September Favourites

Possibly I could be the last blogger to be posting my September favourites, and in all fairness, I haven't really been wearing that much make up the last month, or being arsed with my appearence. My life has been the following- work, gym, chill, work, gym, chill, work blah blah you get the picture. So this month's products are quite boring..

Macadamia Oil Treatment- I recieved this in last months Boudior Prive box, however I had noticed that Laura had been raving about this product on her blog before the BP boxes came out. I've used this twice and I have enjoyed using it, however my hair has been in quite good condition lately as I haven't been using my straighteners. I'm saving whats left of this for my holidays to give this a proper test. I'll do a more indepth review of this once I come back from my holidays.

Anti-histamines- Now I know on first glance of this, it kinda looks like a pill packet, and then put 2+2 together and get 10. However I've started the holiday prep aka "Operation Avaitar"- to prevent the face incident from happening again. My backside will not be used as a dart board again!! I may do a pre-holiday post next week on what I am planning on packing to prevent swolleness.

Korres Lip Butter*- Oh my god, my new favourite lipbalm, the chapstick can go do one. I recieved this with a voucher from Zalando and after eyeing the stand up in HoF at the metro centre, I'm so glad I got it. The shade I have has a slight tint to it, this is a constant feature on my desk at work. I'm after the mango version next. I'll talk about this more in my Zalando haul.

Elemis Rehydrating Ginseng Toner and Rehydrating Rosepetal Cleanser- As part of Holly's wedding present of her hubby DavyT she had a spa day to Bannatyne's spa, and these were some of the products which were used on our amazing facials. Both products are full size and we got these in a set with a miniture face cream for £25 (each bottle is £19 each). I've been alternating using these with my Liz Earle and I have to say with going to the gym nearly every night after work, my skin feels better after I've used these. My skin feels refreshed, whereas sometimes with LE my skin feels spotty (if that makes sense).

Lush Snow Fairy- I've noticed on a lot of your blogs that Lush have their Christmas stuff in, and Snow Fairy is back in stores (hurrah). This bottle is from last Christmas and due to the crappy cold weather we've been having I've been reaching for this. Add in the Boots Christmas Catologue and Hot Chocolate and I am feeling all Christmassy!!! Woohooo.

October Favourites will no dount be purely holiday favourites as I'm currently a hermit,

Time Flies..Monthly Favourites

I don't really have that many favourites this month to share with you all, I've worn very little make up as I've been a hermit and only had one night out last month. Plus saving my money for Holly's wedding/Tenerife. However I have been loving the following products..

Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb- I've been wearing this a lot for work and its been on my dad's duty free shopping list for quite a while. However considering I've never mentioned that I need a new bottle on here or to anyone, guess what I have a bottle of as my wedding present off Holly... her psychic abilities are a bit scary. Really like this perfume for during the day, however sometimes for a night out everyone is normally wearing it so I don't bother. However I love the scent, its just yum.

Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic- I've read so many positive reviews about this and thought it was time I tried some for myself. Parentals have been away and in exchange for looking after the house, I told them (well left a post it note in mother's purse) I wanted a bottle of this. However, if you saw my tweet the other day you would have noticed I may be cheating on Liz Earle with Elemis Cleanser and Toner...

Benefit Coralista- You all know how much I love this, and instead of using my Accessorize blush for work, I've been using this. It lasts all day, and makes me look half awake in the morning. A nice light coral blush, which can be built up. Looks fab on both tanned and au naturel skin.

Opi Steady as She Rose- so this was the colour which me and Holly decided was going to be the nail polish I wore on the wedding. Luckily when choosing a colour Holly gave me free reign to wear what I liked (within reason) on my nails. I'd initally seen swatches of this on Emma's blog and after seeing it in Fenwicks, we knew this was the colour. I do have a nail of the day post on this, which will hopefully be up next week sometime. I got mine from ebay for £5 including p+p from America (seller is beautyzone2007).

Jane Iredale Pure Lash- if you were able to get your hands on August's Boudoir Prive box this little gem was inside of it.

