This month I have been all about warmth and hydration. As it's getting towards the colder months it has been extremely important for me to keep my skin and hair protected from those horrible icy winds. This has meant getting extra use out of hydrating masks, lip balms and moisturisers so i don't flake away into a pile of dust. Not to mention I love Autumn fashion because it's an excuse to wrap up warm, be cozy, get out the Autumn/Winter nail varnishes and get out my fur collar (as much to the disappointment of my boyfriend who HATES my fur collar) Anyway without further delay...here's my November favourites.
1. Everybody loves a good candle in the colder months! Mine is the White Linen Yankee Candle. Not a very Christmassy scent but I'm yet to get my hands in Christmas Cookie. It will be mine.
2. My favourite perfume at the moment is Zara's texture perfumes. This one doesn't really have a name it's just the blue one (let me know if you know the name). I got this back in summer but it has such an eclectic scent that it is great to transition through to winter. It's not too floral and has a vanillary almost spicy smell to it.
3. For the past 3 months I have been wearing the new Liz Earle Skin Tint in 02 Beige. I'm all for the dewy, glowing skin and this is perfect. It make's you look fresh but not greasy and has a really natural, almost invisible flawless finish on the skin. Normally when it gets colder I tend to switch to something heavier but I really don't feel the need to this year. Paired with a real techniques buffing brush you can build up the coverage just fine.
4. This is my fav hand cream right now. It's the Neom complete bliss Moroccan Blush Rose cream. I got this in as a free-be in a magazine and it is amazing and a really good sample size of 50ml! It so moisturising and leaves your hands smooth and not sticky.
5. One of my go-to Autumn/Winter colours is OPI Malaga Wine (mmmm wine) and it is a very true wine colour indeed. OPI has some of the best formulations of nail varnish I have seen (other than Essie) and they leave an amazing opaque finish.
6. Next is another very festive nail varnish, great for the party season and it comes from Nails Inc. The name has rubbed off my bottle so I don't know what it's called but I'm sure you can find it on their website. This tries to a weird glittery texture so it doesn't just look glittery...i'm pretty sure it is just pure glitter.
7. Like I said before, moisture, moisture, moisture. This deep cleansing mask from Liz Earle has been my dry skin savior for the past 2 months and I will definitely be repurchasing when it runs out.
8. Nuxe Reve de Miel...well apart from being extremely luxurious, when you get 4 free samples from a website how can you say no!? This honey and sunflower shower and face cleansing gel is my new piece of decadence. The smell is incredible, it leaves your skin feeling fresh and hydrated and the best thing...it gets rid of all your eye makeup so easily!
9. HD brows have been abit of a love hate thing for me and i tend to use it more for eye shadow instead. I'm getting back into eye shadow again what with the warm autumnal shades coming back around and this has a really good variety for all your basic eye shadow needs.
10. The Bodyshop blush in 02. I have had this in my collection for aggggggggggges but i keep coming back to it. Now normally i'm not a massive fan of the bodyshop but this blush has such a lovely texture. It's a powder blush but on the skin, when used with a real techniques stippling brush, it almost looks like a cream. It's so sheer and easy to blend and leaves a nice glowy sheen on the skin. And this pale frosty pink colour is great for this time of year.
11. My DIY studded colour. Addressing a trend this season and saving my bank balance. I took an old sheer shirt and got some studs from eBay for £3. Jobs a goodun'. Looks great under think knitted jumpers.
12. Speaking of thick knitted jumpers...this is actually from the men's section of Primark but It was love at first sight. It's burgundy, it's speckled and it was £10. Oh and it has patches on the elbows. Jolly good show.
13. Ahhhh the fur collar. Not much needs to be said on this. It's from Primark as my local H&M never had the one I wanted but I still love this one. It's so warm and looks great styled with lots of different outfits.
13. A new addition to my ever growing scarf collection is the tartan scarf from Gretna Green. It's not as thick as I would like it to be so I wear it more of a fashion piece than an actual useful scarf that will keep me warm. I love the colours though.
14. And finally I have new Chelsea boots!! My other ones were worn within an inch of there life and in this time of year your need a good sturdy boot. Can't go wrong with a stylish black boot.
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