January Favourite's

Hello everyone, I hope you're well! Today I thought I would do a monthly favourite's post as I don't think I've done one of these in a very long time - even before my long break! January is one of my favourite months to read "monthly favourites" posts because everyone has tried and tested all of their goodies they received at Christmas time or in the sales! Over the past few weeks I have been trying lots of new products, but only a certain few have made it into my January favourite's!

Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot | LINK

Benefit do some of the best blushers in my opinion, so I was really excited to receive the Cheeky Sweet Spot blusher tin for Christmas! It contains 5 of Benefit's blushers and their infamous bronzer in Hoola. I've constantly been reaching for this palette when I do my makeup in the mornings as it has every shade of blusher that I could ever want! My favourites have been the Rockateur which is a gorgeous rose gold shade and Sugarbomb which has 4 different shades that you can swirl together to give a healthy glow to the cheeks! All of these blushers are long lasting and look beautiful on the skin. I know this product is now out of stock, but I would definitely recommend trying any of the blushers in full size!

Superdrug Vitamin E Leave On Moisture Mask | LINK

Being someone with very dry and sensitive skin, a good hydrating and moisturising mask is essential in my skin care routine. After being a fan of the Superdrug Vitamin E skin care line for quite some time, I decided to try out their new leave on moisture mask. What I love about this is that you can apply it to freshly cleansed skin for 5 to 10 minutes and once it's done you simply massage the excess into your skin! It's pretty much like using a super rich moisturiser that doesn't leave your skin feeling greasy or heavy. This is the perfect mask for anyone who's quite lazy with their skincare as you can just simply rub it in after using it, plus at £2.99 it's an absolute bargain!

Soap & Glory Super Colour Fabu Lipstick in "The Missing Pink" | Review | LINK

The lipstick range from Soap & Glory is pretty much my absolute favourite from the high street. Their gorgeous hydrating formula, easy to wear colours and yummy vanilla scent make them lovely to wear on a day to day basis! My favourite shade from the range and one that I've been wearing non-stop in January is "The Missing Pink" which is a beautiful light natural pink that looks beautiful with every makeup look. I highly recommend these products so definitely give them a swatch on your next Boots outing!

Toni & Guy Prep Leave In Conditioner | LINK

Having naturally dry hair means that I have to include lots of extra conditioning products to my routine to keep it healthy and soft. I heard some good reviews on the Toni & Guy Leave In Conditioner for frizzy hair and thought it would be great to use after washing to give my hair that needed moisture boost - plus having naturally curly hair means it's so prone to frizziness and I thought this would be perfect to tame that! I've been using this after every hair wash and I have definitely noticed a great improvement to how sleek my hair looks. It's much more manageable and feels a lot healthier!

Urban Decay Naked On The Run Palette | Review | LINK

My final favourite has to be the gorgeous new Urban Decay Naked On The Run palette. I've been using most of the products from this palette pretty much everyday and has always made its way into my weekend travel bag when I stay at my boyfriend's! I love that it contains everything you need to create a gorgeous makeup look so all I need to remember to pack is foundation and this! I've loved using all of the eye shadows and the eye liner and mascara are also really lovely! I haven't tried the blusher and bronzer as much as I thought I would, but I think these will work better in the summer months when I have more of a tan!

So these are a selection of products that I have really been loving this month! I would love to hear whether you've tried any of these products as well and if you like them too. Let me know your January favourite's in the comments below - I'm always on the hunt to try some new fabulous products!

What products have you been loving in January?

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January Favourite's

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. I cannot believe how quick 2014 is going already and that we're already in February! For the first post of this month I thought I would do my January Favourite's which will be about the beauty products I have been loving over the past month. As this was the month after Christmas, I did have quite a few new products to try out so I narrowed it down to just a few of my main favourites from January. I have been noticing that every month I seem to be loving one brand in particular, and this month I've definitely stuck to that theme. So for my January Favourite's say hello to Soap & Glory overload!

E.L.F Studio Matte Lip Colour in Rich Red | LINK

So one of the first products I've been loving in January is a lip product from ELF and this is the Studio Matte Lip Colour in Rich Red. This is one of the first products by ELF that I have ever tried (I also go the shade Tea Rose but I found that made my lips look dead!) and so far I am really impressed. This has been my go to red lip colour for the past month and I absolutely love the shade, formula and how long it lasts on my lips, especially when I wear it out for a meal! These lip colours are really inexpensive yet work so well and last ages. I'll definitely be picking up some more of these!

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in Nudist | LINK

Next up is another lip product and this is Soap & Glory's Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in Nudist. This is a gorgeous nude/ pink that is great for wearing during the day. It's that "your lips but better and glossier" shade so is perfect to pair with a really natural makeup look or on a night out with a more smoky eye! One of the main things about these gloss sticks that I love is the scent, it's gorgeous! Every time I apply this lip product I have to give it a good sniff because it's that nice. The formula is also amazingly smooth and leaves your lips feeling really soft!

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant* | LINK 

In January I did swap up my skin care routine a little and started to try out a new exfoliator and cleanser. The exfoliator I have been using is the infamous Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant and I for one absolutely love it! For me and my dry skin, an exfoliator is essential in my skin care routine, but most of the ones I have tried are very harsh and rough. Daily Microfoliant is a finely milled powder that you mix with water to produce a smooth yet effective exfoliator that's gentle enough to use every day! I've found my skin looks and feel so much better after using this in January and I really don't want this little pot to run out! I will be doing a full review on the Daily Microfoliant soon (plus some other Dermalogica goodies!) so keep an eye out on my blog if you want to read more about it!

