I've never been very into skincare, not sure why... I've just always chose to spend my money on make up and get the cheaper skin care items. Whilst I'm aware the majority of these items aren't expensive, it's more than I would have other wise spent.
I'd heard such good things about the 'Vichy' Aqualia Thermal Serum and finally took the plunge. As it's pretty expensive at £17.50 which is so much more then I would have spent, I spent around half an hour staring at it in Boots and wondering if I should get it or not. But I've had such bad skin recently, I figured spending a little more wouldn't be such a bad thing.
The smell doesn't stand out as anything wonderful, but it's easy to cope with. After using it once I felt the difference, my skin was honestly SO soft! It's well worth the money and I'm glad I took the plunge and bought it. I've not been using it as often as I should but even from using it every now and again it's working wonders! I think I'm a little lazy with skincare and really need to get into a good routine.
On a bit of a skincare hype, I popped into superdrug to get a new moisturiser. I was going to get another by Vichy but was worried I wouldn't like it and didn't want to spend another £18. Luckily, superdrug were doing BOYOF on the 'clearly youthful' range. I've used their face mask and really enjoyed it so figured I should stick with a brand I knew. Both of these are usually £6.99 but they do go on offer a fair bit, so make sure to look out for that!
I got the moisturiser as the one I used previously wasn't that good and I didn't feel as though it did enough for me. I use it daily, occasionally twice daily if I remember too, as I said before, I'm pretty bad with skin care. I like the way it makes my skin feel though and along with the other products I've been using, it's really helping my skin!
I then got the resurfacing night serum, which is supposed to generally even out the skin, reducing the look of blemishes and what not. I'm going to be honest here, I've used it once so I can't really say if it's good or not. It smells pretty good though.
I'm really happy with all three of these products though and the dry patches on my skin (attractive, I know) have gone! So I can't really complain!
Let me know if you've tried any of these, and leave your recommendations!
Much love xo
So I've attempted to compile a list of my favourites of 2014, I've probably missed loads out 'cause apparently trying to remember what you've been using for the past year is a harder task than it seems!
A foundation that I've been using for pretty much the whole year is Rimmel's 'wake me up' (pictured above). I noticed a lot of people have said that the shimmer in it is too much but I've never really noticed it that much and no ones picked me up on it. So unless I've been walking around like an extra from Twilight and nobody has bothered telling me, I'd say the shimmer isn't too over powering. The only downside to it I'd say, is the colour range.. this is Ivory (100) but it isn't exactly pale, gives you a good excuse to get a tan though.
I struggled to narrow concealer down to one, so I just chose 2 ;)
The Collection lasting perfection concealer (right) is one of the best I've used, for the price.. I think it's around £4 but it's so good and such good value! I've got shades 1 and 2, and use the lighter one under my eyes and the darker one everywhere else.
The Kiko full coverage concealer (left) is a more recent discovery but I love it! It's a thicker consistency yet still feels really creamy and it's perfect for covering up dark circles and any blemishes. It's still only £7.50 so it's not all that expensive neither!
For blush, I went for Sleek's blush in 'Life's a peach'. It was a toss up between this one and a brighter pink by the same brand but I felt like I got a lot more use of this one this year. It's the perfect coral colour, not too bright.
For blushes (and other products, from what I've heard) Sleek is a really good quality brand and nothing is more expensive than £10, including the blush palettes from them, which I happen to love very much.
The MUA palette in 'undress me too' has been my go-to eyeshadows for literally the entire year! Mine is looking incredibly well-loved (grubby) so I decide against taking a picture of it. It's supposed to be a dupe for the Naked palette, but at a very reasonable price of £4, I've used to death and I'm considering getting another because the 3 colours I use the most are basically all gone... :( Good sign of a favourite though!
I'm gutted I only have a sample size of the Clinique high impact mascara - I think I got it in a magazine at some point, but it's one of the best mascaras ever and I'll probably buy it once this has had it. The brush doesn't even look that spectacular as I'm usually into bigger brushes on my mascaras but I've been converted!
Maybelline colour tattoo in On and On Bronze has again, been one of those products I've reached for almost every day, I'm a fan of the neutral colours for eyes so this makes a really great base.
Skincare
I wont go into too much detail with these 'cause I don't know too much about skincare, other than these products are amazing and you need to try them (if you haven't already!). I tend to stick to what I know and what I've seen with a lot of reviews but I got the Dr. Jart toner in a birchbox and I'm so glad I did or I probably wouldn't have ever tried it.
My hair can be pretty unruly at time as it's naturally pretty wavy. The Macadamia leave in cream has been one of my favourites for the past couple of years and does a fantastic job of making my hair really smooth.
The Tresemme 7 day smoothing system is something I only tried out recently but holy smokes, it's the best thing in existence. I literally didn't straighten my hair for around 3 days and it was still stick straight! Very impressed, I was!
Pretty Little Liars
I only started watching this towards the end of the year, but as always I've binge watched it and almost watched the entire first season. If you haven't seen it - watch it, it's so good!
American Horror Story
I've almost finished season 2 - and is it just me who preferred the firs to the second?! Everyone I've spoken to loved the 2nd and in all honesty, I can't wait to get onto season 3, it's still good though..
So there's just a few of the things I've enjoyed using/watching this year, I know I missed a few out but I didn't want to make this too long and boring for you to read. Let me know what you've been loving this past year!
Much Love,
Dannie xo
I'd heard such good things about the 'Vichy' Aqualia Thermal Serum and finally took the plunge. As it's pretty expensive at £17.50 which is so much more then I would have spent, I spent around half an hour staring at it in Boots and wondering if I should get it or not. But I've had such bad skin recently, I figured spending a little more wouldn't be such a bad thing. 
On a bit of a skincare hype, I popped into superdrug to get a new moisturiser. I was going to get another by Vichy but was worried I wouldn't like it and didn't want to spend another £18. Luckily, superdrug were doing BOYOF on the 'clearly youthful' range. I've used their face mask and really enjoyed it so figured I should stick with a brand I knew. Both of these are usually £6.99 but they do go on offer a fair bit, so make sure to look out for that!
