Affordable Foundations & Reviews!

Today I'll be sharing my thoughts about some foundations, BB and CC creams that are inexpensive and you'll find in Boots and Superdrug!

L'oreal True Match 

This is a foundation you've probably heard about and seen as a staple in lots of peoples makeup bags, with good reason! For those of you who are after a foundation with slightly more coverage this is a good one to try! It's about a medium coverage but you can build it up for slightly more coverage or sheer it out with a damp beauty blender type sponge!

It costs £9.99, and they currently have 23 different shades. What I like is they have warm toned, neutral and cool toned versions of each shade, making it easier to get a foundation that is more of a true match for you.

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum

This is another foundation that you probably have heard a lot about! The serum version is a lighter coverage than the healthy mix foundation (which I am yet to try) and is perfect for when you don't need too much coverage but a tinted moisturiser or BB cream just isn't enough! It's light, gel texture and radiant finish makes it ideal for the warmer months. 

This costs £10.99 and there are no where near as many shades to choose from as True Match, as well as nearly all the shades having a warm undertone, so it's not for everyone, but I hope they do expand their shade range so that more people can use this as it really is a wonderful foundation!

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation

I bought this foundation in the lightest shade I could find, and for some reason it is quite dark, however I'm sure I probably just picked up a bottle from a bad batch! However, this makes it perfect for after I've been on holiday and may need another shade! It also has a similar texture to the Bourjois Healthy Mix serum, It's light and not too much coverage, so you keep your healthy glow!

It costs only £7.99 and there are more shades than Healthy Mix offers, I don't think you can really go wrong with this!

 Maybelline Dream Pure BB cream

An oil free, light coverage and fresh looking BB cream with salicylic acid in (commonly found in skincare products) and also SPF 15. There are a lot of benefits to this and it is nice, especially if you've never tried out any  other BB creams. There's also another version that I haven't tried yet, Dream Fresh BB cream.

It costs £6.99 so is very affordable although it only comes in two shades.

Garnier Oil Free BB Cream

These were the first BB creams I tried out, I find they have a very light texture like most BB creams and are less of a cream and more liquid! I have found that they can oxidise and go quite dark sometimes which isn't too great, but like the Fit Me foundation, I like them for when I have a tan from a holiday! They also have SPF 20.

They cost £9.99 each and unfortunately the only shades are light and medium.

L'oreal Nude Magique CC Cream (anti-redness)

When you put this on, it starts off green to counteract the redness in your skin and then it adapts to your skin, I was excited to try this for the first time to see if it would work well! It evens out your skin tone very nicely and has had many good reviews, however I think its possibly not the best for very pale skin.

It costs £9.99 and again, is great for holidays so you don't need to take numerous shades of foundation/bb/cc cream with you!

I hope this post helped with deciding on new base products to try!

Love,

Emma xxx

Barry M Collection

As you've probably noticed, I'm a big fan of Barry M nail paints, and my collection keeps growing! I wanted to do a collection because I get asked which are my favourite of their lines!

Speedy Quick Dry

As the name suggests, this collection dries very fast and comes in really cute colours (as you can see, I'm particularly fond of the pastels!) I don't find them to last that long on my nails, but no nail polishes really do last long for me!

Gelly Hi-shine 

The Gelly collection has a wide variety of different shades, which they continue to expand! At first people did expect them to last long like gel nails, but they don't, they dry to a very high shine, glossy finish like gel nails! My favourite is lychee - I'm on my second bottle of it!

Sunset Nail Paints

I absolutely love the names for these (especially Peach for the stars haha!) and they do last longer than normal nail polish, they last about a week on my (depending on what I do) so not as long as gel nails (when I had gels, they lasted for about a month) but still an improvement!

Limited Edition

Unfortunately you can't get your hands on these any more! Barry M release a lot of limited edition nail paints for boots and super drug, and my favourites are definitely the Christmas ones, who can resist all the glitter?!

Original Nail Paint 

The polishes with the black lids are part of their original line of polishes ( I think they still add colours, although I'm not too sure!) The original line is £1 cheaper than the other lines they have, but that £1 difference is the difference between getting a smooth, opaque polish and getting a polish you need 4 layers to get a solid colour of!

Textured and Aquarium Nail Paints

I don't like the textured nail polishes, it's just the texture of it that's not for me and that's the whole point of the nail polish!
The aquarium collection has beautiful glitters along with nail paints that look different colours in different lights and I reach for the two I have quite often!

Topcoats

As you can guess, the matte topcoat makes your nails matte as it drys, which is great for people who want to try out matte nails but don't want to buy specific matte nail colours. The Gelly topcoat isn't the greatest topcoat available but it leaves you with lovely shiny nails!

I hope you enjoyed this! What is your favourite collection from Barry M, or your favourite brand to buy nail polish from?

Love,

Emma xxx

Ten Things to do in 2016

1. Laugh at yourself instead of criticising every little mistake (such as tripping over the cord of the hoover at work..) 
2. Send random messages to friends letting them know you appreciate them:)
3. Find a random playlist on Spotify and listen to it, you might find your new favourite song!
4. Buy yourself a present every so often, appreciate you!
5. Try a new type of tea (even if it turns out the smell is so strong it gives you a headache but then the tea itself tastes of weird water)
6. Have a camera at hand all times, you never know what the day holds!
7. cuddle your cat/dog/*insert other pets here*
8. Wrap yourself in blankets and cover every inch of your room in fairy lights;)
9. Go out the house, get off your phone and enjoy the fresh air! 
10. Love who you are and don’t try and change yourself for anyone but you!

Hope you liked this little post,

love,

Emma xxx