Soap & Glory Peaches & Clean Cleanser | LINK

For my new cleanser, I have started to use the Soap & Glory Peaches & Clean deep purifying cleanser again. This is now my second bottle of this cleanser and I've found it's really good at keeping away any major blemishes as well as keeping my skin soft and thoroughly cleansed. I was quite worried to try this on my sensitive skin as I've heard some people have had some nasty experiences with it. But for me it's worked wonders and I would highly recommend anyone to give this cleanser a go, especially as it's currently on offer in Boots!

Soap & Glory Smoulder Kohl Eye Liners | LINK

My last favourite from January are a few makeup items that I picked up in the sales after Christmas. I had wanted to try Soap & Glory's eye liners for a while now and when I ran out of pencil eye liners I thought it would be good to pick up the Crazy Sexy Kohl Eye Liner set in the Boxing Day sales. Out of the set I have been using 3 of the liners on a regular basis: Cocoa Bean, Superblack and Grapevine. The black and brown are perfect for an everyday eye look as they last all day and create a natural definition to the eye. I've also been loving adding Grapevine, which is a gorgeous metallic purple shade, to my lash line as this looks amazing against brown eyes! I absolutely love the formula of these liners and as they are waterproof, they stay put all day! I highly recommend these if you're on the look out for a new eye liner.

So these are a selection of products that I've been really enjoying throughout January! I hope you enjoyed this post and I would love to hear about what beauty products or fashion items you've been loving recently! Thank you for reading and I'll speak to you soon.

What have been your favourite beauty products from January?

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Hello everyone and welcome to my first blog post of 2014! I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas and are now enjoying the new year. I've got lots of new post idea jotted down so hopefully I can return to the blogging scene with some interesting read for you all. Today is another one of my advertisers of the month post and for the first month of 2014 I have one exclusive advertiser -  Hannah from Cosmetic Crave! I've been reading Hannah's blog for a long time now and it's one of my favourites in my reading list. She writes about beauty products and lifestyle which makes her blog fun to read. I'm so excited to have Hannah advertising with me this month and I really do recommend you checking out her blog!

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January Favourite's

I just wanted to say thank you for all the support and lovely feedback on my last post (read it HERE)! I'm so glad lots of you agreed and found the post really helpful. Thank you for all the comments and tweets that were sent to me; especially the ones where you told me your personal experiences related to the issue. It goes to show that comments about weight really can affect people. I read every single one and was actually surprised at some of them where they had come across really insensitive people making comments about their weight! This is why this whole issue upsets me a lot, people just don't think before they speak! So I just want to thank every one who read that post and I hope it made you think about the subject! Anyway, on with my January favourite's..

Welcome to the first favourites post of 2013! 
After Christmas, I've had so many lovely products to try out, it was actually quite hard cutting it down to just 6 'absolute favourites'. As you can see, one of my last month's favourites has sneaked its way into this post too, but I also have 5 new products to share with you!

♥ Wella SP Luxe Oil* LINK
You may have seen this in my Ombre Hair Care Routine a couple posts back and how much I loved it! I had to feature it in this month's favourites. This is a luxurious hair oil that contains Argan, Jojoba and Almond oils to make you hair super soft and nourished. I have definitely noticed my hair is so much nicer and sleeker since using this. It also smells amazing, basically the perfect hair oil! I will have a full review of this product up on my blog soon, so keep and eye out!

♥ Rimmel Lasting Finish By Kate in 107 LINK
This lipstick has had a lot of blogging and YouTube hype recently, so I'm sure you're all aware of this beautiful, deep red lip colour. This is the perfect Winter shade and I've been absolutely loving wearing this on nights out and even during the day! It applies smoothly and evenly and looks perfect on its own. It's the kind of lipstick that lifts a neutral makeup look into something so pretty.

♥ Soap & Glory Smoothie Star Body Milk LINK
 This is the product that has made a reappearance in my favourites. I have used this every single day throughout January and I still can't get enough! The smell of this body lotion is amazing, like cake, and lingers on your skin for hours. It also sinks in really quick and leaves you feeling super soft.
I LOVE this product!

♥  Lee Stafford Breaking Hair Split Ends Serum LINK
This is another product that was featured in my hair care routine post and I must say, I've really been enjoying using it! My split ends have noticeably improved and it leaves the ends of my hair feeling in much better condition. I'm so glad I've tried this brand and can't wait to pick up the Hair Growth Treatment mask, I've heard amazing things about it!

♥ Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eye Primer LINK
For Christmas I got a little sample of this eye primer. I've used it everyday since then and it's still going strong! It evens out the skin under and round my eyes as well as keeping my eye makeup on all day. I probably won't buy it in the full size, but I am enjoying this whilst I have it!

♥ Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub LINK
Again, another product that has had a lot of raving reviews recently and, I for one, agree with every single one of them! The smell of this body scrub is so lovely, with scents of lime and sugar it's such a sweet and girly scent. It has grains of brown sugar and macadamia which gently exfoliate your skin and leave you feeling incredibly soft. I've used this product about twice a week in the shower for a month and I still have loads left!

What are your January favourite's?

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