Beauty Favourites

I'm currently in Barcelona again and because the weather is hotter, I've switched up some of my makeup and skin care products. Here are some of my favourites!

 

MAC Prolong Wear Concealer-This product has a high coverage and is perfect for covering blemishes and dark circles, its lightweight and isn't cakey on your face and blends well using a brush, sponge or your ring finger. I'm in the shade NC30 and would purchase another lighter colour to highlight if it wasn't for the price (£17.50).  A cheaper alternative is the collection lasting perfection concealer, which you can buy for £4.19 from superdrug, it gives the same amount of coverage, but I feel that its harder to blend and can look cakey.

MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation-I find that this product gives a sheer to medium coverage and is very lightweight and perfect for the summer time. It makes you feel that you aren't wearing any makeup but it evens your skin tone by hiding redness and the look of blemishes. I have mine in the shade NC40, which is slightly darker than my skin tone, but I'm going to tan in the sun. This costs £22.00 and can also be used to set foundation/concealer for extra coverage.

Lush Herbalism Face & Body Cleanser-I purchased this once again from lush for £6.75 and have already written about it on my empties post, click here to read it.

Benefit They're Real Mascara in Beyond Blue-This product lengthens and separates my lashes so well and I thought that by having it in blue it would be perfect for the summer months as it adds colour to your look without being to bold. This also is a good way of skipping eye shadow but still having colour on your eyes.

Benefit Hoola Bronzer-This product is great for adding a natural glow and really brings out a tan, it can also be used to contour and extenuate your cheekbones and high points of your face. I like to brush it over my temples and cheek bones to give me a more defined look.

& Other Stories Chiffon day Cream-This cream is gel based and light on the skin. Its perfect for oily skin as it matifies your face and keeps your face smooth and supple. I use it under my makeup as it keeps me from getting too oily throughout the day.
  

Healthy Breakfast-Smoothie Bowl

These smoothie bowls aren't just healthy, but there tasty, colourful, fun to make and definitely instagram worthy!

 

What you'll need:

• Banana
• Frozen Berries
• Almond Milk/Juice
• Yogurt for thickening (optional)
• Toppings e.g granola, chopped fruit, shredded coconut
• Blender I used a nutri-bullet

Firstly, I put my frozen berries and banana in my nutri-bullet and then gradually added in my liquid, this can be almond milk, a type of juice, coconut water or just tap water, whatever you have or prefer. Remember, the smoothie is supposed to be a thick consistency, which you can eat with a spoon, so add yogurt to thicken if need be.

 

Next, pour your smoothie into a bowl and you can start decorating it, I used chopped banana, blueberries, granola, mixed berries, sunflower seeds, almonds and mixed goji berries.

 

Have fun creating your healthy smoothie bowls and make sure to show me any of your creations, my social media can be found in my contact page.

Want Clearer Skin?

By combining exercise, healthy eating and a range of products costing lots and lots of money you can defiantly achieve flawless looking skin. But, I don't like exercise, healthy eating or spending money (my own money anyways), so I've come up with a few simple ideas to get clearer skin quickly.

Beauty Sleep

Personally this is an easy one for me, by getting your beauty sleep, preferably 8-10 hours a day, your skin has time to replenish itself and repair broken skin.

Hydrate

Drink lots of water-this can hydrate and clear your skin and its also good for you. By using cute water bottles or something like a mason jar, it can encourage you to drink more water.

 

Aspirin

Crush aspirin and add a drop of water to create a solution, then add to the infected area after it has been cleaned and wipe off after 5-10 minuets. This will reduce the size and redness of spots.  

 

Swim

By going swimming with your friends you can get fit, have a good time and get rid of spots. The chlorine in swimming pools will help dry out your spots. Remember to moisturize afterwards.

 

I wish you all the best with clearing your skin, and I've also written another post about avoiding acne click here to read it.