Favourite make-up products of 2013

One of the things I have really gotten into in 2013 is make-up. I've never been that much of a fan, I'll be honest, but over the last year it's an interest that has really taken off for me! I've probably spent more money than I should... have spent LOTS of time on youtube watching beauty tutorials and vlogs etc. from some great youtubers. Surprisingly I have really learnt a lot of how to apply make-up properly and just in general about good products and the different things to try for my skin. 

I actually thought there might be others like you out there, those who are semi-interested in make-up but have no idea where to start! That was me about 12 months ago, I am now the proud owner of a small-ish collection of make-up (well it may be continually growing... when I can afford it!) and other beauty related 'stuff' - I started off with the typical drug store make-up but have also included a few of the more 'high-end' products over the past few months.

I thought some of you may be interested in seeing my favourite make-up for 2013. I pretty much wear most of these things everyday, I do have lots of other make-up but I usually only wear that for special occasions or when I want to feel particularly dressed up. All of my favourites are very neutral and more of the 'everyday' type look... without further ado here are my favourites for 2013... 

So as you can see there are a couple of obvious products here - clearly the Naked 2 pallete by Urban Decay stands out as well as the Two Faced Shadow Insurance - these are both products I tend to wear most days. Apart from the MAC Prep + Prime, the Estée Lauder Day Wear (tinted mouisturiser) and a very old Cliniqué blush the rest of my products are all drug store. Mainly Rimmel but also some Maybelline. Probably for me my stand out products of 2013 have been the Two Faced Shadow Insurance whatever I put on my eyes would always crease - and then I got the shadow insurance eye primer and it completely changed my life!!! I am not usually one for wearing make-up to the gym (I certainly do not put on make-up just to go to the gym), but when I have gone straight to the gym from work once I've finished my make-up and sweated (a LOT!) for at least an hour my eye make-up is still there and looks like I only just applied it! It's FANTASTIC!!! 

I also have to say I am loving one particular lip combination which I have been pretty much wearing non-stop these past few months. It consists of the Revlon ColourStay lipliner in Rose, with a Maybelline lipstick in 205 Nearly There and then topped with a Maybelline lipgloss in 110 Mirrored Mauve. It's just the perfect nude colour on me with a slight hint of the mauve/pinky colour coming through. It really is lovely and super affordable!!! I do own a few of the more expensive lipsticks, a couple of MAC lipsticks, a few Estee Lauder, Clinique and even a couple of Clarins ones too but there are just so many great drug store lipsticks out there that you really don't need to spend big bucks on lipstick! 

Anyway that's enough from me... what have been some of your favourite beauty products of 2013?