New Make-up Gifts

A women my Mum works with has been lovely enough to give me some things that her and her daughter have received and have no use for. Last week she gave me a full size DKNY Red Delicious perfume and some Lancome Cleanser and Toner, and now it's even more goodies!

Some are a bit hit and miss and one has obviously been used before, but who am I to complain?

Temple Spa skin care minis
Well these are adorable! There's two Be Gone gentle cleansers, one Toning Essence and one Be Still settling moisturiser. I'm definitely going to be working these into my skin care regime.

Mini Clinique tinted moisturiser in Neutral
I've quite fancied a tinted moisturiser for a while but never known which to get - a brand like Clinique doesn't seem a bad place to start! Luckily this shade is perfect for me, so I'm going to try it out on a day where I don't fancy full foundation - once my skin has cleared up a bit more.

Dior Waterproof Liner in Chestnut
This is the one I'm most disappointed about. I thought wow, a high end product, in a dark brown shade that I don't own, perfect! However it's really rough and chunky, I think I'd only be able to use it on my waterline, it scratches two much to be a lid liner. Shame.

Estee Lauder Double Wear Eye Pencil in Onyx
This on the other hand is a brilliant lid liner. I tend to use liquid more than pencil, but I'll definitely be reaching for this!

MaxFactor Eyebrow Pencil in Hazel
Now this is a shade two light for my eyebrows, but I may just use it for day time and mix in some darker powder with it, if I don't fancy having full on dark brows all the time.

All in all these are some great little gifts, not sure what I've done to deserve them but I've been assured that my Mum's friend and her daughter are more than happy for me to have this stuff!

If you have any comments or questions about the products, you can leave them below or chat to me on twitter!

Megan Diva xo

Mini Boots Haul!

Eco-tools Buffing Brush £9.99
Collection 2000 Colour Match Foundation £3.99
VO5 Give Me Texture Instant Oomph Powder
 and Tousled Style Spray 2 for £5

I didn't have too much money to spend, but I managed to get a few of the items from my shopping list post. I absolutely fell in love with this Collection 2000 foundation, I can't believe it's on offer for only £3.99!

I've decided that when my MaxFactor runs out I'm moving onto Bourjois Healthy Mix for my heavier coverage foundation. The texture is just so gorgeous and it blended so nicely when I swatched it on my wrist. I also tried the Revlon Colorstay foundation but for £12.49 I don't know if it's worth it, and I don't know if I exactly match either the 2nd or 3rd shade. I'd rather invest in MAC Face and Body that I can get matched to my skin tone and that will last a lot longer, but that won't be for awhile anyway.

I'm excited to have a buffing brush to add to my collection, hopefully it will give more even coverage than just a standard foundation brush, and Eco-Tools are pretty good quality for the price.

Boots had an offer on 2 V05 styling products for £5, so I decided on the Instant Oomph Powder and Tousled Style Spray to work with my naturally wavy hair. I also thought these products would be fun to try out with my new Remington Pearl Pro Styler - a little bit of an impulse buy from an old Fleur DeForce video but as it's half price on Amazon, how could I resist?

I hope you enjoyed my little haul, as always if you have any comments or questions you can leave them below, or chat to me on twitter!

Megan Diva xo

Beauty Favourites!

I see a lot of these type of beauty favourites or holy grail products videos and blog posts so I thought I'd join in and let you see what my favourite products are that I use pretty much all the time!

Face

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Scrub
Simple Spotless Skin Face Wash
Simple Kind To Skin Moisturising Facial Wash

Body

Aldi Pomegranate and Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel
Soap & Glory Hand Food
Body Shop Coconut Body Scrub
(Also have the Body Butter but forgot about it!)

Hair

John Frieda Radiant Red Shampoo & Conditioner
(Trying desperately to keep the red tint in!)
Tigi Love Peace & The Planet Hairspray
Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends Split Ends Protection
Umberto Gianni Overnight Beauty Moisture Balm

Make-up

Benefit Porefessional Balm
Maxfactor Lasting Performance Foundation
Benefit That Gal Brightening Primer
(I use it as a highlight)
Benefit It Stick Concealer
Maxfactor Creme Puff Compact Powder
Mac Ambering Rose Sheertone Shimmer Blush
The Body Shop Shimmer Waves Blush/Bronzer

MUA Undressed Palette
Urban Decay NYC Book of Shadows Vol. III

Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion
Collection 2000 Fast Stroke Liquid Eyeliner
Collection 2000 Big Fake Mascara
Maybelline ColourSensational Lipstick in Pleasure Me Red
Collection 2000 Lasting Colour Lipstick in Mango Tango
Urban Decay Pocket Rocket Lipgloss in 'James'
Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown

Perfume & Nails

Paco Rabanne Black XS
Nails Inc. - Warwick Avenue
Star Nails Attitude Polish - Cleopatra
Essie - Mint Candy Apple
(my new fave!)

There is more stuff here than I expected actually, guess I never realised how many beauty products I love!

If you have any comments or questions you can leave them below, I'd love to hear if any of these are your beauty favourites too, or you can chat to me on twitter!

Megan Diva xo