Recent Favorites

Hello, Everyone
I have been mighty busy lately, with getting ready for house guests and other visitors and just trying to keep up with my little monkey, who is now climbing on everything and pulling down everything that he can reach. So finding time to finish up one of my 9 draft posts has been pretty much impossible :D I keep starting them and then so much time passes that they are no longer relevant, so I just kind of have to start another one and the same thing happens :D But I promised myself to blog more often this month to keep myself busy. And I need to keep myself busy as my plan to go back home for a month with Oscar is being held back by the lack of passports in our house :D So here I am writing :)
The plan was to do an April favourites post but in the end I decided ''recent'' is a more relevant word :D

I will start with the beauty products.

The RealTechniques duo fibre brush set was a late find for me. I haven't actually tried any duo fibre brushes...ever...and I'm sad I hadn't discovered them earlier because they are AMAZING. They blend all the cream and powder foundations so well and leave no lines. I don't really use the small eye brush for eyes rather than blending out the contour line on my nose, but I'm sure it will be amazing for eye shadow as well, it's just that I have my tried and tested eye shadow brushes I use daily. Both the big face brush and small contour brush are used daily and I can't repeat myself enough, they are sooo goood. The set is meant to be limited addition, but they are still available in most drugstores and also online.

If you find something you like, buy loads of it :D For me it's plum and berry shades. I'm sure you know my obsession with purple lipsticks/glosses and now I've moved the obsession onto my cheeks as well :D The plum colored Expertwear blush by Maybelline is a very very recent find, and even though it looked super shiny in the shop but ended up being quite matte in real life I still love the colour. It's this super buildable blush that is just so pretty...That's it...it's so pretty :D The shade is 79 Flash Plum.

I also got a peachy tone in shade 62 Rosewood because peach is a bit of an obsession as well lately. To be honest they only had these 2 shades in Superdrug and not that they only had these shades left...it seemed that these 2 are the only ones out there at the moment :D But I will look into it and if I can find more shades I'll link them below.

Dry Shampoo. I have been meaning to try out the dry shampoo but never really got round to it, so when my sister came and recommended me this one I had no more excuses any more. I have to say Momma finds less and less time to wash her hair so this is a godsend...or sistersend shall I say :D It smells so nice and once I was taught on how to use it I was set to go. It just gives me an extra day to rock some loose waves or a straight hair do rather than a ponytail. I mean I have worn that ponytail for months now :D This CO Lab dry shampoo in classic fragrance is meant to be better than the Batiste ones, but I wouldn't know as I haven't tried the Batiste :D If you have tried them both and have a different opinion let me know :)

Maybelline Dream Satin liquid foundation in 02 cameo. I will say this right at the start...I have way too many foundations, but this is by far my favourite. It is somewhere between medium and high coverage so not too good for those hot sweaty summer months, but it leaves such a flawless finish that for now (spring) it is perfect. And it is very durable. I walked through rain and wind with this bad boy on my face :S yes that sounded weird and dirty :D but it lasted. So if you want a flawless coverage this is the one.

Moving on to another face product. NYX Born to glow Liquid Illuminator is the bomb. I use it on top of my foundation just on my cheekbones for that glowy dewy JLo glowy dewy look :D And it just leaves an amazing glow without rubbing off the foundation. I'm pretty sure it is meant to be used as an all over the face product just like the similar product from Revlon, but the tone 02 Gleam is just a bit too dark for me at the moment for that purpose...it will be perfect in the summer though :)

And the last beauty favourite is actually an old favourite of mine that I recently repurchased and it's the Intimately Beckham Womens Eau de Toilette natural spray. This use to be my go to fragrance for work as it's really light weight, smells amazing, it's not offencive and it's SOOOO CHEAP :DI bought mine from Amazon fro about 7 pounds and the bottle is 75ml :o I don't think you get any better than that :D It will last me for so long as well, and it's such a nice floral summery scent.

Fashion wise has been a bit slow these past months :D But I have managed to find some things I absolutely love.

Starting with shoes...I mean I won't go into detail, you have seen me wearing them on Instagram and as part of a casual sweater dress outfit. These Missguided flats are so comfortable yet stylish...I love them, I love them a lot :D

I have also given into my obsession with sunglasses and purchased 2 pairs recently (they are on the beauty favourites picture) The balck ones are from Asos and were 10 pounds and the brown ones with gold accents are from Primark and they were only 3 pounds :O

Moving on to 2 more things I found from Primark. The 2 floral gypsy off the shoulder strappy blouses. They were 6 pounds each so I had to get both of them. And this whole off the shoulder look is very in at the moment, so I'm glad I get to try it out without spending a pretty penny. I got a one in colour grey and navy and I got the size 8. I won't be able to link them as Primark doesn't have an online shop :(

Another very affordable brand is Forever21. I mean you can't get better than that. I went in there and you do get a bit blinded by the lights and all the products but once you get right in there and start searching you will find some fabulous gems. I found the Acid Wash  3/4 length jeans in light blue. And they have been my favourites ever since. I only paid 14 pounds and I also have to mention that I bought size w26 rather than the usual w27 that I go for in other shops just because they are very stretchy and I don't want them to stretch out too much and become unwearable.

