It’s once again the end of the month and I can’t believe this year. It’s come and gone so quickly and so much has happened over the last few months it’s crazy and there’s only 4 months left of 2014. Anyway since it’s the end of the month that means it’s time for my monthly favourites.

So to start off my Monthly favourites I’m going to start with my Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation. I have this in the colour Light Vanilla this is the lightest shade you can get (well I think it is.) Anyway this has instantly become my new favourite foundation to use. Before this foundation I had the Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation and I think compared to that it’s much lighter and dewy. It lasts for a long time which I think is perfect for school or if your going to be out all day. This foundation also has medium coverage so it’s not too much but there’s still a nice amount of coverage for the days where you want a lighter base.

Moving on my next favourite is going to be the Rimmel London Apocalypse Lip Lacquer in the colour Apocalypse. I have only ever owned two of these and at first this colour I was very sceptical about, I had a hard time debating if I wanted it or not as it is a very bright colour and I wasn’t sure if It was too daring. Anyway I actually really love this lips lacquer. It lasts for a long time it does fade but it’s still a bright lip stain (I find it’s quite hard to get off if you get it on your hands.) but I love the colour and it’s so simple for a bold look.

My next favourite has to be a new purchase for me, which is the Breville Blend Active Blender. Now this is one of the best things I have bought and by far is my favourite thing in the kitchen. I first saw this blender from Tanya Burr in her video Healthy Green Smoothie recipe that you can watch (here.) I then saw that Pointless Blog (aka Alfie) bought the blender and whilst watching his vlog. I thought it was a good idea and would be nice to have as you get two bottles and you screw the blades on the top of the bottle twist it into the base, press the button and pulse it until it’s fully blended, then you undo the top and put the lid on and it’s ready to go. I thought it would be great for rushed mornings for breakfast to take with you. I would also say it’s a cheaper alternative to the Nutribullet blender.

My final favourite of the month is going to be Supernatural season 7. I know I involved this in a monthly favourites not too far back, but I think this has been my most watched tv show of the month I’ve watched it nearly every day and every day I love it more and more. It’s a weird show and you always have this thought in the back of your mind which is ‘is this show even real’ as lots of stuff happens and it’s all a bit mental really, but I love the plot, the characters and the story line and I’m almost finished catching up (I’m half way through season 8) and it’s got me excited for the new season coming in October. It’s defiantly one of those shows that you see all over the internet (especially Tumblr) and you’ll want to watch it, you will and you will probably become quite hooked on the show.

So these were my favourites of the month. What are your favourites for August? Leave a comment below saying what some of your favourites for August are.

Emma

Back To School Essentials

So it’s that time in the year in the UK where everyone is starting to go back to school or starting college, including me so I thought I would write this post about some of my school essentials, so I’m going to start off with make up essentials I carry with me whilst I’m in school.

Powder- Rimmel Stay Matte powder in the colour transparent. i think this is an essential make up must have, I always carry this with me when I’m out and about in case my make up needs a touch up. This is £4 but at the moment in Superdrug you can get it for £3, you can also find it in Boots.

Concealer- I use the Collection Cover Up Stick in the colour 1, this is only £2 from Superdrug, but if your like me and you have dark circles under your eyes that are hard to cover and by half day the concealer has come off I always carry one with me for that or if my mascara manages to smug around my eyes.

Lipstick- I always find keeping a lipstick in my back comes in handy, if your wearing it in the morning of course you might need to redo it later on in the day or if your not you might decide later on to wear it, I just like to carry one in case i want some on or if I need to touch up after lunch.

Lip Balm- My final Make Up essential is a lip balm. How many times when I was in high school my lips felt dry or became chapped, I use the Maybelline Baby Lips. I find that these are the best blams I’ve used, they last for quiet a while, but I still find myself re applying after two hours. Plus since you can get some that are tinted they can add a nice subtle amount of colour on your lips.

