June Loves, Likes & Loathes

If you watch my Youtube videos you will know that I do monthly loves, likes and loathes as opposed to doing monthly favourites. I like showing both good and bad products as it shows you what to buy and what not to buy. So here are my June loves, likes & loathes!

Loves

Estée Lauder Daywear Sheer Tint Release

£36.00 / 50ml

If you're not familiar with the Estée Lauder daywear sheer tint release, it's basically a jazzy green tinted moisturiser. The tinted moisturiser comes out green but matches to the colour of your skin once blended (pretty magical don't you think!). It contains beads of pigment that burst as you apply it, hence the colour change. 

This tinted moisturiser is actually my mammas but I'll definitely be buying myself a bottle before I set off on my jolly holidays because I love it. It's a lovely tinted moisturiser that blends into the skin nicely, I have used both my fingers and a brush to blend this in and both methods work well. It also gives the skin such a lovely, healthy glow, it also adds a touch of radiance to the skin. I also find that it doesn't irritate my skin or settle into my dry bits which is a massive plus point for me as the majority of foundations/tinted moisturisers highlight my facial sins. It has little coverage so it won't hide any form of imperfection (e.g my sexy cheek pigmentation) but that is expected as it is a tinted moisturiser, not many tinted moisturisers do have brilliant coverage. I hate wearing foundation in Summer as it feels heavy and unpleasant on my skin so something like this is perfect for me. It's as light as air and honestly feels like you're not wearing anything on your skin.

If you have dry skin, hate wearing foundation in summer and fancy giving yourself a golden glow, check out the Estée Lauder daywear sheer tint release. It's fandabbydosey. 

Fashionista Custom Palette

Palette / £5.00

Blush refills / £4.00

Nars blush alternative anyone? Honest to god, if you were considering splashing out £20 on ONE Nars blush you really need to consider checking out Fashionista blushes before you do! The Fashionista blushes remind me of Nars blushes so much, in terms of amazing pigmentation, longevity and texture etc. They last on the cheeks all day without fading and you only need to use the tiniest amount. Fashionista have a large selection of blushes to choose from (probably more than Nars) and best of all, they only cost £4... yes... £4.00!!!!! 

I have used this palette every single day for about 2 months, it's a brilliant little blush palette and I can safely say that it'll be coming on holiday with me as the palette it so thin and light. My MAC blushes have well and truly been abandoned, I think they're feeling a lack of love if truth be told. 

Likes

Caudalie Cleansing Water

£15.00 / 200ml

The Caudalie cleansing water is basically a makeup remover, it takes off makeup (even waterproof makeup) in a flash. It reminds me very much of the infamous Bio Derma and the ThisWorks 5 in 1 cleansing water in the same respect that you apply the product to a cotton pad and then whazz the pad all over your face until your makeup has been removed. 

The Caudalie cleansing water does an excellent job of removing makeup, especially waterproof makeup, and it's simple and easy to use. I wouldn't say that it gives the skin a thorough cleanse as it's solely used to remove makeup but it does leave skin looking fresh and feeling soft. Out of all the makeup removers I've tried, this has to be the nicest one as it doesn't feel oily, it cools and soothes the skin and more importantly it doesn't make my eyes sting (unlike Bio Derma). It is a little pricey considering you only get 200ml of product but I'd rather pay more for a product that doesn't irritate my eyes. 

The only downfall to the Caudalie cleansing water is the smell. It smells like a field of cucumbers but not just any field of cucumbers, a field of sugary cucumbers.  I dislike cucumbers with a passion so when I used this for the first time I felt a little ill. But despite the horrendous sugary cucumbery smell, it's a great cleanser!

Note: if you hate cucumbers, don't whiff this in Boots. 

Sleek Eau La La Liner in 'Noir'

£4.00

This is possibly the best high street black eyeliner that I've ever tried in my life. It's blacker than black, glides on easily, doesn't budge until you remove it and only costs £4.00. 

I've found it hard to find a black eyeliner that stays put on the waterline all day but thanks to Sleek, I've found the perfect one! 

The only minor issue I have with this eyeliner is that if you put the lid on too tight, excess product shoots up once you take off the lid so you're unable to sharpen the pencil properly (Picture above). It's not a massive issue for me but it's just a little annoying when it happens.

If you can deal with the 'product shooting upwards' situation, I'd HIGHLY recommend checking out this eyeliner because it's utterly brilliant. Even more brilliant than the Avon Super Shock Gel Eyeliner!

Loathes

Models Own WAH Nail Art Pen

£6.00

A lot of people think that this is the jesus of all nail products but I'm really not of the same opinion whatsoever. I personally think that it's a waste of space and would never buy another one again.

