Thursday 31 July 2014

July Favourites


Welcome to the last day of July folks! It's been quite a crazy life changing few weeks for me (August now looks beyond exciting) and this month's favourites have all been life savers in getting me to look half decent whilst running around like a headless and very hot chicken...

My ultimate time savers have definitely been the Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette in 'Streak' and Seche Vite Fast Dry Topcoat. The palette has been shaving several minutes off my morning make up routine as I can do bronzer, blush and highlighter with one brush and one product and the effect is seriously stunning too. Bravo to Urban Decay for picking such perfect shades and also making beauty packing less hassle! The topcoat may not look as pretty but it's just as fabulous at speeding up the pampering process, drying tacky polishes in seconds and making even the cheapest varnish and shoddiest paint job look gelled to perfection. 

The delightful duo of sunshine and stress decided to wreak havoc with my complexion this month (how kind of it), causing me to reach for some serious de-slickers and blemish pickers I usually neglect. I really shouldn't neglect the Una Brennan Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask however, because it detoxes congested skin in no time at all, visibly drawing out all those nasty impurities from pesky pores and keeping breakouts under control. In the daytime I've been covering the mayhem with Benefit Big Easy, which is genuinely summer base perfection. The cream to powder formula blends effortlessly into the skin with  a great coverage and natural matte finish that helps to keep shine at bay without the cake.

On the brighter end of the spectrum we have the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in 'Ole Flamingo'. Already an all time favourite lip product, this is flawless- it lasts ALL day long, never transfers, fades evenly and looks absolutely fabulous with it's matte finish and hot pink shade. Long live the liquid lipstick! Another colourful item and my last favourite of the day are PopBands. I randomly picked up a packet of these in Topshop recently and will never look back. They are super cute as hair or arm candy and somehow don't leave kinks in your barnett so you can throw it into a top knot at will without fearing the kinky repercussions. There's something a little '50 shades' about that...

What have you been loving this month?

12 comments:

  1. That Urban Decay palette looks gorgeous! I like the idea of an all-in-one kind of thing. Plus, it's pretty... so that's always a bonus! xx

    Kirsty - Effortlessly Excessive.

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  2. The Naked cheeks palette looks gorgeous, and I really need to get my hands on one of the Bourjois lip colours. I love Seche Vite, I don't know how I went without it for so long.

    Kristy | http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11933907

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  3. Literally everything you've mentioned apart from the Urban Decay palette is what I've been loving recently too! Even the popbands, got one on my wrist right now! x

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  4. The naked flushed palette looks so good xx

    http://cristynottingham.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. I want to get my hands on one of the Urban Decay Flushed palettes they look so awesome,

    Laura xx

    maquillagemagic.blogspot.co.uk

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  6. I really want to try the Benefit Big Easy, I think your blog post may have tipped me over the edge into purchasing it!

    Shannon xx

    www.shannonstacey.blogspot.com

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  7. I love the flushed palette, its amazing!
    xprincessjas | xx

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  8. I love the Una Brennan face mask! I'm dying to get my hands on the Urban Decay flushed palette though!

    http://shewhoisshort.blogspot.co.uk/

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  9. I've not tried any of these products but they all look so good. I am determined to try the Una Brennan Clay Mask as it looks fab x

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  10. These products look amazing!

    Jennaloves3.blogspot.com

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  11. I really want to try the Una Brennan mask, I keep hearing good things about it!! The Urban Decay palette is gorgeous too <3

    Jess xo

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  12. All of these favourites look amazing, I definitely need to try more things from the Una Brennan range, and get my hands on some of those popbands! xx

    A Little Lucy

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