Sooooo, it's APRIL! Hallelujah!!
Finally we are escaping the greyness of winter - and it feels so good!
This year so far has been super busy for me (hence my little hiatus) - there is lots of change on the horizon, and I am very excited to start a new chapter of my life!
But, one thing I don't think will be changing is my love for the 5 products that I am about to tell you about. I have been using each of them obsessively through March, and I have no doubt that they will come with me through April also.
I think I've done it! I think I have found a drugstore dupe for Benefit's Roller Lash Mascara. If you read my last post, you'll know that I loved trying out the Roller Lash, and adored the lift and length that it gave to my lashes. This mascara - Maybelline's Lash Sensational, is a very close copy. The head of the brush has a similar curve to it, allowing the brush to fit the shape of the lash line perfectly! The bristles pattern is also similar to the Roller Lash. The short bristles capture the teeny lashes, whilst the long bristles create volume on the longer lashes, ensuring no lash is left behind. For £7.99 this mascara works wonders for the lashes! Oh, and this stuff DOES NOT clump - even after 3 coats.
Need I say more?
I bought this mini fix+ with a MAC gift card at the beginning of the year, and as much as I loved it as a setting spray, it's taken me a few months to figure out how the spray works best for me. I find that this formula works best for me underneath my base. Once I have washed and moisturised my face, I give my face 2 or 3 sprays of Fix+ before I apply foundation. I have really enjoyed this routine and have noticed such a difference in both the radiance of my skin and the lasting power of my make-up. The full size is definitely on my shopping list!
I'm not sure what it is about using a blush palette that makes me feel very fancy and profesh - but I love it! I bought this Make Up Revolution blush pallete in Superdrug at the beginning of the month and I have used it almost every day since. I chose the 'Hot Spice' palette and I am very happy with my choice. The blushes are wonderfully soft and beautifully pigmented. There are 8 shades in total - 6 mattes and 2 shimmer/highlight shades, and there is not one of them which I am unhappy with. I love how using a different shade of blush can totally change your face of make-up - and at £6 this palette lets me experiment with colours without breaking the bank!
I still haven't quite moved on from my 90's nude lip obsession, and finding this gem of a lipstick only added fuel to my fire. This lipstick is life. I'm beyond obsessed. It is from the Kate collection by Rimmel London in shade 08. A gorgeous cool toned mauvey pink shade with a satin to matte finish and amazing staying power - it is definitely my new favourite. For all day staying power I apply a coat of this lipstick, blot the excess with a tissue, reapply a second coat and have a final blot - beautiful!
My last favourite for this month is this Big Blow volume spray by Mark Hill. I am on an everlasting search for a blow drying spray that will give my hair copious amounts of volume without coating it in stickiness. Aren't we all? This spray gives my hair a noticeable boost in volume without clogging it up with stickiness and gooeyness- SUCCESS! I spray it to the roots of towel dried hair, brush it through the length and blow dry as normal. I don't even find that I need to blow dry my hair upside down as this spray does all the hard work on its own!
Thank you for reading!
Until next time
x
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