February Favourites | 2018

I love the alliteration of the title of this post. I have not done a favourites video in a long time, usually because I'm that person who uses the same products all the time. Yet, over Christmas I've gathered a lot of new products to try out so I thought I'd share the things that I've been loving for the past while. 

I'm going to start with beauty favourites, so during Christmas I had the NYX lipstick calendar, which contained 24 NYX mini lipsticks, which I love, there's only about two or three that I would never wear. I decided to pick my three favourites from them to share with you. The first one is a butter lipstick in the shade Root Beer Float, which is a purple toned pink, but it's a dark nude colour when  on the lips. This is like a regular lipstick with a soft finish. The next lipstick is the NYX lip lingerie in the shade Exotic, which I have had a full version before and loved, this is a dark pink/red liquid lipstick, and these are my favourite liquid lipsticks I own. And the last NYX lipstick is the soft matte lip cream in the shade Copenhagen, which is a deep purple red, matte lip colour. I love that they are all minis too, so easy for travel.

The next beauty products are from Tanya Burr, I'm not too sure if they're only from her Christmas range or not. The first is a lip gloss in the shade Cranberry Melt, I'm not massively into lip glosses, but recently I've been into more subtle shades, of which this is although it looks a deep red colour. Also her nail varnish in the shade festive red, which I think the two are a good combination.

The next few things are perfume and scent related. The first one is from Zoella's Christmas range, it's a body mist aptly called Snow'ella. This body mist is very calming and smells fresh, floral and minty. I like it because it's a little subtle. The other perfume I've chosen for my favourites is Lady Million, this is the female branded version of One Million, which I love. I'm very bad at describing scents but you can click on the link if you're interested in a proper description. It's always one of my favourites and a staple scent.

   

On to other non-beauty related favourites over the past month. If I did a favourites in January my top favourite would be the Greatest Showman film and soundtrack. If you haven't seen or listened to anything from this yet, what are you doing with your life? I know there's a handful of people that dislike it, but they're wrong. The only thing I disliked was a few of the plot structure and flow, but overall, the experience, atmosphere and the production of the film was amazing. Also I absolutely love all the cast, Hugh Jackman being my favourite. The composers and lyricists who made La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen created the music for this film so you'll know straight away it's amazing. If you want to check out my cover of This Is Me, you can watch it here.

Another favourite is watching films and TV shows from DisneyLife rather than Netflix recently. If you don't know what DisneyLife is, it's a Netflix purely for Disney productions, and who doesn't love a good Disney film? It's also safe to say over the past few months that I've more than likely watched them all.

My last favourites are the Malteasers mini Teasers, which I didn't have any left for the photos, ooops. These are small versions of the Teasers bar, I think they originally come from the Christmas celebration tins. You could get these in little chocolate boxes for Valentines for which I happily received, and they are amazing and so cute.

What's everyone else's favourites been over the past month? Let me know!

July Favourites 2016

I have felt very unmotivated to blog recently even though I have so many to write, it's not a good combination. The last month has been a little busy but it went by so fast, being more than half way through the year is so so scary. As I've been busy just generally socializing and also going to the cinema a lot more the past month my favourites are quite small but worth the read.

My first favourite is the Rimmel London Professional Eyebrow Pencil. I've been using powders on my eyebrows for ages as I always felt like pencils never matched my eyebrow colour and left them looking less than natural. I bought this pencil as I wanted to try something different and I''ve heard they're a lot easier to use. I've loved using this product and it does make my eyebrows look natural while still covering all the sections it needs to. The colour doesn't perfectly match my eyebrows but it's very close and looks fine when blended out with a brush. Pencils are definitely something I want to try more of.

My second favourite is an old favorite of mine, it's the Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me. I used to love this in 2014 and I actually went through a few tubs already. I was looking for a really subtle hydrating lipstick to wear that doesn't look awful when it fades and I remembered I had this. This lip balm is super hydrating, leaves your lips with a slight red pink tone and looks so natural and lovely on the lips. It's so perfect for days that you don't want to wear lipstick but want something to wear on your lips with a bit of colour.  

I'd never used a Lush shower Jelly before and I got Woosh shower jelly recently and tried it. I have to say using the product is a little awkward but I really love the idea of it being reusable and much better for the environment.  It smells very citrus-y and it's full of grapefruit, lemons and limes, it's very fresh and it comes in a vibrant blue jelly. I'm not too sure if I'd repurchase because of how awkward I feel it is to use but I still do love the product itself.

My last favourite is this DKNY Women perfume. I'm not sure if it has an exact name but I've been loving this perfume. So many people have complimented me when I wear it. I think it smells really like apples but online it says it smells of orchid and water lily. It's a floral perfume so I'm not sure why it smells like a fruity one to me. I think it's one of the most perfect scents I've ever smelt. Maybe a bit dramatic but y'know.

My last favourites are movie favourites. They're both Disney which isn't a surprise. The first one is the Secret Life of Pets which is a little similar to other Disney films which involves pets and cities like Bolt and Oliver and Company. The plot was as expected, there's not much you can do with a bunch of animals in a city but the characters were lovable and very cute and the film was very well thought out. It had very humorous bits for all ages, there was also a little bit of dark humour which I was not expecting, my boyfriend loved it. I feel like it's another underrated Disney film which I wish was a little more celebrated or hyped.

