This month, I’ve added in a little splash of colour to my favourites; the anticipation of Spring is enough to lift anyone’s spirits after an icy winter.
Perhaps the most obvious of the lot, is the canary yellow pencil-sized make up bag from Karen Walker. I nabbed this on a bit of a whim at the beginning of the month, and it’s already proven to be one of the more useful beauty-related purchases I’ve ever made. The amount of time I would waste trying to find a lipstick swimming around at the bottom of my bag, or the number of times I’d pull out a product to find it all scratched up doesn’t really bear thinking about.
Speaking of beauty; I’ve really been getting into blush lately. And I mean really. At the beginning of June (or was it July? I forget..) I nabbed a new one – to me – from NARS; the powder blush in the shade Gina. This is just the perfect peach tone for the upcoming Spring, and I just love the fact that the formula is matte and sans shimmer. Probably goes without saying that this is very pigmented, and smooth to the touch, and yep, you guessed it, blends like a dream.
I’ve also found myself going back to the Stila stay all day liquid eyeliner, which I’d tossed to the wayside earlier this year in favour of the tattoo liner from Kat Von D. Turns out, I think I like the Stila version better, and after it dries down in the tube a little, it really isn’t going anywhere.
The last two beauty favourites have been floating around in my bag for the better part of this year; a easy on the go rollerball perfume from Elizabeth & James in the scent ‘white Nirvana’, which is a very pretty musky floral scent which lingers. And one of my favourite lippies for the month, the Too Faced liquified longwear lipstick in the shade Melted Peony. This is that soft petal pink which is perfect for the upcoming Spring, and has really been getting me excited about the warmer months.
My fashion favourites, on the other hand, are more on the obvious side. A black leather kitty card case from Charlotte Olympia which admittedly cost an arm and a leg but is one of those pieces which I know won’t ever get ‘old’ for me. I’ve also been getting a lot of joy out of my black pointed toe flats from ASOS, which have been perfect for walking across the Pyrmont bridge twice a day to get to/from work, on a budget.
My final favourite of the month is an eBay bargain which I’d been hunting down for some time… it’s a patch tweed mini skirt from 3.1 by Phillip Lim.
What have you been loving for the month of August? x
The card case is adorable! I would find it hard to resist as well haha. And that skirt is such a great find. It’ll look great on you. I’m always checking out Ebay, but I never come across something I really want. I once bought a Isabel Marant jacket for a very good price though and it was brand new.