dove summer glow | review

My mum has been obsessing over this product for over a year now, and now the weather is starting to get nicer I thought I would try it out instead of being pale all summer.

This is a moisturiser but it slowly builds up a tan at the same time. I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and I'm in love with it. I don't have any pictures of how pale I was before using so I couldn't really upload a picture of my tan now to compare. It brings out such a lovely natrual looking tan as well as leaving your skin so soft. I apply this after having a shower and it works wonders. It hasn't left any streaks on me so far and blends so nicely.

It is sold in about 3 different shades. I chose 'normal to dark' as I wanted quite a dark tan.

Here is a link to where you can buy it.

L'oreal Skin Perfection | Review

Now I'm sure most of you have heard of the 'L'oreal Skin Perfection' Micellar water. I just thought I would do a quick review on it considering that I have been using it for the past month or so now.

Now this is what the product looks like, most drugstores sell it too. I received this as a little gift for Christmas, otherwise I probably wouldn't have tried it to be honest.

I find that when pouring it onto a cotton pad there is a lot of waste and way too much comes out. It does an excellent job at removing makeup though! One swipe and pretty much all of my makeup is taken off.

The first week when I started trying it I found that I came out in a few spots, but I believe this was because I have never used a product like this before and my skin is quite sensitive.

I would recommend it though! I believe it's a good thing to try out and it doesn't cost too much.

Here is a link to where you can buy it.

TOP 10 DRUGSTORE PRODUCTS.

Hello! So I decided today I would share with you all my top 10 drugstore products. All of these products are under £10 and they are all so amazing!

First of all I have the MUA 'undress your skin' highlighter. The price of this highlighter is just £3, which is amazing for how wonderful this product is. Just add a touch of this to your cheek bones, cupids bow and nose and your good to go with a natural looking glow to your skin. It's also a multi-purpose product as I also like to use this as eyeshadow as well, it really brightens up your whole look.

For my second product I picked out the MUA (I promise you I will include more brands) 'English Rose' blush. It is the most wonderful shade of pink and it adds the 'I've just been outside in the cold' look to your cheeks and leaves them looking not too over done. It also really highlights your cheeks and makes them stand out. Now this product is very blue toned so if you don't like that then I wouldn't really recommend this to you.

Next I have the Rimmel 'Stay Matte' powder. Now if you follow a lot of beauty bloggers and watch their youtubes and stuff like that then you will know how 'raved' about this product is, but there is a reason for that. It is so affordable (£3.99 in superdrug) and it helps to set your makeup and keep it in place for most of the day as well as adding a matte finish to your whole look.

The Bourjois 'Chocolate' Bronzer or whatever it is actually called is the perfect drugstore product for contouring in my opinion. It is a matte bronzer and the pigmentation is amazing, and the amount the brush picks up and adds to your cheeks is so good for something from the drugstore. It really helps to define your face and for only £6.99 you couldn't go wrong!

 

 Next is the ever so famous topshop lipsticks. They are £8 and I think all topshop stores sell them if I am correct. They have such great pigmentation and a lovely formula which doesn't dry out your lips and leave them looking yucky. My favourite shade they do is 'Inhibition' which is this lovely dark purple, I know it looks a little scary but it suits most skintones I find really well. They are such amazing lipsticks. I would rather buy these than MAC ones, and for almost half the price as well!

 

 The next product is the Rimmel 'Glam Eyes' liquid eyeliner. Obviously I had to include this as it is the best one I have tried so far. The brush I find is so easy to work with and it's really easy to create a nice wing with this eyeliner too. It sells in shops for only £5.29 and as you can tell from the state of the packaging mine has seen some loving. I use it every single day without fail but I really need to try some more ones. So if you have any recommendations please leave them below in the comments.

The mascara I picked was the 'Miss Manga' mascara by L'oreal. How could I not include this?! It is the best mascara I have ever tried. It retails for £8.99 but some shops might have it on special offer. I won't go into too much detail as I have a review on it which you can read if you click here.

 

 I picked the Rimmel 'Wake Me Up' foundation as it leaves such a beautiful finish, it really makes your skin glow and look radiant without making you look plastic. It has a medium coverage but you can build it up to full if you blend it properly into your skin. The price of this foundation is only £8.99 but most of the time superdrug have it on offer for only £5.99!

Of course I had to pick the matching concealer. This concealer gives such a good coverage, I would only use this for under your eyes because it highlights a little bit, and their is nothing worse than highlighting the fact that you have a blemish! The price is £5.49 and is the best one I have tried yet.

 Last but not least (cringe oops) is the maybelline 'Colour Tattoo' eyeshadows. These are pretty much a dupe for the MAC paintpots and for a fraction of the price. You can use them as a base or just alone if you want. They come in a range of different colours, but my favourite is the 'pink gold' which is the beautiful shade in the pictures. They are only £4.99 and last for ages!

Thank you so much everyone for reading this. Be sure to follow me for more beauty posts. I will be posting more often from now on. Leave me comments as I need more ideas for blog posts and let me know what you would like to see.

Review | L'oreal 'Miss Manga' Masacara!

Today's post is a review on the new L'oreal 'Miss Manga' mascara. Now, with mascara's I'm not one to go out and try loads of new ones, I normally stick to Benefit They're Real, and my Rimmel 'Scandaleyes' but from some reason something attracted me to this new one. I love the way it was advertised, and with Barbara Palvin modelling it how could I not want to try it?!

I have only had it for a few days but so far I love it! The packaging is very sleek and simple, with a pink lid and black body. I know packaging isn't important but to me it sometimes is. sometimes I won't buy something unless I like the look of the packaging.
I would upload a picture of what it actually looks like on my eyelashes but seeing as I don't have a camera right now and all the pictures I upload are from my phone, it is very hard to get a decent picture which shows how beautiful this product is.

The brush is amazing, it has the ability to bend all different ways so you can reach each and every eyelash.

When using this mascara I feel as if it makes my eyelashes look 10x longer, fuller and adds so much volume, it gives the effect of wearing natural looking false eyelashes (if that makes any sense whatsoever). Because the wand can bend, it ables you to apply this to your bottom eyelashes and helps to really open and widen your eyes.


I would 100% recommend this mascara to anyone! It is fab. I picked this up in Superdrug (boots also have the same offer on) for £5.99 on a special introductory offer (it is normally £8.99 which is still an amazing price for a mascara) so go and pick one up at your local drugstore.

Thank you guys so much for reading. Be sure to check out the rest of my blog and follow for more beauty and fashion posts and reviews!

Shannon x

WHATS IN MY MAKEUP BAG.

Hey guys! So I thought I would do this as I've had my blog for a little while now, and I personally love reading this post. Now everything in my makeup is from the drugstore and is all very affordable. I shall try and leave the prices underneath.

(please excuse my babygrow in the corner, i really need to get better
at taking pictures tbh oops)

The first product is pretty boring, but it is an essential for me as I suffer from really bad dry and cracked lips. Excuse the state of the pot, it has been well loved and is looking damaged but oh well. Find Vaseline in many drugstores for around £1.99.

 The second product is the Rimmel 'Wake Me Up' foundation which I apply using the Real Techniques Buffing Brush (found in the core collection, available in superdrug for £20.99). This foundation is amazing. It leaves a lovely finish and as a medium - full coverage, and is so easy to build up. This foundation is £8.99 in the drugstore. In my personal opinion it is the best drugstore foundation out there.

 I use the foundation with the matching concealer, personally this concealer isn't the best coverage wise but for the price of £5.49 it is pretty good. (I will soon be changing this to the Collection lasting perfection once I have used this one all up). I apply this with a Real Techniques deluxe crease brush which I think blends it beautifully.

Next is my Avon palette, I cannot actually tell you the name of any of these shades as they did not include them on the packaging which is pretty poo of them. As you can see the brown shade is really the only one I use as I use it to fill in my eyebrows. It does an amazing job and stays on all day. 

 Now obviously as a beauty blogger I have to include the Rimmel 'Stay Matte' powder because it is the best one I have ever tried and it is so so so cheap too. It retails at just £3.99! It sets foundation and concealer so beautifully and keeps it on all day and prevents any shine. It's a bargain!

 The MUA mosaic blush in the shade 'English Rose' needs more recognition in my opinion. It is only £2.50 and it is the most amazing blush. It highlights as well and leaves such a beautiful natural looking glow on the skin. I apply this with a French Connection blush brush and it is the best one I've ever tried.

 I got lazy and included all of these in the same photo, sorry! For my waterline eyeliner everyday I use the MUA intense colour eyeliner pencil. It is only £1!

My favorite mascara at the moment is the Rimmel 'Scandaleyes flex'. It doesn't clump any eyelashes together and gives them so much more length and volume. They always have this on offer as well, but the original price is £6.99.

Next is the Rimmel (can you tell I like Rimmel a lot yet or?) 'Glam eyes' liquid eyeliner. I find that the brush makes it so easy to do a perfect wing and it stays on all day without smudging. It is £5.29 in superdrug.

Now is for my most recent makeup purchase and it is now by far my favorite lipstick. It is in the shade 'Inhibition' from Topshop. It stays on all day and has a beautiful matte finish. I prefer this to any other lipsticks from the drugstore. It costs £8 which is fab (and student discount too, woohoo). I recommend everyone to try this because even though it looks a little scary, it is the best.

Anyway guys, thank you for reading. Be sure to follow for more posts to do with beauty and fashion!  I would love to hear what's in your makeup bag too so comment below!

Shannon x

MAC Matchmaster review!

Hello guys! Today I'm going to be doing a review on the 'MAC - Matchmaster' foundation. This is the first high end foundation product I have ever bought and honestly so far I am in love with it.

It is such a high coverage. Now I suffer from bad spots and blemishes all year round and this covers them up almost completely in one layer which is just fab!

Matchmaster packaging.
(p.s excuse the foundation marks on it, oops)

The consistency of this foundation is just amazing, and it adapts to the skintone, so if you're like me and get a little bit of a tan in the summer time, you don't have to worry about finding a new shade! Even better!

The bottle is 35ml which is pretty big. The drugstore foundation I use is Rimmels 'Wake me up' which is only 30ml and I find it doesn't last all day compared to this one. The finish on this foundation is matte which I adore. It looks so beautiful and flawless on the skin. I would recommend this to anyone who loves high coverage and matte finishes.

This retails at £27, which is such a good price for something so good! It lasts all day, and you need the tiniest drop to cover your whole face.

Thank you so much for reading guys! Be sure to follow to see more beauty/fashions posts and reviews!

Shannon x