My second Disney favourite is of course, the super anticipated, Finding Dory. I actually wasn't very excited for this film as it was over hyped, does that make sense? I thought it was very similar to the first, so much that it was very predictable and it didn't feel like it was anything new. Yet once again Disney has created some very unique and lovable characters. The plot connected and unraveled really well. I think it was really good and is worth a watch if you were a fan of the first one but it's probably something I won't watch again very soon.

I know my favourites are a little late but I hope you've enjoyed reading them. What have you been enjoying this month?

April Favourites | 2016

I'm actually quite scared that April is now over and it's already May, like where is the time going? I know May is going to be quite a busy month with ending my first year in Uni and studying for my end of year exams and also I have a few other things planned during the month that I'm excited for so I'm not sure how regularly I'll be blogging, but after my exams I will try to do a lot, hopefully. Anyway, on to this months favourites. 

 

Seventeen Blemish BB Balm

My first favourite of the month is the Seventeen BB cream. I'd been looking for a good BB cream to help clear my skin, as wearing heavy foundations makes my skin quite bad, I decided that I needed to give my skin a bit of a breather while still having some sort of coverage. I picked this one up as it says it 'improves skin within four weeks' and I have to say it does live up to this. Although I don't use this everyday, the days which I feel like I want to use a more natural face of make up or give my skin more of a break from harsh makeup, I think this works wonders. It gives quite a good coverage although it's a BB cream and it gives my skin a natural glow. I've also noticed my skin does become a little clearer after wearing it, although my skin's unpredictable anyway.

Beyonce Midnight Heat Perfume

I rarely post about perfumes but I've been wearing this one non stop this month and felt like it needed some recognition. At first I wasn't really sure what this smelt like, it's not very strong but it's a perfect summer day perfume. It smells fruity and fresh and I love how subtle it is and not too overpowering, although it doesn't last that long, it's still easy to spritz along with another body spray.

   

Lush Cup O' Coffee Face and Body Mask

I have already reviewed this product on my blog here if you'd like to read a more in depth description of the product, but I've nearly completed the tub of it and I'm still loving it. I love the smell and how exfoliating the product is on my skin, it gives it such a thorough clean and it's super smooth after it. I normally apply it before the shower and leave for 10 minutes and rinse it off under the warm water to help clean my skin even more. I'm going to have to find a new face mask to try out when this one's gone.  

Soap and Glory Supercat Liner

This is my ultimate favourite eyeliner. I had forgotten how much I loved this since my last one dried out and I hadn't used it for so long, but after repurchasing I've re-fallen in love with it. It makes applying eyeliner so easy and it's just the right amount of thickness for drawing the perfect cat flick on my eye. The formula is so easy to apply and it's easy to erase after mistakes but also dries quick. No other eyeliner has compared with it yet.

   

Disney Tsum Tsum Flask

This flask was gifted to me by my lovely friend Kathryn, hello and thanks if you're reading this. I love it so much, it's so adorable. I'm a huge Disney nerd and a tsum tsum fan, I'm actually thinking of doing a tsum tsum collection post if anyone's interested. I only put water in it as any other beverage would stain it and it's hard to wash out after a while. I had an Olaf flask before this but it's gotten quite worn down over the year. I love to have flasks that can be refilled rather than plastic bottles when I can to reduce my waste. 

Lush Ladybird Bubble Bar

I used this bubblebar before taking blog photos, hence why it's not in the main picture. I hadn't picked up a Lush bubble bar in a while and thought I'd try some of their spring products, and who could resist such a cute bubble bar? I love bubble bars as they can be reused and they're such value for money. This contains geranium and peppermint oils and smells like lavender and very floral, sweet and not quite as minty despite the fact it contains peppermint. It leaves the bath a bubbly soft red which is also refreshing. I really love the design and cuteness of the ladybird though.

How has everyone enjoyed April? What have you been loving?

OLYMPÉA | Paco Rabanne

I'm one of those people who don't usually buy themselves perfume, unless I have run out.
My boyfriend kindly bought me some fancy perfume, that I would never buy myself, for Christmas and I'm really loving it (as well as a giant Stitch teddy bear which never leaves my side, I swear I'm not five years old). The smell and packaging of this perfume are amazing and definitely my aesthetics, yes I am that trendy to use that description.

I'm not one for saying perfume is pretty but I really like the box and bottle and it just wanted me to take photos of it. I don't know how to describe how this perfume smells but I think it's my favourite perfume I've ever owned, before this I really loved all the Britney Spears perfumes, especially Curious. Do you ever just smell a perfume and think it would really suit you or a certain person? I'm speaking weird nonsense again. Well anyway I think this perfume really suits me and it stays on for a long time, the smell will last almost all day. It's described as having a vanilla and white floral smell which feels really feminine and joyous.

  

I love the design of the bottle itself and it's the perfect perfume for a night out or any day really, it's my new signature scent. Although I don't particularly ever use lotions that come with perfumes, I have no doubt that it smells fantastic too. 

What's everyone else's favourite signature scent?