It's Lorna's Life: March 2015

Welcome to this weeks blog post and I thought since it's pretty much the end of March, I would share with you guys my beauty favourites I've loved throughout the month of March.

An overview of my favourites this month

No7 - Intense Day And Night Creams

Alice + Eliza - Powdered Violet Hand Cream

For skincare, I have three favourites this month: Two No7 face creams and the Alice + Eliza Powdered Violet Hand Cream.

I find that these three products work really well on my skin and each of them also smell amazing, which is a bonus obviously!

The two No7 face creams both have the same scent, texture and consistency and neither leave your face feeling sticky and they both also absorb really well.

The next product is the Alice + Eliza Powdered Violet hand cream. As stated by the name, it literally smells like sweet violets (remember those sweets from the sweet shop called Parma Violets?) That is what I instantly think of when I smell this. It isn't sticky at all and it doesn't take ages to absorb into the skin, which is amazing! The hand cream leaves your hands feeling really soft and moisturised, but without the sticky residue.

Now, onto make up!

Maybelline - Super Stay 24 Foundation
SEVENTEEN - Phwoarr Paint Concealer
Collection - Sheer Loose Powder

Dior - Diorskin Forever Foundation

For base make up, I have recently discovered the Diorskin Forever Compact foundation. This foundation comes in a small compact, with a sponge applicator and it is in the shade 020. I discovered that this foundation also acts as a powder as well, because when you apply it, it does go on more like a powder than a foundation. However, I think that it makes the application a lot simpler and also, it gives you a flawless finish as it not being applied in a liquid form.

Another alternative foundation (and also my go to foundation) is the Maybelline Super Stay 24 Foundation. I use this every day when I apply make up and I can't give it enough praise. It is a liquid foundation and it literally does what it says on the packaging: "Flawless Fresh Foundation" I use the shade 005 - Light Beige.

To go with either foundation, I use the SEVENTEEN Phwoarr Paint Concealer and I haven't gone back to any other concealer since finding this. It's a heavy duty concealer and it really is true to it's word. Now, we are all guilty of taking a couple of selfies when we feel we look good, and I find that with this concealer you can't see any of my dark under eye circles in pictures!

To finish off my base make up, I use the Collection Sheer Loose Powder in shade 1 - Barely There. I find that this loose powder is a great, inexpensive and an all-round good product.

Collection - Work The Colour Eyebrow Kit
Rimmel London - Glam Eyes Liquid Liner

Estee Lauder - Sumptuous Extreme Mascara

Benefit - Roller Lash Mascara

For eye brows, this month I have been loving the Collection - Eyebrow Kit and I use the middle shade, which is a light brown colour. I find that this eyebrow kit is the best one I have used so far, as I have quite prominent eyebrows, this kit definitely does not make them look even bigger than they already are! I finish off my eyebrows with the clear brow gel provided, as it locks my brows into place and they won't move all day!

For eye make up, I use Rimmel London - Glam Eyes Liquid Liner in black. This eye liner was one of the first products I picked up when thinking about this post. It dries pretty quickly and doesn't transfer onto your upper eye lid as a result.

Mascara is a must have for me, as I love having full eyelashes. The two mascaras that I picked for my March favourites are: Estee Lauder - Sumptuous Extreme Mascara and the Benefit - Roller Lash Mascara. Both of these mascaras are equally as good as each other and I prefer to use the Roller Lash first and then the Estee Lauder one over the top. Neither of these mascaras leave you with clumpy eyelashes and they both give you full, voluminous lashes.

Estee Lauder - Modern Muse Chic

Calvin Klein - Reveal

Now, we can't forget to show our perfume collection some love! My favourites from this month are: Estee Lauder - Modern Muse Chic and Calvin Klein - Reveal.

Each of these perfumes are a favourite in their own way, as Modern Muse Chic smells very floral and is definitely a spring perfume, whereas Reveal is a very musky perfume, but it can be worn all year round, as it is very versatile.

I know this post has been super long, but I hope you enjoy what beauty products I have been loving throughout the month of March!

FashionandThread

First of all, I would like to apologise for this post being extremely late, it's because I am so busy with university at the moment, I find it hard to find the time to be able to actually write a blog post and also make sure that the pictures and content is actually ready to be posted! (No sloppy work here!)

Now, finally onto the topic!

My skincare changes quite regularly and I love trying out new products, finding out what works for me and what doesn't. It also changes depending on the season as well, it will be different in summer and winter. Now that spring is nearly upon us, I thought that I would share with you all what I have been using and loving on my skin during winter of 2014 and through into the new year.

Products I have used and loved!

Monday through to Saturday, I use the same products every night and then on a Sunday night I change to my Estee Lauder skincare, just to give my skin some love and a good old pamper before the working week!
I use all of these products, because they either work really well on my skin and/or I would repurchase these products again.

Monday - Saturday:

Eye make-up remover - Skin System, Young skin eye make-up remover

Face wipes - Skin System Normal/Combination skincare wipes

Face wash - Olay Essentials refreshing face wash

Toner - Olay Essentials refreshing toner

Moisturiser - No7 Protect & Perfect intense night cream