Hello everyone, okay so February has been a pretty crazy month for me what with exams at school and all that, but I am here with my favorite products of this month, there will be some makeup, some skin care and body care (don't know how else to classify them), some hair products, a couple of books and some other random things at the end if you are interested in those.
First off let's talk makeup; I want to give my award for my favorite makeup product of this month to the No7 Essentially Natural Foundation (I'm in the shade Calico), this foundation is probably the best that I have found so far, it glides on so easily with a brush, sponge or fingers, it stays on all day, even if I have PE and it covers well without looking fake, it pretty much gives that my-skin-but-better look which I really really love about it.
Then I have a couple of mascaras, one is the Clinique High Impact Curling mascara, I only have a mini one because it is quite an expensive mascara but it's really damn good, it makes my eyelashes look so long and lovely. But my favorite mascara this month which I have done a review of and mentioned in my favorite drugstore mascaras post is the NYC Big Bold mascara, it just volumizes and lengthens and makes my eyelashes look incredible, I love it to bits, I just wish it was a bit more waterproof because you step out in the rain and it WILL be on your cheeks within a few minutes.
I have been loving a couple of eyeshadow palettes, well one is a trio but oh well, the trio is the Clinique color surge eyeshadow trio and I was really loving it at the beginning of the month, it had a really pretty champagne color for a bass, then a slightly shimmery, slightly coppery brown to put in the crease, and then a darker matte brown as a definer and whenever I use it I get loads of compliments on how nice it looks. Then I have my MUA Smokey Eye palette which I have talked about in a previous post, but I just think that it is so versatile, I can create some natural looks with it but I can also create some really dark, dramatic looks, my only problem with it is that it does tend to crease quite a bit but that's only after a full day at school.
Lastly I have my Blistex lipbalm which I am obsessed with! It tastes and smells like Refreshers and it moisturizes my lips beautifully, it is just a fantastic product, I can't really say much more about it to be honest other than if you are looking for an amazing lipbalm, this is worth a try.
Next I have my skincare favorites/body care favorites of this month, I just want to start with saying how in love with Beyonce's new perfume, Rise, I am, it smells so musky and spicy and apparently it smells super good on me so I have been wearing my samples of it pretty much every day since I got them and I desperately want to get a full sized bottle.
Then I have my other body care(?) favorite which is my Mitchum Advanced Control deodorant; for a long time I was using the Lynx attract for girls and I just didn't think that it was all that amazing, it smelt good but it didn't really do much other than smell good, but then my mum brought this for me and I love it, it smells pretty good but it's just an amazing deodorant.
My first favorite skincare product is actually a re-discovery, it is the Clean & Clear Deep Cleansing Lotion, I just put this on a cotton pad and rub it over my T-zone which is where I get really oily and it has made pretty much all of my spots disappear, so consequentially I don't need to wear as much foundation so my skin is just staying good from that. It can be a little harsh so if you have sensitive skin then I wouldn't recommend this but for people who struggle with oily skin this is amazing.
And lastly I have my Simple Kind to Skin Moisturizer which I started using after I had an allergic reaction to something and had to use all sorts of crazy moisturizers to get rid of the dry skin that the reaction caused, I had to use BioOil for quite a while which made the dryness go away but then to maintain the moisture I started using this, and I love it, it's so gentle with no harsh chemicals, perfect for sensitive skin, I just love it.
I just have three hair products to talk to you about and they are all from the brand Aussie, I love the brand so much and I have been using these products for a while now, but I just love how they work together on my hair so I had to mention them.
First I have the Dual Personality Curl Defining + Shine Mousse, and as someone who has naturally quite curly hair that tends to go a little wild, I am so thankful for this product, I can't be bothered to straighten my hair when it is just going to go curly in the rain as soon as I go outside, so I just put a bit of this on my hands and scrunch it into my hair to tame my curls and make them more defined, it really does do exactly what it says on the packet and it smells amazing.
Then I have the Dual Personality Aussome Volume + Conditioning Mousse which I tend to use after the other product and I just rub it into my roots to give them some extra volume and give my hair a bit more body so that I don't look like a mushroom head with flat hair at the top and then puffy hair at the sides.
And then lastly I have the Miracle Insurance Leave-in Conditioner, I put this in before the other products and just brush it into my hair and it really stops my hair from getting tangled as much, it leaves my hair feeling soft and silky and it smells incredible.
My two favorite books of the month were Divergent by Veronica Roth and Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter; firstly, let's just take a moment to appreciate Divergent, it was such a brilliant storyline, I never wanted to put it down, I loved the build up to all of the fighting right at the end of the book, it kept me wanting to know more and was constantly spoonfeeding me little pieces of information that gradually built up a bigger picture and was always leaving me shocked and surprised, I loved it so much.
Then Born at Midnight only took me 4 days to read even with school going on because I found myself constantly picking it up whenever I was bored and just reading for ages, there were some holes in the plot, like how the hell a shapeshifter turned into a unicorn when according to mythology a shifter can only transform into a mythological creature when they are born with some blood of that creature, so I don't even want to think about how that shifter could be born with the blood of a unicorn but I digress. Overall I loved the plot, I loved how the girl hated being caught in the middle of so many guys and just wanted to focus on anything but them unlike so many other female characters in her position which all infuriate me.
But I would recommend those two books highly to anyone who is looking for a good book.
And finally I have my random favorites of the month; now anyone who knows me will know that I am addicted to coffee, and I have recently started loving the Nescafe Caramel latte and the Nescafe Gingerbread latte (which is a holiday limited edition one sadly), these aren't very good for you so I usually just have instant coffee and treat myself with these especially since they are kind of expensive but I love them so so much.
My favorite candle this month has got to be the Jelly Belly candle in Toasted Marshmallow, it's got a wonderful smell that isn't exactly toasted marshmallows but is still quite sweet but not over powering and I just love the scent so much.
My favorite app this month has got to be the Pinterest app, I don't know why I didn't discover it sooner, but I guess I was so caught up with Instagram and We Heart it that I just didn't pay it any attention, but I downloaded it and I have been obsessed with it, and it is only fueling my addiction to organisation which I am pretty sure is becoming kind of unhealthy.
Lastly my favorite song of the month has got to be Heaven Knows by The Pretty Reckless, I only discovered it this week but I have pretty much just had it on repeat, Taylor Momsen is so incredible in the video and I don't know why but the song really speaks to me...okay that sounds weird...
...On that note I am going to finish this up, thanks for reading, please comment below your favorite product/thing from February and I will see you in March!!! Finally spring is coming, it has been such a long winter!
Have an amazing day,
Bye!!
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