First of all, I apologise the quality of my pictures isn't great at the moment. I'm trying to deal with the lack of light and using my point and shoot rather than my Canon EOS 1000D which I don't have with me at uni. Anyway, moving on to my first ever monthly favourites post.

MUA Heaven and Earth Palette - £4 | Review
I had completely forgotten about this palette for a little while if I'm honest but when I was packing for university I put it in my bag and now I've rediscovered it and remembered why I loved it. It's just a great neutral palette that can create looks for both day and night and the shadows are really pigmented.

 Barry M Bold Waterprof Eyeliner - £3.99
Although I only bought this last month, I've been absolutely loving it. It definitely is waterproof and it is  a bold black like the name suggests. It applies so well as it's really creamy and it does last all day, which never usually happens when I use other eyeliner pencils.

Barry M Nail Paint (Raspberry) - £2.99
Everyone and their Mother appear to love the Barry M nail paints and I completely agree. I've been loving wearing the shade 'Raspberry' this month because it just fits in perfectly for Autumn and Winter.

Topshop Lipstick (Called Up) - £8 | Review
I've already reviewed this lipstick last month and I'm still loving it. I think so far it's definitely my favourite lipstick for this season and it's not drying at all which I love.

Boots Botanics Radiant Youth BB Cream (Light) - £8.99
I reviewed this quite a while ago and like the Heaven and Earth palette I mentioned earlier, I forgot how much I loved it. I've been mixing this in with my Rimmel Match Perfection foundation and it's a brilliant combination for coverage and shade. I'm so glad I've started using this again and so far it's been my favourite BB Cream I've tried.

What are your favourites this month?

I mentioned this in my recent Boots haul and I am so glad I bought it! I still can't find the link on the Boots website but I know it's definitely in stores so if you're interested pop into your local store and have a look! It's the Boots Botanics BB Cream Radiant Youth and mine is in the shade 'Light'. In my Boots store there were only two shades, light and medium however I'm sure there is another darker shade as there is usually at least 3 shades. I only paid £5.99 which is its introductory price, however I believe it is now £8.99

The packaging is pretty yet appealing at the same time, nothing fancy but it's not boring. I definitely agree that it blurs imperfections, evens out my skin tone and gives me radiant skin, all of these make my face look brighter and more 'youthful' in the morning - that might sound silly since I am still young, but it makes me look more awake (and I need this since I'm not a morning person!). I can't comment on whether it smooths the appearance of wrinkles, since I don't have any but I am a huge fan of the SPF 30 in this, especially since I am so pale.

As you can see from the swatch, it looks a little too dark for me when I first swatch it but it blends in nicely and smooths out the skin. It gives a good coverage for a BB cream since it's not too light but my freckles still show through and I don't look cakey. I am very pleased that this was pale enough for me (I know I mention this with almost every face product, but being as pale as I am it can be a real issue sometimes!).

This is definitely going to be a favourite of mine throughout summer since it's so light and easy to apply, it just gives me the little bit of coverage I'll want in summer but I won't feel like I'm wearing foundation, which I like. Sometimes I do set this with my MAC MSF Natural, but I still like how it wears throughout the day without a powder. It doesn't go patchy and it doesn't melt off in the heat (I say heat, I mean the 18°C weather we've been having here in England!). I am so impressed with this, I'll definitely re-purchase another when I've finished this one.

What's your favourite BB cream?

So today on my lunch break I accidentally (on purpose) ended up in Boots and I took advantage of their 3 for 2 offer on cosmetics and the half price offer on selected products from their Botanics range.

I'll start off with the make up bits I picked up. Like I've already said it's on 3 for 2 and so I obviously had to take advantage of that, I couldn't just buy one thing could I?!

I've been wanting to try a BB Cream for a while now, but my skin has always been quite bad so I always wore full coverage however since my skin has got slightly better recently I thought I'd purchase one! First of all I spotted the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream which was £7.99 and was the most expensive out of my make up purchases. I did a quick swatch and compared it to the 17 BB Cream which was only £6.99 (only £1 difference but I'm saving for my holiday in summer so every little helps!) and the 17 BB Cream seemed a lot darker so I went for the Maybelline BB Cream. I'm super excited to try this since today it has been Spring weather and it's not snowed! Of course I bought this in the lightest shade 'Light'.

 Next I re-purchased my favourite concealer, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer for £4.19. I think this is the third time I've bought this concealer now and for me that's quite a big thing since I never usually re-purchase products! I bought this in 'Fair 1' and it matches my skin almost perfectly.

This is another re-purchase for me since I'm running out of my Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara. This Collection Supersize Mascara is a bargain at only £2.99 and I got it in 'Ultra Black'. I love to just chuck this in my make up and bag and know I can make my eyes look more awake and my lashes look better at such a cheap price as well.

 Now onto the items I bought from the Botanics range. I've never actually tried any of the Botanics products before but since selected items were 1/2 price I thought I had to take advantage of this!

I had seen Emma (Roselovelybones) mention this in one of her videos, and I wanted to try it out so I checked online and couldn't find it, however it was there right at the bottom of the shelf in my Boots. It's at an introductory price of £5.99 until the 17th April and then it will be £8.99 so if you're interested in trying it out I'd suggest you buy it whilst it's cheaper! Anyway, I know it might seem a bit silly to buy two BB Creams in one go, but I couldn't resist! I also got this in 'Light' and I'll do a review of this in a few weeks time.

 Finally I bought the Botanics All Bright Purifying Face Scrub which was on offer for £2.69 (usually £3.99) and I only bought this because it's on offer. I've not read any reviews about this specifically but I've heard the  Botanics range is meant to be really good, so I'm going to give it a go!

Have you taken advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on at Boots at the moment?

For ages now I've been contemplating over buying the Garnier BB Cream. I'd never tried a BB Cream before, mainly because I'm really self conscious about my skin. I'm a teenager, I don't have perfect skin and I also have freckles which I hate. However, my skin has improved slightly recently so I thought I'd try a BB Cream.

The main reason I picked the Garnier BB Cream is because I'd read so many good reviews on it, and I could get my hands on it easily. It's £9.99 from boots, which isn't cheap if I hated this product, but luckily I quite like it.

(Ignore the other pink swatch from a lipstain on my hand, I didn't have time to take photos on a different day)

The only thing I dislike about this, is how it can look orange if I don't blend it completely, which sounds silly considering you're meant to blend properly anyway but if I'm in a rush on the way to school I want something I can apply effortlessly. It doesn't cover all my freckles and blemishes obviously since it's not meant to, but it just makes me look a bit more alive in the mornings. I usually apply a primer first, and then apply this over the top using my ELF Stippling Brush.

If I'm going out and want more of a full coverage, I'll sometimes apply this as a base and then apply foundation over the top and it's so light that it doesn't make my make up look cakey and thick. 

Are there any BB Creams you'd recommend?