January favorites.

January favourites, better late then never...

This month there have been a couple of surprising products that i never thought I'd like, let alone mention in a favourites.

I'll get the boring one out the way first. revlon colourstay!! I bang on about this foundation all the time but it truly is a god send. My skin has been going a tiny bit crazy with breakouts, and reaching for this. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Many would describe this as a full coverage foundation, however i would say it's medium however can be full as it never goes cakey. 

Collections Sheer loose powder is yet another surprising products. Needless to say it was one of those products that i brought for the sake of spending a couple of pounds and was expecting to hate it, but i just can't. I thought it would break me out because of the scent and talc, it didn't. I thought it would be terrible at controlling oil, it wasn't and i thought it would be cakey, which it isn't i can even though up throughout the day with it. 

Because collections loose powder isn't too finely milled I've been using elfs powder brush rather than a powder puff which i usually opt for. The density of the brush means that you can place the product onto your face much like a puff while not disturbing the makeup below.

My favourite lip combination this month has been NYX lip liner in mauve which I originally hated but then realised I was using a far too heavy hand which was making it look pretty awful, Revlon lip butter in strawberry short cake and 17's mirror shine beehive. Not only is it a very moisturising and long lasting combination it also offers a natural yet pluming look.

This past month I have enjoyed barbie pinks on my nails, this rimmel one is just an example of the colour. The star really is seche vite top coat, it doesn't stop your nails from chipping as quickly, however it's SO shiny and keeps you nails that way! If you're looking for a shiny top coat this is the one!

Lastly is the balance me balancing facial cleanser and moisturiser, I have been using the cleanser both morning and night and the moisturiser under my makeup. My skin had been breaking out pretty badly so I turned to these products as they are nearly 100% natural and my breakouts cleared up straight away!

That's all for now, sorry about the lighting of the photo, I took it around 2am haha, speak soon
xxxx

Big haul part 1.

An unwritten new years resolution for me was to not spend as much on make up... and here's to how it's going. After a long week at school and a little encouragement from a friend I found myself with 12 new products, oopsy.

 Revlon Lip Butter - Strawberry Shortcake - £5.00

Everyone and their aunt has one of these and loves it! I had always been tempted  but never been drawn in by the colour range. However I was dying to try one out so I bit the bullet.

The colour isn't for me, but pigmentation as well as moisturising properties  are spot on! I won't blab on as there are already a million and one reviews out there, but if you see a colour that you fancy it will hit the spot perfectly. I am tempted so go back and get either the nude or red that they have released so I can get a real feel for the product.

L'Oreal Carsse - Dating Coral - £5.99

These have always been compared to the Revlon Lip Butters many saying that they were far better, others saying the opposite. The colour range for the Carsse is smaller, although offering many of the same shades. Personally I prefer the Revlon Lip Butter. The consistency of these is much lighter and pigmentation is lacking.  Where as the Revlon Lip Butters are heavier on the lips more moisturising and far more pigmented. This in consideration I feel that they are different products, the Carsse is a tinted lip balm where as the Revlon is a lipstick/lip butter.

17 Mirror Shine Lipstick - Beehive - £4.79

This is was the last product that I picked up and the one that I am glad I did. I had been wanting it for ages!

It's lovely, a mix between the L'Oreal Caresse and the Revlon Lip Butters. The colour has no undertone and is just a sheer your lips but better colour, it would suit anyone. Furthermore it's a cheap as chips. The only down fall is the change in packaging as the blue shiny tube was far more appealing.

From left to right 

17 Mirror Shine Beehive - Revlon Lip Butter Strawberry Shortcake - L'Oreal Carsse Dating Coral.

MUA Pro Concealer and highlighter palette- Porcelain - £2.50

I brought this on a whim, purely because I was curious. It contains a pinkie toned concealer, a more neutral to yellow toned one and a highlighter. 

Overall it has blown me away, the pink toned concealer (to the far left) is perfect for under the eyes and the central concealer is gorgeous covering everything, however slightly too light for me. The highlight is okay, offering a undetectable sheen suitable for the daytime. If there's anything I suggest you go and check out from this post undoubtedly it's this. 

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Kohl Waterproof Liner - 005 Nude - £3.99

Finding a nude liner on the high street has never been easy which is why there was so much hype when these were released. Rimmel have always been known for their kohl liners and been a HG product for many. I love liners that open up your eyes but never been able to find one that stays all day and wears off evenly, until now. The colour is the perfect nude, not to white or too dark of a skin tone, it brightens the eye undetectably. There's not much else to say, it does wear off throughout the day but not in a patchy manner and doesn't settle in the tear duct. 

So there was part one of my haul, the other half should be on here around Wednesday  I am also planning on having a nail polish post up, and a 2012 favourites up :) 

Alanya xxxx