Get ready with me..morning routine

I was going to do a get unready with me post but at the moment my night time routine keeps changing so I thought I'd do my morning routine. I will be honest and say that watching juicystar07 channel gave me this idea, although I do think maybe watching it on YouTube might be better than reading it in a blog.

Firstly I tie my hair back using a hair bobble and put my Lacoste spa band over the front of my hair so no soap or water gets on my hair. 

I brush my teeth using my pink toothbrush, although I do have an electric toothbrush I keep forgetting to charge it. I  fill the sink with warm water and use my Clinique soap for my face and neck. I rinse my face and tap it dry. 

I use a cotton ball to wipe my face with my Clinique toner (the second step of the three step system) and then I apply the dramatically different gel. I use one pump of this for my whole face and rub any excess onto my neck. 

I apply a tiny amount of the Clinique all bout eyes sample under my eyes as I want to use up all of the sample tub.

I leave this to sink in while I put my clothes on (I apply deodorant obviously) and then I apply primer (currently this is the porefessional by benefit) . 

I like to let this sink in a bit so I straighten my hair before applying the rest of my makeup. I use a Remington straightener which I was bought as a present by my fella a few months ago, and it works amazingly.  I separate my hair into sections to straighten it.

I pump two pumps of no7 matte foundation to the back of my hand and lightly dab my real techniques brush into it then swirl it onto my face in circles. This buffs the foundation into my face and gives a flawless finish. I start with my cheeks then chin then my forehead and nose. If I have dark circles under my eyes I use my concealer but I need a new one as this doesn't cover them very well

I apply my blush with my real techniques contour brush as this works fine as a blusher brush. I was using the revlon blush brick but I have recently started using peach party by soap and glory. I then do my eyebrows using soap and glory archery brow products, which are amazing, and then I start on my eyes. I apply my eye primer, let it dry for 30 seconds and then I apply my eyeshadow.  Currently I use a white shadow from revlon, and a mocha shadow from no7. 

If needed in apply a face powder but usually I just leave this until later on in the day when my face gets a bit shiny as I found that when I was using the fitme powder it started to look cakey by the end of the day.

Lastly I apply mascara, which is the no7 sample that I got. 

This is my morning routine, I hope you have enjoyed reading it. What is your morning routine?

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Benefit posie tint review

As you all know I got this product in a little benefit pack from boots, I said I wasn't sure how to apply it and that still stands. Usually I have a few tries of a.product before I decide I don't like it but honestly after just one use I know I hate this.
It has a nail varnish style applicator to apply it which I don't understand, and it says it can be cheek or lip tint.
The colour of this product was poppy pink, which looked bright pink when opened. I tried it on my hand before my face and on my hand it smoothed out into a nice pale pink colour. I tried to apply it over my foundation but as I wasn't sure how to do it, I dotted it in places and tried to brush it into a usual blusher shape. This didn't work at all. All it managed to do was remove the foundation in that area and after a few hours I just looked like I had a bright pink rash. This could be because I didn't know how to apply it which is fair enough but it doesn't come with instructions.
I then tried it on my lips but it was really liquidy and took ages to dry, it also then didn't even keep its colour.

I am not sure how much a full size of this costs but I wouldn't buy it. Maybe it would have been better if I could apply it properly but I won't even be using the rest of this sample.
Has anyone else tried this product and if so what did you think of it? 
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New blog posts

I have been trying to post loads recently but because of my shifts at work and decorating the house etc I don't think I can make new posts as often as I want to. I have decided to try and do two posts per week but if that becomes too much then it may have to be one per week.
I hope you all still come and visit my blog as I love you all and appreciate you taking the time to read my thoughts. I will continue to read and comment on other blogs :-)

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Benefit samples and a soap & glory primer

I went into town with the intention of buying some benefit makeup, but my fella complained that he didn't want me spending that much on a product that I haven't tried before so instead I got a happy beauty day pack which contains sample sizes.
The samples included are the porefessional, posie tint and bad gal lash.
I will be honest and admit that I only purchased this (£9.95) for the porefessional but I can't wait to try the others.
Porefessional is a primer that you apply over your moisturiser and underneath (or on top of) foundation. It claims to minimise the appearance of pores and fine lines. I have heard so many good things about this product that I can't wait to try it!
Posie tint is a lip and cheek tint. It is poppy pink in colour which looks a bit bright to me but may look okay actually on my lips or cheeks. Weirdly, it has a nail varnish style applicator which I'm a bit dubious about but I am willing to give it a go.
Bad gal lash is a mascara. I haven't read any reviews on this product at all, but I do love mascara so I will give this a go!

As well as my benefit samples I also bought a eyeshadow primer from soap & glory, (£8). I have wanted a eye primer since my makeup artist used one on me for my wedding day and my eye shadow stayed on all day (which was about 21 hours long!). I have heard some good things about this so I am looking forward to trying it out. I haven't been wearing eyeshadow lately as when I am at work and a bit sweaty (minging I know but the lab has to be a specific temperature and unfortunately it is a bit hot) the shadow gets creases or it slips and I end up with shadow all around my eyes which is never a good look. This product promises to keep the shadow in place and crease free.

