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1 - The Body Shop all in 1 Face Base
If there's one product that I couldn't live without it's
this one. I discovered this back in 2012 amongst the days of lilac eyeshadow and horrendous eyebrows. It was honestly one of the first face products my 15 year old self bought (for a school dance I kid you not) and to this day I'm not sure I could live without it.
The product itself is a creamy pressed powder which can be worn as a setting powder or as a powder foundation. Depending on how dandy my skin is feeling, i've tried and loved both. Across the past few years there have been brief periods in which my soul mate and I have separated and I've tried other powders... Rimmel Stay Matte, Natural Collection etc, but I always go back to this. I've probably owned about 10 - 15 of these so far and have definitely not seen my last.
If there was one downside it would be that due to the soft and creamy texture, when you hit pan it can be prone to shattering particularly if you're travelling in a bumpy vehicle (thick aeroplanes...). Which in turn may cause the product to leak a little, so to avoid this pack it in a sandwich bag just to be on the safe side.
Quick stats:
Price: £14
Brand: The Body Shop
Star rating: 4.99 stars
Coverage: Medium to full
2 - Rimmel London 9 in 1 BB cream
Ahh another face product! When it comes down to my skin I'm very picky. I think this stems from trying several products which broke me out terribly, causing my confidence to drop dramatically. I discovered this product after falling in love with the idea of BB creams... I mean picture the scene: It's November, my skin is dry and verging on flaky (ew, gross I know right?!) but I still want to wear something to cover it up. My Body Shop foundation just highlighted the dry patches, so what's a girl to do?! I picked
this on a whim, and fell in love. As a BB cream, naturally it's more creamy and moisturising than your average foundation which suited my dehydrated skin perfecting. However unlike most BBs the coverage was thicker and more similar to that of a foundation.
Price: £6.99 (current offer at Boots: £4.99)
Brand: Rimmel London
Star rating: 4 stars
Coverage: medium
3 - Rimmel London fix and perfect pro primer
Prior to discovering clear primers like
this one, I'd never really seen the point. Naturally I'd dabbled with the Benefit Porefessional but frankly it just highlighted dry patches on my skin and was another layer to blend in. However the idea of using a primer to make my makeup stay on longer was a brilliant one... in theory. Finding one I actually liked was a different matter.
I don't actually remember when or what possessed me to pick this one up, only that I adored it. Now not a day goes by without me wearing this underneath my skin makeup. It's clear in texture so you can just haphazardly rub it into your more oily areas without having to worry about blending and matching to skin tone. It helps my makeup stay on for longer whilst aiding smoother application. A definite drugstore diamond!
Price: £6.99
Brand: Rimmel London
Star rating: 4 stars
Coverage: N/A
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4 - The Body Shop eyeshadow quad in 01 - Smoky Brown
If there's one eyeshadow palette I could not live without it's this one. I know... I hear your calls of: 'What about the Naked palettes?!' and yes, I agree that those are fabulous, but this little gem is arguably one of my best purchase decisions.
I got this about 18 months ago from sale section in The Body Shop. I'd been 'um'ing and 'ah'ing for a little while because it was £10 (reduced from £25) and let's be real, I didn't need another smoky brown eyeshadow palette. But thank god I listened to my sister and bought this because every shade is truly magnificent.
The palette consists of four shades - three shimmery and one matte. For my everyday makeup I use the bronze shimmer as an allover colour, with the champagne as a highlight and the chocolate for the creases. I can honestly say I've had many, many compliments from both strangers and friends.
As for the matte shade... say hello to my holy grail eyebrow powder. Seriously It's so perfect.
Also let's just spare a moment to consider that we also get two travel sized, good quality brushes as well!
Price: £10 (potentially £25)
Brand: The Body Shop
Star rating: 5 stars
Coverage: good
5 - Chanel: la volume de Chanel mascara
I was given
this beauty as a birthday gift back in May and upon inspecting the brush I was left quite unimpressed. Without actually trying the product, I failed to see how the small, barely-there bristles would do anything other than clump my lashes together.
Oh how wrong I was.
I'm the first to admit that this brush did take a little technique refining before it could be used to its full potential however when this was accomplished it was truly amazing. My lashes have never looked so long and full. Just yesterday I got told I should be a mascara model because my lashes are so good. I put it down to this baby, it's incredible.
Price: £25
Brand: Chanel
Star rating: 5 stars
Coverage: N/A