2014 Beauty favourites!!!

Hello there!!
I know I'm pretty late but here are my 2014 beauty favourites!!

• Face Products 

1. Benefit Porefessional

This is one of the few primers that actually does what it says, it fills in my pores, blur them and makes my skin look absolutely flawless but I did notice with this primer that it doesn't control my oily face that much, I notice that my skin gets oily in like two hours or so.

Also, I like wearing this primer alone for no make up day or days where I'm lazy and can't be bothered to put on foundation and all. I'll just wear this with little bit of blush and a gloss and I'm ready to go! 

2. Hourglass veil primer 

I love love love this primer! Although its pricey but its worth it. It blurs out your skin which leaves it super flawless and this really reduce my oiliness like no other! I don't get oily for over 8 hours.. This is amazing thank you hourglass for this amazing product.  

3. Makeup Forever HD foundation

Love the dewy finish it gives, love the coverage and the longevity. Its so light on the skin and its so skin like, it doesn't look like I have foundation on. I really love everything about it, I'd give it 10/10 and will repurchase for sure. 

4. Clarins Instant Light Brush-On Perfector

I don't suffer from undereye bags or dark circles but I like a good highlighted undereye and this does the job for me! 

The colour is perfect, it doesn't crease on me, it blends really well and it looks pretty natura I love it. I applied it once after this photo was taken and I ran out! I really need to repurchase ASAP. Worth every penny. 

5. Nars radient creamy concealer 

I use this to cover any blemishes and sometimes under my eyes but because I got this in the same shade as my skin I don't use it for my undereye area that much. I've ordered one 2 shades lighter than my skin waiting for it to arrive! 

Its light weight and covers so well and most importantly doesn't crease at all. 

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• Blush and Highlighters

1. The balm Mary-Lou Manizer

THE BEST HIGHLIGHTER OUT THERE! It's a beautiful champagney colour, every time I have it on people ask me about it. I think it shouldn't be used for everyday make up or mininal make up, I wear it for special events only. 

2. Chi Chi wall of shimmer

I have been using this highlighter through out the year of 2014, this has been my go to highlighter. The colour is so beautiful and it looks so natural on the skin. 

3. Diorskin rosy glow blush

My favourite blush of all time! This is my second one I discovered this way back and I loved it ever sense. The colour is just so beautiful, It may look bright in the photo but its the perfect pink colour and looks so natural on the skin! 

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• Eye Products

1. The Balm Schwing eyeliner 

This has the best pigmentation ever and I love that the colour is super super black! It doesn't smudge at all and stay put all day long. Pretty easy to use and great for beginners as well.

2. L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara in midnight blacks

My HG drugstore mascara, this mascara gives my lashes length and volume like no other and it doesn't clump or smudge at all. I really like its wand, it has such a unique shape. Overall I love this mascara and recommend it. 

3. Pupa multiplay eye pencil 

I'm always looking for the perfect white eye pencil and after a couple of misses I have found the one! 

You can also use it as an eye shadow. This has the most perfect white colour and its super pigmented, never smudged on me and lasts for a pretty long time. This is my second pencil and I'll keep repurchasing over and over! Its that good!! 

4.  The balm nude'tude palette

I got this because somehow I lost my lorac pro palette, I couldn't find it anywhere! And I wanted to try this for a very long time. I love this palette, it has the perfect amount of shimmers and mattes. The colours are super pigmented and very easy to blend. The only problem I have with this is that after and 3 hours I can see the eye shadow fading and sometimes all the eye shadow disappear ( I have oily eyelids) but I didn't have that problem with the lorac palette. If you don't have oily eyelids then I recommend this, it is such a beautiful palette!  

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• Lip Products

1. Bourjois Sweet Kiss lipstick 

It's obvious how much I love this lipstick. Thank god I have back ups, this has the most gorgeous colour ever. I tried finding out what colour is it but couldn't find anything on the packaging. Anyways its a beautiful peachy pink, it applies smooth and creamy and very often I get compliments on my lips when I have this on. It's also moisturizing and it doesn't dry out my lips. 

2. CK pure colour lipstick in Liplock

This lipstick is so creamy and moisturizing, the colour itself is absolutely gorgeous. It's a dark red/purplish colour, such a great colour for special events. I get complimented so much everytime I wear it.

3. Mac lipstick in Herione 

I looooveeee this colour so freakin' much, I'm all about those crazy colours, I've been wearing this a lot this year. One thing I don't like about the formula, its very drying on  my lips. Everytime I have it on, my lips gets so dryyy.

4. Mac lustre in Giddy

This has a very beautiful pinky coral shade with a golden undertone to it. Because its from the lustre shade its quite sheer but builds up nicely. I usually wear it to the gym as its quite sheer and I think its perfect for the gym.

5. NYX soft matte lip cream in Milan

10/10 !! I have almost every colour of those lip creams, they're absolutely amazing. It's so pigmented but stays on the lips very nicely, it looks like I don't have any lipstick on looks as if my natural lip colour is this pink. Its super long lasting, I could have it all day, eat and drink and it stays put. Love love love this, Great job NYX.

