REVIEW | L'Oreal Extraordinary Facial Oil

This product has been taking up space in my skincare compartment for quite some time now, as I originally got this from a beauty sale when I had work experience at Cosmopolitan Magazine early last year. I used it once, didn't like the smell and then filed it to the back. It wasn't until I ran out of my normal face serum & didn't have any back-ups (which isn't like me at all) when I had no choice but to bring this back out again.

L'OREAL LIQUID AND POWDER FOUNDATIONS

If I had to stay completely loyal to only one high street brand, as hard as it would be, I'd definitely pick L'Oreal. It was the first brand of makeup I tried when I was 16 years old and I've never looked back since. The majority of my makeup is L'Oreal - whether it's foundation, bronzer or eye liner.

Recently I've gotten into the (bad) habit of using both liquid and powder foundation in my daily makeup routine. The liquid foundation goes on after moisturising and the powder foundation goes on after concealer. I'm very aware that wearing too much foundation isn't the best thing in the world for your skin, however both foundations offer completely different things, yet they both have stunning results.

LIQUID FOUNDATION
When they say it's 'True Match', they're not lying! As some of you will know, I am quite pale so finding a foundation that doesn't either wash me out even more or make me look like a tangerine is quite a task. Since Christmas I have been experimenting with different foundations - from Bare Minerals to Rimmel London - but I eventually found myself coming back to my old time favourite and I can most definitely say that I won't be changing again any time soon. This foundation is around a light - medium coverage and I do sometimes find myself putting extra on if I'm having a particularly bad skin day. It matches my skin perfectly, feels light enough for me to forget I'm wearing foundation and blends in well with other makeup products. I usually find myself using a buffed foundation brush to apply it, and then go over it with a Beauty Blender to smooth it out.

POWDER FOUNDATION
This is in the same shade of my liquid foundation but looks ever-so-slightly darker when applying it on top. I'm not a huge fan of using just powder foundation - I feel that it's very dry on my skin and doesn't spread easily across my face - however this works a DREAM on freshly applied liquid foundation or concealer. The coverage is medium, but it still feels light on my skin. It takes away any shine and replaces it with gorgeous, smooth, blemish-free skin.

Putting the two foundations together has really helped my confidence when it comes to my skin and makeup, It takes away any blemishes I have that day and keeps my skin shine-free. Please let me know any other recommendations for powder as I want to give some others ago.

BEAUTY: MASSIVE MAKEUP, SKINCARE AND ACCESSORIES HAUL

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream | Rimmel London Match Perfection Light Perfection Radiance Foundation | Garnier BB Cream SPF 50 | GOSH Primer Plus + | Quick Fix Mega Moisture Mask | Soap & Glory Wonder Bronze | Rimmel London Lasting Finish Primer | Mac Highlighter Powder | Collection Eyes Uncovered Nude Grey Palette | Sleek i-Quad Eyeshadow and Eyeliner Palette | No 7 Concealer Brush | Beauty Blender | No 7 Stay Perfect Instant Tan Lotion | Invisibobbles | Blistex Happy Lips Mango | Real Techniques Bold Metal Pointed Foundation Brush | Sleek Lipstick | Simple Kind To Skin Micellar Cleansing Water | Got2B Mind Blowing Styling Spray | L'Oreal Full Restore Extreme Shampoo & Conditioner.

This week I've gone a bit crazy with getting new beauty stuff but most of it is either re-buying products that I've loved before or getting new things that I have been eyeing up for a while! As you can tell, I like my primers and thought that I should stock up on some - same for BB creams! I'm going to write seperate posts on some, if not most, of these products in the next couple of months or so, so keep an eye out for that. And also keep watch on my Instagram page as I will be snapping some pics and telling you what I think about them on there too! Also, there are a couple of things that I haven't included in these photos so expect some more to creep up on the blog from time to time! Let me know if you've tried any of these products and what you think about them! Tarrah, for now!

