30 day blogger challenge: Favourite concealers

  
As you can see I have quite a collection. I’m always buying the latest concealers in a hope that one of them will actually do what they say will & transform my face to make me look flawless, rested & youthful. I’m still yet to find one that makes me look 18 again. But here are the ones that make me look a little more normal. 

Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer £4.49  This for me is one of my holy grail products! I couldn’t be without it. I use it every day and I have every shade in my professional kit. I’m yet to find something that beats it.

It gives me amazing coverage for my dark circles,doesn’t crease, is light reflecting and it stays put all day & night. And at £4.49 it’s a total bargain! 
Seriously if you haven’t tried it, you need to! 

George @ Asda under eye concealer £3.99 
Another great one!  Perfect for brightening the eye area when you need that extra boost over your regular concealer. I use it for nights out and it also doubles as a highlighter. 

No word of a lie this baby rivals YSL touché eclat for me. And personally I prefer it. 

Barbers Daly for Tesco £3.99 

Excuse the state of this one I’ve had it for a while. It lasts forever!  Another bargain buy, a little definitely goes a long way with this product. It is the perfect consistency to conceal blemishes & it gives full coverage. Lovely & creamy formula, which applies well with a brush or fingers. 
Other recommendations:

Urban decays naked skin concealer £19 

  Another full coverage concealer. I loved using this in the summer when my skin was in better condition. But if you have dry skin (like I normally do) then I wouldn’t recommend it as I found it sticks to dry patches and also badly creased under my eyes. Which is unfortunate as their matching foundation is the complete opposite. 

NYX above and beyond full coverage concealer 

 The fullest coverage I have ever found in a blemish concealer. Stays put and the little pot lasts literally forever! Best applied by dabbing into blemish with a clean finger. 

Next on my concealer list are the LA girl concealers & correctors. I’ll review as soon as they arrive 🙂 

Do you have a favourite? Let me know in the comments. 

Sam 🙂 x 

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30 day blogger challenge: my make up wishlist

  
Here’s my make up wishlist, you might want to grab a cuppa. Could be a long night.

Enjoy! 

 Too faced Melted- liquid lipstick 

 Vegas Nay for too faced ‘stardust’ palette  
 Mac Giambattista Valli lipsticks 
. I unfortunately missed out on these beauties when they launched 😔 thinking I’ll grab them on payday. I’ll never make that mistake again! 

 Too faced – sweethearts perfect flush blush.  Look how beautiful they are. I don’t want to use them. I just want them to look pretty on my dressing table. 

Anastasia Beverley Hills cream contour & powder contour palettes.   
I want both purely so I can decide wether I want it to be a cream contour day or a powder contour day. 

La girl- concealers and velvet blush/contour sticks 

   

 
Becca highlighters.

  Any one! I don’t care which!  I just need one like yesterday 

Too faced- Born this way foundation 

  

I want naturally radiant skin that looks like I was born that way! Well that’s what it promises. I’ll let you know if it’s true if I ever get my hands on these lovelies 😬 

I also want to try crown & morphe brushes. 

Actually I don’t want that much really. Do I? 

So if someone could show this to my husband before Christmas it would be greatly appreciated 😉 

What’s on your beauty wishlist? 

I’d love to hear, let me know in the comments. 

Sam 🙂 x

 

30 day blogger challenge: my skincare regime

  Looking after your skin is really important no matter how old you are. This is something that’s always been drummed into me. But I’ll be completely honest and admit that after a few glasses of vino cleansing, toning & moisturising aren’t exactly on my list of ‘things to do’ before I pass out on my pillow. But brownie points to those who do! Your skin will thank you one day. 

Considering I’m qualified in facials and know a hell of a lot about how to look after my skin, my skincare routine is pretty basic and I really should invest a bit more time and money into it. But I’ll add that to my list of things I should do but don’t. 

So here are the products that are working for me at the moment. 

 

Good old Garnier Micellar water. One of my holy grail products! I can’t recommend it enough. Removes my make up with minimal effort, doesn’t dry my skin out And is cheap as chips! 

