September Favourites

Hi lovelies 

It's October already so that means September favourites, I absolutely love this time of year so I can't wait to get into my October loves with some darker makeup looks and warm clothes.

I have a few products to tell you about that I had used a lot of in September some I've had in my beauty room for ages and have just recently gone back to.

Eylure Cheryl Cole Belle Of The Ball False Eyelashes 

€7.99 

My sister (behindgreeneyes.com) gave me these for Christmas and I love them 

They are so lightweight and easy to apply I've used them a few times already and you wouldn't even know by looking at them, I never use mascara on the lashes that's want to reuse because it makes them clumpy and horrible, I love the glue that comes with these it lasts for hours.

Beyoncé - Heat perfume 

My fiancé bought me this last year and I had actually forgotten about it, it's beyonces first fragrance and apparently she wears this one the most. 

It's fruity and flowery with notes of honeysuckle, red vanilla orchid and peach to name a few. It can get quite sickly sweet if you spray a lot of it so I tend to just spray a little on the wrists and a little on my hair as perfume lasts longer on your hair than your body. 

Nip and Fab Glycolic Fix Pads 

€11.99

I've spoken about these before on my snapchat(girlygirlx27) and on here I absolutely love them if you have any type of bad skin at all these will fix it in no time 

A lot of people have told me that Waxperts pads do pretty much the same thing and are much cheaper but I just love these, I tend to cut them in half to keep them a little longer 

Cein Provitamin shampoo 

Less than €2 

This is Lidls own brand of shampoo and it is fantastic it's very like Pantene and they have a number of different types for different hair including a 2 in 1 range 

I am an ex hairdresser and shampoo  was always my thing, everyone thinks the pricer the product the better it is False!! The thing you should spend the most on is the conditioner not the shampoo! If you read the back of a pricey shampoo and a cheap shampoo chances are they have the exact same ingredients so save your money and splash out on the conditioner and not the shampoo! 

The Body Shop Brazil Nut Body Scrub 

I am almost out of this as you can see from the picture. I use it at least once a week, it's a brilliant exfoliating scrub the beads are quite big and the smell is gorgeous, my sister gave me this for Christmas last year so I'm not sure of the price or if you can still get it but I'm pretty sure you can get it in a normal shower wash it's great for dryer skin types as the beads are slightly rough 

Garnier Ultimate Blends 1 minute Miracle Treatment The Sleek Restorer 

€4.86

I did not like this the first time I used it but I continued to use it every wash just to see if it made much of a difference and it has. My hair is super soft and bouncy but no frizz! I do the reverse shampoo, where I wet my hair apply this treatment for 1 minute then shampoo my hair twice. This works best for me as I have greasy roots and dry ends. I never have to use a serum with this and I haven't straightened my hair in a couple of weeks give this a chance. 

Bioderma Sensibio H20 Makeup Rwmoving Micellar Solution 

€5.50 on cloud10beauty.com for 250ml 

I am so lazy when it comes to removing makeup I know how bad makeup wipes are for your skin and I'm always so tired when I have to remove my makeup at night that Micellar water is my best friend. 

You soak a cotton pad (I use boots cotton pads as they are large ovals) and then remove your makeup! It's alcohol free and paraben free so you know you're not overloading your face with bad things. I normally use one pad and then go over my skin with a Glycolic fix pad to make sure everything is gone 

Maybelline Rocket Volume Express Mascara 

€11.99 

this has been my favourite mascara for the last few weeks the patented jet glide brush leaves your lashes looking long clump free and voluminous you can also get this mascara in waterproof.

Airpure Wax Melts 

2 for €2 

I am obsessed with these! If you like Yankee candles and you use their wax cakes you will love these I got these in Mr Price I'm not sure where else you can get them or if they are just an unknown brand but they make the house smell so nice I pop two in the top of my oil burner and they last for hours especially if you use the bigger tealights 

Brush cleaning silicone egg 

€2 

I bought this brush cleaning egg on eBay for about €2 maybe less with free postage from China it is brilliant. You use a little baby shampoo on your brush and swirl it around the egg and rinse off I find using quite hot water works best! It's like the sigma cleaning mat or the glove and for €2 you can't really go wrong 

