This is going to be a big post! Last post of 2014, mad where the time goes these days but I thought I'd finish up with a mad rad large favourites post. This is everything I have discovered in the past 12 months that I have come to grow quite fond of so lets get the ball rolling.
The first thing I am going to mention is the Bourjois Healthy Mix Gel Foundation. I don't know what I did use for foundation before I found this, its a perfect match to my skin and the texture of it is something beautiful. It applys evenly, lasts all day and doesn't break me out in spots in any way. It also smells delicious, has a really weird but awesome scent and I personally find it to be cooling on the skin.
Another thing I don't know what I did until this came along is the Revlon Lip Butters Range, I adore these! My stand outs are definately Pink Truffle and Red Velvet with Raspberry Pie drawing in on a close third. The texture of these is so comfortable to wear, they seem to be quite nourishing as they never leave me that horrid drying feeling. The colour pay off for the majority of the shades I have tried is incredible and they last a fair while. Do I need to go on?
We all know how much I love the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser so I don't need to ramble on too much about this hottie. Basically, it removes every trace of make up without drying out your skin, and leaves your face feeling revitalised and fresh. When used with the muslin cloth it also does an awesome job of removing any flaky dry skin from your face which is great if you're as dry as me. I love this stuff to the moon and back. Definately my favourite discovery of 2014.
Urban Decay Naked 2, my goodness, how had I let these shadows float under my radar when they were virtually in my face all the time. My favourite and most used shades from this pallette are Pistol and Verve- utterly beautiful. Definately one for the girls that like a shimmer shadow as opposed to a matte, quite partyish pallettes but I still wear it quite a few day times. These have rapidly become my favourite eyeshadows to reach for.
My favourite eyeliner this year is the Clarins Intense Kohl Liner in Black. This stays put on the waterline all day, its magic. The formula of this is really nice and creamy. If you like the smoky eyeliner effect, this is a great one as it also comes with a brush on the end where you can blend out your liner.
Quite arguably the best perfume release of this year is the Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream. Summer in a bottle. I think for me this is on par with the original, I can't decide which I prefer more. However, Daisy is my favourite perfume of all time so that speaks and may make me a little biased as to why I love this slightly fruitier variant. If you like the original Daisy, and have a little Christmas money left over, I highly reccomend you go and purchase one of these lovely bottles.
The best mascara I have tried this year is theBalms Whats Your Type, The BodyBuilder. Does what it states on the tin, I have quite long straight lashes so lengthening mascaras don't do an awful lot for me. This guy, however, creates huge amounts of volume and curl to my lashes. The only downside to this is that it really doesn't respond well to watery eyes like mine so I end up with unattractive lines down my cheeks but for the volume its more than worth it!
The only hair care item on this list is the Charles Worthington Volume and Bounce Texturising Spray. This is really incredible, this adds a heck lot of volume at my roots as opposed to all the other texturisers that just seem to add that to the lengths. I have wrote a whole entry on this guy so if you're interested head there.
Another beauty find this year is Benefits Dallas Boxed Blusher. This is one of those in between items where its not quite a blushed but not yet a bronzer. It gives you that 'just come in from the cold outside' look, its lovely and really enhances paler skin tones. I find it to bring life in to my dull pale complexion and I love the little baby brush it comes with. I am also a sucker for anything wild west themed so that did aid my purchase in this boxed blusher.
And finally, another skin care items, another Liz Earle product - Skin Tonic Toner. By no means is this as good as my beloved Breath of Fresh Air by Lush but that is something that I have been buying for years, we're talking mid teens here guys, thats almost 7 years ago... anyway I do feel like this does more for my skin looks wise. It certainly doesn't feel as cleansing when applied but my skin does look better for using this over the Lush, you can't win them all!
So there you have my top ten item discoverys from this year just about to go. I hope you all have a lovely new year whether you're celebrating out or having a quiet one in.
Happy new year! May 2015 be a good one!
Emma x
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