May 2014 Favorites...

Hello everyone, can you believe that half the year has passed and we're now into the month of June!! I can't, it seems to me that 2014 is just racing passed! Anyway to stop me thinking about where the last half the year has went i thought i would do my May favorite products for you all. I usually only choose 5, but that was far to hard this month.. I ended up choosing 10 instead, oooops!

To start off my favorite i'd like to start with one of my most recent finds and i am in LOVE!! This is actually a set of 4 products but i put them all in together because i use them at the same time. They are the Beauty Protector shampoo, conditioner, detangle spray and beauty oil for your hair. Firstly can i just say how amazingly great these 4 products smell, they smell very sweet and delicious! I have had the detangle spray and oil for a little while but hadn't gotten round to using them, but then i got a sample of the shampoo and conditioner in my May birchbox i decided i'd try them out with the shampoo & conditioner and i am so glad i did. I love the way these 4 products make me hair feel, it's soft, smooth, not tangled and it has volume! The spray and the oil doesn't weigh down your hair at all which i really appreciate, the other oil i was using does weigh my hair down a lot compared to this one. I liked these samples i recieved so much, i have purchased the full sizes. These products can be found here on Birchbox.co.uk.

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Next up is my Chanel vitalumier aqua foundation in the shade beige clair10. This foundation is light weight, has a light to medium coverage and a pleasant smell to it. I apply this foundation using my sigma F80 flat top brush and blend it in. This foundation is the best i have tried in a long time, although i'm always wary using it for an every day foundation, it is not cheap! Coming in at £32, it is on the expensive side but it's the perfect foundation for me and my oily skin!

Third i have my MAC prep&prime highlighter in radiant rose. I use this over my Chanel foundation to highlight my cheek bones, brow bone, cupids bow, the bridge of my nose and the center of my forehead. I love it, i purchased this a little while back but hadn't used it in ages until the beginning of May and now i can't do my make up without it!

My fourth item i think is one everyone should have, it is the best blush i have ever used. It is the NARS orgasm blush. I use this every day. Again, this blush was a re-find when i was looking in my blush drawer! 

The fifth item on my list was a new buy a couple of months ago. It is the Benefit Cosmetics gimme brow in light/medium. I use this almost everyday, i think i might actually need to buy a new one very soon as i don't think there is much left in mine. I use this over my other brow products to set my brows in place or when i am having a day where i wear very little make up, i use this on my brows on its own and it gives them a very natural look.

The next product is my only lip product of this month! I have been loving the Bare Minerals marvelous moxie in the shade Rebel. This colour is a very neutral pink, it's almost the colour of my lips but glossy. Also this smells (& tastes) amazing.

Moving away from make up related products, my next product is one again i received from Birchbox this month. It is the Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser. After using the sample i got i was amazed at how well my skin was looking. I have oily skin and i am prone to breakouts but since using this my skin has been much better overall. I have found it is less oily and i have less spots! And to top that this product and the whole Liz Earle brand is never tested on any animal, it also has the leaping bunny logo to prove this. So over all this is a win win product for me! I have aslo purchased the full size of this along with the toner and the moisturizer for my skin type. You can find Liz Earle products in the Birchbox online shop, the Liz Earle website and many other places also.

Next i have a perfume, this perfume is a blast from the past for me considering i wore this when i was at secondary school. It is the Britney Spears midnight fantasy perfume! I love this perfume, it's sweet with a tiny hint of sour in it too. It's a perfume that lasts too, i find it lasts much longer that most of my other perfumes! Perfect summer scent that won't break the bank but will last a long time!

Now that summer has almost arrived all most people want is a nice tan, and i am one of those people. I don't mind being pale in the autumn/winter but i like having a tan for the spring and summer months. I have been using an old faithful of mine, the ST Tropez bronzing mousse! I love the colour this tan gives me, It's not as good as the tan 10 days in beautiful Barbados gave me but considering it comes out a bottle it's pretty good and my go-to-tan! I have never once had a streaky or disaster tan from using this & it is so easy to apply with a tanning mitt. I'll usually put this on half an hour before my bed so i has time to dry into my skin before i get into my bed so it doesn't transfer onto my bed sheets! ST Tropez tan stained bed sheets is not a good look for any bedroom!

Last but not least is my favorite new shower gel scent, it is the Original Source vanilla and raspberry body wash and OMG it smells amazing!! If this was food, i would eat it but i wouldn't recommend eating body wash that wouldn't be good for you or taste nice either. I use this every day in the shower and i have noticed my skin feels softer! It also completely takes away the fake tan smell ST Tropez always has! You can find this in Boots, Savers, Asda ect.

