Category: Beauty Favourites

Holy Grail Beauty Products

31/7/2016

Hello Everyone!
Happy Sunday!
This is the first weekend I've had off in three months so it's been lovely to actually have time to enjoy creating this post.
Today I'll be sharing with you my holy grail/can't live without, beauty products.
I've been wearing make up 'properly' since I was 16 and I'm now nearly 21 and I've been so much more serious about make up since I started blogging about it almost 3 years ago.
I have tried and tested a vast variety of products over the years and have built quite the collection of 'ryde or die' products, hence why there a lot of products mentioned in this blog post!
Some are fairly new, others I've been using for years.
Brace yourselves, it's going to be a looong post.

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Here we have:
Face:
- The Body Shop Oils Of Life Revitalising Facial Oil
- Garnier Moisture + Matte Moisturiser
- L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Base primer
- Revlon Colorstay Combination/Oily foundation in '180 Sand Beige'
- L'Oreal True Match The Concealer in '4 Beige'
- Rimmel London Stay Matte pressed powder in 'Sandstorm'
- Freedom Makeup blush in 'True Loved'
- Gerard Cosmetics Star Powder highlighter in 'Marilyn'
- Urban Decay De-Slick Make Up Setting Spray
Eyes:
- GOSH Forever Eyeshadow Stick in 'Bright Copper'
- Makeup Revolution Fortune Favours the Brave eyeshadow palette
- Urban Decay Naked eyeshadow palette
- Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in 'Black'
- Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara in 'Extreme Black'
- Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara in 'Black'
Lips:
- Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 'Revlon Red'
- Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 'Cherries in the Snow'
- GOSH Velvet Touch Lipstick in 'Temptation'

Face

L'Oreal True Match Concealer / Revlon Colorstay Foundation / Freedom Blush / Gerard Cosmetics Highlighter

I always use The Body Shop face oil and Garnier moisturiser every night before I go to bed as it intensely hydrates my skin. I always moisturise in the morning too so that my skin is prepped for make up.
To achieve a flawless base that lasts all day I rely on the L'Oreal Infallible Mattifying Base as it mattifies my skin and gives my foundation something to cling to. I used the L'Oreal Matte Infallible foundation for a while but I found that TOO matte and it just made my skin look dry and cakey.
The Revlon Colorstay foundation is a favourite amongst bloggers and I can see why; it's the best matte foundation I have ever used. It doesn't make my skin look dry or cakey and it lasts all day. It actually looks better once it's been worn for a couple of hours! It looks like skin and not a mask on your face, has great wear time and doesn't melt off of my nose.
I don't often use concealer but when a pesky spot breaks out, I like to hide it with the L'Oreal True Match Concealer as it has great coverage and the shade blends well.
I set everything with the Rimmel Stay Matte powder to keep everything in place all day.
To bring a bit of colour into my face I love the Freedom blush (at only £1 may I add!), the pigmentation is great and it lasts well. I like the Make Up Academy blushes too for the same reasons. To glow up my skin I use the Gerard Cosmetics Star Powder; it is beautifully pigmented and blends like a dream. It's also the most gorgeous gold shade.
Lastly I practically drown myself in the Urban Decay's De-Slick Setting Spray (once all of my make up is done) to keep everything on point for the rest of the day. This stuff is epic!

Eyes

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Caffeine Fix / Fortune / Golden Coins from the Fortune Favours the Brave palette

Dark Horse / Smog / Half Baked from the Naked palette

The two most well loved palettes I own are the Naked palette and the Fortune Favours the Brave palette. They are so well loved because of the pigmentation and blendability of the shadows. Fortune Favours the Brave has a wider range of shadow colours but the Naked shadows pigmentation lasts longer on the lid. I've been reaching for the Fortune Favours the Brave palette literally everyday since I first used it!
The GOSH eyeshadow stick makes an incredible eyeshadow base and really makes the metallic shadows stand out, it lasts all day too! I have a bunch of these shadow sticks as they're so easy to use and are so versatile. The dry down pretty quick though so you have to blend them out as soon as you've put them on.
My number one gel eyeliner and the only eyeliner I ever use is the Maybelline one, I've been using it for over 6 years (obviously not the same pot - eew) and don't know what I'd do without it. Although they've changed the brush and the formula over the years (boooo) , it's still the best eyeliner I've ever used. The formulation is great, it glides on and lasts all day on the lid and in the waterline - it stays jet black. I love love love it.
I always find myself coming back to the Lash Sensational mascara and I've recently bought the 'Extreme Black' version and I like it so much more than the original, it's obviously much more pigmented and the formula is just much better, it's more buildable. It separates and lengthens each and every lash thanks to the spoon shaped brush.
I bought the Better Than Sex mascara a little while a go and didn't like it much at first. Now that it's had time to dry out a bit, I love it. I use it every day on top of Lash Sensational to add volume to my lashes. A perfect duo for amazing lashes.

