A repurchase is a rarity for beauty lovers. If you're like me, you'll get bored with something by the time it runs out and want to venture into new territory. As with anything, there are of course exceptions to the rule. Some products are just too good to betray. You'll be promptly rushing off to replace the holy grails, and for me, these products make the cut time and time again..

Nars Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base-If I apply eyeshadow without any sort of cream base or primer underneath, a glamorous ring of shimmer will appear in my crease less than two hours later. Over the past year I've tried a few other eyeshadow primers, this one is pretty good, but it's the Nars offering I love most. It's transparent, creamy and easy to blend. You can't feel this on your lids and it helps your eyeshadow stay put like nothing else. 

Caudalie Beauty Elixir-Beauty Elixir is one of those products everyone seems to have different uses for. It's a lovely, luxe product. The frosted glass bottle makes it all the more enticing, as does this L'Wren Scott packaging on the limited edition bottles. I use beauty elixir before applying makeup to my face. It freshens up the skin and leaves you looking more radiant. You can also spritz it during the day too and it leaves your skin with a dewier finish. 

Yes To Cucumber Soothing Facial Towelettes* These face wipes are designed for gentle cleansing and makeup removal but I've been a bit scared to use face wipes all over my face recently, more on that later. I used these to remove light eye makeup and also particularly pigmented lipsticks. The latter probably isn't what they are designed for but because they are designed for sensitive skin I found they didn't harm my lips at all. These are also great for removing swatches as well. Nearly every trace of makeup is removed with these. They don't smell too heavily perfumed as well which is great. These are perfect for those late nights when you're feeling a bit lazy and want to swipe makeup off in a hurry. 

Repurchase? Yes, I'm going to the supermarket later on today and will definitely be adding these to my shopping basket. 

Lush Snow Fairy Shower Gel (part of their Christmas range) I love Snow Fairy and have been through two bottles since it arrived in stores at the end of last year. If you're unfamiliar with Lush the shower gel has the same scent as their popular Godmother soap. It has a bubblegum-lolly scent which can get a little bit sickly after a while but on the whole I really like this shower gel. It smells fantastic, lathers up nicely and it's bright pink and glittery. What more would you want?? It was a very sad day when this ran out.

Repurchase? Absolutely! I love this shower gel. Sometimes Lush sneakily release this online before Christmas so keep an eye out for it if you can't wait until December to pick some up.

1. Korres Lip Butter in Jasmine, $8.57 on sale here. During November & December my lips were getting noticeably dry & chapped which didn't make sense given I use lip balm & drink plenty of water. My regular lip products weren't managing to clear the dryness up either so when this lip butter arrived I had high hopes that it might help. It certainly did! This lip butter melts into your lips to condition them & they are left soft & moisturised again. The dryness of my lips cleared up drastically once I began using this & my lipsticks applied a lot better as a result.

2. Jo Malone Cologne Lime, Basil & Mandarin, Christmas gift that was part of the Jo Malone Christmas Crackers. I am in love with this fragrance & I've only had it a week! It is the most long-lasting scent I've ever worn & it smells absolutely divine. The full sized version of this little gem is on my 2013 beauty wishlist for sure.

Pictured: Jasmine Lip Butter & Beauty Elixir.

Sadly we can't buy Caudalie or Korres products in New Zealand, thankfully though we can buy them online from Feel Unique. Both these products took about two or so weeks to arrive but they were well worth the wait. 

First up we have the Korres Lip Butter. I saw these mentioned on various beauty vlogs & blogs before I caved & bought one to try. This one tastes like cookie dough & leaves lips with a subtle nude tint after application. I like how the product itself melts into the lips to hydrate them & leaves them super smooth. I can't wait to buy more of these! Read more about their lip butters here.

I also decided to buy one of the Caudalie Beauty Elixirs to try. Inspired by the "elixir of youth" used by Queen Isabelle of Hungary, Caudalie Beauty Elixir smoothes features, tightens pores, and gives the complexion a burst of radiance. I spritz this a little while before I apply my makeup & to give my skin a pick me up during the day. It definitely does live up to its expectations, skin is left a lot smoother & my makeup glides on to the skin's surface a lot easier. The only thing I'm not a fan of with this beauty elixir is the scent. It can be a bit intense sometimes but otherwise this is amazing.

Mineralize Skinfinish, Super Stay 14 HR Lipsticks.