Update Your January Make Up Bag With Just Two Products!

You will undoubtedly have heard so many people going gaga over these products, and I’m not surprised! They’re inexpensive and they actually work!

I am a huge fan of benefit and lime crime, and my make up bag is full of expensive products. In 2013, I really made an effort to try and replace the more costly items with cheaper ones, but making sure I was still getting a quality product.

It’s January, there’s not a huge amount of spare money flying around, so these are perfect little products to instantly update your make up bag.

Firstly, it is of course, the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser Primer (£7.99)

This is the same idea as Benefit’s POREfessional, only at a fraction of the price (Benefit £24.50). Baby Skin is also clear(as above), where Benefit’s is more of a skin tone.
I like this, I’m always concerned when putting something new on my face because I have annoying oily skin and I’m always concious about making it worse. This made my skin feel ‘baby’ soft, maybe slightly oily around my nose, but nothing a powder couldn’t fix. As for my pores, it does hide them and make an improvement. I don’t put on much, and the results are just so similar to Benefit.

If you are curious to try it, then for £7.99, I say go for it! If you have oily skin, and like me, are very cautious about making it any worse, then don’t worry. This isn’t something you have to be wearing everyday, but when I go out, it just gives me that bit of confidence that my blackheads aren’t as visible.

Just make sure you have a good facial scrub, and use it on a night. Even though you’ve taken your make up off, it’s important to exfoliate, just in case any dirt is left in your pores.

Now onto this little gem, L’Oreal Miss Manga Mascara (£5.99 currently, will go up to £8.99)

Everyone knows that I love and have been faithful to my Benefit ‘They’re Real’ mascara since it’s launch. I’ve been trying out cheaper mascaras in the hope that I will find one that gives the same incredible results.
I’ve tried some great mascaras, but none have really given the definition that you get with Benefit…Until now!
The hype is really around the brush, as it can bend 360 degrees, and is meant to really magnify your lashes.
I’ll be honest, the brush was hard to get used to, but once you get a technique, the results are amazing. Don’t give up with this mascara if you aren’t completely sold on it, just keep trying it, you won’t be sorry!

I’m definitely used to the brush now, and it makes my eyelashes look so good! It definitely makes me re think my current £18.00 mascara.

So if you need a new mascara, take advantage of it being £5.99. You can always buy a new one at another time, but if like me, you’re spending 20 quid a time on mascara, that could do a weeks mini shop. January is all about getting finances on track, seeing where you can save money but still keeping the high quality products that you’re used to.