Blank Canvas Cosmetics F20 Flat Buffer Brush 

I love this brush so so much I use it to apply liquid foundation and it goes on so easily! It gives rmyour makeup that flawless finish everyone wants and costs €13.99 from Blank Canvas Cosmetics you can also buy this brush in hot pink 

There you go, some of my September favourites I've tried to not include the products that I've reviewed or mentioned before bar the Glycolic Fix pads they are just my little wonder product 

Xox 

Loréal Infallible 24 hour Matte Foundation

Cost:  €12.29 

Where to buy :  you can buy this on boots.ie or from any chemist/pharmacy/drug store that sells Loréal makeup products (there is currently a 3 for 2 on boots.ie) 

Skin Type:  For Oily/Combination skin I wouldn't recommend for very dry skin 

Review: 

I bought this just over a month ago from my local boots chemist when it just came out, it seemed like everyone on social media was raving about it being the new Estée Lauder Double Wear dupe 

I've never tried Double Wear so I can't compare but the only similar foundation I've tried is the Rimmel Stay Matte foundation that came out about two years ago.

I'm a big Matte fan i have oily/combination/acne prone skin and I think the dewy glowy look just looks greasy and awful on me so I tend to stay away from dewy foundations.

This foundation claims to stay matte and last 24 hours.

I have slept with this foundation on (bad Stephanie) and it does definitely last however when I wear it all day without setting it with powder it doesn't stay matte on me. 

When I set it with powder it's very heavy and does settle in any tiny lines or larger pores I may have. 

To apply it you need to shake the tube and apply it in circular motions starting from the nose outwards. 

With this foundation you have to use a brush or a beauty blender to get the best results it just doesn't work with your fingers.

If you have used the Rimmel Stay Matte it's more of a mousse foundation in a tube where as this is slightly runny I always seem to squirt out more than I need I thought this would be a mousse type aswell. 

There are only 7shades to choose from and to me there are no real in between shades, you're either pale or your dark.

I wear tan on my face most days so I like my foundation slightly darker as I would be naturally very pale otherwise.

With this I couldn't seem to get the right shade and I wasn't going to buy three or four of them just to try and match so I settled for Rose Beige 13 

In the tube it looks quite natural and beige but in real life it looks almost porcelain, way too light I have to seriously bronze up when I wear it. 

In my local boots chemist they only had 4 colours all the lightest ones. 

For a budget foundation it's pretty good, it gives medium coverage you will need some sort of concealer and if you have oily skin like mine you will need some sort of a light settling powder especially around the nose and chin. 

For a loreal foundation I will admit I am a little disappointed with it especially as it has been raved about on social media, I'm not sure if the reviews I have seen are genuine not paid reviews and are 100% honest but no ones skin is the same so you never really know what will work for you might not work for someone else. 

If I had to mark it out of 5 I would give it a 3. 

I won't be rushing out to purchase another one when this is finished I think I will stick to my beloved Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation 

Xox

Urban Decay Naked Flushed

If you read my previous post about Urban Decay Naked 3 you will know I bought this Flushed palette at the same time from Tmart 

Which means that this palette too is a fake (don't tell anyone shhh) 

As you can see from the pic the outer case is pretty bad, the paint is already coming off it, the case doesn't really bother me too much it's the product inside that I am interested in 

It's basically a contour palette, with a larger matte bronzer, a pretty pink shimmery hi-lighter and a slightly shimmery pink blush 

The bronzer is really light so I found I had to use quite a bit of this or mix it with one of my own darker ones, especially to contour you need a darker shade, the blush is a nice pink but hard enough to blend if you don't have a good blush brush 

The hi lighter however is one of the best I've used, you can see the dent I've made in the hi lighter I have been using it so much! 

This is a pic from the weekend I used this palette (no flash) 

You can see the hi light down the bridge of my nose, and the blush but the bronzer disappears, if you know me you know I love a good bronzer 

This palette cost €6 on tmart so really wasn't that much and again free post 

I would probably repurchase it purely for the hi lighter 

Unlike the real flushed palettes this has no name, you can only get one or two different shades 

Have you tried the real naked flushed palette, what did you think of it? Have you used anything similar? 

Xox