Burgundy Beauty: August Favourites

I can't believe its 1st September today! Where has August gone, it's crazy!

Today I am going to talk about what I had been L-O-V-I-N-G in August and still loving now actually so let's get cracking!

First, I’m going to start with a non-beauty favourite which is the TV series Breaking Bad (For anybody that doesn't know, it's about a Chemistry teacher who has cancer and his ex-pupil who partner up and start cooking crystal meth). Yes I am so late on the band wagon it’s unreal! But recently me and my boyfriend started it, as it was conveniently on Netflix and now we are literally hooked. The series starts off a bit slow but honestly you just have to keep watching it and it gets so god damn good! We’re on season five now so it’s almost over for us, so I don’t know what we are going to do when we finish it, sadface.

My next favourite is ShopDixi, they are an online jewellery boutique who do the most gorgeous pieces. I recently picked up a few bits when they had a sale on and I am literally in love. I got a silver coin necklace, a moon/star ring and a moon bracelet. I have been wearing all the pieces constantly which is strange for me because usually I just wear gold jewellery but I think I have been converted! The three pieces I got were all £5 each which is such a bargain, you can’t really go wrong. I really want some more bits from them; I’ve had my eye on the Crusader necklace for a while now so that might be next on my list…
www.shopdixi.com

A big favourite of mine is my Topshop iPhone 5s Case. I'm not sure if this is still available as it's not on the website but I got mine from the Oxford Street Topshop. This case has to be my favourite phone case of all time. It just reminds me of a mermaid, it's so pretty and in the light it changes all different colours which is so nice. It also works as a case, I've dropped my phone multiple times (even down some stairs, lol oops!) and it's protected it so yay for Topshop iPhone cases!
www.topshop.com

Onto beauty, my first fave is Soap and Glory’s Trick & Treatment. It’s a double-action under eye dark circle corrector and it is AMAZING. It hides dark circles brilliantly without feeling cakey on your face. It has a slight shimmer it in too which isn’t too much, it makes your under eyes look awake and dewy. I really love the thin formula; I much prefer it to thicker concealers that are on the market.
www.soapandglory.com/makeup/face/foundation-concealer/trick-treatment

Next up is Urban Decay’s Perversion mascara and their Subversion lash primer. I recently got their Naked Flushed palette and it came with a free sample of the mascara and I thought it was amazing so I had to buy the full size. The full size came with a deluxe sample of Subversion so I was very happy about that! The two together are just amazing, my lashes have never looked better. They are long, fluttery and super volumized at the same time! If you haven’t tried this combo, I would seriously recommend it, you won’t be disappointed!
www.urbandecay.co.uk/eyes/mascara/perversion-mascara

The Body Shop’s Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet is my next favourite. I love this stuff, for anybody that hasn’t guessed, it’s a moisturising face sorbet and when they say it’s a sorbet, it really is! The texture is literally like a sorbet and when you put it on your face, it is so nice and refreshing, the scent is lovely too. It was especially nice for August as it was so cooling, I’m not sure in the winter months it will be quite as pleasant because of the cooling effect but I will have to let you know!
www.thebodyshop.co.uk/skincare/moisturisers/vitamin-e-aqua-boost-sorbet.aspx

My next favourite is Marc Jacobs Daisy Delight Edition Eau de Toilette. I got this for my birthday from my boyfriend’s mum and dad and I love it! The bottle is just so pretty; I have it on full display on my dressing table at the moment. And the fragrance is beautiful. It’s so summery and floral; it has Marc Jacobs Daisy in there, but with other scents that compliment it perfectly. I have been wearing this every day since I got it, I am in love.
www.boots.com/en/Marc-Jacobs-Daisy-Delight-Edition-Eau-de-Toilette-50ml_1431533/

Another thing I have been loving is Soap and Glory’s Hocus Focus. It’s an instant visual flaw-softening illuminator and is such a versatile product, I love it. You can use it so many different ways but what I have been loving is mixing it in with my foundation to create such a dewy, luminous finish. But of course you can just use it as a highlighter or use it mixed with your moisturiser for days where you don’t want to wear heavy makeup, but still want a little something-something.
www.soapandglory.com/makeup/face/foundation-concealer/hocus-focus