I will review each of these products soon :-)

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Soap & glory butter yourself review

As you all know, I am a little obsessed with soap & glory products, I get a new get set every birthday and Christmas off at least three different people. As far as I can remember there is only one product that I haven't liked by soap & glory.
In one of these gift sets I got 'butter yourself' which is a moisturiser that comes in a bottle with a pump rather than the tub like the body butter comes in. I didn't use this for months as I don't like to use half of one product then start using another one and I have been using the body butter for a while now but when I got out of the shower a few days ago I thought I would give it a try anyway.
It says to apply to damp skin which is exactly what I did, and a little goes a long way which I love. The smell isn't the original recipe smell that I love so much, and the bottle states that it has a fruity smell. I am going to be honest and say I had to check the ingredients as all I could smell was coconut (there is coconut in it) which is why I fell in love with it. The coconut smell is my all time favourite smell, and I will generally love anything with that smell. The coconut smell lasts a few minutes and then is replaced with a more subtle fruity smell, which is gorgeous. I actually made my fella smell my arm as I loved it so much!
It is a little bit more creamy than the body butter that comes in the tub, and soaks into the skin immediately. It makes the skin feel so soft, like all soap & glory products. It definitely does what it says, and as always I am impressed by it and would recommend it to everyone.
I don't have dry skin, but I'm sure that this would be perfect for those who do!

I will buy this product again (although it is a very big bottle so I think it will last a while).

What are your thoughts on this product?

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Clinique eye cream review

When I got my three step cleansing products the clinique lady gave me some samples of some more of their samples. One of these was an eye cream, I don't usually use eye creams (although maybe I should start, I'm not getting any younger!) But I thought I would give this a go.
I tried using it every day for a week, and used it at the same time as my moisturiser before my primer. Honestly though I will never use this again. My eye lids developed some really rough patches which I didn't even know what was possible! It was like eczema but on my eyes (I don't even get eczema) which I'm guessing isn't meant to happen. Now, I may just be allergic to something in this product, and other people may love it but personally I don't think it does anything.

The smell is lovely,  it doesn't smell clinical like some of their other products. It's a creamy texture (well it is a cream) and is pale yellowy in colour. I'm not sure what the actual container looks like as I only have the sample but that was in a small tub with a green lid on it. Perfect for taking on weekends away if you use this product as it is small enough to fit in any bag.

Overall I won't be purchasing this product but if anyone else has used it please let me know what you thought.

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My may favourites

I was recently watching a vlog that I haven't seen in a while by Blair fowler juicystar07 (I used to love watching her vlogs but then stopped when I moved) and it made me want to start showing what my favourite things of the month are.

Firstly my absolute favourite thing is my new makeup brush cleaner by no7 which I did a review of after the first initial use but now I have fallen even more in love with it. I never used to clean my brushes  but now that I do my skin looks so much fresher and healthier and I can only assume it's because where the old makeup was still.on the brushes there would be bacteria too which I now clean off. I can not recommend this product enough.

Secondly is my no7 lip crayon which I did not buy myself but got as a free gift when I purchased some foundation. It does dry my lips a little bit so I do use it with vaseline but the colour is perfect for the summer and seems to go well with my skin tone.

I also love my soap&glory archery brow tint and precision shaping pencil as it comes with both a crayon and a pen to fill my brows in with and is amazing! I think the colour was called brownie points, because I have very dark brows I tend to have to use the crayon more as the pen doesn't fill in as much as I feel it should but my brows still look natural.

I couldn't live without my revlon high lighting palette in rose glow. It is amazing for the summer, although I also want to try the more.golden one to make me look a bit more tanned. This product doesn't cake on so you control how pink it goes, and it looks very gorgeous! A lot of people have actually asked me about this product since I started wearing it.

Lastly my favourite may nail varnish I'd from the Barry m silk collection and is the colour heather. It is a pale lilac and is perfect for the summer, and also lasts about 10 days without chipping which is good for a normal nail varnish. 

That's it for the beauty products so now I will talk about my other may favourites.

My fave bag is still my pale pink river island satchel. It fits everything I need for work while looking stylish and very much in fashion right now.

My fave TV show this month has to be men at work. It is hilarious! It is basically about four American guys who work together and their life,  but it is what I assume all men are like when they are with their best mates. It is worth a watch although there aren't any men to perve on which is a bit of a downer.

My fave song is still timber by pit bull and kesha, I am a little obsessed with this and if anyone sees me in my car at 5am after I've dropped my fella off, you will probably notice that this song is on very high and I sing and dance along to it!

My favourite ice cream is bounty, it reminds me of holidays and I am in love with coconut! I once drank a cocktail out of a fresh coconut, as well as drinking the liquid (coconut water I think) straight from it on the island of women near mexico and fell in love. They are my fave summer thing and are the one thing that is guaranteed to make me smile!

That's all for may, if anyone has any of their favourite may things they want to share feel free to email me at mackembeauty@gmail.com or tweet me.

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