April Favourites| 2015

It's that time again, here's a mixed bag of things I've really being giving a lot of love to this month!

Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation
Irecently purchased a new bottle of this and fell back in love, I hadn't really used it for a few weeks and I'm now back on board with it! It's so glowy, light weight and build-able. This is my most moisturising foundation I own so for anyone with de-hydrated/dry skin will probably like this.

Kiko Long Lasting Eye Shadow Stick Shade 25
I only got this at the end of March and I've used it so much!This is a metallic light Taupe, that once on, doesn't budge. I think this colour could work for anyone, alone or as a base. I've been using this under powder shadows as it keeps them on for hours which for me is completely unheard on!

Clippers Apple and Elderflower Tea
I'm a huge tea drinker. but as I'm on a mission to get healthy I'm cutting out unnecessary sugar and dairy (although I don't use sugar...) I also hate caffeine, sends me very panicky so I've been replacing most cups of regular tea with this and good lord it's delicious! I just have this as is, and leave to brew for ages, sometimes add a tiny bit of honey if I'm having a real sweet craving.

Essie 'Go Ginza'
I've had this on my nails nearly every weekend now, as the weather in the UK has heated up, this is just perfect. It's a really gorgeous pale lilac (but described as pink) this is really opaque so 2 coats is enough and extenuates a tan (fake in my case) fantastically. I know this is going to be great throughout Spring and Summer.

Daredevil
Taking a sharp left turn here from nails to Marvel TV shows! This is new to Netflix, it's Marvel, it's amazing. I think there's only 12 or 13 episodes on Season 1, so I'm really taking my time watching this as it's just too good. 100% worth a watch!


Catfish and the Bottlemen
Do I need to say anything about this? Just an amazing band, so unique and relatable. I love putting their Album 'The Balcony' on, on my drive home from work and singing my little heart out to it. Favourite song at the moment is Homesick!

Soap and Glory Lid Stuff in 'Whats Nude'

So it looks as if I'm back after a few weeks of being very busy (and sick with Laryngitis) and kicking things off with a little mid week review!

I love playing around with eye shadow, but I always go for something frosty or shimmery, so naturally headed out in my lunch break to pick up something matte and neutral!

I've had my eyes on these pallets from Soap and Glory for sometime- but never got round to actually purchasing one, so boots having their lovely 3 for 2 offer on sealed the deal for me.

This quad contains three matte shades, a white/cream, a light, flesh toned pink, a cool mid toned brown and one frosty, very lightly shimmered, purple toned brown. I'm a sucker for a neutral eye-shadow pallet, and always on the  look for something small and travel friendly as I'm always moving from one place to the next. The packaging isn't my favourite- I think it looks a little cheap and I could have done with a small mirror but that's personal prefere
nce! 

In terms of the texture, these are really soft, highly pigmented and don't crease- coming from me this is a huge deal! The only issue I've had with these is the fallout- with the white/cream shade I did end up with white powder under my eyes which needed tidying up- again, not a huge deal but irritating nevertheless! These are really effortless to blend, I haven't gone full smoky with them yet but for a small touch of colour through the crease or something slightly stronger they blend out like a dream!

I love the shade 'Aubersheen' it's just frosty enough to add much needed dimension to a matte eye look and also looks great on the lower lash line! 

I've also realised that mud-honey- the cool toned brown is perfect for my brows, I tend map them out with the S&G Archery pencil in Hot Chocolate- another amazing product but slightly too ashy for me- another post about that soon though!

Have you tried this little pallet?
Any S&G reconsiderations for me?

M x

Favourite Bases | March 2015

I've been really changing things up with my bases recently- yes that does mean I've put the Bourgois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation! 

I've really enjoyed using a higher coverage recently, mainly due to my face freaking out, it's also meant I've kept my eyes and lips really simple and concentrated on a nice clean, clear base! 

I've been reaching for the Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation about 4 out of 7 days a week- for work this is just perfect. I have really dehydrated skin, so it sucks the water out of anything it touches- lush! This keeps me hydrated all day, doesn't cling to dry patches and lasts all day long. I love how this covers a multitude of skin sins, with a really limited need to any concealer! If I'm wanting something a little less dewy, with slightly more of a semi matte finish then I always grab the Revlon ColourStay for normal to dry skin, in Buff Chamois, this again is a good full coverage foundation, but isn't as dewy as the MAC offering, this can slightly dry my skin out if I'm wearing this on a long day, so I use this for events, or nights out when I want to look flawless, but don't want my make up to move. 

In terms of concealer, I've really only reached for two, products; so I'll keep this simple. Under my eyes I'm using the Benefit Erase Paste in the Shade Fair 1, this is super creaming- possibly not great on oily/combination skins types, but for me this is great, stays for hours if I powder it. For any other blemishes and slightly brightening under my eyes re. Kim K, I use the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer, in the shade 15; again really creamy, doesn't cake up or crease, it's not as long lasting so I carry this in my hand bag just in case! 

Any base suggestions for me? 

What are you loving for a base this month?

M x

Shower Time Favourites!

100% no questions asked I'm a shower person, I love nothing more than a long shower after work to help me feel human again! I'm that girl with a cupboard full (literally) of shampoos, conditioner, shower gels, you name it's in there! A good few products in the shower really make it feel like a pampering session, these are so good that my mum/ other family members have started 'borrowing' them (love it when they're empty!) I keep things very simple with only 4 products that I know work best for me! Hope you feel inspired to try some! 

Shampoo: Aussie Mega Shampoo.

I use a lot of dry shampoo, voluminous hair powders and hairspray so after 2/3 days my hair needs a really thorough clean so for me a really thorough shampoo is a must. I don't like anything too stripping but need that built up feeling to be gone once my hairs washed so I've been trying out this for a couple of weeks now and think its flippin great! This leaves my hair feels squeaky clean, no build up left but not striped bare! Smells great like any Aussie products and not too pricey at £4.69 from boots! 

OGX Anti-Breakage Keratin Oil Conditioner 

Bloody great- that's all I can say! This smells divine, almost masculine but nothing over powering. It has honestly left my hair in better condition that anything else in recent years! My split ends are much less noticeable, my hair feels and looks so smooth, so styling it has been great! This was £6.99, again from Boots- not bad for a under £10 conditioner, I will repurchase this until I'm banned! 

Soap and Glory- Sugar Crush Body Scrub

Holy mother of smells... this is just heavenly! I used this 3 times a week and can't stop smelling my arms (weird) after! This gets rid of all dead skin leaving my soft and silky! If you haven't smelt this range by SaG just got and have a sniff! So fresh with lime, brown sugar and macadamia oil!

Soap and Glory- Clean On Me Shower Gel 

Again, I love this shower gel! Fills the room with that classic SaG scent, leaves my skin soft as it contains the body butter and lathers up fantastically!

What are you loving recently?

M x