and I’ve decided to give it a separate post review because I’m loving it!
