Primark Daydreamer Collection

Primark Beauty is one place I love to browse in store, there is all kinds of hidden gems, one of my favourites still being the Build Your Own Palette, which I did and featured on my blog!  Today is the turn of the Daydreamer Collection which I was kindly sent and despite being in a Lockdown, I have still managed to spend some time playing with makeup, the best excuse for needing new things for Zoom meetings!

If you love your pinks and lilacs, then this collection is going to catch your attention because it is just so pretty and surprisingly good!  It is made up of an eyeshadow palette, a bronzer, a blush, eyeshadow pots, highlighters, lipgloss, lipsticks, makeup accessories and a whole lot more - think fluffy and sparkly and that pretty much sums everything up - better still, prices start as low as £1!

The Daydreamer Night Thinker Complete Palette (£7) is packaged in a cardboard sleeve and it opens out to reveal 14 shades of which 12 are eyeshadow shades and then there is a blusher and a highlighter too. A perfect all-rounder palette.

On this palette, you will find shades such as Cloudy, Rainbow, Star and Believer, all names I absolutely adore.  Then we have infinity as the blush, which for me is more of a bronzer and Floaty which is your highlight shade. With many of the shades being more on the nude/neutral side, it appeals to me, as there is an option to move outside my comfort zone with shades such as Star which are pink.

The swatches shown above, which are unedited, show the shades I have used the most. On the top photograph we have Cloudy, Solstice and Desire and then on the bottom you can see Rainbow, Romantic and Imagination. Solstice does double up and can be used as a highlighter and it is a really pretty Champagne shade.

With Floaty, which acts as your highlighter, I found it to be a little too chalky, so instead I used it as a base shade as it isn't too sparkly and the blush shade, Infinity, which I've mentioned is more of a bronzer, is also shade I have also used as a shadow.

The Bronze Dreamer brick, I have is the shade Enlighten and it does remind me of Benefit Hoola with how it looks on my skin.  Again, it comes packaged in a cardboard sleeve and it is priced at just £3.

Again, an unedited swatch because I wanted you to see the actual shade of this bronzer, it does have a lot of pigment, so depending on how heavy you like your bronzer, it is one to be careful with, that said, it does blend like an absolute dream, whether you are using a brush or your fingers.

Finally within my little trio I have Heavenly Glow, the Iridescent Face and Body Gel, this retails for just £2.50 and is, as far as I am concerned the star of the show.

As you can see, this pot of glow definitely iridescent and it is again, one I haven't needed to edit because what you see, is what you get. It can be applied with a beauty blender, a brush though my preference for this is my finger because I would end up looking like Edward Cullen in Twilight as he reveals himself to Bella in Sunlight (don't pretend you don't know what I mean).  Even if I am just wearing a tinted moisturiser, I still apply this to my cheekbones for some added glow.

I really like this collection, I think you can tell, it has a really good price point for the products you are getting and I am really impressed with how pigmented the products are, especially the bronzer!

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Lavera Sweet Moments Gift Set

Lavera gift sets are really good value for money and perfect for those who like to gift something that is considered natural and organic.  I was kindly gifted the Lavera Sweet Moments Gift Set (£15.95) and it is just divine.

Lavera, if you have never come across the brand, was founded by Thomas Haase, who had suffered from a skincare condition that was not well-known, neurodermatitis. Having used a whole lot of creams, lotions and treatments, in his teens, Thomas became interested in alternative skin-care preparations. In the summer of 1975, Thomas created his first lip balm and then by 1987 after more than 10 years in research and cosmetic development laverana GmbH was born. The name lavera - a name carefully chosen for its meaning: in Latin lavera means "the truth" is the name of the brand I am sharing today and it is one which uses raw plant materials, as much as possible from certified organic agriculture, all the products are 100% free from synthetic perfumes, colourants and preservatives.

The Lavera Sweet Moments gift set contains two full-sized body products - a Body Wash and Body Lotion. 

They come packaged inside a really pretty winter scene themed box making that gift all the more special at this time of year.

The body Wash which has a delicious fragrance of warming vanilla and plum, is so gently on the skin that it cleanses your skin having created a really soft foaming lather. Designed to remove the days dirt and environmental pollution from your skin, it leaves the skin feeling silky soft to the touch.

Then the second product which is the body lotion, is really silky smooth on the skin when applied.  As it features that same sweet warming fragrance of vanilla and plum it brings the whole scent to life when layered and it is a scent which is just divine and really delightful on the skin.  A must for those who love the ability to use two products together to compliment one another.

If this sounds like a duo you would love, then you can find the Lavera Sweet Moments Set right here.

