Boots Haul ♡

As many of you know, I'm from the UK so we don't have many places that sell make-up that's a decent price so the main place I shop for my make-up is Boots which is a drugstore. Over the past month, Boots have had 3 for 2 offers on so I obviously took advantage of that and here we are! So I thought I'd share my purchases with you.

The first thing I bought this month was the Real Techniques take on the beauty blender. I just needed something that quickly blended foundation and did a good job. So I bought it and so far its worth the £5.99 I paid!

On the same trip, I bought the Rimmel London Scandal Eyes waterproof eyeliner as I needed an eyeliner that would line my top lashes and stay all day as I find my eyes are quite sensitive and seem to water a lot. So for £3.99 I thought I'd try it out - so far so good!

 Also on that trip, I bought the Maybelline BROWdrama mascara to keep my brows in place as they seem to go all over everyday! Its a real pain but this seems to have kept them in the same place. However the tint in this mascara really isn't a good colour match but for £4.99 I can't complain.

On a separate trip, I bought the rest of the makeup! So, I'll start with foundation. The foundation I bought this week is a new purchase as I just can't seem to find a drugstore foundation that does my skin any good so I thought I'd try out the Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation and I'm in 'Nude'. This foundation is £8.99 and I've heard so many people talk about it in the past few weeks so I thought I'd try it out for myself!
I also bought the Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara as I've been watching velvetgh0st on youtube a lot and she seems to love it so I thought I'd see what its like.
The Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is just a make-up staple for me, I haven't had a week without it for at least a year! So if you're looking for a cheap, high coverage concealer this is the one for you!
Soap & Glory's Supercat eyeliner is always one that is in the limelight and I can now understand why! The actual felt tip is great and gives a lovely precise, long lasting line. The only complaint I have about it is the smell.. its awful!
The Maybelline Colour Tattoo Eyeshadow Paint pots are something I've always wanted to try but never thought of buying when I had the chance, so I went and bought my first ever paint pot in Permanent Taupe which is such a lovely colour for my eyes as it brings out the red flecks in them.
Another mascara I bought was the Thick & Fast mascara by Soap & Glory, so far I've used it twice and its really let me down. The formula and brush just aren't great and I find even just from one coat they make my eyelashes look spidery!
Going onto lipsticks.. The first lipstick I bought was a Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple. This colour is a very sheer red which can be built up and that why I love it so much! EssieButton was talking about this in one of her lipstick videos and I've been meaning to buy it ever since, and I can see why she loves it too.
My final product that I've bought was the L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Eva's Nude. This again was talked about by velvetgh0st and used in one of her tutorials and the lipstick on her looked lovely. And as we have the same colour toned skin, I thought it would look good on me too - I haven't tried it yet though!

(just a little disclaimer I have bought all of the products mentioned above with my own money and boots points)

Hope you liked this post and sorry I've not put up one in a while, I've just been stressed with revision and exams coming up ~ Charlotte xx

My Skincare Routine ♔ 2014

Happy Wednesday! Today I thought I would let you see into my Skincare Routine as I find these interesting to read and to write and so do many other people, so here we go. I like to take care of my skin, especially on days where I wear a lot of makeup, by using products tailored to my skin type and with what I like/have been recommended by others! My skin type is Dry Combination type 2 ~ as I was told by a doctor (I also have extremely sensitive skin and have a reaction to most products). My cheeks during the daytime get extremely tight but my forehead and chin are comfortable so I've found that this routine that I am doing at the moment is really helping to balance out all of my skin aspects.

Morning:

On a morning, I don't have much time to do anything really but I make sure I cleanse my face with the Peaches and Clean 3 in 1 Wash off Cleanser from Soap and Glory. Personally, I don't like the smell of this product but I feel like it really cleans my face after being asleep and gets all of the oils and dirt out from the previous day. I then go ahead and wash my face with the For Daily Youth scrub from Soap and Glory, I use this with the weird face scrub pad thing it came with when I first purchased it in 2012. This scrub seems to brighten my face and from the ingredients there doesn't seem to be any harsh chemicals that would break someone out. Before applying my makeup, I then moisturize with the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ by Clinique (what a bloody long name!!). This product specifically really helps with the balance in my skin and helps to lock in moisture where it is needed - I also think it helps to keep oil at bay but I'm not 100% sure!

Afternoon:

When I get in from school, the first thing I do is remove my makeup! I can't stand having it on for longer than needed. So I use the No7 Foaming Cleanser for Normal to Oily skin to remove my face makeup and carefully rub it over my eyes as when it gets in my eyes it hurts hella bad! I then wash this off and apply the Bioderma Sensibio H2O - Micelle Solution water to remove any more dirt and mascara that is left on my face. After, I pat dry with a hand towel. I only do this step to roughly remove my makeup as before I go to bed I clean my face properly!

Night:

At around 8 or 9 each night, I go upstairs to begin getting ready to go to sleep - although I don't for a few hours! First, I scrub my face with the Face Soap and Clarity wash from Soap and Glory and again use the weird pink pad! By doing this I get out all of the leftover makeup and dirt from the day and the feeling after using it makes my skin feel so good as it has a few things in it that help your skin! I then go in with the Clean&Clear Deep Cleansing Lotion for sensitive skin on a cotton pad to treat blackheads and spots - weirdly I also love the smell. After, I apply the La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo to help with the dark marks where spots have been and the scaring on my face from when I was younger (I scratched one side of my face when I fell off the pavement which has left dark blue/brown scaring on my face which makes me paranoid although you can't see them as much now.. I know). Moving on - I apply the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream to my entire face focusing on my nose and the area below as they always go dry and crusty - ew! To finish the whole thing off, I apply the For Daily Youth 6 in 1 Lotion from Soap and Glory to my under eye area to brighten it up and reduce the appearance of premature ageing.

I hope you enjoyed reading this guys and I'm going to be changing my schedule of things. New posts will be up Wednesdays and Sundays as they are the best for me but sometimes I might upload extra ones every week. See you Sunday ~ Charlotte x

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How Much Is My Face Worth? - April 2014

I'm back! I thought that I'd do something different today and share with you what I wear (makeup wise) when I'm going out. This could kinda be a mash of my everyday makeup and how much my face is worth! So lets get started..

The POREfessional Primer - Benefit - £24.50

Milk&Honey Lip Balm - Nivea - £1.99

Even Better Makeup - Clinique - £24

Lasting Perfection Concealer - Collection - £3.99

Stay Matte - Rimmel London - £3.99

Honey Bronzer - The Body Shop - £13

Dandelion Box Blush - Benefit - £23.50

Sidecar - Naked Palette - £3.08

Charcoal Brown - Mac - £12.50

Brow Drama Mascara - Maybelline - £4.99

Scandal Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner - Rimmel London - £3.99

Eyelash Curler - The Vintage Cosmetics Company - £7

High Impact Mascara - Clinique - £16.50

Almost Lipstick 'Black Honey' - Clinique - £17

Total - £160.03!

 The charcoal brown eye shadow isn't in the picture above as I threw it out yesterday before I planned on writing this. A new one is on its way! Just realized while editing this post, the lipstick isn't in the picture either - darn!

Honestly, I never thought I wore a lot of makeup that was expensive but £160 is quite a lot for an everyday basis! I know this post isn't much but I haven't had a great amount of time so I thought this would be fun and easy enough to do. See you guys soon ~ Charlotte x

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