Summer favourites

 

 

Sadly I think that we may be getting near the end of summer so I thought it was time to round up a few products that I've been really enjoying using throughout the (sort of) warmer months. PS. the fact that the products are all bright and colourful makes me happy!

 

The weather tends to go a bit crazy in the summer months and that causes my skin to do the same so I've been using a few things to add a healthy summer glow. The Elemis pro-radiance illuminating flash balm is just a wonder product and I've been using it every day since I got it. It gives the nicest sheen to my skin and I feel like it evens out my complexion too. It makes a brilliant primer for under my make up but also looks nice just on it's own for more relaxed days.

I purchased the Body shop vitamin E over night serum in oil (why do products have such long names) after getting my mum one for her birthday and deciding I needed one for myself too. I know not everyone liked the feel of oil on there skin but I don't mind especially as it's an over night product. I find my skin often gets dehydrated and with that comes dehydration lines (eeek) I find that if I'm strict about using this every night they go away.

 

 

The Body Shop virgin mojito body splash, believe it or not, smells just like a virgin mojito and that, my friends, is a very good thing! It is delicious! In fact the whole range is! I used the shower gel up very quickly. Only risk is people thinking you've been on the cocktails first thing on a morning.

The Tropic instant glow tan is a relatively new discovery. I used to be a big fan of the Rimmel instant tan but haven't used it for a while. One of my friends works with Tropic and when she mentioned this new product I was really keen to give it a go. For a bit of extra glow when you haven't got a lot of spare time it's brilliant. There's absolutely no nasty fake tan, it actually smells really nice and isn't at all stickly or gloopy. A little goes a really long way, I can't imagine getting to the end of this bottle.

 

The Maybelline colour tattoo in on and on bronze has been raved about time and time again by just about every beauty blogger. I know I have definitely mentioned it on here on more than one occasion. It's brilliant for summer because it won't sweat off on the (rare) warmer days and gives a really pretty sheen to the eyes. I've been wearing this most days recently. The Bourjois healthy mix gel foundation has recently come back in to my life and I remembered how much I used to love it. I have this in dark beige which is way too dark for my natural skin tone but I've had a couple of spray tans recently and had to reach for a darker foundation from my collection and this was the perfect match. I love how easy it glides on to the skin and looks really fresh and dewy while still covering everything I want it to. It smells very fruity too which I know not everyone would like but I don't find it irritates my skin at all.   I hope you enjoyed today's post. Remember to keep checking back for more and follow me on facebook and instagram for more updates!

Colour drama

Hello!!

I've mentioned the Maybelline colour drama crayon in the colour light it up before. Since then I've tried quite a few more colours and oh my God I love them all. Lip crayons are by no  means new but this is the first time I've really got into them. I think I've been missing out. They allow the precision of a lip pencil but are as quick to use as a lipstick. What's not to like!!

After my winter love affair with the lovely rich red Light it up I thought I would expand into some slightly more spring friendly shades for the warmer weather.

I love all of them and have had one of them on my lips most days since getting them.

The colour nude perfection is just that. It's a very Kylie Jenner esque warm nude. It's not something I would usually go for but I really like how it looks and think it will look great with a tan.  

The colour Fuchsia Desire is quite a muted fuchsia. I don't often where bright pinks but I feel that this one is really wearable.  

This is Fab Orange. It looks really red in the photo but it is more orangey than red in real life. I think this one will be really nice for the Summer time and will definitely look good with a tan.  

This is Light it up which I know I've shown before. It's one of my favourite reds now. I probably won't be wearing this as often now it's Spring but you never know.   So there we are. They've been compared loads to the Nars Velvet lip pencils and are obviously a fraction of the price so are definitely worth checking out. I would like to point out that I thought I was having a good hair day this day but looking at the photos there is some interesting fringe action going on, not impressed fringe, why won't you behave!   Hope you enjoyed today's post!!

Better than the Falsies?

The Maybelline the falsies mascara has been my absolute favourite for years now.Nothing else I've tried has really compared. When the lash sensational came out I wanted to give it a try. Also by Maybelline and has a similar shaped brush to the falsies so I thought it might be a winner. At first I really wasn't sure as it felt a but clumpy but now it's dried out a little bit it's going on much nicer and give my lashes all the length and lift that I like. Maybelline just seem to get it when it comes to mascaras!  

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