The Dewy May Base

Last month's April base was about covering up those scars that come along with breakouts. However, due of some amazing products (that I'll show very soon) it's a little less about coverage this month! Summer is on its way and we need our sun kissed faces to be enhanced rather than to be hidden, and this is how.

We'll start of with a well known primer around the world, the L'Oréal Revitalift Magic Blur. You might say this is a bit of a cult product as its spoken about by almost every beauty blogger on the web and YouTube! I do like this primer but tend to wear only a little of it as too much primer breaks me out. Don't worry, almost every primer breaks me out so this might just work for you.

Even though I love my Clinique Age Defense BB Cream, this one stole my heart the past couple of weeks! I'm not entirely sure in which countries you can buy this yet, but if you can, make sure to check it out. The Max Factor CC Cream is a skin loving foundation that gives great (read: full) coverage on the areas you need it to, but is very sheer on the rest of the face. Also the colour range is exceptionally good for a drugstore offering, I wear shade 50 called Natural.

Last but definitely not least are the brows. This little pencil from the beloved brand Chanel is amazing. I use this on an everyday base without it ever failing to amaze me. It's such a good colour match for my blonde hair as most pencils come in only two shades which usually are both too dark for me. Also the brush does an amazing job and getting your eyebrows in shape without even filling them in.

I'm currently not using any setting or mattifying powder. The primer makes sure my base stays in place while the finish of the CC Cream gives a healthy and dewy glow.

Are you familiair with any of these products?

Currently Loving #1

As I'm a sucker for beauty related products I try a lot of both low- and high-end brands, but sometimes I find myself reaching for the same products over and over again. That's why I thought it would be nice to do a favourites post (besides the monthly ones) every once in a while.

The first product is the one I probably adore the most right know, this little gem called Clarins Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Booster is a product I tend to use every other day, if not everyday. When I bought it and tried it for the first time I didn't like it at all, just because I didn't think it was doing something (read: giving me a gorgeous tan). It was only a week or two ago when I actually found out what it should be doing, and boy do I love it now. Three drops of this stuff mixed with your daily moisturizer gives you a sun kissed glow rather than tan in just an hour which even shows through your makeup. My skin looks more radiant and my complexion looks more even. I absolutely love it.

Next up is my beloved Chanel Crayon Sourcils Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil, I can't really tell you if it's any better than Benefit's or Anastasia's, because I've never tried those. But boy do I love this pencil. The shades appealed to me at first, because these were a little lighter than the average brow product. I recently went blonde, or more like blondish, and my almost black eyebrow product didn't fit me anymore. Besides the perfect shade (I have #30), the product just looks so natural and lovely, and the brush works very well too. I really like it and will probably buy it again.

L'Oreal Paris recently launched a new line called #TXT, and I really like their #TXT07 Volume Texturizing Spray. I feel like the product is a mixture of dry shampoo and volume powder, without making your hair look too dry. I use it almost everyday and this has to be my third bottle of the stuff. It gives so much volume and texture to the hair, especially when you've just washed it! If you're looking for a lovely but cheap texturizing spray this is for you!

The French skincare brand La Roche-Posay has a lot of loyal followers when it comes to their Effeclar Duo. This is a serum that prevents acne on long term base. It won't clear up overnight, neither will it in two. I actually didn't notice any difference when I used it for a few weeks, so I stopped. Probably one of the biggest mistakes I made that month, my breakouts got worse and so did my acne. This is the kind of product you've missed your entire life if you suffer from severe acne or any form of acne prone skin, just give it some time!

Last but not least is the Max Factor CC Cream, a lightweight product with amazing coverage. The only thing I dislike about it is the smell, because it does has a strong scent to it. However, when I'm at home or head to the store for some groceries this is my go to product. Applied in just seconds with a natural finish, what can you ask more for in early spring?