February Favourites!

Hey angels,

 

Today's post is going to be my February Favourites which is all the products I have been loving and using regularly throughout the month of February.

 

Ok, so I'm just going to crack on...

 

The first thing that I have been loving using is the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Deep Conditioner. This is a 'deep conditioning treatment for dry and damaged hair'. According to Aussie, 'this nourishing treatment gets to work fast on damaged hair, repairing and smoothing rough cuticles, restoring manageability and shine'. I tend to use this once a week as a sort of hair mask.

 

 

 

Once I have shampooed and conditioned my hair I smooth a 'splodge' of this product through my hair from root to tip and leave to work it's magic for up to 3 minutes, and then wash it out. The smell of this product is amazing and it really lingers on your hair, even when you have blow dried it. I also found my hair to feel and look incredibly shiny and healthy, right up until the next time that I washed it. I honestly can't praise this product enough, it's AMAZING!

 

 

Another product I have been loving this month is this Mango Lip Butter from a brand called Delon+. Now, this is a brand that I have never heard of before, but I recently came across this in my auntie's bathroom. So, this came in a gift set along with three body butters, which I am still yet to try, that she received for Christmas.



However, she doesn't use any of the products and so she asked me if I wanted them, and I jumped at the chance of trying some products from a brand I have never heard of before. Now, this lip butter reminds me so much of the Body Shop lip butters, I don't know if it is just the packaging or what. However, whereas the Body Shop lip butters are a harder and more creamier consistency, this lip butter is much softer and a little oilier, more like the consistency of Vaseline. This makes it more moisturising and easy to wear. This has a really subtle scent of sweet mango which I really like and it has quickly become my go to lip butter.

 

Something else that I have been loving throughout the month of February is the Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara. I think this is by far the best mascara that I have tried to date, it really gives you amazing looking lashes, which is a tall order for me as my eyelashes are soooooo short!

 

 

 

This mascara really lasts all day and really doesn't flake at all even though it is not a waterproof mascara, which is good because I don't like the consistency of waterproof mascaras. This mascara really lengthens and adds tonnes and tonnes of volume to your lashes. This makes my eyelashes look the longest that they ever have done. I love this mascara!!!

I have also recently been loving this Mint Julips Lip Scrub from LUSH.

 

 

 

My mum recently bought this for me after listening to me moaning for ages about how dry and chapped my lips have been. First things first, this lip scrub smells absolutely incredible. It smells and tastes exactly like mint chocolate. This contains little sugar particles which help to scrub off the dead skin and once you have rubbed it in it turns into more of an oil which is really moisturising and then the idea is, is that you lick it off your lips and enjoy the minty chocolatey lovely-ness!

 

I have also been loving this Max Factor GlossFinity nail polish in the colour 'Ruby Fruit'. This is a lovely, glossy red/plum colour that lasts for ages on the nails! The lasting power is absolutely incredible, and hardly chips at all.

 

 

 

I really like the consistency of this nail polish as it is not too gloopy but also it is not too liquidy and is really really easy to apply. This has lovely gel finish and I receive loads of compliments when I have it on my fingers.

 

Now, my non-beauty favourite this month is actually a book or two. The Hunger Games books. I know I am probably a little bit late in reading these books but I wasn't really bothered at first after I had seen the films. However, I am now completely hooked on these books.

 

 

There is so much more in these books than there are in the films and they are so amazingly written. If you don't know anything about the Hunger Games, I will tell you a little bit of what they are about. They are basically written in the voice of a 16 year old girl called Katniss Everdeen who lives in the nation of Panem. Panem is run by the Capitol and they like to express their power over their nation by holding the Hunger Games every year in which one boy and one girl from every district fight to the death! They are amazing and I urge you to read them!

 

The product that I have not been loving this month is something that I didn't really want to include in this part of the post. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Lasting Finish nail polish from Rimmel London in the colour 'Double Decker Red'. 
I love the colour of this nail polish as it is a really lovely red colour which I thought would be perfect for the winter months. However, it chips like you wouldn't believe. There is nothing 'lasting' about this product, within 2 days it chipped unbelievably and when I get out the shower it becomes pretty non existent. It's not a great product! I am really sorry, but I unfortunately don't have a picture of this product!

So, that's it from me and thankyou for reading everyone and I hope you enjoyed this post.

 

As always, you can contact me by emailing me on makeupmandm@hotmail.com or by following me on twitter @makeupmandm

 

Megan xo

 

My Current Favourite Haircare Products!

Hey twinkles,

 

So in today's blog post, I am going to be telling you about two haircare products that I have recently been loving and using all the time.

 

So I hope you enjoy this blog post, and I'm just gonna crack on!

