Recently I've seen quite a few drugstore products I'd like to try so I thought I'd make a wishlist of what I've been eyeing up recently.

1) Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer - £5.99
I have seen almost every blogger and youtuber talk about how much they recommend these and they look so pigmented and appear to have a beautiful shade range.

2) Maybelline Superstay Tint Gloss - £6.99
I'm interested in whether these really do last 10 hours and I've never tried a Maybelline lip product before so I'll hopefully be seeing how these last.

3) Miss Sporty Dr Balm - £1.99
I've seen these lip balms compared to the Maybelline Baby Lips which we can't get yet in the UK (I've heard they're coming soon though), but for the price it seems like a good buy for a tinted lip balm. There's only 3 shades to choose from but for a budget brand you can't really ask for much more.

4) Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen - £6
I love the Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara and I own a lot from their skin range, so I thought I'd try an eyeliner since I prefer eyeliner pens for ease of applying.

5) Maybelline Rocket Volum' Express Mascara - £7.99
For years I only ever used Maybelline mascaras (Falsies, Colossal Volum', Define a Lash and Great Lash) and I've never been disappointed so I'm really interested in trying this new mascara.


Do you have your eye on anything at the moment?

This isn't a beauty related post but I wanted to do a post on it anyway, so I hope no one minds!

A few years ago I started to enjoy photography and after a lot of consideration I bought my first DSLR in 2010 and I bought a Canon EOS 1000D and I use this to take my blog photos too. It's a brilliant camera and I absolutely love it!

These were taken this week during golden hour which has to be my favourite time of the day, everything is so beautiful.

Instead of doing a monthly favourites post I thought every so often I'd do a post on my most reached for products so I can show what I've been loving recently.

| 1) MUA Undress Your Skin Illuminating Foundation ~ Porcelain | - £5
I have a review of this foundation coming up next week, but I wrote a little bit about it in my FOTD #4 last week. I'm definitely enjoying using this foundation. I really like how this foundation brightens my face up a bit in the morning, since in winter my skin can end up looking really dull.

| 2) Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer ~ Fair 1 | £4.19
I don't think I've mentioned this concealer much on my blog, but like everyone else I think it's a fantastic concealer. It covers all of my blemishes and lasts throughout the whole day, this is my second tube which is quite unusual for me to re-purchase a concealer! I think it's quite good for under the eyes too as it covers any  dark circles I have.

| 3) Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter ~ Strawberry Shortcake | £7.99
The other day I did a review of this lip butter and how much I love it! It's just so quick to apply and you don't have to worry about precision application since it's quite sheer unless you choose to build it up. I've been loving this in the mornings when I just want a bit of colour and my lips need a bit of moisturizing since it has been freezing. 

| 4) Soap and Glory Lid Stuff Quad ~ What's Nude | £10
I feel as if I'd neglected this quad for a while because I'd been getting up later which meant no time for eyeshadow in the mornings, however I have fallen in love with this quad again. I did review it back in November and I'm still so glad I bought it. I've been applying 'Pink T' all over my lid and 'Mudhoney' in my crease which is just a simple matte neutral look but I love it.

| 5) Real Techniques Core Collection | £21.99
I have no idea why I didn't buy these earlier, I love them. I've been using them everyday since I got them and I have reviewed them fully here. I'll just leave it at the fact I love these brushes and definitely recommend them.


What are your most reached for products?

I recently blogged about the new Topshop lipstick in the shade Brighton Rock for £8. It's the first lipstick from Topshop that I've tried, I have read a lot of reviews about how much people love them but as you may know I'm not usually a massive fan of lip products. I wanted a lipstick that I could wear out and something that would be nice for Spring/Summer as well.

As you can see it's actually quite neon looking in the tube but it's not once you've applied it, it is still very bright but it's wearable. I don't usually wear lip products as I've said before because I don't really like my lips and don't want to draw attention to them, but I've learnt to embrace them and so I'm going to be trying brighter lip products! I love that it's matte since I don't usually like wearing lip products that have glitter/shimmer in, for some reason it makes me feel uncomfortable (weird I know!) - I think they suite other people, just not me. Even though it's matte it's not too drying as long as you apply a lip balm underneath, it's actually quite creamy.

I love the Topshop packaging as always, I think it's cute and slightly different to some drugstore packaging. It lasts a good 4 hours for me before it needs to be re-applied and in this time it does including eating and drinking which I think is a good measure of how long it lasts!

Have you tried any Topshop Lip Products? If so, what would you recommend?

At the beginning of the year I blogged about Revlon Lip Products I bought. One of the products I've been reaching for recently is the Lip Butter I bought in Stawberry Shortcake. They're currently £7.99 in Boots, however I did buy mine for £5 because like I've said a few times I hadn't previously been too fond of lip products. Saying that, I do really like this lip butter.

This swatch is after only applying it lightly however you'll see in the photo below it is very build-able.

