Welcome to this month's set of bandwagons I've been jumping on; it's time for a monthly favourites. Being back to school I've bought myself a treat or two when it comes to the beauty section and although there's now a large hole in my purse, there is no longer a hole in my heart.
I've been reading reviews upon reviews to find the best highlighter on the market (and in my price range) so this month I have included two highlighters.
First of the highlighters is the Mary Lou Manizer highlighter from The Balm Cosmetics.
I've heard so many good reviews for this product from both my friends and from other bloggers so I decided to give it a try.
This highlighter offers quite a subtle glow to wherever you apply it which makes it a really good everyday highlight. Something I would say about this product is that you need to have quite a lot on to notice a difference in your skin as it isn't particularly pigmented.
This highlight has very cool undertones and is definitely a lot more white when compared to other highlighters on the market such as the MAC Soft and Gentle highlight as this has more pink undertones.
The colour of this product is so beautiful and is a white/gold shimmer which when caught in the sun is so pretty.
The second highlighter in my favourites is the Sleek Highlighting Palette in 'Solstice' which contains 4 separate highlight colours in a handy palette.
It's Surprising for a budget highlighter but I have to say that this is undoubtedly the best highlighter I have ever used and yes, that includes being better than the Mary Lou Manizer mentioned above. Every single one of these shades offers amazing pigmentation so you barely need any product to create an amazing shimmer.
There are 3 different types of highlight in this palette- The shade Ecliptic is a cream formula which has purple undertones in when applied to the skin. There are two baked powders which are the two metallic shades- Hemisphere and Equinox and there is also one silky shimmer powder- subsolar.
If I had to find a flaw in this product it is that the palette is slightly too small, especially when using a highlighting brush because the two baked powders can very easily mix with each other when you're trying to use one of the shades.
My third favourite of this month is a massive bandwagon that everybody seems to be jumping on- the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara.
I've been reading reviews upon reviews to find the best highlighter on the market (and in my price range) so this month I have included two highlighters.
First of the highlighters is the Mary Lou Manizer highlighter from The Balm Cosmetics.
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| Debenhams- £15.75 |
I've heard so many good reviews for this product from both my friends and from other bloggers so I decided to give it a try.
This highlighter offers quite a subtle glow to wherever you apply it which makes it a really good everyday highlight. Something I would say about this product is that you need to have quite a lot on to notice a difference in your skin as it isn't particularly pigmented.
This highlight has very cool undertones and is definitely a lot more white when compared to other highlighters on the market such as the MAC Soft and Gentle highlight as this has more pink undertones.
The colour of this product is so beautiful and is a white/gold shimmer which when caught in the sun is so pretty.
The second highlighter in my favourites is the Sleek Highlighting Palette in 'Solstice' which contains 4 separate highlight colours in a handy palette.
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| Boots £9.99 Top Left-Ecliptic Top Right-Hemisphere Bottom Left-Subsolar Bottom Right-Equinox |
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| [From Top to Bottom] Equinox Subsolar Hemisphere Ecliptic |
There are 3 different types of highlight in this palette- The shade Ecliptic is a cream formula which has purple undertones in when applied to the skin. There are two baked powders which are the two metallic shades- Hemisphere and Equinox and there is also one silky shimmer powder- subsolar.
If I had to find a flaw in this product it is that the palette is slightly too small, especially when using a highlighting brush because the two baked powders can very easily mix with each other when you're trying to use one of the shades.
My third favourite of this month is a massive bandwagon that everybody seems to be jumping on- the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara.
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| £17.10- Debenhams |
I recently used one of my friend's mascara which was this one (unhygienic, I know) and I instantly fell in love. The hourglass figure brush locks onto every lash to give beautiful long lashes with absolutely no clumps. I recommend about three layers to witness the full extent of this product and although you can see a difference with one layer I think that about three is best.
Since I bought this I haven't missed my usual Maybelline 'Lash Sensational' mascara even though this was and still is one of my favourites.
My fourth and final Favourite for this month is a little bit different, it's a website.
I recently signed up to a survey website called 'Swagbucks' which offers you gift vouchers to various shops in exchange for you to answer surveys. I am signed up to a couple of these types of sites and this one has the best payout of them all. I've earned £40 in the last month and I know that isn't much money but for sitting on your computer or phone it really isn't bad at all.
Here is the website and it is completely safe, so no worries there. If you'd like to sign up this is my referral link as like many other sites, referring people earns help me to earn points: http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/sarahlightowler
Thank You x