New In: Three from the Drugstore

Another day, another Boots haul! Checking the 'New In' section of beauty sites is a bit of a weekly ritual for me and when I spied an interesting looking green edition of my all time favourite mascara, I let out what was definitely a small squeal and mentally booked in a trip to the L'Oreal stand.

The Miss Manga Punky Mascara boasts the same amazing formula but with a new plastic wand and some seriously fluorescent packaging. It actually physically pains me to say I was disappointed with this. The bristles are short and spiky as opposed to the long fibres of the original and left my lashes looking clumpy, uneven and actually wonky in places instead of the thick, full and separated look I've come to expect from Miss Manga. I've tried to love it, but really can't. Stick to the original ladies!

I was also running low on another drugstore favourite - the Archery Pencil from Soap & Glory and (partly swayed by Suzie and this video) I decided to go for the lighter of the two colours, Blondshell. When swatched on my hand this is definitely too blonde for me and a lot warmer than my usual shade, but surprisingly fills in my brows really naturally. I find I can be much more heavy handed with this than the darker Hot Chocolate, which I've now been reserving for shaping the arch of my brows and filling in any super sparse areas.

Of course, it's always hard to escape a good deal in Boots and I ended up picking up a second product from Soap & Glory in the form of their Solar Powder. I really don't need another bronzer in my life, but I'm determined to find the perfect drugstore formula. On first use this actually reminded me the Clarins Bronzing Duo - a firm favourite in the bronzer rankings, and I have to say I'm impressed. This has none of the chalkiness I've come to expect of budget bronzers and is well pigmented with the perfect not too orange, not too muddy shade.

Two loves, one unexpected leave from the latest trip around the aisles. Have you tried any of these three? P.S - If you're into drugstore products, tomorrows video will be very much up your street!

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July & August Favourites

As last month's favourites video got lost somewhere in my to-do list (as so many things do) I've mashed together all my most loved beauty products not only from August but July as well, two for the price of one style. After spending more time away from home that actually in it recently the beauty pickings have been slim - aka whatever I can shove into an already overflowing suitcase and some hand luggage full of a questionable amount of lip products, so what you see here is the cream of the crop from the last two months!

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Liz Earle Spring/Summer Collection

Spring/Summer collections are popping up everywhere at the moment and I really couldn't be happier. S/S make up is probably my favourite of all the seasons - from bronzed fresh skin to pinks and pastels, I love it all. Liz Earle have brought a simple but beautiful three piece collection to the table, consisting of two nail polishes and a bronzer. I feel as if these nail colours were quite possibly made for me as they're both shades I've been desperate to find in polish form for a long time. Moonlight* is a soft cool grey that although may look plain in the bottle, gives a wonderfully chic finish and goes with just about anything, and Awakening* - which may just be the perfect peach, adds a fun pop of colour that sits just between a pastel and bright.

The stand out for me though is the Radiant Glow Bronzer* - a name which I think sums this product up completely. I love it when bronzers come with a selection of shades, letting me swirl my brush all over or into different sections depending on how much of a glow I'm after, and the colours which lean ever so slightly on the reddish side sit perfectly without becoming too orange or dark. I'm not usually into shimmer when it comes to my skin either (save for highlighter which I will always reach for) but the glitterless 'sheen' this gives is just beautiful and it's become my complexion warmer of choice recently.

* Gifted PR Samples

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