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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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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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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No 7 matte primer

I have been using this primer for a couple of weeks now, at first I was really impressed but now im unsure.
The primer is white in colour, and if you put too much on it does leave white marks on your face. It doesnt go on very smoothly, it seems to drag across the skin which isnt something ive come across in any other primer. I suppose it is how it tries to make the skin matte by drying it, but it makes it a bit more difficult to apply.
It doesnt seem to have a smell, or not one that ive noticed anyway.
It claims to ' stop shine for a matte finish and improves blemishes'. I have worn this both by itself (when I was just lounging around the house) and under foundation and I have noticed that it does keep the skin matte when used alone, but doesnt when under foundation. I have tried three different types of foundation, including no7, and it doesnt seem to make a difference. I am a bit disappointed in this as I had read some good reviews before I bought it.
I dont usually have spots but as some of you know I did get a few when I forgot to take my pill and this doesnt seem to have improved them (they have mostly gone now but this could be because I am taking my pill regularly again, and also use the clinique three step system).

Overall I dont think I would purchase this again as there are many other primers out there that work better.  It may be good for people with dry skin but as I have combination oily skin it doesnt work for me

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