Today's post is a very simple one - I've a bunch of beauty products, new and not so, that I'm just thoroughly enjoying at the mo, and I'd love to share them with you!
Products mentioned:
La Mer Gel Cream, Hyggee All-In-One serum, Vichy vitamin C serum, Estee Lauder ANR Eye Complex, Caudalie Detox Oil, L'Occitance almond shower oil, ESPA Triserum, Buxom liquidlip, Rimmel Lasting Finish lipstick, Chanel CC cream, New Look brow gel, Stila liner.
Let's start with skincare, because that's where we always start.
I picked up a mini of the La Mer Gel Cream and as much as I didn't want to love it, I love it (dejavu with the foundation). Although saying it, I think I like it just as much as the Hyggee All In One Essence (that I mentioned in my latest skincare post here), which has a relatively similar texture and is a small fraction of the price.... But I do love it!
I've been a big fan of vitamin C over the last few years, but thus far I've used Korean products pretty much exclusively, because I've just thought they're.. well, better? I bought the Vichy Vitamin C completely on a whim towards the start of the year and I've been really enjoying it. It makes my skin feel lovely and smooth, is non-sticky, not greasy, and has no discernible scent - I'll definitely be continuing with it.
I've been trying to keep my skincare quite simple and pared back, so have reverted to a couple of older favourites. As far as eye creams go, I'm rotating through a few, but it's Estee Lauder's ANR c/o that I find myself reaching for most, almost absent-mindedly, because I really enjoy it's texture. Caudalie's Detox Oil c/o comes with me on most of my weekend trips etc too because it's a great one-product evening routine for this time of the year. I really love layering the whole of that line too when I'm at home.
I must give a little nod to body products (I'm loving L'Occitane at the mo - their almond shower oil is just blissful), and in particular the ESPA Triserum, a lovely, rich oil infused with turmuric - it just feels so lovely and light on the skin.
Onto makeup.
There are two new lip products that I'm wearing regularly these days, and goodness me, one is a liquid lip! You might already know that I'm not a liquid lip fan, but Buxom has me at least temporarily converted with their Centrefold Lightweight Lipstick c/o. It's a delightful nude-peach-pink that doesn't wash me out and feels so comfortable on the lip (it wears nicely through dinner too which is always a plus). I'm generally impressed with Rimmel lipsticks and I recently picked up the Kate version in shade 08 which is a lovely, creamy lipstick that helps my lips look a little less bare in photographs - I'm wearing it in this post so I welcome you to take a look and give me your thoughts!
The Chanel CC cream certainly isn't a new product, neither to the market nor me, but I've been very much enjoying using it again lately. SPF 50 and pigment in one, it's the kind of lazy-girl, multi-tasking product that I wholesomely appreciate these days.
One of the biggest surprises for me in the makeup world is New Look, and notably, their brow products. They're just fantastic and I really didn't expect them to be. The fibre brow gel in particular, is wonderful - you might have already seen me mention it after so many of you asked how I shape + style my eyebrows. It's a fab dupe for the Laura Mercier brow gel, with a teeny wand and good colouring. I think you can only pick up the little brow palettes in store, but well worth it if you see it about.
I go through phases with my eye makeup, and I've just come out of a lengthy stage of leaving them as bare as is absolutely possible! I've been enjoying a little eyeshadow or definition at the lashline and my very favourite of them all is Stila's Lionfish liner. I don't feel like Stila kohl-style liners are talked about enough, because they're exceedingly good, and Lionfish is a lovely, rich brown with a coppery tinge that helps brown eyes stand out - I love it.
Let me know, what are your current beauty favourites?
xx
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