Now Jane Iredale claims this is a primer for mascara, I have been using this on a night as a conditioning treatment for my eyelashes as it claims to stop lashes from drying out and splitting, as well as allowing lashes to grow to their full potential. The full size product of this is only £11 so once I use this all up, I think I may purchase one.

What products have you been loving this month?

Don't forget Tor and myself are arranging a bloggers meet up in Leeds on 12th Novemember- details can be found on the post below.

Pinch Punch, First of the Month

Yes your eyes are not decieving you, but for once I am on the ball with my July favourites!!! I can't get over how fast this year is going over- its Holly's wedding 3 weeks on Saturday!! Not much to mention from the weekend haha, I'll do an outfit post for you tomorrow probably. Oh don't ever get on the wrong side of JEM, it all kicked off on my facebook yesterday haha. Pure comedy genius. Also who ate all the pies- muhahahahaha. Anyhoo what have I loved (and loathed) in July.

Innova Volume and Restructure Spray- I recieved this last week in the post, and used it on my hair before going out on Saturday night. Unfortuately due to it being so hot and sweaty when I was out on Saturday my hair has dropped in the photos. However combing my hair yesterday morning- my hair was MASSIVE. Big hair without the need for heat/back combing. Full review to come on this.

Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Hand Cream- getting a bit sick of using Soap and Glory Heel Genius on my hands, so I've switched back to using this. Like the original 8 hour cream it works wonders on dry hands, and cuticals. It may be expensive but if you search around you can normally get it much cheaper.

Prada eau de parfum- my new work perfume, very strong smelling, more of a wintery/going out fragrance. But as the scent lasts all day I prefer to use it for work.

Seche vite quick drying top coat- I know this product has caused a bit of controversy on the blogging front. Some of yous love it, other hate it. For me I am loving it- it keeps my nails looking decent for a night out. However come the next day it does have a tendancy to chip- I've had this on since saturday and my nails haven't chipped (yet). I got mine for £5 off ebay, basically a similiar amount to what you would pay for a normal base/top coat. I wouldn't pay full price for this.

Mac eyeshadow- Satin Taupe- Old faithful eyeshadow. This colour looks fab in a smokey eye with print.

Falsifeye mascara- my new work mascara. Makes me look half decent and awake on a morning. Not keen on it for a night out, but for during the day its fab.

Mac 219 pencil brush- if you don't have this brush in your make up collection. Buy it now. I'm 99% sure I mentioned on here how I lost my original one in the loos in Buddha one Christmas, and this is the one make up brush I can't live without. Well worth the money.

Accessorize Mineralize Blush in "Scandal"- I finally managed to use alll of my Collection 2000 blush, and I bought this as my new work blush. For £5 I think this is excellent value, as its bigger than a Mac Mineralize blush for a 1/3 of the price. I'd heard rumours that the Accessorize make up line was going to be discontinued? Hopefully this is just a rumour though.

Swatched for you-

Scandal on the left (heavily swatched)

Satin Taupe on the right

Product I'm not feeling this month-

Posie Tint.

This will not work at all on my skin, pink only shows where I put the brush, when I work it into my skin, it has zero effect. Think this will just be getting used as a lip tint :( (good job its just a sample).

Mardy Bum- June Favourites

I know I'm well behind on the band wagon with my June favourites, however I have no idea where the time has gone too. I can't believe its been two weeks since Holly's hen do, and its already mid July. Time definately flies when you get old (aka 26). Anyway this week I haven't had chance to read/comment on many blogs as work has been super busy and then I'm going through the phase of "selling my life away" on ebay (hence the blog sales on here) as I literally can't fit any more clothes into my two wardrobes and two sets of drawers.

So "Blog Stalker" will be back in a couple of weeks, I'm hoping that we may see a NOTD post or something from JEM too. Also I'm still going through the faff on with trying to figure out the All Saints skirt sizing (if you have a sz 10 gold Devo Skirt you want to sell, email me), as I really need the Devo skirt for Holly's second hen do. Apart from that my life is boring, no going out nothing. Plus I have a backlog of a million review posts to do- arghhhhh.