And then there is the New Look bag. I have worn it as part of an outfit for one of my fashion posts but never got round to actually tell you guys how much I like it. It is also now on sale for just 10.99 (I'll link it down below)

The size is just perfect for all your essentials and because it's nice and compact I can even take it with me when I go out with a pushchair as it goes over the shoulder. It's just this perfect little black bag for days and nights out :)

And this is it for my recent favourites :)

Hope you enjoyed the post 

Stay tuned

xoxo

Meril

Products

Intimately Beckham for Her Eau de Toilette 50ml • Red Carpet • £9.99
Maybelline Expert Wear Blush Rosewood • Maybelline • £5.19
Maybelline Expert Wear Blush Flash Plum • Maybelline • £5.19
Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - Sun beige • Maybelline • £8
COLAB Dry Shampoo London 200ml • £3.15
FOREVER 21 Acid Wash Skinny Jeans • Forever 21 • £14
Woven Slip On Skater Pumps Tan • Missguided • £16
Real Techniques Limited Edition Duo Fibre Set • £23.99
NYX Liquid Illuminator - Gleam • NYX • £9
ASOS Oversized 70s Sunglasses - Black • Asos • £10
Black Snakeskin Padlock Chain Strap Bag • New Look • £10.99

Recent Beauty Favorites

Hello, Everyone.

I have recently come across some really good beauty products, that I can just see myself using time after time, day after day. So I thought why not start the month with some favorites. It's usually an end of the month thing to do, but since I haven't done a monthly favourites post in such a long time I figured it doesn't even matter when I do it :D So here are my recent beauty favorites. Bear in mind that all these products are completely affordable and I purchased them myself apart from the L'oreal liquid bronzer that was kindly sent to me by L'oreal team to try out :)I'll go from first to last but not from most favourite to least :)

The first thing is something I never thought I can find. Perfect false eye lashes. If you have been following me for a while on here and maybe on Instagram, you might have noticed a post of a pile of false eye lashes I was meant to try out. But I haven't really had an occasion. But at the end of last month me and D had a chance to have a date night after a very very long time, so I figured I'll go all out. I decided on these Eye Candy 50's 012 style lashes and I'm so impressed. First I'm not a big fan of lashes that actually look fake and these definitely do not. They look so natural, but add a whole lot of volume and thickness and length. So off to falseeyelashes.co.uk I went again and ordered a butt load of them just in case :D they are only 2.49 or 2.99 (can't remember exactly) and they come with next day delivery that you don't have to pay extra for :) and of course with the spring sales there is a discount code to get 20% off when you spend 25 pounds :)  Just use the code EASTER2015 :)

The one thing I will say, is that it's quite hard to get them off the pack :D But that might be because they had been in that pack for a really long time. And the Katy Perry color pop lashes for Eyelure are pretty good as well, but defo for a more intense look :)

Second favorite is the Maybelline Dream Flawless Nude Fluid-touch Foundation. I bought this in a wrong colour hoping I had actually gained some colour. But I hadn't :D still ivory or whatever colour is in the beginning of the row :D So I went and got a correct colour for my current skin tone 10 IVORY. The thing with this foundation is that it's so blendable and stays on the skin like a sheer layer of silk. AMAZING. So impressed with this and it's just the perfect foundation for everyday use. I used this on my Purple Make Up Post as a base and it definitely photographs well with flash as well :)

Another favorite from Maybelline are their ColourSensational lipsticks. I like how they are really velvety and yet quite long stay. And the colours are beautiful. I have yet to buy their new line for the same product, but definitely will. If you have tried it let me know if it's worth buying :) Or do you have a lipstick favorite of your own? The dark one is color 365 Plum Passion and nude color is 710 Sultry Sand. And check me out for getting a nude colour as I have been on a bit of a purple haze lately :D

Look how nicely the plum colour sticks into my arm hair :S :D

L'oreal Glam Bronze Eau De Soleil....weightless fresh bronzer natural healthy tan

When this came through the mailbox I was super exited to try it. It says on the bottle that you can use it to bronze and contour and it's absolutely perfect for both. It has the same liquidy consistency as the maybelline foundation, so it's super easy to blend into your skin or foundation. I've mainly used it to contour at the moment and it just works. Definitely a product worth stocking up on. I might ACTUALLY stock up on it because I'm so scared it will be a seasonal product :D Another thing I'm going to say is that in the recent craze of contouring this is probably the only product you need. rather than buying 7 countouring kits that cost from 10-50 pounds, You just use your usual foundation and this liquid bronzer. So thumbs up for this one :)

I have been liking single eye shadows lately. I just found that I pay lots of money for a cool palette and then only use 3 colors from it. So I have been buying single ones instead and these 3 are MY FAVORITES. L'oreal Nude cream single eye shadows in colour nude204 which is the darker one and nude206 that is the lightest of them all.

