Makeup That I Need To Use More In 2018

Hey beaut's!

More often than not I forget about some absolute makeup gems within my collection, I'm such a makeup addict and buy so much makeup I just cant keep track of what I've got sometimes, and that means I miss out on using some gorgeous pieces even though their sat in my Alex drawers. I recently had a bit of a makeup clear out and organisation and picked out a few products that I know I definitely want to get some use of again so I thought I'd share them with you all today!

I switch up my lipsticks all the time and often forget about the 10 swimming in the bottom of my handbag but one I definitely need to use more this year is MAC's Whirl. Whirl is such a 90's throwback shade and is the prettiest medium-dark rosy brown with warm undertones and a matte finish, it looks lovely on and I cant believe I forget about it. Next up is a couple of foundations, I'm a creature of habit when it comes to my foundations and just repurchase my favourites over and over which means I don't get to use all the others I own, but two that I know I LOVE and need to get more use of is L'Oreal's Lumi Magique and the Too Faced Born This Way Foundation. These are both extremely good foundations, the Lumi Magique is super glowy, very light weight, silky soft, blends into the skin well and provides hydration all day and the Born This Way Foundation has AMAZING coverage without feeling heavy or cakey at all. Next is my Technic Metalix Eyeshadow Cream, I actually own three of these, two of which I use loads but the third in the shade Taupe Be has actually been lost for a while so that's why I need to get more use out of this beauty, I'm so happy I found it because the formula and colour payoff of these is insane!

Arhhh the adorable Too Faced Sweet Peach Glow Palette...I haven't used this much because in all honestly I wasn't blown away with the formula but I mean just look at it, it contains the most stunning looking powders which I NEED to make work this year. The highlighter shade creates a lovely peachy-champagne glow, the blush is the most beautiful shade of peach and is super dewy looking and the bronzer is nice and warm, I just need to become friends with the formula again and we will be fine hehe. 


Finally we have the Kat Von D Shade and Light Eyeshadow Palette, I can honestly say these matte eyeshadows are the BEST quality matte eyeshadows I have ever used or owned. They are so well pigmented and blend like an absolute dream, matte shades can be chalky sometimes too and create a lot of fallout but these aren't chalky what so ever, I'm definitely going to use this beauty more this year!

What makeup from your collection do you want to use more of this year? I'd love to know beaut's!

August Beauty Favourites!

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It's monthly favourites time....Another month has whizzed past again and I'm so ready for it to be September and for things to start turning Autumnal, I'm definitely an Autumn girl through and through! Before I get into my beauty favourites I have to just add in a TV favourite which I don't normally do but wow, who's been watching Game Of Thrones? This season has been one of the best I think and each episode has left me on the edge of my seat gasping for breath ha ha.

  My first favourite this month is my beautiful Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette, this actually made it into my July favourites last month too but as I've been using it loads during August I couldn't not put it in my favourites again! It's crammed full of the most stunning warm tones that will see me through the rest of Summer and then the Autumn and the quality is amazing, check out my first impressions and swatches HERE beaut's! Next up is my L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD High Definition Concealer in Porcelain, this is literally up there with one of the BEST concealers I've ever used! Its creamy with a medium to full coverage and leaves a semi-matte finish which stays put really well, once this concealer has set that's it, theres no budging it what so ever, it literally doesn't move or crease on me all day which is amazing and the fact it's so affordable is just another bonus.

For lips this month I've been obsessed with my MAC Brave lippie again, this is actually my second one and I'm half way through it again, it's literally the perfect pinky-mauve that suits my skin tone perfectly, I think I've worn this pretty much most days in August, I love it! I've also really been enjoying the new L'Oreal Paradise Mascara, it gives my lashes lots of length and volume without the need of building up coats and it doesn't flake, clump or run either which is good, check out my full review HERE beaut's! The Urban Decay B6 Complexion Prep Spray has also been something that hasn't left my makeup bag this month, not only is it the perfect priming spray but it's been so nice to use during the warm, muggy weather because it absorbs excess oil and really freshens my skin and my makeup up! Finally this month I've been loving my Accessorize Lovelily perfume, it smells super fresh with a vanilla sweetness to it which I love, and I'm on my second bottle of this too which is really saying something because the bottles are a whopping 75ml's!

What have you been loving this month beaut's?? I'd love to know!

December Beauty Favourites

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It's December beauty favourites time.....I still cant quite believe that December and Christmas is nearly over, it went far to quickly for my liking and I'm super sad about it, I think I'm going to cling on to the gold smokey eyes, red lips and glittery nails for a bit longer though he he. Anywhoo onto what I've been loving this month beauty wise!

