February Favourites 2015

Good afternoon my lovelies, I'm so excited that it's the finally March as it means Spring is on it's way which means longer, warmer and sunnier days which just gives me that feel good factor. I love waking up and driving to work when it's light and sunny. It just puts me in such a good mood for the rest of the day, roll on Summer! I'm sorry that this is slightly late but I have a February favourites post for you all today, and who doesn't love a monthly favourites post?

Brown Kohl Eyeliner By Barry M

Wearing brown eye liner has become a firm part in my everyday make-up routine and ever since I picked up this eye liner I have worn it every day since. Before I never understood brown eye liner I just had it in my head that it would leave me looking slightly psychotic. However, I had a lil 'shop my stash' session a while back where I rediscovered a Bourjois eye pallet which contained two neutral shadows and a brown cream eye liner. Seeing as only the shadows had been touched I thought it was about time that I tried brown eye liner. After one use I had been converted and it's just taken me this long to pick another one up in a kohl pencil form. For those of you who have read my blog for a while now you will all know my frustration with liquid eye liner. I find it really difficult to apply. No matter how many tutorials I watch or the amount of times I practice I can't apply it. I have issues with the flick, issues making the eyes look vaguely similar and I also have issues applying the eye liner close enough to my eye lashes with out having two random black lines across my eye lids. So I've just made a pact to myself to give up with liquid liner and stick to what I know best with kohl pencils. I apply the kohl eyeliner along my waterline and across my lids just above my lashes. The good thing about kohl pencils is that they're versatile so you can leave the eye liner as a line or you can smudge it out to give a softer smokey eye affect. I think that brown eye liner is perfect for an everyday look as it is a lot softer then black yet I just find it really helps to emphasise my eyes. It's perfect for a natural, soft make-up look for the Spring and Summer.

Taupe Modele Nail Polish By Bourjois

This past month I have noticed that grey nail polish seems to have been a firm favourite amongst the beauty trends and I hate to miss a trend and I have to admit that I have worn grey nail polish a lot during February. I was converted to grey nail polish last year as I think it looks really nice for a neutral look. Especially when wearing neutral colours or with a nice grey jumper you just can't beat a grey nail polish. I love this one by Bourjois but I have to admit for many years I was 100% against grey nails. It has a really glossy smooth formula which is quite sheer but you still only need two or three coats. This polish lasts a long time and it doesn't chip easily. It's the only Bourjois polish I own yet I may have to pick up a few more of these little gems especially when they bring out their Spring shades as I'm a sucker for pastel nail polish.

Tinties Lip Butter By Royal Apothic

I received this little beauty in my February Glossybox and it is just gorgeous. It's called a lip butter and the best way I can describe/compare it too is a Revlon lip butter in lip balm packaging. It doesn't remind me of the thicker lip butters that the Body Shop sell I would describe it more as a sheer lipstick. It is a gorgeous coral shade and since I made my hair ombre I think it really compliments my blond ends making it look more softer. Although it's a lip butter it is still really glossy. This is probably the most useless review of this by saying it's a cross between a lip balm, a lip butter and a lip stick yet it's true. It's non scented and it isn't sticky which are all good points ticked for me personally. The packaging is stunning, I'm a sucker for a bit of rose gold. I have worn this most days this month and I just know that I will wear it continually throughout the Spring/Summer. Just typing this makes me dead excited for the Summer it's 100% my favourite time of year. I would describe it as an orange balm with red undertones which makes an orange lip easier to wear as previously I have struggled to find orange lip sticks that suit me. Being a lip butter it's really moisturising on the lips yet I think we should still call it a lip butter rather then a lip stick as the colour doesn't last for hours but it's really good to apply it on the go as it will keep your lips moisturised throughout the day whilst maintaining the colour.

So .. Much Bubble Bubble Bath By Along Came Betty 

This has been my favourite bubble bath recently. I'll be honest I'm not familiar with this brand but I love the quirky packaging which reminds me of Soap and Glory which also do amazing pamper products. Although the best thing about this product is the scent, and Oh my it's good. I just want to put this out there that I'm rubbish at describing scents but the way I would describe this one is a cross between citrus lemons with marshmallows. Now I'm not usually a massive fan of lemon bath scents as I'm paranoid that I'm going to come out of the bath/shower smelling of cleaning products but I would say that this is a really subtle citrus scent which isn't over powering or clinical. It's more of a sweet sherberty scent. It's a pretty pale pink colour which creates loads of lovely bubbles for your bath. I think I picked this up from Tesco's but I'm not sure where else you can find this brand but I would definitely re-purchase this product. It also leaves your skin feeling really soft and I think it would be good for those of you who have sensitive skin as it's really gentle and nourishing.

Sensuously Smooth Shampoo By Herbal Essences 

The last product which I have been loving this past month is a shampoo by Herbal Essences. I think you can probably tell how much I loved this judging by the empty bottle in the picture. The fact it's empty really bugs me as it means I now need to buy more and I can't take a prettier picture for my blog - blogger problems. First of all I know that this shouldn't be an important factor when it comes to shampoo but I really like the packaging of this one. It reminds me of the older packaging for Herbal Essences which I preferred compared to the new neon packaging they use. It has a natural retro look to it. The shampoo itself is a dark berry pink colour so thats what you need to look out for when picking up this product. I'm a massive fan of my berry shades - again a really irrelevant factor when it comes to buying shampoo but I recon subconsciously we're still attracted to certain products based on their colour. This shampoo specialises in the fact it's for dry/damaged hair and it will leave it feeling silky smooth. Which I would say it does achieve. After using this shampoo I have noticed that my hair is particularly shiny, more so then from using other shampoos. It feels really soft afterwards and I feel as if it takes longer before it starts to appear greasy. I will be repurchasing this shampoo when I next pop to the supermarket where it is highly likely that I will also be re-purchasing the bubble bath. This shampoo also smells amazing - again not a major factor but you still want your hair to smell nice after washing it. The scent is described as ginger, cinnamon and banana none of which I would say it definitely smells like but what I will say is that fresh and fruity. If you ever walk past this shampoo even if you don't buy it, just stop to give it a sniff.

I hope you enjoyed this February favourites blog post my lovelies. Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these products and what you thought of them. I would also love to know what your favourite products have been this past month. Thank you so much for reading this post and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your days.