Yes the title of this post has taken a little inspiration from Dreamgirls. (Musical theatre is definitely my guilty pleasure. I ain't even sorry bro). Anyyyway, this very whimsical buy has actually turned out to be a little bit of a dream, hence the title. I don't usually blog about beauty (mostly because I don't really feel like I'm qualified to!) but I was so impressed with this that I felt I needed to feature it. I haven't been wearing foundation for probably close to a year now. I've been relying on a few different BB creams as coverage but I've recently found myself wanting a slightly more long-lasting base. I really didn't want to spend a lot of money though so the super saving specs were on. Figuratively speaking.

 

Seeing as I have already tried and tested the Maybelline BB cream, I stuck with the same brand which turned out to be the best decision. For a pretty reasonable £7.99, I bought the Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid foundation in Sun Beige. It was weirdly the first tester I tried, completely on impulse so imagine my surprise to discover that it matched my skin tone more or less perfectly! Being mixed race means I often struggle to find a suitable foundation, hence the reason I haven't purchased any in months. I never have high hopes that a foundation will be a perfect match but would have been content with at least a workable match, in my price range. I had tried numerous testers of various foundations, all of which were such poor matches that I was getting a little disheartened. I obviously just wasn't looking the right places though because Sun Beige has turned out to be my little dream in a bottle!

It is so easy to apply and projects a really smooth coverage which is what I really wanted above anything else. Awkwardly my (massively oversized) forehead has a slightly different tone to the rest of my face so it's nice to finally look a little less blotchy! It doesn't look too heavy once it's applied either which is good - I'm definitely a fan of minimal make up, but it's nice to know you've got a subtle base that lasts more or less all day. With it being a liquid foundation, I don't even need to use too much each time either so it looks like this dreamy (sorry, the puns will stop soon) bargain buy will last a pretty long time. That's the dream! (Sorry, I really will stop now.)

Hair. Where do I even begin?! I'm 22 years of age and it's still an on-going battle! I'm hopeful however that I may have found a bit of heaven in a bottle, metaphorically speaking. I'm naturally a curly girl (as the pictures below demonstrate in full ringlet glory) but I like the versatility of being able to have straight or curly hair. I'd never want to do away with my curls completely but that's not to say they're not hard work either. So I'm always on the look out for new products to try in order to find a happy medium!

What I love most about these products is that a little goes a long way! I always press the pump twice for both the Oil Elixir and the Polishing Serum (cheeky!) because my hair is naturally quite thick and far more prone to frizz. But even then, I'm hardly making a dent in the bottle which is ace. I've used the Oil Elixir on my hair when it's been both straight and curly, and it's definitely already becoming a firm hair care favourite. I've been using a variety of Frizz Ease products for the last three or four years, always trying out new ones if I have a few pennies to spare. I haven't found the perfect product combination yet but I think I'm getting close!

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