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Wednesday

Great Magazine Beauty Freebies & Ciate Bon Bon NOTD


Make up and beauty freebies for all readers are about the only thing that magazines still do better than blogs and this month there are quite a few fab finds on the mag racks and I'm bringing you a couple of my top picks.  

Glamour continued its glorious association with Benefit which is shaping up to be an annual event and this year brought us pocket-sized BadGal Lash mascara, That Gal primer and the one we've all been waiting for - The Porefessional!

If you haven't grabbed yours yet move fast as the shelves are emptying out.  I always find the mini BadGals to be a bit of a dud - while it's a full sized brush, the formulation is always pretty scarce and much drier than the full size.  I personally don't find That Gal much use as I need a primer to stop rather than enhance my...er...natural glow.  

The Porefessional is normally £23.50 for the full size 22ml which is for me is little eyewatering.  However having tried out this mini version I'd definitely consider buying it when I run out as it really does mattify and smooth your skin, drastically reducing the appearance of gaping pores.  I like it under liquid foundation but you can achieve totally passable skin with this and a swipe of something like MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural.  If you've got an eye for a bargain, picking up 3 Glamour Mags will get you 22.5mls of the glorious substance for the handsomely cheap sum of £6.  I've picked up about 7.

Marie Claire has bumped uglies with Ciate again to bring you two lovely shades, a lilac called Purple Sherbet and BonBon a taupey neutral the likes of which I cannot resist! 

What beauty freebies did you nab this month? 


Friday

Magazine Freebie: November's Marie Claire - Ciate Paint Pot in Dangerous Affair


The November issue of Marie Claire comes with a free Ciate Paint Pot in Dangerous Affair, the one I picked up, or Mistress, a classic pillar box red.  Ciate Paint Pots normally cost £9, but you can get Marie Claire for £3.50.  Dangerous Affair is a beautiful, glossy deep raspberry shade, perfect for Autumn.  The picture above is a two-coat job.


I adore the bottle, compared to Essie or OPI it's far more elegant and has a slight curve.  You know me, anything with a bow!

Two coats, no flash


One coat, no flash on left, flash on right.


There's also a couple of offers inside: 25% off at Ciate.co.uk and £10 off Molton Brown products.

There's still quite a few mags left in the shops (not like the Glamour-Benefit hook-up in June!).

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