My first favourite for this month is Batiste Dry Shampoo in the scent Wild, I love dry shampoo as I only wash my hair once a week due to it being highlighted and quite dry but I have a side fringe which gets quite greasy as my skin is really oily so if I use dry shampoo on my fringe a couple of times a week I can get away with just washing my hair once a week. I've only ever tried the Batiste brand of dry shampoo so I can't say it's better than any other brand but it works for me and I love the scent of the Wild one which I actually only bought because it was leopard print and I love leopard print. Can anyone else recommend a better dry shampoo?
I got mine from Boots for £2.99 and I know at the moment Boots have got a 3 for 2 on all hair, skincare and makeup products.
Next up is Alberto Balsam Intensive Conditioning Treatment which is a deep conditioning treatment for dry and damaged hair.
This product claims to "smooth rough cuticles and restore softness, manageability and shine" and I would say it definately does all of that. You only need to leave it on for 1-3 minutes, I usually leave it on for as long as it takes to comb my hair through which takes ages as my hair is really thick and quite long so it tangles a lot! I use this every time I wash my hair as my regular conditioner and it leaves my hair feeling really soft, shiny and more healthy looking but the best thing about this product is the price, I got mine from Asda and they'd got them for 80p or 4 for £3.00 which makes them 75p each!! How good is that?! So if you like the sound of this get down to your local Asda now and stock up!
I got this next product because of all this lovely weather that we've been having which now appears to have gone away :(
Garnier Summer Body Moisturising Lotion Sun-Kissed Look, it's a body lotion with a gradual tan and it gives a really good colour! I've found that using it three days in a row to build up a decent tan and then using it every other day keeps me looking nicely bronzed without the massive up keep of applying fake tan. The only thing I don't like about it is the smell the next day, when you first apply it (I put it on at night) it smells really nice, like apricots but all day the next day it reeks of fake tan (if you use fake tan then you know the smell I mean). It was £4.49 I think from Asda but you can get this from Boots, Superdrug and probably most other supermarkets. I think the price is pretty reasonable to say I'm getting not far off the same results as using fake tan but without the hefty price tag and the massive up keep.
My next favourite is my Origins Vitazing SPF 15 Energy boosting moisturiser, this is an amazing product, it comes out of the tube looking like a normal moisturiser, just a white cream, but when you rub it into your skin it changes to a tinted moisturiser and it gives a small amount of coverage to your skin and leaves you looking really fresh faced with a healthy glow, I love it! It's just rich enough for me as I have oily skin so if your skin is dry I'm not sure this would work for you but it matches any skin tone and just leaves your skin looking so good, it's also a great base for makeup, I just put this on with some concealer and loose powder and my skin looks great without any foundation.
The only down side for me with this product is the price, it's £26 for 50ml which is quite expensive for me but a little bit goes a long way and I really love it so I'm happy to pay that much for now unless I find something better.
Right now for the makeup! First up is L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes in Extra Black, this is the best mascara I have EVER used! I absolutely love it! I've always been a big fan of Maybelline Great Lash mascara but I never used it and looked at my lashes and thought WOW so I was always on the lookout for something else, I've tried a few other mascaras but never liked them and always went back to Great Lash until I found this beauty and I'm never going back!
It gives amazing volume to your lashes with just the right amount of clump without being clumpy (if that makes any sense) It doesn't flake off during the day and isn't really hard to remove with a face wipe. I have nothing bad to say about this mascara because I absolutely love it and would recommend it to everyone.
Next is Collection 2000 Shimmer Shades in the shade Blushalicious, this is a blusher with four shades, a bright pink, a darker more plummy pink, a peach and a pale pink.
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| sorry about the photo quality my camera is rubbish :( |
If you saw my last Makeup Haul! post then you'll know that I bought the Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner 24 Hour in Black, it took me a couple of weeks to try this product as quite frankly I was scared to use it, I'm rubbish with liquid liner and I thought this was going to be something that would require tons of practise to get right but I couldn't have been more wrong! It's so easy to apply, the brush that comes with it is perfect for applying it and I absolutely love the way it looks!
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| It's much blacker than it shows up in the photo |
Last but not least is my Urban Decay Naked palette which I've used pretty much everyday since I got it. For a full review on this product click here. Everyone should own one of these!
I hope this post wasn't too long but I just had so many favourites this month I had to include them all. Has anyone else tried any of these products? What did you think about them? Leave me a comment :) xx
