1 - Face Products
As you've probably noticed, all our face products for the summer are high street (excluding the Lioele BB Cream as you can only buy this online) as not only are these affordable but they are also very comparable to high-end foundations - atleast in our opinion!
Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation (The old formula) - Firstly, this foundation smells amazingly fruity and fresh compared to a lot of high-street foundations and is very easy to apply (we like to use the real techniques stippling brush for an airbrushed effect). It gives you a glowing face but is actually a semi-matte finish making it suitable for oily skin without making you look like a greaseball! The shade-range is also pretty good, the only problem is that it can cling to any dry patches you've got left from winter, so make sure you exfoliate and moisturise your skin first!
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream - This BB cream has a 30 SPF making it great for hotter days when you're not needing too much coverage (as it is water-based) and gives a nice finish, the only problem is that the shade-range is not great, meaning that the lightest shade will be too dark for any skin lighter than a NW20.
Lioele Water Drop BB Cream - This BB cream is light but still has more coverage than the Maybelline BB cream making it better for those "bad-skin-days", but is also moisturising, unfortunately it only comes in one shade (suits most) and is kind of hard to get hold of. (You an buy the lioele bb cream from here- http://cosmetic-love.com/lioele-water-drop-bb-spf-27-pa-50ml.html)
2 - Blush
Inglot 20 Blush - This blush (although in real life it's a lot lighter) is a great dupe for the benefit boxed blush in dandelion, it's the perfect baby pink colour and even if this colour isn't your favourite, we'd definitely recommend checking out the other colours they offer as they have a lovely formulation that doesn't wear off within 5 minutes!
3 - Lip Gloss
Barry M Lipgloss in 140 - Compared to your average sticky lipgloss, this is amazing! It's not sticky at all and the subtle pink shimmer shows up but not so much like you've thrown glitter all over your lips, believe it or not its also quite moisturising and can be worn over other lip products or on its own. We're looking forward to picking up a few different colours when this runs out!
L'oreal Colour Caresse Shine Stain in 102 Romy - These are reasonably new and are not like a gloss at all, infact they are rumoured to be just like the YSL glossy stains but for a fraction of the price! They feel light-weight and smooth on your lips and this particular colour is very natural so you can wear it everyday and because of the applicator is makes them very quick and easy to apply! On a side note, the packaging is very sleek and makes them look high-end. Particularly looks nice with the barry m lipgloss over the top although it looks lovely without a gloss too.
4 - Favourite Lipsticks
Mac Creme Cup - This perfect nudey pink looks really cute on the lips and looks more baby pinkish in real life, this cult mac lipstick has been raved enough about on many blogs, so check some of those out if you want a more in-depth description!
Mac Sunny Seoul - This corally-pink is the ultimate perfect summer lip colour, which looks absolutely gorgeous on darker skin tones or for when you begin to get a bit more tanned and because it's a cremesheen, it also moisturises your lips at the same time!
5- Favourite eye looks
Mac paint pot in vintage selection and mac eye shadow in Da Bling - These two eye shadows look great together and look great for the summer as they give a nice summery pink colour to the eye without being to overwhelming. Vintage selection is a metically rose gold/bronze and the creamy texture helps to keep the shadows in place even through the heat of the summer. Da Bling, when sweeped over the top, creates a subtle pink colour and makes this look great for summer since it incorporates colour.
6- Favourite summer palette
Inglot freedom system palette, Colours from left to right: Matte brown - 342
Shimmery brown - 31
Pearly Pink - 397
Shimmery peach - 46
Shimmery mint green - 24
This is by far my favourite palette for the spring and summer. The palette has really natural, quite pale colours, along with a matte shade for the crease and one bright colour to create a more fun daring summer look. The mint green looks great placed in the inner corner and inner third with the sandy brown colour swept on the rest of the lid, to just add a hint of colour for a summery feel. The pinks also look great for just a simple cute look in the summer and since they are nice and pale so are great for a casual day look. The eye shadows are also quite pigmented and give good colour pay off on the lids.
7- Favourite nail polishes
Essie Cute as a button, lilacism and turquoise and caicos.
Cute as a button is a neon coral colour and looks great for the summer since it is so vibrant and bright. Coral is really great for the summer and coral pink always looks great with a tan or when wearing white.
Lilacism is a gorgeous pastel lilac, great for the summer time because it is a nice soft colour and can be used as a bit of a change from the neon bright colours. Pastels are always great in the summer and lilac is always a great staple choice.
Turquoise and caicos is a lovely turquoise and again looks great in summer as it always reminds me of the beach. Again just like the rest, turquoise is a great colour for the summer and I feel like you can never go wrong with it in the summer.
We hope you have enjoyed our post and once again if you have any suggestions leave them in the comments. Hope you all have a wonderful day!
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