PRETTY YOUNG THING

This month I have decided to put together a monthly favourites blog post, I got some goodies for Christmas that i'm loving and a few bits I wanted to show you guys.

First up is my Urban Decay Smokey Palette, I reach for this most days, it's such a great everyday palette and you can create some amazing smokey eyes with it, see my full review here. Next up is this foundation by Loreal, it's their true match super blendable foundation. I've been using this for most of January and i'm loving it. It blends easy and lasts for most of the day, it's a good cheap everyday foundation. Next in beauty is this Loccitane hand cream, it has Almond milk in and just smells amazing, I always use Loccitane hand creams because they are the best and stop my hands from going dry. The Loreal False Lash Sculpt mascara is on offer with the foundation so I picked it up as I needed a new mascara. The wand is really good and you get such long lashes using this, I read loads of mixed reviews on this mascara but I like it, I always use a mascara on top to create more volume but this mascara gives you such amazing length and it's cheap.

I have a few non-beauty favourites aswell. I loved watching Zoella's vlogmas and decided to pick up her novel Girl Online, I couldn't put it down and loved it. I've picked up Girl Online on tour which is next on my list to read. I thought i'd include this marble notebook which I picked up in Urban Outfitters by Oh Deer. I love it so so much and tend you use it for my flat lays rather than writing notes inside because it's so pretty. And finally my Ted Baker coin purse. I fell in love with this is the Selfridges sale but didn't buy it and then 100% regretted not picking it up and then I couldn't find it anywhere as it sold out but then I managed to find one in the sale a few weeks later yay, I love it. It's perfect for my smaller bags and is big enough to keep my cards inside.

I've heard so many mixed reviews about this foundation, I read quite a few reviews and it seemed that the foundation seemed to work better for people with oily/combination skin, so I thought i'd give it ago! I have to say I'm so impressed with this foundation. The coverage is really good and it looks really natural. It leaves my skin looking flawless and smooth. It blurs out my imperfections and my pores appear reduced. I love the finish with this foundation, even though its a matte formula I feel the finish is quite dewy which I like. At only £7.99 this is such a great addition to any make up bag, I'm loving my new Make Up Forever HD Foundation but this is a great cheap drugstore alternative. I will be repurchasing this as i'm so poor right now since we booked our holiday to Ibiza. This will be perfect to take to ibiza to wear in the day because of the lightweight finish and the amazing coverage.
The packaging is lovely, I like the tube it makes it really easy to squeeze out onto my Spectrum Buffing brush, then I buff the formula into the skin until it soaks in and leaves the skin smooth and flawless.


Have you used this foundation?  Did it work for your skin type?

 I have kindly been sent these three products from Fragrance Direct and set a three minute make up challenge. It was difficult but i've done it.

I have been sent Loreal studio secrets high definition smoothing foundation, Max Factor Lash extension  effect and UNE Blush.

first of all I tried the Nude Magique BB cream, Its a white clay like formula and it honestly looks and smells like your about to put cement on your face, in a weird way you are because its like a primer it creates this smooth soft base which cement does :) I really liked the product on my face and it made my skin look really nice healthy and smooth. I would reccomend this and I'm gonna buy the full size product. I would compare this to benefit porefessional, Its not as good but it builds up a nice natural colour and smooths over the skin. Its a cheap alternative to Porefessional which is why I will be purchasing the full size.

If you have read previous reviews about foundation you will know that myself and liquid foundation don't get along. I always end up with a patchy neck and just look a mess. I use No7 mouse which is really a nice product.   This foundation however is a nice formula its not thick so you can build up a nice colour. personally the colour of the tester was too dark for my skin but I really liked the actual feel of the foundation on my skin. It has great coverage and it is really nice, I used this on top of the Nude Magique bb cream so it did last for hours! right until I had an allergic reaction and my eyes were streaming. I would recommend to anyone that regularly uses liquid foundation.