Favorites of the moment (January 2014)

Happy Weekend everyone!

I can't believe the amount of favorite products I have for January, both new things and rediscovered old ones. I just had to stick with one of my New Year's resolutions to try out more beauty products and also to search between the old, slightly forgotten ones.

This is going to be a pretty long post, so grab a cofee or a tea and enjoy!











Last month my bath moments were all about moisturising, winter has taken its toll on my skin, so I tried to get moisture for my skin with the help of Dove Creme Mousse Body Wash and Nivea In-Shower Body Milk Almond Oil for dry skin. In terms of moisturising body washes, I don't think anyone can beat Dove, and this creme mousse is even smoother than their usual shower gels. You already know my love for Nivea In-Shower Body Milk, I particulary love this version, is far more moisturising than the sea minerals one (white package).


My hair also needed some extra moisturising and the Anian 2 Phase Instant Conditioner for easy comb was just my savior, I love that I spray it on my wet hait before blowing it dry and it instantly gives me smooth, hydrated looking hair. I don't usually use hair spray, but this last month I've used mostly the Nivea Styling Spray Volume Sensation Extra Hold, which gives nice volume without being too heavy and sticky on the hair.


January also meant long, hot baths and the Herbamedicus Herbal Bath Eucalyptus Oil did wonders for my sore and cold body. It's so relaxing that I can't imagine taking a pampering bath without a few drops of this into the warm water.

As stated in my previous post concernin my current makeup removing routine, in January I've mostly used the Dr. Soleil Hydra Plus 3-in-1 Cleansing Milk for my face. I've rediscovered last month the Tea Tree Pore Minimizer from The Body Shop which I've had for a  couple of months but only lately I've been using up more often, priming my face before foundation or BB cream and I could really see a difference in the way they set on my skin, more smoothly and evenly. The skin around my eyes felt a little more dry lately so I applied the Bioten Anti Wrinkles and Dark Circles Cream with Royal Jelly and wheat proteins. It's very light and moisturising, as it enters the skin quickly preventing the fine lines to deepen.


My hands were also in need of moisture so the Cera di Cupra Hand Cream was one of my staples last month, it's so smooth and rich, that I smile everytime I blend it into my skin. Vitamin A is a supplement I take sometimes for my excesive skin dryness (on some areas of my hands and heels), a few drops of this on my palms are enough to solve the problem. For my nails I've been using lately the Rimmel Nail Nurse Nail Base & Top Coat, it prevents my nails to get stains from the nail polish and it keeps them from exfoliating. I've been wearing a lot of dark nail polish during holidays but lately I've really into nude shades and the one the complements my skin tone is the Rimmel 60 Seconds in  Caramel Cupcake. Here's a swatch, please excuse the obvious chipping and my cuticles, I've had this on my nails for a week when I took the photo.




The L'Oreal Matte Morphose Souffle Foundation in 200 Apricot Beige is an old love and I've been trying to finish it so that I can dive in the new backup. I've yet to find a foundation that's so lightweight and natural on my skin and blend so well that not even looks like I'm wearing foundation. The ELF Small Stipple Brush is the one I get the best finish with it's great for all cream face products. Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzing Powder with real cocoa was somethig that I've wanted for a long time and for good reason, it's so good and easy for contouring my face and it smells like cocoa. I've literally used it every day in January.





My lip favorites last month were Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick in 240 Undressed for nude lips and Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick in 685 Mulberry for bold lips. The lip balm is something I've put on my lips multiple times a day and one of my latest rediscovers was Balea Juicy Orange lip balm, just look how pretty it looks and it smells very good, like orange juice.






I tried to use more of my Sleek palettes and the Original one was a bit neglected so in January I've used it for a couple of looks, it's so versatile that I can basically create all the looks I can dream of with this palette. For every day looks I've been abusing an old love, the Deborah Eyeshadow Duo in 3 Buttered Beige (the brown is great for filling my eyebrows) and also a pigment from Pure Colors in 106 Maple, a warm matte brown, perfect for the crease. The duo from Pastel in 65 Forest was also present in a couple of looks, the kaki is great for using as an eyeliner gel (mixed with Inglot's Duraline).





January was all about black and brown eyeliner, I've been constantly switching between NYX's Gel Liner & Smudger in Brown (Charlotte), Music Flower Gel liner in dark brown and Sleek Ink Pot as far as gel eyeliners go. They are all very pigmented and with a nice texture, perfect for obtaining on point liner. Inglot Duraline is an amazing discover and I've been playing with it a lot, creating different funky eyeliners with the help of eyeshadows. At the beginning of January, I've received the NYX's The Curve and I've enjoyed it a lot, it's so easy to use, so pigmented and the staying power is a lot more than I've expected from a felt tip liquid eyeliner. My love for brown also made me use a lot more my Rimmel ScandalEyes Kohl Kajal in Bronze, which is a warm brown with bronze glitter. Avon Glimmerstick Eye Liner in Sugar Plum looks so nice on hazel eyes, so I've used it a lot on my waterline with no iritations happen, the staying power is also very good.

Last but not least, the good old NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk was the base of many of my eye looks lately and also a good highlighter for my waterline.


Wow, that was a lot! January was definitely a month of many love discovers and rediscovers and I definitelly want to keep up like this. What were your beauty favorites for January?

Love at first brush