Hey Everyone!!
Today is
August 1st! Which means that today I am going to write about the
things that I have been absolutely loving throughout July!! The majority of my
items are beauty products but I do have some random ones thrown into the mix!
Let’s get started. (A real quick note: I am not trying to brag about anything
that I have. I simply love to watch and read about what other people are
loving, so I thought I would give this a shot!)
The first
item that I’ve loved this past month is from the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess
Spring 2013 collection.
It is the Illuminating Powder Gelee in “Heat Wave!” I
use this product as my everyday high light for the tops of my cheekbones and
down my nose. I also sometimes use it as an eye shadow. The color is a gorgeous
champagne that lasts pretty much all day. I absolutely love the effect it has
on my skin!
The next
product is the Stila stay all day 10-in-1 HD illuminating beauty balm.
I picked this up in Sephora around mid-May
for my vacation. I wanted a bb cream or something like it for the pool, (I
didn’t fancy doing a full foundation routine just for it to get splashed off!) and
I had been eyeing the Stila bb creams for a while.
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| Not all the way rubbed in, but here's an idea of what the product looks like! |
There were two to choose from that were water-resistant and
I chose the illuminating one over the bronzing one because I was already quite
tan and I was intrigued to see how illuminated my face would look. I honestly don’t know how well it “illuminates”
but it did wear nicely while I was splashing around in the pool! Because it has
an SPF 30, this product has become an everyday essential and it’s usually the
only face product that I wear if I do not have to go anywhere during the day!
Next we
have another water-resistant product, the Cargo water-resistant blush in “IBIZA,”
which is a gorgeous bright pink color.
I was looking into these blushes for my
trip (purely because of the names, if I’m completely honest lol) and was going
to purchase one, when this little sample sized showed up on my door in my
Birchbox.I could not have been more pleased!
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| I think this is the perfect color for summer! |
The next beauty product that I have is the Benefit Stay
Flawless 15-Hour Primer.
This recently released product is a love/hate of mine.
I love it, but I can also dislike it-if that makes sense. I think I love it
more that I dislike it or else I wouldn’t have thought to put it in the
favorites post. I’m going to do a full review of this as my next post, so if
you are interested to see why I love and dislike it come back tomorrow to read
about it!
A nail polish
made this months favorites, Essie’s “Under where?.”
I must say that doing my
nails is like a chore and I just generally dread painting them. It seems within
a few hours the paint has already chipped which is frustrating. Anyway, this
gorgeous pastel purple nail polish has made the cut for the very reason that it
lasts over two days with no chipping! And because of that fact, I have kept
repainting my nails this color almost all month!
The final
two beauty products are the Nivea Lip Butter in “Raspberry Rose Kiss.”
It
leaves my lips super hydrated and gives them a yummy smell and taste! I can’t
wait to try the other flavors.
And the
final product is the L’Occitane “Lavande de Haute-Provence” hand cream I picked
up from Sephora.
I wanted a hand lotion that was lighter that I Soap and Glory
Hand Food (which I adore, especially in the winter) and this little bad boy was
screaming at me in the checkout line so I thought I would give it a shot!
The
smell is ok, I do not love it, but I also do not hate it. It is a very light
hand cream that doesn’t leave my hands greasy feeling at all! I think this has
definitely become my go-to hand cream for summer!
The last
four items that I have are non-beauty products. The first are a pair of shoes.
These gray and floral sneaker wedges have literally been my go-to shoe this
month.
They are super comfortable to walk in and really cute (although I know
not everyone is a fan of the sneaker wedge). I ordered them from Shoedazzle.com
and could not have been more pleased! My
next non-beauty item is a purse.
The Steve Madden clutch-type bag is a mute
pink. It doesn’t fit much, but that is why I bought it. I realized that I was
carrying way more than I actually needed, so when I saw this in Marshall I was
super happy! Plus they kind of match my shoes!
The next
item is a four-pack of ear cuffs that I purchased from H&M. There is a gold-colored star, a black skull, a
silver angel wing, and a steel-colored spike.
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| Gold Star! |
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| Black Skull! |
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| Silver Angel Wing! |
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| Steel-colored Spike! |
I have love these, especially
the gold star, and have worn one almost every day! The Final item is a book.
The Madman’s Daughter, by Megan Shepherd is a novel about a 16 year old girl,
Juliet Moreau, who went from privileged to poverty when her father’s (a doctor)
horrid science experiments became known and harshly rejected for
unethical behavior. Her father, whom she thought was dead, is still
alive, living on an island, and continuing his experiments. Juliet learns of
this and embarks on a journey to find her father, but what she finds is
something that she cannot live with. I found it to be a great book and once I
started it, I couldn’t put it down until I was finished!
Thank you
all so much for taking the time to read my July favorites and I hope you found
the products worth it because I truly love them all!
XOXO,
Mallory