Lips

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T to B: GOSH Temptation / Revlon Revlon Red / Revlon Cherries in the Snow

I always recommend Revlon to people who are looking for great but affordable lipsticks. I own at least five and have gone through so many tubes of 'Revlon Red'!
I'm definitely a red lipstick girl and this is my all time favourite red. A recent addition to my Revlon lippies is 'Cherries in the Snow' - a beautiful pink with plum undertones. It's such an incredible colour and I think it'll work in all seasons and suit many skin tones. They both have a 'Super Lustrous' finish meaning they have a slightly glossy sheen to them. The colour payoff and longevity of these lipsticks is just unbeatable - better than the 3 MAC lipsticks I have!
I also love my GOSH lipstick in 'Temptation' as it's a perfect pink colour with a slightly red undertone. The pigmentation and longevity of this is also amazing and such great value at £7.

So those are all of my Holy Grail Beauty Products.
What are some of yours? Leave me a comment!

Congratulations if you got to the end of this post - it was a big'un.

Thanks for reading and I'll be back next Sunday with a little NYX Haul.

Abi xxx

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Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Gel | Review

31/1/2016

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Hello Everyone!
Happy Sunday!
I know in last week's post (here) I said that this week's post would be either an E.L.F haul or a Gerard Cosmetics haul, but I picked up this brush cleanser in Superdrug, used it, and was so blown away I just needed to blog about it. The hauls will have to wait!
Everyone knows how good the Real Techniques brushes are so it is no surprise that their brush cleanser is just as fantastic.

Normally, cleaning my brushes is something I put off - I doubt I'm the only one!
It takes ages, you get all messy and they're never 100% clean.
Usually I use liquid soap and make up remover to clean my brushes and it takes me at least 20 minutes minimum.
I used the Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Gel and it took me about 15 minutes to clean 12 brushes!
Here's how dirty my brushes were to start with:

Even the handles were mucky from sitting in my brush pot. Not good enough!
I will get to the review, but first I want to talk about a little silicone brush cleaner I recently bought that sits on your finger tips. I think Real Techniques have bought their own one out but I just bought mine from Amazon and it's made a world of difference!

It cost around £2 and it is so worth the money.
It cleans your brushes better than just using your finger tips and I don't know about you, but I always end up getting pruney fingers and a sore palm!
You just pop it on the end of your index and middle finger like a little glove and you're good to go.
It has two textures so you can clean big brushes such as foundation brushes and little brushes like eyeshadow brushes.

I was going to do a pros and cons list, but I just can't find anything I don't like about it!
So here are the pros:
- It smells delicious; it reminds me of Calippo ice lollies in the summer- it's very fruity.
- It cuts brush cleaning time in half
- A little goes a long way so it'll last you ages
- It costs £6.99 which I think is a reasonable price to pay especially as you get so much of it.
- It's a lovely gel formula which foams up
- It rinses clean really easily.
- I actually enjoyed cleaning them! I know right.
Look how clean my brushes are now!

So those are my thoughts on the Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Gel!
I will definitely be washing my brushes more often from now on.

Leave me a comment from your lovely brain and I will be back next week reviewing the Milani Baked Blush in the colour Luminoso, so pop back for that!

Speak to you soon,
Abi xxx

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Top 5 Red Lipsticks

9/8/2015

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Hello Everyone!
Happy Sunday!
Just a quick post today, showing you my top 5 red lipsticks, as red lipstick is definitely a staple of mine. I'm sure you've heard me talk about some of these before.
These are in no particular order!

