Today’s post is an ode to those products that just make you feel happy. You know the ones, no matter how you feel, what you’re about to face that day (or what time of the month it is!) there are certain products that we reach for to make us feel extra sparkly and confident. The trio that contribute to my happy face are there for me no matter what, so without further ado; let me introduce you to my Happy Products:
Third in the trio is the Bourjois Color Boost Lip Crayon. Before I discovered these formulas I stuck to very nude, creamy lip colours that just add a hint of a hue to my pout. But after the purchase of Bourjois ‘Fuchsia Libre’ this all changed! The lip crayon is sheer but has a very pretty glossy finish and it packs an amazing pink pigment onto lips. I can only describe the effect as ‘juicy’ because it looks fresh and brightens up the pout with a moisturising sheen. I always reach for this product when my face is looking grey because it instantly brightens my complexion and adds colour without being too overpowering. At the same time this pigmented, glossy formula is an evening essential, wonderful at being layered up to add a pop of fresh pink to brighten up an evening outfit.
Second in the Happy list is the Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Santa Fe. We had a bit of a rocky relationship at the start but our troubles have now been well and truly amended and my love for this formula is going strong. The Sheer Glow is literally radiance in a bottle. The smooth, satiny feel texture melts into the skin to create a velvet smooth finish that can either be blended in to look nude or built up to create an airbrushed, medium coverage. The best feature of the formula is the soft, glowing undertone as it instantly perks up, evens out and highlights your skins natural luminosity. I reach for this bottle of glowing goodness in the evenings to create satin skin, but also use it on grumpy skin days where I need to add a touch of radiance and coverage to perk up my complexion.
The last in the Happy Trio is Benefit Watts Up highlighter. This champagne highlighter can be smooshed on, blended into or striped on top of any complexion to instantly transform you from drab to fab. Excuse the timely cliché but it is literally that good. Formulated in a wind up stick with a buffer housed in the opposite end, Watts Up is precision perfection and easy to apply at any time of the day. Glide it on top of cheek bones, under the brow and down the centre of the nose to add a soft, champagne radiance to the skin. I reach for this product every day to add a glowing, natural and undetectable radiance to my skin that instantly uplifts both my complexion and my mood. And that accolade hails it my number one Happy Product!
So there you have my Happy Products. The trio of complexion sparklers that perk me up, smooth me out and eek out radiance on both my good and grumpy skin days. So only question that remains to be asked is…what are your Happy Products?
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