August Favourites

I can't believe September has already arrived, where has the rest of the year went. I'm already seeing Winter bits and bobs in shop which is crazy and a bit too early I think, the weathers been brilliant out. I love this time of year as I love seeing all the different Autumn/Winter Makeup Collections from different brands, they are always so pretty. I also love this time of the month as I get to show you what I've been loving recently. I actually have quite a few favourites this month and most of them are new too. I seriously need to stop spending money on products, a ban will come in soon or I may have a big blog sale, if I can get Paypal sorted. Without any more nattering on I'm going to start showing you all my favourites.

I'm going to start off with haircare, I've fallen in love with TRESemme's Keratin Smooth Treatment Masque this month, it seriously leaves my hair looking amazing. I was expecting it to weigh my hair down as it contains keratin but that wasn't the case at all, so I'm very pleased with this product. I've bought the heat protectant from the range recently so I'm hoping to get similar results with that. I'd love to know what the shampoo and conditioner are like, I'm probably going to wait until Boots have an offer on haircare to fork out for them. A product you've probably seen already in my Summer Series and past favorites is John Frieda's Luxurious Volume Anytime Volume Refresher*. This is a product that isn't talked about enough, when I want to give my hair that extra boost this is what I grab for. It's the only dry shampoo that I've used that hasn't irritated my scalp, which Batiste unfortunately does. I can see myself repurchasing this when I use out, I just hope the people at John Frieda bring this out in a bigger can. My fragrance favourite this month is a upcoming release from The Body Shop. From their Scents of the World collection, Madagascan Vanilla Flower* has been the fragrance I've been reaching for quite a bit recently. It doesn't have that horrible artificial vanilla scent but a lovely light smell that vanilla lovers like myself will indeed love. I also love the little swing tag that comes attached to the fragrance, it tells you the story behind it. Another favourite of mine that I really should of featured last month is the Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover. If your in a rush for a work and rocking the chipped nail look this is the perfect product to have beside your desk. I haven't used any other nail polish remover since I bought this almost two months ago now, it's truly brilliant. I wouldn't say it's ideal for removing glitter polish but that's the only fault I have with it and for the price you can't go wrong. Don't leave this open on your desk though, that's my only warning as the polish remover inside will spill everywhere. Boots also have Bourjois special offers so when I'm in there again, I'm going to pick up another.

Now onto a couple of my makeup favourites and some other bits. First I'll start with Lipocils Expert Eye Lash Gel, I picked this up when I got back from Manchester last month. After using it for over four weeks I can definitely see the different with my lashes. I wouldn't say they're massively longer now but I can notice the difference in the length. I want to repurchase another one of these for review purposes, as always I think these sort of products take. I can safely say so far I've been very happy with the results from this. Expect a full review in the next couple of weeks. Another product that has been floating around my bag this month is the Vichy Aqualia Thermal Soothing & Repairing Lip Balm*. With the horrible air con in work, this has been great as my lips can get horribly dry. At €4 or so, it's also inexpensive so if I was to mislay I could easily get a new one. Another lip product I've been loving during August is Clarin's Instant Light Lip Perfector in #3. It's one of those my lips but better shades and I can't get enough of it. I got this miniature in a Clarins Christmas set last year so I'm surprised it's kept going til now. My favourite eyeshadow over the last little while has been MUA's Undressed palette*, I love this brand as not only are their products affordable, their also great quality. This was the palette I brought away with me to Manchester last month and it had all the shades I needed. I usually just go for neutrals so this is perfect for me. I actually did a review on this a few posts back which you can check out here, you'll also be able to see a eye look I created using it. My last favourite of August is Urban Decay's Naked Skin Foundation. I was contemplating buying this for ages after trying out a sample. I finally took the plunge and snapped it up, I'm glad I did. It was on the expensive side of things at about €33 euro or so, but the bottles huge so I'm sure it will last for a good while. If you were wondering I use the shade 2.0 and it is the perfect match for my skin tone. This has a light but buildable coverage, I'd say this is more for daytime as I have a different foundation for night. I'm thinking of investing in the Good Karma brush to go with this so if you've bought it yourself let me know what you think.

What products have you been loving during the month of August?

Laura<3