January Beauty Favourites

Hi everyone, 

I hope you've all had a great time over Christmas and are looking forward to 2018! I always love reading these posts about monthly favourites and watching YouTubers share what they've been loving, so I thought I'd jump back into blogging by sharing with you some beauty bits I've been enjoying this January.

⭕️  Tarte Concealer 

I've tried out so many concealers before, many affordable drugstore ones that have done the job but not been exactly what I've been looking for. But this concealer..OMG..it's so good! The coverage is amazing and you only need a small amount and it'll go a long way.

*I got mine in the shade "light" and I have fair skin and this works well, isn't orangey or yellow*

I usually dampen the blending sponge it came with and dab that into my skin and it leaves me with a flawless, fresh look. 
I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking to have a fresh, dewy look to their face that is full coverage. 

Here's where I brought mine from:
http://www.qvcuk.com/Tarte-Shape-Tape-Contour-Concealer-with-Quickie-Blending-Sponge.product.227475.html

⭕️  Becca Highlighter

This next favourite is one of my christmas presents and I've fallen in love with it. The Becca highlighter in the shade "Opal".

 I'm a sucker for face highlighters, like my Topshop Sunbeam gold highlight. This one is extremely pigmented and works well on my pale skin.

*left swatch is on bare skin, right swatch on top of Tarte concealer from above

It's available on this website in a mini version, you could try it out and see how you get on;

https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/becca-shimmering-skin-perfector-pressed-highlighter-mini.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzMDTBRDDARIsABX4AWzchuP2vmSLCDSsHTG2Z4jG8xr8pj0dQEmx9Ijnfxjl_0yB6ycrP4IaAu5HEALw_wcB&variant_id=12683&ef_id=VuMzbwAABERdL4W3:20180130165226:s

⭕️  The Body Shop Mango Face/Body Oil
Since it's been really cold in England, my skin tends to get quite dry so I've been trying out a lot of different face moisturisers and oils to try and get my skin feeling soft and smooth again. This Body Shop mango oil seems to be helping a lot. 

 *I apply it before I do my makeup routine and it helps to make my makeup last as it has something to latch on to*

The oil absorbs into the skin to give a dewy finish and smells very sweet and fruity, perfect to apply after a morning shower or long evening bath.

What have been some of your favourite beauty products you've been using this year? I'd love to know what type of face care products people have been using?

Thank you for reading, speak soon!

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5 Songs I've Been Loving #1

Hey everyone,

I thought I'd do something a bit different and share with you a few of my favourite songs at the moment. I've really been loving discovering new artists and branching out with the genres of music that I usually listen to. So in this blog post I will be sharing with you 5 of my favourite songs from the month of July. 

I hope you enjoy!

No. 1 
Blue Lights - Jorja Smith



I've never come across this artist until recently when I heard it playing in a shop. Its a great take on the song "Sirens" by Dizzee Rascal...giving a much slower version, with less rap and much more harmonising.

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No. 2
Longing For You - D/C



I came across this artist after discovering their song "I Love Gold" and ever since have been loving their unique sounds.

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No. 3

Doses - Bonzai

I stumbled across this song from a missguided advert which recently played on the tv....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asc-QVx9IBc
Ever since, I've been playing it non-stop...it's definitely very different to anything I usually listen to but I love it.

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No. 4

Dancing On My Own - Calum Scott

You may have already heard this song before as it's currently number 10 in the UK Top Charts...I found it whilst listening to the music channel on tv and absolutely love his voice in it.

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No. 5

Sometimes - Kiko Bun

This final song is much more summery and upbeat to the others, with a reggae beat and happy feel. It really puts me in a good mood when I listen to it :D

What artists/songs have you been loving this month? Do you have a July playlist to check out? Let me know by leaving a comment or tweet me @teacupsnmakeup

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed reading and discovering some new sounds!

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P.S I have a whole playlist for the month of July..for songs I've been loving and tracks I have recently discovered, if you'd like to check it out:

Favourite Winter / Berry Lip Colours ♥

Hey everyone,

I'm back again to do a post of some of my favourite lip products that I've been wearing a lot lately. They consist of lots of deep berry colours that are really trending at the moment and have been trending for a while now.

I hope you enjoy this post and let me know what your favourite lip product to wear this winter is x

Number 1.

NYX - Sparkling Orchid

This first colour is a very unique colour that I think you'll either love it or hate it. It is a very pretty sparkly purple colour. The shade is fairly sheer so can be built up according to preference.

Number 2.

Estee Lauder - Hot Lava

This second colour is absolutely gorgeous and again has a shimmer in it. I love to build this colour up to give a deep red look for the winter.

Number 3.

Topshop - Get Me Bodied

This final colour is so beautiful and I got it for Christmas...It has been one of the colours on my wishlist for a while and I absolutely love rocking it!

