Beauty Favourites

I have been loving so much, beauty wise, lately. It ranges from hair products, to make up. One of my absolute favourites is the 'Clean On Me' shower gel by Soap and Glory as it has literally lasted me ages. I got this in a set for Christmas from my Grandad and have been using it since and it just seems never ending, but unfortunately there isn't much left, so I did go out and buy two more in the 'Sugar Crush' and 'Rich and Foamous'. I love the names of these products as they are just so fun and the packaging is just awesome. To me it screams vintage, but I love anything vintage, so no wonder I love these products. It smells so good and there really isn't much to say, except for the fact that I absolutely LOVE them. You can go and check out their website here or you can buy them at Boots here. To follow on from this product I also love 'The Righteous Butter' which is a body butter and I find this to be so moisturising, especially since my skin is quite dry during the winter months. There is so much product so it is definitely worth the money and this again smells so good and it does leave me feeling relaxed as I use this before bed, so yeah, go buy their products because they really are great. I will definitely be purchasing more of their products in the future.

The Maybelline Baby Lips are great. I have the blue one which is supposed to hydrate the lips, and the first time I put this on I swear it made them go all tingly, but that could have been me being paranoid and weird. But they smell great and I use this every morning and evening and it is just a great product to have. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who suffers with dry lips. I do believe that there are more colours which have different properties and you can find them here.

I have only used the Rimmel 'Wake me Up' foundation for under a week, but I absolutely love this foundation. It just gives such a flawless finish to the skin and leaves me feeling refreshed. In the winter I tend to go for a heavy coverage, but as the Spring/Summer months are coming up, I don't want my makeup to look too cakey and this foundation has a medium coverage and leaves a radiant glow to the skin. It also claims to have SPF 15, which is going to be great for the upcoming seasons. You can get this from any local Boots or Superdrug store. Also, as I am  a waitress, I do a lot of 'running' around and I don't want to look like I am all tired so this foundation should keep me looking glowy all day, well this is what I am hoping for, so we shall see next week. Rimmel is literally one of my favourite makeup brands and I think for every product is worth the money, so I definitely recommend any Rimmel product and it is great for anyone who is also just starting out in makeup as it is affordable and of great quality. For the Rimmel London website, click here.
 

To apply this foundation I use a foundation brush and I bought a whole selection of brushes from eBay, which I believe to be dupes of the Real Techniques, Zoeva or Sigma brushes. They are by far more affordable and I have been using them for a while and they are of super quality and I would definitely recommend them. You can buy them from eBay or amazon. They have only shed the odd hair, but what brush doesn't? Plus they are really soft and not harsh to the skin. I have washed them and they wash well and easily. I did dedicate my Sundays to wash my brushes, but I am back at work again next week, so I'll have to rethink that one. :P

Another brush I have been loving is a Kabuki one I found in Tesco, which I believe is in the Barbara Daly collection, but to be honest I have never heard of them, but they were on offer and I really needed one. This brush sheds like crazy, however it blends my make up really well and it is just a great brush. The other brushes in this collection do not shed at all, but they were a great buy, so I am not really bothered, it does the job. I don't even know where you can get them, but if you can, then go for it.

A hair brush I have been loving and looking for, for ages is the Advance Techniques back comb brush. This collection is available in Avon and anything from Avon is great and I use this brush everyday and it just gives my hair volume, but it is probably damaging my hair, but I think it's great. You can get these brushes probably from any shop these days so if you like volumised hair, then go get one because they're cheap and do the job well.
Sticking with hair products, I think scrunchies are awesome. I only own three and two I talked about in my last post. But the one in the top picture is a tartan one from River Island and I am not sure if it is still available, but it might be around Christmas time and it was only £4 and I use it all the time.

 An eyeliner from miss sporty is one of my favourites and it's called the 'Miss Sporty Studio Lash Liquid Liner' and mine is in black and I swear this product is never ending. At the time I bought these they were on offer, so I bought three. I gave one to my little sister because I was nowhere near finishing the first one. But I am on the second one now and I swear I bought these like 2 years ago and I use it everyday. The only downside to any liquid liner is the length of time it takes to dry, but this doesn't really phase me. You can buy these from any Superdrug and Boots store and I would definitely recommend these to anyone who likes a dark eye make up look, but I really love them.

Models Own is mainly known for its nail polishes, which I love, but I have the gross habit of picking at my nails, so there isn't much point in me using them, however my older sister did buy me a glittery one for my 17th along with an amazing eye shadow trio in the colour 'Smokey Fire' and I have looked and I don't think its available any longer, but this was over a year ago, so no wonder. But I absolutely adore this product and I have been using it everyday since I got it and I am surprised it hasn't run out and I am nowhere near finishing it, also considering the fact I love a smokey eye and my eye make up is ridiculously dark, even in the summer. I have my sister to thank for getting me into make up as I used to be one of those kids that never wore make up until very late on in secondary school. My older sister always used to encourage me to wear make up, but I never knew how to wear it well, and I still don't know if I do. She used me and my younger sister for her photo shoots for her art projects and may I add that she is incredibly awesome and you can check out her artist blog on tumblr here and her other blog here. In this trio there is a gorgeous gold colour which I use on the inner corners of my eyes and as a base. I then use the brown over the top and in my crease and blend it. The black is to just enhance the outer corner of my eyes and gives a somkey eye effect. This set came with two small brushes which I love using and they're just cute. I really do love this eye shadow trio.

The perfume I wear nearly everyday is one from Avon and I got it for Christmas and it smells sooooo good. I believe it's in the Luxe range, whatever that is, but it's great and the bottle is so pretty and it goes well in my room. I am not entirely sure whether it is still available but if you have an Avon representative check out the catalogue.

Thank you for reading and go show my sister some love on her blog! :)