My top drugstore makeup

I thought I'd do something a little different and share my top drugstore makeup with you, most of these products you can get for under £10. *BARGAIN ALERT*

I tried to get a wide range of different types of makeup but some I only have high end versions of them so I couldn't give you an honest opinion...

First is Foundation

I love Rimmel's Match Perfection (£5.00) and Wake Me Up (£8.99), they both give great coverage and come in a wide range of shades. I wear Match Perfection in colder months and Wake Me Up when it starts to get abit warmer as the light reflecting minerals give the skin a healthy, radiant glow.

Concealer

It's got to be Collection's Lasting Perfection Concealer (£3.99), if you watch alot of beauty guru's on Youtube like me then you'll of already heard the rave about this product. I can't big it up enough, it covers blemishes, dark under eye circles and hyper-pigmentation with just a small amount of product. It comes in a tube with an applicator making it easier to apply.

Eyeshadow palette

My top drugstore eyeshadow palette is Sleek's "Au Naturel" (£7.99). You can check out my review of this product here (includes swatches). This is a great, natural palette which can be used to create a range of looks, especially a smokey eye. I love the colour "Taupe" in this palette, I use it most days. It's a gorgeous shimmery, champagne colour which I like to apply with my finger as I find it's looks more pigmented.

Pencil eyeliner

I love my Collection Black Kohl Eyeliner (£1.99), it applies really well and doesn't smudge. I like putting it on my bottom lash line to make my eye look more defined.

Liquid eyeliner

I recently bought L'Oreal Paris' Superliner in Black Lacquer (£6.49) and I'm so glad I did. It creates perfect cat flicks, glides on easily and lasts for hours.


Gel eyeliner

I love MUA's Gel Eyeliner in Underground (£3.50), it comes with its own brush (although I use either an angled liner brush or a pointed liner brush). Underground is a classic black which can create a range of looks, I usually use it to line my upper lash line to create the illusion of fuller, thicker lashes when paired with mascara.

Eyebrows

There's only one eyebrow product I use and it's been repurchased plenty of times. It's MUA's Pro Brow Kit (£3.50), it has 2 different shadows to fill in your brown, a highlighter and a gel to set the shadow in place. This kit is just a great product for creating defined brows, although it always seems to be out of stock (must be due to popular demand).

Mascara

This is a quite recent purchase of mine, it's the Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes Mascara in Black (£8.99). It has a mini brush for your bottom lashes and a bigger brush for the top lashes. I love this mascara already, it's an updated version of Maybelline's The Falsies Mascara and makes the lashes look so much longer.

Highlighter

This one is a right bargain, it's MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighter (£3.00). I honestly love this and for the price you can't really resist!

Blusher

This is a new purchase too, L'Oreal True Match Blush in Sandalwood Rose (£7.69). It's a gorgeous rosey shade that gives a gorgeous flush of colour on the cheeks. It's not too bright and it's not too dull... Just right.

Lipstick

Oh myyyyy gosh! It has to be Rimmel Kate Lipstick in Shade 19 (£5.49), I applaud Kate Moss for creating such wonderful shades. I have a few different shades but this shade is a great colour if your not brave enough to have really bold lips but still want a pop of colour.

Lipgloss

I'd just like to congratulate Tanya Burr (if you don't know who she is; 1- Have you been living under a rock? 2- She's a fabulous beauty guru which you can find on her blog or on her Youtube channel). I love Tanya Burr Lipgloss in Aurora (£6.99), now I've always been nervous when it comes to wearing a shiny pink lipgloss but this is just fabulous! It's moisturizing, feels gorgeous on the lips and has a doe foot style applicator which makes it super easy to apply. *HALLELUJAH*

Makeup Brushes

These brushes are very very popular and I'm sure most of you have heard of them, they're the Real Techniques Brushes by Samantha Chapman. They come in different colours; the gold ones are for creating that flawless base, the pink for the perfect finish, purple for enhanced eyes and white for the limited edition duo-fibre brushes. Most can be purchased in kits and are amazing quality (especially for the price!)

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*These products were purchased with my own money and all opinions are my own*

February Favourites

Ooooops sorry it's a tad late but I've been super busy *hides face in shame*

Apart from my disappointing timing, its the FIRST MONTHLY FAVOURITES of 2014 wooo!

I had a bit of a splurge at the beginning of last month which means there's gonna be quite a few new products that I love...

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Oh my goodness gracious me, this purchase got me rather excited! I absolutely love this palette, the rosey tones look so sweet and are perfect for creating cute, spring looks. It comes with 12 gorgeous shades which are a mixture of matte and shimmers. The matte white 'Strange' is great for highlighting the inner corners of the eye, the brow bone and lightly pressing underneath the bottom lash line to make your eyes look bigger and brighter giving you a fresh, youthful look. I could go on about this all day... (P.S there will definitely an individual post coming up with swatches and a more in depth review of it)



YSL Touche Éclat




Oh my goodness gracious me, this is honestly one of my favorite buys!! Although slightly costly at £25.00, this is well worth the price. It covers dark under eye circle whilst highlighting, making you look more awake and youthful. 







Benefit They're Real Mascara




There will be a few Benefit products because as you might of seen from a previous post, I had a bit of a Benefit haul! This mascara makes my lashes so much longer and thicker, without going all horrible and clumpy (my pet hate). 







Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Bare Perfection Foundation

Sorry it looks a little messy in the picture, it's took a bit of a battering in my makeup bag (oops!) This foundation gives a light coverage which reflects light to give a natural, glowy look. I find that it doesn't spread very well and feel like a have to use more than I usually would but this is probably because it's only a light coverage.






Benefit POREfessional Face Primer



Hallelujah for this! It's just fab, pores disappear and my skin feel so silky and soft after putting this on!










Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil




I got this in the colour 'perversion', it's a jet black colour and literally 'glides' on and stays put! I love it and it is most definitely going to be a repurchase.






Benefit Rockateur Blush




This blush looks gorgeous on the apples of the cheeks, and it even smells gorgeous!









Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder




I use this to contour and love it, there's not much else to say about it other than buy it!









Rimmel Scandaleyes Thick and Thin Eyeliner




This is great for cat flicks and lining the upper lid. It's really easy to line the eye first with the thin bit then filling in the line with the thick part.





Eylure 'Cheryl' Girls Aloud Lashes




These lashes look absolutely gorgeous and are definitely my favourite out of their whole Girls Aloud collection. They aren't too 'in your face' but still make a massive difference.








Benefit How to Look the Best at Everything: Flawless Complexion Makeup Kit




I got this in 'Light', it's a great starter pack for Benefit beginners who want to try out before buying the full size versions of the product. This kit comes with a mini POREfessional, mini Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation, 2 different shades of Boi-ing Concealer and Hello Flawless Powder in 'I love me IVORY'. It also comes with a little brush too.




Just as a bit of a change I have 2 random favourites too...

Jelly Belly Very Cherry Candle




I have an obsession with cherry scents so my boyfriend got me this for Christmas, it smells SOOOOO good I can't even describe! Because I love it so much, it's not going to last very long so I will have to get myself another one!







Patch Flower Cushion




This was actually made by my boyfriends mum, how cute is it?! I absolutely love it and it just goes with my bedroom theme of roses.








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*These products were purchased with my own money and all opinions are my own*