Happy New Year!
As we are now in 2015 I thought I’d share with you the beauty products I have been loving in 2014. This is a bit of a long one, so sit tight!
Bioderma Sebium H2O – I love Bioderma, I think I bought my first bottle towards the end of 2013 and fell in love. I use it in an evening to remove my makeup before cleansing properly, though I will admit if it has been a late night then I just use it on it’s own. Soap & Glory Peaches & Cream – Emily introduced me to this back in March when we went on a shopping trip together. I can’t thank her enough for making me buy it, it is excellent at breaking down makeup. I use a wet flannel to remove this cleanser and rub it in circular motions to have a little gentle exfoliation. Charles Worthington Volume and Bounce Texturising Spray – Another product I picked up at the beginning of the year and have loved ever since. It’s a great budget texturising spray, there are so many high end ones but you don’t need to spend your money on them when you can pick this up in Boots for £6.99. I generally apply it to the roots of my hair and then massage it in with my fingers to give my hair an extra volume boost.
MAC Quad – My sister bought me this for Christmas last year, you can see a review I did here. I love this so much, and reach for it almost everyday. I always use All That Glitters (top right) even if I don’t use any of the other colours in my quad. I have to say this is probably the best Christmas present I got last year. Illamasqua Nail Polish (Vice) – This is one of their matt finish nail polishes and is a gorgeous burgundy color. I wear it almost constantly through autumn and winter, however to maintain the matt finish I can’t wear a top coat and so after a couple of days it does chip. The Body Shop Honey Bronzer (01) – I discovered this through watching Essie Button on YouTube and then Emily also told me how great it was so I had to pick it up. It is the best bronzer I have found to suit my pale skin, I have found it to be perfect for contouring. Rimmel London Lasting Finish Nail Polish (Azure) – I’m actually on my second bottle of this nail polish, which I think shows how much I love it. I call this my summer nail polish, it’s the one I reach for most when I’m doing my nails. Nars Blusher (Seduction) – I bought this last October and wore it no stop until about April, and then picked it back up in September so I’ve worn it for most of the year. It’s a gorgeous plum shade, which just looks so nice, and the pigmentation is great! I did a review of it earlier in the year which you can see here. Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation (51 Light Vanilla) – This is another discovery I made this year, it’s a light coverage foundation which is super easy to blend. I’ll be honest I don’t want to spend ages doing my makeup in a morning so something that blends easily is ideal for me. Light Vanilla is the perfect match for my skin throughout the colder months, during the summer I do get a tiny bit more colour, though I can make Light Vanilla work for me. I find that it doesn’t make me look as though I’m wearing foundation, I don’t apply a lot to begin with and once it’s blended in it looks quite natural.
Covergirl Lipperfection (245) – I got this in a swap I did at the end of last year and I love it, I prefer it to my red Revlon lip stain. It’s really moisturising and the color is a bold red, ideal for everyday wear as you don’t need a mirror when applying it.
MAC Cremesheen Lipstick (Prepare for Pleasure) – I received this as a birthday gift from my sister last year, and it is the perfect deep red, with a slight berry tone to it. I tend to pull this out for nights out, or when I’m doing something super special as it was a limited edition lipstick so I can’t easily get my hands on it again.
Tanya Burr Lipgloss (Afternoon Tea) – I bought this lipgloss because the name was so cute, and I wanted to see how the Tanya Burr cosmetics range would fare. I love the colour, it’s a nude pink which I like to pull out for days at work when I want more than a balm but not a lot of color. I love that it smells of strawberries, it reminds me a little of makeup you used to get as a child.
Mac Lustre Lipstick (Dreaming Dahlia) – Another product I bought when shopping with Emily, the day we went shopping the MAC A Fantasy of Flowers collection was launched in stores. I reach for this when I want to wear a red lip through the day but want something that’s not as bold as my Covergirl Lipperfection. I would say this is a coral red, and to me it screams summer but that’s probably just me, I did mostly wear it through summer as in Autumn and winter I go for berry tones.
Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick (Plum Jam) – I am more than happy to hold my hands up and say this is my favorite of lip stain balm crayons that I own. It’s a sheer plum color that I like to wear most days, it adds a little bit of color without being too intense and it moisturises the lips too, what more could you want?
That concludes my Triumphs of 2014, and I am thinking I might bring back my Triumphs and Failures posts properly for 2015 not exclusively beauty but let me know what you think.
What are your favourites of 2014?