• April lusting // May wish list •

I've been experimenting with lots of different types of make up this month and it's made me realise that I need to step out of my comfort zone with eyeshadows, liquid liner and BB creams (that are more like foundations that BB creams...but more on that later). My go-to look around this time of year is a light coverage with a sweep of shimmer on the eyes and a nude lipstick, so this wish list pretty much sums me up! If you missed last month's lustings, you can read that post here.

1. Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette
Currently £37 from feelunique.com, click here to be directed to the site.
Who doesn't want this palette? I won't go on about this too much as it's already been raved and reviewed about, but I just think the colours are stunning. Originally I thought that the rose gold shades wouldn't suit me but I've since swatched them and they look really lovely with my pale skin tone. I was lucky enough to win the MAC Warm Neutrals Palette (review on this here) and it made me more adventurous with my eyeshadow looks so I feel like I have to pick this up - when you keep thinking about something you just have to get it? You know?!

2. Crown Brush Pro Blending Crease Brush - C441

Currently £3.99 from Crown Brush UK, click here to be directed to the site.

I've never tried anything from Crown Brush before but I've heard so many amazing things about the quality and value for money of their brushes. I do love a good crease brush and I have far too many but I think I'll use this one as the clean brush that doesn't add any colour, but just blends the eyeshadows out that little bit more. Ooh I could use this with the Naked 3 Palette! *brb while I go and order these items...*

3. MAC Cremesheen Lipstick - Creme Cup

Currently £15 from MAC Cosmetics UK, click here to be directed to the site.

So I'm jumping on the bandwagon here but for good reason - all you need to do is type 'MAC Creme Cup' into Google and you'll see why. It's a stunning pinky nude which is exactly what I'm looking for at the moment, and the cremesheen formulas are probably my favourite lipstick finishes. Lately I've been all about MAC lipsticks as I've rediscovered old loves and gained new shades so I've been having fun with playing with new colours. I really recommend these lipsticks and I think that every girl should own at least one in her collection - they're wonderful.

4. Collection Fast Stroke Liquid Eye Liner

Currently £2.99 from Collection, click here to be directed to the site.

I really never thought I'd be an eyeliner fan and have always much preferred a softer, smudgy look but lately I've found myself experimenting with a crisp, clean, winged-out line. I'm loving a cat eye with a soft champagne shimmer all over the lid - it's really simple, yet feline-like and subtly sexy, if you catch my drift. I've swatched this liner in store so many times but I've always opted for a gel liner or a felt-tip pen liner. Next time I'm in Boots, I'm nabbing this, as I really love how thin and tiny the applicator is, making it so easy to work with. I haven't found anything like this in other liquid liners but I've heard the L'oreal Superliner liquid liner is similar.

5. Benefit Big Easy Multi Balancing Complexion Perfector

Currently £27.50 from Boots, click here to be directed to the site.

This product is a funny one as it's not quite a BB cream but not quite a foundation, it's almost an inbetweeny product. I picked up a tester of this a few weeks ago and will admit I was cynical, as I haven't been crazy over some of the other benefit bases. I unexpectedly fell in love with this product, though - it makes mornings so easy. I can skip moisturiser (which probably isn't advised, but I have no time in the morning for faffing) and the coverage is pretty impressive. I used the shade light/medium and it left a semi-matte finish on my skin, didn't slip off my face and didn't go patchy. I do definitely recommend this and will be getting my hands on it ASAP - I think I need to calm down when it comes to bases though as I picked up 3 new ones in this haul and I have an Estee Lauder Double Wear on the way. Oops!

6. Breville Blend-Active Personal Blender

Currently £27.96 from Amazon, click here to be directed to the site.

At first glance this item doesn't seem beauty related, however in a roundabout way it kind of is. We all need our skin to behave and this sorts it from the inside out. I've been obsessed with smoothies lately (and have put one or two recipes up on my instagram - ddiraimo92) so a new blender is on the cards. This Breville blender is pretty special; you get two gym-style bottles with the blender and you screw off the bottom of them and attach the blade. You then attach this to the blender and blend your goodies, screw the cap on the bottle, ready to take away and drink. I'm not sure that makes much sense as I read over it, but there are so many tutorials of how to use it online on YouTube. I'm a bit of a technology geek so I love things like this, and anything that makes being healthy 'easy' is a winner in my eyes. Also - minimal washing up required! You don't have a separate blender to wash up as well as the glass/bottle. Genius.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post. Whenever it gets near to the end of the month I always get excited about writing my lusting/wish list post - it makes me really aware of all of the goodies I may treat myself to!

What have you been lusting over this month?

Daniela