For nails I've pretty much worn and re-painted my nails with the same two polishes all month long starting with Barry M's Glitter Gelly in Sparkling Ruby, its a gorgeous red glitter shade that has a subtle golden shimmer effect to it, and for my accent nails I've been obsessed with my Barry M Molten Metal Nail Paint in Copper Mine, these two have just gone so well together and have been so festive.

For lips this month I've been loving Rimmels The Only 1 Matte Lipstick in 610 High Flyer for everyday wear and for more of a dramatic festive red lip I've been wearing MAC's Viva Glam I. Speaking of MAC, their Extended Play Giga Black Lash Mascara crept back into my makeup bag this month and I've been obsessed again, it's amazing for precise application and grabs every lash even the tiny hard to reach lashes, I love it!

I know I've featured this in a lot of favourites but Zoella's Hungry Hands is still my favourite hand cream that I've been using daily, I've even got my boyfriend into it too he he, it's just so nourishing and the gingerbread scent is divine.

Skincare wise theres been one stand out product that I've been using a lot that I've actually been buying in bulk because I love it that much and that's Garniers Moisture Bomb Tissue Mask. These masks are super scary but super amazing, their just so good for my dry skin at this time of the year because they are drenched in serum which puts the moisture back in that this cold weather takes out, I love my skin after using one of these bad boys.

Finally for beauty, I've been obsessed with my YSL's Black Opium perfume during December, it's a dark, musky, sexy, warm scent that wears beautifully in the colder months, I love it so much!

I do have one fashion favourite that has snuck into my beauty favourites this month and that's my cute rose gold snowflake necklace from Jewellerybox.co.UK. I have been wearing it so much over the festive season, I just love how delicate it is any anything rose gold gets a huge thumbs up from me he he.  

What have you been loving this month beaut's?? I'd love to know.

2015 Beauty Favourites

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As we are now well into the new year I thought I'd do a little round up of a few beauty products that have become either favourites of mine or staple products that I repurchased over and over during 2015. To be honest I could of put silly amounts of products in this post as I really have loved a heck of a lot of beauty products in 2015 but here are a handful that I have chosen.... 

Firstly I have to start with my beloved Real Techniques Brushes and Complexion Sponge, without them I'm sure my makeup would look a horrible cakey mess. My collection started off with the famous 'Buffing Brush' a few years ago and ever since then I've not turned back and I've tried to collect as many of the brushes as possible and now have a pretty awesome collection! They honestly do make a huge difference in the way my makeup looks and feels, everything just looks so flawless and I'm sure I'll be loving each and every brush throughout 2016 too.

I couldn't of been without my trusty MAC Quad in 2015, it contains the shades All That Glitters, Satin Taupe, Naked Lunch and Omega and I use every single shade within the palette more or less every other day as I love them so much, theres something about MAC eye shadows that just really work for me, theres no creasing, no fallout, they are so easy to work with, blend out a dream and last really well. Next up is my liquid liner bestie the Soap & Glory Supercat Liner, as far as liquid liners go this is so easy to use, super black, long lasting and I'd definitely recommend it for beginners because of it's pen shaped nib, it just feels like your drawing he he. The Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara was a huge hit with me 2015, I actually waited a good few months after this launched to try it because me and Maybelline mascara's never get a long for some odd reason but the Lash Sensational is amazing, it's much like Benefits Roller Lash and give me so much length and separation but also volumises and defines at the same time, I love it! 

I think Barry M had a great year in 2015, we saw them launch lots of new makeup lines and most of them I loved, especially their Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit and their Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer. I've spoken about the contour kit so many times but it just has the most amazing cool toned contour shade which I've actually hit pan on and the bronzer and highlighter are fab to. The Flawless Light Reflecting Concealer I've actually repurchased four times during 2015 so I think that pretty much speaks for itself.

For lips in 2015 I fell deeply in love with two lipstick in particular, the first one is my trusty MAC Brave Lipstick which I got for my birthday last August, it's honestly the perfect shade of lipstick that goes with any makeup look for any occasion and can be worn anytime of day and honestly I've been wearing it pretty much everyday since August! Before my addiction to my MAC lippie started I wore my L'Oreal Color Riche Lipstick in the shade Fuchsia Declaration constantly, it's such a pretty pink shade and the formula of these L'Oreal lipsticks is insanely good!

Lastly I have a skin favourite and a hair favourite! For skin,  I found Superdrugs Simply Pure Hydrating Serum on offer one day so I thought I'd give it a go and I love it, it's just as good as high end serums I've tried and if you have dry sensitive skin I'd highly recommend it. For hair, it has to be my Tangle Teezer, I have long thick hair which I wear wavy or curly most days so it tends to get super knotty and tangled and my trusty Tangle Teezer makes such light work of getting through it all without pulling half of the hair on my head out. 

What where your 2015 beauty favourites beaut's? I'd love to know!