023 May Purchases

Hey Belles! Hope you are all having a fabulous week, I really dislike Wednesdays. It's the least motivating day for me, I never feel like doing much on a Wednesday, anyone else get this or just me?! 

I've been trying to control my spending a little more this month but I couldn't resist a few naughty buys. Spending bans are way harder than they look! So, this month I've bought...

Biore Ultra Deep Cleansing Pore Strips - I've been pining after these for a little while now, I've not had a chance to use them yet but I've found as the weather changes, my skin changes too and my pores become less manageable and more noticeable, I've heard some amazing things about these. Can't wait to try them out!

Bourjois Little Round Pot Blusher (Shade 34 Rose d'Or) - I've been using 'Well Dressed' by Mac on my cheeks for the last month and I was starting to tire of it... and then I spotted this little beauty. I'm a total sucker for some cute packaging and the shade is utterly beautiful, its a really English Rose pink with a gorgeous swirl of gold through it. It looks so cute when its on and lasts literally all day. I'm in love!

Essie - Go Ginza - I spotted this in my local Boots and couldn't resist. I don't have any lilacy  nail shades, I'm not a massive fan of purple but I have almost every pink Essie nail polish and really wanted to try something different for Spring. And I'm so glad I did, this kind of reminds me of Muchi Muchi by Essie but its lilac instead of pink. It looks absolutely gorgeous with anything denim and is really chip resistant! I'm super tempted by all of the other Madison Ave-Hue shades now! 

Real Techniques Foundation Brush - I have to admit, I've been really sloppy with my foundation applying and tend to blend it in using my fingers. I've seen these brushes everywhere and they were sold out in my local Boots for ages & ages! But I finally managed to get my foundation-coated mitts on one, I am so so happy with it. I love that when you apply your foundation it doesn't leave your face covered in weird brush marks like cheaper brushes do. It feels great to use and helps to achieve a super flawless complexion. Real Techniques are going up in the world. I'm desperate for one of their stippling brushes, does anyone have it?! 

Sleek Storm Palette - I've been eyeing Sleek products on my Instagram feed for a little while now, Sleek is a brand I've never really known much about. I assumed their products would be pretty expensive and quite hard to get hold of, but then I spotted a Sleek section in Superdrug, I was shocked that this palette was only £7.99! I thought I'd give it a go and I LOVE it. The colours that come in this palette so wearable, I hate it when you get a set of eyeshadows and two thirds of them aren't really wearable colours and just look ridiculous. These shadows look gorgeous on, they blend together really well and stay put and crease free all day. I use mine without any primer on my lids at all and my make-up literally doesn't budge until I take it off in the evening! I can't wait to get some more of these.. only downside, my local Superdrug didn't have any of them on display so they all had to be pulled out of their packaging to get a look at the shades! 

 

Mac Matchmaster Foundation SPF15 (Shade 1.0) - As some of you may have read, I got a little tired of my Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation, I really wasn't getting along with it and decided enough was enough. I visited my boyfriend in Brighton this weekend and couldn't resist a little peek in Mac. I'll do a full review of this in my next post but its utterly amazing. Enough said!

Barry M TMLP Lip Paint - This was a bit of a random buy. I've heard some amazing things about this lip paint was desperate to try it out. So, it looks bright green in its casing but when you put it on, it reacts to the PH levels in your lips to give you the 'perfect' shade of pink for your skintone. I've seen it on other people and think it looks really gorgeous, but I wasn't too sure how it was on me, I think it was a little dark for my liking but I smeared a bit of Bare Minerals Buxom Lips in Katie over the top it did look really cute. Not sure I could wear it everyday!  Here's what it looked like on me! Sorry for the hideous photo! 

What are your favourite buys of this month?! Has anyone tried any of the above products?! Would love to see some links to some TMLP posts! 

lots of love xx