Loves Of The Month: September

Contrast to relaxation August, September was hectic, with London Fashion Week, a new job and other bits and pieces left little time for trailing new things as I just relied on my loves, namely Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk, Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara and L'Oreal Super Liner. I did however dabble in plenty of skincare...

Clinique Chubby Stick in Mighty Mimosa

These sticks are totally foolproof and easy to use, they are the perfect combination between a balm and a gloss and one coat provides a glossy sheen to the lips. My favourite shade is this baby peach, Mighty Mimosa. 

Pixi Lash Line Ink

Super black, extremely easy tapered felt nib and last all day without budging! Now to decide which one I prefer most, L'Oreal or Pixi...

Origins Drink Up Intensive Mask 

An overnight mask that saved my dehydrated skin over the last month, leaving me waking up to a brighter more even skin tone. Applied before bed, exactly like a moisturiser, massage in it's thick formula and peachy scent and wash off in the morning. 

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Moonstone

Applied as a base before foundation provides the most natural but visible glow, that doesn't look like I've dipped my face in a bowl of glitter. It adds a juicy boost, as if I've been on holiday the past week or been on a detox!

Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Cocoa Body Scrub

When a body scrub smells this good, you'll want to get buffing everyday! It leaves skin soft and gleaming after it sloughs away every trace of dead skin. Love!

Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate

Another overnight skin treat! A nourishing elixir that I apply after toning, pressed into the skin that doesn't feel too oily or greasy, it hydrates dry patches overnight, balances everything out and I found my foundation lasting longer on my skin after use.

Emma Hardie Amazing Face Moringa Cleansing Balm

Not only does this smell amazing, it also removes makeup with such ease without irritating the eyes. Applied as a balm all over my face and massaged in then removed with a warm cloth, leaves skin feeling smooth without an oily film. 

What have you been loving this month?

Overnight Skin Treats

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate £36 here, Origins Drink Up Intensive £20 here

As much as I'd love everything in my stash to achieve amazing results this rarely happens, especially with skincare. It's rare my picky self ventures out of the usual skincare routine but thanks to some seriously dehydrated skin giving me a push in the right direction I've discovered two absolute gems... 

First up is Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate, an elixir which claims to replenish the skin with moisture. Feeling totally weightless on the skin but really nourishing at the same time. After using the Kiehl's for the first time and stumbling out of bed the next morning to go give my skin some good scrutiny in the mirror, I smiled. I actually smiled AT my skin, which is something completely new for the girl that is usually frowning and poking. My skin tone looked much more even and calm, my blemish looked less red and inflamed - it was pretty spectacular. About four drops of this after toning does the job, pressed into my skin with my finger tips and left overnight. 

After that success with Kiehl's, as I applied Origins Drink Up Intensive and inhaled the peachy scent I thought there was just no way it could beat the effects the Kiehl's had... The cream with a gel like consistency feels like a heavier moisturiser that my skin literally 'drunk up' overnight leaving me waking up to practically glowing skin. Despite this being designed for dry skin types I felt it worked amazingly on my combination skin, t-zone was less greasy and dry patches were significantly reduced. All in all balancing everything out making my makeup last longer on my skin as a result. Another big winner!

Both of these are something I use once a week, a night before an event or the night after a little boogie when I didn't get too much sleep. Some pretty hefty claims on my part but something you'll only see if you try for yourself! I can't rave enough about these! 

What are your overnight skin treats?

Liana Beauty Award: Kiehl's Creme De Corps

I've dabbled here and there in other body moisturisers but none of them seem to have everything that Kiehl's Creme De Corps does...

As my skin is less dry in summer I tend to put the intensive 24 hour body moisturiser away and bring out a lighter one. I look for moisturisers that don't interfere with my tan, aren't sticky so I'm not lying in bed being unable to move but also have a lighter texture as I don't need such hydrating properties in summer.

It's not heavily scented which is great as it doesn't interfere with my perfume. I normally apply it after showering onto damp skin, wait a couple of minutes for it to be absorbed (really fast!) and then get dressed. 

Kiehl's always have the cutest bottle designs too! The one above is a celebrate Britain theme and starts at £8.50 and £1 goes to SportsAid. 500ml will keep you going a while too but there are also smaller travel sizes available. 

Have you ever tried Kiehl's Creme De Corps? What's your favourite body moisturiser?

PS- my lips are from this post here!

After The Try Worth A Second Buy #3

I've finished a couple of things so it's about time for a round up of what I would repurchase and would not. Some skincare, body, hair and a couple of makeup bits here...

Kiehls Creme De Corps - I absolutely love this moisturiser, weightless, scentless and totally fuss free. It isn't the most hydrating of them all but a great one for summer when my skin tends to be less dry. It doesn't interfere with fake tan too which is a plus as I'm constantly slapping on Xen Tan Dark Lotion Absolute Luxe (review here) in the summer months too! I am looking for another moisturiser though I think I might nosey around and see what else is out there.. 

Overall: Yes

Shu Uemura High Preformance Balancing Cleansing Oil - When I get home late at night and taking off makeup is the last thing I wanna do purely from being so tired this just makes everything so quick and simple! It literally wipes off the first couple layers without event trying. Especially with eye makeup and waterproof mascara. I do find its not enough to fully remove everything on its own so will use it in conjunction with Bioderma to make sure everything is fully removed. On a day to day basis I do prefer using a hot cloth cleanser like the Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish or Pai Camelia and Rose Cleanser

Overall: Yes

Etat Pur Micellar Water - I absolutely love Bioderma (a water based remover) for removing makeup but it's impossible to get hold of in the UK! I've been testing out its cheaper alternative at £6.40 and unfortunately it wasn't as good. However for the conditions I use micellar water in, when I wake up in the morning and normally take a cotton pad with micellar water all over my face, this was perfectly fine. For now I think I'll stick to Bioderma, especially as my grandparents very kindly brought me back a couple months stock from France!

Overall: No

Kerastase Nuritive Masquintense - I'll just cut to the chase and say that I will not repuchase this! Not for the reason that it wasn't good, but purely because it wasn't as good as the Fekkai Advanced Salon Technician Rapid Results Moisture Mask or give the same results as the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Extreme which I have written about fully here and here

Overall: No

No7 Beautiful Skin Wipes - I rarely use makeup wipes, but when I do it's purely for the purpose of cleaning up some eyeshadow fallout or taking off makeup before reapplying and I found these to be really efficient yet good for sensitive skin

Overall: Yes

L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black - Since about a year ago I heard through the grapevine this was Kim Kardashian's Mascara of choice I've been addicted! I love layering it over Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill for some extra volume and length - they just work together and create longer fuller lashes! You can read my full review here

Overall: Yes

Nars Pro Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base - I received this in the Wicked Attraction Set and originally wouldn't even have tried it as I'm too in love with Mac Paint Pot in Painterly (here) but recently my paint pot was packed away and I decided to give the Nars Pro Prime a whirl instead. I thought it would be similar to Urban Decay Primer Potion which I'm not a fan of but I was so impressed with the results! Making the pigmentation of my eyeshadows so much stronger and helping the lasting power increase too. The only problem is that it's clear so doesn't even out lid colour

Overall: Yes

Have you tried any of these products? What did you think?