Best of 2020: Beauty And Lifestyle Favourites of 2020

Well, this year hasn’t been kind to me, it can bloody well sod off. I’m looking forward to a fresh start in 2021. Any who…

I’ve discovered some great beauty items and re-discovered some golden oldies. So without further a do… here we go…

Beauty:
Best foundation: Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation
Best concealer: NARS Creamy Concealer (favourite since 2014)
Best powder: Hourglass Lighting Powder: Ethereal Light
Best blusher: Hourglass Blusher in the shade Dim Infusion
Best highlighter: Hourglass’ Vanish Flash Highlighting Stick in Champagne Flash
Best eyeshadow palette: Charlotte Tilbury’s Golden Goddess palette
Best eyeliner: RIMMEL Liquid Eye liner
Best mascara: Hourglass Unlocked Mascara
Best lip liner: Rimmel lipliner in Eastend snob
Best nude lipsticks: Charlotte Tilbury in the shade Bitch Perfect and Charlotte Tilbury’s Stoned Rose
Best red lipstick: MAC’s Ruby Woo
Best lipgloss: Chanel Gloss Volume Plumping Lipgloss
Best lip Balm: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Lip Repair Lip Balm
Best lip Scrub: Lush’s Honey Lip Scrub
Best make-up Brushes: Real Techniques (an old favourite)
Best cleanser: Sarah Chapman Ultimate Cleanse
Best exfoliater: FRESH Sugar Strawberry Exfoliating Face Wash
Best toner: FRESH Rose Deep Hydration Facial Toner
Best moisturiser: Liz Earle Skin Repair™ Moisturiser in Normal/combination
Best eye cream: Antipodes Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream
Best face masks: LUSH Beauty Sleep face mask and Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Treatment Mask
Best serum: Sarah Chapman Skinesis Overnight Facial
Best beauty tools: Environ Cosmetic Roll-CIT and Sarah Chapman Skinesis The Facial Lift
Best perfume: Jo Malone, Wood Sage and Sea Salt
Best shampoo: Hask Biotin Boost Shampoo
Best dry shampoo: Ouai x ByRedo Super Dry Shampoo
Best hair treatment: Olaplex No.3
Best deodorant: WILD

Best beauty product of 2020: LUSH Beauty Sleep Face Mask

Lifestyle:
Favourite countries visited: Spain (as it was the only country we could visit)
Favourite London discovery: Dalloway Terrace
Favourite TV series: The Crown, Normal People, The Umbrella Academy 1 & 2
Favourite documentaries: Explained & The Social Dilemma
Favourite albums: The Greatest Showman Soundtrack
Favourite books: Normal People
Favourite films released in 2020: Frozen 2
Favourite films discovered this year: We’re the Millers
Favourite restaurants in London/Hertfordshire visited in 2020: SUSHISAMBA, The Florist and Dalloway Terrace
Favourite sweet/dessert places in London/Hertfordshire visited in 2020: Creme
Favourite Afternoon Tea in London: Afternoon Tea at The Corinthia and at home afternoon tea by Flourish Bakery
Favourite place for Brunch visited in 2020: Flourish Bakery, Ping Pong
Favourite Cocktail Bar in London visited in 2020: Blind Pig & Purl
Favourite local coffee shops: Fred & Ginger and Harris + Hoole
Favourite London coffee shops: Kaffeine, Timberyard and Monmouth Coffee
Favourite food/drinks/desserts in Spain: Little Sicily
Favourite locations in the UK: Bristol, Cornwall and The Cotswolds
Best Hot Chocolate in 2020: Fred & Ginger (Kings Langley)
Favourite life-changing product: Lush’s Sleepy Body Lotion

Best Moments of 2020: Weekend away in Cotswolds, Birthday weekend in Bristol, a staycation at the Lakes, a trip to Cornwall, a getaway to Spain with the family and a random London day out eating afternoon tea at the Corinthia – was delicious.

So that’s all my favourites of the year! What has been your favourite thing in 2020, this could be a location, tv series, restaurant and so on! Let me know in the comments below as I’m always intrigued to see, do and try new things!

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