How to cover up spots

This is just a quick post today but as you can see recently, I have had quite a big break out on my chin. Thankfully, with the help of makeup I've been able to cover up my spots quite easily. Here's a quick list and guide on my spot cover up:

Products I used:
bareMinerals Primer - You must, must, must use primer when covering up spots as it keeps foundation and powder away from the spots themselves.
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream -  This BB cream takes away some of the redness around the area and smooths over the surrounding skin.
L'Oreal 'The Foundation' - I have been using this foundation since I was 17 and have done so because it gives a brilliant cover up and coverage.
Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer - My favourite concealer and a another product I have been using for a long time. This covers the spots like a treat and the powder helps set the concealer as well as blending it in to the skin.
L'Oreal 'The Minerals' Powder - This is the makeup product that I have used for the longest, since I was 16! This powder gives a natural finished to my skin as well as adding extra coverage to my spot-prone area.

I understand that putting lots and lots of makeup over the top of spots isn't exactly the smartest idea but that's why primer is so important. I used all of these products the cover up my spots but I did use them in moderation - don't cake them all on! Concealer (especially this S&G one) only needs to be applied in small doses to cover up an average sized spot so there is no need to cake it on.

November Wish List: High Street Special

We're another month down which means that we're another month closer to Christmas. When thinking about this month's wishlist I had in mind things that I would like for Christmas. I have been watching many Youtube Vlogs and reading so many blogs this week and so many people are still loving high street beauty products and I am right there with them! So here is my wishlist/Christmas list of all the high street beauty products I am wanting to get my hands on.

Bourjois Cream Blush - I have just started to become a fan of blusher and I have heard many good things about cream blusher - in particular, Bourjois Cream Blush. And you maybe shocked to hear that I have never owned any Bourjois beauty products. None! I'm really excited to try this one out some time!

Sleek' I -Divine Storm Eye Shadow Pallet - Another craze that I am just beginning to love is daytime eye shadow. Now, I'm all for eye shadow for a night out but I have never really worn it during the day. I'm getting to the stage where I am getting bored of my look and want to change it up a little bit more. I have heard some brilliant things about Sleek (I have their liquid eyeliner and I love it!) and how pigmented there eyeshadows are. I have chosen the Storm pallet as there are many natural-yet-gorgeous colours in there, as well as a couple of beautiful blues.

Sleek's Contour Kit - Sleek again and another product that I have wanted to get my hands on all year. I've never properly contoured (as I haven't really had the right products) but I am very excited to see how this works. There are so many bloggers and vloggers out there who love this product and hopefully, soon I will be one of them.

L'Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Primer - L'Oreal is my favourite high street makeup brand and there's no way that any other brand will beat it. My foundation and powder are both L'Oreal and I have been using them for about 5 years with no troubles at all. I've only just started wearing primer so I have only tried one brand (bareMinerals) so I want to spread my wings a little and try other brands.

The Body Shop Honey Bronzing Powder - Nearly every time I walk in Body Shop I always find myself looking at this product and wondering what it's like - why I haven't thought to buy it before now I'll ever know. This bronzer is made with Community Fair Trade honey and is available in four different shades ranging from light to dark which makes me very happy - I am naturally quite pale so finding a bronzer that isn't too harsh for my skin tone is normally quite difficult.

Bourjois Shine Edition Lip Stick - I don't use lipstick very often but that mostly because it doesn't usually suit me, however I do like light pink colour with a touch of shine so I'm excited to try this one out.

Let me know your opinions on any of these products as I'd love to hear to them! Please also remember to follow me on Twitter and Bloglovin if your don't already.

TODAY'S MAKEUP

I always see these types of blog posts on other peoples beauty blogs and I love them, as even though we all review the products on our blog, it doesn't necessarily mean that we use the product regularly. So here we go...

L'Oreal Paris The Minerals Truematch Powder Foundation

With thousands of brands, products, textures and colours, the world of make up can get complicated at times. With so much make up all ready existing, year by year new make up products and creams are still being brought out - we had BB creams, then CC, then DD and now EE creams, where is it going to end? There is so much to choose from, but one thing is sure, we all need foundation.This make up marvel is literally the 'foundation' of every girls make up (sorry for the pun) and is used everyday. Like every other piece of makeup, there are so many to choose from; whether it's creams, powder, mousses, gels - it's hard to know which one to choose.