So earlier today I went on a HUGE tidying spree in my flat, not that is was messy and unclean in the first place, but I felt I needed to throw some old things out and generally just make the rather small bedsit/flat look a lot less cluttered.
So whilst doing this I came across a lot of stuff that I had completely forgotten I had. Now I have only been in this flat since October but a lot of my stuff has been in storage since last May when I moved out of my previous flat and moved in with one of my friends on a temporary basis, where I only had the bare minimum of my stuff with me.
So after finishing tidying I was sitting relaxing watching a little bit of boring day time television when I decided that I was going to have a look through all of my make-up collection, which I thought would be a good idea since I have not long ordered a few bits and bobs storage-wise so I can have a better organised dresser, and whilst doing this came across quite a few make-up and skincare products that I also had completely forgotten that I had.
I will apologise now for there being no photos in this post, but I'm having technical difficulties with my laptop and camera so hopefully I will be back to normal blogging and YouTubing soon!!
This inspired me to write a blog post on the products that I "rediscovered" or whatever you want to call it! So these are the products that I have found which I am definitely going to start using again! I am going to include little mini reviews in this post as well.
The Loréal Paris True Match Minerals claims to be 95% from minerals, have no perfume or preservatives and have a foundation-like coverage. I used to use this powder all the time to set my foundation, although I used to love this powder I hated the brush that it comes with and always used another large powder brush to apply it. The powder isn't as full coverage when you apply it with a large fluffy brush, but when applied with the brush that it comes with it does have a fuller coverage. If I was in a rush I used to use this powder all over my face without foundation and it gives a nice coverage which lasts all day. I am definitely going to start using this powder again but not to set my foundation, I will just use it if I need to quickly get out the door, as this is very quick to apply.
The Avon Shimmer Swirls is a face illuminator which can be used in many different ways. The most common way in which I use it is once I've put my moisturiser on if my face looks dull I just put this all over my face before I apply my foundation, this just give a glow to your face. Other ways in which I use it is mixed in with either my foundation or moisturiser or sometime I even use it as a highlighter on the tops of my cheek bones. All of these methods just give a natural glow to the face, I suppose it is kind of like a cheaper alternative to MAC's strobe cream, not that I have tried strobe cream but just from what I have heard about it. I have had really dull skin recently due to stress and also just the rubbish weather we have been having here in Scotland so this might bring a bit of radiance back to my face.
The Me Me Me Beat The Blues in 2 Moonbeam is described as an iridescent complexion illuminator and enhancer. This is a pink toned highlighter which is comparable to Benefits highlighter, which has completely evaded my mind, but is a fraction of the price. I used to use this highlighter all the time but I then bought MAC's Cream Colour Base in Pearl which I fell in love with, but sitting here comparing the two of them I think that this one might actually be more flattering on my skin tone since I have more pink undertones. Again this product is just going to brighten my skin up in this rubbish weather and give me more of a glow.
Next is a MAC Mineralize Blush in Fad-Dabulous, this is a berry-pink blush with gold veins through it, this blush has a lot of shimmer in it so again I have decided to start using this blush to achieve my glowy look. I think this might have been a limited edition blush in a collection a while ago but as this was given to me as a gift from a family friend who used to be a make-up artist so I can't be sure. The gold shimmer completely disappears when this is applied to the skin but it leaves a very glowy/shimmery sheen to the skin. This blush isn't one of my favourite blush's but it does look very pretty on the skin if you don't like a matte blush.
There was more products that I found including some lipsticks and lipglosses that had made their way to the back of my drawer so I'll maybe do this kind of thing every few months and maybe get more use out of my make-up collection.
Let me know if you like these types of posts, and I will apologise again for the lack of photgraphs.
Claire xx
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