April Favourites 2016

Hi guys!

There were SO many wonderful and newly discovered things I loved all through March and April and so I thought I'd do a monthly favourites and as usual, just share with you some products and random bits and pieces I've been loving and that are worth giving a try! 

LUSH Happy Hippy Shower Gel- 

I haven't tried many of the LUSH shower gels before but have really taken to this one! It was given to me as a gift and I just love it! It is citrussy and grapefruit scented and just smells so nice, especially for the mornings. 

LUSH Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub

Another LUSH product... like I said, I tend to usually stick to the LUSH bath bombs and bubble bars, etc. and so haven't given much chance to all their other products before, but I really love them. They are such great quality and feel really good and natural for your skin. This is a salt based exfoliator, and whilst I also enjoy sugar-based ones, this one foams up and lathers really nicely, feels super good and exfoliating to the skin, and of course, smells lovely. 

Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream Perfume

Oh my goodness, I absolutely LOVE this scent! I pretty much use it as my everyday perfume, and it is just very much the type of scent I love, sweet (but not too sweet), fresh and floral. I think it feel like a good mixture between young and still slightly more mature than some of the other sweeter scents on the market. I previously used 'Daisy', which I also really like, but am currently just loving this!

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick- in the shade 330 "Sloane's Plum"

I went into the shops the other day, knowing in mind that I really wanted like a deep plum/berry colour lipstick, and after a while of looking through all the counters, I found this and fell in love with it! I don't usually wear dark lipstick as I feel quite self-conscious in it, especially in an everyday setting, but there's really no need to, and I really love it, so I have been wearing it a whole lot over the past few months. It is such a gorgeous shade, Rimmel is always very cost-effective and it has relatively good staying power too. 

Mac 217 make-up brush

I am sure I have spoken about this brush on this blog before, and I know that it is definitely one of Mac's most favourite and popular brushes, and it has definitely earned its good reputation! I love this brush, and as I have been using an eyeshadow palate recently, I have just realised how amazing and helpful it is! I basically use a different eye shadow brush to put the various shades on, and in my crease, etc. and then use this one to basically just blend all over and above the lid so that the shadow doesn't look quite so stark and suits a more everyday, smokey look. So yeah, this brush just basically does what it's meant to do really well. 

Academy of Colour- Metallic brown smokey eyes kit

This is a little quad palate with some really gorgeous shades. I have actually had this for ages and never used it as I didn't know the brand and thought it wouldn't be much good, but I love the shades it includes, and they also have very good staying-power. There is a silvery brown colour, a more reddy brown tinged one, one that's matte and very similar to "Cork" by Mac, and then lastly a very dark shimmery brown, and I just love them all a lot, and they are quite natural and work for a simple smokey eye for either a more casual or dressed-up look. 

Essie Millionails Clear Polish

Oh my goodness, I love this stuff! You can use it as a top coat on top of a coloured nail polish, which helps it last a lot longer. But I also like to use on my nails when they don't have anything else on them, and it just seems to really help keep them healthy and much stronger than usual, especially cause I bite my nails, so they need all the help they can get. 

Yankee Candle in the scent Black Cherry

This was another gift, and you can only imagine my excitement when I realised that not only was it a Yankee Candle, but it was cherry scented!! And it definitely lived up to my original expectation, this smells absolutly beyond delicious! Even when it's not lit, if I leave the lid off, it scents the whole room and like I said, it is just SUCH an amazing scent. 

Nespresso coffee

We recently got a Nespresso machine and this has had a very direct impact on my coffee drinking! This coffee is just so delicious, like can't even compare to the instant coffee I usually make at home, and so yeah, I basically have been drinking a ton of it, especially through exams. 

Woolworths Wake-me-up Peppermint Tea

I mentioned this already in my "Studying Tips" post, but yeah I really love this stuff a lot! It tastes as good as it smells, which is amazing, and it is very calming and delicious. 

