August Favourites

August has been a very busy month and September will be even more hectic, so finding the time to blog has been very hard! I am still totally in love with my July Favourites and I am still using everything through to this month, but there are a few things I would like to add!

I’ll start with a product which I have previously written about, MAC‘s Mineralize Skin Finish Natural. The thing that has kept my reaching for this throughout the month has to how moisturising this powder feels on my skin. I still can’t understand how a powder can feel the way that this one does! I can’t wait to purchase one of the highlighters from the Mineralize Skin Finish range (I have my eyes firmly set on LightScape – although the popularity of Soft and Gentle might lead me to buying both!)

I love a glowing tan all year round, and my skin seems to suit darker more olive-y glows. I try to stay clear of the word orange as much as possible, but sometimes this colour can be unavoidable. This month the was a promotion on for £5 off all St Tropez products, I had just finished my amazing bottle of Xen-tan so thought it would be fun to try something new! So I picked up a bottle of St Tropez mousse in Dark for about £21 with the offer. I love it, but I can’t decide if I like my Xen more. As its dark, a little goes along way! So I see this tan being somewhat of an investment as it will last me a while.

If you read my August GlossyBox post you would know that I received an exfoliating facial polish by Urban Veda, at that moment in time I was unable to review the products as it was more of an unavailing of what I had received. The box this month was really poor, I liked the eyelash curlers, and this. This is incredible and I am defiantly re-purchasing AND trying out their whole range! The smell, the feel, the packaging, the ingredients, price, just everything is great, I can not fault it in anyway.

Next are some bargain beauty’s which I was soooo lucky to find! I picked these two Rimmel Lipsticks up from ‘The Factory Shop’ which is a discount, end of line type of shop that sells everything from make up to clothes, garden stuff and just everything. They were £1 each, its crazy. So after my exciting purchase I went home logged onto bloglovin’ to catch up and saw a post on the exact lipstick I had just bought ‘Nottinghill Nude‘, which apparently is an amazing dupe/copy of Tom Fords ‘Spanish Pink‘ – a sought after colour, but coming in at £36 it is just simply out of my price range! ‘Oxford St Fuchsia’ is just lovely as well, a very subtle pink that can be worn with a dramatic smokey eye or no make up at all.

Last month I couldn’t stop using Black Fluid by Lady Gaga, I still love it, but it’s running dangerously low, so I thought I would go back to using an old favourite every now and again. Ralph by Ralph Lauren is a lovely fruity sent with fresh floral notes and I have grown to love it all over again! Its about £25 for 30ml (depending on where you buy it)

Now for an un-beauty related favourite! I never used to like popcorn unless it was smothered in toffee butter one million calorie stuff.  I never had it at the cinema as to me it was just boring. BUT at the beginning of the month I was watching what I was eating and fancied a little treat, and I found these. ‘Propercorn Popcorn‘ the fairly large size surprised me when I found out that one bag was only 128 calories! They are wholegrain and air popped. I love the Sweet’n’Salt flavour but they have a great variety! I would highly recommend them!

July Favourites

Using my iPhone to take pictures is really starting to take its toll.. then again I am no photographer, but I promise I will soon start to use my camera!

So, this month has been a very busy one, which shows in this months favourites.
First up is the Anatomicals ‘Spray Misty For Me’ Facial spritz, which I got in the July GlossyBox. As the weather seems to be getting increasingly hotter, this stuff has been used everyday whether it be refreshing my skin in the morning, setting my makeup or brightening my skin after washing my face, it just does everything!!
Next the Lancome ‘Hypnose Doll Eyes‘ Mascara, I bought this in a two pack after absolutely adoring, the original Hypnose, and this month I feel as if I have fallen in love all over again! Its quick and easy to apply, no lumps, no dusty fall aways, its blacker than black, and will never be leaving my makeup bag!  The wand is shaped like a pyramid, which lengthens the outer corner of your eye whilst giving them a good old lift and curl, this is what supposedly creates the ‘doll eye’ look.
I only bought the infamous, Real Techniques Core Collection along with the Expert Face Brush at the beginning of July, and I have to say that I am so gutted that I hadn’t bought them earlier. The Expert Face Brush allows me to apply my liquid foundation quickly and easily, while leaving it looking flawless. I love how dense this brush is, and how you can really buff it into the skin!  One thing i have always believed is that no matter how expensive and amazing your makeup is, it won’t look good if you don’t use the right ‘tools’, you will also be surprised how good you can make cheaper cosmetics look when they are used and applied properly!
Now for the products that I have been most excited about. The new, Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer. I currently have the colours ‘Galaxy’ and ‘Luna’. These are lipglosses with the colour of a highly pigmented lipstick! They have wonderful staying power, and also a wonderful collection of colours. I went quite ‘everyday’ with the colours that I purchased, Luna is nude with orangy undertones which really compliment a tan, and Galaxy is a deep purple with blue undertones which seem to suit all complexions. I would give this product a massive thumbs up!
Finally, this is a product that has been sitting in my cupboard for what feels like forever, I’m not even sure if it is still in the shops! (please let me know). Loreal De-maq expert ‘Cashmere Milk Expert Makeup Remover’, this stuff works like a charm. It is verrrrry gentle on the skin, it is also very concentrated, so a pea size amount for your whole face is all that you need! It takes away my hardest to remove mascaras in just one swipe!

So that is the end of this months faves!
I would love to know what you all have enjoyed using this month!