My Current Favourite Makeup Products

Hi all,
I had been recently thinking about all of the great new products that I have discovered recently and using religiously. So I thought I would do a 'favourites theme' on my next few blog posts, showing you my favourites makeup items, skincare, hair care, nail polishes, etc. I thought I would start off today with my current favourite makeup items, as I do love my makeup! These products are just what I have been reaching to use everyday and loving the most!

MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC20:
I have been loving this foundation so sooooo much since I first purchased it a few months ago. I usually was a drugstore foundation girl, but had got a bit fed up with the same old foundations and wanted something a little more pricier and hopefully better quality! And it is no doubt that MAC products are brilliant quality and this foundation is a beauty! The coverage is brilliant and it matches my skintone perfectly! I find you need to hardly use any product at all as a little goes a long way, and it also stay on all day which means no touch ups, yay!! I was originally only going to use this on special occasions, but it's become one of my most used foundations as I never have any problems with it looking dry, patchy or oily. It just really is perfect, and despite the high price, I would still re-purchase it 100%!!

Ardell Fabulous Lashes in 'Tokyo':
I literally love these lashes so much! They are so natural looking and blend in with your natural lashes perfectly. They do look like they would look fake and in general a bit over the top, but when I fist put these on, they looked gorgeous! They are just a little bit longer than my natural lashes so they don't look fake at all, and they brighten up your eyes, making them look big! These are perfect for night's out when you want a casual but glam look, and even better is the fact you can get these for 99p (YES 99P!!!!) from cosmetics fairy! www.cosmeticsfairy.co.uk

Accessorize Baked Blusher in 'Scandal':
I am a big fan of baked blushers and I love the fact they are shimmery. One of my all time favourites is this one by Accessorize. I have had it for about a year now and it's still pretty much full! You get 8g of products for £4.99, and this blusher is really pigmented and has a gorgeous glow.I love the colour of the products - a lovely warm toned pink with a gorgeous shimmer running through it. It gives your cheeks a natural glow as well as a lovely burst of colour.

Benefit Powder Time Lover:
This little set of powders by Benefit is a little box of luxery. You get two blushers (Dandelion and Coralista) and you also get the Dallas bronzer. I have been loving the bronzer in the little box, it gives me such an amazing glow and warmth to my skin! It blends in super nice into my skin and looks really natural. I have also been loving the coralista blusher for when I'm wearing fake tan (as a darker blush), it looks really pretty! As for the Dandelion blush, as you can see I haven't used that as much but it's really nice for natural makeup days!

Emite Eyelash Curlers:
I got these curlers from a Glossybox and absolutely love them! They are super sturdy and feel very comfortable to use. They make my lashes look longer and they stay like that the majority of the day. Over the years I have tried various curlers but none have worked as well as these!

Urban Decay Naked Flushed:
I have been loving my flushed palette! This little palette from the naked range is a blusher, highlighter and bronzer combo and is only £20! I have been using the highlighter every single day as it gives my cheek bones a gorgeous natural glow and blends in so easily. The bronzer is also lovely and perfect for day to day wear. I have done a full review on this product so if you want to read that then go check out my previous blog posts!!

Maybelline Rocket Mascara:
My holy grail mascara is the loreal false lash flutter, but I have found myself reaching for the rocket mascara alot more recently! I find this mascara so easy to use and because the brush is so huge, it fully coats your lashes and makes them visibly longer! The only downside would be that it's not waterproof, so you often get the product under your bottom eyelashes. But thats no problem as next time I will just get the waterproof one! I think this is the best Maybelline mascara ever out of them all! 100%!!

Bourjois Color Boost in 'Peach On The Beach':
Again this is another product which I have done a full review on so go check that blog post out for more info! But I am in love with this chubby stick! The finish is glossy but also the product stays on for at least 4 hours! The pigmetation is amazing the colour is a gorgeous pinky peach. This is such a flattering product and I have found myself reaching for it daily!

So keep an eye out for more favourite posts over the next few days!
What are your favourites? xx

Benefit They're Real Vs Loreal False Lash Flutter...Battle Of The Mascara's!

Hello all!

I hope everyone is having a brilliant Easter Sunday, chocolates galore!
But today I am going to compare two mascara's for you! Both give a similar application, yet the price difference between the two is quite big!

Firstly I have the ever so hyped about Benefit They're Real Mascara, which retails at around £18.50. It's opponent is the Loreal Paris False Lash Flutter Mascara, which retails at a much cheaper price of around £10.99!

I love both of these mascara's, but I couldn't help noticing that they give such a similar effect!

The Loreal mascara is meant to give a butterfly effect - making your lashes winged out and lifted up. The Benefit mascara is meant to make your lashes have effect of false lashes.

As you can see the brushes are different, yet the are both a plastic wand. The one on the left is the Loreal wand. It is a winged effect, which is what is meant to give the Butterfly effect to your lashes. It has smaller nibs of the opposite side, which is perfect for your bottom lashes!
To the right is the Benefit Mascara, which is fully covered in nibs and also has a rounded tip with extra nibs which is brilliant for doing those hard to get small lashes in the corners of the eye!

I love both these mascara's, they both give a brilliant effect to my lashes.
But I'd have to say my winner would be the Loreal mascara! Not only is it almost £8 cheaper than the Benefit one, but it gives an amazing effect to my lashes. I find it wings out my lashes, yet it keeps them separated and not clumpy. The wand applies just the right amount of mascara to my lashes and gives such a similar effect as the Benefit mascara does. 
I do have to give the Benefit mascara it's due, because it is also a brilliant mascara that does make my lashes look amazing. But because it's so expensive, I would rather buy the loreal mascara in the future!

Have you tried these Mascara's??
If so, what do you think?