  
 Lancôme gel éclat clarifying cleanser. I use this morning and night. It doesn’t make my skin feel tight which having dry, sensitive skin is kind of hard to find in a face wash. Smells lovely and gives me that squeaky clean feeling but doesn’t leave my face feeling dry. 

  It’s an oldie but a goodie! Olay beauty fluid My nan swears by it and she looks amazing for her age just to add. I use this as a night cream as a few specific night creams were way too rich for my skin so I’m yet to find one I like that works for me. And yes I know I need to jump in the anti ageing bandwagon but I can’t bring myself to buy a ’30-40′ version of face cream now that I’ve entered that age bracket according to Olay & Garnier. So thanks for that 👍🏼 !! 
  Embryolisse lait creme concentre is my day cream of choice. It has many uses (find out Here) but it hydrates my skin and acts as the perfect primer before I apply my make up, it instantly gets rid of any dry patches on contact! It’s like a little miracle in a tube. (It’s also in my professional make up kit too) 
  
Benefit- it’s potent: my current eye cream of choice, purely because it came in a recent birchbox. But it does what it says on the tin-sort of. (it’s really a jar) it brightens and hydrates my eye area a bit I suppose but I’m yet to see it fade my dark circles and give me ‘younger looking eyes’ who even writes that stuff?? I’m 30 not stupid 😒 

  
Garnier- goodbye dry facial wipes. I switch between these and the Micellar wipes for those lazy evenings where I don’t have the time or energy to do the usual routine. Better than nothing right? WRONG!! 

Cleansing wipes will dry out any skin type worse than the Sahara! So don’t get attached to those soggy little wipes that pretend to make your life easier. 

Use make up wipes daily & wonder why your skin never co-operates? That’s the reason. 

So that’s my honest, but probably not so great skin care routine. (If you can call it that.)

Are there any skincare products you swear by? 

Let me know in the comments 🙂

See you tomorrow 

Sam 🙂 x 

30 day blogger challenge: My favourite foundations

  
Foundation is something most of us use on a daily basis to make ourselves feel a little bit more normal before we leave the house. So finding the right shade, coverage & Consistency that best suits your skin tone & type is rather Important. 

I see so many girls who have orange faces & white necks it’s unreal. So make sure you are matching people! I’ll try to get a post up soon on how to choose the right shade but for now here are my favourites. 

Illamasqua skin base shade SB03 £32.50 
This is my holy grail foundation! It has lovely coverage alone but can also be used as a foundation and concealer. I Just apply with my Real techniques buffing brush, then add extra where I need more coverage with the real techniques stippling brush. This is also in my professional make up kit for clients I love it that much. 

Mac studio fix in NC15 £22

 I had heard good things about studio fix so decided to try it myself. It didn’t disappoint and I wear this on nights out when I need a little extra coverage than what skin base offers. I do prefer this to Mac pro longwear as I find that formula quite drying on my skin. But studio fix stays in place all night long without drying me out. 

Rimmel lasting finish 25 hour- light porcelain £7.99 

 This has THE best coverage in a foundation that I’ve ever tried. And it’s perfect if you are on a budget. I love a full coverage foundation, I don’t naturally have nice skin so this is a godsend for those days when you really need to cover everything up but still look like you haven’t caked your foundation on. I like to buff this into my skin in a circular motion with my real techniques buffing brush (I love this brush can you tell?) it gives you a lovely finish and your skin still looks like skin! 

Urban decay Naked skin shade 2.0 £27

 Please excuse the state of the bottle, it’s now empty and ready for the bin! 

I posted about this for my August empties/favourites post so I won’t go on about it too much. But it has a lovely consistancy and although I’d personally need a lighter shade for daytime this would be a perfect everyday foundation. It’s light diffusing so gives you a nice healthy glow, and it feels light on the skin but you can build it up if you need to.

So there are my personal favourites. 

What is your favourite foundation? 

Are there any that you’ve tried and disliked? 

Let me know in the comments 🙂 

Sorry for the lack of yesterday’s post. I’ll make it up to you I promise! 

Tomorrow’s blogger challenge is:My make up collection! 

See you then 

Sam 🙂 x