So April has been and gone. During April I celebrated my 28th birthday, and the 2nd birthday of this blog! 2 years has absolutely flown by, and I absolutely love my blog and everything that it stands for.
I am passionate about affordable makeup. I am a big believer that affordable brands and products are just as good (if not better – in some cases) as high end brands/products.
April was a crazy month for me, I set up my own business, I went to see Ed Sheeran in Nottingham (my husband surprised me with the tickets for my birthday) and for the past week I have been quite poorly. Thankfully I am getting better now 😊
Here are my April Favourites:
I recently placed an order with Superdrug for a haul of makeup and beauty products. In that haul was the Vitamin E Hydrating Mist & the Simply Pure Hydrating Serum. Do you ever use a product once or twice and just know that you love it? I did that with these two products. They made my skin feel absolutely amazing, silky smooth and hydrated. I am living for this combination right now. The texture on my skin has almost gone, my makeup applies much better now too!
The Technic Mega Lash mascara is just brilliant. It’s my favourite mascara right now & I reached for it a lot during April. It doesn’t smudge, it’s easy to apply and it makes my lashes look fuller and longer. It ticks all the boxes for everything I want a Mascara to do. It’s super affordable too!
I am pretty sure I have mentioned the Maybelline Eraser Eye concealer before in a previous blog. The Eraser Eye concealer is my go-to concealer. It hides my dark circles perfectly, it lasts really well, it doesn’t cake or crease and doesn’t feel heavy on the skin at all.
Another haul order I placed was with Essence Cosmetics. In that order was the Matt Matt Matt Longlasting Lipgloss in the shade Beauty – Approved!
First of all, this product smells incredible. It smells good enough to eat.
I absolutely love the shade too, it’s a perfect pinky, brown, terracotta nude shade. Here is a swatch:
A matte lipgloss sounds weird doesn’t it? But I am living for this product right now!! It’s like a liquid lipstick only you don’t have any trouble removing it at the end of the day. I was surprised how long it lasted during the day too.
Another product in my recent Essence Cosmetics haul was the Prime Of Your Life primer. On the bottle it says it’s a smoothing, light reflecting primer. I don’t hold out much hope when it comes to primers. I have tried other primers that claim to make my skin smooth and give me a pore-less appearance. But, I gave it a go and OH MY GOSH, it is amazing. There are really no other words to describe it.
I used this primer in my problem areas (where I have texture in my skin, on my nose and my cheeks) and then applied my No7 primer on the rest of my face. My skin looked completely different before and after applying makeup. I can’t believe how good this primer is. It does exactly what it says on the bottle. I will definitely be stocking up on this product.
As I briefly mentioned there, I have also been using the No7 Airbrush Away Primer. This is another fab primer and keeps my makeup on all day. I use it every time I apply my makeup, and since using it I have noticed a big difference in how my makeup applies, looks and lasts.
I have been reaching for the Technic Treasury palette SO MUCH lately. I mean, it’s just the perfect palette! There are so many shades, mattes, shimmers and possible eye looks with this palette. I just love it.
The Technic Treasury palette is pigmented, really easy to work with and blend out. Let’s be honest, it’s so pretty too 😍
Apologies for the long blog, but that’s it for my monthly favourites! What have you been loving lately?
Thank you for reading
Jen
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