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
