February Favourites

I can't believe how fast February has gone! I'm really enjoying the first signs of spring though, we're starting to have a few more sunny days here in the UK and flowers are starting to pop up! And it's my birthday in March so obviously this is my favourite month ;)

 

 

 

 

First up is this gorgeous hair oil from the February Birchbox. I really wasn't expecting to like this as I've never used a hair oil before, but I've just been applying a small amount of this to my hair when I get out of the shower and it has made a massive difference! My hair is now silky smooth and fantastic to style as well. A full size bottle of this will set you back £16, and it's available here.

I've also fallen completely head over heels with the new Barry M Silk collection! They just scream spring to me, and I am 100% in the mood to start digging out some pastels. These are £3.99 each, and are available at Boots and Superdrug. I've got full review of these bad boys here.

I've been loving this gentle cleansing milk from La Claree. This came with the February Love Me Beauty box, and initially I was a bit sceptical. However, after using it for a few weeks, I've had my mind changed! This removes make up and grime really well (apart from mascara) and leaves my skin feeling refreshed and smooth. I've not had any breakouts since using this, and my skin seems to just drink it up! What more could you ask for? This retails for about £19 for a 150ml bottle, and is available here.

Next up and also from the February Love Me Beauty box is this dry conditioner from Percy & Reed. This is another product that I was initially unsure about, as haircare isn't really something I tend to go for! I'm normally just a shampoo and conditioner kind of girl. But this is just so easy to use, I've just been spraying a small amount on my hairbrush in the morning and it just adds a gorgeous shine to my hair on days when it's looking a bit dull. You can get this here for £12.

Pretty much every day since I bought it, I've been wearing Katy Perry's Killer Queen fragrance. I absolutely love it. I already did a quick review of it earlier this month which you can find here. It's such a gorgeous perfume, and the bottle is super awesome too! You can get this from Boots and Superdrug, and the 100ml bottle costs around £30.

Finally, the Garden of Eden palette from Sleek. I knew as soon as I saw this palette that I'd absolutely have to get my hands on it! I love the range of gorgeous earthy colours, the browns and pinks are perfect, and the greens are simply stunning. You can see my full review of it here. This palette is £7.99 and is available from Sleek's website here.

Phew! Quite a few favourites this month! I'm so pleased that I'm getting introduced to products that I wouldn't normally choose for myself through being subscribed to beauty boxes, and those products are becoming firm favourites. Have you tried any of my February faves? If you have, what did you think of them?

Sleek Garden of Eden Palette

I was so excited to spot this in Superdrug the other day, I wasn't expecting it to be available until later in February! It was the last one left so I grabbed it and practically ran to the till haha. This is the stunning new palette from Sleek, featuring gorgeous earthy tones in both mattes and metallics. I love the box this came in, unfortunately this was just the cardboard outer layer. The palette inside is the standard Sleek black matte.

Unfortunately, it nearly took me three goes to get decent photos of this palette! I think my camera's battery was dying, so it wasn't focusing very well. So apologies for the already-swatched pan! I still haven't really managed to capture the gorgeous shimmer and colour that these shadows have, which I'm so disappointed by.

Poor photos aside, I think you can still get an idea of the pretty! I've also got some on the arm swatches to talk you through.

Below is the top layer of the palette. These are mostly metallics, and apply super smoothly. I didn't find that there was much fall-out from these when applying with my finger, but there might be more if you were to use the applicator. The only mattes on this part of the palette are Forbidden and Flora, which I had to swatch a couple of times to build up the colour. They're quite smoky, and Forbidden has a tiny bit of glitter to it, but it's hardly noticeable. I think my favourite shades from this level are Gates of Eden (shimmery apricot, very pretty) and either Eve's Kiss or Paradise on Earth.

On the lower level, we have the greens. When I originally heard about this palette over at British Beauty Blogger (where you can find some much better shots of the palette), the greens were what sold it to me! Fig, Evergreen and Fauna are my absolute favourites from the whole palette. There is slightly more fall-out from these than the metallics from the upper level, but I don't even care. I want them on my eyelids now. Looking at the mattes on this level, Entwined and Adam's Apple needed building up to really show for swatching, especially Adam's Apple. Entwined is also quite similar to Forbidden from the upper level in that it has a slight glitter to it, but it really isn't that visible. Tree of Life is also a matte, but it needed no building up whatsoever. This is a highly pigmented green that I think I will probably find quite difficult to wear, but I still love it just the same!

 

So there you have it, another beautiful palette from Sleek! I can't wait to see what they come up with next!

The Garden of Eden palette is £7.99 and is available from Sleek's website and Superdrug's website.