September Favourites and Round Up!

Hello everyone! Today we are back with a brand new series of mine which many bloggers do, monthly favourites/round up of the month! I decided to combine them as they are both related, with the end of the month and all, so I thought it would be best to just have them in the same post.

The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Mask: Recently I've had a few pesky spots pop up on my face, so I've used this mask I think 3 times this month. It's really helped to speed up the process of my spots going down/away, however it's not a miracle product in any means - it doesn't eradicate all spots on my face over night. Saying that, using this has helped speed up the process of getting rid of spots. It also smells really good, it has a nice sensation when it is applied for the 15 minutes I have it on, it cools my face down and leaves my face super soft after using it. One thing I should say though is that if you use too much of this mask on your face, it will burn and feel very uncomfortable so I only use a little now. Lesson learnt!

The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil: Along with the mask I've been using this oil and this has worked wonders to get rid of spots. Honestly, out of the two, this definitely worked better to help get rid of my spots. I would just take a couple of drops from the little bottle and apply it onto the spot every morning and night and within a couple of days my spots were completely gone. Perfecto!

Topshop Kohl Eyeliner in Saddle: Reviewed here. This was the first brown eyeliner I ever bought and it was collecting dust in my drawer for a little while. I rediscovered it this month and am just in love with it, at first I didn't really like it but over time I have grown to adore it, it's a creamy deep brown that glides on the lids and stays put all day. The only downside is it does crease if I apply it the eyeliner as a thick line, so I only apply it thinly and it works a treat that way.

Rimmel London Lasting Finish by Kate Moss Lipstick in 107: Reviewed here. Do I even need to go on about this? It's a classic burgundy/deep red lipstick and even though it's absolutely gorgeous on all year round, I wear it very regularly in the Autumn and Winter. It's also my "when I'm having a crap face day and I need some confidence" lipstick - it just instantly boosts my confidence and makes me feel more put together and better overall.

OPI Nail Polish in Sprung: OPI Sprung is part of the Mariah Carey Collection that was launched in Spring 2013. It's a beautiful shimmery glittery copper/rose gold shade with undertones of red, gold, copper and more. Honestly, the nail polish is so complex with layers of shimmer and colour that I can't even describe it. Words don't do it justice, and neither does this picture. I have a blog post coming up soon about it, so I'll go into more detail then but honestly, it is just stunning! Perfect for the season too, reminds me of Autumn leaves.

Tanya Burr Nail Polish in Penguin Chic: I've been really loving monochrome so when I finally found Tanya Burr's nail and lip products in a Superdrug in Glasgow, I knew I had to grab something. I decided to go for Penguin Chic (first off, the name is cute) as I don't have a grey (turns out I did but oh well) and I've really loved wearing it, it's classy and subtle but I just love it on my nails. Again, there's a blog post coming soon about it!

Music: I'm putting music as it's own category because guys, I love music. I have to listen to music every day, music really relaxes me and I honestly listen to music for at least 1 hour a day. That's a lot. Anyway, I've decided to share my favourite 3 songs of each month as I love when people recommend music as I get to discover more and more artists!

Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Honestly, I love Jessie J so much and all her albums so far have been so good. This song though, is so god damn catchy, and I love me a bit of the Minaj so, thumbs up from me!

Shake It Off - Taylor Swift - do I even need to explain? No, no I do not.

Dilemma - Nelly - If you don't know this, google it, google it now. It's a classic. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO MEeeEeEeeeeE..

TV: Again, I love TV, so I'll be sharing with you my 3 favourite TV shows of the month, or maybe less if I only have a couple!

Unforgettable - This is an American crime/mystery show that revolves mainly around a detective called Carrie Wells who has hyperthymesia (she remembers every detail/thing she has ever seen or done in her life - APART FROM HER SISTERS MURDER DUNDUNDUN!) Her unlimited memory brings a nice unique twist to the typical crime drama, as it helps with every case. The main thing I love about the show is the characters, they are all equally likeable and the on/off romance between the two main characters is gripping! Ultimately, episode after episode, the show never gets boring!

Motive - This is a Canadian crime drama and this again has a nice unique twist to the typical crime drama. Basically, at the start of every episode it shows you who the victim is and who the killer is and it's all about the motive of the kill - so you yourself can work it out at home along with the detectives on screen. Can I just say, I have worked it out several times before the end? Yep, thank you very much. Anyway, it is really good and it leaves you gripped from the start to the end.

Most Haunted - It's back guys. Yvette is back. Gotta love it. Just a cheeky bit of casual ghost hunting with about 90% of the audio being screams and knocks from the beyond. Seriously, if you've never heard of it, google it and watch it. It's such a laugh!

Random Favourites: McVitie's Gold Bar biscuits (so delicious I can't take it), M&S Feta Cheese Slow Roasted Tomatoes Pasta Salad (literally heaven in a pot), my Aunt's homemade tablet (which is low fat so I don't feel so bad eating it), F1 (Jenson Button is my one true love) and organising my life through lists (Uni starts soon and I just can't). That is all.

Round-up of September:

TKMaxx Mini Haul | Empties #1 | FOTD & OOTD #9 | Memebox x CutiePieMarzia Collaboration Box Review | FOTD & OOTD #10/Night Out Look #6 | FOTD & OOTD #11 | Snapshots Of My Life #1 | Nivea Lip Butter Review | My American Football Outfit | Soap & Glory The Scrub Of Your Life Review

I hope you guys enjoyed this monthly favourites and all the posts that I have published this month. What would you like to see for next month? Maybe some more reviews, make-up tutorials, more personal/lifestyle posts? Let me know! What has been your favourite product/thing in general this month? Again, let me know!

