My January favourites!!

Hiya everyone!! 

I'm baaaaaackk!!!! 

I figured it was about high time I did my first proper blog post of the new year and  thought I would share with you all my favourite products that I used throughout the festive season and have also been loving throughout January! 

I hope you are all keeping well and haven't caught the generic cold/flu that ALWAYS does the rounds this time of year!! 

Right, let's get this show on the road and crack on with my January favourites.

Now I love candles all year round, if you could see my room it is full to the brim with candles! (If there's a powercut I am beyond prepared!!!) 

I know I have blogged about this before but I am still loving burning my bahama breeze Yankee candle and am now about halfway through it! It coordinates with my room perfectly and smells divine and reminds me of summertime (which is my favourite time of year!) 

(Excuse the photos... I am doing this blog post on my iPhone from bed as it's Sunday morning, cold and I am waaaay to comfortable to move!)

Next are two new candles I purchased in January (I think...) they are both also Yankee candles and I am yet to burn them (as they look so cute!). I bought these ones in case I ever (not likely) get bored of my bahama breeze candle and wanted a different smell. 

The first one I bought was in the scent vanilla cupcake which as the name would suggest smells like vanilla. I love the smell of vanilla and I also love cupcakes so when I saw this online I just had to buy it! 

Now to accompany the scent of vanilla cupcake, I purchased strawberry buttercream too. This candle smells very sugary with the subtle scent of strawberries which kind of reminds me of the smell of strawberry gummy sweets. 

I am sure that when I get around to burning both of these that they will smell even more lovely then they do now.

Up next on my favourites list is an absolute montain of soap and glory products! I was lucky enough to get my hands on the soap and glory Yule Monty box when it was going ridiculously cheap in boots and was blown away by how amazing it was! I had never really tried soap and glory products before so I didn't quite know what to expect. I have now tried the majority of the products within the box and  have fallen on love with just about all of them! 

Up first is the sugar crush body wash which I use every day in the shower. It smells like sugar and limes and makes your skin feel super soft! I love that the massive bottle is a pump top bottle so I can be really lazy in the shower and not even have to bother picking the bottle up! When this runs out I will definitely repurchase! 

 Next is the butter yourself moisture lotion which I also use every day when I get out of the shower. I have found that this works best on slightly damp skin and makes is feel very soft and smooth. It smells amazing with scents of orange, fig and mango amongst others which leaves you smelling fruity and fresh and feeling fab.

Next I have the righteous butter which I have been loving applying to my skin after I have moisturised in places where my skin can get a bit rough or dry such as my knees and elbows. It has a quite perfumed scent and I can't quite decide what it smells like! I love this because in winter, the cold makes certain parts of your skin feel a bit manky and this has softened them up a treat! 

Next is the peaches and clean 3in1 wash off deep purifying cleanser (what a mouthful!!) I have only recently started to use this product but I really do like it. I sometimes use it as a face wash if I'm in a hurry to go out or get to bed, or if I'm chilling out in bed or in the bath I will massage it into my face and leave it on for a while like a face mask. It leaves your skin feeling clean and fresh and smells like peaches which is a definite bonus! 

Lastly is soap and glory's hand food, which I can honestly say is the nicest hand cream I have ever used! I have very dry hands, especially in the winter and they can get really quite sore but this hand cream keeps them smooth and moisturised and I've hardly seen any dryness on my hands this winter so far. It smells like the righteous butter so I can't really describe the scent but all I know is I love it! I put it on my hands morning and night and really NEED to purchase a mini one for in my handbag! 

Next on my list of favourites are my real techniques brushes!! (Eeeeeeek!!!! :D) 

I got the eye brushes for Christmas and had to then go out and purchase the face ones too! Can I just take a minute to say how amazing these brushes are! Every single one is just brilliant and they leave your face looking amazing! I had seen many youtubers use these brushes and really wanted to try them out. 

The eye brush set comes with the pixel-point eyeliner brush, the brow brush, the accent brush, the base eyeshadow brush and the deluxe crease brush! 

(I know they need a clean!!!) 

I then bought the face brush set which comes with the buffing brush, the pointed foundation brush, the detailer brush and the contour brush. I currently use the contour brush for applying my blush, the detailer for concealer and the buffing brush for face powder. 

I also got the blush brush and the expert face brush seperately. I use the blush brush for contouring and applying bronzer and the expert face brush for my foundation! I use these every day pretty much and they are all by far the best brushes I've ever used! 

For Christmas my lovely parents got me my first piece of mac makeup, which is the mac mineralize skin finish natural pressed powder in the shade light. This powder is just amazing! It mattes out your face and also gives a flawless finish! I absolutely love this powder and don't think I could ever use anything different! 

My next favourite is the MUA colour blast eyeshadow tint pencil in the shade A Girl Like Me. The shade is a lovely antique golden brown shade which looks super natural when swept across your whole eyelid! I also like using it as a base for powder eyeshadows. It is incredibly affordable and I have just ordered another in a different shade to try out! 

Next on the list are the avon hair sprays. I got them on a whim last month to try out and I really like them. I got the heat protection spray and the mirror shine spray. They both do what they say on the label and are incredibly affordable! I will definitely purchase again! 

Lastly I wanted to talk to you about a lush bath bomb I was given for Christmas. Now I had never used a lush bath bomb before (I know I know... I must have been living under a rock or something) and when I was given one for Christmas I couldn't wait to try it out. I was given the Father Christmas bath bomb which is pink and white and looks like Father Christmas. It smells lovely so I figured it would make for a pleasant bathtime experience, and it didn't disappoint me. Though I can honestly say I was not expecting what was hidden inside of the bath bomb... 

My jaw hit the floor when this happened! So apparently I was the only person in the world who wasn't expecting this. Yep, it turned the water bright green! Initially I was a bit worried but once I got in the bath it was lovely (if a little surreal!). The bath bomb itself made my skin feel lovely and soft and it definitely cheered me up and helped me to relax! 

See, here I am relaxing!! 

So there are all my January favourites! I hope that you enjoyed them! I will try and do another blog post soon! 

Until then, take care, keep smiling and stay happy!! 

Love you

Xoxo