Loving Lately #1

 I feel like although the months seem to fly, monthly favourites posts just aren't enough to tell you all what I'm loving. There are a lot of products that I love using in the month, but they just don't necessarily make the cut for monthly favourites, so I think I'm going to bring these posts in in the middle of the month, so you can see what is making the rounds in my beauty bag.

First up, I'm loving the Kleenex Facial Cloths for taking off my makeup. These can be on the pricey side, but they are often on offer and are currently available in Poundland. It's basically an oversized cotton pad, but thinner and more gentle. They're made from ecoform natural fibres, and are incredibly soft. I use one of these with my Bioderma, cleanser and toner, and I also use them to dry my face after washing, since they are much more hygenic than using a towel. I really like these!

A recent MAC purchase with my holiday in mind has been getting a lot of love, in fact I think I've worn it every day since I bought it, and that's the Paint Pot in Rubenesque. I'm not a fan of Bare Study, it's too glittery and pale for me, where as this is a more natural shimmer, with a bit of gold. It looks quite orangey in the pot but it wears as a gentle golden shimmer. It looks lovely worn alone, with a slick of black eyeliner, or with a darker colour smudged into the outer corner.

A nail polish that's doing the rounds in the blogosphere at the moment is Rimmel's 60 Second polish in Rose Libertine, and this blogger is no exception. This is a beautiful dusky baby pink that just looks great against pale skin like mine. It's very glossy, and even more so when paired with Seche Vite. I just think it's a very pretty, girly, summery shade.

A bit of an odd one, but I wanted to mention Dove's Go Fresh 48 hour Cucumber and Green Tea deodorant. I very rarely buy the same bottle of deodorant twice, but I think I'm on my fourth bottle of this one, and I have a bottle at my boyfriends, and a spare in my handbag. It's a very refreshing scent, and it's the only deodorant I've ever found that I can still smell on my skin at the end of the day, and I quite often get asked what deodorant I'm wearing. You can usually pick this up on offer for about a pound too!

I'm not really a Revlon Lip Butter kind of girl, I never really understood the hype. I thought they were okay, but nothing special. This particular shade however, Wild Watermelon, has been getting a lot of love recently. I like it because it's pretty versatile, you can slide it over your lips once for a sheer pink gloss, build it up to a bold pink toned red, or pat it into the lips for a pinky red stain. My one problem with these however, is that the formula is a little too soft and they melt whenever the temperature is above about 15 degrees. Not so handy.

Another lip product, I picked up my first Balmi lip balm a couple of weeks ago. I'm not really a fan of the EOS ones, I think they're pretty pricey and not all that hydrating, but I really love this one. I love the strawberry scent, the moisturisation, and the cute little pot. I put this on in the mornings once I've done all my skincare but before I've done my makeup, to prep my lips for colour and it works a treat. I've since picked up a second one for my keyring!

Last beauty product and it's a shout out to my L'Oreal Matt and Messy spray. I'm pretty fickle when it comes to hair products, my bathroom is full of products that I've started using and lost interest in after a couple of weeks. However, I bought this probably around two months ago, and I'm now half way through the bottle having used it every day since. It's basically a salt spray but it doesn't smell, make your hair crispy, or clumpy. I use it after I've straightened my hair to add texture to the ends, or after I've blow dried to define the waves. A big thumbs up from me!

Lastly, I wanted to mention my new favourite notebook, this cute pink leather one from the Martha Stewart range at Staples. I picked up a few a while back, this is my journal, and I have a cute light green spirally one that I use for organising blog posts. They're pretty pricey normally, ringing in at around the £10 mark, but they've recently been buy one get one free! To any stationery lovers out there like me, they've got thick, good quality pages! I love them!

What have you been loving recently?