Hello my little munchkins! I hope you all had a lovely Valentines’ Day over the weekend, whether you spent it with a loved one or – like me – stayed in watching documentaries and ordering a Chinese by yourself (living the dream 2K16).
I might not have been showered with cards or gifts, but I have luckily had all of the above goodies added to my makeup bag so far this month. #THEBOYDIDGOOD… And by ‘boy’ I obviously mean a few nice brands and, er, myself – sorry bank balance.
First up, I was recently sent a haircare range from WEN. WEN is a haircare range developed by US stylist Chaz Dean (who doesn’t love a chaz?) and as well as the WEN Re-Moist Intense Hair Treatment*, the WEN Anti-Frizz Styling Cream* and WEN Replenishing Mist* featured, I also have a couple of other products (including the revolutionary-sounding Cleansing Conditioner) to try out. This stuff smells DIVINE, so I’m really looking forward to giving it a go.
At the start of the month, I went for a makeover with Stila cosmetics at Selfridges in Birmingham, and was lucky enough to receive a couple of the products I tried out afterwards. First up is the Stila Stay All Day Foundation*, which is a heavy-duty full coverage foundation designed to allow your skin to breathe. I also received the Stila Stay All Day Eyeliner* and one of the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipsticks in ‘Dolce’*, which is a gorgeous nude shade that does. Not. Budge. I really love all of the products so far, and will have some full reviews coming soon.
On a recent trip to Boots, I couldn’t resist adding a few lip products into my basket – and yes, of course they’re nude lip products (I like what I like, ya get me). I already have a couple of the Maybelline Color Sensational Nude Lipsticks and I LOVE them for their strong pigmentation and glossy finish. I picked up another shade, ‘Sultry Sand’, which is a bit foundation-lip but I still kind of love it. I also got one of the legendary Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipliners – I think this is the ‘Cappuccino’ shade, but I can’t be 100% sure as I’m in bed and can’t possibly get up to check. I know, I’m dedicated.
The trend for grey/silver hair still seems to be going strong, and I was SO excited to see that a seemingly new brand, Colour Freedom, have brought out a whole range of grey hair dyes that are available from Superdrug. They have kindly sent me the Colour Freedom Metallic Glory Silver Blonde* to try out, and I’m SO excited. My posts reviewing various silver toners/dyes are still my most popular on here so I’ll definitely be posting a full review in the next week or two.
FINALLY, you might have noticed my gorgeous new ‘Claire’ makeup bag, which came as a lovely surprise gift from Clean & Clear. They also sent along their brand new product, the Hint of Tint Cover and Correct Cream*. I’m a big fan of tinted moisturisers/BB creams on holiday and during the summer, so I’m looking forward to trying this out and will of course report back A$AP Rocky.
Have you tried any of these products before? Let me know in the comments!
I’ve heard good things about Stila products, but I haven’t had the chance to try them out yet. I’m trying to use up products that I already have before buying any new ones, but it’s hard!
Elanor
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Ahh I’m doing the same, but there’s so much temptation out there! xx
Really need to try out some Stila products! I’ve never tried these nude lipsticks from Maybelline but I own one called ‘Park Ave Peach’ and I love it – I think it may be discontinued but it is a great dupe for MAC ‘See Sheer’ which is one of my all time favourite lipsticks! xx
Ciara Rose | http://www.ciara-rose.com
Ooh I might have to see if I can find it (fingers crossed it wasn’t discontinued!) – the formula of these is gorgeous xx
haha my valentines was spent exactly how yours was! though I was in bed watching PLL with dominos! single life eh 😉
Your haul looks amazing though – I’m so jealous! I’m also jealous of your make-up bag – so cute! x
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Dominos is also a FINE choice, sounds like we had the perfect days 😉 xx
What a great haul! I’ve wanted to try Stila and Wen products for a while. I wish I could pull off Grey hair, I love the trend! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Lindsey Elyse | lindseyginge
Stila had been on my list too! And I think anyone can pull it off, it’s how we’ll all end up eventually haha. Thanks for reading lovely 🙂 xx
The Stila foundation sounds lovely!
It really is, looking forward to doing a full review 🙂 xx
That Stila liner is one of my favourites! Looking forward to your Stila lipstick review! xx
Beautylymin
It’s really good isn’t it! xx
I keep hearing good things about the Clean and Clear Tint range, need to pick it up!
Parie x
classandglitter.com
I need to check out the rest of the range too 🙂 xx
looking fwd to see how your hair will turn out!
Pam xo/ Pam Scalfi♥
Thank you – so am I, haha! xx
All these products look awesome, I love that stila eyeliner.
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It’s fab, really doesn’t budge xx
Love your personalised bag! I haven’t tried a thing from Stila yet! I really need to. Heard fab things about their liquid lipsticks and their foundations always look so good! x
Tamz | http://www.throughneweyesx.com
I was the same, always heard so much but just wasn’t a counter by me to go and check things out! I definitely want a LOT more liquid lipsticks now 🙂 xx
The WEN haircare products sound amazing and definitely something my hair could use. STILA is another brand I haven’t really tried before but would love to get to know better this year 🙂 x
Beauty with charm
I was the same, so I’m so happy to have tried a few things out 🙂 Will have my review up soon so keep an eye out for that! xx
Such a pretty nude lipstick.
I used to like Wen shampoo but be careful, there’s a lawsuit going around from people who say they’ve had hair loss due to the products.. :/ Just letting you know.
http://www.MarinaSays.com
Isn’t it lovely? Oh really, I might have to do some research around that :O xx
EPPPP!! I really wanna know how u get on with the Wen products u got
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I’ll have a review coming soon 🙂 xx
“Who doesn’t love a Chaz” haha! I haven’t used Stila in years so will have to give it a whirl again. I remember trying it as a teenager along with Too Faced and Urban Decay (before they had their rebrands) so I might discover my love for them again. Super jealous of your personalised beauty bag – I want one!
You were so ahead of the trend, I hadn’t even heard of Too Faced until like 2 years ago?! xx
That makes two of us living the dream on valentines day – nothing beats a chinese in your comfies! I LOVE that personalised makeup bag – I am a sucker for anything with my name on. I know, I’m a marketer’s dream. I really like the sound of that Stila liquid lipstick. I am loving liquid lipsticks at the moment (along with everyone else) but I’ve never tried the Stila ones.
Lilies and Lipbalm
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I agree, that’s a successful day in my opinion 😉 Liquid lipsticks are one of my faves too, and this one definitely lives up to the hype! xx
All of this stuff looks so fab! Going into Boots is so lethal, I just want everything. I absolutely LOVE the make-up bag!
Robyn / Phases Of Robyn
I know, always end up buying at least 8 extra things! xx
I am in love with the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick. I would love to try out more of their products, I might have to check out the foundation and more of their lippies next time I go shopping for makeup! 😀
Samio
http://www.samio.co.uk
I definitely want to try more of the lip products 🙂 xx
I’ve never tried any of these products before. But I really want to try some Stila bits. I always find they have great stila products in Tkmaxx for great prices, so may have to have a look in there and try some out x
Ooh thanks for the tip, I’ll have to go and check TK Maxx out myself 🙂 xx