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

FOTD & OOTD #12 - Strappy Shoulders - 11/09/14

Hello everyone! Jeez, another FOTD & OOTD?! I know I know.. I've just been a busy girl who happens to be going out a lot in the month of September! It's my last month before I start back at Uni so I'm filling up my free time with going out before I lock myself in my study for 8 months.. You think I'm kidding?

Please ignore that random hair in the centre of my face. It's annoying me more than it's annoying you, trust me.

Make-up:

bareMinerals Prime Time Foundation Primer

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent

Mac Blush in Buff

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Original

Urban Decay Naked Palette in Sin and Toasted
Topshop Kohl Eyeliner in Sable

Lancôme Définicils Mascara

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss Lipstick in 107 

When my hair is a mess (which on this particular day it was) I usually just shove it up in a bun/ponytail and hope for the best. What does this mean? Red lipstick. It's my go to confidence boost and I just love wearing a deep red lip, especially now that we are going into Autumn - saying that though, on this day my boyfriend and I went out for dinner and it was roasting! Hence the bare shoulders. I paired my lips with glowing rose gold lids, which I think compliment my blue eyes perfectly.

Playsuit - Forever 21

I bought this playsuit whilst on holiday in Florida and I love it so much. I've gotten more into jumpsuits this summer and I feel it's the perfect thing to wear if you want to be more dressy but still very comfortable. I dislike that I have to wear a strapless bra, as who actually likes wearing them?! However I love that my shoulders are out, the detailing at the bust, and also the detailing at the waist and how it accentuates it. Also, the pattern itself is so cool and the colours are bright and beautiful, you couldn't miss me walking about! 

I'm hoping to try and work out a way to wear this into the colder months, however I feel like it'll end up getting dusty in my wardrobe until next year :( Do you guys have any recommendations on how I can wear this into Autumn and possibly Winter? Please let me know! I hope you enjoyed reading this post, what have you been wearing recently?

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx

FOTD & OOTD #8 - Stripes & Rips - 06/08/14

Hello everyone! Today I'm back with another FOTD & OOTD - I hope you guys actually enjoy reading these posts as I seem to be doing them more and more at the moment.. However I have some new posts/series that I haven't done before coming up soon so stay tuned :) (obviously I haven't done them before if they are new.. Sometimes I worry about myself. Well, most of the time.)

ANYWAY..

This day was so busy - honestly I was out for 12 hours, by the time I came in I was exhausted! I met up with two of my oldest friends (one I met in nursery, one I met in secondary school) and we went out for lunch at our local pub. I then was the designated driver of the day, and took us to our local ice rink and we then went ice skating for 2 and a half hours - you can imagine by that point my ankles were about to give in and my calves were burning. BURNING. My friend from secondary school has ice skated all her life so she was being all fancy and good, I was kinda average as through years of rollarblading I adapted to ice skating and my friend from nursery has only ice skated about twice in her life so she clung onto the wall for the first hour, and once she eventually began to ice skate properly, I made it my mission to scare her at every possible opportunity by skating into her at a high speed pretending to be some sort of vehicle (we were discussing hazard perception tests when you take your driving theory test and all the ridicious situations they put you in - like a little kid running onto the road or a car suddenly reversing out right in front of you - to her I was that little kid running towards her or the random huge lorry that suddenly appeared.. It was hilarious!)

Anyway, after that we then went home shopping as my friend from secondary school is moving into her flat and we basically spent the next hour or so saying how cute everything is in Next Home and buying things we didn't need. THEN we went to Frankie and Bennys for dinner and our other friend joined us, and the dinner was.. Meh. I wouldn't rate it. We then went to see The Inbetweeners 2 film which had actually came out that day so it was full, and oh my god. It. Was. HILARIOUS. Literally there were points were I couldn't breathe from laughing so hard. If you've never heard of The Inbetweeners before, it's basically a group of guys who met at school and go on holiday together - with lots of dirty/disgusting humour in-between.. It is SO FUNNY. The words I'd use to sum up the film are: poo, pee, penises and dolphins. There are so many more words I could use but I don't want to spoil it too much! By that time it was past 9, so what did we do? Go on a tour of our hometown and look at our schools/people's homes/places we used to go and then we went to Asda and try on flower crowns and laugh at ourselves hysterically, of course. 

And then it was home time. To sleep.

List of make-up:

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

Urban Decay Naked Palette in Sin & Buck

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Bourbon

The Body Shop Metallic Eye Definer in 13 Burnished Amber

Lancome Définicils Mascara

Mac Lipstick in Crème Cup

Can you tell I'm loving my Naked Palette? I'm really enjoying using the different shades to create different looks - can't wait to get a good smokey eye on for later on this week! Also, rediscovered my Crème Cup lipstick - will definitely be whipping this bad boy out more often!

Outfit:

Top - J Crew

Jeans - Abercrombie & Fitch

I bought both of these while I was in Florida (note: hoping to do a post on what I did soon, there's just about 1,600 photos to get through.. So it's taking me a while, sorry!) so I can't find them online :( But I adore the top, stripy tops just make me happy and I find them so flattering on, but it was the fact it was yellow that just made me go YES. Also, loving the ripped jeans look right now, I think it goes nice with the stripes!

So, that's this post done! My wrists are sore from all this typing.. And my eyes are sore considering it's 1.37am, so it's time for some well deserved sleep for me! Hope you enjoyed reading this post, what did you get up to today?

Have a lovely day, and don't stop smiling. :)

Hannah, xx