Thats my life at the moment in a nutshell... back to the point of the post- June Favourites.

Q10 Eye Cream- I bought this at the start of June from one of mine and Stephy's favourite shops in the world ever- Home Bargains, for the bargain price of £1.19. Believe it or not, its reduced the dark circles from under my eyes and is very hydrating. A little goes a very long way. Plus for £1.19 its not breaking the bank. Tip for you all- check out the health and beauty stuff in HB you will be pleasently suprised.

Benefit Her Glossiness (Life on the A-List)- sums my life up really doesn't it lol. This was my all time favourite lipgloss years and years ago before getting hit by the Mac bug. I believe Benefit actually discontinued it, but then have they relaunched it (??). This is a fab pink colour, which lasts on your lips for ages. If you are used to the taste/smell of Mac products, this lipgloss smells/tastes rancid, but for some reason the smell of it reminds me of Thurday nights out with Holly in Walkabout getting mortal off £20 (oh the memories).

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara- You all know how I love this mascara and recently it has been neglected. However I've been wearing this for work, and I just love it. Nuff said on the matter.

Soap and Glory Heel Genius- not to be used on your feet, but actually as hand cream. Seriously if you have this, try it as hand cream. Its the best invention ever. Heavy duty moisturizer for your hands. I keep this on my desk at work at the soap in the dispensers really dry your hands out. A little goes a long way though.

Tommyguns Colour Save Intensive Masque- I was initally sent this product along with some other Tommyguns products to review (reviews to come), and I've since bought another tub from John Lewis. I use this once a fortnight as a deep conditioning treatment for my red hair. I don't really want to go into too much detail here as I want to save it for my review, but this works wonders on your hair. This is better than Philip Kingsley products, and even better a quarter of the price.

China Glaze (Below Deck)- I don't really feel like this is a summery nail polish, however I do think its more of a going out/work nail polish. Some say this is a dupe for Chanel Paradoxal, however I am not convinced. I'm going to have a proper play with this, and JEMs Barry M Dusky Mauve and Models Own Purple Grey. I do love this colour, although it does chip easy (wait til you see the notd post).

Burts Bees Lipbalm (Mango)- After seeing Take That for some reason my lips were very chapped, and no amount of my old faithful chapstick was getting my lips back to normal. Stephy actually recommended this as she swears by the pomegranette one. Its done the job- it tastes/smells lush and my lips are in tip top condition. However I am missing the chapstick...

Mac Typographic Eyeshadow- I'm 99.9% sure I've mentioned this eyeshadow in other monthly favourites, however this is my all time favourite eyeshadow. Lately when doing out I've been having more of a golden smokey eye with woodwinked, all that glitters, satin taupe and print instead of my normal grey/black staple. However after deciding on a smokey eye and rediscovering my love for this I have been using this more. I prefer this to carbon, as with carbon you have to build the colour up, where with typographic boom the colour is there. Both myself and Holly also used this for our make up on her hen do- I think Holly is a convert to this now.

Some swatches for you.

Left- Life on the A List and Right- Typographic (this is what it looks like- the colour hasn't been built up).

I still have items for sale on my two blog sales (see two posts below). I am also willing to do offers on products (email me).

Have a fab weekend chickadees.

Jadda Jadda Jadda- May Favourites

Apologies as this is REALLY late, honestly at the moment I'm having no concept of time- I can't believe its nearly mid June already. I have a 1001 posts to do, however like the spanner which I am, I'm either forgetting my camera wire or totally forgetting I have posts to do. Seriously if any of you have a wet kipper slap me now please.

I've also decided to mix my favourites up starting from May and include a product/products which I am not liking that month. This could be products which I have favoured before.. you never know.

So the long overdue May favourites are...

Sleek Storm Palette.

