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