So that's everything I loved over the past couple of months, sorry it's so late, but still I hope you enjoy some of these products! 

Love, 

January Favourites 2016

Happy new year everyone!

I hope that you had a lovely Christmas and new year and are back into the swing of things for 2016. 
Apologies for my lack of blogging, but I sort of just majorly relaxed and did nothing in the start of Jan and then I started varsity a couple of weeks ago, so things have been a bit busy. 

Anyway, I wanted to do this post because I have some really lovely things to show you that I have been using and absolutely loving throughout the end of December and the whole of this month! I think maybe this is my best favourites yet, what I mean is that I am just so obsessed with all of these products/things! 

I'm going to do the beauty/make-up stuff first and then the other random bits and pieces after. 

The Body Shop- Glazed Apple Sugar Scrub

I have never been that into exfoliating my skin, particularly if it's not my face, but this has really changed things up for me, and I have completely noticed the difference. Let me start with the smell, oh my sweet goodness, this smells absolutely amazing! I had smelt this from their Christmas range in 2014 and so I knew the second I saw they were continuing it this Christmas, that I wanted a product with this scent. I opted for the sugar scrub because I like that it is sugar based, as it doesn't overly abrase my skin and generally just agrees quite well with it. This lasts super long as well, I've barely lowered the level at all and have been using it all the time, so I think it will last pretty well too. 

Lush Peppermint Bark Exfoliating Bar

I was under the impression this was on the Lush Christmas range but I went into a Lush shop the other day and was super happy to see these still there, so the might actually be available all year round. Like I said before, I've never really had a good exfoliator  and then I found this and the Body Shop one this month, so have literally been alternating between the two every 4 days or so. This smells amazing as well, it is kinda Christmassy cause it's like a sweet mint, but I am in love with the smell and it sticks on you the whole day, which I love. I wasn't actually expecting to like the smell, and when you smell the bar itself, it's a bit strong, but somehow when this gets wet and you use it, the smell becomes a bit sweeter and minty and just so lovely! You just rub this over any areas you need to exfoliate, and yeah it is just a lovely product that I will 100% be repurchasing. 

Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser with shea butter

This is a real sort of special product for me because Clarins is, as we all know, bloody expensive and for someone like me on a student's income, buying products like this isn't really an option. I had found that I wasn't ever really cleansing my skin. I used a face wash in the shower and then at night I generally was just lazy and used a make-up wipe, and I wanted to start properly cleaning my face and making sure all my make-up is off before I go to bed. My mom had a near empty tube of this in her bathroom so I gave it a little try and was amazed at how well it works and feels. My mom treated me to this for Christmas and I am using it every sort of 2-3 days and can just tell the difference. Going to bed with a clear, clean face just makes such a difference. This also smells lovely and because of the shea butter is super good for dry skin and is incredibly soft and hasn't caused my relatively sensitive skin to have any issues with it at all. 

Rimmel Kate Moss Collection lipsticks in the shades 12 and 03

Both of these I've actually had for a while, and as far as drugstore lipsticks go, these really are some of the best ever- they are a lovely matte, pretty long-lasting, apply easily and smell amazing. I love both these shades a lot, I opted for the rangy-red one (12) a lot during Christmas and then use the darkish dusty pink (03) almost everyday as a basic. But I had to pop both of them into this favourites cause recently I've been wearing them together (put on the red, dab it a bit, then apply the pink over) to create a really lovely berry colour. 

These are so affordable and just really really good. 

Mac Studio Fix Foundation Powder in the shade NW20

This is a product I have had my eye on for a while, but seeing as it is pretty expensive, I had to wait to ask for it for Christmas. The reason why I was so keen to try it is because it is still a foundation, not just a setting powder, so is pretty decent coverage, but I don't like that every day I cake on foundation, and so I wanted to veer towards more BB creams and stuff like this. I love this product! I am using it almost every day when I don't have any skin problems and I just find that the coverage is perfect to just hide a few small spots and redness and I also just feel like my skin is able to 'breathe' not being covered in heavy base. So yeah, this was well worth the wait!