This is my go to palette for work- I'm not wasting my Mac eyeshadows for work. For some reason this month I am in one of those moods to try and use up as many products which I can, where I can before buying new stuff. A bit like a project 10 pan, just without the commitment. You can't knock Sleek for their pigmentation and value for money, however for some reason, I just stick to the same colours in this palette. I always wear my glasses to work as my contacts normally start playing up mid morning if I'm at a computer all day, so I never wear much colour on my eyes.

Top row- third along (I always use this as a base), and then it varies between the first and second shadows.

Bottom row- first brown, and then if I am feeling adventurous, I will use the fifth colour to lightly shade in my eyebrows.

He-shi dark foaming mousse- I did a review of this product here. Been comparing prices of this online, as the bottle I have is nearly used up.

Elf brush shampoo- I'm now in the routine of cleaning all of my make up brushes weekly, and since I used my Mac brush cleaner, I decided to buy a cheaper alternative. I don't know if this is antibacterial, however it does the job. Tip if you use the mac brush cleaner don't bin the empty bottle, it still classes as one of your back2macs.

Marc Jacobs Daisy- still trying to use this up, I think its refusing to go down. This is my work perfume as its quite light, and not strong enough for a night out. I don't think I would repurchase this.

Shea Body Butter- free with last month's Marie Claire. I only bought the magazine for this, as I use this to moisturise my knees/ankles/elbows/knuckles before fake tanning. My last tub of this lasted just over a year- excellent value for money.

Models Own Top Turquoise- loving being able to wear bright colours of my nails now that the extensions have been taken off. I wore this colour for Take That and had loads of compliments in the queue about it. This is one of the verstalie colours which look fab on your toe nails or your finger nails. One coat of this polish is enough for even coverage. One of my all time favourite nail polishes.

17 Wild Curls Mascara- I bought this for Tenerife, and have only recently started using this again. I normally wear this for work, and then really apply a 1001 coats for a night out. Works really well with max factor false effects mascara.

Mac lipglass in Florabundance- my all time favourite/HG Mac lipgloss. I think this is my 4th tube of the stuff, I love it that much. For the last year or so I've been neglecting my lipglosses for lipsticks, however this over the top of Mac Shy Girl is my now go to colour combination for a night out.

Mac 217se brush- After the incident of loosing my 219 brush in the loos in Budda (still gutted about it to this day), Stephy kindly bought me a brush set as part of my Xmas present two years ago to use on nights out. I think out of the set, this is my go to brush when doing my eye make up- but I still won't take these on a night out.

Collection 2000 blush in 02 bashful- I've had this for years although its been neglected for other blushes. I'm now on a mission to get it used up and its gone down quite quickly in the last week or so. This is the perfect "my cheeks but better" colour and can easily be built up. I would actually re-purchase this again.

Product which I'm not loving this month...

Umberto Giannini- Hold Me Curl Hairspray.

Don't waste your money on this product. It does nothing for my curls on a night out, bar making my hair go really sticky. Smells nice, but it does nothing for you hair.



Thats just how I roll- April Favourites

Quite excited that even though the diet was to restart today, I've realised that I have an Easter egg on my desk at work. Guess what I'll be munching on later. Some of the items below I'm not really going to talk about as I am in the process of doing reviews on them. If you want any reviews/swatches of the other products let me know below and I'll get on the case. Oh and I will try and get everyone's entries to the giveaway onto a spreadsheet and announce the winner hopefully this week.


So onto my April favourites..

Soap and Glory Greatest Scrub- I recieved this ages ago from JEM and normally like it states use this on my face. However since coming back from Tenerife, I've been suffering from the dreaded peel. As the texture of this is very fine, yet gritty (I love gritty scrubs, the grittier the better- that sounds a bit wrong) I've been using this to get rid of any excess peeling skin. And my tan is still going strong!!.

Liz Earle- Cleanse and Polish- do I really need to rave about this cult product?? All what I will say is that this product has done wonders for my skin, and my face doesn't feel "clean" if I don't use it. Also a tip for you- if you have a spot, put some of this on for about 30mins, wash off and then put sudocream on it. Gets rid of the spot.

