August faves

Hello my sweety pies!

I have seen lots of these monthly favourite things before and I really enjoy reading and watching them so I thought I would do one myself. These are all products that I loved using this month and will most probably re-purchase soon!

This will be my last post for about a week because tomorrow I am going to Mallorca - I'm so very very excited, ahh! But I will do a holiday post when I get back to show some of the makeup and fashion looks I created when I was there and just general pictures of the lovely summery sun :)

I hope you enjoy reading this and don't forget to comment - I love reading what you have to say and I will definitely reply if you have any questions!

17 lasting finish nail polish in 'peacock'

I got this one for my birthday from a lurvely friend and I instantly fell in love with the colour. It's a gorgeous turquoise-y blue and has really pretty green shimmers in it.

The formulation is a good constistency and it builds well too :)

You can buy this for £2.99 at Boots.

(Btw sorry for the shoddy condition of my nails in the picture, trust me - I'm very ashamed :(. )

Primark makeup brushes, Purple Kabuki brush & Blusher Brush. Both were £1.50 each.

First of all, these brushes are so soft it's actually unreal.

The Kabuki one has very good grab and is great for powder foundation and pressed powder, it also gives a lovely even, matte finish - something that I am always striving for :)

The Blusher brush is great as well, it's very nice feeling on the skin and blends really well for such a cheap brand. I am impressed by both of these and I use them everyday!

Love ETC... perfume by The Body Shop.

I love this! You might have seen this on my room tour, the ring on the lid was a present and I put in on because I thought it looked pretty cool :D

The perfume smells so pretty and feminine and has lovely floral notes. It makes me feel really fresh and lasts a lot better than many other perfumes I've tried.

It's also really cheap at just £12 compared to more expensive brands. I got it for £7 at a discount stall - woop woop :D

I recommend this, a lot.

ELF mineral foundation with SPF 15 in light, available from www.eyeslipsface.com

I have tried too many foundations to count and they've all been wrong for me. I have very sensitive and oily skin causing me to get lots of blemishes so I do like coverage but at the same time I don't want to clog my pores.

This is the first powder foundation I have tried because I always thought the coverage would be too light but I was surprised to see that it gave a good, medium coverage and is build-able.

The powder feels light on my skin and gives it a natural, rather then cakey looking, matte finish. This is a winner for me. And at only £3.50 it would be ridiculous for me to complain ;)

Of course I had to include a lipstick in this post :) But when I found myself browsing my collection for my fave of the month I couldn't just choose one! So here are three :)

Barry M touch of magic - £4.25

I still can't really get over this lippie - it reacts with the natural Ph balance in your lips and turns them pink and for mine they go almost red it's so bright :) I love this with a white based eye because it looks really dramatic. A great product.

2true glossywear lipstick in shade 7 - £1.99 (i think!)

I wasn't expecting too much from this lipstick because it was so cheap but I actually really like it! I have worn it lots and I like it a bit more each time I do wear it. It's a coral-y pink colour and has a really pretty sheen, it's also quite moisturising. If you're on a budget and want a pretty summery lip then this is for you :)

ELF mineral lipstick in 'runaway pink' - £3.50

This was a gift from my lovely friend hebeflora and it's probably my favourite of the three :) It's such a pretty neutral pink and the formulation is lovely, it's nice and creamy and lasts well. It's also very wearable and complements a pink blush perfectly. A must buy!

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I will get back to you all after my holiday!

Have a lovely week and I hope the weather brightens up for you all.

lots of blog lurve and hugs and makeup joy, hehe :)

daisydolly xoxo

I spend too much money...HAUL

Hey everybody! ♥

So I went shopping, again... with my lovely friend hebeflora and I got some reeeally nice stuff :)

So I really hope you enjoy this post and don't forget to comment and follow!

everything :)

No.7 Shine Free Primer - 'Stops shine for a matte finish'

So, I had another £5 off voucher and have been lusting after a primer for ages. I wanted a moisturising one rather than a gel and this one is so smooth and makes my skin so so soft. And seems to really mattify. I really like this. It usually retails at £10.75, but I paid £5.75 - yay :D.

this primer is so silky and great to apply. I recommend, a lot.

The next two products are my favourites :)

If you have read a recent post of mine called 'currently lusting after' then you would know that I really wanted this cream blush from MeMeMe. So I was completely set on getting that one, but when I found it, it was really small, I mean literally tiny and I just kinda thought, OH. So I decided that it wasn't for me :( But then Hebe said I should look at the Topshop cream blushes and I thought, why not. So I did. And I loved them! This one is called 'Flush' and is a really lovely bright pink and the formula seemed really nice and creamy. Also, I adore the packaging, I think it's so unique and quirky. The cream blush was £6 - one of the more reasonably priced items from Topshop's makeup range.

I also got, to go with the blusher, this amazing brush from the QVS line at Superdrug. I thought it would be great for cream products and I can't wait to use the two together. This brush is so so soft, ah it's incredible! And that was £6.99 :)

Love love loveeee.

I also got this eye pencil from H&M, I've always been slightly sceptical about their make up but I thought you couldn't really go wrong with one of these. And...I was right! I actually really like this product, it's quite creamy and applies really nicely. It's a really pretty shimmery browny-grey with lilac undertones and would look lovely in the evening for when I go on holiday. And it was only £1.99 - what's not to like? ;)

a swatch of the eye pencil - sorry for the bad quality photo.

