Haircare
Goody double-wear headbands - These headbands by Goody have been my saviour of the year!!! I wear them almost everyday a pack comes with a silver and a gold, they're basically just a band of elastic with a piece of hardware at the top and they are meant to be multi-products, you can wear them as necklaces or headbands, but I've never worn them as a necklace, they are usually £3.99 and are sometimes on offer for 99p so snatch them up when they are (I just checked the Boots website which is where I bought them from, and they are no longer on there, they haven't even got the newer version which has little balls on but I don't like them that much, not sure if they've stop making them! :( )! The bobbles however are copies of the Goody ones and I got mine from Primark for £1.99 for 10 which I didn't think was too bad, I don't wear these as much as the headbands though.
Batiste - This has been my other saviour this year, especially when I get up late for classes, I spray this in my hair and I'm good to go (after I've thrown my headband in of course) and you can get this for £1.00 from home bargains!
Healthy sexy hair, soy tri wheat leave in conditioner - this has been a joy to use this year, I've just finished this and can't wait to repurchase again. It costs about £9.00 but it lasts ages!
Infecto pure coconut conditioner - ahhh-mazzinnggg! For 1.99 this is the best conditioner I've ever used, it contains coconut oil which is very beneficial for the hair and smells lovely which is odd considering I don't like coconut.
Bodycare
Body Shop, Body Butters - Ermmagerd! These are beautiful and at £13 they would have to be for me! But don't worry, I didn't pay that I paid £5, considering I obviously have nothing better to do with my time I just stalk the shops waiting for sales, but that's okay because you get amazing deals like this!
Lush, Snow fairy - You may be thinking, Sarah this is a limited edition Christmas shower gel, yes you're correct but once again I am that sad that I bought enough to last me the whole year, and this is proved by the label peeling off my last bottle! You can only buy this between October and December for £3.50 -10.95.
Soap and Glory - In general I love this brand and it's not massively expensive but it ain't cheap, they do excellent Christmas sets though. This year I've loved the breakfast scrub and Clean on me, they're huge and I'm on my second of both and nearly onto my third scrub. It's usually on 3 for 2 at Boots.
Sanctuary Intensive Rescue Heel Balm - This stuff is beyond amazing, it leaves your feet silky smooth if you put loads of with fluffy bed socks it works like a dream! You can get for about £7.50 at Boots but it is so worth it.
Fragrance
My two stand out perfumes this year have been Ralph Lauren number 2 and Vera Wang Lovestruck for the 30ml you can get the Ralph Lauren for £25 and the Vera Wang for £28.
Ralph Lauren is very sweet and fruity. It is perfect for the summer and is what I wore for most of the year!
Lovestruck is still very sweet but with more vanilla and warmer scents too, I like to wear this in the winter.
I hardly have any left of either of these perfumes so hint hint ;) anyone want to buy me some more? ;)
Make-up
Lush colour supplement in Light pink - at £8.95 this isn't the cheapest and runs on parallel with high-street foundations, I just prefer this because it is lighter coverage and I feel like because it's natural and organic it has more skincare benefits than a normal foundation (I could be wrong but it makes me feel better).
Collection lasting perfection concealer in fair 1 - Everyone raves about the coverage of this and at £4.19, you can understand why!
Bourjois Chocolate bronzer in 51 - this has been great this year, it's not muddy and it's great because it's not too dark either, you can get this from about £6.00.
Wet n Wild color Icon blushes on Heather silk and Mellow wine - These are amazing!!! For the price I paid these have amazing pigmentation the only down side is that you can't buy them in the UK, so if I go to the US any time soon I will definitely pick more colours up!
Rimmel Wake me up highlighter in 002 and 004 - I seen these in boots and didn't think anything of them, but when I was strolling through pound world, the name Rimmel grabbed my eyes and for a pound I couldn't leave them so I picked them up and I couldn't be more surprised with how lovely they are, they have the perfect amount of shimmer. They're even better in summer time but in the UK we don't get summer so I will make do and use them all year round!
Cover Girl Clump Crusher - I think this is possibly my favourite mascara I've ever used! But you can't buy this in England, however rumour has it that Max Factor is the same company and if you compare product they are very similar. I can't wait to try the 'clump defy' by Max Factor to see if creates the same magic for me. I bought this a while ago so I'm not sure of the price.
Benefit Bad Gal Lash - this is only a sample but i loved it non the less. It gave me lovely lash but the price tag throws me off on this one, especially when Boots has some great finds for much cheaper, it pains me that they can charge so much and then you have brands that charge a £1.
Revlon just bitten kissable balm stains - Oh how I love these pencil lip stick/balms! They're definitely one of my favourites of the year. However there are so many different brands now that have there own. I have tried the Rimmel colour rush as well which is the red featured in the picture and they all do the same job! I'm not a huge fan of the mint smell, I think I'd prefer something a little more vanilla-ie and sweeter. They all vary in price and watch out for offers, currently Revlon is 2 for £10 at Boots. I would really like to try the Soap and Glory ones as well and many a few others so I can compare them more.
Maybelline Baby Lips - The Cherry one! This year this is what I have worn the most, on no make-up days, nights out, running to class. Anytime, Anywhere. And for under £3 it is my best bargain of the year!
Blistex Flavoured lip balms - These are more of a recent find, but I couldn't leave them out! I love these so much! I know they're good for my lips and they taste amazing! I want more...
Nails
Favourite Nail Polishes of the year have been Essie and Deborah Lippmann. They're both amazing quality and super expensive for just a nail polish but if you read my other post which you can find here, you can get them cheaper. Sometimes you do pay for quality, but not always I'm working on finding dupes for an upcoming post!
Tools
Of course I'm about to mention these:
Bdellium tools
Mac 125
Real Techniques Blending sponge
They're all amazing! The brushes are worth the investment and the sponge makes applying foundation so simple!I don't have much more to say, they're good tools that work well for me. :)
So that's my 2013 beauty favourites of the year! What are yours?
S xo
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