From Fifi With Love: Pink Taffy

Thursday, 31 July 2014

♡ JULY FAVES ♡

Every month I will be sharing the products that I have been loving and unable to live without!

These are my faves this month!

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in "Eden"

I own two Urban Decay eyeshadow primers but I have been going back to this one in the shade "Eden" which is a natural skin-coloured cream. It is the perfect base to use underneath the Bobbi Brown "Surf" Eye Palette as it provides a lovely opaque base for the shadow to glide over. It makes your shadow stay put all day long with zero creasing!

A little goes a long way with this product so if used everyday, a tube should last well over 6 months.

I got this from Debenhams who carry a large selection of Urban Decay products.

Bobbi Brown Sheer Lip Colour in "Pink Taffy"

I have talked non-stop about this Bobbi Brown limited edition sheer lip colour this month. As a newbie to coloured lip products this ticks all the non-scary lipstick boxes! Super moisturising and a beautiful sheer wash of colour over the lips that doesn't make me look like a clown!

I literally can't put this down! I love it so much!

This Bobbi Brown Sheer Lip Colour is available directly at BobbiBrown.com as well as department stores. So need to get another one!
(Please don't all go and buy it as I don't want it to sell out! haha)

BlenderCleanser Brush Cleanser (wow, that's a mouthful!)

I think we already know how much I love this brush cleanser from my last post but it is worth a mention again as it has been a fave this month. It really takes the hassle out of washing make-up brushes and it definitely has made it less of a chore! So much so that I use it everyday to clean my foundation brush.

This is one that I will be re-purchasing for years to come!

This brush cleaner is available at BeautyBay.com & Amazon.

Rapid Clear Treatment by Neutrogena

My last fave is a skincare product that I have been using for a few months and it is a spot treatment by Neutrogena that is pretty great!

I have oily combination skin and tend to get a few spots around my jaw line from leaning on the palm of my hands at work.

This spot treatment works really quickly at reducing redness and drying out those pesky spots so in a day or so they're gone!

It's so good that even my mum went out and got one after I let her use mine.

This spot treatment is available in all good drug stores like Boots which is where I get EVERYTHING! Hello Boots points!

And there you have it my July Faves!

Pop back next month to see the things that have floated my boat in August!

Thanks for reading!

Mwah!

x Joana x

Sunday, 20 July 2014

BOBBI BROWN SURF & SAND COLLECTION

http://www.bobbibrown.co.uk/cms/collection/surf_sand_collection.tmpl?cm_re=Gnav-_-WhatsNew-_-SurfSand

During this scorcher of a week I have been reaching for Bobbi Brown's Surf & Sand collection to inject a little bit of summer into my make up look.

I first read about this new collection a few months ago in someone's Instagram post and it instantly got me excited!

After googling for a release date I was literally checking Bobbi Brown's website everyday until one evening it was there in all it's beauty for me to purchase! Woohoo!

I died a little bit inside when I realised that the eyeshadow palette I had lusted over for weeks had sold out - sounds dramatic I know, but hey, I love make-up! The next day after frantically searching online for it I managed to order it at House of Fraser. Panic averted!

I picked up the following products from this collection:

Surf Eye Palette
Brightening Blush in Pink 2
Brightening Blush in Bronze 1
Sheer Lip Colour in Sunlit Pink 18
Sheer Lip Colour in Pink Taffy 21
Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in 24 Karat

SURF EYE PALETTE & LONG-WEAR CREAM SHADOW STICK

Surf Eye Palette & Long-Wear Shadow Stick

This was the eye palette that I had been lusting over! Two palettes were released, one called "Sand" which consists of gorgeous subtle metallic & nude shades and the one that I got called "Surf".

The "Surf" palette has a little bit more colour in it with a gorgeous shimmery blue and green along with some gold's mixed in. It's also worth mentioning the gorgeous packaging that the palette comes in. The outside is covered in a linen type fabric which has "sandy" qualities! It's a very nice touch!

Below you can see the colours in the palette & swatches on my dodgy-looking hand:

Top L-R: Bikini Bronze Metallic Eye Shadow, Surf Sparkle Eye Shadow, Sea Foam Sparkle Eye Shadow & Oyster Sparkle Eye Shadow

Bottom L-R: Cream Eye Shadow, Pink Quartz Eye Shadow, Sunshine Metallic Eye Shadow & Sunny Gold Metallic Eye Shadow

The colours used the most so far are the Bikini Bronze which I sweep across the whole lid and Oyster which blends nicely into the crease.

I love a good eyeshadow crayon and I couldn't resist the 24 Karat colour in this collection. It's a beautiful sparkly gold colour which stays put all day long. A summer must have as it's waterproof making it perfect for lounging around the pool or frolicking in the sea!

Long-Wear Shadow Stick

BRIGHTENING BLUSH

Bobbi Brown blushers are never a disappointment and these two colours (pink & bronze) scream summer and suit a variety of skin tones.

Brightening Blush in Pink 2 & Brightening Blush in Bronze 1

They both have 3 separate colours (a medium & light blush colour with a highlighter) that you swirl together to create the perfect sweep of colour on the cheeks. I have been using the pink one a lot this past week and it just gives a really healthy glow to the complexion. The other colour has bronze undertones and I can see myself wearing that one on holiday once I have a bit of a tan.

SHEER LIP COLOUR

I'm not going to lie, I LOVE a sheer lipstick and these Bobbi Brown ones are fast becoming my faves! The formula is super moisturising with a hint of colour that isn't too over the top- perfect for work where I don't want to look over done.

I picked up the colours Pink Taffy and Sunlit Pink which both have gorgeous gold undertones that will shimmer in the sunshine.