Current Favourites

In all honesty, my favourites haven't really changed that much over the last few months since I uploaded my March & April Favourites post. I've been using pretty much all the same products and doing the same makeup look everyday since then (even with a whole drawer of makeup sitting next to me). Anyway, I have still managed to find a few other products that I have been loving recently.

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I've still been loving my MAC eyeshadows and they have been my go-to almost everyday. Although on the days where I haven't had as much time to get ready, I've been reaching for my Naked palette. Sidecar is an old favourite shade of mine so I immediately gravitated towards that shade and washing it over my eyelids. Sidecar is a very subtle shade so I've been using Buck to add some more depth into the crease. Virgin is a gorgeous shimmery pearl shade which I actually use everyday to highlight the inner corners of my eyes to brighten them up slightly.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush - Mood Exposure
Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush - Brilliant Nude

Oh Hourglass, what can I say. Hourglass blushes are without a doubt my favourite and I can't remember the last time I did my makeup without using one. Mood Exposure I fell in love with from their original blush palette and that didn't change after buying the full size. This is actually much more pigmented than it was in the palette; trust me and be careful or you'll end up looking like a clown! I've been reaching for Mood Exposure a lot more recently when I've been using my Naked palette as it's still a very natural shade but adds a bit more colour to my face.

Brilliant Nude is my new favourite blush shade. I can't believe how quickly I used this up in the Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush Palette. I haven't used the full size of this yet so I'm not sure how it compares to the palette but if the pigmentation is just as good then perfect! I've been reaching for this when using my MAC eyeshadows to give my cheeks some life without my makeup looking like I've gone too overboard with colour.

Both shades are incredibly soft, a dream to blend and the pigmentation is amazing; Brilliant Nude lasted in the blush palette for about 4 months even though I was using it almost everyday. I'm already so excited for their new holiday palettes!

The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer

I had heard about this highlighter so many times and knew that it was very popular but for ages it wasn't a product I was all that bothered about. I couldn't have been more wrong! I've been using this pretty much everyday for the past 4 months and I've hardly made a dent in it. It is a very soft and pigmented champagne powder and for ages I almost forgot about all the other highlighters in my collection (including Champagne Pop!) I've mainly been using this with Brilliant Nude as it compliments the golden highlighter running through the blush. I actually have 2 of these as the first one arrived broken but the pigmentation is so spot on I think it'll take me a couple of years to get through them both!

Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick - Valentine

I did actually mention this in my March & April Favourites but I haven't stopped using it since. It is described as a petal-rose pink which in my opinion the perfect spring/summer shade. I love the creamy formula of this lipstick, it goes on smoothly and it doesn't dry out your lips but if your lips are very dry then it will show through. I noticed that unlike the Kim K.W shade, as this wears off it leaves a stain of colour on your lips, one of my friends thought I had just re-applied it when in fact it was actually a few hours before. This is a limited edition shade and I've already bought one backup but at this rate, I think I'll need to get a second!

L'Oreal Pure Clay Glow Scrub

It's very rare for me to fall in love with a product after the first time I've used it. Sometimes I think oh I love it and then after a while it doesn't seem as amazing as it first did. However, the first time I used this I knew it was going to be a favourite. In all honesty, I have been seriously slacking with my skincare routine for the past few months so I hadn't been using this everyday until more recently. I'm not a fan of scrubs and can't stand the feeling of them but this just feels like a slightly gritty cleanser, so I was surprised how well it worked and how soft my skin was afterwards. If I go just one day without using this, I really notice in the texture of my skin but I haven't been using it long enough to know if it has brightened my skin just yet. My makeup has also been going on so much better and looking a lot better after using this.

TIGI S-Factor Silky Smooth Moisture Serum

Last but not least, another product that very quickly managed to find a way into my favourites. I was about to order another bottle of the TIGI S-Factor Smoothing Lusterizer when I saw this mentioned on someones blog. Unlike the lusterizer, this doesn't make my hair feel like it's covered with product, even after styling. I use this when my hair is wet before blow-drying and considering how frizzy my hair goes (think of a lion's mane), I was very surprised to see just how much this smoothed down the frizziness. It has been leaving my hair silky smooth just as it says on the bottle and I'm so glad I decided to try this one. I can't for the life of me remember who's blog I saw this on but thank you! Plus it smells like strawberries and cream, what more could you want?

(Top to Bottom) Brilliant Nude, Mood Exposure, Mary Lou Manizer, Valentine

The weather has been so temperamental recently and we haven't exactly had much of a summer in the UK this year so I'm already getting excited for Autumn. What have been your staple products throughout the summer?

Bye for now xxx

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