Weekly Loves #4

Benefit Gimme Brow // Mac Pro-Longwear Concealer //
Origins Charcoal Mask

Another week has come and passed, and now we find ourselves into June! Half way through the year and I honestly couldn't tell you where it has went. This last week has been incredibly busy for myself with birthday, events, balls and work, Lord knows how I got through! Thank goodness I'm now off work for a whopping ten days - well deserved I would say!

This week has been quite a lazy one on the make-up front. As I mentioned recently, my skin has been pretty dry and dehydrated in certain areas so I've been trying to wear less make-up and drink plenty of water - both seem to be really helping. One of the things I've cut half the time down on is my eyebrows. Usually I wear wax and powder to give me that definition on the brows however, that always takes a bit of time to get them looking nice and even. This week I've been reaching only for my Gimme Brow by Benefit. A quick swipe through the brows to add a little volume a colour - Voila! Done.

My trusted Nars Creamy Concealer has finally gave up, it was an incredibly sad affair! A while back I had purchased Mac pro-longwear concealer and never got around to using it as I just couldn't part ways with my Nars. This week, after Nars untimely passing, I pulled out this new one and so far I am loving it. Is it better than my Nars? The jury is still out, but it's certainly leaving me satisfied with covering those pesky dark circles! 

I've became quite the face mask junkie over the last few weeks. I do have a mask that I use once a week, just for, although I don't ever get wowed with it and think it does much for my complexion. Last time I was at Origins and buying some of my products, I got a 4 pack trial of the charcoal mask. Last week, when my skin was being a pest, I pulled this out from the back of my drawer and I was completely converted to masks! Although it looks like I've stuck my face in a pile of cement, it certainly doesn't feel that way. It doesn't leave my skin feeling stripped or dried out, it gives my skin a refresher and new lease of life. Think I will need to head back to the counter and purchase the full size.

Are you a fan of any of these?

Lori x

February Beauty Wishlist

This is a new post which I have seen kicking about the blogosphere for a while now but have never quite got around to doing one! However, I thought, why not jump upon the Wishlist bandwagon? and since it's a Wednesday lets make it a Wednesday Wishlist! I haven't quite decided how often I will do this, whether it will be fortnightly or monthly - We shall just have to wait and see!

Tangled Angel Brush //  Bare Minerals Concealer // Benefit Girl Meets Pearl Highligher // Kardashian Beauty Lip Kit // Real Techniques Beauty Blender // Nars Guy Bourdin Coeur Battant // Nars Lip Pencil 'Damned' // Urban Decay Beauty Balm // Babyliss Perfect Curl // 

Some of these products I have been lusting after for a while, for example, the beauty blender and the babyliss perfect curl. The beauty blender just seems like the ideal applicator for my concealer, not smudging it out. The curler? Well, who doesn't want fuss-free curls done in no time...um, hello, I do! They may also stay in for longer than half an hour...

Make-up wise, which is quite a lot, the Bare Minerals concealer is something I have been wanting for months and yet, still haven't got around to buying. One of my favourite YouTuber's Leighannsays is forever going on about it, and she always looks amazing so I have been dying to try and see if it lives up to the hype. First of the two lip products is the new Kardashion Beauty range and their nude lip kit. I still haven't found my perfect nude lip but this looks like a pretty good fit! I already have a Nars lip pencil in 'Red Square' which I'm sure you will all have seen, but after seeing Amelia talk about 'Damned' in her recent video it has to be mine! They are very creamy and have great lasting power so a few new shades wouldn't go a miss. The other Nars product is the Guy Bourdin blush - how I wish I had got the limited edition blush palette when it was out *palm face*

I have been using the Urban Decay foundation for months now and, if I'm honest, I wasn't really expecting to rate it - how wrong was I. It is one of my favourite foundations - perfect shade match! So when I saw that they are bringing out a Beauty Balm I think I may have squealed! Will be the perfect addition to my collection for days when I am not at work and prefer not to wear a full face. The 'Girls Meet Pearl' Highlighter has been in my wishlist for ages now too, I have had the travel size before and absolutely loved it for a natural daytime glow. It's not as striking as high beam which I feel is a little much for a daytime look.
Lastly, the Tangled Angel Brush just looks so dreamy! How cute would this be on your dresser? It claims to be anti-static which is definitely something that interests me.


So there we have it for February's wishlist, maybe this will make you want them too! Or, you could even point your other half in this direction, Valentine's Day is only just over a week away after all..

What do we think of these type of posts?
Would you like them to be a regular occurrence on the blog or will once monthly do you just fine?


Lori x