August Favourites 2015

August is over and we are finally getting into my favourite time of year. I absolutely love autumn and winter – cosy nights, dark lips, Halloween and the countdown to the big C word.

This month’s favourites are a bit sparse, it’s a bit lacking beauty wise as I’m on a serious spending ban and I haven’t bought much in the way of beauty products so this month I have delved into my makeup drawer to see what I’ve been neglecting and found some beauts that I’ve been loving.

Starting off with the Marc Jacobs The Lolita shadow palette. This was a major splurge last year when I went to Sephora, at $59 I have no idea why I bought it other than loving the colours and the fact that you can only get Marc Jacobs makeup in Sephora in America. Now it is a gorge palette but I could have easily bought a cheaper one in Ireland or even just looked at my other palettes as the colours are similar to a lot of what I already have. I’m not going into too much detail as I have a post on it coming up this week so keep an eye out for it. Despite being a total splurge and similar to every other palette I have, I have worn it an awful lot this month. Even though it’s pricey I’ve been using it most days as a go to for my work makeup as it gives a gorgeous smoky shimmery eye that’s subtle enough to be worn every day.

Another Sephora one, this time it’s their Rouge Infusion Lip Stain in 20 Dusty Rose. It’s a long wearing lip stain that lasts for a good few hours, it can be a bit sticky but I love the colour so I tend to look that over. I have a good few colours in the Rouge Infusion collection but Dusty Rose is one of my faves, it’s a dark reddish pink. It’s very buildable so you can have a light pink colour or put a few layers on for a dark pink.

Last in the beauty faves for August is the Body Shop Satsuma Beautifying Oil. This oil is for all over the body and can even be used in the hair. I have this in a deluxe sample and I will be buying the full size version when it’s done. The oil I find is much better for my skin than cream moisturisers, especially since I’ve started getting my legs waxed regularly. The oil keeps my legs moisturised much longer than cream moisturisers and my skin is a lot silkier as the oil keeps any moisture locked in. The fragrance of the satsumas is another reason to love this oil, it’s so refreshing and lasts all day that when you move around you’ll still get the scent.

Two un-beauty favourites this month has been the return of the Great British Bake Off and my Snapchat addiction.

Firstly there’s not much explanation for this one it’s pretty obvious for anyone who loves GBBO and in fairness who doesn’t love watching cakes being made. It’s taking so much for me not to get the goo to bake every night after watching it but I know if I do I’ll end up eating all the cake afterwards and my waistline will not appreciate it one bit even though my taste buds will. I have strong opinions about the contestants this year. I just love Nadiya, Matt and Paul, even though they’re not always perfect with their bakes I love their personalities. Of all the bakers though I really don’t like Ian even though he’s been star baker for the last 3 weeks he does nothing for me, he’s a bit of a show off in my opinion.

Finally I’ve gotten hooked on Snapchat (even more so), I used to just follow my friends but I’ve started following celebs, bloggers and the cool kids of this world and it has become an honest to god addiction. I cannot stop checking people’s stories. My faves are:

Karen AKA Lovelygirlybits: She is just hilarious and the bridie in me can relate to her on so many levels. Her dog Baily is just the cutest, her pubicles are on major fleek and she has the Hun Hole to beat all Hun Holes.

Holly Shortall AKA hollywooddublin: firstly her brother needs to give her the bunny back the poor girl is heartbroken! Secondly she’s just a gas hun, I love her rambles on life and popular culture I can relate to it all and her illos are just the biz.

James Kavanagh AKA JamesKava: to be asked to “Present Yo Self” by James is such a privilege and honour I hope one day it will happen to a pleb like myself. He is a blogging inspiration and I won’t be anything till I get a hat like his! If you’re ever having a bad day just go watch his snaps and he will make your day.

Marissa Carter AKA CarterMarissa: Marissa comes across as the loveliest person ever, her voice is the most calming thing to listen to. She is such an inspiration for women in business and I love to get tips from her Snapchat q&a’s. Plus it’s always great to see sneak peaks from the new Cocoa Brown collections.

So that’s my jam packed August Favourites. Who are your snapchat favourites?? Let me know in the comments below.

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Love Sarah xoxo

August Beauty Favourites

Not many favourites this month, I’ve been trying to hold back on spending the last few weeks to save for my holidays so it’s a short enough favourites this month, take a read and enjoy J

Bourjois Nude-ist

I bought the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Nude-ist in July and it hasn’t been off my lips since I’ve bought it. It’s a pinky brown that goes on like creamy silk and dries like to a matte. The colour is very similar to the one Kylie Jenner has been sporting so if you really want her colour I’d suggest this one. It doesn’t dry, and takes forever to come off which is a winner in my books!

Youtube

I love YouTube, I’m addicted to watching makeup tutorials. This month I’ve been watching way more than usual, I’m off to Florida next month and have been watching loads of USA/Sephora haul videos to get ideas of what to buy when I’m over there. I’ve also been looking for more channels to subscribe to, my latest has been Irish Blogger The Beautiful Truth and US vloggers Eleventh Gorgeous.

 

Benefit They’re Real Mascara

My usual mascara’s where put aside this month to make way for the They’re Real mascara. It lives up to the hype, it boosts the volume in your lashes, it’s the blackest black and it doesn’t smudge or budge throughout the day. It’s pretty amazing but it’s an absolute bitch to get off, none of my usual cleansers take it off and even the new They’re Real Remover just about takes it all off, but other than all that it’s a good mascara.

Batiste Dry Shampoo for Blonde Hair

I’ve been holding off getting my hair highlighted so I can get them done a bit closer to my holidays. As a result my roots are in a bit of a shambles at the moment. The only thing getting me through these few weeks is the blonde dry shampoo as it has a blonde colour in the spray and it’s been covering my roots up just enough that I can get another week or two before I have to go to the hairdressers. It’s also helping me get an extra day out of it!

Victoria's Secret Night Fragrance Spray

I picked this up in the airport in July completely forgot about it until I found it in the middle of August. Since finding it, it has been in my bag so I can grab it and spray it on the go. I love the VS sprays; they smell just like the perfumes and are so much cheaper. The mist is musky and probably more suited for night time but I spray it anytime. 

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle was in my July Chic Treat Box. I love the smell of it; it really makes me feel like I’m in a salon getting pampered. It would probably be all gone by now but my parents hated the smell and kept blowing it out but I love it, it really chills me out.

What have you been loving this month? Leave a comment below :)

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Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo