My January 2014 Favourites

Hi guys,

So as we are in February now I thought I would share with you what were my January favourites and explain why they have been my favourites. I hope that my January favourites will help you guys if you were unsure about any products that I will mention and this post will help you guys decide weather or not you want to try them out yourselves.


This is a quick shot of all of my January favourites.  

So the first product that I have been loving this month is my lip scrub from lush.

Bubblegum | Lip Scrub Lush £5.50
 

This product was recommended to me by my best friend, and even though I didn't buy it in January as I went into the store during the summer. But my lips didn't really need a scrub during the summer and I only used the product to make my lips look pink. As January approached I seemed to use this product more often as my lips got dry and when I used the scrub they felt a lot better. I know that the price of £5.50 may seem too much for only a 25g product but for me this product is worth the money and I used it everyday for the month of January and I've only used a small amount of the lip scrub. From the first moment that I tried this product I fell in love with it because it gave my lips that extra special feel and unlike other lip scrubs this one smells nice and you can choose different flavours to by I chose the bubblegum one because it really reminded me of my childhood as bubble gum was my favourite sweet, but the other flavours that are available are popcorn and mint chips. these are the available ones online along with the bubblegum one but I think that if you go into the Lush store they might have more flavours to chose from. Highly recommend this product to anyone who wants to make their lips look pinker or even if you have damaged lips.


The second beauty item that I have been loving over January is the soap and glory hand cream.

 Hand food | soap and glory £2.50 

This was given to me in as a gift for Christmas. I normally don't have dry hands and even though I didn't need to use this I decided to give this a go because I love all of the Soap and glory products and knowing what my skin always feels like and loving it I decided to give it a go. After my first used of this product my hands felt amazing and soft. I am sure that once I finish this product I will go out to Boots to purchase the bigger size of this product, and also the travel size one because it fits in my travel makeup bag where I keep some of my makeup just to have during the day so that I could touch up my makeup. This product in my opinion is a must have in your hand bag as it works wonders for your hands but it also smells amazingly. I highly recommend this hand cream for anyone who is a big soap and glory fan but also to those of you who don't really use soap and glory because this hand cream will be totally worth your money.

The next 3 products are mascaras and I have been loving all 3 of them especially when I use them all together because they give me the best effect on my eyelashes that they look fuller.

The first mascara that I have been loving this month was the Revlon Lash potion mascara.

Mascara Revlon | Lash Potion £9.99

As you can see this mascara is loved by me dearly because you cant even see any writing on the packaging. This is the only bad thing that I could say about my mascara because the rest of the qualities of the mascara are amazing but the packaging of the product is really bad as I placed it in my makeup bag and also my travel makeup bag and because of the amount of makeup I have in my makeup bags the products rubbed against each other and only this packaging got scratches. However the mascara itself is and amazing product the brush is good in applying the mascara because not too much of the product comes out and also as this product is water proof and I currently live in the UK it is a perfect mascara for a rainy day. When you apply the product it doesn't stick all of your eyelashes together. When doing my eye makeup I apply this product last because I think that this is the final effect that makes my lashes look full.

The second mascara that I have been loving this month is the Max Factor Eye Brightening Mascara for Green eyes.

Mascara | Max Factor £7.99

Even though I don't have green eyes I have hazel and I purchased the mascara for brown eyes as well but gave it away because it did not enhance my eyes at all it just looked as a normal mascara that I could buy. Basically it wasn't doing its job. I have recently started using this one because I wanted to enhance my eyes and as this mascara was doing its job I was loving it. I mainly use this mascara combined with other mascaras in my makeup bag but sometimes when I want to go for the natural look I just use it on its own and this also enhances my eyes. If I was still in high school I would use this mascara on it's own for my everyday school make up because it doesn't even look like you are wearing any make up and it enhances your eye colour. You can always try the one for either blue, green or brown eyes and if your eyes are hazel I would advise you to get the green one. 

And the final mascara in my January favourites is the Maybelline Big Eyes Mascara.

Mascara | Maybelline £6.99

 

I have purchased this mascara only because of the effect that is supposed to create on your lover lashes. To be honest I am pleasantly surprised that the advert actually showed the real effect of what the mascara will look like on your lover lashes. The product is definitely worth buying because if you are like me and you actually do like to check out new makeup items that just came out and 9 out of 10 times you are disappointed that the product didn't work as you wanted it to work this mascara will live up to the standards that were set in the commercial. 

The next product that I have been loving is the accessorize makeup palette.

Eye Wardrobe palette | Accessorize

 

I got this product as a gift a couple if years back but I forgot I even had it so when I found it I started using it because I totally live all of those colours. For me these colours look like perfect colours for winter as and also a perfect match for my eye colour. I've been loving this palette because of the colours mainly and I wanted a similar looking palette so that I can experiment with the colours and see how they look on my eyes and if they match my outfit. 

The next product is mu MUA eye shadow.

Eye shadow | MUA £1.00

 

I only got this product to highlight my eyebrow when creating a smoky eye effect, but I also use it in the inner corners of my eye if I want to blend 2 colours together. This product seemed to be a bargain for me because of the price but also quality. 

The next 2 products I use together because I got a foundation that is a shade too light for me and I got a sample of another foundation so I just mix the 2 together.

 

The first foundation is SEVENTEEN Hide & Chic Anti Fatigue Foundation 30ml.

Foundation | Seventeen £6.29

 

The reason I've been loving this foundation is because after applying it the foundation makes my skin feel soft and also the foundation give a health shine and look to my face. The foundation doesn't smell like other foundations as it has a pleasant smell and it doesn't feel odd on my skin. I would highly recommend using this foundation as you wouldn't be disappointed with the texture and also this product will make all redness on your face disappear.

 

The small sample that I mix my seventeen foundation with is Maybelline Fit Me Foundation.

 Foundation | Maybelline £7.99

 

The price of the full size foundation is not as expensive as other foundations that I have used. The product does feel amazing on your skin and also you are getting your moneys worth with this product. the shade of the foundation a little bit too dark for me but that okay because thanks to that when I bought a shade too light foundation I could mix it with this amazing small sample. I am definitely going to buy the full size of this product once my sample finishes and this time I'll get my shade.

 

Thought I'll give you a small tip on picking the right shade of foundation that I have now found out is a proper way of checking if the shade is the right one for you. I usually checked the foundations on my hand and if the foundation fit than I got it but I was told that in order to chose the perfect shade you should apply it to your neck because the face and neck have the same skin tone.    

 

The next product that I was loving throughout January is from BeautyUK and its an eyebrow pencil.

Eyebrow pencil | BeautyUK £1.99

 

I usually use my angle brush and a light shade of brown to fill in my eyebrows but when I went out shopping I noticed this eyebrow pencil and I thought I would just try it and see. I have used this product almost everyday in January and it has given me quicker way of filling in your eyebrows. highly recommended product if you are always on the go and don't really have the time to fill your eyebrows with an angle brush that this product is an amazing alternative.  

 

The following product is also from BeautyUK and its their Posh Pout lipstick crayon.

Lip crayon | BeautyUK £2.99

 

I've only started using this product towards the end of January and I cant say a lot about it except of the fact that my lips look a lot fuller and as I have pale lips my lips look red and natural. The only down side of using this product would have to be that it makes my lips dry and I need to use my babylips moisturiser in the colour red and that makes the colour stand out even more and then it last for the whole day. The product itself is an amazing refreshing product and the lip crayon is a popular lipstick at the moment. There are more colours to chose from and if you don't want to spend £7.00 for the Revlon one because you don't know if you'll like it than this product a really good tester product to try out the crayon effect on your lips.

 

And my final product which I've been loving in January are the Superdrug branded wet wipes.

Wet Wipes | Superdrug £0.99

I have a very sensitive skin therefore most make up wipes just leave me with some red marks on my face and when I tried these for the first time I felt my skin bring soft but also there was no allergic reaction to them. Therefore the main reason why I have been loving these wipes in January is that they don't make my face full if red small patches. Highly recommend them to anyone who has a sensitive skin type. 

Hope you have enjoyed my January favourites and that I may have given you details about the products you may have not known about.

Marta xxx