BEAUTY FAVOURITES: JULY

Hello everyone! So here we are again at the end of yet another very quick month, before you know it summer will be over and we will be talking all things autumn/winter again! This past month i have found myself reaching for a couple of new things but nothing too major (so this won't be too long of a post - unlike usually), that being said i have been trying out a fair few new products but they aren't products i have been using all month long, so you will probably see the newer items some time soon in August.

l'oréal paradise extatic mascara in the shade black

This particular mascara has bumped itself straight into the contender for my favourite mascara of all time from the drugstore already, i am completely obsessed with how quickly you can achieve long and voluminous lashes without even trying, it literally does everything for you. In my previous post last week, i shared my first impression/review and you can catch that here.

mac cosmetics satin lipstick in the shade peachstock

I first discussed this particular MAC lipstick in my handbag essentials post and i mentioned how i picked a few new nude lipsticks from the brand with a gift card i received for my birthday. This is a shade that i have always thought looked stunning whenever someone wore it, but i thought it would probably be similar in shade to honeylove and creme d'nude which i already own both of, now i have tried it out i love it even more than the two of them combined. Peachstock is the most beautiful peachy, light-toned beige nude with a satin finish. 

dose of colors baked browns eyeshadow palette

This is one of two eyeshadow palettes that i have reviewed on my blog this month and i have to say out of the two, i am completely obsessed with it so much so i have used it everyday since getting my hands on it and i just can't put it down. The shade i reach for the most is one called deserted, as it is the most perfect sandy/caramel beige colour great for an all over lid shade or transition shade in the crease. Catch my first impression/review on the palette here.

ps (primark) "fashion" nails with adhesive

Finally something i didn't expect to be loving as much as i am this month and that is stick on nails, i used to wear these type of nails a few years back when the whole french manicure style was on trend. That being said i had seen a few people on my instagram stories/youtube picking these ones up from primark and i was shocked at how beautiful they are and they are only £1 per box (i swear i used to pay up to £10 when i wore them). For a £1 i picked up a few of the nude pairs in the square shape (which i am wearing now) and this pointed shape as well. I am also surprised at how long they are lasting on my nails, as i have had this pair on for almost a week and they still look new.

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JULY FAVOURITES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! So July is over now and there is only one month left of summer (which sucks) but that's just how it is. This month there has been a bunch of different products i have been loving, so here it is my July favourites...

Hands down my favourite thing from the month of July is the Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stain's and i have only had them for a few days. They are truly that good, i even went back to boots on Wednesday and got my hands on the rest of the shades. Check out my blog post with more about them here:

http://katiebeautyshake.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/revlon-colorstay-moisture-stain.html

I got this eyeshadow palette from one of my sisters for my birthday and i have just found myself reaching for it nearly every single day this month, it is the perfect neutral's palette with a perfect combination of matte and shimmer shades (blog post review coming next week).

These two products have been the perfect shower combination for me this month, they just work so well together. I am a huge fan on Sanctuary Spa products anyway but these two are on another level. I like how the body wash has the exfoliating beads in it but they just feel super smooth and sink into your skin and then when i get out the shower i apply the matching body lotion. My favourite thing over all that does it for me is that the Sanctuary products smell so fricking good!

I have never been one that has suited using a hair serum as they always leave my hair looking/feeling greasy more than anything which is super annoying. Until i spotted this new Dry Oil Mist by Schwarzkopf, which works in the same way as a serum but it doesn't weigh your hair down or make your hair appear greasy. A bonus to this product is that it has Argan Oil incorporated into it which is super healthy for your hair.

  

I have raved about these Balmi lip balm cubes way too much this month so i won't go into it too much but they are just so good/handy. I have never used a lip balm as hydrating for my lips as these are and they taste great.

Random Favourites:

TV Shows: I have been obsessed with two shows this month, firstly Teen Wolf which is always a favourite but there is honestly never a boring moment there is always something going off. I also love how much darker the show has become but there is definitely still some comedy element to it mainly from Stiles haha. Secondly i have been loving a show called Chasing Life, it's all about this girl who is only 24 and she discovers she has cancer and it's all about her coming to terms with how to deal with it.

Food: I have been loving the Nurti-Grain breakfast bakes which always used to be called Elevenses but obviously they just changed the name as it tastes the same.

Music: This month pretty much i have been listening to the two same albums which i mentioned in my non beauty favourites post, which are August Alsina - Testimony and Trey Songz - Trigga.

Check out all of my blog posts from the month of July here:

http://katiebeautyshake.blogspot.co.uk/2014_07_01_archive.html

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