Hi everyone, hope you are doing well. So it's favourites time again and I have definitely discovered some amazing products this month. I've even found a new favourite mascara and foundation which I thought would never happen as I was obsessed with my last foundation and mascara choices. So here we go!
I never thought I would be so attached to a neutral eyeshadow palette until I tried the Collection Eyes Uncovered Nude Palette. For such a cheap palette it has all the basic neutral shades you need to create a day to night look and the formula is so creamy and blendable that you kind of forget that it's a drugstore product because the quality is that good. I'll link my review I wrote here in case you want to read more about it.
Probably my top discovery out of all of my favourites is the L'Oreal Paris Infallible 24H Matte foundation ( full review here). The reason for this is because in the past no matter what foundation I've tried it hasn't lasted practically all day like this one does. Even my old favourite Bourjois Happy Light Foundation didn't last as long as this L'Oreal one does and that Bourjois foundation is a good foundation. Another reason why I love the L'Oreal foundation is that it gives you incredible coverage but it doesn't dry your skin out which could easily happen with a matte foundation. I love it!
Ok so from now on all the products I'm going to talk about are from Maybelline. I guess I must have been particularly impressed with some of their products this month. First up is their light pink lip liner in Sweet Pink from their Coloursensational range. I was looking for a light everyday pink lip liner for ages and so I discovered this one but it took me ages to get my hands on it as it was sold out everywhere-surely that's a sign that it's a good lip liner! I was so happy when I finally found that it was back in stock in Boots and I tried it on as soon as I got home. The pigmentation is great and it does give your lips that slightly plumped look, although I would note you do have to put lip balm on before because it is a tad drying. Other than that I really like it.
Then we have my new favourite mascara- the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara. This stuff it amazing! It gives you length, volume and a great curl which stays in place all day unlike other mascaras that look great at the beginning of the day but then by the end of the day they loose their curl and their length, well this one is not like that as it looks brilliant from start to finish.
Last but definitely not least (how cliche of me to say but it's true haha) is the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser. This is a silicone based primer that is the perfect canvas to place your foundation onto. If you have oily to combination skin then this type of primer is great as it smooths out your skin without leaving a greasy feeling film behind it. I find my foundation glides on beautifully when I use this and when I'm not wearing foundation it helps to reduce the appearance of my pores really well. I wrote a post when I tried out a sample of this ages ago, you can check that out here. Since then I've been loving it and that sample size I tried was what made me want to buy the full version of it and I'm so glad I did.
I really hope you loved reading my favourites post. What has been your favourites of this month? Comment down below and let me know, I'm nosey like that haha.
Thanks for reading xxx
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So it's monthly favourites time. I'm not just saying this, but I can't believe that the first month of this year has already gone, it's just crazy! Anyway for this monthly favourites I have 3 products to talk about, so this will be a short but sweet post, but I hope you will enjoy reading it anyway.
My first favourite is the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser. If you like silicon based skin products then you will like this. I do find that when I wear this my pores don't looks as bad as they normally do and it really does help to make your foundation go on so much smoother than it normally would. I did a more detailed review of it which I will link here if you want to read it.
Next is my trusty go-to brown eye liner, which I'm guessing I've talked about a lot already, but I really do love it. It's the L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Khol eyeliner in the shade 102 Pure Espresso. The colour is a dark brown that's perfect for everyday wear if you don't feel like wearing black eye liner. Also if you prefer to smudge your eyeliner then it would be great for that too if you don't like wearing your eyeliner in a precise way.
Last but not least is one of the newest products I've bought recently and it's Boot's Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Milk Chocolate. Firstly I really like the name of this because I'm pretty much addicted to chocolate haha, secondly for the price of £1.99 it's such a brilliant eyeshadow! The longevity is really great, the pigmentation is surprisingly amazing and when you apply it it glides on so softly to give you a lovely wash of colour for the eyes. It's also a great crease colour which is handy if you want to do a bit of contouring around the eye area, let me tell you it's something I rely on doing as I kind of have hooded eyes. One last point- according to other bloggers this shade is a dupe for Mac's Cork eyeshadow(I think that's the one anyway, probably should of double checked that haha).
I really hope you enjoyed this post and have a great day! It's my birthday today which is kind of exciting, but it also makes me realise how fast time goes which is why you need to appreciate all the good things in life( sorry I must stop writing now!).
Thanks so much for reading my blog, it means a lot :) xxx
I was reading a glossy magazine and when I turned over one of the pages I saw this little sample of the Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser which is their version of a primer. I've only ever really tried one other sample of a primer and that was a Clinique one, but I didn't find that one very impressive. However I was curious as to how this one would perform, so I gave it a whirl. As soon as I opened the sachet I realised that it was a silicone based primer that appeared to be translucent, which is good if you want to wear it without any makeup on top of it. Another good point is that I couldn't smell any obvious fragrance that would put people off, so that's a nice bonus. I found that it applied really smoothly over my skin and glided on without any hesitation. The time it took to sink into my skin was very fast which I liked. I decided to apply it only to one side of my face so that you could see the difference between the two sides. On the left I had no product on, on the right I had the primer on.
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Left side (bare in mind I was in front of a mirror while I was taking this).
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Right side
I hope that you can tell that my pores in the second photo are significantly reduced and also most of the redness that's usually there is toned down quite a bit, whilst in the first photo my pores are easily visible and the area surrounding them is very red. In terms of the staying power, I've been wearing this all day and it's now well into the evening and my skin still feels smooth and the right side of my face still looks better than the left side of my face! hahaha.
I really hope you enjoyed this review and I shall see you soon xxx
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