Molly's Night-Time Skincare Routine

After removing my contact lenses, I start removing my eye makeup with the No7 Beautiful Skin Eye Makeup Remover (1), which is an oil-based makeup remover so it's really good for getting off stubborn and waterproof mascara, and it also conditions the lashes. Usually I shake it first to mix the solution together and then tip it onto a wet cotton pad which I hold on my eye for a few seconds to take everything off.

Molly's Outfit Of The Day

It wasn't particularly Summery today - typical British Summer! So I opted for this cool and comfortable layered outfit.

Kimono - New Look

Cami Top - Dorothy Perkins

Jeggings - River Island

Converse - Office

- Molly x

Primark Travel Minis Haul

Primark is usually the last place I would shop for toiletries, but whilst browsing around Primark recently I took a stroll down the cosmetics aisle, where I spotted shelves of travel minis! I decided to purchase a few to help lighten the load of my (always full to bursting) toiletry bag, ready for my holiday.

Although this isn't the most groundbreaking of posts, I had to share my excitement over the mini shaving cream! As we all know, shaving cream is impossible to transfer into a smaller, travel-sized bottle and is not only heavy, but bulky, to pack. I didn't want to go without any and cause razor burn, so this was a great find.

I also thought that the four-pack of powder puffs for just £1 was great value for money, and I will definitely be stocking up on them.

All items pictured above are available cheaply from Primark.

I hope you enjoyed this little travel-themed post in light of the peak travel season. Let us know your favourite travel and packing tips, we'd love to hear from you!

- Molly x

NOTE: Apologies for the change in posting schedule, we'll return to our Ditch Or Download series next Friday - we just wanted to get this Summer post out sooner rather than later!! x

Liebster Award

Thank you so much to Hannah at http://the-thing-about-my-life.blogspot.co.uk/ for nominating us for the Liebster Award! We have in fact moved web addresses since the nomination, so we apologise for any convenience that may cause.
EDIT: We were also nominated by Eera at http://adventure-fairytales.blogspot.sg/ and Caiti at http://caitlintries.blogspot.co.uk/ - Thank you! 

The rules for this award are:
You must answer all questions that are given to youMust link back to the person that nominated youNominate 11 bloggersProvide nominees with 11 questions of your choiceCannot nominate the person who nominated youMust inform nominees of your nominationProvide nominees with a link to your post for more info

Questions:
1) Who is your favourite Disney character who is not a ‘main character.’
Paris: Jock from Lady & The Tramp
2) If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Sophie: New York!
3) What is your ‘go to’ fancy dress costume?
Paris: my Eleventh Doctor-inspired outfit, I'm waiting for a Doctor Who event to wear it at :D
4) Name three films which make you cry every time you watch them.
Sophie: The Notebook, Titanic and Marley & Me
5) Favourite sandwich filling?
Sophie: Ham salad
6) What is your worst habit?
Paris: Biting my nails...
7) If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?.
Molly: Spaghetti Bolognaise
Sophie: Shepherd's pie
8) Who is your style icon?
Molly: Selena Gomez or Emma Stone
9) What is your life’s greatest ambition?
Paris: To see as much of the world as possible
10) Who is your most embarrassing crush?
Molly: Michael J Fox Jr - from watching Back To The Future when I was younger
11) Who is the most influential person in your life?
Molly: Probably my mum

Our questions for our nominees:
1. What is your favourite makeup brand?
2. What is your favourite clothing store?
3. Your most-used makeup product?
4. Your go-to skincare product(s)?
5. What is/was your favourite subject at school?
6. Your favourite music artist?
7. The best holiday you ever had?
8. Your favourite TV show?
9. What is your favourite social network/social media?
10. Who would you want to play you in a film about your life?
11. Why did you start blogging?

We nominate:1. http://vanillainnovember.blogspot.co.uk/
2. http://www.brendabusybee.blogspot.co.uk/
3. http://ellawashere.com/
4. http://www.kayleighanderson.com/
5. http://marthadahhling.blogspot.co.uk/
6. http://reflectionofsanity.blogspot.co.uk/
7. http://emlota.wordpress.com/
8. http://marshmellowbyeva.blogspot.com.es/
9. http://www.christinanista.com/
10. http://www.justkirsten.co.uk/
11. http://ellenwarnerxo.blogspot.co.uk/

Molly's Summertime FOTD

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 'Shade 1, Fair'
Soap & Glory Kick Ass Pressed Powder
Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner Pen in 'Intense Black'
Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara*
Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil in 'Soft Brown'
Benefit Posietint**
Benefit Dandelion
MUA Pro-Base Fixing Mist

Maybelline Baby Lips in 'Soothing Sorbet'

*Max Factor is the UK name for Covergirl, many Max Factor products
can be found under a slightly different name in the Covergirl
packaging.
**I used the Real Techniques stippling brush to apply posietint

- Molly x

Molly's Summer Lust List

With summer looming and the sun beating down, our hair tends to take a beating; so here are my most lusted-after items for detangling, nourishing and non-heat styling for the Summer!

