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March favourites ❤️

Well hello to you my reader chums! After the busy month of March and awakening of spring, April lays ahead with the promise of even more sunnier days. The past few weeks have swept by and in that time, there's been a few favourites I'd love to share with you.

Here's a look at my March favourites:

March favourites

March favourites

Estee Lauder Bronze goddess

Estée Lauder's Bronze Goddess bronzer

It's no secret my big love for bronzer and with the weather getting that little bit warmer, it's the best time to create the bronze glow look. Towards the end of the month, it was my best friend's 21st so we all got spray tans ready for the party. As the tan faded quickly from my face, to bring that colour back and match the rest of my body, I took out the summer ready bronzer. Even with the slight shimmer running through, it can be used for both an overall bronze look and contouring. The underlying orange tone isn't dramatic in the slightest and works easily for an everyday bronzed effect.


Mac's lipstick in 'Faux'

Mac's 'Faux' lipstick

As spring comes around the corner, it's time for my nude and pink lipsticks to take centre stage. My ultimate nude staple especially in the spring is Mac's 'Faux' lipstick. Their satin finishes are my second favourite as I love the ultra creamy look it gives with a slight gloss over the top. The shade 'Faux' is a light, dusky pink, an ideal subtle colour for everyday use. Its consistency is insanely moisturising, the lasting power is seamless and the colour can suit a variety of looks; I love it.


L'oreal's infallible foundation in 'vanilla'

L'oreal's Infallible foundation

Last year, L'oreal's infallible foundation became my go to everyday choice for many reasons. The lasting power, shade range, consistency and how it set on my skin was fantastic. I was never a set shade however and usually mixed up the two lightest shades together to create the colour for me. As I'd been needing a darker shade this month with my tan, I mixed this shade 'vanilla' with Revlon's colour stay foundation and it worked a treat. I thought as they were different consistencies, the mixture wouldn't work, however once applied it sat well on my skin and lasted throughout the day. I'd definitely recommend this foundation if you have combination to oily skin like me as it can be on the drier side otherwise.

Argan oil shower gel

Argan oil shower gel

I received an argan oil wash set for Christmas with everything you could need. Over the past few months, I've been trying different argan oil products out and have been impressed especially by the shower gel. The scent isn't too overwhelming and it's insanely moisturising on the skin.

Topshop's camo jacket

Topshop's camo jacket

A fashion favourite of mine that I can't get enough of this month is this camo jacket from Topshop. I've been loving to pair it with different prints, jeans or throwing it over a dress to give a bit more edge to the outfit. Its a very thin and light material so doesn't add much warmth, however that makes it ideal for this time of year. As the jacket is more of an autumn style jacket, I think it looks new and different to the typical light toned, everyday spring fashion.

I hope you enjoyed my March favourites. What have you been loving over these past few months?

Thank you for reading <3


Everyday makeup staples

Well hello to you my reader chums! For today's post I wanted to share with you my must have everyday makeup staples. On a day to day basis I tend to wear quite a light coverage base, subtle contour, highlight and choose between a variation of eye looks depending on how much time I have in the morning. The products showcased below are my favourite picks that I pretty much wear everyday.

Here's an overview:

Everyday makeup staples

The first product is the incredibly hyped L'oreal's infallible primer. This is a rather recent everyday stable but I have to admit it lives up to it's established name, hence why I'm featuring it in this post. I wrote a review if you'd like an more in depth look at the product, however to sum it up, it's one of the best primers I've tried. By using this primer in my routine, I've found my makeup stays in place for longer and most importantly reduces shine, keeping my skin matte throughout the day. Since I have a rather oily forehead, usually by the end of the day it would be quite shiny, however popping this beauty on in the morning has really helped resolve the issue.

L'oreal's infallible primer

Another staple has to be Rimmel's BB cream. On an everyday basis I tend to wear quite a light coverage as personally I find a full coverage too heavy for a working day, therefore I absolutely adore BB creams. My favourite has to be Rimmel's because even though it's designed for a more natural look, the formulation is quite thick and creamy, perfect to achieve an even complexion. If you pair this BB cream with a beauty blender, you're able to build that coverage yet still have that natural looking base.

Rimmel's BB cream

For concealer, my everyday staple is the renowned Rimmel's 'Wake me up'. Waking up early for work, there's nothing better than blending some of this under my eyes to get rid of any bags I have or dull areas of skin. Even though the consistency is quite thin and light, when blended onto the skin it really helps brighten underneath the eyes and cover. I love how it's such good coverage yet doesn't feel cakey at all on the skin. I also use this as a highlight on any dull areas because the brightening effect is incredible, certainly living up to the 'wake me up' name. Even though it's best for brightening and as I said is quite a thin consistency, when built up it covers blemishes well too.

Rimmel's wake me up concealer in the shade 'Ivory'

A complete essential for me on a day to day basis is bronzer. As I'm quite pale, one of my favourite makeup steps is to inject a bit of colour into the skin by bronzing all over and contouring the cheek bones. For everyday I like to keep the bronzer quite natural and therefore love to use Estee Lauder's 'Bronze goddess bronzer'. This product has a slight shimmer through it yet can be used as an all over bronze and contour. It helps achieve a gorgeous bronzed finish and since it's such a big compact lasts for a very long time! As it's a warm toned bronzer, it's designed best for that overall sun kissed look yet can still be used for a slight highlighting contour. Despite it being a higher end product, it's certainly worth it - the perfect, versatile bronzer to wear either natural and toned down or for built up sculpted cheeks.

Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess bronzer

If you've been following me for a while and seen any of my recent makeup tutorials, you'd know that the L'oreal super liner is my holy grail, I absolutely adore it. The nib is thin enough to either draw on a thin line or build up to a complete cat eye and the colour pay off is that ideal black. It lasts for ages, glides on easily and makes winged eye liner a lot less stressful because of the tiny applicator - if you haven't tried it already, I'd 100% recommend.

L'oreal's Super liner

Last but no means least is Maybelline's Lash Sensational mascara. I've raved about this for absolutely ages now because hands down, it's the best mascara I've tried. If you're like me and have dead straight lashes that won't hold a curl no matter how hard you try, you need this. Unlike any mascaras I've used, Lash sensational genuinely keeps my lashes curly all day long, lengthens and thickens. It's an all in one beauty that has really boosted my lashes!

Maybelline's Lash sensational

I hope you enjoyed my everyday beauty staples. What are your must have products on an everyday basis?

Thank you for reading <3



Top 5 underrated makeup products

Well hello to you my reader chums!  For today's post, I wanted to share with you my top 5 underrated products. Within the beauty community, there are many hyped up products which numerous people rave about, however a certain few like the five I'm about to show you go amiss and aren't given credit for how amazing they are! I've put together a combination of 5 different makeup products that I absolutely love to use.

 Here's a close up of them:
The first product is something I've used as part of my everyday makeup routine for a very long time, Maybelline's Dream fresh BB cream. I love this, for many different reasons, one being how perfect it is to wear as part of a light, everyday makeup look. When applied the BB cream isn't heavy on the skin at all, yet gives just enough coverage to add a bit of oomph and glowing, dewy effect to the skin. I'd say it's a step up from tinted moisturiser, coverage wise, yet it still has those soothing, moisturising abilities, because my skin feels heavenly when I put it on. One of the features, the SPF factor is a fab component because when it comes to summer time you can whip some of this on protecting you from the sun as well as giving coverage. I would a hundred percent recommend this to anybody looking for an easy everyday base makeup product because it has everything in one to achieve a dewy finish!

The next product is Topshop cream blushes. I think Topshop's makeup range as a whole is very overlooked as what I've tried from there (the blushes and lipsticks) have been such good quality. The cream blushes especially are what I use as part of my daily makeup and absolutely adore. I have two shades 'morning dew' and 'head over heels'. Both of which are quite pink toned, 'morning dew' being more of a rosy pink and 'head over heels' consisting of a red shade. Either with fingers or a dense brush, I find their cream blushes incredibly easily to blend, leaving the most natural looking colour on the cheeks with a slight shimmer running through. 'Morning dew' in particular is my favourite for an everyday use because it gives the most beautiful rosy flush to the cheeks. Using these has made me much prefer cream blushes to a powder blush as I love the consistency and how even though they are cream, they leave a powder finish. If all that isn't enough, can we all take a moment to appreciate the adorable packaging of Topshop makeup?! It's just too cute!
'Morning dew' blush.


Another underrated product is Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess bronzer. When I hear about high end bronzers, the two main hyped up ones are Nar's Laguna or Benefit's hoola bronzer, not so much about Bronze Goddess. Even though I haven't tried Laguna or Hoola and therefore can't compare to this hype, what I can say is Bronze Goddess is simply divine and deserves a lot more credit. It's definitely a luxury item, which I love to use on evenings out, special occasions or when I want a strong contour. The bronzer itself is matte with the slightest shimmer running through it, ideal for building up a contour, dusting over the skin for a bronzed look and muted glow. It's just an ultimate gem for me where my makeup always feels more special when I throw it into the mix!


Heading onto lip products, I would have to admit these are the items I collect the most of and like to change up for each look. A range in particular, Revlon's matte balms, I feel are completely underrated. I own three of these, two pink tones and a bright orange, all of which are fantastic. They have the longest lasting power, are super pigmented, apply smoothly and don't feel too heavy on the lips. I find with some lip balms/sticks that after you've applied them, they can smudge easily, but not these, they set in to place and stay there for a reasonable amount of time. As the nib is like a pencil too it makes application simple. If you didn't guess I'm pretty obsessed with these and would recommend them to all!
The last product is an eye liner. Liquid liner is a feature of my makeup I wear everyday without fail and on occasions add a wing. To make my life a hell of a lot easier the liner I always reach for is L'oreal's super liner. As the tip on this is extremely thin, it makes application really easy, where you can build up a line as thick as you'd like it. It's also idyllic for winged liner because of this thin nib as you're able to again build on it. I find with some liners that the black isn't very definitive, however this liner gives the blackest colour, it lasts and is a dream to use! I love it that much, I always have loads of spares laying about!

I hope you enjoyed this post! What are your top underrated products?

Thank you for reading <3