January Favourites!

Hola! :-) I'm back... had a busy couple of weeks with exams, college and starting a new job or two which I'll tell you all about! But first things first, the end of January (where did that go?) brings us to my first '... Favourites' post, exciting stuff. For anyone not familiar with the format it's pretty self explanatory, my favourite products of January, stuff I've been using on a regular basis if not everyday. So, let's get started!

There they are in all their glory!
From left to right, a quick run through...
Yankee Candle in Christmas Cupcake, Prada Candy Perfume, St. Moriz Instant Self Tanning Mist, Rose & Co Lip Balm, Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, Sleek Blush





First! The ultimate Yankee Candle in my opinion. £15.99 with 50% off £7.99 online, at Debenhams and at House of Fraser inc. lots of other places...

From their Christmas Collection 'Christmas Cupcake' I got the small jar version of this for Christmas just to try it out and i'd nearly burnt it all in 2 weeks so I went out and bought the medium jar which was in the salefor £7.99. It smells incredible, it's really sweet and buttery, yet not at all sickly, the medium and large jars have the best scent pay off. The website describes it as "Rich, moist vanilla cupcake covered with sweet buttery holiday icing" I've been burning it non-stop and for £7.99 with 60-95 hours of burn time it's worth it. Definitely recommend it, just have a sniff next time your in one of their stores and you won't be able to resist it!



Next, my new favourite perfume I think. Prada Candy about £35-£40 for 30ml from all your usual perfume stores

Ahhhh where do I start? I am in love. I cannot describe how much I love this perfume! So let's start with how Prada describe it " “Prada Candy is instantly seductive – pure pleasure wrapped in impulsive charm. In an explosion of shocking pink and gold, Prada Candy takes us on a walk on the wild side, showing us a new facet of Prada femininity where more is more and excess is everything.” So, yeah! Again, it's incredibly sweet, if you don't like sweet fragrances you probably won't like this. The top note (what you smell straight away) of white musk, heart(what you smell after a few minutes- an hour) of benzoin and the base note (what it settles down to, and leaves lingering on your skin) of caramel and vanilla make for an incredibly feminine scent there's no doubt about that. If it doesn't sound like your thing, and you didn't like it at first smell, try it again and smell it after a few hours, the staying power is good and you'll probably grow to love it the more you smell it. Perfect for Valentines day coming up too guys!



Next up, St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Mist £2.99/150ml

The budget version of St Tropez! But just as good, if not better for an all year round, even tan. When you can have the same results from something less than a 10th of the price (i think, maths is not my strong point) then why not? It does have that slight fake tan smell, but personally, I've grown to love it! No streaks when you use a mitt and gives you a great, olive toned colour! I bought it in a shop called 'Savers' in Plymouth, classy I know. But Google it, find out where you can get it near you.



Rose & Co Sweet Vanilla Salve Lip Balm £5 Boots

This is more of an all time favourite but it's been a life saver in the cold weather. It's the only lip balm I'm happy using. It contains beeswax, almond oil and honey to moisturise your lips and protect them from harsh weather! It's so much better than things like Vaseline which are known as 'barriers' because they only stop your lips from losing more moisture, they don't put anything back in, so if you've got chapped, dry lips then it'll do you no good. Anyway, this stuff smells amazing and works miracles on my lips, as you can see I'm nearly out but it's lasted me for so long.



Next is something I'm a bit late on the Blogger Bandwagon with, but it's the Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer £4.99 Boots, but I'm pretty sure you can get it cheaper, and with student discount in Superdrug!

This is a great basic concealer, for blemishes and dark circles, it's nice and thick and creamy and gives great coverage. Mine's in the shade Medium 3. I've been using it everyday and it definitely deserves all the praise it's been getting online! Especially at that price, the only downside is the way the labelling fades, a pet hate of mine but it wouldn't stop me re-purchasing it or recommeding it to you guys.



And finally! Last but not least, Sleek Blushes about £4.99 only available in Superdrug in Flamingo and Suede

Flamingo on the left and Suede on the right. Flamingo looks incredibly fluorescent in the picture, it's bright but not that bright!
Again, for under a fiver these are such great quality, I love all of Sleeks products and was pleasantly surprised by these. They last all day and have brilliant pigmentation, the packaging is so 'sleek' (get it) and does not look the price it is! It reminds me slightly of Nars packaging without being so rubberised. Suede is a great bronzey colour and would look lovely with a tan and dark hair, whereas Flamingo is the opposite, a true bright pink which would look great on the apples of your cheeks, especially with blonde hair.




So this brings my January Favourites to an end! I love sharing it with you and hope you like reading it as much, leave comments and let me know if you try anything out. Remember to Follow if you can, thanks again :-)

Grace
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