August Favourites

Hey everyone! :)

This months list of favourites isn't the longest or particullary beauty focused, but everything included I have absolutely LOVED so I thought it was worth sharing with you all...enjoy!

 

 

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine, Prickly Pear

I love trying out different polishes, and as I'd been hearing/reading so many good reviews on the Barry M Gelly polishes, I thought it was about time I gave it a try, and boy was I impressed... Choosing which shade I wanted was a bit of a tough dicission as the range is full of gorgeous, chic, Essie like shades, but I finally decided on Prickly Pear, a gorgeous violet shade, which when hit by certain light, looks like a kinda cornflour blue. What I love most about this product, though, is because it's gel based you get an incredible high shine finish AND it lasts far longer than the average polish does. It's also extremely chip resistant, which is perfect if you're constantly working with your hands like I am. After being so impressed by this product, I have now ordered another shade (Dragon Fruit) and intend on purchasing more! Certainly worth a try...

 

 

The White Queen

Throughout the course of August, I have been absolutely obsessive over The White Queen series showed on BBC1, but, like all good things, it sadly met it's end after 10 amazing episodes. For those of you who haven't got a clue what I'm talking about, The White Queen is a British drama set in the midst of the War of the Roses. The series was adabted from Philippa Gregory's series of novels, The Counsins' War and, like many of her novels, tells the story from the prespective of a strong, femal character, Elizabeth Woodville a.k.a The White Queen.

As someone who is a big fan of Philipa Gregory and LOVES historical dramas, I was extremely excited for the series and luckily, it lived up to my high expectations...it has to be one of the most gripping, exciting programmes I have seen in a very long time and I would reccommend it to anyone, even if you're not a history fan! Also, It stars the gorgeous Max Irons as King Edward (bellow), definitely worth the watch alone...

 

 

Kate Lipstick, 02

Now I wrote a review on this one a few weeks back, so I wont babble on too much but I have been absolutely LOVING this lipstick this month... As some of you may already know, I love lipstick, but I can never find one that stays in place, so when I discovered this little gem I was over the moon! It has the most AMAZING staying power, It lasts literally ALL day with very little movement (I even had a nap in it and it was still in good condition) AND it has really intense pigmentation, simply brilliant!

 

 

Chocolate Heaven

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I spent the night at The Wensleydale Heifer, a local boutique hotel, where we stayed in their brilliantly themed room, Chocolate Heaven. Everywhere you looked there was bowls full of chocolate, even the bedside draw was packed! What I fell in love with the most, though, was the luxurious, relaxing decor, so much so that I have plans on decorating my own room similar so I can bask in luxury everyday. Unluckily, though, I had one beer, pewked (yes, I'm a HUGE lightweight, that's why I don't drink...) and was unable to make it to the reaturant so, kindly, the staff kindly offered to bring the food to us and boy was it amazing!! Three courses of the most gorgeous food in the most luxurious of settings, it really was heaven.

 

 

 

 

So that was my August favourites, I hoped you enjoyed it:)

 

 

Thanks for reading x