So it's that time of the month again where I share with you what I've been enjoying throughout this month. This blog has had some serious neglect the past couple of weeks and it's time to kick myself back into shape!
As we all know, October will soon be over and Christmas will be soon be upon us, but today's post will share with you what I've been enjoying in October, quite possibly one of my favourite months as the transition into Autumn/Winter starts to happen!
To start this post off, I've really been enjoying the Carex Fun Edition Bubblegum hand soap.
This thing smells like something directly descended from the Gods, it's so yummy. As you can see from the photo, it's really appealing to children due to it's bright colours and sweetie reference, but can I just say I was a little excited when I actually managed to find? I've used the strawberry lace and cola bottle versions of these and loved them but could never ever find this one! It leaves an absolutely gorgeous smell on your hands which isn't overpowering but you can definitely smell it. I love Carex hand soaps as they leave my hands super super soft and of course with this one, smelling absolutely delicious. I'm sure I picked this up in Sainsburys on offer for £1.00 but normally they're only around £1.50 anyway.
The second thing I've been enjoying this month is the Essence Get Big Lashes mascara.
I mentioned this mascara in my previous post as being one of my favourite mascaras, but this month has been the real "test drive" month for me. I've loved applying this mascara and have even been asked on a couple of occasions if I'm wearing false lashes. It makes them thick, long and it's one of the only mascaras I've used that doesn't flake off onto your face. Considering I've been using it for around 5 or so weeks now, it hasn't dried out which is also really good as normally my mascara would be nearly dried out by now. I've recommended this to a lot of people who have also said they love this mascara, so if your local Wilko has an Essence stand in it, grab this for £2.30 (ish) and get yourself an actual bargain.
Another one of my favourites this month is quite an oldie but by no means forgotten. I'm extremely late in trying this foundation, but it's the Max Factor Facefinity Compact.
I remember using this foundation years and years ago from one of my at the time friends, who absolutely loved it. I've been meaning to purchase this for quite a long time and I loved it, but have never felt the need to until now. Now I've begun using brushes and different tools to apply my foundation, I wanted something I could take along with me, should I need a touch up throughout the day. I picked this up in Porcelain, and me being a very pale girl, I'm extremely surprised at how well this matches my skin. In the pan, this product looks orange. I'm not even kidding, I swatched it in the shop and was like "great, it's a nice colour" but when I got it home I was shocked to find my product wasn't the same colour as the one in the pan in the shop. However, upon swatching mine, I was pleasantly surprised that it was so pale. It's an almost perfect match, if not a tiny tiny bit too dark. However, going into the winter months it'll be nice to have some sort of colour to my face! It's not a heavy coverage, I'd say more light to medium but definitely buildable. I wouldn't say it's extremely long lasting but I can definitely feel it on my face a couple of hours later. I managed to find this on offer for (I think) £7.00, but I think it normally retails for around the £15 mark.
It's no shock to hear that I've also been enjoying yet another lip product this month.
Again, the rosy lips vaseline is another tried and tested product but one I keep finding myself going back to time and time again. I won't go into to much detail about this as I'm sure I mentioned Vaseline in my top lip products, but I absolutely love the subtle pinky red colour this lip balm produces on my lips. These tins last me so long, at one point I'm sure I had two of these on the go as I lost one then rediscovered it! It's super moisturising, long lasting and to be honest, I wouldn't feel normal if I didn't have a tin of Vaseline hanging around on me somewhere! I picked this up for around £1.00 from Asda but I'm sure it's normally about £1.50.
Just to add to my Lush addiction, I have a new found love from there.
I absolutely adore Lush hair products and I'm so glad I took the plunge into changing to using their shampoo, conditioner and hair moisturisers. However, this little gem seemed to pass my eyes for the past year or so. I have been using Jungle as a conditioner but felt like I needed something a bit heavier for my natural curly hair to feel "conditioned". After a good talk to one of the store assistants, I hurried away with a sample of this ready to use on my hair wash day. Can I just say, why the hell haven't I bought this before? It smells absolutely delicious, leaves my hair super soft in between washes and honestly is one of the best conditioners I have ever used. If you've ever seen a sample pot from Lush, you'll know they're tiny, however I managed to get 3 uses out of mine. This shocked me as I have really thick curly hair and usually would use SO MUCH conditioner but this is really easy to work into your hair, meaning for me, I actually used less but had extremely good results from it. After using this, I use R&B (another post I need to do...!) and my hair is left feeling silky smooth without looking or feeling greasy. I'm definitely going to be purchasing a full sized bottle of this when I get paid as I literally have fallen in love with yet ANOTHER Lush product! Kudos to you guys at Lush, you certainly know how to make your hair products. I'm sure this retails for around the £10.00 mark for one of the middle sized bottles but in my opinion, it's worth it as I say, I managed to get 3 uses out of my sample pot!
And last but not least...I've found yet ANOTHER tool to put my foundation on with.
Now, I've seen these brushes floating around for a while and love the way foundation looks when applied with one of these so really, I had to have a go for myself. I didn't want to break the bank by spending over £10 on one from Real Techniques so I picked this one up from my local Wilkinsons for around £3-4 I think. I love how flawless this makes my foundation look when I've applied it, it doesn't cake it on and it doesn't leave streaks where I've buffed it into my skin. The bristles on this brush are really soft and delicate, and as of yet, mine hasn't even lost any bristles! It really surprised me because I was expecting for some to fall out as soon as I used it, but nothing has fallen out yet. I'm glad I've tried this out, I'm definitely converted. I love using this brush, it's really easy to clean too and dried out in literally half an hour.
This brings my post to an end, yet another month has (nearly) passed us by! I cannot believe we're at the end of October already, this year has gone SO fast.
What products have you been loving this month?
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