Autumn Essentials

So who's excited for Halloween? It's October now so I'm finally allowed to be! This year I have also tried out some makeup ideas for Halloween to show you all, so look forward to those! I love going all out on the makeup as there aren't many other opportunities to. But anyway, now that Autumn is definitely here I thought I'd show you some of my essentials. First is the super cosy scarf from New Look that I used as the backdrop for the photos. The colours are super autumnal and will go with most outfits plus its just so soft I wish I could sleep in it, which i definitely could considering the size of it. My autumnal nail picks are very similar to last years with a deep matte burgundy polish Crush by Barry M and a light slate grey from Illamasqua called DWS (Which I picked up for the bargain price of £4 at TKMaxx which greatly excited me). Most of the year, red is my favourite lip colour but over autumn it switches to purples and plums, my favourite of which is Topshop's Lipstick in Wicked, its a very dark purple on the lips though looks more of a brick red in the bullet. It's just gorgeous and I always get compliments whenever I wear it. It's lasting power is also pretty fab. If I'm looking for a less statement lip I have also been loving Burt's Bees Hibiscus Lip Balm to add a slight tint to my lips and moisturise them simultaneously. To make it feel all cosy in my room I've also started burning less summery scents and picked up this lovely pack of yankee samplers from Asda for only £3. Unfortunately though I have noticed that the 'Simply Home' scents aren't quite as good as the usual ones and often don't smell as strong. It contains Apple Crumble, Simply Vanilla and Raspberry Sundae  which I can't wait to try.

Let me know your Autumn essentials in the comments!

My Little Fashion Box: September

I thought this month's theme was a little boring and vague in all honesty, I felt the box lacked it's usual feeling of 'togetherness' in the way all the items are explicitly linked, however the items themselves were of great interest to me. The item I was the most excited about was probably the La Roche Posay Hydreane BB Cream. The brand itself made me excited as I always hear such good things about it, but the fact that it was a BB cream also greatly excited me as I've been thinking lately about trying some lighter coverage products. Unfortunately I found a similar issue with this product as with many BB creams, which is that they tend to not really agree with my oily skin. However the product itself is lovely and I'm sure on a less oily skin it would be much better. The coverage is light and breathable but evens out the skin tone well, plus it smells fresh, is easy to apply and lasts all day as long as I remember to powder. I also received another Keratase product this month to my disappointment. It was the Couture Styling Laque Noire Hairspray which I am yet to try but I haven't really liked any of the other products from this range that I've received. It's a super strong hold hairspray, so I'm not sure I'll have a lot of use for it, but the size should make it good to travel with if nothing else. From the My Little Beauty range I got the Red Dingue Lip Colour which I had high hopes for as it looked like a more blue toned red in the tube, however it turned out to be a more pink toned red which was a slight disappointment to me, as this made it very similar to the So Susan lip colour that I received last month. On the plus side the product itself is lovely, the formula is great as it dries matte, similar to the Bourjois Matte Rouge Lipsticks and is very long lasting as a result.

I was also very excited to find the Alfa.K Nail Decals in my box this month, they are simply gorgeous and sooooo easy to apply. All you have to do is press the plastic sheet against your nails and they come right off. Beautiful nail art in no time at all. I think they look absolutely gorgeous used as an accent nail paired with my new Illamasqua nail varnish in DWS which I picked up for the bargain price of £3.99 in TKMaxx. I would definitely recommend them to anyone. I was slightly less pleased however with the American Vintage Scarf  as I don't really wear scarves, whilst the pattern is pretty it's not something I would wear (I mostly only wear monochrome and not many patterns) and it's strangely small for a scarf so that it barely fits around my neck.

It was rather a mixed bag this month but I am quite pleased. For the price you can't really complain, I would have paid £15 for the La Roche Posay BB Cream alone, so overall it's definitely good value for money and really does bring excitement to my week when I open it. More than that I love the anticipation of it arriving, photographing it, writing about it, trying out all the products for the first time, writing reviews on them. For me it's not just about receiving the products themselves, is about the experience as well.

Home Sense Stationary Haulin'

The most exciting thing about September (after the fact that it's Autumn which means jumpers and new tv premieres and leaves) has to be stationary shopping! I popped into Home Sense and just got lost in the stationary section and also the coffee section and generally all of the sections. I found the binder clips first and I kept telling myself to put them back because 50p per binder clip is rather expensive, but then I kept looking and I kept finding more and more white and gold things and in the end I just had to buy them all. Oops. I just like matching things okay.

So the binder clips were £5 and made by a company called Roobee whilst the Notebook and clipboard were by a company called CR Gibson but I can't remember how much I paid. I'm considering using the notebook for school to note down assignments and such but I'm not too sure as it doesn't actually have any dates or anything. The binder clips have quite literally no use in my life currently, but I'll find one don't you worry and I thought the clipboard would be great just for keeping on my desk to note down ideas and things I need to remember. Currently it has a 'teen movie masterpost', recipes and a reading list on it. I'm sure it's going to be quite useful.

I'm currently on the search for an agenda, something like Kate Spade or Ban.do so any recomendations...

I forgot September's Printable!

Half a month late, sorry! Does that mean I failed? I hope not! Better late than never anyway I guess?