Ahoy there my lovelies. I thought I would share with you the products I was reaching for the most during August ( I know this is a tad late I am sorry) Hope you enjoy.
- Firstly I appear to have developed a love affair with mascara. The more layers I can slather on and the thicker my lashes become the better. Here are the ones I have been reaching for the most, I use the N07 to really curl and define my top lashes, the brush is thick dense bristles and the colour is a very nice matte black. I love MAXfactor's MaterpieceMax mascara for the bottom lashes, it has a straight plastic brush which provides precise application to the shorter more difficult lashes. It really adds dramatic length and definition, I loooooove it, oh also the wand is great for brushing through the top lashes when I have gone OTT with mascara and need to make them look like lashes and not a black clump floating above my eyelid. Lastly is the Rimmel Max Bold Curves, now the formula of this is a tad thin and sloppy, I wouldn't use it on "naked" lashes, however over a couple of coats of other mascara it really adds volume and curl, it also doesn't clump on the lashes due to its thinness.
- I have found myself grabbing for "easy" make-up over the summer. By this I mean make up I don't have to spend hours applying, being extremely precise and not a lot needed. I don't like to have layers and layers on my face when its hot ( or very warm as it rarely gets "hot" here in the UK). The Obsessive Compulsive Pigments are FABULOUS. I never need to use a lid primer whilst wearing this, the colour payoff is fantastic, it is so nice and finely milled, it lasts all day and takes less than a minute to sweep all over the eye to create a really nice everyday look. I have been using this OCC pigment in CLOVE. It is a beautiful almost rose-gold colour. What else can I say, this product gets a 10/10 and I feel rather bad for neglecting it in my kit for so long.
- Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study is another quick and easy make up product I have been using a lot of this month. For the days I do wear other eyeshadows this acts as a great lid primer. The colour is a champagne, and due to this I have been using it under most shadows as I usually go for a neutral look. You can also just wear this alone on the lids, I would say it is a little sheer so I usually find myself building it up a tad to get it to really pop, however if you wanted a very subtle shimmer this would be ideal. A great product and one I can see lasting a very long time making it great value for money.
- This little beaut was a complete bargain, I picked it up for £1.60 at TJ Hughes. It is the Urban Decay Brow Box, in BEIGE BETTY. This is such a smart little piece of kit, it has a really good mirror, two eyebrow shades ( I usually mix them both together) a really suprisingly good mini angled brow brush, and an adorable little set of tweezers, you then slide out the bottom section to get a draw of brow setting wax. This is so handy, you literally have everything you need to create perfect brows on the go, the colour payoff and staying power of the powders is very good. For some reason my brow powders usually shade shade during the day to a nasty orange colour, these however DO NOT. I have been really impressed with this set, and would pay the full price for it when it runs out.
- This summer has reeked complete havoc on my skin and lips. My skin has become massively oily and my lips float at the complete other end of the spectrum being very dry and chapped. This is the Lush lip scrub in the Bubblegum flavour. You basically scrub it all over your lips to remove any dead skin then wipe or even lick it off ( mmmmmmm dead skin in your mouth yummy). It works a complete treat and leaves your lips smooth, you MUST condition them after however.
- Lastly for my make up favs is the POREfessional Primer by Benefit. I mentioned in the previous post how much I loved this product so went out and purchased the full size tube. Again a little goes a very long way, it leaves your face looking "seamless", beaming and guess what PORE FREE. The formula is oil free, which is great as I mentioned my face has become excessively oily over the past few moths. It evens out the skin tone, and I am using a fraction of the amount of foundation as I did previously. By far the best primer out there. 10/10 :)
As I have mentioned my skin has been so unmanageable over the past few months. It became oily, and I mean oily to the point it looked like my face was wet! Gross. And breakouts from hell, and just nastyness! I have always had clear normal skin so this was a shock not to mention an inconvenience. I still haven't got to the root of why this happened, I am going to say its a mix of stress and the ever so changeable British weather.
- In no particular order, I have been using the Eucerin DermoPERIFYER, which I picked up from Boots in the sale for £2.99. It contains 2% Lactic Acid, and I kid you not after 2-3 days of use my spots had gone! It is a fantastic oil free moisturizer, it sinks in straight away leaving no residue on the skin and does exactally what it claims to do. I will be writing an updated skin care routine for oily skin so stay tuned for a deeper review of this product.
- The Simple have been in my skincare for a few months now but they are a product I can safely say I couldn't live without now. They remove all traces of make up and again help combat spots and oily skin. Amazing wipes which are reasonably priced. 10/10
- Lastly is the Clean & Clear Shine Control daily facial lotion. I use this in the morning and night on a cotton pad and just wipe it over the skin. It removes an excess oil and leaves my skin feeling fresh, clean and awakened. Again the above will be in another post in more detail but they are deffinately the most reached for skin products this month and have really helped clear my skin and restore it back to its "normal" oil free state.
Thanks for reading.
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