I have a confession to make, this is the first BB cream I have ever tried. I don't how I've gone this long without trying one, I just didn't buy into the hype. However offers in Boots have been known to break even the strongest resolve so when I saw this had a 1/3 off I had to buy it. I've heard many a good thing about Dr Jart+ so I had high hopes this would be good.

Well I can agree with pretty much everyone else who has ever tried this stuff, it's amazing. I was surprised by the amount of coverage it provided whilst still looking completely natural. I have used this every day since I bought it and it has blended perfectly now that my face is a little more tanned, it even lets my sun freckles show through.

It does have a VERY dewy finish which isn't normally my cup of tea but I haven't used my powder at all the last week, I'm fickle what can I say! One word of warning if you wear this and sit in the sun all afternoon you will look like your face is made of oil....might need a bit of powder then. I have a feeling this is going to become a staple of my daily make up over the summer, and I will definitely be repurchasing.

I love a bright lipstick, especially as we move into the warmer months (although I think we had our summer last weekend, at least I got one BBQ in). These babies caught my eye because the packaging is so lovely, anything that looks pretty on my dressing table is a winner in my books. I decided to get two because they were buy 1 get 1 half price, and the colours I chose were Shocking Coral and Hot Plum. I wasn't sure about Hot Plum at first as it looks quite purple in the bullet but the on the lips it is a glorious blue toned pink. Shocking Coral pretty much does what it says on the tin, it's coral and it's shockingly bright.

I like wearing bright lipsticks during the day as I think they just make your make up look a bit more polished, these have great staying power AND they don't dry my lips out, win win situation! I think I am going to try and get my hands on Neon Red from this collection as it looks equally lovely.

I'm not very good at wearing just one colour on my nails, I went through a stage last summer of wearing multi coloured nails, sometimes a different one on each finger. So when I stumbled across the Models Own nail wraps in Boots I decided they would look awesome as an accent nail paired with a couple of other colours, I am obsessed with coral/peach at the moment so the Barry M Gelly in 'Papaya' was an obvious choice. I also haven't had a chance to wear my new Hed Kandi polish in 'Bora Bora' much, so I thought that would be the perfect glittery companion.

The nail wraps themselves are super easy to apply, literally peel off the plastic and stick to your nail. It comes with a nail file/buffer that you are meant to use to make it the right length, I ended up having to cut it though and then tidy it up with the nail file. I can't comment on the staying power as I've only had them on for a day, but so far so good! The only issue I have with them is that the bottom is squared, and I don't know about anyone else but I do not have square nail beds, so they don't sit completely neatly at the cuticle.

Overall I'm really pleased with this look, I will be attempting to keep this on for at least a week as it seems a shame to waste the nail stickers!

UPDATE: 4 days in and the nail wrap is still completely glued to my nail. I've washed my hair twice, washed my hands countless times and generally been quite rough with them. I am thoroughly impressed, I thought they would peel off in a day or two!

Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara 

All I have ever wanted is a Chanel handbag long eyelashes, I was cursed with short, sticky outty pathetic excuses for lashes. So for as far back as I can remember, I have been on a mission to find a mascara that gives some much needed oomph to my eyes. Well I think I have finally found it, you know you've found something great when you are willing shell out £24 for what is essentially a little tube of black goo.

This bad boy adds length, separation, volume yada yada yada you get the picture, it's amazing. I discovered this from a sample I got with the lovely Chanel lipstick I was given for my birthday back in January and it was love at first use. I promptly headed to the Selfridges website and then nearly had a heart attack when I saw how much it was. For months I couldn't bring myself to part with that much cash when I was still enjoying a prolonged love affair with my Maybelline Falsies. Then a couple of weeks ago I went completely bananas in Bluewater and on the way back to the car passed the Chanel counter, and well, the rest is history.

I would really recommend trying and getting one of the little sample tube they do as you get to see if the brush is for you. I thought I hated plastic brushes but I was completely wrong! I always use an eyelash curler and then build up 2 or 3 layers of mascara, what can I say I love a dramatic eye. The only problem I have now is I'm going to have to repurchase this for the rest of my life!

I haven't done a favourites post before but I realised there were a few things I had been reaching for on an almost daily basis. So here is a little selection of my favourite products of the last month!