January Beauty Favourites 2014

So I've been loving quite a few things this month, some that are new products and some I've had for a while but here is the beauty things I've been loving this month. I'll also be doing a random favourites post in a couple days so look out for that, hope you enjoy reading

My first favourite for this month has been the POREfessional primer by benefit, I received this in the january birchbox which i did a review on here. This is the mini 7.5ml one but I think it will last quite a while. I use this everyday before my foundation and I love how it makes my skin feel really silky and smooth and I do notice a different on how long my foundation stays on for,it really helps with my oily skin and I would definitely recommend this!

Another favourite of mine from this month is a dark berry lipstick from the 'gothic glam' range by collection in the shade 1 'seduction' I've been loving dark lips this month and have been using this almost everyday,but I tone it down for school so it's more wearable and I got this from wilkinson for under £3!

Also from benefit I've been loving the erase paste concealer this month. I ran out of my collection lasting perfection concealer and was going to purchase another one when I remembered I had this one, mines in the shade 02 medium and is a bit too pinky toned for my yellow undertoned skin but when I blend it in with the right brush it looks fine and covers most of my redness, it's especially good for under my eyes.

My favourite mascara for this month has been the Avon super extend extreme mascara, it adds great length and quite a lot of volume to my lashes and I really like the look it gives, you can use it on two different sides, one is thinner and adds more length and the other side has bigger bristles, it's really hard to explain so sorry for that rubbish explanation! This is on half price at Avon at the moment down to £5 from £10.

I didn't know whether to put this product in the non-beauty or beauty favourites but just decided to add it in here as it's to do with your lips, this is the lush lip scrub in Popcorn. Now I really don't like popcorn but this just tastes really salty and quite buttery and caramelly which I suprisingly quite like! I also love how soft it makes my lips, I got this in a lush gift box that my mum ordered when lush had their half price sale but this sells for £5.50 i believe which is quite a lot but i do love it.

My favourite nail polish for this month has been the barry m matte nail polish in 'espresso' It's a real matte black colour which is my favourite type, I also have this in the burgundy wine colour called 'crush' but I find this one more wearable,it only takes 2 coats to be fully opaque and matte nails are my favourite! I found that after 2 days it started to become less matte so I go over it with a matte top coat I got from primark for 99p and it works fine! These are great for £3.99 and I would like to pick up some of the other shades.

A brush favourite for this month has been this kabuki brush which I got in one of the seventeen christmas gift sets, I love the density of this brush and I use it for power and to blend out my makeup and it works really well,unfortunately I don't think you can buy this brush separately but I'm sure there's something like it. Sorry about how dirty it is in the picture,I need to clean it.

My last favourite for this month has been my mac palette, I got the 4x4 one for £6.50 in debenhams, I already had the two eyeshadows but depotted one into this palette and the other one was pan but I love how compact the palette is and it makes it easier to carry them. I have the eyeshadows in the shades 'woodwinked' and 'da bling' which i think has now discontinued which is a shame but I really want amber lights, one because of the name as my names amber but two because it's such a gorgeous gold colour which I think would make my blue eyes stand out.

So that was my January 2014 beauty favourites, hope you enjoyed reading and thank you for 60+ followers!

Birchbox January 2014

Hello! So todays post is showing you what I got in the birchbox for this month. It was the first birchbox I've ever got as I saw their was a code for free shipping on this months box so I used some christmas money to purchase this. Also I saw every box this month contained the mini sized Benefit POREfessional!

For this month their theme was 'tiny tweaks' It came with a booklet with 30 small changes you can make to your lifestyle. I found this a very nice idea!

It came packaged in this little box with the products wrapped in pink tissue paper, I recieved 5 mini samples and one lifestyle extra.

Benefit POREfessional: This is one of the main reasons I ordered the box this month,I've tried it once before but never owned one. It feels lovely on my skin and keeps my makeup on. The full size is £24.50 and I believe the mini is worth about £7.

Phillip Kingsley Elasticizer: I've yet to try this but my mum told me how good Phillip Kingsley products are so I'm excited to try it as it's meant to prevent breakages. I have ombre hair so the bottom is bleached and a bit damaged so I hope this helps. This is a 20ml sample but the full size retails for £27.50

Delarom Acquaconfort Mask: I'd never heard of this brand before but I'm glad I received this as I love face masks so I hope this works for my skin as it claims to hydrate and nourish the skin to restore suppleness and vitality. The full size costs £24

Lavera Basis Sensitive Hand Cream: Again, I'd never heard of this brand but I was in need of a new hand cream and I quite like the scent of this one as it contains shea butter and almond oil. It does the job and the full size only costs £4.45.

Moa The Green Balm: This is a multi-purpose all natural balm to help with eczema, psoriasis,bumps,bites,grazes,minor burns,coldsores or you can use it as a cleansing balm. Although I don't have very dry skin this can come in handy! The mini 15ml is £4.99 or you can get the 50ml for £9.99

For the lifestyle extra I received the Birchbox eye mask. It's a gel-filled mask that cools around your eye and helps decrease puffiness. It's great to use in the morning and I find it helps to wake me up. I have very sensitive eyes and I really like this. This costs £10 from the Birchbox website.

Overall I am quite happy with the birchbox for this month. It's helped me to find some new products and brands and for £10 it's a great deal.

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http://birchbox.co.uk/?raf=29991I hope you enjoyed this review, thank you for reading!