The last thing on my haul is this lipstick. It's from Miss Sporty, a brand I don't normally buy from and it quite an unusual colour - purple. The formulation is very sheer which I actually really like and it comes out quite pinky-purple and I think it looks really funky. And it was only £2.49.

A swatch of the lippie. Sorry again for the bad quality photo.

So, that's my haul finished! What do you think of my new things? :)

Have any of you bought these things recently?

Or anything to recommend?

Hope you enjoying the rain, NOT :(

lots of blog lurve.

daisydolly xoxo

haul: ELF

As promised here is my haul from the website eyeslipsface.com. I ordered my stuff yesterday and was expecting the things to come much later this week, but they arrived the next day! Which has made me love ELF even more :)

Hope you enjoy this post!

here they are! :)

Mineral foundation in 'light (for light skin and golden undertones)' - £3.50

I've never used or had a powder foundation before, usually sticking to liquid ones, dream matte mousse or no foundation at all! But I really like the lightness and sheer coverage of this foundation :) It's a good colour for my skin tone and also claims to work with your natural skin pH balance and match your skin - which is pretty funky :) The only thing I would say is I find it a but tricky to shake out of the pot, so not great packaging. But overall a nice (cheap) product ;)

Complexion perfection - £3.50

This product is amazing! Probably my favourite of the lot :)

The texture is weightless and makes your skin look so light and flawless and gives a nice healthy and beautiful glow :) The balance of minerals claim to matte skin, neutralise redness and brighten - and this product definitely does this :D I have tried lots of pressed powders before and this is the best! I would recommend a lot (especially at that price!). A must buy.

Studio blush in 'tickled pink' - £3.50

I really like this blush. I have heard a lot of good things about the ELF blushes and I wasn't disappointed :) The colour is gorgeous and has a lovely light shimmer and it is really pigmented and blends really evenly on the skin :) the only thing I would say is it's tiny! haha

E.L.F tools, eye widener -£1.50

This products claims to create a wider and bigger looking eye when applied to the waterline. Considering this product is very cheap I wasn't expecting that much and I wasn't bowled over with it's quality - the white colour is quite faint on the waterline however it looks better around the inside of the eye and as a highlighter on the brow bone :) It does come with a built in sharpener though! Every cloud has a silver lining :)

Total face brush - £1.50

I really wanted the powder brush from the studio line but it was 'coming soon' so I settled for the regular brush. It's not the softest brush I've ever used but it does give even coverage and works well with the foundation :) and you can't really go wrong with £1.50!

hope you enjoyed this post ;D

lotsa love xoxo

the dream team ♥

hello beautiful bloggers :)

I just wanted to show you some of my fave beauty products at the moment and let you know why I love them so much and give them a score out of ten :)

they are:

Benefit lipgloss in 'who are you wearing?' This was given to me by a friend for a birthday present and I loved it as soon as I started using it! First of all, I love the colour - it's a really pretty, purple-y fuchsia with a hint of sparkly pink which is great for putting over your fave pink lipstick for extra shine or it's great on it's own. It also smells amazing which is a plus! And the applicator wand is a nice shape and easy to use :) This product retails at £14 - not cheap, but a good investment if you want lovely lips :D

Overall a great lip gloss and I would purchase again!

8/10

Collection 2000 Hot Looks nail polish in 'button moon'. Well, I LOVE THIS PRODUCT! This was given to me by a very good friend of mine and it is amazing! The colour is gorgeous and looks so lovely for summer and when worn with gold rings looks especially nice. The application is really smooth and it dries very fast and lasts for a good amount of time without chipping. If you wear one coat you get a lovely pale sky blue and then as you build coats a more bright aqua blue is created - and both are nice :) Overall, this is definitely my fave of the faves :D

This product retails at £1.79, an incredible bargain!

9.5/10

Barry M Lip Paint in '101 - Marshmallow'.I bought this product on a whim when shopping with some friends and was wondering whether I should have got it when I got home - but now, I am SO glad I did! The colour is really pretty, especially if you are partial to a pale lip and has a lovely pink sheen to it. The texture is really smooth and creamy so it's nice to apply, but I did find that sometimes it became slightly 'bitty' on my lips so you need a good lip balm underneath. It lasts well but you do need to keep applying throughout the day to keep the colour vibrant. Looks lovely with the Benefit lip gloss mentioned earlier! :) Overall a nice lipstick and a colour worth getting.

This product retails £4.25 - very reasonable for lipstick nowadays :D

7.5/10

Marks and Spencer's Blusher Brush. I really like this! I got it for my birthday and thought, since it was from marks and spencer, that it wouldn't be very good quality but I was definitely wrong! The brush is so soft and is lovely for blusher and pressed powder as well and gives a really clean and flawless finish :) I've used more professional brushes, like MAC one's before, and they're pretty much the same as this but the different is, this is much cheaper! Lovely product :)

This product retails at £7.50 and there are lots more brushes in the range :)

8/10

So that's it! My faves and I really would recommend all of them :)

Thanks for reading.

love xoxo