MY AUGUST FAVOURITES

2.9.15

August.. No way?

It's time for yet another Monthly Favourites and this Month I've been doing a lot of Shopping and a lot of try and testing with products so I have a lot of Monthly Favourites.

Tanya Burr Cosmetics - from £5.99

New Product Launch

I'm a huge Tanya Burr fan. I love her YouTube Channel, her Beauty Tutorials and I adore her Tanya Burr Cosmetics Product Range.

This Month Tanya launched some new products and a New Design for her Collection.

The New Products feature a stylish rose gold exterior and New Products such as Shadow and Brow Palettes, New Nail & Lipgloss Shades too. The products are amazing.

Not only do they look stunning but their formula is so amazing.

The Polishes are very pigmented, thick and go a really long way. The Lipglosses have the best applicator I've ever uses and are glossy and creamy. The Eyebrow Palette has the perfect selection of colours for all hair and skin types as well as a highlighter too.

I just love them! You need to try them out.

ASOS Leather Body Bag - £25.00

I've got a lot of bag... A lotta, lotta bags.

However I lack in small bags for every day use, so when I saw this ASOS Leather Body Bag in the ASOS Sale I just had to have it!

1: Because it's small and perfect for every day use

2. Because it's the perfect match for the Aspinal Of London Purse I featured in my July Favourites

It's so functional and has the perfect amount of space for the balance of carrying all your essentials but not cluttering up your bag.

Home Bargains 'Little Cosmetics Bag' Makeup Bag - £1.99

I'm always struggling to find the right size makeup bag, just like I mentioned my struggle with a handbag. But on my recent trip to one of my favourite shops ever, Home Bargains I stumbled across this adorable Pink 'Little Cosmetics Bag' Makeup Bag that I just couldn't resist! It's also the perfect size for all my daily makeup essentials and fits perfectly in my New ASOS Leather Bag.

NSPA Bath, Body & Skincare - from £2.50

I recently mentioned in a previous post my new found love for NSpa Bath & Body Products (which you can read here) for their affordable price and amazing product and scent selection.

Later in the month I was in need of a New Face SPF and New Moisturiser , and as I love the NSpa Bath & Body products so much I decided to give the Skincare a go too, and I'm so glad I did!

The moisturiser is so hydrating with a thick, silicone like formula that's done wonders for my dry skin. The SPF is much more creamy and a little goes a really long way.

I'd highly recommend trying Nspa as a brand, exclusive to ASDA.

Jo Malone Pomegrante Noir - from £42.00

I'm a huge lover of all things Jo Malone but due to the Jo Malone Luxury they're not always in the affordable bracket. Again, 'When in Cambridge' this Month I stumbled across the Jo Malone store which I decided to enter, which is a risky decision to all!

I've loved the Pomegranate Noir Scent since I was in the Airport earlier in the year and fell in love with the unique fruity, spicy scent.

So, naughtily I indulged. How could I not?

Wondering home with a bag full of Jo Malone beauty with the Pomegranate Noir Cologne and Hand Cream. To arrive home to visit my Boyfriend's Parents to find his mother had a Pomegranate Noir Soap that was an unwanted gift. So I wondered home with that too!

Then I went to London last week and got sucked in by Jo Malone again and purchased the Small Bottle of Pomegranate Noir Cologne as my handbag bottle.

If you like strong, lasting and unique

KIKO Products - from £6.90
Whilst I was in Cambridge a few weeks ago I went into my First KIKO Store!
I'd heard a lot about KIKO Products from YouTube and from a friend who swears by them so I thought it was time I tried a few!
I'd be after a New Lip-Combo for a while especially and everyday 'my lips but better' nude shade.
So when I stumbled across these stunning Intensely Lavish Lip Products in Shade 2 in their Charlotte Tilbry like packaging I fell in love and after I swatched the Lip Liner and Lipstick, they went straight in my basket!
They are the perfect combination for an every day lip with a semi matte finish I just love!

Next I'd been after a new foundation and my current one is coming to the end.

So I picked up the KIKO Skin Evolution Foundation in Shade 107 and I love it!

I recently wore it on a busy Blogging day out in London and usually with a busy say darting across the capital my makeup has definitely seen better days.

However, on this occasion even after running for my train my makeup held up much better thanks to my new foundation. It's also very build-able so it's perfect whether you like a light or high coverage finish.

I also picked up the KIKO 102 Face Brush which was on offer at around £7.90 and I couldn't resist the perfectly soft bristles and I'm desperately in need of a new multi use powder brush.

MAC Cream Colour Base in Hush and MAC Pro Longwear Eye Liner in Black Ice - from £16.00
When in London and on Oxford St you just can't not go into Selfridges.
I was completely sucked in by the MAC counter and decided I needed to finally get my hands on the MAC Cream Colour Base in Hush and a new long lasting eye liner, so I went for the MAC Pro Longer Eye Liner in Black Ice.

I've been meaning to purchase the CCB in Hush for ages.
Since seeing makeup tutorial and makeup tutorial and it's amazing finish I was so happy to finally pick up a pot! It's the perfect little makeup bag must have you can use for so, so many things.
I bought it simply for a cheek shimmer, highlighter as it just leaves the most beautiful reflective sheen on the skin rather than some of the other highlighters on the market that leave you with a thick, glittery mess. However, use it on your cheeks, face, eyes or even with foundation!
It's such a useful product.

