January Favourites

Why January why?  Why do you have to go so fast?  How is it that February is just around the corner and this is my first ever monthly favourites?  Yes...that's right...I have never done a favourites post.  I decided not to do one in December or do a yearly favourites as I was a new blogger and now my little corner of the world wide web is nearly two months old.  I cannot comprehend the quickness time is flying!  I have seen a few bloggers approaching their blog birthdays and even though mine is 10 months away, it will sneak up on me quicker than I think.  Anyway, I best get on with what I am loving this month.

This month has seen a lot of products come into my life and I have quickly fell in love with them.  I have nine products which are worthy of a mention.  Most you will have seen and probably got and a lot of these products are products I wish I had been introduced to sooner as I cannot ever see then not in my possession!

Indeed Labs Hydraluron Moisture Booster - OH MY GOSH!!!  This is probably THE product I am mostly kicking myself because this should have been in my life sooner.  A quick back story...I have combination/dry skin and my cheeks have been quite dry from the change of whether and travelling and this little beauty, within a night might I add, boosted the moisture in my skin and my skin was touchabley (if that is a word?) softer and since then, the dryness of my cheeks has reduced and I will be sad to see the end of this.  I may have to get a back up!

O.P.I Embrace the Gray from the Fifty Shades Of Grey Collection - I have had this collection for nearly a month now and this colour is the only colour I have reached for in this collection and this surprised me as I thought I would have been drawn to My Silk Tie (See review of collection here) as My Silk Tie was the one I was drawn to online.  It is a medium toned grey crème and has a really good formula.

Urban Decay Naked On The Run Palette - This palette is the perfect palette to travel with.  I has everything and it is the palette I have been reaching for on a daily basis, whether it be for a 'no make-up' make-up day or a full eye look.  I especially like the Perversion Mascara.  A full review of this palette can be found here. 

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation - My most worn foundation!  It is a light to medium coverage foundation that leaves you with a semi-dewy finish which has been perfect for my combination skin.  Another product which I am kicking myself for not having in my life before.

Macadamia Deep Repair Masque - This mask is to die for.  I have never felt my hair so soft and shiny until this beauty came into my life.  It smells divine although I cannot quite put my finger on what the scent is.  I use this about 1-2 times a week and my hair just feels better in quality.

Nivea Soothing Cleansing Mouse - I wanted a cleanser that I would enjoy using and this is the product.  It makes cleansing my skin so much easier and smells so fresh!  I have seen an improvement in my skin since using this on a daily basis.

Real Technique Brushes - The brush that is in the picture is a representative of the vast collection of Real Technique brushes and since having them in my collection, it has opened my eyes to the world of brushes and I must say there are a few that are slowly making their way into next months favourites.  If you want a blog post of my entire collection of RT brushes then comment down below and I will make that happen.

It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in Product - Another 'I can't believe this wasn't in my life before!' product.  This also leaves my hair more manageable and softer than just using a normal heat protection spray and although I have been using it every time I wash my hair, there is still loads left so I can see this lasting me a long time.

Ghost by Ghost - Well there isn't much I can say about this fragrance that I haven't already said here.  This has been my signature scent since I purchased it back in December and I can see myself not having this in my collection.

That's my favourites for this month.  I am sorry I haven't been posting a lot this week as Uni has been manic this week but posts should be back to normal now.

What have you been loving this month?  Any recommendations?

Bye for now.

Jess. X 

Urban Decay Naked On the Run Palette

After purchasing Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette back in September, I noticed amongst the blogosphere there was a new Urban Decay Palette released.  At first I wasn't really that interested in buying it, but as more and more reviews kept popping up and I kept using my Naked 2 palette, I started having the need to want it.  An Amazon order later and my palette was on its way and in no time I had it in my hands and fell in love with it.

It is such a cute little palette and is nothing like anything I already own.  I had been taking my Naked Palette around with me and my make up bag was looking a bit too full and as much as I love my Naked 2 palette, it is always nice to have options as us girls love options especially when it comes to eyeshadows!

The Urban Decay Naked On the Run Palette comes with 6 shades (one looks like a good highlighter)  The shades are :

Dive- This colour is a beautiful rose colour that has gold shimmer running through it.  I haven't tried this colour yet but have swatched it and I love it.

Fix- A matte brown/taupe colour perfect as an all over colour.  I have used this this colour and it is a very natural colour that can be used as a base for a smoky eye.

Resist- Another Taupe colour with a silvery shimmer running through it.  Again I haven't used this colour but have swatched it as well.

Dare- A matte brown colour which is great as a crease colour!

Stun- A nice looking bronze with gold shimmer running through.  Again haven't used it but swatched it and would be a nice base for a night out.

5050- This shade can be used as a highlighter, an all over lid colour and an inner corner colour.  It is a lovely champagne colour with a bit of a shimmer.   Again Have only swatched this colour.

A matte bronzer- I am not one for using bronzer but this colour gives a slight hint of colour while not being too orangey or shimmery.

A bright pink blush- Again, I am not one to use blush but with a light hand, this bright pink blush has a slight gold shimmer but when on the cheeks, doesn't look like you have dusted yourself with glitter!

Perversion Mascara in Blackest Black-  A very nice black mascara.  I do like very black mascara's and the formula is great.  The wand is a medium sized brush and I only wish it was a plastic bristle brush as that is what I prefer but it does look really nice and I might have to purchase it in the full zie tube as this is a travel sized tube.

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Stag- This has to be the best eyeliner I have ever tried.  It is so good in fact that I had to purchase it in the full size in Perversion.  Stag to me is dark brown colour but when swatched you would think it is a black colour.

Naked Lipgloss in Sesso- This is a nice pink with a bit of gold shimmer to it.  I think this would go great with a pink or a nude lipstick or great on it's own.

This palette is everything you need apart from base make-up but will certainly slim down any make-up bag and you can mix and match these colours with each other or use other shadows from other palettes.  The packaging is a nice rose gold colour with what looks like a camouflage pattern on the front.  The palette also comes with a very big mirror so again saves the need to bring a compact mirror (unless you are like me, who needs a compact mirror as you cannot see anything without your glasses!)

You can create so many different looks with this palette.  All you would need is a base and lip colour (if you choose to not use the lip gloss included)

The palette retails at £37 which is a pretty good deal as the lip gloss on its own retails at £14!  You can purchase it from the Urban Decay website and any Urban Decay shops and stands throughout the UK and many other places from around the world. 

Have you got this palette?  What looks have you created?  What is your favourite colour within this palette?

Bye for now.

Jess. X