Here are what they look like swatched:

Let me know what your favourite lip colour/lip product is to wear in the winter and also let me know if you like the quality of my pictures now as I got a new camera for Christmas and loved using it! 

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August Favourites

Hey everyone,

I'm so sorry for the lack of posts but I've been so busy with everything lately and I just haven't had the time to post a lot. So today, I thought that i'd share with you my August Monthly Favorites. I did one of these last month for my July favorites and I enjoyed sharing with you what I have been loving so I thought i'd show you again. So lets get into it...

So the first favourite is this 'Clean & Clear morning energy daily facial wash'. Throughout August and now in September, I've been trying to get back into a routine of cleaning my face everyday so that my face doesn't get clogged up with makeup or other products. So I brought this...I try to use it once or twice a day and this seems to really help get rid of some of my little (but annoying spots). On top of the fact that this face wash looks cool... it smells delicious! 

This next product, I have been wearing NON STOP. It is the 'Maybelline Color Tattoo in 65 - Pink Gold' I have been liking wearing simplistic eye makeup... just an eye shadow and some eyeliner and mascara and this is the eye shadow I have been wearing. The consistency is very nice, it is smooth to apply and blends out well. I love it and definitely recommend you get the color tattoos!

I have just shown you a type of cleansing/face washing product but I have been using this a lot too. It's the 'Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish'. I haven't really been using it as an all over face cleanser I have mainly just been using it to remove my eye makeup because I have been wearing eyeliner everyday. However, I do like to use it all over my face as well and it leaves me feeling very refreshed!

I recently brought this whilst I was out shopping and I'm so glad that I brought it! I never really wore concealer before getting this and now I know what I've been missing out on. This 'Maybelline The Eraser Eye' concealer is so good at covering up any blemishes and under eye circles. It really helps to open up my eyes and makes me look more awake.

Now that the weather is changing and it's getting colder, I have noticed that my skin sometimes becomes a bit dry. This 'Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter' is a life saver. It smells delicious, soaks into the skin well and doesn't have any shimmer which is great to have if you don't want glittery legs.

I have recently been enjoying contouring... I watched a tutorial on YouTube on how to contour and ever since then I don't go a day without it. I have a few other bronzers that I like to use for contouring etc but this is my favorite. It is the 'Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light'. I use both the bronzer and highlighter everyday and they work very well and are very pigmented.

This final product really makes me excited because it is the first ever mac product I have owned and the first ever lipstick! It is a 'Mac sheen Supreme Lipstick in Royal Azalea'. I love this colour, I wanted to go for a lilac colour so I went for this pinky lilac colour which is so pretty and is more of a toned down/natural light pink which I love because I didn't want a really bright pink. 

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July Favourites

Hello everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you some of the product that I had been loving last month. I've rounded my July favourites down to 7 different products that I have been using constantly and loving:

The first product which I'm going to talking about is the Soap & Glory Sugar Crush Fresh & Foamy Body Wash. I have been using this to wash constantly and I've been loving it! This body wash smells like freshly squeezed lemons and limes and its very fresh and foams up very easily.

This next product is the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash. When I wake up or before I go to sleep, I like to wash my face and recently I've been using this Neutrogena one. This face wash has helped me get rid of many annoying spots and it smells lovely and feels refreshing on my face.

This next one I got near the end of July and its the Schwarzkopf got2b Beach Matt Mermaid Look Texturizing Salt Spray. For a long time I've been wanting to get a good salt spray because my hair isn't naturally wavy and this seems to work for me. I have very thick hair and this product still works. It also smells lovely, like you're by the sea.

As it was July and summer was finally kicking in, I began to enjoy more fruity body sprays and this Ted Baker Body Spray was exactly what I needed. I unfortunately can't tell you the name or number of it because it came in a large set with many other products. This body spray is very fruity and light so it's not too strong for summer.

I have been wanting a liquid eyeliner for so long but wasn't sure if a black liquid line would be too much on my eyes but this eyeliner is perfect. It is the Bourjois Liner Feutre in Ultra Black. As I said before, I wasn't sure if black eyeliner would look to harsh on my eyes but this eyeliner is perfect because the felt-tip applicator makes it easy for you to control how much eyeliner you are willing to put on. You can use the very tip of the eyeliner for very fine lines or press harder for a more statement line which is thicker.

Revlon Lip Butters have been talked about a lot but they truly are the perfect lipstick. The one that I have been loving is the Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake. What I love about the Revlon lip butters is that they are so moisturizing and you can build up the pigmentation by applying more layers. I tend to apply this lipstick when I'm wearing a heavier eye look or just when I'm wearing neutrals.

The final product that I'm going to be talking about is the MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter.  This product is such good quality for only £3 and has such good pigmentation. This product gives your skin a beautiful pink sheen and looks great when the light shines on you.

Thank you for reading, make sure to follow me for more posts to come :)

xoxo

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