March Favourites 2018

It's that time of the month again where I share with you all a list of my favourite things (in general) that I’ve discovered in the month of March.

Drugstore makeup tag

Another tag so soon, I did say I had a few of these planned.... I found this one on the same site as the Storytime tag, link to that website is on this post. Post a comment and let me know if you do this tag too and I’ll check it out!

Make Up Revolution 3rd Birthday Party

Makeup Obsession Brand Launch Event

The Procrastinating Beauty Blogger Tag

Okay so Victoria tagged me to do this so here goes :)

1. Name a beauty regimen that you rarely do?
Face masks. I have a couple and I always tell myself I'll do face masks more often but I never actually do.

2. Is washing your make-up brushes something that you do regularly?
I would love to say yes but I'm actually really bad with doing this. I brush them into a cloth with my brush cleaning spray each time I use them. I  definitely need to kick my butt into a routine of deep cleaning them regularly though. 

3. How long will you last with chipped nail polish?

It depends really, if after a few days of chipping the nail polish doesn't look too bad then I'll percivere but usually I tend to re-do it after a day or two 

4. How long will you put off buying/replacing a beauty product, even if you need it?

I usually stock up so I have one ready for when the current product runs out. So with my mascara and foundation I noticed I was starting to run low on both so I bought new ones ready. For me there's nothing worse than running out of my favourite mascara 

5. Name something non-beauty related that you put off doing all the time?

Putting away my laundry. I'm absolutely terrible, everything will get washed, dried and folded then it'll stay on the chair in my room. They usually stay there until I've either worn all the clothes again and they're back in the wash or I stop being lazy and put them away. 

6. When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready to the last minute?

I start getting ready as soon as possible but I end up still having to get ready at the last minute because I get far too distracted listening to my music 

7. Can you commit to spending bans?

I think that would be impossible for me. Every month on payday I give myself a pep talk and tell myself to only buy the essentials but then I'll get distracted by a new lipstick shade or eyeshadow palette and all self-control goes out the window.

8. How organised are your make-up and nail polish collections?

I'm actually pretty organised now, I wasn't until recently. I have all my eyeshadow pallets stacked neatly, all my lipsticks/glosses/balms/liners in in a cute little basket and then the other bits are in make up bags separated as face products and eye products. 

I don't have anyone in particular to tag (because Victoria tagged me) but feel free to do this tag and let me know if you do so I can check it out :)

Everyday make-up

So I thought I'd make my first blog post of the new year on my 'everyday' make-up. Now obviously I don't wear this every single day because if I'm not leaving my house (with the exception of when I'm filming for my YouTube) then I give my skin a break from make-up.

So I start off with a moisturiser and I have two different ones I alternate between using. The first is the Nivea Soft Refreshingly Soft Moisturising Cream. This has been a product I've continuously bought and used over the past 3 or 4 years and I swear by it. The second is a fairly recent purchase and it isn't as generally stocked in your local stores. It's the Forever Aloe Moisturizing Lotion, it is an amazing moisturiser and a really good base before foundation is applied. 

                       

Once I have the base on I put my liquid foundation on, I use Rimmel Lasting Finish Nude SPF25 in colour 100 Ivory. I previously used the red top packaging of this brand but I found it made my skin look flaky so I switched to this formulation and no longer have this problem. I then use the Make Up Revolution Matte Effect Cover & Conceal in colour MC02 Fair, I only actually use this under my eyes but it stops me looking as tired as I am so it's perfect. I then complete the foundation process with the MUA Pro-Base pressed powder in colour Ivory.

      

For cheeks I use the Make Up Revolution Matte Blush in colour Divine to add a little colour. Then because I'm a girl who loves a bit of shimmer I add some highlight on top of the blush, for this I use Make Up Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter in colour Pink Lights.

For my eyes I use the MUA Intense Glitter pencil in Starry Night on the lash line then I use one of two different liquid eye liners. For thicker lines I use Rimmel Scandaleyes Jumbo Liquid Eyeliner in Black 001 and for thinner, more precise lines I use the MUA Wet Look Eyeliner in Black.

Most days for work I tend to just use eye liner but some days if I'm feeling particularly awake I'll put on some eye shadow too. I always start with my eye primer and I currently use the NYC City Proof Base Pour eye primer. For the eye colour I tend to change which palette I use quite regularly, as I write this blog post I have only been using two palettes; the I Heart Makeup Salted Caramel palette and the Make Up Revolution Iconic Smokey palette. If you watched my Youtube video 'Shopping Haul' you will understand how excited I was about finally managing to buy these. In the Salted Caramel I mainly use the browns and golds but in the Iconic Smokey I mainly use the silvers and greys. I finish off the eye section of my make up with the Rimmel Scandaleyes Xtreme mascara in colour Extreme Black 003, I tend to only use it on my top lashes for my everyday make up.

For lips I always start with a lip balm as a base and I swear by the Forever Aloe Lips with Jojoba. I get really dry and chapped lips especially in the cold weather and this is literally the best lip balm I have ever used, and it works as a good base for my lips before my lipstick. Then for colour I have one of three different lipsticks I use on a daily basis; my nude colour is a MUA Matte lipstick in Totally Nude, my peachy colour is a Make Up Revolution lipstick in Luscious and my red is the Make Up Revolution Salvation Velvet Lacquer in Keep Trying For You.

To finish off the daily look I just spritz my face with the NYX Dewy Finish Setting Spray and the look is complete.

If you have any recommendations for any other brands or specific products you think I might like then leave me a comment and I'll check them out :)