Loreal Super Liner Perfect Slim in Intense Black

I have had my fair share of battles with liquid eyeliner, it's difficult to put on sometimes and unless you have a good liner, near impossible to get things on nicely and looking even. A friend of mine had this and I borrowed it a while back and was so impressed not only with its lasting power but also with how easy it is to apply. The tip is almost like a long, pointy felt tip and it is just super easy and one of the best liquid liners I've come across. 

The Body Shop 'Eyeshadow Blender' brush

I actually only bought this because I had a voucher that was expiring and so very hastily just picked this up. The reason I got it was because I love my Mac 217 blending brush, but often I find there's a need for a second, similar brush to contour and add different colours without just smudging it all into one. This brush is so soft, the bristles stay put and don't fall out and it is just the perfect shape to brush right over your lid, or to put in the crease and darker areas. It's just a lovely and pretty affordable (especially compared to Mac) brush that I've been reaching for a lot lately. 

And now for some more random little bits and bobs. All three again, were actually christmas presents but yeah I am have been using them all a lot during January, so had to pop them in. 

Accessorise Triangle Necklace

I have been really liking all the geometric shape jewellery items that have become popular recently and have really wanted a triangle shaped pendent necklace for a while. This is just a plain, relatively cheap one from Accessorise, but I really like it and have pretty much been wearing it every day. 

Yankee Candle- Midnight Jasmine

 So if you've read this blog for a while, you'll well know my love of candles. Yankee candles are such a big brand name and hype, but they are really expensive unfortunately  I was so excited to be able to get this as my first one and give it a go. I have been loving it, I have burnt it a lot and it hasn't gone down too much at all, meaning it should last a good while. It smells incredible, I wanted a summer-y sort of scent for this season, and this jasmine is amazing, and really fills the entire room when it's lit. 

'Lost Ocean'- Johanna Basford

These adult colouring books have become the biggest new craze, and when I first saw them I was convinced I would never get one because I thought that I would find colouring-in boring and quite uncreative if you know what I mean. But I LOVE this book so much! I find the colouring so calming and as bizarre as it sounds, quite therapeutic to just colouring in patterns and all that. This is also the most beautiful colouring book. I had a good look at all of them before and the whole range by this illustrates is stunning, she has a garden and forrest series as well I think. The drawings are all to do with the sea and ocean and marine life mixed with beautiful patterns and mandalas, etc. I think part of why I like it so much is also how cool they look completed at the end, there's still a very long way until I finish the book though. 

So that's it for my January favourites 2016! I hope that maybe you get some ideas or recommendations from this :) 

August Favourites

Where on earth did August go- my gosh, I had so many blog ambitions for this month and it has literally just slipped away! 

So there have been a few really lovely things I have been enjoying this month! Some new, but I also went back to a few old products that i fell in love with again... So I wanted to share those, and some other bits and pieces I've been loving, with you. 

Okay so let me start with make-up: 

The first thing I have been loving is 

The Body Shop: Honey Bronzer (shade 04)

I will start by saying that I did unfortunately get one or two shades too dark, but luckily, with bronzer, you can sort of get away with that cause you can just use less. This is slightly more on the pricey side for bronzer and I finally decided to splurge and buy one cause I have been eyeing them forever! This is fantastic bronzer, in fact, I think maybe I even like it more than the Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer, which has been my staple for years. This just has so much pigment, makes perfect contours, lasts long and is just beautifully packaged, which always makes a difference!

Rimmel: Wake Me Up Concealer (Shade 01)

For some reason Rimmel in SA doesn't stock this concealer, and it is one I have heard people rave about for ages, so I actually ended up ordering it online, and it was definitely worth the wait. This just really does the job at covering up any spots, and is also good for like overall redness or puffy eyes and all that... I like concealers like this that are quite liquid and almost like a more pigmented base opposed to concealer crayon sticks... This lasts well and just feels nice and light on your face, so even if you put a lot on, your skin doesn't feel cakey or anything. 

