Weekly Round-Up #5 (2nd Feb 2015 - 7th Feb 2015)

Welcome to another weekly round-up:

Beauty UK Face Powder

Like most women I suffer with an oily face, so when it comes to keeping my foundation in place I am always on the look out for a great powder that's going to give my foundation some extra staying power.

Empties (Bumper Edition)

As I said in my New Year's post this is the bumper edition of my empties (I have been keeping them from August onwards, time to get rid and quick methinks!)

March Favourites

Welcome to another edition of my monthly favourites, as you can see there isn't many this month, and there is a non beauty related item in there.

BEAUTY UK EYE PRIME FX EYESHADOW PRIMER
This has at the moment become my holy grail of eyeshadow primer, I put this on and my eyeshadow stayed in place with no creasing whatsoever for over 16 hours, it's true, it's love.

BOTANICS ROSEWATER TONING SPRITZ
This is absolutely lovely on the skin and just smells amazing, it really does do wonders for my skin, but when spraying be careful you don't inhale more than you use on your skin.

WILKINSONS RHUBARB SHOWER CREAM
I am in love with this shower creme and it is mainly because of the smell, to me it smells like the rhubarb and custard boiled sweets, it smells so yummy.

WATER IN A BOX
I spotted this in the local pound shop (Poundland, I think), I thought the idea was quite a good one. We are all now becoming responsible for reducing the amount of rubbish we send to landfill and increasing the amount that we can recycle.
With this the box everything is recyclable so once you've drunk it you just put it in to recycle.

SEVENTEEN VA VA VOOM MASCARA
This mascara was a complete surprise to me, I picked this out of my mascara pot as a new mascara to try, and when I opened it I couldn't believe the size of the brush

BOURJOIS RADIANCE REVEAL HEALTHY MIX FOUNDATION - LIGHT VANILLA
This is a great foundation, the colour matches my skin really well, and I never would have believed I would write or even say this it smells so fruity (that will probably be the fruit therapy that is in there). One of my favourites so far this year.

Thanks for tuning in

Gemma
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Beauty UK Eye Prime FX Eyeshadow Primer

I'm always on the lookout for a great eyeshadow primer, and I may have just found one to rival my Avon Lid Primer.

I bought this from Superdrug to try out, it was very inexpensive at just £3.49.

It comes with a sponge applicator that you just put onto the eyelids, I put a dab onto my eyelid and then blend all over the lid.

Now with an eyeshadow primer you want staying power and my giddy aunt does this have it, I put the primer and eyeshdow on at 7:45AM, and didn't take it off till nearly midnight and it didn't even move, hadn't even creased.

This is the bar to beat for me when it comes to eyeshadow primer, and yes I will definitely be repurchasing this again.

Thanks for tuning in

Gemma
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Make-Up Monday (10.2.2014 - 16.02.2014)

Welcome to the 2nd edition of Make-Up Monday

As you can see there is another bumper week of products:

• SEVENTEEN On The Spot Foundation - Porcelain - I've used this previously and it wasn't too bad, I don't think there is much in there so it's more of using it up.
• Beauty UK Prime FX Foundation Primer - This is a brand new product that I wanted to try.
• Natural Collection Pressed Powder - Cool - Have used this before and it is good, testing it out some more.
• L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara - Black
• Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR - Eternal Gold
• MUA Colourblast Eyeshadow Tint - A Girl Like Me
• MaxFactor Wild Mega Volume Mascara - Black
• Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm - Sultry - Have been wanting these for ages.
• Rimmel Apocalips - Eclipse
• KIKO Eyeshadow - Matt Beaver Brown - Brand new and trying it out for work for a natural look
• Rimmel ScandalEyes Eyeshadow - Bad Girl Bronze
• Rimmel Lipstick Lock
• Smashbox Limitless Eyeliner
• Avon Lid Primer
• Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer - Light - Love this concealer always a firm favourite.

Some of these products are old favourites, and new testers.