I chose the Pro Longwear Eye Liner because I love using eyeliner on the waterline however, it never lasts half the day, forget all of it. So even though the Pro Longwear Eye Liners don't come in as 'jet black' shades as the Kohl Liners but they don't move around as much so they last longer.
I'm so pleased with it!

H&M Wool Bow Heels - £29.99
I counted my shoes on my shoe racks the other day and I have over 60 pairs of heels.
Yes, over 60.
So what I did I do whilst I was in London?
Yes, I bought another pair of heels.

"Life is too short, buy the shoes"

However these aren't like any of my other pairs, so I just had to have them!
They're a Wool material and just look absolutely stunning and when I saw they were £29.99 they went straight in my basket.
They just shout 'Effortless Chic'.

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying - £7.69
I buy a few books a month as I've rediscovered a love for reading.
Last month I heard Estée talk about this book on her Vlog Channel and she was mentioning how amazing it was and how it's changed her way of thinking.
So, as a very messy human I popped into my Amazon Basket and whilst on the Train to and from London the other week I gave it a read.
I became instantly hooked.

The book is written by Marie Kondo. A Japanese Tidying Consultant who's obsession for organising and tidying as a child has found her a huge career and a best selling books of her talent.
The book basically teaches you how to change your life into thinking tidily.
Yes, this sounds all too good to be true but really it works.
The day after I got back from London I spent my day off becoming a Clean Freak from out of no where.. I'm the Queen of Clutter and bin bag and bin bag was disappearing from my house because I was so inspired to tidy all my years of clutter up and declutter my life.
I'm going to write a separate Blog Post on this incredible Book but until them I had to include in my monthly favourites as it really is Life Changing.

IKEA Zebra Rug - £25.00
If you didn't already know I have a huge obsession with Interior Design and I'm forever changing and updating my decor. My Boyfriend and I took a trip to IKEA the other week and as usual, we went in for one thing and came out with a car full of new purchases.
My favourite purchase from our trip was this super soft Faux Zebra Skin Rug.
I love it so much that we bought two.
It's just such a simple but effective statement in the room I just adore it.

His & Hers Cushions - £6.99
As I mentioned my huge obsession for Interior Design, I took a trip to The Range recently and couldn't resist these 'His Lordship & Her Ladyship' matching cushions.
I don't know why I love them so much but it's so nice to see a simple design of His & Her's cushions without them saying 'Mr & Mrs'. So for non-married folk like myself, they're perfect!

L'oreal Skin Perfection Micellar Water - £2.99

I normally use Garnier's Micellar Water to remove my makeup before bed but this month I discovered L'oreal's Skin Perfection Micellar Water which was on Sale in Sainsburys.

So I thought I'd give it a try!

I much prefer it to the Garnier alternative. Not only if the packaging much better looking and better shaped for storage but the formula is much kinder on my skin, much more effective on removing makeup and get eye makeup off with much less hassle than the Garnier Micellar Water.

If you normally use the Garnier Micellar Water I'd highly recommend picking up the L'oreal Skin Perfection Micellar Water and giving it a try!

St Eval Candle Co Sea Salt Candle - £9.00

My last Blog Post featured my New Candle Crush, St Eval Candle Company.

Their scents are so unique and refreshing. But my favourite is definitely the Sea Salt Candle.

With a masculine like scent with a salt edge and added citrus scents it's just stunning, and for a small candle they have a great 45 Hour Burning Time too so they last ages!

Pug Scarf - £3.99

As you're probably well aware, I'm Pug Obsessed.

My house is surround my Pug related items.

So when I was shopping in my local town of Uppingham the other day and I found this amazing Pug Scarf I had to have it. I've been wearing it all the time since and had to include it in my August Favourites - How could I Not?

Bloggers On Blogging Project
This month you may or may not know that I started a New Blog Project; #BloggersOnBlogging.
You can read the Blog Post here
I interviewed over 20 Bloggers asking them questions from 'Why they Started?' to 'Their thoughts on Working with Brands?' and it was such an amazing post to write with like-minded people about a topic we're all hugely passionate about.
If you've not seen the post already then please take a look whether you're a Blogger, aspiring Blogger or want to know a little more about the Blogging Industry.
You can read the Blog Post here

Metro Blog
August was incredibly exciting for me as I now officially Blog for Metro.co.uk.
It's such an exciting and overwhelming move in my career and I'm so happy to Blog for Metro.
My 1st Blog Post went like at the end of August called '11 Things Only Pug Lovers Will Understand' and the response has been outstanding.
Within one day of it being live it had over 4.5k Shares and was ranking Top of Metro.co.uk 'Most Shared' list.
Today, my New Blog Post for Metro went live to!
"14 Signs You're Not a People Person"
Please let me know what you thought.
So please check out my first post for Metro.co.uk/Blogs and look forward to my future Post for Metro. Eek!
You can add my Metro Author Profile to your Favourites here