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His & Hers ‘Countdown to Christmas’ Bundle 2020 (Worth Over £875)

If you have been following me on Instagram, you will have seen that I have been sharing my findings from inside my beauty advent calendars, one of which is the Beauty Expert 12 Days of Christmas. Yes I should start opening it on the 12th Day, but I wanted to share what was inside. Right now, LookFantastic have an incredible offer on both this Beauty Expert 12 Days of Christmas as well as the Mankind 12 Days of Christmas calendar, with a ‘His and Hers’ bundle for just £130!

These calendars, which between them are worth over £875, are on sale for £100 each, but now you can get both calendars for just £130 here*

The Beauty Expert Advent Calendar features 12 days of Christmas, inside there is a mixture of skincare, makeup and hair care and includes brands such as Avant, Medik8, ESPA, Balance Me and many more amazing brands.This Advent Calendar is worth an incredible £495, but it is on sale for just £100, if you to know what is inside, continue reading below.

Contents

• Avant Skincare Harmonious Rose Quartz Revitalizing and Firming Mask 50ml worth £79 – F
• Illamasqua Antimatter Lipstick (various shades) worth £20 
• ECooking Neck & Décolletage Cream 50ml worth £43 
• ESPA Optimal Skin Pro Moisturiser 55ml worth £48 FULL 
• Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Serum 30ml worth £40 
• Delilah Pure Light Liquid Radiance Lunar 6.5ml worth £18 
• Grow Gorgeous Volume Root Stimulating Primer 200ml worth £24 
• Mauli Exclusive Supreme Skin Cleansing Oil 100ml worth £44 
• Balance Me Radiance Face Oil 30ml worth £30 
• Doctors Formula Anti-Ageing restoring Night Moisturiser 30ml worth £119 
• Bloom & Blossom All Night Long Calming Sleep Spray 75ml worth £15 
• Prai Ageless Eye Tight Uplift Serum 15ml worth £29.99 

The Mankind Advent Calendar, which I love because it is so bright and colourful, is the perfect gift for any man wanting a daily surprise.

This Advent Calendar is worth over £330 and is on sale for just £100 here*, which is an absolute bargain in my opinion, it offers a selection of 12 of the most premium male-care products hidden inside each drawer. Keep reading to see the contents.

Contents

• Avant Skincare Glycolic Acid Rejuvenating Face Exfoliator 60ml worth £92
• Hawkins & Brimble Natural Oil Control Moisturiser 100ml worth £14.95
• men-ü D-Tox Deep Clean Clay Mask 100ml worth £17.45
• Marvis Aquatic Mint Toothpaste 85ml worth £7
• Ecooking Multi Balm 30ml worth £12.50
• Jack Black Intense Therapy Hand Cream 88 ml worth £16
• Medik8 Pore Refining Scrub 75ml worth £29
• Le Couvent des Minimes Hiker’s Foot Balm 75ml worth £16
• Mancave Cedarwood Shower Gel 200ml £4
• ESPA 24hr Replenishing Eye Moisturiser 15ml £40
• Aveda Men Pure-Formance Firm Hold Gel 150ml worth £21
• Doctors Formula Marine Collagen Original Reverse Serum 30ml worth £105

This is an incredible offering from Lookfantastic and you can grab it right here*, whilst stocks lasts!

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Benefit Cosmetics Magnificent Brow Show + Giveaway

If you are an avid fan of QVC and watch it regularly, you might have noticed that they are working on a series of Instagram live 'salon at home' events over the past few weeks, where you can meet the experts and bring some beauty to your home! Well on Wednesday 9th December, it is the turn of Benefit Cosmetics, my go to Brow products and at 7pm, you can watch a live IG live brow masterclass is taking place.

To celebrate this event, I will be giving away a Magnificent Brow Show, worth over £112, to one of you lucky people. The Kit contains 5 FULL-SIZE brow bestsellers 

Contents

• Gimme Brow+ brow-volumizing fiber gel in shades 2, 3, 4 or 5 | full-size 
• Precisely, My Brow Pencil ultra-fine brow defining pencil in shades 2, 3, 4 or 5 | full-size​ 
• Goof Proof Brow Pencil super easy brow-filling & shaping pencil in shades 2, 3, 4 or 5 | full-size  
• Ka-BROW! cream-gel brow color with brush in shades 2, 3, 4 or 5 | full-size 
• 24-HR Brow Setter 24-hour invisible shaping & setting gel for brows in shades 2, 3, 4 or 5 | full-size

If your Brows are one part of your face and makeup routine you know the least about or conversely if it is as important to you as applying your foundation, this IG masterclass will be on hand to give you some hints and tips as to how to get the best use out of these products, along with some advice on how to fill, pluck and groom your eyebrows from home, whether you want to know your perfect brow shade or sort out those strays.

How to Win

Want to know how you can win?  All you have to do is follow both me and QVC on Instagram here and here.  The winner, will be able to selected their own shade of kit and will be picked at random, after the QVC masterclass, so make sure you are tuning in! 

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