I
have quite a few things to talk about this monthly favourite’s post. In fact,
August has been such a good month for new discoveries that I had to be quite
brutal with what made the cut for my favourites! There are of course some
months where you stick to your old faithful products, or just don’t find anything
new that you like. This month I’ve been a bit more adventurous (and naughty
with my pennies) than normal, and it has definitely paid off.
The
first thing I need to talk about is of course, Liz Earle skin products. I know,
I know, we’re a bit late to the party on this one. All of our favourite
youtubers/bloggers have spoken about this at one time or another, and I’ve been
wanting to try it for a long time. After using up what was left of my
Dermalogica skin care bits, I decided to take the plunge into the world of Liz
Earle. So during a shopping trip to Liverpool, I popped into Debenhams to speak
to a lady at the counter about it. I could have just ordered online, but I
wanted to have a chat to the SA and see if she had any advice/general product
information. I must say that the lady was lovely. I find that some assistants
at beauty counters have no interest in matching you to the right product, they
just want a sale. This experience was the complete opposite, and I came away
feeling that I had the perfect product for me. I bought the cleanse and polish
starter kit. This is basically a travel bag of sample sized products to try out
and see whether they suit your skin, before you invest in full size versions.
It contains cleanse and polish hot cloth cleanser, instant boost skin tonic,
skin repair moisturiser for normal to combination skin, and two muslin clothes.
I think I paid £21 for this, which I thought was reasonable. The lady at the
counter told me that these should last me around 2 weeks and by then I would
know for sure whether I liked the products, if my skin liked them, and if the
type of moisturiser was right for me.
I
admit, I was a little sceptical. I had literally not heard a bad word said
about cleanse and polish and I thought, surely this product cannot be THAT
good. I was completely wrong. This product really is THAT good. In fact, it’s
not good. It’s amazing. I have tried pretty much every kind of makeup
remover/facewash type product you can possibly imagine and I have never known
anything to be as lovely as this. I wear quite a lot of eye makeup on a daily
basis, and I have quite sensitive eyes. So I thought, there is just no way that
this is going to get all of my makeup off and not sting my eyes or take a
mammoth amount of scrubbing. The instructions say to take a small amount (the
full sized version says one pump) of cleanse and polish and rub it into your
skin, makeup still on. You then take your dry muslin cloth, wet it in warm
water, and wipe off. The muslin cloth acts as a gentle exfoliator for your
skin. This really works. It removes all of my makeup, every last scrap. Even my
waterproof mascara. It also leaves my skin feeling gorgeous. I’ve noticed such
a difference in a very short space of time. It’s so quick and easy that I have
no excuse not to do it. I’ve also been following up my cleanse and polish
routine with the skin tonic and the moisturiser and my skin feels amazing. I
really cannot recommend this product enough – I sent Sam a mini to try as I
wanted to share the discovery! She has done her own mini review in her monthly
favourites video, go and check it out on our youtube channel!
My
second favourite of the month is something I picked up whilst shopping with Sam
a few weeks ago. We popped into boots and they had a 3 for the price of 2 offer
on Soap and Glory. I know this is a brand that a lot of you out there love, but
I had never really tried before. Sam herself uses some of their products so we
chose a few for me to try out. I bought the butter yourself body cream, sugar
crush body scrub, and the smoothie star deep moisturising body milk. Whilst I
have been enjoying all of these products, one of them stands out miles ahead of
the others. I absolutely adore the body milk, it is seriously one of the best
moisturisers I have ever used. The smell of oats, yoghurt, honey and cocoa
butter will not be for everybody but I think it is utterly devine. It sinks
into the skin so beautifully and the smell lasts really well. The consistency
is lovely, not too thick, and it doesn’t take too long to dry in. I get some
patches of eczema and this has cleared them right up. I used to be quite lazy
with moisturising, but since this product came into my life I’ve been using it
religiously, night and day. This product is a little bit more expensive than
the kind of moisturiser I used to buy, but not so much that it would be classed
as high end. And yet, it feels like a luxury when you apply it, and throughout
the day. My skin feels soft and smells so lovely, it’s so pampering. Well worth
the £10 price tag – I love it!
YSL
touché éclat. If you know me at all you will know that this has been on my wish
list for a looooong time. I had my birthday last week and was lucky enough to
be bought the highlighter – I was so excited! I have used this product every
day since I was given it; it is amazing. Seriously the best highlighter I have
ever used. It’s so subtle, but the glow that it gives your skin is really
beautiful. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure if I’m using it right, I’m still
getting to grips with it. I apply it under my eyes, down my nose and just above
the top of my lip line. It really does make my skin look so healthy and…well,
glowing. The packaging is really lovely as well and although this is definitely
a luxury purchase I feel that it is worth the money and I will be buying again
when mine is all gone.
<My
last but certainly not least favourite of this month is a bit of a sentimental
one. Now obviously this isn’t a monthly thing, Sam is one of my favourite
things all year round but I feel like I should mention her now. As some of you
may know if you’ve watched our first vlog, we didn’t meet in the most
conventional circumstances. But since then, we have become so close, she’s my
best friend. That title isn’t really enough for her; she is an amazing girl. We’re
so alike it’s scary. We get on so well, and she knows me better than anybody.
She’s always been there for me, even when I’ve been a cow or I’ve made stupid
decisions or whatever, she’s never given up on me. Similarly, she knows that
she’s pretty much stuck with me for life and there is nothing that I wouldn’t
do for her. Sam is one of my favourite ever human beings and that is why she is
here, in my monthly favourites. Love you, S. xxo
B x
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