Estee Lauder Idealist Even Skintone Illuminator Serum: Overnight Radiance In A Bottle

Simply adding a serum to your skincare routine can make the world of difference. Packed full of higher concentrated active ingredients than your other skin products, serums help to penetrate deep within the layers of your skin to inject a quick-fix burst of goodness. They can slot seamlessly between your toner and moisturiser, so much so that there really is not reason to use one! Having secured a million hours of overtime lately, my lack of sleep is impacting on my skin; dullness and tiredness has completely taken over my complexion. For the past few weeks, I've been turning to this Estee Lauder illuminating serum to help bring me back a bit of much-needed glow to my skin, but is it's £40 pricetag really justified?

Estee Lauder Sensuous Rouge

I've been on a quest lately to find a lipstick that is not only nourishing and glossy to apply, but that also stays on my lips without spreading to the edges within ten minutes. It's a tough challenge, especially when you're limited to a high street budget, so I searched a bit further and found these lovelies in the Estee Lauder section. They are part of the Pure Color Sensuous Rouge range which was released last year - I have shades 14 Curvaceous Coral and 10 Orchid surrender.

Left: Orchid Surrender, Right: Curvaceous Coral