Are there any products that you've used and loved, or used and hated?

Thanks for tuning in

Gemma
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Make-Up Monday (3rd Feb 2014 - 9th Feb 2014)

I was sorting out the make-up that I was going to wear for last week when I had a 'Eureka' moment, and thought this might be a good idea for a series on the blog. I have a bit of makeup so I like to change my make-up bag out every week and get everything in rotation so that nothing is wasted (I know I'm not the only one that does this, hands up please).

So every Monday, I am going to post the make-up that I am going to be wearing for that week. So here is week 1:

• Gosh Velvet Touch Foundation Primer - Clear
• Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - 51 Light Vanilla
• Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - Fair
• SEVENTEEN Miracle Matte Pressed Powder - Ivory Porcelain
• Beauty UK Eye Prime FX Eyeshadow Primer
• Natural Collection LashCare Mascara - Clear - This is a staple in my bag so will always show up in the posts.
• Beauty UK Eye Shadow Palette - No 7 Naked
• N.Y.C. Showtime Mascara - Black
• Collection No Clumps Mascara - Ultra Black
• Maybelline The Mega Plush Volum' Express - Very Black
• Rimmel ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner - Nude
• Revlon Butter Balm - Invite Only
• Collection Fix Me Up Setting Spray

As you can see I do wear a lot of makeup on a weekly basis (I have to mainly plan for what I might wear on a weekend, especially if I am going out somewhere.

I hope you like this series of posts, and I am going to trial it for the month of February, if you readers like this after the four posts then I will carry on and make it a permanent thing.

Are there any products that you've tried there and loved (or even hated), feel free to comment.

thanks for tuning in

Gemma
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January Favourites

* Denotes gift

Welcome to January Favourites, and it's already the end of January and the start of February (where did January go so fast?).

As you can see from the basket I have a wide selection of favourites this month.

1. Boots Expert Build Up Removal Shampoo
This is a fantastic shampoo for my hair, I use it once a week and it completely removes all the excess oil from my hair.

2. Expert Face Brush - Real Techniques
Where has this brush been all my life, it is fantastic (I bought another one as I loved it that much), I may have to add another one to my collection.

3. Kleenex Shine Absorbing Sheets
These I bought on a whim and thank god I did, these are fantastic to use during the day to take any excess oil off of my face to stop my make up slipping.

4. L'Oreal Glam Shine Stain Splash - 306 Bonnie
This is fantastic, when I put this onto my lips it felt just like putting water onto them, and then the texture of the lip gloss changed and it became much thicker (I will have to add some more to my collection).

5. Beauty UK Eyeshadow Palette - No.7 Naked
I'm known for my love of neutral colours especially during the day while I am at work (during the weekend neutrals are gone), this palette had such a good range of shades that I could use during the week while I was at work that I could wear a different colour every day.

6. Espresso - Barry M Matte Nail Paint
This is a great nail polish, went on really easy and I do love a matte nail colour, even though this was black it still looked good on the nail, and looked quite classy as it was a matte polish.

7. I Love...Raspberry & Blackberry Super Soft Hand Lotion*
I actually received this as a stocking filler as I love the smell of raspberries, and this hand lotion is lovely, as soon as it goes onto my hands you can smell the raspberries, and it doesn't make my hands to greasy but keeps them really moisturised.

8. Superdrug Strawberry & Raspberry Shower Gel*
As I said I am a sucker for anything smelling of raspberries and this one is another fantastic one (I originally got a travel size for Christmas and just had to get the normal size). I will admit it has such a weird consistency, like a jelly almost but it makes the shower smell of raspberries (Pure heaven for me).

9. I Love...Raspberry & Blackberry Refreshing Body Spritzer*
Another stocking filler I received, but I will repurchase this again. I like a body spray as I just spritz it all over to give off a nice smell.

I hoped you like my favourites of January and tune in tomorrow to see what I managed to use up as well.

Thanks for tuning in

Gemma
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