All things Ali x: Septmeber Favourites

Hellooo September!

This month is one of my favourite months of the year (obviously July trumps them all as it consist of my birthday!) as we start to see Autumn creep in slowly and we say goodbye to the summer. As much as I love summer you cannot beat hot chocolates around the fire, pumpkin carving and leaves crunching under my boots. I know, complete cliche, but I love it, and frankly in my mind, that is all that matters.

In respect to September being one of my favourite months, what better time to list my first favourites blog. =]

One item that I have been truly loving, in the very small time that I have had it, is my Zoella Beauty Mist "blissfull mistfull". It has a very delicate, light smell to it, I cannot describe it using adjectives that match a particular item, although it is very sweet and fruity, a theme which runs through the Zoella Beauty range. It is not over power, a few squirts last throughout the day. One negative I do have about the product is the spray part of the packaging, the spritz broke =[. So instead of having a light mist sprinkled over me, I get what I can only describe as a water pistol squirt leaving a wet mark on my clothing. Easy fix for the clothing...spray the skin instead! This however, has not ruined the product for me, just means I have to think when applying it. The detail to the rest of the packing I do really like, Its a clear bottle with what appears to be a rose gold coloured scent inside and a cute dark metallic coral lid. Two colours which I really like. Well done Zoella, a product I am no doubt sure you are proud to have you name on as you should do.

Another item I have been really enjoying is the Bodyshop Sumptuous Cleansing Butter Comomile. This cleanser aims to melt away impurities and remove all types of makeup. I used to use the Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm but this is quite expensive (£36 for 100ml) so when I found a high street product with the same standard of effectiveness my bank account was relieved. Although I do still have a pot of the Emma Hardie for special occasions. I use this balm every night to remove either BB cream or foundation as well as waterproof and non waterproof eye makeup. It really does make the task effortless to the point where I no longer see taking my makeup off as a task. It actually removes the makeup unlike a makeup wipe which just seems to smudge it all around my face. One thing I am always really careful about is my eyes as they are fairly sensitive. The bodyshop cleanser is wonderful, it does not irritate my eyes at all, even after using it for a month solid. It also leaves my skin feeling super smooth and refreshed after use, it also leaves a lovely fresh sent to my skin.

As you can see hear my pot is nearly gone and you do not need to use much at all. A new one one been purchased.

I recently had a little splurge over at Estee Lauder and as a result I got a free goodie bag, this consisted of many items, but one I really like was the mini lipstick .

It is a gold/pink tone, not quite an autumn colour more of a spring colour, but nevertheless it is still wearable this season due to the gold. Which makes me happy as I love pink so I can get away with it in a fashionable manner. It is very subtle but as the light catches it, it shows it's true potential. I like this factor as I am not confident enough to pull off a bold coloured lipstick, I am working my way to it though! It also had a very fruity lipstick smell to it.

In the light

Not in the light

Over the weekend I treated myself to a new pair of socks. Because I like socks, especially with pictures on them. When I was in new look I spotted a pair of navy blue socks with ginger bread men and candy canes on. Who could resist them, and at this time of year!?! They had to be purchased instantly. Other than that though they are just normal socks.

Yehh, so my feet are not the smallest.

Hair. It's that time of year where its hats or dry ends. I do like my hair and I do put a fair bit of effort into it and on that basis I like to have it on show. Due to the change in weather it does take a bit of a battering and the ends get very dry. So I dug down in my half used box and re-discovered my miracle hair oil by schwarzkopf. This is a finishing treatment, I am not sure what exactly it is supposed to do, but for me it leaves my hair feeling silky smooth and healthy. This is a product I tend only to use in the colder months as come summer my hair does not dry out so much and I feel it a waist of money to use. Don't get me wrong, my hair dries out in summer to but a monthly hair mask does the trick. One of the bonuses to this product is it speeds up drying too! I don't know how, but it says it in all the descriptions and actually works! Wow, magic is the only explanation. Although it is featured in my September favourites I only started using it again a couple of days ago, but it works instantly so felt it is justified to belong in this post.