1. Barry M Lip Paint Stain Paint
(Matte finish '1 Absolute Burgundy')

2. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
(crème finish 'Revlon Red')

3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
(Crème finish 'Fire & Ice')

4. MAC Viva Glam Rihanna
(Frost finish, I think this was limited edition)

Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick
(Matte finish, '1 Queen Of Hearts')

Those are my top 5 red lipsticks!
What are yours? Are there any I absolutely must buy?
Leave me a comment!

Thanks for reading and I'll speak to you soon,

Abi xxx

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'Can't Live Without' Beauty Essentials

22/3/2015

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Hello everyone!
Happy Sunday.
Today I'll be sharing with you my absolute, can't live without, beauty essentials.
I thought in this blog post I'd just include drugstore/high street favourites.

Face

L'Oreal True Match Concealer (4/Beige) £6.99
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder (004/Sandstorm) £3.99
Not the powder I usually use because I couldn't get it in Boots or Superdrug, so I think they must be taking it off the market *sniffles*. I like this one though, it does the job.
Now I had to find a new concealer when my favourite Maybelline one was taken off the market a couple of years ago (I don't get much luck) so I bought a couple of different concealers and didn't like them that much; they were ok but they didn't compare to my Maybelline one! Until I found this one which I love a lot, it's just quite expensive for such a little amount- I feel like I'm always having to buy more.

Eyes

Maybelline The Colossal Go Extreme Mascara

MUA 'Undressed' Palette £4
Maybelline EyeStudio Gel Liner (Black) £7.99
Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil (Dark Brown) £2.99
Maybelline The Colossal Go Extreme! Mascara (Leather Black) £6.99
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara (Very Black) £7.99
A very well loved eyeshadow palette; it gives super colour payoff and they're lovely to blend. Such a good price for such amazing quality.
My holy grail eyeliner (if you read my blog a lot you'll know how often I go on about it!) super easy to use, really long lasting and stays black all day- it doesn't get absorbed like kohl.
Love this eyebrow pencil, super soft so it blends really well and its a great colour match. Nifty little comb/brush on the end too.
My favourite mascaras at the moment. Lash Sensational has a spoon shaped brush so it catches all the little lashes and separates and defines them wonderfully. The Colossal adds loads of volume without being clumpy.
Mascara is my faaaaaave.

Lips

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick (730/Revlon Red) £7.49
Quite possibly my all time favourite red lipstick and that's even compared to my Mac one which I love A LOT. So that's saying something! Cannot beat Revlon for lip products, I've said it time and time again and I still stand by it.

So those are my ride or die beauty products!
What are some of your 'can't live withouts'?
Leave me a comment!

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Thank you for reading and being so supportive, it means so much to me ♥

Speak to you soon,
Abi xxx

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e.l.f Make Up Brushes

14/9/2014

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Hello everyone!
Recently I needed some new make up brushes and as much as I like the Real Techniques brushes, they can be quite expensive. I remembered the eyeshadow brush I have that I've used everyday for years and I still love it just as much. It's from e.l.f, so I thought I'd head over to the website and have a little look. I ended up getting four. Can you believe they're only £1.95 each?!

These brushes are such great quality, especially for the price. The hairs never fall out, they blend beautifully, they are easy to clean and they have been ergonomically designed so they are really comfortable to hold and easy to use.

This is the Smudge Brush and I wanted one of these for smudging (funnily enough) eyeshadow along my bottom lash line. So far I have been using it to highlight my brow bone as it's the perfect size.
Click HERE if you want to read what it says on the website.

This one is the Crease Brush which is a bit smaller than the Blending Brush so it makes blending out your eyeshadow really precise so that there are no harsh lines. You could also use it to apply eyeshadow to the bottom lash line.
Click HERE to read what it says on the website.

This is the Blending Brush, so this is a bit bigger than the Crease Brush so if you're blending colours together or blending out, it gives a softer effect.
Click HERE if you want to read what it says on the website.

I've used the same blush brush for ages and it's fine, but it's a short handled one from H&M and you can't clean it because the hairs get matted so I wanted to try a new one, just for a change and for hygiene reasons! This is the Bronzing Brush but I use it for blush. It's angled so it gets a bit of getting used to, but it picks up and applies colour nicely.
Click HERE if you want to read what it says on the website.

Just thought I'd let you know about these amazing brushes! Can't believe they're less than £2 and such fab quality.

