July Favourites 2014

How is it already August and how on earth have I had 2 out of the 3 months of my summer already? I feel as though this year has gone so quick. Only 4 more months till Christmas ;)  I don't have many favourites this month but the ones I do have are definitely good ones. 

I ordered this brush as part of a set of 10 from Amazon for £10.99 for the whole set including free next day delivery! I'm not sure whether these are a specific brand or not but by golly gosh these are amazing. My favourite brush is the flat top kabuki. The brush blends my foundation into my skin flawlessly and is definitely comparable to my real techniques expert face brush.   

I received this blush in the Latest in Beauty Glamour Box and it has definitely been my go to blush this month. the gorgeous nude shade is not over the top and blends seamlessly into the skin leaving a lovely natural flush of colour. The blush is so tiny and compact its great to pop in your handbag for any touch ups throughout the road.  

Although this mascara takes a while to get used to due to its humongous brush, it's probably one of my all time favourite mascaras. The big brush gives my lashes so much length and volume and doesn't clump. 

I got this perfume dead cheap in a gift set after Christmas in the sales, I think I paid about £11, such a bargin! Although I've loved it since then I've just only found myself reaching for it as my every day fragrance. I'm not a big fan of the bottle, I find the gold face a bit tacky to be honest but after receiving a sample of the perfume once I fell in love with the scent and had to have it. 

A rediscovery that I have fell back in love with, this lip butter from Revlon is in the shade juicy papaya. It's a gorgeous pale orange, it kind of reminds me of lipstick version of the bleached neons collection my Maybelline. The swatch of this colour does not do it any justice. It truly is a beautiful shade, plus being a lip butter it's super creamy and  moisturising. 

 I'm a bit slow jumping on the hair bow band wagon but I've being loving this floral hair tie from New Look, its great at jazzing up any ponytail. 

What have you being loving this month?

Katie xx

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Birchbox July 2014

Birchbox has done it again for me this month. This has only been my second month of subscribing to Birchbox but I have been blown away by two amazing boxes. The theme for this month's box is Sun, Sea & Sand.

Birchbox July 2014 (£10 per month plus £2.95 p+p)

Benefit the Porefessional (£24.50)

The product I was most excited about this month! This primer truly is my all time favourite primer, a definite holy grail product so when I received it in my box this month I couldn't help but be instantly won over by the box. 

Models Own Nail Polish in Rocket (£5)

Another great product as I'm a fan of models own polishes. The shade I received is Rocket and is part of the Firework collection. This polish looks gorgeous layered over black polish! 

Whish Three Wishes Lavender Body Butter (£14.50 for 150ml)

I was unsure of this product at first, I must admit I am not a fan of lavender scents at all so was very sceptical that this wouldn't smell nice however I was wrong. The scent of this body butter is gorgeous, the lavender scent is not over powering at all, its a rather subtle scent. The body butter contains Shea butter which not only smells divine but leaves the skin feeling really soft. 

Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream (£20 for 15ml)

I suffer from terrible dark circles under my eyes and am constantly looking for that holy grail eye cream to help me out so whenever I receive a new eye cream I have high hopes for it. I've only been using this for a couple of days so haven't seen any real improvements but it's left my eye area super soft. 

LAQA & Co. Sheer Lip Lube Pencil in Menatour (£14) 

This has got to be one of the most gorgeous purple shades I have ever set eyes on. Being a bit unsure of whether I'm able to pull of such an out there colour I was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did it look gorgeous in the tube but it looked gorgeous on the lips as well. This lip crayon is my new go to colour for edging up any make up look.  The minty smell of the crayon is also lovely. 

This 4 sided  file is such a cute little extra in this month's box. I love these for those times you don't have time to paint your nails but want your nails to look nice, I actually needed a new one as mine was getting a bit worn out so this was perfect timing. 

What did you think of this months Birchbox?

 Any other beauty boxes you are loving? 

Katie xx

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