Beauty Thursday

Beauty Thursday

Hi guys it's my second week back at Beauty Thursday, last week I posted all the products I used up during my time away from the blogasphere and now I'm gonna talk about the products that I have been LOVING while I wasn't posting!

The first product I loved and actually plan on repurchasing was the Benefit Dew The Hoola. I received this in a Birchbox last year and I used the whole thing up in a couple of months! I would squirt 3 pumps on to my hand and then dab it into my cheekbones and then blend it in with either my F20 brush from Blank Canvas or a beauty sponge, although I preferred the brush. It was such a nice liquid bronzer and was perfect for a Summer makeup look, I also found it never went patchy on me and worked with all of my foundations.

Keeping on the Hoola theme, I finally got my hands on the Benefit Hoola bronzer for myself, I got a travel size as I got it in a kit, so I have linked the travel size for 12 euro. This is a cult classic for a reason, such a beautiful contour shade.

I have found a new drugstore face powder, the Rimmel #Insta Fix and Matte translucent powder. In my opinion, this is just as good as my Rimmel Stay Matte powder. I've wiped most of the # out of the design of the powder so you can't appreciate how cute the design in the powder is but it blends out effortlessly and leaves the skin looking amazing.


A brush which I have been obsessed with the last while is this Blank Canvas F15 brush, it is a fluffy tapered brush and I find it perfect for highlighting. You can use it for powder or highlight but I've used it for highlight and love how beautifully it applies all my highlight. I picked this up at the Irish Beauty Show a few months back and have used it every day that I've applied makeup since.

Next up, is this clear brow gel from Browcote waterproof brow gel. Excuse the dirt of it, it's well loved, I fill in my brows and then apply this clear gel on top to hold them in place and I really like it, it lasts all night on me.My Benefit Gimme Brow is still my all time favourite but this is definitely in my top 5.

I have found another favourite foundation to add to my list for nights out! This Lancome Teint Miracle foundation is so perfect, it lasts all night and looks great in photos. It has a strange hairspray smell so if you're sensitive to smells this might bother you but it fades after a minute or so. I was on the fence when I saw the bottle as it says bare which made me think it was going to be light coverage but it is definitely medium-high coverage in my opinion and feels super lightweight, not cakey at all. The foundation feels super moisturising on my skin and I can't get over how flawless and glowy it looks. I can only wear it when I have fake tan on as it is a much darker shade than I can get away with pale, I have shade 02.

My last makeup product is the Boujois Volume Reveal mascara. Pippa O' Connor is a fan which is enough for me to try almost anything and of course I loved it! It makes my lashes look long and voluminous which is very rare and another bonus it doesn't clump! It truly shines when I have a small amount of makeup on however, it constantly looks beautiful on my lower lashes. Plus, its from the drugstore!

My final product is a skincare product, it is the L'Oreal Pure Clay Detox mask. I bought the trio pack in Penneys/ Primark but so far this is the only one I tried, first off it doesn't react with my sensitive skin so yay for me, because the fear was real. The mask applies evenly and dries relatively quick, and I kept it on for 15minutes. I feel my skin tightening while I wear it, which the first time worried me regarding the sensitive skin issue but it doesn't burn or sting and once I wash it off my skin looks glowing and feels super smooth. My skin is so clear, love it!

So that's it for my recent favourites, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo


Sophie

What I Wore Wednesday

What I Wore Wednesday

This week's What I Wore Wednesday is dedicated to one of my favourite Summer evening outfits I've ever worn, do you ever picture an outfit in your head and for once it ACTUALLY lives up to your picture in your head???

I wore a white halterneck from ASOS, a khaki sleeveless duster from Penney's/Primark, and a pair of Molly jeans from River Island. I accessorized with two choker from a set in Penney's/ Primark and my fav Oasis brown heels.

You can purchase the white halterneck bodysuit from ASOS here:

You can also purchase my blue ripped Molly jeans from River Island here:

So that's it for this week's What I Wore Wednesday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

What I Wore Wednesday

What I Wore Wednesday

This week's What I Wore Wednesday is a post on an outfit I wore out recently. I wore a pair of white joni jeans from Topshop and a black crop top from River Island. I paired the outfit with my brown shoes from Oasis.

You can purchase a pair of white joni jeans here:

So that's it for this week's What I Wore Wednesday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie

What I Wore Wednesday

What I Wore Wednesday

This week's What I Wore Wednesday is dedicated to my favourite bikini from my recent holiday in Lanzorate. Both pieces of the bikini are from River Island, the bottoms are available here: and you can purchase and the white cornelli string bikini top here:

If any of you are looking at going to Costa Teguise, I highly recommend you look at the HD Hotel. I stayed for a week all inclusive and my room was unbelievable, all of the staff were lovely and the entertainers were extremely talented (the Michael Jackson tribute evening and the Variety Show were 🙌🙌.) I also ate far, far too much food as the buffet was incredible.

So that's it for this week's What I Wore Wednesday, I hope you enjoyed today's blog! Let me know where you are considering for your holiday!

