JULY FAVOURITES

Hi everyone, 

What a beautiful rainy August day here in Manchester, right?  

I decided to start over on my blog as I have more time to do what I want, so let's get started! I have lots of favourites this month, as I tried some new things and some old loves of mine. This will be a long post (sorry in advance) but I hope you'll  enjoy it. Here's my July favourites.

BEAUTY

Just a heads up, I am a little bit obsessed with eyebrows and concealers, as these 2 are the issues of mine. I literally do not have eyebrows, no kidding! Well, I am exaggerating, but they are very very light, and I am always looking for something that makes them better. This month, I went for quite natural/light eyebrows, and I loved Purminerals Universal Pencil in Golden Bronze for defining my eyebrows an arch and used spoolie on the other end to brush through. Then I used L'Oreal Brow Artist Plumper in shade light/medium so it would not move. The brush applicator is so good and is perfect for managing your brows. 

As for concealer, I do not have one but 2 favourites, as I am struggling with dark, dark circles. Maybelline Instant Anti-Age Eraser in shade light is my to go concealer, I ordered one in lighter shade and I am looking forward to try it, as this shade will be too dark for me through the coming cold months. I blend this concealer with brush or a beauty blender, and move on on stage two. I use Wild About Beauty Concealer in shade 01 fair- it is a creamy concealer with 2 shades, darker and a lighter one, I use darker one now blend it in so my circles disappear and then set it with the powder it's coming with. The powder! Oh the powder, it is so so soooo soft, I don't know what it is, or how it works, but its amazingly soft and stays put for ever!

Moving on, I will try not blabber about the next products so much. At least I have 2 ideas for  my new blog posts. 

I don't have a foundation favourite, as I have been going from one to another, and I couldn't pick one.

My favourite mascara costs £3! And I totally love it, thanks to TalkBeckyTalk. It is 2truePro WOW! Volume Mascara- it's black, the brush has a good size and gives me volume and definition. 

I had more favourites for eyeshadows-  Rimmel Scandaleyes Eye Shadow Stick in 011 Bluffing and Eye Shadow Paint in 004 Peachy Apricot. What was I doing the whole time they've been out? They're wonderful and stay on all day! You have to act quick with the paint though, that stuff dries fast!

Revolution makeup does get more and more of my attention, and I am totally in love with their Ultra Professional Eyesadow Flawless Matte. They're matte, blend easily, stay on, and did I mention? they're all matte! 

For lips I mostly used Ren Vita Mineral Lip Balm, as I could not be bothered with bold lips this month. The lip balm, is very nice, stays on for a long time and makes my lips smooth, what else you need! Maybe a lip colour, and for that and for blush I used Stila Convertible Color Dual Lip and Cheek Cream in shade Peony- it's a beautiful shade, natural, pinky and looks so good as lip colour, it is the best nude I used. And I don't wear nudes because I look like I'm about to drop dead! LOL

SKINCARE/BODY/HAIR

In June, I got a few skincare things and I love them. First is Ren Rosa Centifolia Express Make-up Remover,guys this is the best eye makeup remover ever! Well, at least for me. I hate then I remove makeup and even if I wash my face I wake up in the morning with black smears under my eyes. This stuff doesn't do that! YAY! I obviously finish removing the rest of my makeup with micellar water, but I didn't have anything special to talk about. Serozinc by La Roche-Posay is another favourite of mine. I didn't use it for quite some time, and started again in July, and it helped my skin so much. Why I stopped using it in the first place? 

After Serozinc, I usually go for a face serum, and this month, well couple of months now, my favourite is Clinique smart custom-repair serum. I noticed that when I didn't use it for couple of days my skin became dull, and imperfections came along. 

As for my moisturiser, I adored In Transit Camera Close-Up by thisworks. It is mask, moisturiser and primer in one, and it truly is, I don't use primer at all and my makeup stays. I will be getting a full size of that when I'll run out. Back to my dark circles, but real quick, I promise. For under-eye area I used Benefit's Puff Off!, I need to use it more regularly as I am lazy with that part of my face, and I know I shouldn't be. 

I know it's strange to put anti-perspirant in faves, but I usually use different one. This month, I started to use Dove's Maximum Protection 48 h anti-perspirant deodorant cream in original clean, and the smell gets me every time I move, I usually use unscented deodorants, as I don't like mixing the smell of that with the perfume. I like this scent though, it's got something I can't describe. One day, I kid you not, I was at work and I tried to figure out what smells so good on me, I smelled my hair, clothes and couldn't get it. What a mess am I, right? 

Vaseline Spray & Go in aloe fresh is the top product for this month, and I hate moisturising my body. Honestly, I hate waiting for it to dry so I could put clothes on. With this, I just spray on, blend in and I'm ready to go!

My hair are a mess, as I am colouring them I need a protecting and de-tangling product in one, and the one for this month is by Philip Kingsley and it's the Daily Damage Defence- I love the smell, I love what it's doing to my hair, and combing through is so easy and effortless! 

I wanted to put a picture of my favourite scent which is discounted for couple of years, but my laptop refused to co-op, so I'll just mention it. It's Avon's JET FEMME EDT, and guys, this is the best smelling perfume. I bought it off Ebay just to have it. Silly right? But I regret not stocking up, now I've left with half a bottle. Hurts so much! 

Anyway, that is all from my favourites, and I hope you enjoyed my very very long post. Sorry, I will try to make t shorter, I just felt like these items needed mentioning. 

With love

Petra