My favourite products in September included a little bit of an overhaul of my skincare regime, and some makeup. My skin has been crazy this month, crazy bad. I was looking for a moisturiser which didn't break me out terribly [Hello Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising lotion :@] and I'm really liking peachy and corals, they seem to go with my pale skin and dark hair quite well.
So, this is Vichy Normaderm Anti-imperfection moisturiser. This is my favourite moisturiser, ever. I've probabley said that about loads of things and changed my mind, but this cleared up my breakout and has made my skin so smooth. I've been using this for 2 months now, (September, October) and I'm very pleased with it. It smells gorgeous, and its 50ml, so theres plenty. I must say though, the first one I got was not, I believe, the reforumulated one which uses hydra-peel technology as per adverts in many glossys at the moment. I now have two of these and they are different, one is pictured, [the old one], and the new one has got 3 overlapping coloured circles in the top left corner on the bottle, as well as different packaging. The bottle on www.boots.co.uk is the correct one, however I bought my first bottle [the old one] early September, so I can imagine I got old stock. It still cleared up my breakouts, but I can definatley tell a difference between the old and new. The old one is not moisturising enough for my semi-dry skin. Nearly so I couldn't wear foundation as it looked stupid. But the new one is so hydrating it actually makes a great base. Overall, will keep repuchasing, and have bought nearly the whole normaderm range and loving them all. Will review them all soon. :)
This looks a mess, I know. My lipstick tube seems to have an allignment problem, and the lipstick gets scraped everytime it gets twisted up and down. Shame as its my FAVOURITE colour at the moment. MAC Jazzed lipstick. Beautiful colour, between coral, nude and peach. Its around that Ravishing is similar, so I will be picking that up soon and can imagine I will like it. This is the closest i've gotten to 'out there' colours. Even though its not even that vibrant or different, I'm a nude/pick lipstick girl, so this is very different for my comfort zone. Its that nice, i'm even considering buying a more range of colours, especially Viva Glam Cyndi!
Palmers Coco Butter lip balm This is a fairly obvious choice, its a stick lip balm = no messy fingers, and its a beautiful balm, my lips are in top condition and I owe a lot of that to this balm. Its reasonably priced at around £2, and I like it as much as my burts bees lip balm. Both are cheap and easy staples.
Nails Inc nail varnish in Elizibeth St. Is a beautiful, slightly sheen/sparkle, baby pink, not glitter just a very very slight sparkle you can only seen up close. Its my work nail varnish and my everyday varnish. Its gorgeous. I bought the Griege collection of asos which consisted of this polish, a mauve brown, grey and black, and these are all colours I love to wear on my fingers or toes. It barely chips, and takes ages to, and two coats is perfect.
I've had Neutrogena Wave for ages. Its the old type without the two controls, so it cleans really deep down all the time. I love this, you clean your face and wonder how much dirt you can't actually see comes off. I use this everyday followed by Vichy normaderm cleansing wash morning and night and my skin is so smooth and hardly ever dry. Its normal. The pads are around £4 for a months supply and you get a new head for the cleanser in the pack too. This isn't too bad for once a month imo, especially as it does a very good job at cleaning your face.
MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner in Feelin' Good is the perfect peachy lipbalm, the only downside is its finger messy. But apart from that, I love it. I used to think this was too dark, as I was all about pinks/nudes, however this gives a beautiful sheen and colour, similar to Jazzed lipstick, and is quite good at keeping my lips moisturised, while smelling gorgeous.
The last item in my September favourites is Coco Mademoiselle perfume. This is my favourite perfume, its so sophisticated and beautiful, its well worth the spend while lasting for ages! My clothes always smell of this.
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