The difference between the two swatches is quite noticeable but like I said it's build-able which I love.

First of all I love the packaging and how it has a quilted looking design on the lipstick lid. There is also quite a large range of shades available so I'll definitely look into buying more when I next go to Boots. The first thing I noticed when I applied this for the first time was how moisturizing it is, which is why it's so quick and easy to apply. You don't need to worry about using a mirror to make sure you don't get it all over your face which is always a bonus if you're in a rush! The only 'downside' to this is that because it's so moisturizing it gets used quite quickly (I took all of these photos the day I bought it so you could see what it looks like before it's used). 

As you can see from the swatches the colour is easy to build up to a brighter pink, but if applied lightly is just a slight bit of colour added to your lips so you can adapt how you apply it to suit the occasion. I've been using this a lot recently because it's just a lovely everyday wearable colour. I'd definitely recommend you'd try these if you haven't already!

What are your favourite shades from the Revlon Lip Butter range?

Yesterday I blogged about the new MUA products I'd purchased and so I wanted to try them out so I can do reviews soon. Therefore, most of the products I've used today are MUA.

| 1) MUA Undress Your Skin Illuminating Foundation ~ Porcelain | - £5
So far I'm enjoying using this foundation as it's easy to apply and blends in nicely which makes all the difference when I'm trying to do my make up in a rush.

| 2) MUA Undress Your Skin Flawless Skin Primer  | - £5
This primer smooths out my skin considerable amounts although I'm unsure on whether I prefer my primer to have a pump like this one does.

| 3) Pro-Base Conceal and Brighten Kit ~ Porcelain - Beige | - £3.50
This kit seems to have a very creamy formulation which I love because it makes application and blending so much easier.

| 4) Undress Me Too Palette | - £4
I used a few shimmery shades and so far I'm really impressed with the pigmentation.

| 5) Collection Skyscraper Mascara ~ Black | £4.99
I've been loving this mascara for a while now and I love it, it's so affordable and doesn't clump.

| 6)  Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara ~ Superjet Black | £10
I am also loving this mascara, it adds so much volume to my lashes and isn't impossible to remove at the end of the day like some of my mascaras are!

| 7) Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder | £3
This highlighter is just so beautiful in pan and on cheekbones. I think this may become one of my favourite highlighters!

| 8) ELF Studio Eyebrow Kit ~ Light | £3.75
I first bought this eyebrow kit a while ago and I have honestly used it every day since and I have hit pan so I really need to re-purchase it. I only use the wax side as I feel that's enough for my brows.

| 9) ELF Cream Eyeliner ~ Black | £3.75
I go between my Rimmel Exaggerate Eyeliner and this cream eyeliner. I chose the cream eyeliner today since I bought a new MUA Eyeliner Brush. This eyeliner stays on for hours with no smudging at all.

I apologise for having two hauls in a row but I made an order from MUA (Make Up Academy) Tuesday afternoon and I was surprised when my make up had arrived this morning, meaning it only took two days! Some of the items I bought were on sale, so I'll put in the prices that I paid.

First of all I purchased the Undress Your Skin Illuminating Foundation in Porcelain which was only £3. There were only 3 shades available (Porcelain, Beige and Golden) and so obviously I went for the lightest shade since I'm quite pale. I'm going to be trying out these products today so I can do reviews on them! 

To go with the Illuminating Foundation I bought the Undress Your Skin Flawless Skin Primer for £3. I absolutely love my Rimmel Primer but I thought I'd try this primer so it's on offer. So far I love the packaging from the new 'Undress Your Skin' range. 

The final item I bought from the 'Undress Your Skin' range was this Highlighting Powder which was only £2. I love trying out new highlighters since I think they can really change how your make up looks and the product in the pan looks gorgeous which is why I wanted to try it!

Next I bought the Pro-Base Conceal and Brighten Kit for £3.50 in Porcelain - Beige. I was drawn to this because on the MUA website it claims this kit "conceals discolouration, imperfections and redness" and so I'm excited to try this out!

Finally I got my hands on the new Undress Me Too Palette for £4. I know this is meant to be a dupe for the Naked 2 palette and a follow on from the MUA Undressed Palette which I featured in a haul last summer and since I loved that I was eager to buy this. So far I'm liking the new white packaging, change is nice sometimes. 

I also bought two brushes, the first being the F2 Stippling Brush which was only £3. I like that this is a smaller stippling brush than my ELF Stippling Brush. I also think it's good they have numbers and letters for the brushes so they're easy to find on the website. 

Finally, I bought the E4 Eyeliner Brush which is a bargain at only £1.50! I found this a bit more difficult to photograph so I apologize the photos are of it separated but I thought the fact it can separate and the handle becomes a cover is also a useful factor of this brush! I really needed a new eyeliner brush for my gel eyeliner and I couldn't resist at only £1.50.

Have you tried any MUA products recently?