Beauty Bag | March

I am so out of sorts with all this work for uni that I actually believed it was the first of February. Ehh, I shan't dawdle on and complain (only slightly...) that time is literally whizzing by. Instead I'll ramble on about make up that I'm aiming to be rocking in the month of March...

Happy Light

Lots of bloggers have said it already but Bourjois have really been outstanding with their products lately, haven't they? It all started for me with their Healthy Mix foundation(s) and concealer, swiftly onto cream blushes, not to mention I have a soft spot for their nail polish. I've been playing around with the Bourjois Happy Light foundation and the Happy Light Luminous Serum Primer for a week now and thought I'd add some thoughts on this range...

Base | Foundations

Bourjois Health Mix in shade 51, Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect, in shade 71.

Now that I've covered my preferred concealers, lets hit up the foundations. I don't like high coverage foundations at all. It feels too claustrophobic to my skin and just has me generally itching for a cleanser. For that reason, my two choices are that of light and medium...

My preferred medium coverage is that of Bourjois Healthy Mix - it covers all hideous scarring from spots or chicken pox (they are taking ages to fade and it is highly probable that I'll always have some...) whilst looking natural and giving a dare I say it... healthy glow? My shade is 51, the palest of the lot - and the yellow undertones in this foundation reduces my ever red cheeks...

For a light, dewy coverage I choose Bourjois (again) 10 hour sleep effect. The scent is overpowering which is my only gripe with it, because the shade 71 (abricote) is so perfect for when the weather is slightly warmer, in spring say and during the grips of winter when I don't want to put too much product on my face, that I can put up with the scent. 

The only downer on Bourjois foundations is that of the shade range. It's perfect for fair (like myself,) to mediums, but after that, not much else. 

For the price however, the longevity of the products, the fact they are perfect for reducing my redness  due to the yellow pigments (probably my only issue with my skin and that isn't a bad thing... I don't suffer from breakouts...) means that these two foundations are my most treasured - from the high street/drugstores. 

What's your favourite foundation?

Peace! 

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Hello lovelies!

I want all of these things. That chair also doubles as a single guest bed - and it's in grey. Swoon. And do not even get me started about the media unit in yellow! Goodness! Anyway, moving on...

I'll be frank. I am tired. Shattered. Knackered. Worn out. All of those and then some.

After working 10+ days in a row, yesterday was the hardest on my mind. I had to do an early shift and late shift. Oh the joys of shift work! I moan, of course, but I do enjoy working and I offered to do the work because, well, I like buying things. You sort of need money for that. I also like moaning. ;)

I now have a week off so I can take some time to evaluate our living space. We have a living room and a bedroom - but the living room is also like a dressing room too - with two wardrobes, a chest of drawers, a tv unit, a bookcase and a hamster... Kind of crowded at the moment.

I had an idea to get rid of one set of wardrobes, and change the dresser to two tall but slim dressers I think maybe these from Ikea - so we still had our own area for clothes and the remaining wardrobe could be used for dresses/stuff that shouldn't be folded/shoved into drawers. We need the space for a desk (eventually,) for the boyfriends mac, plus it would make us feel less crowded. 

So - the extra hours at work were needed, I need the pennies to fund this project. I also want to upholster our footstool but that can wait until April - when my parents return from Spain, well rested. Then I can pounce and use my mothers seamstress skills to the full! 

Sorry for the ramble but isn't it nice to get it all out? Right, I'm off to get the polish and duster... ;)

Have an awesome week!

Peace!