Current Favourites - Mid April '14

The last few months have been a little trying for me, with work being filled with drama and wedding planning shoving my brain into overdrive. I did manage to find a few nights to sort through some of my beauty room, and Mister Bovary kindly built me some new drawers to store a portion of my makeup collection. It has made it much simpler to chop and change looks, and narrowing down my current favourite products was definitely an easy task this time around.

Despite my skin becoming less than covetable of late (perhaps attributed to new skincare trials and some lazy nights...) I've been enjoying the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water with gusto. Very similar to Bioderma Crealine H20 but at a much lower price point, the spendthrift in me rejoices at this release! Another skincare gem I adore is the Garnier Moisture Match moisturiser, of which I use the blue variant which targets normal to dry skin.

I've added another blush pan into the 'consistently reaching for' category to sit alongside Tarte Exposed...Hourglass Radiant Magenta really doesn't apply anything like it looks in the pan, but gives me a natural pink flush that makes me think of airbrushing each time I apply it. Another luxe cosmetic love of mine is the new Chanel Rouge Coco lipstick in Cheri, the purchase of which I blame on Tiffany from Will Work for Makeup. A full post is upcoming for this stunner, such is my love for the shade and formulation!

A press sample love of mine is the Rimmel Scandaleyes Rockin' Curves mascara*, which I have already influenced a few of my friends to purchase. The formula is a little bit more wet than I generally like in a mascara, but it really stretches out my lashes and gives them noticeable length and curve which I appreciate. Last but not least for my current favourites is MAC Club eyeshadow, which has shown itself to be a real workhorse for me in the last little while. I have been wearing this sheered out for work, and then packing a few more layers on to turn it into a smoky eye of a night time.

What are your current favourites? Any new blushes I need to try? ;)

Emma @ emmabovarybeauty

*Provided for consideration. Honesty, always.

The Daily Tray 03

I was due for an updated daily tray, so I moved everything around and shopped my stash to find some exciting beauty products to get busy with in March.

As you can see, whittling down my daily tray just isn't going to happen. I switch up my makeup almost every day, so it wouldn't make sense to have one shadow, one blush etc sitting out on my counter. When my beauty room is finally ready (should be within the week!) I will have this set up in there, but for now it stays in our guest bathroom where the light is best in the morning and I have room to spread out my beloved beauty products. This rotation will probably stay out for the whole month, with a few edits as we go along in case I get bored or fall in love with a certain look.

Lips are primarily easy and wearable shades right now, as I've been focusing on my eye looks and just need a pretty lip shade that doesn't overpower the eyes. My go-to has been my Kmart Naked lipstick topped with Dior Dormeuse, but I've thrown Chanel Boy back into the mix in an effort to use it up and be able to treat myself to another luxe lipstick to replace it.
Lips
Kmart Naked lipstick
Smashbox Overexposed lipgloss*
MAC Patisserie
Chanel Boy
Bourjois Peach on the Beach
boe Boudoir Beauty jumbo lip crayon
Dior Dormeuse
essence Tribal Summer Waka Waka
Face of Australia Permanently Pink
Dior Exquise lipgloss
YSL Gloss Volupte in 104 Prune Organdi*

My obsession with eye makeup stemmed from Larie's recent post which had me seriously swooning, but I showed restraint and instead of buying the exact products she used I reached into my stash and pulled out my favourite MAC palette - Royal Assets: 6 Warm Eyes which has a stack of amazing colours including MAC Club. I plan on using this palette in a whole bunch of new ways this month, and I'm excited!
Eyes:
Too Faced Pretty Rebel palette
MAC Royal Assets Warm Eyes
Bourjoir Kaki Etonnant eyeshadow
MAC Old Gold pigment
essence Tribal Summer Inti Inka pigment
No7 Mineral Perfection Eyeshadow Trio in 05 Rose
Mineralogie Quad in A List Collection*
Clinique Chubby Tint for Eyes in Ample Amber
Covergirl Flamed Out mascara*
Revlon Lash Potion mascara
Rimmel Rockin' Curves mascara*
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Face of Australia Liquid Eyeliner
YSL Touche Éclat*

This is me showing restraint in the blush stakes, okay?

Cheeks:

Clinique Cheek Pop in Peach Pop*

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Radiant Magenta

Physicians Formula Mineral Glow Pearls in Beige Pearl

Sunday Riley Blushing

Cezanne Lasting Cheek in 01 

Throw in my current foundation (L'Oreal Lumi Magique Light Infusing Foundation in N1 Pure Pearl*) and a Valentina perfume sample and we are good to go for the month!

What products do you like the look of from my updated daily tray?
How often do you switch up your daily stash?
Emma @ emmabovarybeauty

*Provided for consideration. Honesty, always.