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Lazy Day Makeup

By Lmcvy

My makeup routine is usually just plain eyes with mascara and nude lips or sometimes dark purple or orange lips and apart from when I go out...

Little Black Dress cocktail party

By Lmcvy

On October 18th I was invited to attend the LBD Cocktail party at the Photolink studios, Manchester. This was a great night of gorgeous dre...

Now i've seen quite a few of these sorts of posts from fellow bloggers, so for the past few weeks I have been hoarding all the empty containers i've used up and thought were post worthy. All these products I have really liked.

Starting with haircare; The first product is the V05 Nourish me truly shampoo for damaged hair. As shampoo's go, this isnt a major favourite of mine, It's just of those products you can use daily and its great value for money.

The next is the TREemme Heat defence styling spray. Now seen as I use this everytime I wash my hair, it has lasted me FOREVER, and I mean like nearly a year? I dont soak my hair with it, just a few spritz on wet hair. But the last few leave in heat defence products i've used have always left a residue on my hair when I dry it and so far this is the only one that hasn't, so i've stuck with it!

Moving on to sort of body/face products. This first is E45 cream. Now I know this has been around for years and years and many women swear by it, so you don't need me telling you how good it is and i've, like many others, have had grans telling me "put some E45 on it!". But just lately I have been getting really dry patches on my arms, usually when I come out of the shower, so I have just been using E45 cream on it and they have cleared up great. I also find the smaller tubes handing for carrying around me when i'm on the go.

Next is the Clinique Dramatically different moisturizing lotion. Which is abit of a mouthful for a moisturiser, however it is dramatically different. I got this sample in a copy of Glamour magazine quite a few months ago and i've been really pleased with it. I only really use it after cleansing and before primer and makeup in the mornings, but has kept my skin glowy and not as dry, especially now it's getting colder.

I have just finished using the MAC prime + prep skin base visage also. As primers go, this is one of the best ive used, It's up there with the Benefit Porefessional primer. It has a good consistancy and a slightly glowy shine to it to illuminate the skin. It gives a good base for my makeup and reduces shine throughout the day; what more do you want?

And finally makeup; I have only used up two products for this section, so here they are. Firstly it's the NYC Smooth mineral pressed foundation powder. This was actually a product given to me from a friend when she didn't really get on with it. I would most probably say it's more of a powder rather than a foundation, as I wouldn't wear it alone as the coverage is'nt fab. And unfortunately it didn't match my skin tone, and left me looking rather darker than I really am. However on a positive, it did last ALL day, there have been few times when i've felt the need to top up.

Last but not least is the Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in the shade Medium 3. Now I have come to learn that this is a major "blog about" in the blogging world. Theres not a great deal to say really, it's just a reallyyyyyy good consealer. It's cheap and great coverage. This is definately my favourite from this review. So now all there is to do is re-purchase!!

Thanks for reading!