July Favourites

I unfortunately missed last months favourite because I'm lazy and unorganised but I have one for you this month and I'm going to get straight into it because I have a lot to get through!!

July has been quite a chilled out month for me, I went on holiday, the weather has been amazing and I'm off Uni so it's fair to say aside from work I have had quite a lot of spare time to occupy. This time is mostly filled by blogging, reading blogs and watching YouTube but also with magazines. My personal favourite magazine of the month has been Glamour. It was on offer for only £2 which was great considering it came with a Clinique Chubby Stick in 05 Woopin' Watermelon , also a favourite. I mostly just flick through magazines and look at the pictures but in this issue I really liked Dawn O'Porter's article. The Chubby Stick is such a lovely little treat to get with it, it is a lovely pink colour and so lovely and moisturising on your lips. 

Staying on the Glamour free gift front last month's edition also had a free gift of the Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner. Now this does make eyeliner easy!! I don't have the best of luck with eyeliner but this one is really easy to use,  it is really black and just creates a perfect line. My only problem with  this really is that it does dry out quite quickly, sometimes when I am half way through applying I have to give it a really good shake which is annoying.

This month England has been hot hot hot and that has meant that I have turned into a very greasy oily mess so when it comes to foundation I have been really loving the Bare Minerals Original SPF Foundation. This is a powder foundation, which means that it leaves me with a good level of coverage but also it stays in place so that oil doesn't creep through as much! I do really like using a powder foundation, but it can sometimes be a little too much and feeling cakey on my skin!! This has SPF 15 in which is fab because it means I don't have to worry about putting an SPF on in this hot weather.

My last beauty favourite goes to a little bronzer which I have fallen in love with and that is the Natural Collection Suntint Bronzing Powder in Sun Shine. What I like about this bronzer is that although it is slightly shimmery it doesn't end up looking like you have bits of glitter all over your face! This isn't really practical for contouring but what I have been using it for is just dusting it all over my face to give a beautiful summer glow. This is a really good quality product and I also think it is only about £2, which is just beyond cheap!!

Onto random favourites and my main favourite has been my new blender! I saw Tanya Burr use this in a juicing video and had also read good things about this online so decided to give it a go, and it is the Breville Blend- Active Personal Blender. I have been on a bit of health kick recently, I have joined a gym and I am just trying to eat a little more cleanly and this blender is really helping! I have been really liking making smoothies with frozen fruit, I really like mango, and then blending that up with either almond milk or coconut water depending on what I have around. The blender itself is really good, your smoothie is ready in seconds and you can just drink straight out of the container which saves on washing up!!

I have a movie favourite this month and I can't actually express how much I love this film!! I went to see this film at the most beautiful cinema in Brighton called the Dukes Of York Picture House Cinema, if you live in or around Brighton and haven't been you must go! It is just a one screen cinema but it is an old theatre and is genuinely stunning. The Film I saw was Boyhood which was a Richard Linklater film following the live of a boy as he grows up. The acting was fabulous, and the story line really sweet. This film was actually filmed over the last 12 years so the actor who played the boy at 6 years old is the same actor right till the end. It is lovely to see this boy grow up, and see the whole family grow and change. I think this has to be my favourite film ever and I can't say enough good things about it, just go and see it! One of the songs in the film Hero by Family of the Year is amazing and I can't stop listening to it so I'll link it below because it is well worth a listen.

OK so that is my July favourites over, I know I say this every month but I can't actually believe it is August already, it is crazy!! Please give me a follow on Bloglovin and make sure you come back to read my next post. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading, 

Laura xxx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMVc0vG4K_k

Feeling Cheeky; My Favourite Summer Blushers

I am definitely a lip product girl. I literally hoard lipsticks and whenever I see a pretty new shade I buy it but recently my love for all things lip related has dwindled and I have found myself thinking all about the beauty of the blusher! It is fair to say I have a fair few blushers now and I thought I would share my favourite ones for this time of year. Some of them are new and some old favourites but I will try and find the links for all of them below in case you want to get your hands on them!

Collection Shimmer Shades in 2 Blushalicious

This is an old favourite but one I tend to lean for all the time, especially in summer. This blush quad is made up of 4 lovely colours, all very wearable on their own, but what I do is just rub my brush around and use all 4. Combined this creates a lovely bright pink colour which looks awesome on the cheeks. This stuff comes out fairly pigmented so a light hand is needed with this!

Benefit Coralista

Everyone loves this blusher and I am no different! This is just such a beautiful colour, it has the perfect amount of coral and peach tones without being orangey. I only have a little 3g sample of this but when it runs out I will be purchasing the big one! This leaves your cheeks looking so glowy and lightly flushed, great when you have a tan!

Rimmel Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush in 010 Santa Rose

This is really an old one! I think I have had this for like 3 years? Which is probably far too long but it is simply amazing! I think this is probably one of my favourites blushers ever. It is a really nice coral blush but with a pretty pink tone as well. This warms up your cheeks and gives you that summer glow. I think this is a product that has fallen seriously under the beauty blogger radar so I really really really recommend you go check this out!

Natural Collection Blusher in Pink Cloud

As brands go Natural Collection is not one to write home about but when it comes to their blushers it is a complete other story! I have 5 or 6 of them and they are all fantastic, really pigmented and long lasting, this has to be my fav though. This is a true pink blush which just gives life to your cheeks. This doesn't go onto your skin bright pink so don't use it cautiously, just go for it! 

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Stereo Rose

Now unfortunately this is a limited edition product so unless you check out Ebay you probably won't be able to get your hands on it but I had to put it in here because it is so pretty!! I guess this is technically a highlighter but I think the rose gold colour makes it perfect for a blush/highlighter mix. I use this all the time, some times just on its own and other times on top of a more matte blusher to just add some extra glow. I am completely obsessed with rose gold at the moment and I think it is because of this blusher.