I think the nib bit is great for doing spots or leopard print but the brush bit is as shoddy as anything. The brush isn't straight in the slightest and as you can see from the above photo, there's stray brush hairs. How I'm meant to do a perfect straight line is beyond me, it'd end up looking more like a wavy line.

I'm going to stick to using my black nail paint and thin nail brush. It's cheaper, a better investment in the long run and it enables me to do perfect straight lines. The nail paint costs £2.00 and the brush costs £1.50 so that's £3.50 for a pot of paint and brush. Seems a lot more logical than buying a £6.00 shoddy nail pen if you ask me. 

Essie Good To Go Top Coat

£8.99

Worst top coat in the world, and that is no exaggeration. It's so bad that I'm considering writing a formal complaint. My nail varnish chipped after a couple of hours and by the next day, it had completely come off my nails. To be fair the top coat dried in a flash and it did make my nails look shiny but I don't expect my nail varnish to last one day, if that.

Please don't even considering buying this top coat as you'll be wasting your money.

Essie, I'm disappointed. 

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I hope you liked my June loves, likes and loathes and if you have any questions about any of the products I've featured, please feel free to ask away in the comments box below!

Thanks for reading/watching!

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Top 5 Jewellery Picks For Summer

If you watch my Youtube videos then you'll know that I have recently bought a lot of summer jewellery (of which I've included in my hauls) so I thought I'd do a 'Top 5 Jewellery Picks For Summer' post. It's nice to show you all what jewellery I like and what jewellery I'll be wearing in the summer months. I also thought about doing this kind of post for summer shoes and clothes too so if that's something you'd be interested in then do let me know. 

In this post I have included a mix of jewellery just to give you an idea of what shades and styles I like.

So without further ado, here are my Top 5 Jewellery Picks For Summer!

Pastel Stone Bracelet - £6.50 - Miss Selfridge

There's no denying that shamballa style bracelets are a popular amongst a lot of people, they're available left, right and centre. Plenty of high street stores are selling these types of bracelets at the moment and they're even being sold on eBay for dirt cheap prices (I'm literally talking 1p!). The bracelets are available in many different colours and styles, ranging from black with silver beads to white with multi-coloured beads. 

I love shamballa style bracelets and I especially love this one because it contains such pretty colours, I especially like the iridescent beads as they shine different colours! This little bracelet will look lovely with a tan so it's definitely being taken on my jolly holidays! 

Pastel Feather Spike Drops Earrings - £8.50 - Topshop

Feathers, spikes and pastel shades...the perfect combination. I absolutely love these earrings even though they are a bit 'out there'. The pastel shades are perfect for summer and I like the clash of feathers and spikes, two things you probably would never put together. The feathers and beads add a touch of girliness and the spikes give off that 'grungy' vibe, they're also very on trend too.

I would never wear a necklace when wearing these earrings as I think it would look a little OTT, the earrings are so big that they look fine on their own. The earrings would look great with a plain maxi dress or a plain t-shirt. 

Bobble Multi Stack Rings - £8.50 - Topshop

I like stackable rings as they can be worn together or separately. I own so many sets of stackable rings that I find myself mixing and matching them. Topshop and Miss Selfridge currently have a few sets of stackable rings so If like myself you love them, check out those two stores. Miss Selfridge has a lovely set of stretch stack rings and I think these will be my next jewellery purchase!

I love the bobble stack rings as they're fun and very vibrant, they look amazing worn together and I also think just one of the coloured rings would look nice with a couple of plain band rings.

Neon Ombre Snake Chain Necklace - £8.00 - Accessorize

You'd have to live in a cave or under a rock to not know that neon is massive this summer. One shop that has incorporated a lot of neon into their summer collection is Zara. They've included in their summer collection, a bright neon floral bomber jacket, a neon coral zipper jacket (proud owner of this), a neon tribal print t-shirt and they've recently started to stock neon yellow heels. 

I love neon as it's bright, bold and eye catching and I especially love neon jewellery as it can jazz up a simple outfit. I wore this necklace with a plain white t-shirt, jeans and white converse and it looked amazing because the outfit was so simple that it made the necklace stand out. 

Silver Spike Necklace - £13.00 - River Island

Statement necklaces appear to be very popular this S/S, we've seen them on the catwalk and we've seen them on the high street. Primark and H&M have some nice statement necklaces at the moment so if you're looking for a purse friendly statement necklace, check out those two stores (H&M also have a 50% sale too!)
Statement necklaces are great for wearing with high neck tops, t-shirts and dresses. They can turn a plain outfit into something very special. I recently ordered a black peplum top and think this statement necklace would look amazing with it.

So those are my Top 5 Jewellery Picks For Summer and I hope that you like them! If you have any questions about any of the jewellery mentioned, please feel free to ask below.

What are your favourite jewellery pieces for summer?
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