2013 Favourites Revisited
Every year I do a roundup of favourites from the entire year, but before I go through my 2014 favourites I thought I’d revisit my videos from last year and see which products I’m no longer obsessing over. If you want to remind yourselves of all my 2013 favourites you can watch part one here and part two here.
I haven’t used Soap & Glory Breakfast Scrub since the beginning of the year as I found it became a little bit too sweet and sickly so I moved on to other scents. Skincare wise, there are a few bits I’ve moved on from as my skin has changed. The Origins Super Spot Remover I found was a little too harsh and although I do use it sometimes, not as often as I used to. Pixi Glow Tonic is still one I would recommend but I’ve personally been using the Clarins toner and First Aid Beauty exfoliating pads more often. I also stopped using Hydraluron quite a while ago, I found it was too tacky and once I tried the Sarah Chapman serum I was fully converted!
Last year I mentioned Maybelline’s ‘Mint for Life’ and Butter London’s ‘Cotton Buds’ nail polish as favourites but as my collection has grown and had a clear out, these two haven’t been used much this year!
‘Notting Hill Nude’ from the Rimmel Moisture Renew range was my nude discovery from last year, but this year when sporting a nude lip I’ve been reaching for gloss over any nude lipstick. The Rimmel Apocalips got moved to the ‘spare makeup’ drawer and products like the Bourjois Rouge Velvet were promoted instead. I found them to be a little bit too wet and glossy for my liking, although I still think they’re worth trying if you haven’t yet!
There were quite a few hair products in last year’s favourites that I haven’t used in a while. The Phyto Detox Clarifying Shampoo got swapped for the Ojon Cleansing Conditioner and although I loved Bumble & Bumble’s Straight shampoo and conditioner I only repurchased once before moving on to try other things.
So although this post was a bit of a downer, I thought it might be interesting to look back at old favourites and see how things have moved on. My 2014 favourites video will be up on Sunday 4th at 9.30am!