Maybelline: 24hr Colour Tattoo Shadow (Shade: Permanent Taupe)

I had to order another shade of this cream eye shadow because the stay power is actually ridiculous! Like I've never found a piece of make-up that will honestly not budge from when you put it on in the morning to when you take it off- it's crazy. That aside, this is the prettiest matte brown colour, that I generally just wear plain over my eyelids with some mascara and that's it. It is very natural but just so pretty, this is currently my go-to thing to do with my eyes on an everyday basis. 

Rimmel: Match Perfection Foundation (Shade 100)

This is an oldy but a goody- I have been religiously using this base for years now, and every time I try out a new base, I always come back to this. The reason I'm putting it in my favourites is because recently I've had so many people asking what base I'm wearing, and it is always this. It doesn't ever feel cakey or sticky on your face and when I put it on, I can see an instant change in terms of overall eveness and colour of my skin, and yeah, it's super affordable, I love the pump bottle and is just a really solid, good-quality product. 

Now for beauty, I just have one thing, which is the

The Body Shop: Shower Gel- Fuji Green Tea

This is a pretty new scent that The Body Shop have released and I absolute love it! It's not as sweet as some of the other, more fruity, scents they do and so I find myself using it pretty much everyday because it's a very natural and suuper fresh scent, which is perfect for everyday. I also find that it doesn't clash with perfume or deodorant that I wear, which is sometimes a problem I have with a few of the other Body Shop scents. So yeah, it just smells really good! 

Now onto some random favs:

The first is a book

Paper Towns- John Green

I am not a big reader, mainly because I really don't have much time. So I finally finished this while I was overseas in June/July, because there's nothing better than reading a good book while lying in the sun on a boat- so that's pretty much what I did a lot of the time! This book is really good, I love John Green, he's just a super cool guy and always manages to create very real characters. The story is completely unique and yeah, I just thoroughly enjoyed it! It's an easy read as well, so nothing too heavy. 

Shameless: TV Series

I am pretty addicted to all the TV series' I watch but this one is kind of on a new level and honestly, I didn't actually watch too much else besides Shameless last month because I was just enjoying it so much! I think this show is kinda an acquired taste and is a bit brash in ways, so isn't for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoy it! I can't pin point what exactly about it either, but it's just really good and worth checking out, I was hooked within the first few episodes! I am only only season 2, cause I started pretty late, but it's already great! 

Is There Anybody Out There?- A Great Big World: album

I have been listening to this CD all the time recently. I only knew a few songs by A Great Big World before, but really liked them, and then I decided to listen to the whole album and all the songs were just super good. I love the main singer's voice and the use of piano in their music, and I also just think that the stuff they sing about it different and positive, and always puts me in a good mood. My favourites have to be Land Of Opportunity and Already Home. 

So yeah, that's it for what I was loving throughout August, check in with you soon :)

Love

My In-flight Travel Essentials

Hi guuuys :)

Okayy, so firstly I have to start by apologising for my complete lack of presence on this blog in the last 2 months! Long story short, I basically had an extremely hectic period of exams around the start of June in which I pretty much didn't do anything except study, and then literally the day after I finished those exams, I went overseas for 3 weeks, and so there just wasn't a chance to post, and that sort of brings us till now. I also am in the process of considering transferring my blog over to Squarespace, because I have seen a number of really beautifully designed and easy to work websites/blogs via that and am thinking it may be time for a change, but will keep y'all updated as I go, so for now, I wanted to check in and post anyway!