Xoxo

Sophie

Beauty Thursday + Life Update

Beauty Thursday

Hey everyone, I know it's been a while but I am back. I know I disappeared for a few months but there was some stuff going on and I had also began a new college course which I needed to take the time to settle in to but I am really excited to be back as I have missed posting! For my first post back I thought I would do an empties post as I have still been using up products and storing them in a little bin and now I have a huge amount to show you all, so with that let's get into it! :) 

In the past couple of months I've finished a few tans, I've probably finished more to be honest and just thrown them away. I have used up two instant tans which were the BBold Instant tan and the Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Lotion, the BBold has a lovely colour however where it is a spray it can tend to stick dry patches so I would apply a moisturizer on the dry patches so it doesn't cling to it. Usually I can have the same problem that I have with the BBold when I use Sally Hansen, however since they came out with the liquid version it's much better and to say it is only meant to last till you shower I probably get two days out of it before it completely washes off of my skin. I also finished two gradual tanners in recent weeks as I was going away on holiday so wanted a slight colour but didn't want to worry about tan fading or turning patchy. The Dove Summer Glow Nourishing Lotion in Medium to Dark, is okay, it feels really moisturizing however it takes hours to dry and I still feel sticky hours later. The Skinny Tan gradual tanner confused me so much, as I remember not loving it however I actually really liked the colour it gave me. The smell wasn't great however it didn't take half as long to dry like the dove did.

Powder wise I have completely used up three different powders, two loose and one pressed. I finished up another of the trusted Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder in the shade "06 Warm Beige," I've spoken about this countless of times so I won't go on about it too much again but I have repurchased this a ridiculous amount of times and I still have two back ups. I also finally used up my huge tub of the Inglot loose powder which honestly took me probably two years to use up because it was such a giant tub, now I did end up transferring it into a smaller tub when there was a smaller amount left but honestly it lasted me ages, I would definitely repurchase again. Lastly, I used up the Art Deco Poudres Fixante, I really like this powder and for a long time I used to use it to just set and bake my under eye however, the last couple of months I have started using it to lightly set the whole face when I don't want a super matte looking face but have a tacky foundation it's so, so pretty to just lightly dust all over the face.

For hair products, I used up a couple of shampoos but threw them out the only thing I remembered to keep was this Number 4 Lumiere d'Hiver Prep and Protect. I absolutely loved this spray it was by far the best detangler I have ever used on my hair it takes the smallest amount to get through my unruly mane with this bad boy. I have a couple to go through at the moment but I definitely recommend and will 100% be repurchasing!

I have three mascara's to talk about today. The Revlon Ultimate All in One, I didn't even close to use up I just found it did nothing for my lashes so gave up on it. Honestly, I've never found myself just give up on a mascara after only a few goes, I do usually power through and save them for when I use false lashes but this was just too terrible.  I also used up a travel size of the Lancome Hypnose mascara, I fell in love with this mascara all over again, this is one of my favourite mascaras ever. The other mascara I used up was the Kiko Extra Sculpt volumizing mascara and there is a reason why Kathleen Lights loves this mascara like I do! It is great at volumizing and and lengthening my lashes, it is too thick to apply to my bottom lashes but that doesn't bother me.

Over the past few months I have used up four foundations, two drugstore, two more expensive ones so at least it was a good 50/50. The Benefit Hello Flawless is probably my go to foundation for Summer time, so back in May I started pulling it back out of my drawer and repurchased another bottle when I finished this one up, I use the shade "I'm Pure 4 Sure, Ivory." I also used up a Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, I really enjoyed this foundation it was a nice alternative to the Benefit one and I mentioned it in my favourites previously. I used up my Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in the shade "porcelain," this is my favourite foundation for Winter as it's one of the few foundations that is pale enough but doesn't have a pinky undertone, it has great coverage and lasts all day. Lastly, I used up another of the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation in the shade "classic ivory." I have repurchased this foundation a few times and all these years later, I still have such a love hate with this foundation. It looks great on the skin when you apply it and is a perfect shade match however, I find it oxidizes slightly on me so only matches correctly when I have a light layer of fake tan on or if my tan is fading but oxidizing or not it still looks beautiful.

I am absolutely devastated that I used up this sample size of the Benefit Dew The Hoola!!! I am not usually a major liquid bronzer fan but this just blew me away. My skin was really dry for a few months and this was perfect instead of applying more powder to my face. It blended easy and was a gorg colour, I am definitely saving up to purchase the full size.

I finished up another Cocoa Brown Tough Stuff exfoliating scrub, I've gone through a few of them over the years and think it's perfect to prep you body for tan and to remove tan. Great scrub and great price! I also used the Anatomicals the Buff Stuff citrus body scrub which I received in a subscription box. I wasn't as much of a fan of the smell the longer I used it and didn't do a great job.

I finished two skincare products recently, both of which are ones of finished a few times. I love the La Roche Posay Hydraphase moisturizer, this is the moisturizer I have used since the first time I bought moisturizer and although I try sample sizes that I receive this is always the one I go back to, my favourite moisturizer hands down! I also have this Vichy 3 in 1 cleanser, I love this cleanser when I am having my lazy days because it is so much faster and so handy to use.

I also used up this Dr Bronner Peppermint Castille liquid soap. I loved this soap, it smelled so nice, was all natural and I found it perfect for cleaning my makeup brushes. Plus even Kourtney Kardashian loves the soap, if it's good enough for a Kardashian, it is good enough for a Kavanagh ;)

I loved this MUA Pro Base Fixing Mist, I'm pretty sure I featured it in a previous favourites and months later much to my dismay I have finally used up the bottle. I found this product perfect it helped my makeup last all night, the nozzle on the spray was actually really nice and dispersed the product really nice. Plus extra bonus it only costs £5!

So if you have made it to the end thank you guys so much, sorry for it being a long one but hey I had to make up for the time away! I hope you enjoyed today's blog!

Xoxo

Sophie