Top 13 of 2013!

It's come to the end of 2013, so thought I would share with you my top pics of the year.

 1. Real techniques expert face brush. 

 (£9.99 @ boots/Superdrugs)

This brush is really great, since buying it I have not used any other brush or technique of applying my liquid foundation. Makes application really flawless, and blends the products on evenly. 




2. Dior nude BB cream (£24.00 @ escentual.com/£29.00 elsewhere)

This BB great is great!!! Brought it after seeing many other beauty bloggers rave about it, and it really does live up to its name. I used this everyday during the summer, as it was so light on the skin, and it felt like I had nothing on. 





3. Clarasonic Mia 2 (£125.00 @ Debenhams/House of Fraser)

Love Love Love this! Have wanted to get one of these for ages to know, due to the price I really wanted to do my research first. Finally I got myself one end of november, and have been using it day and night since. It really is great, leaves my face feeling super clean and soft! I never knew before how much dirt I was actually leaving on my face over night! Great little item!

 4. Philosophy purity face cleanser (£39.00 @ QVC - Supersize bottle with pump)

Brought this when I got my clarasonic, and they work a breeze together, its really cleans my face, and does not leave my face feeling really dry afterwards, the smell is also very great. If you a lover of this cleanser I definitely recommend splurging on this supersize bottle (946 ml), the pump comes in super handy, and if i'm correct the normal bottle which is 250 ml is around the £25 price range. 






5. Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser (£14.00 @QVC)

Used this all year, before I invested in my clarasonic, didn't find this to work well with it, hence the change to the philosophy cleanser. This is a really great cleanser to manually wash your face with, leaves you skin feeling super soft and not dry, super great at removing eye make-up as it is very gentle on the skin, and eyes.










6. Victoria's Secret VS fantasies shower gels (£9.00 each or 5 for £30.00 @ Victoria secret)

When it comes to bath time, I love to splurge!
These all smell gorgeous, I possibly couldn't tell you my fav one! Each bottle lasts about 2 months, as you don't need a lot to get a lather, so I don't mind spending that amount. If you think about it, if you buy the 5 bottles for £30 offer, you would only need to repurchase every 10 months! 




7. Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush (£31.00 @ Boots/Debenhams)

This is a really beautiful blush, definitely a treat for your make up bag, the packaging is off course gorgeous, and as always Chanel products smell amazing. 
A really pigmented blusher, and the shade range is really great, a colour for every skin tone, and for any mood. 
I use colour 70 called Tumulte. :)










8. Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronze Universal (£31.00 @ Boots/Debenhams) 

Purchased this at the airport, before I flew off to the Caribbean, I don't like to tan my face, and I'm allergic to fake tan on my face, so this was the perfect substitute for matching my face to my body colour. I used this as a base under my foundation, and it gave me such a beautiful bronzed face.





9. Vichy Idealia Smoothing and Illuminating cream (£18.20 @ Escentual.com)

Lovely little moisturiser, does not leave my face looking greasy, and sinks into the skin straight away. This makes it the perfect base for applying foundation, have repurchased over and over again.

10. Estée Lauder raisins eyeshadow duo (£23.00 @ Boots/Debenhams)

This is a fab pair of eye shadows, one being a pinky champagne colour, and the other a reddish brown, both are very pigmented and would suit a lot of different skin tones. 
Nice to have a change from the normal nude smokey eye looks. I hope to get some more in other colours in the new year :)






11. Revlon lip butter is raspberry pie (£7.99 @ Boots/Superdrugs)

This is a great range of lip products. More like wearing an tinted lip balm, instead of a lipstick. Comes in a variety of colours, raspberry pie being my fave! 







12. MAC 217 blending brush (£18.00 @ Mac stores or mac counters)

Fab little brush, don't know how I lived without it for so long!! Makes doing a smokey eye really quick and easy! Even thought there more on the expensive side, mac brushes are definitely worth it, there really good quality and will last a lifetime if you look after them. 
Hope to extend my MAC brush collection in the near future. 









13. Lush grease lightning spot treatment (£5.95 @ Lush)

Best spot treatment I have ever used, have really helped to clear up any breakouts, only need the smallest pea drop, so the bottle really is going to last a while. Also being from lush, it is all natural ingredients, Its nice to know I'm not putting any dodgy chemicals on my face, that could break me out even more. Will defiantly re-purchase when my bottle runs out :)

Thanks for reading!!
Have made it a new years resolution to write more blog posts. So I hope to see you all very soon!


Love L xox