I have been using Maybelline Color Burst in colour Bronze on Bronze as a base for so long and I do find it needs a coat of powder shadow on top, escpecially when you are using an eye liner as well, because it doesn't let the liner to dry and it will end up in the crease of you lid. But these nude creamy shadows are in between powder and cream and their staying power is so good you don't need a primer or a setting spray or any powder shadow on top for them to stay on for the day without creasing.....AND the liner stays on perfectly :)
And the coppery Maybelline colorshow eyeshadow in 23 Copper Fizz...see the name matches the color :D I like this color a lot...I like it a lot. Same thing as with the L'oreal shadows...creamy but powdery..I don't know.

Another one is not really a beauty, but rather a skin care favorite and it's a bit hard to buy these ones as the brand is only sold in Poland...I think :D and I haven't actually even tried them yet, but I just know I will love them as my friend highly highly recommended these. I got a few testers from her to try out and I will giving her my order once she goes to Poland to get me a bucket load of the products :D And apparently all the products are SUPER CHEAP as in a pound for a wash or a mask or a cream....I mean...come on...I'm getting loads :D

I don't actually even know what these packets do as I speak no Polish :(

And lastly it's the least expensive thing on my list of favorites. This £1 MUA blusher in color Marshmallow.  It's such a nice berry pink color and it's perfect for spring tiiiime. I like this one. I also got 5 different colours from MUA blusher range, just because they are 1 POUNDS each :D but this color is definitely my favourite. So go get it :) hahaha I'm just kidding, but I'm not as well.

And this is it for the beauty favorites at the moment. I'm still on the quest to find a really good affordable highlighter, so if you have one you have found and love, please let me know. Otherwise I will have to succumb to a splurge buy and get the Charlotte Tilbury one :S :D 

Hope you enjoyed the post guys :)

Stay tuned as I will be posting a recap of the Easter Sunday :) After easter. And if I'll be really good there will be a post before that :)

xoxo

Meril

November Favourites

Good Morning, Everyone :)

It's December....the month of Christmas. I'm too excited :D But this post is not about December nor is it about Christmas, it's about my November Favorites :)

A lot of bloggers do beauty favorites, but mine will include food, fashion and baby things as well :) Escpecially because I haven't really gotten anything new in the beauty department :D

First it's Food.

Last month it was healthy sea bass if I remember correctly, but as the weather gets colder and the days get shorter...the food gets stodgier :D

So for November our favourite food was Ribs. We had the tesco pork ribs with a bbq glaze every week :D Eat them with some mash or sweet potato fries...delicious :D

This week it was Morrissons though as D did a weekly/monthly food shop from there this time :) and it's sweet chilli rather than bbq

The baby favourites of the month are these Burts Bees poducts.We got the calming cream for his sensitive baby skin and the shampoo/body was that I use in a bath :)
These products are so good and they smell even better...like honey (burts bees you know :D) They are a bit on the pricey side when it comes to cost...I paid 16 pounds for the 2. But you can wait for some offers to come along to try them for a bit cheaper because as babies go, sometimes what works for one doesn't neccessarily work for the other :)
I actually got a small gift pack for 8 pounds (7 pounds cheaper than usual) when the Boots baby event was on to try them before I bought the big sizes. I still have the baby oil and the diaper ointment left from the set even though they were tiny sizes :)

My favourite beauty products for November are actually scents.

First it's the inexpensive French Connection body spray. It came in a set that my friend got me for my birthday and it's just such a nice and sweet vanilla scent to spray on on those casual days :) I sometimes spray it in the room to make the room smell nice as well :D

And the second one was a Christmas present from my mom and sister ( we did presents early this year)

YSL Black Opium fragrance....I absolutely like it a lot, I might even say I love it a bit :D The smell is just so me and I'm quite surprised I've found a scent I think I like more than Euphoria by Calvin Klein (my usual fragrance that I've been using for a couple of years)

The other thing I like about the present was that the bottle is a nice 30ml plus there was a handbag sized 10ml spray of it as well in the gift set, which will come handy with a small clutch bag or even just a hand bag, as big bottles of perfume can be heavy.

Another favourite of mine was the good Revlon colorburst lip butter in 010 Raspberry Pie. It's just a really nice purple coulor just like winter berries :) I like a darker lip for winter time :) These lip butters are super inexpensive as well( link here )Plus at the moment, you get a free Colorburst balm for fee when you spend 10 pounds on Revlon in Boots :)

And the last of the November favourites is this hat :D Being a busy mama and all I wear my hair in a pony tail most of the days, and sometimes when I have a shower when O is already asleep I don't get a chance to blowdry it which means it looks like a curly mess rather than hair so having a hat that looks good and is also warm when I have to dash out without getting a chance to do anything with my hair before hand is great :)

I got this from h&m and I think it was about 8 pounds :)

Hope you enjoyed my November Favourites post

Stay tuned 

xoxo

Links for all the products from this post

•  Burts-Bees-Baby-Bee-Getting-Started-Kit
•  Revlon-ColorBurst Lip-Butter
•  Yves-Saint-Laurent-Black-Opium-Eau-de-Parfum
•  French-Connection-Mini-Pamper-Collection
•  chunky knit hat