ELF All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade

I thought I would sneak this in the end as something a little different. When it comes to the hotter months cream products become my best friend because powders just feel far too heavy and this is just a great example of an awesome cream product. This is supposed to be multi purpose so you can use it as a blusher and also as a lipstick (which I have tried and don't overally like). I like to apply this straight from the stick then blend it out with brush for a lovely sheer glimmer of colour.

So that is a little look into what I am enjoying rubbing on my face blusher wise. What are you guys loving on the blusher front at the moment? Follow me on Bloglovin, link below and to your right, and come back over here tomorrow for a look at what I am packing for my holiday for Greece next week! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading, 

Laura xxx

P.S- I found the Rimmel Santa Rose blusher online but the picture didn't look the same as the one I have, so I am not sure if they have changed the names? or if it was just a bad picture!

Collection Blusher- http://www.boots.com/en/Collection-Shimmer-Shades-Blushalicious-Blusher_1219426/

Coralista- http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/coralista

Rimmel Blush- http://uk.rimmellondon.com/products/face/lasting-finish-soft-colour-mono-blush

Natural Collection- http://www.boots.com/en/Natural-Collection-Blushed-Cheeks_24279/

Stereo Rose -Limited Edition

Elf Color Stick- http://www.eyeslipsface.com/elf/face/shimmer/all_over_color_stick

Make Up Shake Up

When I find products I really like I tend to stick to those and the other products in my stash tend to get forgotten about but since I posted my Everyday Make Up post last week I have been trying to have a make up shake up! I've gone back into my collection and tried to use some of the products I had almost forgotten about. Now after a week or so of messing around with different make up here are my favourite things that I had forgotten all about!

First up is a foundation and it is the Bourjois Healthy Mix Fondation, I first started using this some when last year and I really really liked it but after purchasing Nars Sheer Glow and

Revlon Nearly Naked this got put at the back of the drawer. I have now used this most days in the last week and I completely love it again, this is a medium coverage foundation that leaves your skin looking beautiful and dewy, perfect for spring. As we head further into spring/summer I am going to make sure that this is in arms reach because I think it is a great foundation!

Now this isn't one product in particular but just a whole collection of blushers. Last summer I went through a stage of purchasing quite a few Natural Collections blushes. As you can see from the photo I have quite a few and I love them all equally. These all have such good pigmentation and are just stunning colours, most of the ones I have are pinky toned. I think these are all really great blushers but for me they don't have great lasting power but are still in my most loved list!

In recent months, when it comes to brows, I have been turning to my Body Shop Chocolate Linger eyeshadow and the Maybelline BROWdrama , which are both absoloutely fabulous. But when looking through my collection I refound the MUA Pro Brow Ultimate Eyebrow Kit and remembered how good this is! I think this little kit is only £3/4, which is amazing for how good quality this product is. It comes with 2 colours, a light ashy colour and a darker brown colour, for me a mix of both looks really lovely but I do sometimes just use the light ash brown colour when I am going for a more natural look. I really can not say enough good things about this product but if you haven't already tried it I would thoroughly recommend it.

Last but not least and again a collection of things, and this time I have rediscovered the Maybelline Colour 24hr Tattoos. Since getting the Naked palettes I have rarely strayed from using them but since finding these I have been grabbing these more often than not. These are great as a base before powder shadows but are also great on their own. A couple of the ones I have have dried out a bit but the colour you get from them is still amazing.



So that is all for my make up shake up, have you guys rediscovered any favourites recently? Please come back Saturday where I shall be talking about my favourite new product of the month! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading,

                                                                    
                                                                               Laura xx

Natural Collection Blush Review

Pink Cloud, Rosey Glow and Peach Melba (Rosey Glow and Peach Melba look slightly more brown in this picture than in real life)

When I think of drugstore make up brands Natural Collection isn't one that jumps out at me but over the last couple of months I have found myself heading over to their stand more and more, mostly for their blushes. I haven't tried a wide variety of their products but the blushes, oh wow they are good!!

I have heard countless people, including Lily Pebbles, talk about Peach Melba, and this was the first blush that I bought from Natural Collection and the one that got me hooked!! I have choosen to talk about my favourite 3, Peach Melba, Rosey Glow and Pink Cloud, all of which are such lovely colours. Before I talk about my individual favourites I will talk about the product itself. The texture of all the blushers are absolutely lovely, they feel almost velvety on the skin and are therefore a pleasure to apply. These are all super pigmented so don't be too heavy

handed with the brush! I would say the staying power of these are no better or worse than the average drugstore brush, it isn't anything great but will stay on for a good 8 or so hours. The finish of these aren't too powdery which is good and they leave a nice natural flush of colour on the cheek. 

Pink Cloud, Rosey Glow and Peach Melba

I'm not sure how many different colours Natural Collection do but these 3 are my stand out favourites. Peach Melba is just one of the nicest blushes I own. It leaves a super pretty peachy natural flush of colour. The colour is also really buildable if you want to have a less natural look. Rosey Glow is an almost rose gold colour, which I completely lovely. It has a much more bronzey feel and is great for creating a really bronzed look. I would say this and Peach Melba are very similar but are both super pretty. Finally Pink Cloud is an almost bright barbie pink colour. I tend to go for more peachy or coral toned blushers so this is different to what I am use to but is so pretty. You do have to be quite careful with this one though as it can leave you looking like a child playing with make up if you don't blend it in nicely as it is so bright. 

I think these are some of the best drugstore blushers and would really recommend them! What do you think of Natural Collection blushers? And what else from this brand do you like? 

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading!


                                                                            L xxx