Most of my recent reviews are products that I did a blog post on here. I decided to try the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer even though I'd not read any reviews on it, but I just liked the sound of it. My skin always looks more dull in Winter and I hate that so instead of using a regular highlighter I thought trying a highlighter and a primer in one would be more useful. 

It's currently £9.99 on the Boots website which seems a fairly reasonable price for pretty much a two in one product. The way L'Oreal suggest you apply this in a 3 shape from your forehead to your nose, to your chin. I found this out after I had used it for the first time, where I just applied it all over my face. I found that I actually prefer applying it all over my face, purely because my skin is so dull and if I just apply it in the 3 shape, it doesn't really do much for me. Also as I'm using this as a primer too, I want my whole face to be primed, not just my forehead, nose and chin, as long as I don't apply too much I just have a nice subtle glow to my skin.

L'Oreal say the primer provides eight hours of hydration, and that's the only thing I wouldn't agree with. Personally I have combination skin, so sometimes I really do need to moisturize more than others may do, and especially with the colder whether. However I did not feel that this was moisturizing enough for me, so as usual I still applied my Simple Kind To Skin Moisturizer and then applied the primer.

I really do love this product and I have been using it every day since I bought it. I was slightly worried when I saw how bright it comes out, but it does blend in easily.

Have you tried any of the Lumi Magique products?

I mentioned that I bought this foundation in my recent haul post, it's my first Bourjois foundation that I've bought. Like I also said in the post I really wanted to try the Healthy Mix Serum but it wasn't available in my shade so I chose this one instead.

It claims it has 3 correcting pigments which you can see in the photo above, it claims:

1. Yellow pigments to correct dark circles
2. Mauve pigments to correct a dull complexion
3. Green pigments to correct redness

At first I was skeptical about these working, but I really think they do. I have quite a bit of redness, quite bad dark circles and my skin can look extremely dull. So I am really glad that these actually seem to work for my skin. However, when I did first try this foundation for the first time I was shocked at how watery it is which I suppose is good because it means it's not a thick foundation, so it's easier to blend.

As you'd probably expect mine's in Shade 51 Light Vanilla which is the lightest shade and even though it's slightly too dark, if I blend it out well and apply my MAC MSF Natural it's not noticeable.

It claims to last 16 hours and I'd say it lasts about 7-8 hours on my skin, which is still perfect for me since I apply it in the morning and after sixth form it's still there. If you've had a Bourjois foundation before I'm sure you'll know they have a certain scent to them, it's a pleasant scent although I'm awful at describing them so I'll just say it's not noticeable once applied it's just almost fresh smelling. It is medium coverage in my opinion, although it's build-able because I always apply a little more to my cheeks than I do everywhere else because I want to conceal the redness and it doesn't look cakey.

Overall I am loving this foundation and extremely glad I bought it. It's available for £10.99 in Boots and I found it was easy to get hold of.

Have you tried this foundation?

In my recent Boots haul I mentioned that I bought this concealer after seeing MissBudgetBeauty mention how she liked it. It's £10 from Boots, but I'd say it's definitely worth it. 

I do quite like the packaging because it does have a mirror which is always useful and it has 2 concealers. The packaging clicks together nicely so I'm sure it won't open in my make up bag and make a mess. The peachy shade is for under eye darkness and the yellow shade which is for redness. The first thing I did notice about these concealers is that they're both very thick, but they're also so creamy so they apply nicely and are medium - high coverage.

I love that it comes with a setting powder because it prompts me to set under my eyes to keep the concealer on for a little longer, as I usually just apply powder to my T-zone and forget about everywhere else! The setting powder is also really light which means I don't have an orange toned residue on under my eyes which is always helpful.

I apply the peachy shade for my under eyes with my fingers because I feel it applys better that way and creases less.

When I was buying this concealer I was questioning whether £10 would be too expensive considering I love my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, however I am glad I did buy it because it's definitely worth it. I've heard it be compared to Benefit Erase Paste which are a lot more expensive at £19.50.

Overall I would highly recommend this if you're looking for a high coverage concealer that's easy to take on the go and blends effortlessly. Also as I keep mentioning Boots still have their 'buy one get one half price' offer on certain make up, nail and beauty accessories.

