August Favourites 2013

This month has literally been crazy, i've about 3 free days, so apologies for the lack of blog posts this month (fingers crossed i will be back on track come September). I don't have too many favourites because i haven't really had time to be trying out new products, except lip/nail products which obviously i can always make time for, typical Abi. So here we go, my August Favourites...

Bumble and bumble, Thickening Hairspray.

So this month i was extremely excited to find that in September's issue of Elle you were gifted a free sample of the Bumble and bumble thickening hairspray, which is something that i have been wanted to try for a while! The 50ml bottle is worth £7.50 and this issue of Elle was £4, so amazing value!

July Favourites 2013

This month i didn't really use many 'new' products, as i didn't have time to be buying/trying out new things (thanks to deadlines at school), so i decided to just pick a few products which i have really been enjoying! 

Review: Bourjois, Color Boost

Bourjois Color Boost, Red Sunrise 

The lip crayon hype is only getting larger. I am a massive fan of the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains so i was super excited to hear that another highstreet/drugstore brand were bring some out!

Review: Herbal Essences, Beautiful Ends Mask

As it's summer and has been hot here in England, the ends of my hair have been pretty dry. The only heat i use on my hair is a hair dryer so i have been trying to let my hair dry naturally lately, to try and use as little heat as possible. At the beginning of the year i also ombre'd my curls so the ends were still slightly damaged from that.

June Favourites 2013!

Beauty

Aussie Dual Personality Curl Definition + Soft Feel Serum - This is an old favourite of mine, i've used it for a couple of years now however after several months of not using it i decided to try it again. It is the perfect lightweight serum, having curly hair is pretty difficult to care for and i tend to stay away from products that could potentially weigh it down.

'Dotted Middle'

Another one of my favourite super easy 'nail art' (if you can even call it that) looks. I saw this look on tumblr a couple of weeks ago and thought i would try it out! I absolutely love the way it looks, again, so simple! I'm sure it's pretty self explanatory how i achieved this look.  If you want to know how i explained in my last nail blog post 'The Dot' so follow this but just do more dots on top of the one by the cuticle. See, Easy!

Wishlist #1

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

1. I am absolutely in love with this bag, ever since i saw Lily Pebbles haul it. I love the style and the colour is incredible. If you had asked me a couple of years ago if i wanted a florescent yellow bag i would have most likely turned my nose up,

Daily Makeup

I do love to mix and match my makeup, but these products i have absolutely been loving and haven't been switched around for a while.

You may notice that i haven't included a foundation, i don't tend to wear it on a daily basis as i like to wear as little base make up as possible. However if i'm know i'm going to be out all day, or i'm going out in the evening i will wear one.

Mint Nails!

Barry M - Mint Green

This Nail Varnish has been in my collection for about three years now and I've only just rediscovered it. Mint Green is one of my all time favourite colours and i have several mint colours in my collection and this one was always forgotten about. I find that the formula of this product isn't as great as some of my other Barry M colours as you do need to do about three coats to get it opaque.

'The Dot'

This is one of my new favourite 'Nail Art' tricks, however it isn't really 'art' as it''s so simple! All you need is a base/top coat, two different colour nail varnish's and some kind of dotting tool (you can either buy one (i brought mine from Avon it has a dotting tool on one end and a small paint brush on the other) or you can use a bobbie pin or cotton bud.

May Favourites 2013.

This is my first monthly favourites that i will be posting on my blog! I absolutely love reading/watching other peoples favourites on blogs and youtube. So here goes, my 'Favourites' for the month of May.

Maybelline Polka Dots

Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots - These are limited addition nail polishes from the drugstore/high street. It took me a while to find a store that still had some in stock so they are obviously very popular. They are definitely very good dupes for the Illamasqua Speckle Nail Polishes (however they are more nude colours), i have never tried these but have heard good things about them, they are more pricey at £14.50 unlike the Maybelline ones which are at £2.99.

Coral Lips

Coral Lips is one of my new found loves. Lip colour is another thing that i'm a little 'obsessed' with. In the Autumn and Winter i wore a lot of deep vampy reds and purple tones (much like the nail varnish), however i've never really experimented with lip colour in the spring, until this year. One of my favourite colours this spring in general is coral,