Morning Beauty Essentials

Like most of us I have those small amount of beauty products that my mornings just wouldn't be the same without. Below are my morning skincare and makeup essentials that I have built my morning routine around.

  

MAC Fix+
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation
Simple Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser
Simple Kind To Skin Soothing Eye Balm
Benefit Erase Paste
The Balms Mary Lou-Manizer
Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

Let me know what your morning daily essentials are or if you see some of your favourites, let me know what you love about them.

Katy xoxo 

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A MINI BEAUTY & HAIRCARE HAUL

VO5 Heat Protect Styling Spray

Simple Kind To Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser

Coco Brown 1 Hour instant Tan

Simple Kind To Eyes Soothing Eye Balm

VO5 Mega Hold Gel Spray

Neautrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub

The only product I actually needed was the Simple Kind To Skin Light Moisturiser which was part of my Wishlist Post on Monday. As I was in the beauty aisle like most girls I found other products I thought I would try.

I am currently trying a range of eye serums and creams as my eyes do get quite sensitive and dry. When I picked up the Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser I found the Simple Eye Soothing Balm. At £3.98 I thought its worth a try. Sometimes the highstreet products are better for you than the high end products.

I used both Simple products last night and my first impression is that I am actually amazed. The moisturiser left my skin feeling hydrated but not greasy. There were no signs of oily areas on the skin when I woke up this morning.

The eye balm texture is so velvety smooth, it made such a difference. After removing my makeup I applied this eye balm and my eyes felt soft and healthy. Even when I woke up they just felt difference, I don't really know how to describe the feeling. The combination of both products work so well together but I will give a better conclusion after using them for a while.

THE VO5 Gel Spray is a new product for me. when I have my hair curly I always use a gel hairspray as the aerosol cans make my hair go frizzy. I was using the Tresemme Spray Hair Spray for a long time but it is now discontinued so I had to go searching for another product.

I noticed after Curling my hair with the straighteners last week that my hair smelt so burnt. I don't necessarily believe in heat defence sprays however I needed to do something to stop my hair being mutilated by hair tongs and straighteners. The VO5 Heat Defence Spray shall be put to the test, to test this theory.

The Coco Brown is a very new tanning product I have recently come across. A friend at work advised me this was a good tanning mouse, it apparently doesn't have that dirty self tanning biscuit smell and last upto 5-7 days. I love the idea of being tanned but self tanning is such a task to keep on top of.

The Neautrogena Daily Face Scrub smells absolutely amazing. I have recently ran out of face wash and I have had good experiences with Neautrogena facial products before. A Scrub is perfect to cleanse deep down in your pores and the microbeads are so small, it doesn't feel harsh on your skin.

If you have oily skin, sensitive eyes or curly hair maybe these products will work for you. I will give a better verdict when I have used these products a few times.

Katy xoxo

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Makeup & Skincare Wishlist

My constant obsession with an excessive amount of beauty products always leads to a monthly list of products to buy come payday. Some of these products are high end and others are easily accessible on the high street.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation
I have used this Foundation before but I did use to think it was a tad too thick. However recently I have been using it and it feels so smooth on my skin. The most important aspect of a Foundation for myself is that it is long lasting and full coverage. As my skin is combined some foundations do start to slip off my skin in the oily areas which can cause that dreaded cake face

Laura Mercia Translucent Powder I have not used this powder but I have read and heard amazing things about it. As mentioned previously I do have combination skin but some areas of my face do get more oily then others. As I work fulltime my makeup does tend to slip away throughout the day and the redness in my skin starts to show through. My theory is that the Estee Lauder Double Wear and this Translucent Powder will be a match made is heaven but I am yet to test this theory.

Simple Light Moisturiser

I heard about this moisturiser from the Youtuber Amy Macedo, she has oily skin and finds that this light moisturiser saved her skin so I am eager to try this.
 

Makeup Revolutions Contour Palette
A very similar looking Contour Palette to the extremely popular Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit. I have been waiting for a high-street brand to launch a contour kit like this one. I have not been able to get my hands on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit as it isn’t available in the UK and all online stores had sold-out of the light shade. It will be interesting to see if this works as dupe as a lot of beauty enthusiasts and Bloggers seem to be raving about it on Social Media.

Nars Radiance Creamy Concealer
I have had amazing experiences with Nars products but I am yet to use the Creamy Concealer range. It has been said it is a full coverage creamy consistency, hence the name. It also has a brightener in it so it would be perfect to brighten the under eye area.

N07 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Brush
I have been looking further into improving my skin care game recently as for so long I have been terrible at this. Obviously your makeup will lay better on the skin at its healthiest, but I think I have just been a little lazy. I am seeing these exfoliating brushes everywhere so it should give a deep cleanse, well I believe that’s the idea.

I hope you found some of your favourite products, if you have used any of these let me know what you think.

 Katy xoxo 

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