FACE OF THE DAY FRIDAY: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to! For a lot of people it is back to work day which always sucks after Christmas but you have to get back to reality at some point don't you? Since Christmas i have been trying out a lot of new products mainly things i received as gifts, so for today's post i thought i would share with you my "face of the day" items...

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm Primer

Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation in the shade Bone

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in the shade NC15

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in the shade Transparent 

Too Faced Beauty Wishes and Sweet Kisses Palette using:

(Chocolate Soleil Bronzer, Snow Bunny Bronzer for blush and highlighter, i am obsessed with this palette mainly as it smells like chocolate)

MUA Pro-Brow Palette in the shade Dark Brown

Benefit Gimme Brow in the shade Medium/Deep

Smashbox Full Exposure Palette using the shades:

(M4 brow bone, M2 crease transition shade, S3 lid, S4 inner corner)

Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Mascara in the shade Extreme Black

Estée Lauder Pure Color Intense Kajal Eyeliner in the shade Blackened Black

Milani Lipstick in the shade Nude Créme

NYX Butter Gloss in the shade Éclair

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MAY EMPTIES

Hey guys, hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! So for the past few months now i have been sharing with you some of the products that i have actually all used up. Some of the items are recurring favourites and some are of things that i either liked but wouldn't try again and some i would never use again...

Tresemmé Keratin Smooth 60 second treatment.

I mentioned this product in my last empties blog post as well as a couple of other favourite's blog posts, i use this 60 second treatment once a week after my normal shampoo and conditioning routine. I keep stocking up on them as they are so inexpensive.

Tresemmé Keratin Smooth restore and control shampoo.

I purchased this travel size version of my current shampoo to take away with me whilst travelling. I just can't give enough credit to Tresemmé for their Keratin range, they have changed my hairs life! I have also recently started using the Keratin 7 day heat activated treatment which i am going to talk more about in a separate blog post coming soon.

Collection 16 Hour Lasting Perfection concealer in Light.

I have used this up to the point where it looks like there is still some product yet you can't get any out. This is one of those well loved concealers (as you can tell by the state of the packaging) that one will always be in my makeup collection as it is such good coverage.

Boots Botanics Cleansing face wipes.

For the longest time i have been sticking to the Nivea facial wipes and i really wanted to try something different, these were on offer at Boots for around £1.70ish i think and they are usually £3.49. I really didn't like anything about these which is a disappointment as the Botanics range is usually pretty good, i found the wipes to be really drying, didn't really remove any makeup off and they didn't smell that great. In the end i just used these for wiping any makeup i got on my hands, i wouldn't repurchase these again.

T-Zone Nose Pore strips.

I don't think i have ever really spoken about pore strips in a post before, the T-Zone ones are the only ones that i have ever tried that i can actually tell a difference afterwards with. So i never bother trying out any other brands but this one as i know i will be disappointed. Another bonus is they are so inexpensive at not even £2 for 6 nose strips.

Clarins HydraQuench moisturizing cream.  

I have mentioned previously that i wanted to change up my skincare products so i had been trying out the Clarins HydraQuench Introductory Collection which had smaller sized products in so i could just give them a try without spending too much money on something in case i didn't like it. I love this moisturizer so much and i am so sad that it has all gone, i just don't know whether it is worth spending the £35 for the full sized when i have also been enjoying a Clinique one also.

The Body Shop satsuma shower gel.

If i could marry a shower gel (which i have just realized sounds really creepy) then i would marry this shower gel, in fact all of The Body Shop shower gels, they all just smell so great!

Soap and Glory scrub of your life.

Previously i was a huge fan of Soap and Glory and then i got back into using The Body Shop products but just lately i have fell back in love with Soap and Glory. I have about 6 of these smaller sized body scrubs in my possession left from gift sets at Christmas, so i have yet to buy a full sized one. I love everything about it the smell, the way it leaves your skin feeling super soft and a great exfoliate before fake tanning.

Hope you all have an amazing weekend, whatever you have planned!

   

COLLECTIVE BEAUTY HAUL

Over the past couple of weeks whilst out and about i have been buying a few different beauty related items here and there. Just lately i have been trying to put myself on a "no makeup buying" ban and i feel like i am doing well but it won't last for long haha... although this haul does contain a few sneaky makeup items.

For a while i have been wanting to switch up my skincare routine but i wasn't sure what to go for, then i spotted this Clarins HydraQuench Introductory Collection in Debenhams. This is such a good little generously sized sample kit as sometimes you don't always want to spend a lot of money on something you haven't tried before. - £20 Debenhams.

The Body Shop have a sale on at the moment and i always think the best deal is when Body Butter's are £5 for the full sized ones. So obviously i had to get one to save for when i have finished my current Body Butter. This time i went for the Papaye scent and it smells so so so good! - £5 The Body Shop.

Also from The Body Shop... Travel sized items are on offer at 3 for 2 and seeing as i am going away next month they will be so much easier to travel with than my regular sized ones.

Moringa Shower Gel - £2.

Moringa Body Milk - £3.

I have been hearing from so many people that the Real Techniques miracle complexion sponge is even better than the Beauty Blender and is also like a third of the price, which is an added bonus. I can't wait to give this a go as i am already a huge fan of the Real Techniques brushes. - £5.99 Boots.

Some of these items are just self explanatory, like lip butter but this particular kind just smells and even tastes so yummy like ice cream. 

Nivea lip butter in Vanilla and Macadamia - £2.10 Boots.
NYX round lipsticks in Iced Lavender and Castle - £2.38 Beauty Joint.
(I have become obsessed with wearing purple lipstick, so i had to add to my collection).
Maybelline the Rocket mascara in Black - £7.99 Boots.
Rimmel Stay Matte foundation in Ivory - £5.99 Boots.

I tried these Tresemmé Keratin Smooth 60 seconds treatment shots just randomly as i had gotten given one and i really loved the way it made my hair look and feel. It really brought it back to life and they are so inexpensive, so i picked up a couple more. - £1.49 Boots.
I was getting so annoyed that no where seemed to have my favourite Batiste dry shampoo, so i decided to give the Dove one ago. I have already tried this out and i like it but the only thing i dislike is that when you first apply it, it made my hair feel sticky until i'd worked it in. - £4.59 Boots.

The last two items are basically just repurchases on things i use regularly.
Garnier pure sauna mask - 86p Superdrug.
Garnier mineral protection 5 deodorant - £1.50 Tesco.

Have you bought anything new that you haven't tried before lately?