The month of April was a favourite in
itself due to my birthday, parents 40th wedding anniversary and of
course my amazing trip to America, that said it seemed harder than usual to
pinpoint one or two favourites for you. You’ll see one or two of my everyday
favourites in the multiple empties posts coming up (read part one here)
but here are a few others worth a mention.
After watching Miss Glam’s packing video
(find it here) when she featured some packing cubes I went straight onto
google to hunt down them down for myself. I love packing and due to the clothes
need for my trip combined with a desire to do some shopping whilst in the US I
knew organisation was required. I hate how clothes arrive at your chosen
destination, muddled up no matter how much attention has been given to packing and
folding neatly but these three packing cubes made it a dream – and even better
when my case was overweight on one leg I simply removed one of these cubes and
popped it into my hand luggage. They were also handy for dividing clean and
dirty clothing as I moved locations. I’ll never travel without them in the
future and will definitely think about adding some varied sizes for other items
I usually take with me such as chargers and the like.
When I first visited the US many years ago
I discussed Twizzlers and my friend will forever remind me of the ridiculous
large tub I purchased and how she would wake in the morning to hear my chomping
away on a Twizzler. Packs are always brought by myself or as gifts for others
who have travelled stateside and of course this month’s trip was no difference.
If I’m honest they are possibly falling out of favour to Swedish Fish, another
sugary treat but for now Twizzler’s will always have a special place in my
heart – even if everyone else I know hates them!
Once again when packing for my trip I
opted for the mini sized Chanel Le Volume mascara but there was nothing mini
about my lashes when I used this. I will definitely be adding it to the
wishlist and thinking about making it my Duty Free purchase when I visit the
airport again in September. Available in a waterproof version if that is your
preference this macara will not disappoint. It didn’t top my love for Tarte’s
Lights Camera Lashes which I featured in my March favourites here but it
could very well be my second favourite.
Highlighters, apart from their neon yellow
form as a on the desk staple were something that had not even appear on my
radar, even during the peak of the Kardashian hype. Now suddenly there is a
highlighter in my life that makes the monthly favourites spot and that is the
gorgeous Bar of Gold from Charlotte Tilbury.
Any beauty lover will remember the hype
surrounding Charlotte Tilbury’s make up range launch and I managed to show
restraint and waited to put some items on my Christmas list. Ben kindly brought
some bits and pieces (and never lets me forget his horror at how much make up
costs!) including the Bar of Gold highlighter.
Firstly this not a cheap highlighter and
even I was shocked at the size of it, cute it may be but it’s definitely on the
smaller than I expected size – I mean bars of gold always seem so large in the
movies. But all that aside it is a stunning product and one I have reached for
more often than not when occasion calls for it. The champagne gold finely
milled powder is both subtle yet obvious but not scary it literally does what
it says on the tin and as someone who is conscious of highlighting the wrong
parts, ie lines and pores this doesn’t cause any problems at all.
This Bumble and Bumble duo was
among my first beauty products purchased whilst in San Francisco’s branch of
Sephora (the rest of the purchases can be found on Instagram here) and
only came about by chance due to their far too tempting beauty bars which sits beside
the till points. The shampoo I took on my holidays wasn’t one of my favourites so
I thought I’d dive straight into using these and once I saw the results
anything else was cast aside. Since my return I’m trying to finish the dregs of
other products and am definitely missing my thicken shampoo. My hair certainly
felt fuller and far more voluminous on my travels which isn’t always the case
when battling high heats and humidity. I will definitely be purchasing full
sizes of these babies when the time comes.
What did you love during the month of April?
Twizzlers....... yum. In Sweden we have these with liquorice flavor, perhaps an acquired taste but I LOVE them :o) Xx
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I'm not a fan of traditional liquorice but the red, I love! x
DeleteI love the packing cubes. I feel like I always just take too much anyway. I plan and plan and then the accessories and make-up seem to mate and have babies and it is way too much! lol Grace xoox
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Thank you x
Deletestrawbery twizzers are the best!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for recomendation!
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They certainly are!
DeleteI'm loving my Chanel les beige which I bought last week on your recommendation, I may be going back for their le blanc next week!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like it… oh I've not tried Le Blanc you'll have to let me know what it's like x
DeleteI've read good things about those packing cubes; not much help for kitty litter and tray tho'. (It must be worse than travelling with kids, taking 2 cats on holiday!).
ReplyDeleteAlways fancied try b&b things, but just never justify the cost. Silly really. Same with 'posh' cosmetics, but getting better!
Z xx
Whilst I have tried and brought one or two things from Bumble & Bumble I do find that high street alternatives are just as good but these are pretty amazing - I'm just not looking forward to spending nearly £40 when I replace with the larger sized bottles.
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