August Favourites

some of you may find this strange but I am so so glad August is coming to an end and summer actually. I’m definitely a winter person and the start of September means that summer is finally coming to an end and autumn is coming! Anyway on with the favourites.. This month I’ve been making the transition into autumn and going with slightly darker lip looks, so I’ve rekindled my love for some old favourites.

Beauty Favourites

Loreal Contour Parfait Lipliner in Simply Rose
I actually think the shade simply rose has been discontinued as I can’t find it anywhere but amazon online which is unfortunate because although I bought this a long whole ago I’ve only recently gotten into it. I’ve been using this with pretty much every pink/nude lipstick I own as it’s the perfect ‘your lips but darker shade’. This liner is also lovely when used to completely fill in your lips with a gloss over the top.

Soap & Glory Wowed Mouth Lip Palette
With the beginning of autumn approaching I’ve been trying to use deeper nudes and pinks and this little beauty of a palette contains six darker pink, nude and red lipsticks all of which are amazingly pigmented! The shades I’ve been particularly loving are Guava Rama and Perfect Day both of which are available to buy in tube form. I also love how this palette smells, it reminds me Mac lipsticks.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation
I mention this product all the time so you must know how much I love it by now. This month I’ve used it more than ever though, I usually only use it on days where I want a lighter coverage, but this month I’ve preferred it to my higher coverage foundations. This foundation is great for those with dryer skin as it feels really moisturising and gives a nice natural dewy look.

Real Techniques Contour Brush
Before this month I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Real Techniques contour brush as I didn’t really like it for it’s sole purpose of contouring. But I’ve seen Gabby (Velvetgh0st) using it to blend her concealer out in a few videos, so I gave it a try with my Mac Pro Longwear concealer and I loved the result! It blends the concealer out beautifully and due to the size of the brush it’s a lot quicker than using your fingers or smaller brushes.

Catrice Ultimate Colour Lipstick in Pink Me Up
I picked this lipstick up in Germany and it’s unfortunately not available in the UK but I thought I’d mention it anyway. This lipstick is actually a dupe for Mac’s a All Fired Up which I’ve done a post on here. it’s the prettiest deep pink shade, lasts pretty much all day and I’ve been wearing it a lot this month.

Random Favourites

Insomnia
With the recent heartbreaking death of Robin Williams, I felt all nostalgic and was searching for a film with him in on Netflix and came across Insomnia. I’d never actually heard of it before but after reading the synopsis it sounded quite good so I have it a watch and realllly liked it! It’s a psychological thriller type film which is my favourite kind and you’ll be hooked until the very end. I’d definitely recommend it!

Daim Bars
I can’t believe I’d never tried Daim Bars until recently and now I love them! I wish I was featuring a healthy snack favourite but I’m unfortunately not and a daim bar is a chocolate bar with caramel and almond in for those of you who don’t know. I’ve been eating so many this month and I’ve even used them to make milkshakes, yummy!

Alfie Deyes
My favourite YouTuber this month has to be Alfie’s (PointlessBlog) vlog channel. I’ve been so into vlogs lately, I’m actually watching them more than main channel videos. I think Alfie is one of the sweetest YouTubers ever, lately he’s been vlogging every day on his second channel and I can’t stop watching them! You can find Alfie’s vlog channel here.

What did you love this month?

April Favourites

I can’t believe another month has passed by, where is the time going? Anyway this month my favourites have varied and I don’t just have beauty products, I read for the first time all year and cried my eyes out which is why the book has made it into my favourites. I also have some new products that I’ve bought this month and have fallen in love with.

My first favourite this month has to be The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, now I know I am way behind on the bandwagon with this book but to be honest I’ve just never got around to buying it. So when my mother bought me it for Easter and I had two weeks off from college I thought what better time to read it? I literally got through the whole book in two days and must have cried enough tears to fill a bucket, I honestly didn’t think I was going to get so into the story and fall in love with the characters as much as I did, without saying too much in really did not expect the huge twist and it completely broke me! After reading I now can’t wait to see the movie.

Now onto the beauty favourites, I’ve been LOVING Creme Cup by Mac I got it at the beginning of April and I don’t think I’ve used much else on my lips since, it’s just the perfect everyday colour and it goes perfectly with a smokey eye. If I want to darken it up I use a purpley brown colour on top of it and the combination is beautiful (I’ll do a post on it soon).

On the same line of lip products, I recently got the Elf Lip Exfoliator which I talked about in a haul here. I suffer with really dry cracked lips and this product has been a life saver since I got it, you can feel it working as soon as you apply it and after leaving it on for around 5 minutes you’re left with smooth lips ready for even a matte lipstick. This stuff smells and tastes amazing too!

Again another lip product favourite (I’ve gone a bit lip mad this month!), I finally got around to getting an Eos Lip Balm in Sweet Mint. First of all the packaging excites me so much and I love how you don’t have to use your fingers to apply it to your lips, making it really hygienic. The lip balm itself is extremely hydrating and you don’t feel the need to reapply it again and again.

Finally moving away from lip products, my penultimate favourite this month is an old favourite of mine, the NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny. I used to use this product around a year ago and adored it! It unfortunately broke when I was travelling though and after searching high and low I couldn’t find it anywhere in shops or online. So as you can imagine I was ecstatic when I found it in a large Superdrug store while in Birmingham at the beginning of the month. This is the best and cheapest bronzer I’ve ever used, it’s matte which means it’s great for contouring and is the perfect shade for my skin.

The last favourite this month is something I’d never imagine using as I didn’t think they’d ever work, but it’s actually a foot cream. I was given a few soap and glory items for Easter which included the Heel Genius Amazing Foot Cream, and I can say that it is indeed amazing! I used this stuff the night I had it to see what all the fuss was about, I applied a small amount to each foot and put socks over the top before sleeping and to my amazement I woke up with the softest feet I’ve ever felt! Honestly they felt amazing and all the dry skin around my heels was gone. I recommend you try it out if if like me you never thought a foot cream would make much difference because believe me, it does!

That’s all my favourites for this month guys, I wish you all a happy May!

What did you love this month?