April 2016 Beauty Favourites



What were your favourite products for the month of April? Have you found yourself using more Spring and Summer geared products?








A BRONZER FOR UNDER A TENNER THAT ACTUALLY PERFORMS. I know, I hardly believe it myself! Often I find the pigment lacking, the longevity nonexistent and the shade selection dismal when it comes to the drugstore. Especially when it comes to bronzers. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that when Maybelline sent over their City…
girl loves gloss is 8 years old, but I’ve been blogging since 2009. Not only do I love photography, writing and all that blogging entail, but I genuinely enjoy reading blogs as well. I’ve been known to binge read blogs whenever I get a chance, and I’ve got quite the Bloglovin subscription list going. So…
You guys know me. My love for mascara knows very little bounds. I jokingly like to refer to my eyelashes as my ‘money makers’ and I am by far most critical of mascara as a beauty product. I want volume, length, separation, flake and smudge free formulas that hold a curl. I told you, I’m…
If it’s two things Benefit seems really big on, its hyping up a product and going all out on packaging. Their newest mascara offering is no change from this, and after seeing heaps of youtube videos, blog and instagram posts about it, my curiosity was piqued. So naturally, when Sephora offered a mini-trial version to…
SMASHBOX ALWAYS ON CREAM SHADOWS ARE THE NEW KID ON THE CREAM SHADOW BLOCK.
I was sceptical about how much I would like the Always On Cream Shadows, given I’ve notoriously not liked Smashbox eye products in the past.
The shade range immediately appealed to me due to the unique take on neutrals (thing options like ochre yellow, greige, sienna) and the all matte lineup.
Writing a beauty blog inevitably means that I’m lucky enough to have many products show up on my desk throughout the year. Sometimes, I get to try products that I would never spend my own money on, or products that I wouldn’t think twice about. Sometimes, those products turn out to be knock-it-out-of-the-park favourites!. Here…