Some Current Favourites

I haven't done a Favourites post in months. I started doing them when I first began my blog because it seemed like the thing to do. However, I found that I wouldn't have always have favourite each month so I prefer just to do them when I feel there is things that warrant a place in a post like this.

There has been a few things that have really stood out to me in particular this month, both beauty and non-beauty.

First up is non-beauty. I spied this new Extra Strawberry chewing gum a couple of weeks ago and decided to try it out. It's been years since I tried any fruit flavour chewing gum. 

I think an overload of Juicy Fruit when I was about 10 kept me away from it. Besides I love a really strong fresh, minty chewing gum so I never felt the need to try a fruit one again. Anyway, on a whim I got these and I love them! They taste good. Not exactly realistic but not ridiculously artificial either. 

I then decided to venture out and try the Extra 5 in Flood which is berry flavoured. Again these are really nice and they make your handbag smell great lol! But yea, I've found these great for when you're craving something sweet. They help to hit the spot:)

Second favourite is a Tropical Topper from Juice. This particular one is mango frozen yoghurt with pineapple and kiwi. It tastes so good, you really feel like you're getting a treat. They're also surprisingly filling so they are great to have during a break at work. And they are really low calorie, only 197 in this one, much better than snacking on a chocolate bar! I'm also partial to the Berry one:)

First make-up favourite is my MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Redhead, applied with the 129 brush. This gives such an amazing glow to the skin. Sometimes I wear it alone but I also wear a light dusting of it over my blush and it adds a great extra dimension!

My new Shu Uemura eyelash curler. I honestly didn't think it would be as good as I hoped but it was! It makes a big difference to my lashes and in turn to the application of my mascara.

NARS eyeshadow in Galapagos. This gorgeous coca brown with gold shimmer has being responsible for smoking out my everyday neutral a lot this month. It's a very buttery soft eyeshadow and applies lovely.

My final favourite for the month is this Korres Lip Butter in Wild Rose. It doesn't apply as strong as it looks in the pot but it does give enough colour to look red. Perfect for daytime if you don't want to rock a full red lip.

What items have you being loving lately?

Beauty Presents: Christmas 2011

I meant to have this post up nearer post-christmas but better late than never! I didn't want to do a 'haul' of what I got for Christmas so I just included any beauty related gifts that I received.

Somebody had fun opening her present!

On to the beauty stuff:)

I got a MAC lipstick in Half n Half, and eyeshadow in Honesty and the 209 brush. 

Korres lip butter in Wild Rose, Burts Bee lip balm trio and Maybelline Cat Eyes mascara

Flower by Kenzo perfume and body lotion set and Hypnotic Poison by Dior.

Moringa body scrub from The Body Shop

Gorgeous to Go by Aisling McDermott of Beaut.ie fame:D

A Stila Lip Glaze set containing 8 lipglosses

OPI Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees  and Essei Braziliant. (I also got Dulce de Leche from OPI but it's on backorder so still waiting for that to come, my mum informed me:))

Nars highlighter in Albatross, Benefit blush in Dandelion, Korres lip butter in Jasmine and Essie's Fair Game (meant to put those last 2 in other pictures!)

So that's the beauty gifts I got this year:)