I do empties posts often enough now I thought I would put
together a post featuring some old favourites of mine that are repurchased
again and again and I can’t see myself switching up anytime soon!
First off we have my favourite makeup removal team, I always
do a double cleanse at night and to begin with I will take a few cotton pads
and use my Nivea Lotion for normal skin to dot on my face and gently remove my
makeup. The Soft & Pure Cotton wool cosmetic pads are so absorbent and the
Nivea is really creamy and works well to remove the bulk of my makeup before I
go for my second cleanse (where I usually use a balm or oil cleanser).
To remove my eye makeup which daily includes eyeshadow and a
lot of waterproof mascara, I use an oil based eye makeup remover, my favourite
being the Garnier Express 2 in 1 Eye Make Up Remover. This is so gentle, it
doesn’t sting my eyes and most importantly, it’s very effective at removing my
eye makeup without me having to rub or drag my eyes.
Next up we have a few makeup repurchases including my
favourite daily foundation. If you like affordable high coverage with a good
range of shades for those with paler skin then Revlon ColourStay foundation is
your guy! It was included in my empties post last week and I mentioned then that
I started panicking recently when I could find my shade in any Boots stores for
weeks and thought they had discontinued it! I finally found it and bought two
which should keep me going for a few months! I used to favour applying this
with my fingers as it tends to set quite quickly so I like to use the warmth
from my fingers to help spread it evenly but recently I have really been
enjoying using a Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to apply it! My
sponge is on its last legs though so I am thinking of upgrading to a Beauty
Blender soon!
I took advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on make up in Boots
recently to restock my favourite concealer, Soap and Glory Kick Ass Concealer in Light, as I've hit pan and I use it daily so it won’t be long before it runs
out! I have a full post on this concealer and why I love it so
much already here but in short, it's creamy, has a peach tone to correct under
eye circles and a yellow tone for discolouration as well as a mini powder to
set and is the perfect size for handbags. I love it!
I also repurchased my favourite pressed powder – No7 Perfect Light Pressed Powder in Translucent and used a £3 off No7 voucher while doing
so (gotta love Boots offers). This is amazing at stopping shine on my oily t
zone and I never hear it getting raved about! With other powders I have to top
up at lunchtime and sometimes feel my makeup can look a little cakey afterwards
but with this I just apply in the morning and that’s me to the evening! It’s
amazing!
Last but not least, another product I feared had been
discontinued, my beloved VO5 Refresh Me Quick Dry Shampoo! The scent of this is
so fresh and clean and even better, it leaves no white cast! I’m so happy to
see this back in stock, I usually buy mine in Savers as it’s a little cheaper
and I hope it sticks around this time! One of my favourite shampoos was
recently discontinued and I can’t take anymore disappointment!
So those are my forever repurchased products that I can't
see myself replacing with other products any time soon! Have you tried anything
I’ve mentioned? What products do you constantly repurchase?
Hi guys, another bumper edition of my empties today and as usual it’s
heavy on Soap and Glory so let’s get straight into it!
Haircare
Batiste Dry Shampoo 200ml
This isn’t my favourite dry shampoo ever but for the price I can’t complain
too much! It has a nice smell and is good value for money as it’s always on
offer (I buy mine in Savers). The only gripe I do have with it is the white
cast it can leave on my hair so I have to make sure I really rub it in well but
it might work better for blondes! Will repurchase in the future but for now my
beloved VO5 dry shampoo is finally back in stock and I’m using that!
Bodycare
Nivea Waterlily & Oil Shower Gel 250ml
I loved the smell of this and would definitely repurchase!
Soap and Glory Pulp Friction Body Scrub
250ml
By far the best scrub I have ever used, foams up unlike any other scrubs
I've used in the past and makes it so easy to scrub off tan! I love using this
with exfoliating gloves to get rid of any worn off patches and it is a constant
repurchase!
Soap and Glory Heel Genius Foot Cream 125ml
This is a lovely thick green cream that I apply (when I remember) liberally to my feet at night then put bed socks on to let it soak in. It has taken me absolutely ages to finish this and while it’s a great moisturiser I do find myself getting a little bored of it. Already using a backup and I probably have about 3 or 4 other backups of that too!
Soap and Glory Hand Dream Super Cream Hand Cream 100ml
I think I’d go as far as to say I prefer this to the original Hand Food hand cream S&G do! It’s a lovely moisturiser that is really lightweight and soaks in quickly and I’m only realising now that it contains AHA’s which although make your skin more sensitive to sunlight are great for evening out skin tone among other things! Will definitely be repurchasing!
