Five products I will forever repurchase

On 29th July 2015

I believe that I have written about/reviewed each of these products individually in the past, in fact I know that Nars Sheer Glow and ‘Alien’ have been mentioned approx 657 times each! But as I was sorting through my Make-up drawers fishing out the empties (All of the above have bitten the dust FYI.) I decided that I would pop up a very quick post on these in particular and let you know why I will definitely be replacing them!

*Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua

Can you see the scuff on the left of the bottle? Yeah, that was where I attacked it with scissors to try and get the very last bit out, didn’t work out too well as Chanel evidently do some tough ass packaging but it proves how much I really love it! (or how desperate I was not to have to fork out over thirty quid for a new bottle!)

I love it because it’s light but not overly dewy, can be built to a good medium coverage and leaves a velvet finish. I do tend to favour the lightweight formula foundations in Summer and because this has good staying power (even without powder) while still being natural looking it remains a firm favourite.

*Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW

I love this for the reasons that I love the Vitalumiere Aqua, it gives the same amount of coverage but it is slightly lighter in consistency (it sits in the middle of MAC Face and Body and VA), and it leaves a more dewy finish on the skin, so although they are similar I do need both!

*NARS Sheer Glow

It needs no introduction really, this has cult status for a reason…I’ve written, reviewed, and raved about it sooo many times so I’ll leave any links still available to those posts below. In a nutshell, it is a medium coverage foundation with a satin finish that leaves skin looking flawless! For me, it was where the search for the foundation holy grail ended.

*Bourjois Bronzing Primer

Supposedly a dupe for the famous Soleil Tan De Chanel which I’ve never tried so can’t give an opinion on that but it’s definitely believable what with Bourjois owning Chanel. A whipped mousse style formula that although at first glance looks pretty scary in colour it blends like a dream leaving you with subtly noticeable bronzed skin and a great base for foundation! Another thing to mention is the scent of this is sooo delicious it just smells like a holiday in a pot!!

*Thierry Mugler Alien EDP

It was just in my last post that I mentioned how I wear this perfume 90 percent of the time day and night, it’s been out for ages now so I’m sure most of you know what it smells like. It is slightly heavy and more night time appropriate but not so much that it is overbearing to wear during the day although it might be for some. As with the NARS foundation, this has been one of my favourites for many years now, If you would like to read more about my obsession click here.

Which products do you always repurchase?
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Bourjois Nude Sensation Blur Effect Foundation!

By Natalie

On 17th February 2015

In Beauty, Reviews

It’s no secret around these parts that I love Bourjois, for me they are definitely the King of the drugstore when it comes to foundation.

So while browsing Feel Unique for a new cleanser imagine my delightedness (wasn’t expecting that to pass spellcheck?!?!) when I stumble across this new foundation offering (OK I didn’t exactly stumble, I had drifted into the Make-up section, I’m bad!) I thought for a minute that I had missed a trick somewhere as I haven’t heard any mention of this, turns out it was released exclusively to feel unique last week.

“Bourjois Nude Sensation Blur Effect Foundation is an incredibly light mousse foundation with a silky texture that melts instantly into the skin leaving the complexion evened out and smooth. The foundation offers the feel of a feather-light texture, the comfort of bare skin and the incredible results of a smooth-effect foundation.”

I had to do a shade match guess out of the 4 shades that are on offer which is different to the usual Bourjois shades where I either go for 52 or 53 depending on my level of fake tanned-ness I went for T43 Nude Dore as the 2 lighter shades looked too pink toned for my skin and the darkest I’m imagining is too dark.

Anyway, it’s on its way now (woohoo!) so I’ll let you know how I get on with it (high hopes!) 😀

Bourjois Nude sensation Blur effect foundation £9.99- link

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New Drugstore Makeup And First Impressions.

By Natalie

On 1st February 2015

In Beauty, Reviews

I had a serious case of the Monday blues this week.So by lunch time, I decided to do the one thing that is guaranteed to pick my lip up off the floor and I headed to Boots and Superdrug for a much needed (but totally not needed!) beauty hit.

The only thing I was really in need of was a new eyebrow pencil. I picked up the Maybelline brow satin in Medium Brown which is an ash toned brown, thumbs up! It’s double ended with one end being a retractable gel pencil (love these as I’m a lazy sharpener) and at the other end a sponge tip applicator. The sponge contains a powder meant for filling in any gaps and perfecting the whole appearance of one’s brows!

After 3 consecutive mornings of using the brow satin, I’m sold on the gel pencil end.The fine tip and well pigmented but natural colour tone make for foolproof, faff-free brow fills. I’m definitely all about that at 6:30 am! It reminds me of a favourite from back in the day, the MAC brow pencil in ‘fling’ but at half the price.I’m yet to venture to the powder end of this product because it’s an unfamiliar concept. I want to have a bit more time for a play with it.
( I have heard good things though).

As Maybelline is currently on buy one get one-half price, I thought I’d give their new ‘Lash Sensational’ mascara a go. I’m not sure why because I’ve never found a Maybelline mascara that I’ve loved. I definitely prefer Max Factor, L’oreal and Bourjois when it comes to drugstore mascara. Because of the offer and how there’s a bit of a hype around this one I found myself popping it into my basket anyway.

And this is just not the one to convert me to a Maybelline mascara lover. I like the idea of the tapered, curved rubber wand. That’s about all because even after a ‘Shu uemura squeeze’ as always with Maybelline mascara this does nothing for my lashes. I don’t hate it, it’s just ‘meh’ it’s a ‘meh-scara’ 😉

I don’t hate it, it’s just ‘meh’ it’s a ‘meh-scara’ 😉

Rimmel 25 hour nude is the medium coverage version of the much loved full coverage Rimmel lasting finish 25 hour.

A recent release and one that I was keen to try out. Aside from what I think we all agree is an ever so silly 25 hour claim (more like 6) it does what it says on the tin. It’s reasonably lightweight formula means a little goes a long way and it blends effortlessly into skin. It does have a semi-matte finish which picks up on the annoying areas of dryness I have. That aside it’s not exactly hydrating but it is comfortable to wear. So a no-go for very dry skin days. On the whole I’m really liking this. I can see myself using it as both an everyday and evening foundation. It’s the perfect middle ground, flawless finish without being full on.

Rimmel also has an offer on in Superdrug. Currently, it’s any two products for £10. I knew that I wanted to get the soft khol kajal eyeliner in ‘sable brown’ after seeing Tanya Burr use it in a Selena Gomez tutorial last week. It looked stunning on her so it instantly went on my drugstore to get list. I’ve only had the chance to use this once so far but I loved it. It’s so pigmented and creamy, and the colour is perfect for achieving depth and definition without being harsh for daytime wear.I’m really looking forward to using this for my favourite kind of evening bronze/brown smoky eye.

I’m going to carry on trying these products out. If there are any that you would like a full review on let me know. The ‘meh-scara’ mayyy already be in my unloved make-up drawer, however…

What drugstore Make-up are you loving lately?

xxx