Revlon Nutri Creme in Mahogany- I decided to get this product after a blogger commented on Milly's blog saying to try this to keep the colour in her hair. I'm not going to rave much about this here as I am doing a post on how I keep my hair red. I only used this product once after I came back from my holidays and my hairdresser commented on how red it looked and used less dye on my hair. Added bonus.

Versace Crystal Noir- my new favourite perfume. Saw it for 40 euros on holiday, didn't have my visa with me to buy it and duty free didn't sell it. Luckily I managed to steal this bottle off my Mam (I gave her the money for it). Love the smell of this- very summery and it smells like sweets. Next time you go perfume shopping have a sniff of this.

Barry M Berry Ice Cream- I have this as a NOTD post for later on in the week. Summery colour- apt for work- I like.

Maybelline the One mascara- love love love this. I actually prefer this to MF False Lash Effect. Dramatic eyelashes in two coats.

Lovelorn Lippy- my recent back to mac freebie. Fab pink, perfect for summer. Might wear this colour when I'm out at the weekend.

Mac Peachtwist Blush- I bought this from the lovely Charlotte's blog sale. Looks fab with a tan. Plus in some lights it looks like you have bronzer on- save some bronzer.. spot on.

However one product I have HATED this month...

Barry M Peach Melba- I did the 4 nails and decided it was rank.

Cheeky plug- If anyone wants to buy this £2 including p+p comment below if  your interested.

Right my lunch is finished- its chocolate time!! xx

March Favourites

So for the month of March- bar a night out at the start of the month, I haven't really been using many make up/products as I normally do. Therefore for this month I have decided to share my holiday must haves/favourites, some of which you have previously seen on here. Now I know I don't do FOTD posts, however when I share my OOTD posts, I will mention the products which I have used. Also I haven't had any make up on in over a week- what is happening to me??

I am also suffering from cottage cheese brain today- so I'm warning you in advance...

Benefit Coralista- now this didn't work on my cheeks for the first 3 days due to being burnt, however once my face settled down- this really complimented the tan. Think I may be reaching for this over my beloved Mac Melba blush for my upcoming nights out. I also had Mac Pinch o' Peach blush with me however with a tan/red cheeks you couldn't see it at all. Kinda wish I had brought Posey with me.

Mac Bronzer in Refined Golden- wore this every night, you know how much I love my bronzer- I think this needs to be relabled as a HG product for me.

2true liquid eyeliner- I really need to learn how to apply liquid eyeliner properly. After watching Julie's fab youtube tutorial on her college ball make up, I have been applying this with a Mac 219 (the really fine brush if that number is wrong) brush, and I think I may actually be getting the hint. Bought this on a whim in Superdrug and I am really impressed with the lasting power.

17 Wild Curls Mascara- now I initally loved this mascara the first few times I have used it, however since I've noticed its really clumpy on the brush. Bit of a pain to have to clean most of the product off the brush before putting it on, however I do like the effect it gives after about 5 coats. Just bought Maybelines the one mascara to try instead.

Mac Cut a Caper Lippy- I bought this off the lovely Ellie and this was the colour I'd been wearing most nights (when it wasn't living in the fridge as I was paranoid about it melting). However due to the hospital incident this was replaced from Thursday with the chapstick. Note- nude lippy (Gosh Darling) does not look good with a red face.

Dior Addict Ultragloss in 256- I've had this for ages and only really used it while I was away on the Monday night. Really like this lipgloss, and the colour is true to the bottle.

My Mac palette- my baby. I nearly kicked off in Newcastle Airport as when my bag was getting searched for the hidden explosives- the security guard swiped it and then threw it upside down on top of my bag. Oh the pain is coming back now- it was like someone had kicked me in the lady parts. Luckily nothing was damaged or there would have been hell to pay. I am going to do a post soon about my mac pallette and why it is arranged the way it is- in a nut shell (bar vanilla and arctic grey and soon to be all that glitters) if you look down each row it basically is a variation on a smokey eye. When I do my outfit posts I will mention what eyeshadows I have used (I have a weird memory for things like that).

