I thought I'd start a new topic on the Hi Sue! blog and bring in a monthly favourites round up 😄.
In the words of many bloggers, these are some of my favourite posts to read and can easily give me ideas of new things to pick up. This isn't so good for my bank balance at times but if we're earning money we have to enjoy some of it... right?
So in today's round up (in no particular order):
This is my second big bottle of this stuff and I love it. It's also the only brand of micellar water I've tried (I've got a travel sized one in the pink version for holidays and weekends away!).
I use it with oval cotton wool pads as to get as much muck off my face as I can! One is fine for no makeup days and it works as a lovely refresher for my skin. On heavier make up days (we're taking high coverage foundation, eyeliner, highlighter, bronzer, concealer and all that jazz) perhaps two to three cotton wool pads but it does the trick! It's even good at melting off waterproof mascara.. it takes a little longer to shift but I'm fine with that considering the mascara is marketed as 'waterproof'' ☺.
All in all this is good and has been a really good alternative to the makeup wipes I used to use religiously. It's currently on offer in Boots for £3.33 too so it's worth checking out if you haven't already.
I love Bourjois. The end.
And this little blush which I've been using since before Christmas is lovely.
It's got a slightly floral scent but not over powering, the colour is subtle but build-able too for you super intense blush-look lovers!
I grabbed this in Rose Frisson/Frosted Rose and it's a shimmery peachy pink - not too dissimilar from the packaging colour and perfect for that 'English Rose' look. It's also lasting really well - the picture above is one I took today and considering I've worn this nearly every time I've worn make up it looks untouched.
It's also got a magnetic close on it, so less chance of it flipping wide open in my makeup bag (and I need this back up, trust me!). For £7.99 it's a little on the price-r side of drug store blushes BUT it is worth it! Also, Bourjois run so many offers throughout the year you could easily catch it in a offer too to make your spend a little more worthwhile.
The one I've got below is brand new as I've been using a travel sized freebie that came with Glamour Magazine last year but BOY is this good! (By thew way, I love a magazine freebie and I'm not afraid to hide that fact ☺).
I have extremely fair eyebrows to the extent my own husband mocks me for this! But for a quick colour, shape and brush through, this gem is amazing.
One end is a twist up crayon (no sharpening, yay!) which is shaped in a way you can define your brows but it's also thick enough to then fill in. The other end is a full size brush (two items in one!) which is a bonus.
Yes, it's more high end cost-wise but it's quality (packaging and product) is so worth the price.
They also last a decent amount of time. Guaranteed I don't wear makeup every day but every time I do this little fella is involved and as above, I'm still using my freebie one which has lasted my for-ever!
This is the (breathes in) High-Definition Collagen Coat Mascara and I got this in a Soap and Glory freebie at Christmas - as I was suckered in and spent over £15 on other make up products to get the free Christmas house gift pack. I'd like to say I was made to spend this money to get the freebie but there wasn't any hold back haha.
Despite the slightly chemical-like smell when you first apply it.. I love it! It's easy to apply, gives as good coverage and my lashes look lengthened too as they look fuller, it lasts all day for me with minimal budging and it's easy to remove (with my micellar water above ☺).
I haven't had a Soap & Glory mascara for around 6-7 years so I'm really happy I got the chance to try try one again and as soon as I'm out I'll be round at Boots to pick up a new one! Also, gold packaging for the win!
This is by far the cheapest favourite as well as being a lip-saver!
I was really ill in December and the festive period with flu/colds/coughs and despite drinking gallons and gallons (I kid you not, I was needing the loo every 15 mins at some stages - TMI sorry!) of water my lips were in such a bad state.
I was sugar-scrubbing, oiling them and lip balming them with other products but within a couple of hours my lips would be back right where they started - flakey, split, sore and sometimes bleeding. UNTIL.... I grabbed this little one out of my lip balm jar. Within 2 days (yes, 2 days!!) my lips started to recover and now, as I sit here writing, they are soft with a tiny bit of dryness but I haven't used it for a couple of days (reaches and applies it now).
This gives quite a heavy coverage with a lovely shine but no stickiness which works for me and for around £1.65.. go and buy one now!!
This was on my wish list for Christmas after having been lucky enough to get the Naked Smoky palette last Christmas and oh my word, why did I wait so long?!
The shades, the quality of the shadows.... ❤
My lovely in-laws bought this for me, and I'm so happy they did. It. Is. Beautiful.
I've used it quite a lot for work and day time looks but I'm yet to try it out for a more dramatic/evening look. It's got subtle pink shades to more golden tones but a nice mix of matte and shimmers, need I say more!
(Though sorry for the picture quality on this one, it looks quite dark now I've popped it across on to the lap top).
Yankee Candle - Simply Home (from Asda) - Bermuda Beach
This is happiness in a candle jar.
It's fresh, relaxing and simply a beach holiday. AND Mr B likes it too, bonus!
It's a gorgeous pink colour with a jealous-inducing beach picture on the front... take me back to Mexico please 🌴.
I did buy this a while ago and it looks like Asda's Yankee Candle range is now called Home Inspiration and I can't find this scent on there however there are a couple of hits on Ebay if you look around. It's well worth it if you can get your hands on it.
I first heard about The Big Tights Company when blogger Fuller Figure Fuller Bust spoke about them a long while ago, and I'm really happy I've trekked back to find them and try them out.
To give a bit of background, I am plus size. I'm podgy all over but carry a good portion of my weight around my middle, tummy and thighs.
To give an image (hopefully not too much of a disturbing one!) if you were to fill a sandwich bag with water and put it down in a flat surface it will spread out.. that kind of happens with my body (if that makes any sense at all).
Due to my shape, it's really really hard to find high street stores (Evans, Yours Clothing etc) that do tights that fit my shape. I normally get them to the middle of my thighs and then I'm waddling around like my legs have been taped together - Mr B would probably film this for You've Been Framed if he had the chance!
As a solution to this, I became a legging wearer not only to cover up the wibbly wobbly legs, but they fit over my tummy without a problem and are also a saviour if the wind blew - no pants on show for me!
Moving forward, I was lucky enough to 'style' (I use that term very loosely) my work wear around long length leggings and they became my go-to with dresses, skirts etc. But put an office move in the mix, to a brand new, impressive building, my go-to safety net of the legging world is no longer an option. There began the hunt for tights that would fit my blamonge shape and in came the The Big Tights Company!
I bought a couple of variants to give them a go and my order included these! I admittedly went a little bit too big on the size but it's isn't a problem - they still stay up - Hooray!
The colour is good, the length is good meaning no wrinkles at the ankles (some people do think fat people are also giants with long legs! I'm a long bodied short legged fat person for info 😜) and the quality so far is really good. But most importantly they fit my thighs, bum and tum in without and oil, breathing in or awkward tight-dancing required! A massive thumbs up for these beauties!
So all in all, above are my favourites for January 2017 ☺
If you have any favourites so far these year, the comments are turned on below so it would be really nice to hear about anything anyone's loving right now!!
Thanks for reading ❤
Hannah
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