 

The first product I am going to be talking to you about is this Tresemme Volume & Lift Mousse. This mousse is a staple in my mum's haircare routine, and I recently came to have this in my possession when they were on offer in Boots and I think she ended up buying three and then kindly gave one to me to try out. So, let's start talking about the packaging. This I think, is it's only major downfall...it doesn't come with a lid. This concerns me a lot when I am packing to go away for the night or the weekend and I need to take it with me. I am always worried that something is going to push down on it, and its going to explode everywhere.



It smells just like all Tresemme products, which I don't particularly like as I find it quite chemically but it doesn't linger on your hair once it has dried and it doesn't overpower the smell of your shampoo either, which is good. I use about a Satsuma size amount of this product and just spread it through towel dried hair from root to tip. This product works best if you also blow dry your hair upside down, to create more volume. This product 'provides extra body and lift for lasting volume', which I love because I like my hair to be quite 'big'. I really really like this mousse compared to other mousses because, it doesn't feel crispy in your hair, if you spread it evenly, whereas some can make your hair feel really hard and unnatural. I am so glad that I came across this.

 

Another favourite hair product of mine is a heat protectant spray. This is the Schwarzkopf Got2be Guardian Angel Heat Protectant Spray and I love it. This is perfect for my thick hair and really helps to protect my ends from splitting due to all the straightening, blow drying and curling that I put my hair through on an almost daily basis. This product is also really cheap for the quality as I think it retails at £3.99.

 

 

 

 This also helps to keep my hair feeling really soft and healthy and it smells absolutely amazing. I spray this all over my towel dried hair and then brush through to make sure that it is all evenly distributed before I go on to blow dry my hair. This helps to prevent breakages and gives my hair a really lovely looking shine to it. I also spray a little bit through dry hair if I am going to straighten or curl my hair in order to keep it healthy. I have been using this product for about 3 years and will never look back.

 

So, that's it from me and thankyou for reading everyone and I hope you enjoyed this post.

 

As always, you can contact me by emailing me on makeupmandm@hotmail.com or by following me on twitter @makeupmandm

 

Megan xo

January Favourites!

Hey chicas...

 

...and welcome to a new series of monthly favourite posts on my blog.

On these posts I am going to be writing about the products that I have been enjoying the most through the current month, both beauty and hair related so you can see what I have been loving. I will also be including a product in these posts, that I haven't really liked or enjoyed using throughout that month!

 

So I hope you enjoy this post and I am just going to get on with it!

 

So the first thing that I have been loving through the month of January is this Bee Strong shampoo and conditioner from Herbal Essences which I recently blogged about in my Beauty Haul post. I suffer from really bad split ends which for a while were repaired by the raspberry herbal essences shampoo and conditioner, but I now find that my split ends are just snapping off, leaving me with random hairs shorter than the others. However, after using this shampoo and conditioner combination, I am finding that my hair and split ends are a lot stronger!

 

I really love these makeup wipes from Cherish which I think I bought from bodycare. I know loads of people disagree with using face wipes to remove makeup and I am usually one of those people, however, these are actually the best makeup wipes I have found, and they don't make me break out at all!

 

I have also recently been loving, Rimmel London's Match Perfection foundation, which I also blogged about in my Beauty Haul post. I actually think I am starting to prefer this to the famous Wake Me Up foundation. I really like the finish of this foundation and it just seems to be a perfect match for my really really pale skin.

 

The Maybelline Fit Me concealer, also deserves a spot in my favourites this month as it has quickly become my go to concealer this month, even more than the Collection one. The finish of this concealer is amazing and it completely covers up my under eye circles.

 

I have also really really loved using The Christmas Penguin bubble bar from Lush this month, as I received one for Christmas and I have tried to make it last as long as I can, cos I love it so much. This makes your bath a lovely sky blue colour and smells of oranges and lemons, which is really relaxing, and has left my skin feeling really soft when I get out the bath.

 

And finally, a non-beauty favourite of mine is the Celebrity Big Brother. Now, this is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine and I cant help but get hooked on it! And I'm not gonna lie, but I am kinda upset its all over now!:(

 

Now, something that I haven't liked this month is the nail polish remover by ASDA's skincare range. I think this has got to be the worst nail polish remover I have ever used, don't get me wrong, it removes all of the polish off the nails (which I guess is what you want from a remover!) however, it leaves your nails feeling really thin, flaky and dry, so not great!


 

So, that's it from me and thankyou for reading everyone and I hope you enjoyed this monthly favourite post.

 

As always, you can contact me by emailing me on makeupmandm@hotmail.com or by following me on twitter @makeupmandm

 

Megan xo