Have you tried any Soap and Glory Cosmetics? If so, did you like them?

I apologise for having yet another haul post, but Boots still has the 'Buy one get one half price' offer so I have to take advantage of it!

I've wanted to try these products for a while now and I thought buying them whilst on offer was the best way to save money in case I wasn't too keen on some of the products.

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation in shade 51. I don't think I really needed to buy two new foundations in one week but I've always wanted to try a Bourjois foundation. Ideally I would have bought the Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundations but there wasn't a light enough shade for me. Anyway I'm excited to try this foundation because I've not seen many reviews on it, which could mean it's awful, but I'll give it a go!

Next is L'oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer, I'd seen this last week when I bought these products but for some reason I didn't buy it and then I regretted it. So this week I bought it and although I've not tried it yet I think it'll be a good product.

I've seen MissBudgetBeauty rave about this product so I thought it was worth a try since I've not actually tried any Soap and Glory cosmetics yet. For £10 I'm hoping it will be worth it since my favourite concealer at the moment (Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection) is only £4.19!

Finally I bought the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Varnish for £3.99. I've not bought Barry M nail varnishes in a long time, even though I do love them, so I thought I'd try something from their new range. This is in the shade 'Pomegranate' and it's a beautiful red colour.

Have you bought anything whilst this Boots offer is on?

I've been meaning to do a post on this for a while, but I was prompted to do it now because I saw Essie's post on her favourite highlighters. 

As I think I've mentioned before I have most of the ELF Studio Blushes and I think they're amazing quality and pigmentation for only £3.75. When I bought this I knew it would be used for a highlight rather than a blush. 

The packaging is the same as all the other ELF Studio Blushes in that it has a mirror and the typical black sturdy packaging. It's extremely pigmented so you need to be careful not to be heavy handed when applying this, otherwise you can look over shimmery. It's a beautiful subtle champagne colour which brightens up the face, which I think is really important for me in Autumn and Winter when my skin can be looking quite dull.

I'd really recommend you try this highlighter if you haven't, it's cheap and I love it. Also if you check the ELF website there's usually offers going on so you can save on shipping or there's certain amounts off etc.

What's your favourite highlighter?

First of all thank you to everyone who follows me, I have finally hit 100 followers! I never ever thought anyone would follow me but I am so grateful!

So anyway, this is just the make up I've been wearing on a daily basis recently.

Face
- Lanacane Anti Chafing Gel (used as a primer)
- Maybelline Fit Me Foundation - Shade 120
- Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - Fair 1
- Bourjois Chocolate Bronzing Powder - Shade 52 - (post on this here)
- Mac Semi Precious Mineralize Skin Finish - Crystal Pink (post on this here)
- Benefit High Beam Highlighter - (post on this here)
- ELF Eyebrow Kit - Light - (post on this here)

Eyes
- 17 High Drama Liquid Eyeliner - Blackest Black
- MUA Every Lash Volume and Lengthening Mascara (post on this here)
- Rimmel Scandal Eyes Mascara

Lips
- Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipstick - 101 - (post on this here)

In my recent haul I mentioned that I bought one of the new Rimmel London Kate Moss Matte Lipsticks. I was hoping to buy two, but they only had one I liked which was the shade 101, otherwise I would have bought 107 as well, but I definitely think I'll be purchasing that soon. Like I mentioned in my haul I don't usually buy lipsticks since I get no use out of them.

First of all I really love how the packaging stands out from the usual black packaging of lipsticks and the lid clicks on and stays in place really well which is important for when I'm chucking it in my make up bag. Sometimes matte lipsticks can be extremely drying, but this is not the case with this lipstick, it's still moisturizing. I love the colour and pigmentation too, it's such a wearable colour for everyday and it's really pigmented but also build-able.

I do think I'll get a lot of wear out of this as there's no need for lipliner and it's easy to apply because it's moisturizing as well. I'm really pleased with this lipstick, and for only £5.49 it isn't overpriced so I'll definitely re-purchase this and shade 107 when I can get my hands on it.

I would recommend you go out and try these and find a shade you love! I can see myself re-purchasing this lipstick as I love wearing it, even though it's not an Autum/Winter shade.