November Beauty Favourites

I cannot believe it is December already! This year has gone so quickly! Now it is time for my November favourites which is a little later this month as I've had so many blog posts to publish, including my big international christmas giveaway - don't forgot to enter! Here are the skincare, body care, makeup, haircare and makeup tools I have been loving throughout November. 

Firstly, skincare. I love been obsessed with the Rodial Stemcell Superfood Facial Oil for the past few months, it has quickly become a daily staple in my skincare routine. It gives my skin an instant moisture boost and radiance although it absorbs fairly quickly and doesn't leave my skin greasy - check out my full review, here. My next skincare favourite is the fantastic Nivea Sensitive 3 in 1 Micellar Water which is just as amazing as Bioderma, in my opinion. It leaves my skin so smooth, soft and cleansed without stripping the skin - however I wish it was better at removing waterproof mascara! My final skincare favourite for November is the Body Shop Aloe Soothing Day Cream which I have almost finished. This day cream is so hydrating and smoothing, although I assume that is because it contains silicones (which aren't amazing for the skin) but its a great day cream for those bad skin days. 

Onto my haircare favourite of the month, the Moroccan Oil Extra Volume Conditioner which I received as a sample from Hairtrade to review. It is a massive 500ml bottle, it smells DIVINE and it is incredibly moisturising yet it doesn't weigh my hair down or make it greasy! I think I have found my perfect conditioner! Full review coming soon. 

I only have one body care favourite and it is the gorgeous Body Shop Glazed Apple Hand Cream (full review here) which doesn't irritate my eczema at all, it smells really nice and it absorbs quickly - what more could you ask for in a hand cream. Also it is so inexpensive!

My only makeup favourite of the month is a mascara! Shock horror! It is the Rimmel 100% Waterproof Mascara which gives natural but fluttery long lashes instantly and it definitely is waterproof; it is also very affordable. 

My last beauty favourites for November are makeup brushes, the first is from Bare Minerals and it is their Flawless Face Brush which is one of the softest brushes I have used and it is travel sized so it is great to keep in your handbag. I received it as part of a christmas starter kit from House of Fraser (full review here). My last favourite is a powder brush from Spectrum Brushes. I have reviewed their brushes previously and I cannot rate them enough! The brushes are cruelty free, incredibly soft and affordable. I would definitely recommend them. I recently bought a set and some individual brushes from their sale, some of which were only 99p!

There are my beauty favourites, what beauty products have you been loving recently? Have you tried any of the products featured in my post?

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Review: Bare Minerals Get Started Kit

A couple of weeks ago I received the *Bare Minerals Get Started Kit in Light from House of Fraser. I have tried a couple of Bare Minerals products such as the Mineral Veil, Marvelous Moxie Lipstick in 'Make Your Move' and the Ready Eyeshadow 2.0 in 'The Promise' all of which I love so I was excited to try this set! 

The kit contains: Prime Time Original Foundation Primer, Original SPF15 Foundation in Light & Fairly Light, Warmth All-Over Face Color, Original Mineral Veil Finishing Powder, Full Flawless Face Brush, Flawless Application Face Brush and the Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush. I also received a mini Lash Domination Mascara and mini mirror!

The set is beautifully packaged with two outer sleeves, which contain a step by step guide and before and after photographs showing what the kit can do. As well as a more informative booklet guide inside. I think this kit or at least this package is part of the christmas/holiday range. It also comes in a box which could be re-used. 

Here is the look I created with all of my Bare Minerals products! Firstly, I have to talk about my favourite products from the kit - the brushes. I have a lot of makeup brushes from numerous brands and the Flawless Face Brush has to be one of the smoothest/softest I own, I love it! I have been using it with the Original Foundation and Mineral Veil, it is a gorgeous brush that works so well. 

Next up the Prime Time Original Primer, I have a few that I use but none that have ever wowed me - this is the same, it doesn't wow me but it is a really nice, smoothing primer that I think does improve the longevity of my makeup to an extent. Now onto the foundation, the Light shade is a touch too dark for me but the Fairly Light shade is a good match, even though I have super pale skin. Even though the foundation is a powder it isn't look overly matte or cakey on the skin, hopefully you can see from the photos above that it lets some of my skin show through and it still looks slightly glowy due to my facial oils/moisturiser. The foundation in my opinion is light to medium coverage, it doesn't highlight patches of dryness on my skin and I only need to use a small amount. For a more full coverage application, for my under eye darkness and redness, I use the Max Coverage Concealer Brush which really packs on the foundation and amps up the coverage. 

The next product is the All-Over Face Color in Warmth which when I first received it, I thought the colour would be far too dark as it is a red toned brown shade but when used very lightly on top of and under the cheekbones it makes a really nice slightly warm toned contour/bronzer.  Finally to finish off the base, I used the Mineral Veil which I already have in my makeup collection. I mention it in my month in photos post back in December last year, here. It sets my makeup but it doesn't look caky at all and as with the foundation and face color, it doesn't highlight dryness or pores.

Lastly, the Lash Domination Mascara which claims to be a volumizing mascara although I find it gives my lashes more length and definition rather than a lot of volume, however I only like to use one coat of mascara as I love natural but defined lashes. It applies smoothly and I love the shiny packaging!

Overall, I think this set is great if you haven't tried Bare Minerals products before as you get a good range to try and the quality is fantastic as is the presentation so it would make a great christmas gift. I am definitely going to look into the brushes and more of their lipsticks! The lipstick and eyeshadow duo I used can also be purchased from House of Fraser. All of their holiday/christmas gifts on House of Fraser look gorgeous!

Have you tried any products or gift sets from Bare Minerals? If so what are your favourite Bare Minerals products?

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