Hello you beauties!

I'm back with another makeup post for you all today and this time I have decided to discuss mini versions of full sized makeup items and why they can be beneficial.

Everyone always wants the full sized item of popular makeup items but often these can be very expensive and therefore a waste of money if you decide you don't like it. That's why I find the mini versions of products to be better value for money sometimes.

Yes, you still have to buy them and you might still consider it a waste of money if you don't like it, but wouldn't you rather waste £10 rather than £30 for example? If you decide you like the product after trying out the miniature version, you can then go and buy the more expensive full sized product and know that you will use it all not waste your well-earned money.

One brand that I personally believe is great for their mini versions of their products is Benefit and I own a few myself. I believe they're great value for money. I was lucky enough to be given a special offer where I bought 3 of the mini products for just £15 (Usually 3 for £25) in Boots when individually these minis cost over £10 each.

This offer has helped me to discover some of the best makeup products I have ever used and didn't break my bank! Benefit offers most of their products, especially the most popular ones, as mini products and I decided to buy the Rollerlash Mascara, Porefessional Primer and Hoola Bronzer.

The Rollerlash Mascara mini really is tiny but it is such a good mascara! Not the best mascara I have ever used (I definitely prefer Maybelline mascaras still) and I probably wouldn't buy the full sized item at £20.50 as I have many mascaras that I like more that are also a lot cheaper but I am glad to have been able to try this mascara as it definitely would be worth the money.

The Porefessional Primer definitely has become my favourite primer of all time now and the only reason I haven't yet bought the full sized item is because I still have primers I got in beauty boxes that are quite good and I want to use before I buy any more. Once I do run out of my primers though, my go to one will definitely be the Porefessional one because, even though it is pricey at £26, it does it's job so why not pay extra and know you're getting your monies worth?

The best purchase I made with this offer though was definitely the Hoola bronzer. The girl at the counter actually recommended this to me, saying that all you need is the mini version as it lasts ages. Now I don't usually use bronzers because most that I have found always become too orange when I use them or are too dark or too light for my skin. But this bronzer is honestly the best I've ever found and the girl definitely wasn't wrong. As it is more expensive than most bronzers, it is a lot more pigmented and so you only have to use the tiniest amount meaning the product lasts for so long! If I ever find that I run out of this mini bronzer, I will definitely buy the full size one (priced at £24.50) because I honestly think it'll be the only bronzer I ever have to buy again!

I do own a few mini versions of their newest brow products but I have not actually tried these because I got them either free in a magazine or in a beauty box and they're all actually too dark for me!

But I am very impressed with Benefit as a brand so I will definitely try the mini versions of anything they produce if I ever get the chance to.

Are there any mini products that you've tried and loved and think are worth the money? Then let me know as I'd love to try out your recommendations!

I'll be back next week with another post for you all.
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Hello you beauties!

Today I am bringing you something very rare on my blog - a review! This balm definitely deserves a post of its own on my blog as it is such an amazing product, although it was never actually intended to be a makeup product, but has now evolved to become a very popular primer.

There are many reasons why I like this primer. I think the main reason I love this product so much is because it is extremely affordable - these can easily be found in the drugstore. I'm sure I only paid around £2-£3 for mine and you get a reasonably sized bottle of it.

It also has a very strong scent to it, which is great if you like the smell (I know I do), but if you don't, then don't worry because the smell lasts for just a few seconds as you apply it - once it's all rubbed into your skin, you can't smell it at all. Obviously the smell is stronger the more of it you use, but another benefit of this product is that "a little goes a long way" - you only need to use the tiniest dot of it otherwise instead of being tacky and moisturising, it can make your skin real greasy instead.

However, there is one main negative to this product, this being the packaging. It is in a glass bottle which can be quite heavy, a lot heavier than usual bottles of primers. This can make the product hard to travel with and store (therefore I usually choose to travel with one of my smaller packaged primers instead, and store this one by standing it on top of my chest of drawers rather than in my makeup drawer). The packaging also has no pump which is very awkward as it is hard to control how much of the balm actually comes out of the bottle.

But overall, despite the awkward packaging, this product is amazing and definitely worth the hype. It makes an amazing primer and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for something affordable.

Have you tried out this primer? If so, what is your opinion about it?

I'll be back on Wednesday with another post for you all.

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Hello you beauties!

I really can't believe how quickly this year is going. It feels like only yesterday I started this blog, and I've actually been posting on this blog for just over 4 months now! Time really is flying!

Since it is the 1st September, it is only appropriate to tell you all about what I was loving last month!

1. Lip balms
I don't know about you, but I usually get really really dry lips. I hate when this happens, as sometimes it effects my lipstick and then I get really frustrating and usually feel like screaming. So I've really been loving lip balms this month. I have such a massive collection of lip balms now which have pretty much kept me calm recently. I especially love scented lip balms, especially sweet scents.

2. Benefit Porefessional Face Primer
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this product before, but I really have been loving this primer so much. I'm pretty new when it comes to primers, and before I just had a primer/moisturiser by Nivea, but the formula of this Benefit one feels like a better base than a moisturising primer does (the moisturising ones can make your face feel greasy).

3. Soap and Glory Archery Brow Tint and Pencil in the shade 'Love is Blonde'
I always struggle to find decent brow products that don't make my brows look crazy. While I'm a natural blonde, my eyebrows are slightly darker than you'd expect, so sometimes blonde eyebrow products are no use at all, but light brown products are still much too dark. However, this product is just right! The colour isn't too harsh for my brows, but is easily blendable so I can have my brows as light or as dark as I want without my brows looking stupid.

4. Scented hand creams
As I have probably mentioned before, I get very dry skin on my hands, so hand creams are products that I am ALWAYS carrying around with me. I especially love scented ones, and I recently bought a pink grapefruit scented one from The Body Shop (see my previous post). Not only do they really smooth my skin, they also smell great and makes the chore of applying them multiple times a day much more pleasurable.

5. Historical films and TV shows
Everyone who knows me knows that I am a massive history geek. I often wish that I lived in the past rather than now, so I enjoy spending time watching period dramas. My favourites recently have included 'The Tudors', 'The Young Victoria' and 'The Duchess'. Not only are they great to watch, but can also be very educational as they teach you what life was like in different periods of history.

6. Hell's Kitchen
I have actually become obsessed with this TV show this past month. Watching this show was the highlight of every week for me - my Wednesday nights were not complete without watching this. It is packed with dramas, laughs and sad moments, keeps you on the edge of your seat and helps you to root for your favourite. This is one show that everyone should watch.

So those were my favourites for August. While it has been a long and fun-filled month, I haven't really tried many news things, or done many different things than I usually would do. Hopefully next month I would be able to talk to you about many more things, but until then I hope you enjoyed reading my favourites for August.

I'll be back on Saturday with another post for you all!

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