Loads of my friends left for uni this weekend, so if you're in the same boat, I hope everything goes smoothly for you! I'm already thinking about when I can go and visit my friends!

Thanks for reading, speak to you soon,
Abi xxx

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I have a bit of an addiction... | Lip Products

6/7/2014

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Hello everyone!
Yep it's true, I have an addiction to lip products so I thought I would show you my favourite ones. Sound good? I might make this a little series because I have an addiction to most make up products!

This is Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 'Fire and Ice' and is a bright summery red. I am a HUGE fan of the Revlon lip products, especially the lipsticks, they're super creamy, long lasting and really pigmented.

This is another Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick and this one is called 'Revlon Red'. This is a typical deep red and it's also creamy, long lasting and very pigmented. Love it. Very classy.

This is a Maybelline Colour Sensational lipstick and this is in the colour 'Neon Red'. It's more of an orangey red and is quite sheer but buildable, it's nice for summer time (how coincidental).

This will always be one of my favourites because it is such a vampy dark red and I love it, I can't get enough. It's a shame it's summer because I LOVE dark lipsticks and can't really get away with it at the moment (although I'm still going to try). This is a Collection lipstick in the Lasting Colour range, I love the name 'Queen of Hearts' too. Just a side note, I've had it a while and it still says 'Collection 2000' on the sticker so I'm not sure if they still do it, I'll be very sad if they don't :(

On to the pinks, I'm not normally a fan of lipgloss (and I've mentioned it in my Current Beauty Faves post a while back) but you cannot beat Revlon for a good lipgloss. This is Revlon Colourburst in 'Adorned' (love the name) and is a proper neon pink colour, the swatch does it no justice! I get so many compliments on this lipgloss, it's beaut.

This is a another dark colour *swoons* and this is Barry M Ultra Moisturising Lip Paint in number 156. This is a really deep pinky purple and it's such a nice colour. It's more of a plum purple so it's easy to wear and not too daring. I miss the rubbish weather when I could get away with these vampy shades! Roll on autumn!

As you can tell, I've had this lipstick a long time and I've nearly run out, I've had it so long that the print has rubbed off the bottom (which is why I didn't take a photo of it) I looked on the Barry M website and I think it is the number 145 or 146, I can't really tell. It's just one of their normal Lip Paints. This is more of a blue toned pink but it's just a typical bright pink colour. It's easy to wear and also very summery (are you detecting a theme?).

Now this is a bit weird but I thought I should include it anyway because it's one of my favourite combinations. This is a massively old (and by old I mean at least six years) lip pencil that came in a make up box/set thing I got for my thirteenth birthday (I think) and this is an old Rimmel lipgloss. The lip liner is like a perfect nude/pink and I like to fill my lips in with it completely and then blend it with a layer of the sheer lipgloss. It's one of my favourite lip looks! (Thinking about I should probably bin the lipgloss for sanitary reasons, but oh well)

So those are my favourite lip products,
Thanks for reading and I shall speak to you soon!

Abi xxx

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Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Gel | Review

Top 5 Red Lipsticks

1. Barry M Lip Paint Stain Paint
(Matte finish '1 Absolute Burgundy')

2. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
(crème finish 'Revlon Red')

3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
(Crème finish 'Fire & Ice')

4. MAC Viva Glam Rihanna
(Frost finish, I think this was limited edition)

Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick
(Matte finish, '1 Queen Of Hearts')

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Real Techniques Deep Cleansing Gel | Review

Top 5 Red Lipsticks

1. Barry M Lip Paint Stain Paint (Matte finish '1 Absolute Burgundy')

2. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick (crème finish 'Revlon Red')

3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick(Crème finish 'Fire & Ice')

4. MAC Viva Glam Rihanna (Frost finish, I think this was limited edition)

Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick(Matte finish, '1 Queen Of Hearts')

'Can't Live Without' Beauty Essentials

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e.l.f Make Up Brushes

I have a bit of an addiction... | Lip Products

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1. Barry M Lip Paint Stain Paint
(Matte finish '1 Absolute Burgundy')

2. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
(crème finish 'Revlon Red')

3. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick
(Crème finish 'Fire & Ice')

4. MAC Viva Glam Rihanna
(Frost finish, I think this was limited edition)

Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick
(Matte finish, '1 Queen Of Hearts')