1) The Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Mask

Usually £20.50, currently £10.66 on beautybay!

Highly coveted and well-reviewed, this mask contains a combination of macadamia oil, argan oil, tea tree oil and chamomile oil along with aloe and algae extracts. It claims to rejuvenate and rebuild hair, leaving it deeply nourished with long-lasting conditioning benefits. At this reduced price, maybe I’ll finally take the plunge and check out if it’s worth the hype!

2) KMS California Hair Play Seasalt Spray

Usually £12.50, currently £11.50 on beautybay!

As I already adore the KMS California Free Shape Quick Blow Dry Lotion (review coming soon), I feel I’m ready to venture out and try more products from the brand. During summer we all want effortless hair and if possible to limit heat styling, hopefully this product will be one to rival the ‘Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray’ for a smaller price tag.

3) The Wet Brush

Prices starting from £5.36 (plus postage)

Dubbed “The best detangling brush in the world”, rumour has it this brush is relegating “The Tangle Teezer” to the back of drawers. If this works as well as reviewers claim, then maybe I will finally be able to brush my little sister’s long messy hair - without having to bribe her! Available in a variety of colours, designs and sizes and with any easygrip handle (the main thing lacking for the tangle teezer), it’s easy to see why so many people out there are loving this.

- Molly :) x

Eye makeup of the day

Paris (top) is wearing:

Benefit Magic Ink Eyeliner
Wet N Wild Eyeshadow Trio in '380B Walking On Eggshells'

Soap & Glory's Thick & Fast Mascara

Rimmel Exaggerate Shadow Primer

Benefit Oxygen Wow Foundation

Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 'Shade 1'
Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil in 'Soft Brown'

Sophie (middle) is wearing:

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette in 'Foxy', 'Bootycall', 'Tease' & 'Blackout'
Benefit Longwear Powder Shadow in 'Quick, Look Busy'
Benefit 'They're Real!' Mascara
MUA Pro-Base Eye Primer
Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in 'Black'
Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil in 'Deep Brown'
Soap & Glory Smoulder Kohl in 'Superblack'
Maxfactor Eye Brightening Mascara in 'Brown Eyes'
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

Molly (bottom) is wearing:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in 'Original'
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in 'Shade 1'
Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette in 'Classic Look'
Benefit 'They're Real!' Mascara
Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil in 'Soft Brown'
Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner Pen in 'Intense Black'
Real Techniques Starter Eye Kit

Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

- Post originally published on Tumblr on 07/06/2014

About Cosmetc

Hello! We are Cosmetc and we’re new to beauty blogging. We thought we’d start off with a small Q&A to introduce ourselves.

1. What are your names? Paris, Molly & Sophie.
2. What are your ages? We’re all 17 but Molly is oldest, Sophie is youngest, but there’s only one month between us all.
3. How tall are you? Paris and Molly are 5’5” and Sophie is 5’7”
4. How long have you three known each other? Sophie and Molly have known each other since the age of 4, with Paris joining the party at age 11. 
5. Favourite show? Paris: Supernatural, Molly: Raising Hope, Sophie: Breaking Bad
6. Favourite musician? Paris: Miles Kane, Molly: Ed Sheeran, Sophie:You Me At Six
7. What are your Zodiac signs? Molly is Virgo, and Sophie & Paris are Libra
8. Favourite actor? Paris: Benedict Cumberbatch, Molly: Emma Stone, Sophie: Andrew Garfield
9. Favourite colour? Paris’ is green, Molly’s is pink and Sophie’s is orange
10. Meaning behind your tumblr URL? It was a combination of the words ‘cosmetic’ and ‘etc.’ because we’re posting about more than cosmetics (i.e. hair and fashion)
11. Meaning behind your sidebar images? The three wise monkeys - speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil
12. Favourite food? Paris’ is chicken kiev, Molly’s is spaghetti bolognese, Sophie’s is bangers & mash.
13. Favourite desserts? Paris’ is apple crumble, Molly’s is baked Alaska, Sophie’s is sweet pretzels
14. Place you want to visit? Paris wants to visit Chicago, Molly wants to visit LA, Sophie wants to visit Florida.
15. Are any of you in a relationship? All of us have boyfriends :)