Soap and Glory 3 for 2

I'm currently writing this whilst waiting for the dye to develop in my hair, I'm DIY ombre-ing it for the first time, so forgive me if this is a little tense, I'm only shitting myself a little bit!

But I am a sucker for a good deal, and Boots always has some wonderful deals on, mostly 3 for 2's on certain products and certain percentages off other brands such as premium brands, I just keep falling in love with my beloved store even more! But the deal that caught my eye this time was the 3 for 2 offer on Soap and Glory products. I am a long time fan of their skincare range, and have wanted to branch out into their makeup for a while, having seen some wonderful reviews floating around. However, for some reason I've always skipped past their stand, mainly for the price tag, but this deal drew me in!

I've been after a decent felt tip pen style liner for a while, and have been debating which one to get. Being a sucker for pretty packaging, the Supercat eyeliner £6.00 was a no brainer, and I am very much in love with it. I've used it every day since I purchased it, and it's so easy to use. A good black colour, the product glides on smoothly, and it's easy to get both a thick line and a fat line. A pretty good all rounder, does what it says on the tin pretty much. What I also like this one is it also comes in a super sized version with a thick nib, perfect for dramatic eyes!

Powder for me is such an important product, and I always feel digusting without it because I suffer from horrifically oily skin that is so shiny without something to control it. I usually rely on a light coloured or translucent pressed powder, but have found recently that I'm just not liking the look of any I have in my stash on my skin. This is where One Heck of a Blot £12.00 steps in! It's a blotting powder instead of a pressed powder, and is completely translucent. It only reduces shine, does nothing else, and is an actual wonder product for me! The formula is a dream, shine is instantly erased without looking like there is any product on my skin. I love this, it's my newest holy grail item. The packaging and name is also amazing, as per for Soap and Glory. I highly recommend this if you struggle with oily skin.

Concealer is also a must have product for me. I don't suffer from many blemishes, I'm lucky to have relatively clear skin, but I do have horrific black bags under my eyes which just won't disappear. Ever. I don't know whether it's down to bad sleep habits or whether I'm just really unlucky, but I think they're here to stay. Therefore, covering them is a daily job for me, and requires a pretty heavy duty concealer to do so. I haven't found one that quite does the job yet, but the Kick Ass concealer in light £10.00 is the closest I've found to perfect coverage. It's a three step product, as I'm sure you probably know, a cute compact containing a brightening under eye concealer, a yellower concealer for blemishes, and a setting powder so the concealer does not move. There is also a tiny mirror and little sponge included. I really like this. The under eye concealer really does brighten and conceal, and the blemish concealer is one of the best I've found. Good product, cracking name.

Have you taken advantage of any of the lovely Boots offers lately? Got any favourite Soap and Glory makeup recommendations?

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Croydon Haul!

Croydon is the wonderful city in which I stayed last week, yet I only went into one shop: very restrained, I know. I only popped into my beloved Boots on the day that I dyed my hair, as I wasn't sure if I would be shopping anymore that week (oh, I was so wrong), and I wanted to pick up some Soap and Glory makeup I've had my eye on for a while. So I did, and I got sidetracked by some other lovely things too. Such is life.

Soap and Glory wise, I took full advantage of their 3 for 2 offer in Boots and picked up, surprisingly, three different items. Firstly, I picked up the Kick Ass Concealer in Light. I struggle with very dark undereye circles and blemishes, and figured this would be a good one to try and combat those problems. I also picked up the Supercat eyeliner, as I've  been after a decent felt tip pen style liner for a while, and felt this fitted what I wanted it for. Finally, I picked up One Heck of a Blot, I've heard some amazing things about this blotting powder and I'm excited to find out the difference it makes compared to ordinary pressed or loose powder.

Non Soap and Glory wise, I got my hands on the cult classic, Kate Moss' Rimmel Lipstick in 107, a pretty berry red colour that I'm fairly sure everyone owns by now, and I've finally caught up! I haven't used this yet, but I'm very excited about it. I also got the L'Oreal Skin Perfection Micellar Water. I've been using the Garnier micellar water for a while now and loved it, and had heard some good things about the L'Oreal one, so we shall see how it measures up. Finally, I got me a new blush brush! I got the pretty pink handled Real Techniques Blush Brush, I've been after one for a while and Real Techniques is one of my all time favourite brands for brushes, as I am sure it is for many others! As you can see, I have used this and I am very much enjoying it!

And that is it for my Croydon haul, I didn't buy much but what I did I love and will be using regularly! Have you picked up any lovely makeuppy bits recently? Anyone else taking advantage of Boots wonderful offers?

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Everyday Makeup Routine!

Now, I'm pretty sure the whole world and his wife has done some kind of everyday makeup post, but I am obviously a sheep, so here is mine! As you are probably aware of by now, I am quite possibly the laziest person on the planet, and as much as I love doing my makeup and making myself look like an acceptable human being, it's often not worth the extra half an hour in bed. I do love my nest! But recently I played around with what I had, and worked out a makeup routine that literally takes me about five minutes, if that, and looks lovely and me look way better.

I am quite lucky in that I have fairly clear skin without much work or thousands of products shoved onto it, and though I do have the occasional rogue spot or blackhead outbreak, I can generally control it easily. This means I don't actually need to wear foundation for a pretty flawless base, which makes my makeup routine 3x faster and I only use around five products, and sometimes a lipstick or lipgloss. Obviously, depending on how much time I have and the state of my skin this routine varies, and I will put foundation on, or take the time to fill in my brows, but that's only if I'm going out or something special is happening.

All I do in the mornings is put my concealer (currently I am using the FIT Me Maybelline concealer in shade 15: fair) on the bags under my eyes and any blemishes that I have, and blend with the Real Techniques contour brush. I then dust my elf translucent matte powder (cost me £3.95 and is the best powder I have ever used) over the top to reduce the shine on my horrifically oily skin, and then brush my MAC blusher in shade well dressed over my cheeks and around my jawline, et voila, my base is done! All I do then is occasionally line my eyes with my Benefit They're Real Push up Liner, and I always wear mascaras. I tend to stick to Maybelline mascaras, and am using mostly the Maybelline Colossal Go Extreme Mascara in Leather Black, and sometimes I use it in combination with the Maybelline Big Eyes Mascara. I love love love both of these mascaras, and the teeny tiny brush that comes on the Big Eyes mascara is so useful on my bottom lashes, and the bigger brush does a good job of separating my lashes.

Then I throw my powder brush and powder compact into whatever bag I'm using, occasionally add a slick of lipgloss or lipstick and I'm good to go! Looking human with minimal effort.

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