PRODUCTS I'VE BEEN LOVING OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
Hi everyone. Firstly I need to apologise for my lack of posts, I've finally finished my second year of uni but as you can imagine the last month or so has been intense! Because of my lack of posts I've decided to put my favourites from the past few months together into my current favourites! Also if anyone has any good ideas for posts let me know what you'd like to see.
UTAN & TONE: DARK WEEKLY SELF TAN LOTION [+ SKINNY TAN MITT]
I know previously I've sang the praises of the Bondi Sands fake tan and the Loving Tan mitt but these two products have blown those out the water. I'm not usually a fan of fake tan lotions, I prefer foams but this is the best fake tan I've ever used. I usually fake tan at night and sleep in it as it's just what I find easiest but this one makes it so easy to do it during the day too as the colour guard (the darker colour it initially leaves you before you wash it off) is a nice colour and you don't look like a piece of mahogany furniture. It also applies flawlessly, the smell is pleasant, although I don't mind the smell of fake tans, and it actually dries completely instead of staying wet and tacky. The tan develops into a lovely dark colour, it fades so naturally and lasts a long time. Additionally, I need to mention this mitt from Skinny Tan which disperses the product evenly and stops it from looking streaky or patchy. This is now my new favourite fake tan and the only one I'll be using. I got mine from Superdrug, it's usually £20 put I got two on a buy one get one half price offer. The mitt was also from superdrug.
[UTAN & TONE DARK WEEKLY SELF TAN LOTION- £20, SKINNY TAN APPLICATOR MITT- £4.99]
TARTE: TARTELETTE IN BLOOM PALETTE.
This is my first proper product from Tarte Cosmetics. They're a difficult brand to get here in the UK and even though places like Sephora do carry them, they don't carry the full range of products. I decided to bite the bullet and to get some products from the Tarte website, I took advantage of their free international shipping offer so all I had to pay was customs (still annoying). This palette is beautiful, it's got 3 shimmer shades and 9 matte shades. Unfortunately one of my shades (top right- the darkest shade in the palette) arrived smashed but I think I've managed to press it slightly back into shape. These shadows are so lovely, they smell amazing, they're pigmented, buttery and blend amazingly. Also the shimmers are so pigmented and beautiful. I'm so impressed with this palette I've been using it non-stop since I got it.
[TARTE COSMETICS TARTELETTE IN BLOOM PALETTE- £36]
TARTE: SHAPE TAPE CONTOUR CONCEALER.
If you have access to the internet and you have a pair of eyes you've probably heard of the Tarte Shape Tape concealer. I bought it at the same time as a I bought the previous palette. This product definitely lives up to the hype of being the most full coverage concealer I've ever used and it's so brightening. I got the shade fair because I'm very pale and I like a fairly bright undereye too. I'd definitely pick this up if you're ordering from Tarte, it's so full coverage a little goes a long way so this lasts a long time.
[TARTE COSMETICS SHAPE TAPE CONCEALER- £19]
THE LASH KULT: EYELASHES.
This is my new favourite brand of dramatic lashes. For a softer day time look I like not as dramatic lashes such as the Ardell Wispies/Demi Wispies but these are perfect if you're looking for something more dramatic. They're not ridiculously big so if you have smaller eyes like me you won't need to trim them down too much, they're easy to put on and they have so many uses out of them. My favourite type of glue to use is the duo- I use the clear ones and the dark one when I've got liner on. They're also a lot cheaper than similar, comparable lashes and they have tonnes of styles, my favourite being Alexa. I can't recommend them enough. They're available through depot and eBay, go check them out!
[THE LASH KULT EYELASHES- £7.99]
KAT VON D BEAUTY: RUST EYESHADOW QUAD.
This is a lovely little eyeshadow quad from Kat Von D beauty. These are the first eyeshadows I own from this brand and I really like them. This is really good for travelling and producing a cohesive look from just a few shadows. My favourite tones are warm and smoky so these are right up my street. Kat Von D beauty has recently become available in the UK in Debenhams stores so if you're looking to get these I'd definitely go there. This is really good for £17 for the quality of the shadows and the packaging is really great.
[KAT VON D BEAUTY RUST EYESHADOW QUAD- £17]
MORPHE BRUSHES: FLAWLESS BEAUTY SPONGE.
As much as I love my Beauty Blender I have been looking for other beauty sponges that aren't as expensive. I've seen these Morphe sponges being raved about left, right and centre so I thought I'd try it. It's half the price of the Beauty Blender so I thought I may as well. This is really good, it's a slightly different texture to the other beauty sponges I'd tried but I really like the fact that its got a bigger, flatter side and also a tapered side. I like to bake parts of my face and under my eyes so I like having a tapered edge. I know they now stock these on Beauty Bay which is great and I'll definitely repurchase these.
[MORPHE BEAUTY SPONGE- £7.50]
MAUI & SONS: COCONUT OIL.
I am so late to this Coconut Oil bandwagon but I think I finally understand why it's so highly acclaimed. I've replaced my nightly face and body moisturiser with this and I've seen such a difference in my skin, especially my facial skin. My breakouts cleared up so much quicker, it's helped subdue my redness and especially because I fake tan it's played a major part in making it last longer and come off more gradually and naturally. The only negative about this product is that it takes a bit longer to absorb into the skin which is why I use it at night and I wouldn't use it before makeup but it has been one of the only things (skincare wise) that's made me see an actual difference in my skin. I got this one from Primark for around £9, usually tubs like this are a similar price and last a while as a small amount of product goes a long way. I can't recommend this enough.
[MAUI & SONS COCONUT OIL- £9]
what products have you been liking recently?
thanks for reading,
CATRIONA
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