Nivea Soft Moisturising Cream 75ml
As you will have seen from this post, I use this mainly for rubbing on
the back of my arms to help get rid of keratosis pilaris otherwise known as
those annoying bumps people sometimes get on the back of their arms! It does a
great job of moisturising them and helping them become less noticeable and I
love the fresh clean scent it has! Constant repurchase!
Skincare
Nivea Daily Essentials Refreshing Toner for Normal & Combination Skin 200ml
I have went through so many of these but to be honest I think this will be the last for a while as I was starting to find it a little drying on me. It’s good if you are on a budget but I think for me I was switching between using this and Pixi Glow Tonic and could tell the difference a little too much! Won’t be repurchasing!
La Roche-Posay Serozinc 150ml
I got sucked into the hype with this one and ordered a bottle straight
away when it came to Escentual! I don’t know how it works but it definitely did
good things for my acne prone skin and felt really refreshing to use as well as
seemingly calming my skin down! I have a few Caudalie sprays to get through
then I will definitely be repurchasing!
Emma Hardie Amazing Face Age Support
Cream 15ml
I got this in a set along with the cleansing balm that was featured in
a previous empties. It was a lovely cream to use but I didn’t notice a massive
difference compared to any other creams I use so I wouldn’t repurchase, the
cleansing balm on the other hand was swiftly repurchased!
Balance Me Natural Protection
Moisturiser SPF 25 10ml
I got this in a try me set a good few months back now and was shocked
when I saw the tiny size of the samples as the kit wasn’t cheap. This however
lasted a good amount of time with daily use for me. There is a real sunscreen
feel to this, it’s a white sticky cream that feels a little tacky to the touch
and I just didn’t like the feel of it on my face so I wouldn’t repurchase.
Antipodes Divine Face Oil with Avocado
Oil and Rosehip 10ml
Again another sample size I bought in a try me set that lasted ages
(this one was reasonably priced though)! It’s a lovely thick oil that I looked
forward to applying and sank in quickly giving me a nice extra boost of
hydration! I probably will repurchase this or something else from Antipodes in
the future as I like the fact it’s organic but at the minute I have a few other
oils I’m nowhere near finished so it might be a while!
The Body Shop Aloe Lip Care 15ml
I loved this! I think originally it was a last minute purchase to get
me to the threshold spend in one of the Body Shops 40% off offers but I’m so
glad I threw it in my online basket! This kept my lips so hydrated all through
the night! I hate waking up with dry lips and having to fumble in the dark for
lip stuff so this stuff was amazing and on a par with my usual choice of Carmex
(controversial but I really don’t like Nuxe Reve de Miel which seems to be a
lot of peoples favourite!) Will definitely be repurchasing this!
Makeup
Max Factor Face Finity All Day Primer
SPF 20 30ml
This bottle lasted me ages! It’s a thin white cream with a pump that
dried in quickly and it did an OK job of priming my face. I wasn’t completely
blown away by it though and it wasn’t memorable enough for me to repurchase!
Revlon ColorStay Foundation for
Combination/Oily Skin in Buff 30ml
This is a constant repurchase for me and featured in my very first
empties post here. It’s one of my favourite foundations and I actually couldn’t find my
shade in it for a while so was rationing this bottle until it turned up which
thankfully it did! No other drugstore foundation compares to the finish and
shade match I get with this one and if you like full coverage and haven’t tried
this yet what are you waiting for! Already repurchased two backups and using
one of them!
This was at the bottom of my gym bag as I sometime reapply if I’m there
for longer than one class (not too often ha). I have gone through countless of
these as I love the sheer tint they give to the lips and moisturisation they
offer. I have a few other lip balms I need to get through then I will
definitely be repurchasing!
Soap and Glory Archery Brown Tint and
Precision Shaping Pencil
This featured in my Soap and Glory brow product breakdown and I love
it! It has a felt tip on one side and pencil on the other and gives a really
natural groomed effect! If you read that post you will have seen a small look
at my brow products and know I don’t need to buy anymore so even though I want
to I won’t be repurchasing (for a while anyway!) If you’d like to see the rest
of my brow products not including the Soap and Glory ones I've already shown
let me know!
Fragrance
Soap and Glory Mist You Madly Body Spray
250ml
Probably one of my favourite scents in the world. I love this stuff,
get to Boots and smell it for yourself! It lasts all day on my skin and I never
get sick of it! Already repurchased!
DKNY Be Delicious Body Lotion 150ml
I love layering this up with the perfume to match. This lasts all day on my skin too and it’s not overpowering which I love! I already have a backup and will probably pop one of the Christmas gift sets on my Christmas list too!