Okay, so I took all these pictures as I was packing my hand luggage the day before I left for my holiday so that I could do this post. I love packing and always get so excited doing it, but am always leaving out important stuff, so I love posts/videos like this and thought I might do one for you guys in case any of you are interested or travelling any time soon :D I went backpacking around a few countries in Central/Eastern Europe (Greece, Croatia, Czech Republic and Hungary) and it was absolutely amazing- I'm sure I will be doing quite a few posts on some of my travelling adventures! But basically, because we would always b carrying whatever we took with us on our backs, I did have to pack with that in mind! So here are my in-flight essentials, everything that I had in my hand luggage for my flight(s) there. 

1= My purse
Okay so this seems pretty obvious, but yeah, I needed to have this on hand for my layover and when we arrived and stuff. 

2= My ID
You don't actually need this while travelling, but I know that you need to have proof of nationality to be let back into your country if your passport if lost/stolen. And seeing that I am so paranoid about losing important stuff like my passport, I brought this just in case. 

3= My passport
Oh so important, kinda goes without saying!

4= A pair of shorts (change of clothes)
So we were going from a really cold, rainy winter in Cape Town to a really hot sunny Europe. So leaving SA I was in leggings and a hoodie and lots of warm winter clothes, but I knew as soon as we landed in Athens, I would be boiling, so I brought a pair of shorts so I could change in the airport before we got on our ferry to Santorini. Also, I hate going so long without showering or changing clothes, so in general, I like to have an extra pair to put on either at a layover, or when we arrive. We were travelling for a pretty long time- it was first a 9 hour flight to Dubai, then a 9 hour layover there, and then a second 5 hour (I think) flight to Athens, so by the time we got there, I was well ready to ditch the leggings and put on a fresh pair of shorts. 

5= Medication
I have medication and vitamins, etc. that I need to take every night and morning, so I just put the pills I needed into a little tupaware to bring on the flight and to take during my layover. I also put in a few headache pills just in case. 

6= Foreign adaptors
I just wanted to bring these along because I wanted to be able to charge my phone at the airport during our layover and while we were on the ferry, etc. 

7= Phone charger
As I said before... hehe

8= Hand sanitiser and hair accessories 
I think that hand sanitiser is one of those essentials when travelling around, particularly in airports and on public transport and all that, you never know when it will come in handy. And then just a few hair bits and pieces, bobby pins and hair ties, etc.  in case. 

9= Earphones
Yeah, again, pretty obvious, just for listening to music on my phone or watching movies on the plane or what not.

10= A book
It's always nice to have a book with you during layovers or long flights. This one is called Paper Towns by John Green and I finished it while over there and absolutely loved it- I highly recommend it if any of you are looking for a good book. 

11= Dettol sanitising wipes
Another one of those things I like to have with my while travelling

12= My sunnies
We were arriving in Athens at lunch time and I knew it would most likely be hot and sunny, so I brought these along in my hand luggage. 

13= Sunglasses case
Because otherwise my sunglasses would definitely be squished, it's happened to me before :'( haha

14= A pair of warm, cozy socks
I don't know if it's just me, but I get super cold on long-haul flights, they pump the air con and I always find my feet get freezing, so I like to take a warm pair of socks. 

15= My make-up and toiletry bag
I generally don't really wear make-up while travelling like on flights and all that, so I just packed a few minimal things and then a couple of toiletries. I hadn't packed my toothbrush and toothpaste yet when I took this photo, but otherwise here is what I had in my hand luggage toiletry bag:

Bare in mind also, that you can't take items that are more than 100ml otherwise they confiscate them. 

1= Moisturiser
This is so important for my while flying! I find that for some reason my skin gets super dry when flying a lot and so it's important to just keep moisturising. This moisturiser is the clear Start Overnight Treatment by Dermalogica, I have been using it for a while now and really like it cause it's very light and works well with my skin. 

