i love a bit of oprah, her crazy excited yelling and her generosity, mostly i love how she regularly gives away her favourite things, passing on her love, knowledge and trust in one product to another. she was my inspiration behind this post. i love sharing my favourite things and have recently began 'doing an oprah' and giving my favourite things to people as gifts also.
so here we have, in no particular order, my favourite beauty products.
aloe vera plant. a friend of mine had about 40 aloe vera plants that had gone on a rampage through her yard, so she potted them and gave them away to friends. i love using this plant, either in home made masks, or out of the fridge and straight onto my skin when i need a hit of freshness or after being in the sun. just cut a stick off, squeeze out the goop and put it where you need it.
mario badescu control cream. being a pink-cheeked girl is sometimes hard when you don't want to constantly wear makeup. this cream is an absolute lifesaver, after i put in on the redness fades and clears my whole face up, its amazing! never have i felt the need for a product like i do for this one. big thanks to chloe for telling me about it.
lush bubble gum lip scrub. in the last few years i have become very experimental with my makeup. i used to only work the smokey eye but now i frequently go for a bold lip and keep everything else simple. this lip scrub is so great for smoothing out any peeling, dry lips before you pile on the bold colours. its 100% edible and tastes amazing and your lips are silky smooth after using it, and for around $9, who can't afford this beauty?
diorshow mascara. this has been a long time favourite of mine. my mum introduced me to it years ago when i first started buying makeup and i have to say its one i cannot live without. i am blessed with having fairly long and thick lashes but this mascara takes that to a whole new level, sometimes even giving them the illusion that i have falsies on.
elizabeth arden mineral makeup powder. this one is a fairly new addition to my favourites list. i love love love this powder! everything from its makeup smell to the way it smoothes out your foundation. amazing!
mac strobe cream. this is another new favourite, in fact i have only began to discover its amazingness this summer. it gives your skin this beautiful, lustrous shimmer and i have been mixing it with a little liquid foundation to get a dewy, glowing look that isn't too heavy during the day. i wish it had an spf in it, then it would be perfection, but you need to wear a sunscreen underneath.
so there you have it, my favourite beauty products!
(pictures courtesy of strawberrynet, lush, mac, google images)
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