So that's my top favorites for the month of May :)

Leave me a comment telling me what your 1 top product would be for the month of May... 

If i had to choose just one, i think it would definitely be the Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser that stuff is amazing, there is mo wonder it has won 100+ awards.

Also if you have any products you think i should be trying let me know :)! 

Bye for now, Lisa xx

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Natural Date Night Make Up Look...

This is my natural date night make up look, I hope you like it!

 

To start off I prime my face all over with Benefit porefessional and leave that set for a minute or two. Taking my Chanel vitalumiere aqua foundation in the shade 10 beige, I put a little drop on the back of my hand and blend it into my face using a flat foundation brush. A little goes quite far with this foundation and it smells amazing.

For my concealer lately I have been using my BareMinerals concealer in the shade light 2, I love this it covers my under eye circles, any redness I have and any little blemishes I have with no problem. It has a very light but creamy texture so I do recommend setting it with a powder. I use Rimmel stay matte powder in translucent.

For bronzer I used the Bourjois bronzing powder in shade 51. I use it on the underpart of my cheekbones (where you contour), temples, forehead hairline, under my jaw line and a little on my nose. It gives my face a nice little bronzed glow and isn't orangey at all. 

I used Benefits rockateur blush on the apples off my cheeks and bringing it back slightly too. On top of that I used a little bit of BareMinerals ready luminiser in shade the daydream, its a beautiful light pink shimmer.

If you are like me though a light shimmer isn't enough so on my cheekbones I used Benefits watts up highlighter too for that extra little bit of glow :). I also used this as my under-brow highlight once I had filled in my brows.

Onto the eyes, I start off by priming my eyes with Urban Decay primer potion.

Then taking satin taupe by Mac I blend this all over my eyelid and also take a little under my eye along my bottom lash line.

I then use a little charcoal brown on a 217 brush both by Mac & blend that into my crease.

Using Mac phloof! I very slightly highlight the inner corners of my eyes.

I use a long-lasting black waterproof eyeliner by Daniel Sandler to line my top water line. I can't fault this liner one bit, it's my holy grail eyeliner I love it!!!

for mascara I use Maybelline the falsies in black, this mascara is by far one of the best I have ever bought!

I then fill in my eyebrows using benefit browzing in the shade light. I don't use the wax that comes in that kit though, only the powder then I set my brows with a brown brow gel from Maybelline.

 

for my lips I like to keep it simple so I used a BareMinerals marvellous moxie lipgloss in the shade Rebel. These lip-gloss's are amazing, they are moisturising, long lasting and they are not sticky. They also have the best smell and taste too lol!

To finish off I set everything with Urban Decay oil control setting spray and i'm good to go :)!!
 

I hope you enjoyed this make up look, let me know what you think...

 

Lisa xxx

 

 

 

 

  

First Mini Debenhams and Boots Haul of January...

So I was trying to be really good and not buy any beauty related items this month as I got a lot of items I have been wanting for ages for my Christmas and my birthday which is on December 14th. But that didn't happen lol, I lasted 12 days without buying something (think that may be a record for me though lol) then I went on to Debenhams website and had a little look which ended up in me making a little purchase of a new foundation :)!! I purchased the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation in the shade 10 beige. I have been looking at this foundation for months and I just decided I had to have it. It is the best foundation I think I have ever tried (the most expensive too) It hasn't disappointed me one bit, the colour is perfect, it sits nice on my skin & it has a lovely scent to it as well. This foundation was a little pricey at £32 but so far to me its worth the money.
 

 

Next I went onto Boots website and I picked up the Bourjois Bronzing Powder (looks like chocolate chunks) in the shade 51 for £6.99. I have seen so many people rave about this bronzer and I don't know why I haven't ever picked one up before now. It's brilliant, not shimmery and not orange. It gives off a nice light bronzy colour. I then picked up Maybelline The Mega Plush mascara in black for £7.99, I like this mascara for possibly everyday use but to me Maybelline The Falsies mascara is way better for volume and length! And last but not least I picked up the new Maybelline Baby Skin pore erasing primer for £7.99. I used it for the first time today and I really like it, makes your skin feel the same as it does when you have used Benefits Porefessional. It does what it says it does and erases your pores and makes your skin feel so silky and smooth.
 

 

Lisa :) xx