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2014 favourites!!!

I know I'm pretty late but I've been super busy the last couple of months!!!

Ok now I've got a range of products from beauty to foods! 

1- Boots cucumber facial wash

This has been my favourite cleanser of 2014, I used to use michael todd cleanser it was great at first but after a couple of weeks my skin started to get flaky and this didn't make me happy at ALL! I was on vacation and I ran out of my cleanser so I saw my mum using this and from the first time I tried it my flaky skin disappeared and from that moment on I kept using it and I loved it! 

It cleans really well and makes my skin so soft.

2- Mario Badescu alpha grapefruit cleaning lotion

I was looking for a toner after I ran out of my michael todd toner so the lady at mecca maxima told me to get this, I love that its alcohol free and its so gentle on the skin and I feel that my skin gets cleaner when using this after my cleanser.

3- First aid beauty facial radiance pads

This is by far the best exfoliator/brightening product ever!!! 

These are exfoliator pads that gently exfoliates your skin and brighten it. Every single exfoliator I used before this used to make my skin flaky, red and irritated but this one is amazing! It exfoliates really really well and doesn't irritate my skin whatsoever this is my third one and I don't think I'll ever replace it!! First aid beauty thanks a lot!!!

4- Bioderma micelle solution

I love this product, its so gentle on the eyes and doesn't sting at all and I especially love to put some on my cotton swabs to remove any mistake I did while putting my makeup it makes it a lot easier. I also would like to try the garnier one so many people recommonded it to me!! 

4- Chanel Le Lift crème fine

This moisturiser makes my skin super smooth like a baby's butt! And it gives my skin radiance and I've noticed that it tightens my pores which is aaahh-maazing. It is more on the pricer side but I think its worth every penny.

5- Lush popcorn lip scrub

This is basically a scrub but for your lips, i usually scrub my lips twice a week. Not only does it leave my skin super soft and smooth but it taste delicious! (You can actually lick it I know it sounds gross but it taste great!) 

6- Boots simply sensitive cleansing wipes

Best wipes I have used this year, they're so gentle on my skin yet they remove every single trace of makeup I have on. Beautiful just beautiful! 

7- Avène thermal spring water

I definitely soothes the skin, I especially use it on my face after laser hair removal and it soothes my skin a lot and reduces redness but I also spritz this on my face after makeup I don't know why but I always do that! 

Its great if you're mostly living in a hot climate you can spritz this whenever you're feeling hot. Its so refereshing and feels great! 

8- Allegra rhodes red lychee body mist

I have an instagram post talking about Allegra Rhodes products if you'd like to check them out. It has the right amount of musk, fruitiness, and floraly scents. I love spritzing this all over my body after I take my shower it smells amazing.

9- Brown Incense perfume

This has been my go to perfume, Its a mix of amber and oud. Its soooo long lasting, it'll stay on my clothes for daays! I've already repurchased this as I won't be able to find it in Australia.

10- Rausch Haartinktur hair lotion

I've spoken about this over and over again. Check my instagram or my previous posts for my review about this product.  HANDS DOWN THE BEST TONIC FOR HAIR GROWTH. Just keep on using it and you'll notice hair growth (baby hairs) in a week or two. Highly recommended! 

11- Batiste Dry Shampoo

I tried a lot of dry shampoo this year but this one was just different, It doesn't leave any residue, doesn't make my hair dull and it absorbs really quickly. It gives my hair a lot of texture also, I love this and for the time being I don't think there are better dry shampoos. 

12- Chou Chou toothy tabs 

I was in Dubai when I first got this, the lady at lush recommended it to me. I bought two different kinds, one for teeth whitening and one for sexy breath ( as the lady told me :) ). I do regret the one for teeth whitening as it tastes awful just awful and the after taste is disgusting, but this one I like the smell is absolutely beautiful, it cleans my teeth really well and I love the fact that these are all natural ingredients. Also, this for me is a genius invention because I travel a lot any toothpaste I take with me will make a mess in my luggage so the tablets are so convenient. 

13- Questbar protein bar

These for me are the best protein bars out there I tried lots of different protein bars and different flavours but questbar has the best flavours ever. I like the chocolate brownie flavour but I like the oreo one much more ( I ran out of my oreo protein bar so I couldn't take a photo). Anyhow, I take this after my workout sometimes I'll have my protein shake and sometimes I'll have the protein bar. It does have an after taste though but its not that bad. 

14- Hunter's hand cooked potato chips

This I used to have every other day as a healthy snack before I switched to paleo diet. It was so tasty and I loved it a lot and the good thing is that it doesn't have all those nasty things they put in a regular potato chips. 

These are my skincare, hair-care and random favourites of 2014, I will be uploading my beauty favourites of last year soon hopefully as I'm busy with exams, please bare with me :)