If you read my previous
post you’ll know I attended Glamour Beauty Festival at the start of the month.
I won’t ramble on about it as I wrote quite an in depth blog post and also
filmed my first YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoNyOnxOsdg). I mentioned in that post about the goodie
bag we received on the day. Over the last couple of weeks I have been trying
and testing some of the products and I want to highlight my top 5.
The great thing about
the goodie bag is not only did it contain products from amazing brands I use
every day, but also a few brands I hadn’t heard of and some bits in different
fragrances/colours that I wouldn’t normally pick up.
MON GUERLAIN PERFUME
Top of the list, the
number one product we received in the goodie bag that I’ve been loving this
month is Guerlain, Mon Guerlain Eau De Parfum. Everybody’s taste is different
when it comes to fragrance, but this sweet, fresh and feminine yet powerful
scent is me all over. It contains ingredients from all over the world; Lavender
from Provence, Sambac Jasmine from India, Sandalwood from Australia and Vanilla
from Papa New Guinea. The scent lasts all day and smells so beautiful.
Along with the perfume,
we also received a full size body lotion. I always like to wear matching body
lotions and perfumes so I have been applying this each morning, and not only
does it smell incredible but its so moisturising, its left my skin feeling so
soft.
Would I re-purchase?
ABSOLUTLEY YES - I
can’t wait to go out and purchase the full size bottle (but how cute are these
mini’s!)
NUDE BY NATURE CONCEALER
If you’ve seen any of
my previous blog posts about my make up favourites, you will know that I’m a
NARS girl through and through when it comes to concealer. I’ve used it
religiously for the last year, whether that’s on full glam make up days or for
a little bit of coverage on those no make up days.
I was pleasantly
surprised when I tried the Nude By Nature perfecting concealer that I received
in the Glamour goodie bag. I have the colour Shell Beige, which works with my
skin tone well. With NARS I would use Vanilla or Custard depending whether I
want more of a brightening or natural effect. I’ve found this concealer does
the job well, it’s a creamy texture – I would say its quite thick and slightly
sticky, but it gives great coverage, lasts all day it does make my skin look
glowy and dewy. I’ve had quite a few compliments over the last couple of weeks
on my make up so can only put it down to this concealer.
Would I re-purchase?
When looking for this
concealer online, I’ve seen it is around the £20 mark, which compared to NARS
is very similar for a lot less product (5.9ml) and knowing how happy I am with
NARS I probably wouldn’t repurchase.
However I love that
Nude By Nature is formulated with all-natural
ingredients and free from toxins and synthetics. You can find their products on
ASOS.
PIXI ROSE TONIC
I was so happy to see the Pixi Rose Tonic in this years
goodie bag. I love Pixi products and have wanted to try this out for a while,
so now’s my chance.
I’ve really enjoyed using this toner the last couple of
weeks. I’ve found it to be super refreshing, it feels a lot more soothing than
some other toners as its alcohol free. Its got a gorgeous rose and elderflower
scent to it, which quite honestly reminds me of a summers evening in the
garden.
Would I re-purchase?
I feel like this toner
is going to last me a while, I’ve been using twice a day for the last 2 weeks
and its barely gone down but for £10 for 100ml I would definitely repurchase!
CHARLOTTE TILBURY FLAWLESS FILTER
I feel like I can’t
write a full honest review on this, as the sample I received was quite a dark
shade, however first impressions are really high based on the consistency, the
glow it gave, the different ways it can be used and the way it left my skin
looking.
I mixed the sample with
my CC cream as it was super dark and I wouldn’t have been able to get away with
using it on its own, however since trying the sample I went to the Charlotte
Tilbury counter in Selfridges and they matched me to shade 3 which is the
light/medium coverage.
It is such a multi-use
product, you can apply it underneath foundation, blend it with your foundation
to give you a more glowy/dewy look, pop it over your base on your cheekbones/
area’s you want to highlight or wear it all over the top of your foundation for
a glossy look.
Would I re-purchase?
Yes – and I would have
brought there and then at the counter if it was in stock!
PHILIP KINGSLEY DRY SHAMPOO
I’m such a newbie to
dry shampoo. I’ve never really used it so when I received 3 dry shampoo’s in
the goodie bag I thought I would give it a go. Out of the three, the Philip
Kingsley One More Day was my favourite fragrance. I usually wash my hair every
other day, but I’ve found I’ve been able to leave it ‘one more day’ as it says
in the title which is great for when I don’t have so much time to wash/dry and
style my hair.
During this last week I
went away with work and planned to wash my hair at the hotel but realised I’d
forgotten my shampoo and conditioner when I got there (and there was no way I
was using the hotels 2 in 1 mixed with body wash on my hair) so I used the dry
shampoo and styled my hair and it looked freshly washed which was amazing and
hence the reason its in my top 5 products I’ve been loving this month. I also
felt my hair was more volumised and the curls stayed in longer which was an
added bonus.
Would I re-purchase?
If I was buying dry
shampoo, I would definitely purchase this one as I feel it’s a lot more
luxurious than normal dry shampoos, however I do love the feeling of freshly
washed hair so it might just be something I pop in my gym bag.
Have you tried any of the products
I’ve talked about? Or is there anything you’d recommend that you think I’d
love? Let me know in the comments section.
CL x