Soap and Glory Original Pink Eau de
Parfum 50ml
I love this one too, it smells so fresh and clean and I love the fancy
little bottle it comes in! Its on my Christmas list!
So those are my latest empties! Have you tried anything I’ve mentioned?
What did you think?
I don’t know about you but I was so excited to see Morphe Brushes come
to one of my favourite sites BeautyBay! I've seen them crop up in a few different
YouTube tutorials and they seem to be so pigmented and good quality that when I
saw the prices I knew I would have to try them for myself!
Generally speaking, I’m a fan of matte neutral shades so the Morphe Brushes 35N 35 Colour Matte Palette (£15.95) is right up my alley! The size of the palette does remind me of those
giant ones you would ask for at Christmas and practically have to dig into to
get any colour payoff but thankfully this isn't anything like that! The shadows
are so pigmented and don’t kick up too much dust when you put your brush in
them! I haven’t noticed any creasing with these either and they stay as vibrant
from when I put them on in the morning to when I take them off at night! The packaging
is sturdy but there is no mirror which doesn’t bother me as I never use the
mirrors in palettes anyway! The only negative I would say is that there are obviously
a lot of shades I won’t use in there but at £15.95 for the entire palette it doesn’t
worry me too much!
First column
Second column
Third column
Fourth column
Fifth column
The first column as you will see from the pictures of the palette and the
swatches are very light mattes that could be used as a base colour or matte
highlight. The palette then moves into a few warmer shades with oranges and
pinks which won’t get a lot of use from me but I can imagine people who are a
bit more daring with their makeup using these! The palette then moves into the
darker colours and a few purple shades which I can’t wait to use in a smoky
eye! I have mainly been using this in the daytime with the browns in the last
two columns along with the black shade in the very top corner as a shadow liner! Pigmentation
varies a little through the palette with the most noticeable shades for me being
the grey/black beneath the corner black and the grey at the top of the third column, I can’t get very much payoff from those at all but the rest have a really lovely smooth feel to them!
I also picked up a couple of brushes to try out. As you can never have
too many blending brushes I got the M330 Blending Crease Brush (£4.75). The
bristles are slightly longer than I’m used to which makes it a little bendier
than my other blending brushes but nonetheless it’s soft and I like it! Probably the one brush I’m missing in my collection is a fan brush so I
also ordered the B8 Badger Deluxe Fan Brush (£4.75). Again this is really soft
and I’m enjoying applying highlighter with it as an extra step in my routine! I couldn’t find anywhere that stated Morphe Brushes were cruelty free
so I sent them an email asking and they replied with “we work with many
different factors that purchase their bristle from suppliers that are certified
cruelty free”.
My order was dispatched really quickly and arrived a few days later
packaged really well!Beauty Bay also have free delivery on orders over £15!
I definitely want to try a few more things from Morphe especially more
of their brushes and some other palettes like the blush one! Do you have any recommendations?
Have you bought anything from a brand you haven’t tried before recently?
Now I’m usually all
about the dark vampy reds, purples and navy’s this time of year but this OPI
polish has caught my attention and I cannot get enough! This stuff has not left
my nails for longer than two days since I got it a month ago and I can’t see
that changing anytime soon!
If you have read my
Manicure Essentials post you will know that I usually forego coloured nail
polish on my fingernails and save it for my toenails. This is because I cannot
stand chipped nail polish or more likely, my obsession with then picking the
rest of the polish off! This stuff however is on a whole other level and the
little nail combination I have been using has ensured this is the longest
lasting manicure I’ve ever had, lasting a good four days before chipping which
is a lifetime for me!
As usual, I apply my OPI Nail Envy as a base coat, this is
the most amazing nail polish ever and I often wear this on its own because it
gives the most amazing shine to my nails and really strengthens them. Nail Envy was actually
the only OPI nail polish I had tried prior to getting this one but I have a
feeling this will change as I love the formulation of the two I have so much!
I first sawOPI My Very First Knockwurst on my
friend at works nails about a month ago and had to know what it was! She
couldn’t remember and wrote it down for me that evening and I had it ordered
before break time at work the next day! It is the most perfect nude-y, pinky,
pastely, chic, sophisticated shade of nail polish I have ever owned and I am
obsessed with it! I mentioned that I have been so impressed with the wear time
which could be down to the top coat I've been using (I haven’t tried it
without).
Now I know Seche Vite hasn’t got the best
ingredients in it but boy does it dry fast! Gone is the endless flapping of my
hands to try and dry my nails quicker only to hit something by accident and
smudge my whole nail anyway! Overall, this has become my nail dream team and I
can’t stop wearing it!
What nail colours have
you been loving recently? Do you like this one or is it too nude for you?
