Monday, January 6, 2014

Monthly Favourites - December

Apologies for getting my favourites for this month up so late - I blame it on my lack of organisation when planning for my 10 or so days without internet. Oh well, better late than never.

December is usually a month of fun makeup because I'm on holidays and therefore able to go crazy with whatever I wish to wear (free of school based restrictions), I purchase more makeup in sales or receive it as gifts and December also calls for quite festive looks (think red lips and gold shadow). This December has been no different and I have enjoyed having the time in the mornings to actually apply my makeup with care as opposed to slapping it on in a rush to get to the bus stop in time!

First up for lips, it's a no brainer that a bright red has been my go-to. Though I have a reasonable collection of reds to choose from, I gravitated towards Revlon's Colourstay Ultimate Suede lipstick in Finale most often. A beautiful tomato red shade that is so comfortable to wear, I think I wore this about fifteen times in December. My only issue with it is that it wears off a little strangely, but nothing that can't be fixed with a quick reapplication.

For eyes it was a little more challenging to pick a favourite, primarily because I've just been using a huge variety of products, but in the end I decided on the Australis paparazzi perfect palette in Snap Attack as it just contains such a lovely combination of wearable shadows.

Next is my favourite face product, which was without a doubt the NYX Cream Blush in Natural. Despite having purchased this a while ago, I am yet to complete a review on it, but let me tell you, it is incredibly beautiful and is like magic on the skin. I can see that this will be a favourite of mine for a very long time.

In the nails department can be found the Sally Hansen Xtreme wear polish in White on. I never would have thought that a plain white polish could capture my heart quite like this one has, but I wore this for the vast majority of December.

Last but not least is the 'other' category in which I cheated a little this month and included two things. The first is a candle (I've been burning candles - safely, don't worry! - non stop despite that it is summer) and my bedroom smells of Pumpkin Latte, a candle from the Kringle Candle Company. I'm not going to lie, I actually don't love this scent, much preferring lighter, more fresh and citrus based scents, but a candle is a candle and I love the atmosphere they bring.

My other random favourite is a giant mug. Yep, who knew you could purchase coffee mugs literally the size of your head from plain old Officeworks for $4! I did try to drink Hot Chocolate out of it, but it holds litres of the stuff and in terms of practicality, really wasn't a great idea, so I cleaned it out and now store lip products in it. For such a strange purchase I've really enjoyed it!

And now here we are in 2014, December has flown by and I'm planning my big year in my final year of school! As always, I am in denial regarding how quickly time flies!



14 comments:

  1. I just purchased the NYX cream blush in Natural! I can't wait to use it. Love the red Revlon lippie; I'm quite a fan of that collection :) That white polish looks lovely - I find freshly painted white nails to look quite classy and "polished" haha. I used to collect mugs and cute cups to store my makeup in before I got a proper dressing table. Overall great favourites this month! xx

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    1. Ooh yay, I hope you like it! I never really thought much of white polish but since I snatched the Sally Hansen one up I've been wearing it non stop. Thanks Melissa! x

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  2. Great faves! I think I should try some sally hansen polishes. And the nyx cream blushes are awesome :)

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    1. This was the first Sally Hansen polish I'd ever tried and gosh I love it! x

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  3. Great favourites! I think I need one (or five) of those giant mugs!

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    1. They have lots of different colours to choose from and they come with sachets of Hot Chocolate/coffee etc! x

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  4. That is one mother of a mug! I use mugs/cups to store lipglosses and mascara/eyeliners bits too! Excited to read your review on the NYX blush! I was keen on getting Natural but after swatching them in store I've decided I like Rose Petal more. It's still such a pretty colour though!

    x Tashi
    http://shiwashiful.blogspot.com.au/

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    1. It is an enormous mug! Haha. It's just such a convenient way to store my makeup products. There are so many beautiful shades of the NYX blush, I'm sure I'll acquire a couple more over the coming year! x

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  5. I really want to try those cream blushers and butter glosses soon! love that mug :) I love a good mug for makeup storage! (I have several cheeky monkey mugs that are perfect for lippies and brushes!)

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    1. I haven't tried many of the NYX products, but the ones I have purchased have been amazing. Mugs are such good items to use for storage! x

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  6. I have that Australis palette too and I love it! And love that tea cup!!

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    1. It contains such lovely neutral shades that are so wearable x

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  7. I have been wanting to try NYX blushes and haven't gotten around to getting one yet. This one is now on the list as it looks like such a pretty colour. I also love that Australis palette, such gorgeous colours and great value too! :-)

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    1. It is such a lovely wearable colour, so easy to use. The Australis palette is really great value, especially as I was able to pick it up on sale! x

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