2= Tissues
You never know when you'll need these, so yeah, just a handy thing to have with you I think. Also I have such bad allergies that I don't really go anywhere without tissues anymore haha

3= Sorbert Spa Nourish Hand and Nail Cream- Sea Botanicals
4= Make-up Removing and Toning Face Wipes
These are just like the ordinary face wipes, mine are from Clicks, and I just took a few out and put them in a packet because I didn't want to whole box with me on the flight. I like having these while travelling, cause often you just feel a bit tired and gross and can't shower or wash your face, so these do pretty good job at acting as a bit of a toner and just freshening you up a bit. 
5= Eos Strawberry Sorbet LipIce

6= The Body Shop: Tea Tree BB Cream in the shade 01
Like I said earlier, I don't like to wear make-up while flying and stuff because my skin doesn't deal particularly well with travelling anyway, so blocking up my pores with loads of make-up and all that seems silly. But I did want to take something light to cover up a few dark rings or spots or anything either during our layover or to freshen up slightly when we arrived, because we weren't going straight to a hotel, we had to catch a 7 hour ferry straight away. So I brought this because this BB cream is like the perfect thing for a very light cover up that is still good for you skin. 

7= EcoTools brush (not sure what number/name)
8= Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
9= Another EcoTools brush
10= Bourjois Paris Bronzing Powder
11= Mac Cremesheen lipstick- Peach Blossom
This is a super neutral pretty pink colour- very subtle and nice an moisturising as well, so it doesn't dry your lips out too much or anything. 
12= In-flight Super Moisture Hand Cream

So that's everything I look with me in my hand luggage. I hope this maybe helped any of you planning a trip anytime soon.... I had such an amazing time in Europe, and so I'll definitely post soon about some of the things I got up to.

Till then, lots of love

My Holy Grail: Bronzer

I wanted to do a quick little post about my absolute favourite bronzer! I am definitely not the first to rave about this stuff, and only got into it last year, so am actually a bit late on the bandwagon, but wanted to share it with you in case any of you are on the hunt for a great bronzer. 

So it is the "Bourjour Paris Bronzing Powder" known as their 'chocolate bronzer'. This stuff is just amazing! As far as I know, it does only come in one shade, but to me its not a problem at all, as you can add more or less, or pair it with blush, etc. to change it up if it isn't quite the shade you want. It is a really beautiful deep peach, almost redd-y brown colour and is absolutely perfect for contouring and adding some colour to your face! 

It is almost matte but has a few little speckles of shimmer in it, which looks so pretty on your cheeks! The packaging can be a bit misleading, as usually I like to go for products with very pretty boxes or packaging, and this one wasn't immediately one that caught my eye, but actually, it is great! The little box has a metallic part of the lid that clicks it closed, which is amazing because it is therefore always closed and there's no risk of the powder all falling out, or the powder being broken up and ruined like in a lot of other bronzers I have used before. 

It is also really big, which means that it lasts for AGES! And so is super good value for money! Inside it is shaped like little chocolate squares (you can't really see in mine as I've used it so much!) and even smells a tiny bit like chocolate, which could never be a bad thing hehe

So yeah, I love this stuff! The pan will last for ages, the packaging is clever and protects the powder, it looks cool, and most importantly, it is so pretty on your skin and often I will just use this without any blush or highlighter or anything else!

You can get it at most drugsstore like shops and so yeah, its definitely worth a use!

If you want to read some more reviews or order it online, you can check it out on the Superdrug website here!


And to check out some of the other posts in this 'Holy Grail make-up series', choose any of these below!
Mascara

March Favourites 2015

I haven't done a favourites post in ages, and that's mostly due to the fact that most of the things I've been loving recently are old favourites that I've raved on about on this blog for years, but in the last month or two, there have been some things I have been absolutely loving throughout the summery months, and before autumn comes and goes in a second, I wanted to post on some of my favourites from the last couple of months!