Pain Killers- I’m one of those people who suffer from headaches and I get them a  lot of the time and it’s all down to how much sleep I get, amount of water I drink, or sometimes from being hungry so pain killers for me are an essential because of how many headaches I get through out the week, but also if theirs anything else wrong of course they’re just a handy thing to carry. As there is nothing worse than being stuck in a class and having to suffer through another 3-4 hours of not being able to take care of it.

Money- Money for me is important as I now have to travel into town to go to college which means long journey. So I of course need money for that and for lunch or even afterwards when I finish I might decide to go out with friends. Once again it’s just a handy thing to carry around as you never know if you’ll need it or not and of course if you need it you will have it there.

Water- a bottle of water will always be one of the best things to carry around, it’s another basic item to have and pretty self-explanatory, it’s just there in case you get thirsty.          

Breakfast bars/ Granola bars- there’s nothing wrong with carrying some snacks in your bag as from past experiences I’ve never carried food in my bag and I used to regret not packing anything as there’s nothing worse when your sitting in class and your starving and when you get our you realise you have nothing to eat or you don’t want to break into your lunch.

Hand Sanitizer – I have a cheap hand sanitizer from primark which was only 69P and I like to carry one around as my high school toilets never had soap in them so I started to carry this around with me in my make up bag, plus the fact I took art and sometimes I’d maybe get glue on my hands or something and it just cleaned my hands up.

Pens and Notebooks, I think these are the main essential you’ll need of course for school there’s no explanation needed apart from the fact you need something to jot notes down with (unless like my school you were given books for that subject) but you can never go wrong with carrying pens. I always loose them or break them.

And of course a backpack to put everything in this is mine and i got it from Urban Outfitters in the sale for £20 a few months ago. 

So this has been a list of some of the essentials I have for school and there may be some I’m missing or haven’t included but I think these are my most important ones, but what are your back to school essentials?

Emma

Back To School Haul

So yesterday was my first day of college and as all of these hauls I’ve wrote on my blog, all the clothes have been for college and this is my final haul I’ve done that is for college so here is what I bought.

So I first went into H&M as they have quite low prices for their clothes, so I bought this grey top, which has long black sleeves, and it’s actually a very thin top. This was £10.

Also from H&M I got this grey slouchy t-shirt, which says tres cool on it and once again, it’s a very thin top, which will be great for college, as I found out yesterday the college is very hot inside. This was slightly cheaper and cost me £8

I then went into Primark and bought myself a Guns N Roses t-shirt, which is grey, and I love this top so much. I know It’s a band top but at least I know who the band are instead of just wearing it for fashion. This was also £8.

And the final clothing item I bought was this Black leather jacket from Newlook which I have been lusting over for about a year now and this should have cost me £39.99 but I got a student discount and only paid about £35.

                                                 

                                                          

I also bought myself a notebook which has different sections in it so I can carry one book but it can be used in my different lessons. Along with that I bought  a pack of highlighters along with some standard pens and pencils.

So this is all I bought for my final haul before college It isn’t much but It is enough to top my wardrobe up so I can create more outfits and have more options especially for the upcoming change between the summer and autumn.  Have any of you gone back to school or started a new school if so do you enjoy it?

Emma

Music Monday #5

This week I have been loving the album Don’t Panic: It’s Longer now by All Time Low and I’ve been loving All Time Low this week especially this album but the one song that stands out the most is Somewhere in Neverland. My favourite Disney film is Peter pan and I was looking through All Time Low’s spotify page looking for some music and I spotted the song and clicked play and I love it, it was pretty pointless to say that peter pan is my favourite film but of course I saw ‘neverland’ and though ooh I have to listen to this, I did and it’s now added to my list along with the entire album.

Another song off the album that stands out is The Reckless And The Brave, once again I listened to it and I instantly fell in love with the song. I’m not going to try to describe the song but I will say that if you like pop- punk/ alternative music give the songs ago they’re great songs. I’ll leave the videos below but if you can’t view the videos here’s the links (Somewhere In Neverland) and (The Reckless And the Brave)

(All Time Low- Somewhere In Neverland) 

(All Time Low- The Reckless And The Brave) 

I hope you enjoyed this post, what have your favourite songs/ albums been this week?

1. Emma