Mini Sephora Haul (NARS & Laura Mercier)

 

My brother has just come back from Chicago and Toronto, and he got me these little gifts from Sephora. Even though I'm going to New York in January 2017, I like that I have them now so I can use them when I travel there. I am a huge fan of the Nars creamy concealer (Custard is my shade) and Laura Mercier translucent loose powder, which is the best baking powder. As you know, I'm a freak when it comes to miniature versions of makeup products and I love these. I can't wait to go to New York and raid Sephora for the first time, but for now - I'm going to enjoy these miniature minis. 

 

My Under-eye Concealer Correction Routine: MAC, Maybelline andLaura Mercier

Fortunately, I am blessed to not have super dark circles under my eyes or have heavy looking bags, I just find them slightly blue/purple in the mornings or when I have had very little sleep. Most days I can get away without the colour corrector but I personally feel it improves the overall underage colour, especially when I'm doing a full-face look. 

Beauty Wish List | September 2015

Beauty Wish List | September 2015 (click for more details)

Estee Lauder Little Black Liner | Estee Lauder Idealist Pore Minimising Skin Refinisher | Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum | Bobbi Brown Hydrating Face Cream | Makeup Revolution Ultra Cover and Concealer Palette | Anastasia Beverly Hills L'Orange Contour Refill | OGX coconut Water Shampoo | Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder | MAC 139 & 161 Duo Fibre Brush

My last few skincare products haven't been 'wow' for me so I am currently on the hunt to find something really, really good. At the moment I am trailing out something new and determined to see some good results - so far I am enjoying it so I will probably review them. Ester Lauder has never been a brand that I looked to for skincare but I do love the Double Wear foundation so figured I would look into the skincare. About 98% of the reviews for the skincare have been highly recommended, and my own mother actually used to use this brand so I figured it can't be that bad for the price. I will most likely be purchasing the two skincare products in my next haul, seeing as all the beauty departments have special offers that are too good to miss at the moment.... 

Bobbi Brown has started to draw my interest in with their makeup products, and keen to try out the skincare so a moisturiser is always one of the best ones to go for, first. The Laura Mercier secret brightening powder is out of stock EVERYWHERE. I am after shade 2, which is the slightly yellow shade and I am desperate to get my hands on it but I believe it has been discontinued. If anyone knows where I can get my hands on it - please get in touch with me!

Laura Mercier Loose Translucent Powder | Review

After seeing the beautiful Australian YouTuber Heidi Hammond do a tutorial on the 'baking technique, it completely sold me to go to buy a tub of this magic powder. I've been looking at setting powders for a while and I do own the MAC PRO Set Powder (which is good) but it's very white and I wanted something that was more yellow based, and Laura Mercier fit the bill. This was on my 'wish list' for a little bit in my mind, I just wasn't sure if I really needed it for the price. 

Beauty Wish List | May 2015

Beauty Wish List | May 2015 (click to view)

MAC Fix+ | MAC Pro Longwear Lip Pencil (Morning Coffee) | MAC Lightful C Tinted Cream SPF30 | Laura Mercier Loose Transluscent Powder | Stila Smudge Pot (Kitten) | Stila Eyeshadow (Kitten) | Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Kit | Smashbox 24-hour CC Spot Concealer | Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation | Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer | theBalm Betty-Lou Loumanizer  | theBalm Mary-Lou Loumanizer | theBalm Cindy-Loumanizer | Tom Ford Lipstick (Blush Nude) | Nails Inc (Alexa Chasmere) | Yves Saint Laurent Gloss Volupte (20)

Of course there's always something I want in the beauty world. And these are some of the few I've had my eyes on this month. 
Have you tried any of these? Let me know what's good!

My Favourite High-End Foundations

Hey there! I've been crazy busy with work lately so I've been trying to write as many blogs as I can in advance so I can schedule them for the next 2 weeks. If you haven't noticed, I'm slowly going through my make-up collection narrowing down which products/brands are my favourite. So basically, I'm a foundation FREAK and I love to try out new formulas from drugstore to high-end. I've rounded up my 5 favourite high-end foundations - I chop and change which brand/formula I use depending on what I'm doing during the day.