MAKE-UP AND BEAUTY FAVOURITES

REVLON COLOURBURST LIP BUTTER- TUTHI FRUTI

I am a loyal fan of these Revlon lip butters as they are smooth and creamy, but still highly pigmented, long-lasting, and have a very pretty array of colours. I ended up with this shade by chance actually... I had asked my mom to buy me one in the shade 'Juicy Papaya' for my birthday, as I'd had it before, run out, and absolutely loved it! But they were out of stock, so she got me this one instead, and I have to say, I am really enjoying it! It is a fairly bright, vibrant orange colour, however, what I like is that it is still muted enough to look good and not too bold on an every day basis. I just love these lip butters, and can't wait to build up my collection and try more of their shades. 

MAYBELLINE 24HR COLOUR TATOO EYE SHADOW- 'ON-AND-ON-BRONZE'

You may have seen me post about this in my new year's haul post, but I felt the need to tell you all about it again, because I am obsessed with it! In the last few months, I literally haven't used anything on my eye except this, or a another eye product I've been loving that I'll write about just now.... I think my favourite thing about this eye product is that it really does last the 24 hours it promises. It is SO long-lasting and stays put the whole night, which is always something I look for in a good eye product. I love this shade as well, a bronzy-pink colour that is so pretty, and a tiny bit goes a long way, so I see this little pot lasting a super long time as well. 

MAC PRO-WEAR SATIN EYESHADOW- 'CORK'

This is such a beautiful matte brown colour, and has quickly become one of my staples. I love just using a little bit along my lash line, or in my crease. It is great quality, long-lasting and while it is pretty pricey for a little pot, it is definitely good quality for money. 

REAL TECHNIQUES SETTING BRUSH- by Sam and Nic Chapman

I ordered this with the hope to use it as a concealer brush, and it is the perfect size, shape and quality for concealer blending. I absolutely love this brush, it is soft, the bristles stay put, is washes easily and is the perfect size as a concealer brush. This is my first realTechniques brush I've had, and I am so impressed, I can't wait to try out some more!

DERMALOGICA 'CLEAR START'- EMERGENCY SPOT FIX

After trying out a few samples of this stuff, I had to buy a proper tube, because it is really a miracle worker for spots and blemishes. This stuff is perfect for those times when your skin just seems to have a tantrum and break out everywhere possible. For so long, I have just piled my face with concealer to hide it, but since I've discovered this stuff, it literally clears my skin out completely within a week and makes it feel a lot healthier. You don't use it everyday, but rather when your skin seems like its about to break out or in smaller problem areas. It is so good and always works 100% for me as it is very strong and anti-bacterial. 

ESSIE NAIL POLISH- 'BORROWED AND BLUE'

I posted this is a favourites last year sometime, but recently whenever I reach for a colour to paint my nails, I just always find myself choosing this one! It is just the prettiest light baby blue colour that goes with almost everything. I also love it because of its amazing quality! It lasts at least a week without chipping, paints on smoothly without any streaks and isn't too thick or clumpy. 

GENERAL FAVOURITES

MOVIES

There have been so many great movies I have watched recently, but I will just tell you about  3 (very different) ones that I absolutely loved: 

1) STILL ALICE

This is super sad but such a genuine and captivating movie! Julianne Moore is so brilliant in this, and it is definitely a movie to put on the list, definitely worth a watch as it is so heart-warming, touching and is a true display of amazing acting an directing!

2) THE IMITATION GAME

This is definitely one of my new all-time favourites and I have watched it a few times already. Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightly are so amazing in it, and the whole story-line, history, cinematography and cast are just all-together brilliant!

3) STUCK IN LOVE

Looking for something a little lighter? This is a cheesy rom-com done well, and I really loved every second of it. The cast is amazing and so lovable, not to mention my complete girl-crush on Lily Collins. It is original and cute and perfect for a Friday night in with a huge bowl of popcorn. 

TV SERIES

In have become absolutely obsessed with Girls recently- I had been wanting to watch it for ages now, as I always hear it being called for nominations for Emmies and Golden Globes and the works, so I finally gave it a try and it is amazing! Lena Dunham is hilarious and really makes the show! It is so good, so definitely worth a watch! 

So that's it for my monthly favourites, let me know if you give any of these a try and love them as much as I do!