Label M Sea Salt Spray- I hate using heat on my hair (bar a hairdryer) when I am away especially as my hair is coloured and I don't want to damamge it. So on a night after washing my hair, I would spray heat protector on, then some of this, tie it up in a top knot and either let it dry itself or blow dry it for curly hair. Also as I avoided the pool (mainly due to the typical british lads abroad idiots around it), my hair has come back in good condition for once.

Hawaiian Tropic Body Butter- you know the score with this, smells like holidays and it keeps your skin hydrated. Kept this in the fridge so it was uber cold.

Barry M Pink Flamingo- holiday notd to come on this. Moving on...

Kiehl's Face Cream- excellent to keep my face hydrated. Only used this Sunday-Wednesday night (all will be revelled later in the week), like the HT this was kept in the fridge. Came in handy for the holiday however I won't be repurchasing this.

Medicated Chapstick- one of my HG products, love love love. Shame it doesn't have spf in it though :(

Marc Jacobs Daisy- this is normally my "throw it in my work bag and forget about it" perfumes, however in a bid to start using my perfumes up, I took this away with me. Definately would recommend this as a holiday scent. This this bottle is never ending as it doesn't seem like it wants to go down.

So thats my March/Holiday favourites- don't forget to enter the mac giveaway (post below the one below).

October Favourites

I know this is late, however I've just finally had the time to get around to writing this. Really enjoy reading all your monthly favourite posts so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and do one too.

Crest Whitestrips- I previously did I post on this here and I've been using them roughly once/twice a week (depening if I'm out at the weekend). They work for me, and they've brightened my smile back up.

Spa Deep Cleansing Facial Wipes- I swear by these face wipes- they do a brilliant job of getting all my make up off after a night out. Cheap as chips as well- only 59p from Home Bargains.

Benefit Coralista- I won this from Sabina's giveaway and I've been wearing it everyday for work. Love how versatile this product it- works well with either my au natural pale skin or my bronzed st tropez looked. Really recommend it.

Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub- I've been using this in conjunction with my medicated chapstick and its keeping my lips in tip top condition. Plus its satisfying my sugar cravings while on this diet haha.

Mac Eyeshadows in Print and Satin Taupe- loving these colours. These together make a brilliant smokey eye. In love.

GOSH Lipstick in Darling- you all know and love it. Nuff said.

Prada Perfume- I like strong smelling perfumes which I know will last and Prada does that. Really nice perfume and if you haven't smelt it before, go get a squirt. Its my wintery perfume :)

Kiehls SPF15 Lipbalm- found this in my drawer at work, only ever use a little bit as I don't really like the smell of it, however it works wonders. A little goes a long way.

Collection 2000 Volumsing Mascara- due to having a manky mouldy contact lense for the last month I've been wearing my glasses for work so I haven't been bothering using any eyeshadow. Just a couple of coats of this makes me look half decent.

Philip Kingsley Hair Elasticizer- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE. This has drastically improved the condition of my hair and thickened it up. Going to do a proper review of this soon. Also it's helping keep the red in my hair for that little bit longer too.

Kiehls Creme de Corps- Having a bit of a Kiehls love in this month after realsing Fenwicks in Newcastle have a Kiehls concession now. Really good heavy duty cream- a little goes a long way.

I realised that after taking this picture I forgot to add-

Models Own Nude Beige- wearing this colour practically all the time, its my fail safe colour for a night out if i'm unsure what to wear.

St Tropez Mousse- oh how I would be lost without you. Actually I need to get some more so I'm stocked up for Xmas.

Some advice needed- whats the best shampoo/conditioner for dyed red hair?? I've been using Aussie Colour Protect but I want another shampoo to alternate with. Any recomendations??

Hope you're all having a fab Friday xxx