October Favourites

Hiya!

Here are my favourites of October! More like mid-November favourites, though...

Enjoy!

Hair:

Dr Organic Tea Tree Shampoo - As someone who has oily (and annoying fine) hair, this shampoo cleanses the scalp amazingly.

The bottle states that it uses the 'purest organic bioactive Tea Tree' and 'bioactive Aloe Vera', and leaves hair 'instantly revitalised, invigorated, and deeply cleansed'.

A load of big words there, but hey, it works. It feels refreshing, kinda cold but in a good way, and lathers easily. And although it doesn't smell that great (typical tea tree scent), I found I've actually started to like it, and it fits in with the freshness of the shampoo.

I like using the Dr Organic Virgin Coconut Oil conditioner after, so the scent doesn't stay anyway as the coconut replaces it.

Body/skin/lip care:

Simple Kind to Skin Replenishing Moisturiser - I finished my bottle of Simple's Light Moisturiser, and so decided to upgrade to the Rich one. The consistency is a little thicker (as expected) but it is much more moisturising. Sometimes with the Light, I was applying it in layers as one layer wasn't enough, so this is definitely an improvement. It's gentle, easy to use, and I find it balances the oils on my face so I'm not a dripping mess or a flaky pastry by the end of the day :)

The Body Shop Pomegranate Lip Balm - I love pomegranate, so this was picked up very quickly as soon as I saw it. It smells really good, lasts a very long time, and also adds a bit of colour to your lips. The packaging is really nice too, cool and cute. The balm itself is waxy, which I personally like as it creates a more subtle 'matte' look.

Makeup:

No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream, normal/oily skin - This is wonderful. I have fairly large pores, uneven skin-tone, and a constellation of blemishes, but this product makes my skin gorgeous. Of course, concealer is needed as well for those giant spots of mine, though this hides the most of them. It's really easy to put on, blends well, and saves so much time!

A downside to this product is that it isn't very moisturising, but applying this over a light moisturiser will do the trick.

Fashion:

Okay, two things I have been into - blanket scarves and baggy jumpers.

I recently bought a blanket scarf from Uniqlo, the blue Double Faced Plaid Scarf, and it is the softest, warmest, comfiest thing ever. It's massive, so as well as looking awesome as a finishing touch to an outfit, it also doubles as a blanket. I may be guilty of wrapping myself up in it during lessons and pretending I'm a burrito...

And baggy jumpers are just the thing for this autumn and winter. Love them so much.

So much cosy <3

TV/film:

Smosh: The Movie - I admit, this isn't the best film out there, but for anyone addicted to YouTube, this is amazing. It's a comedy/adventure which revolves around Anthony and Ian's misfortunes and terrible decisions, and around YouTube itself. They literally jump into YouTube to try to change a video and encounter all sorts of wacky things. It's got so many of my favourite YouTubers in it, including Smosh (of course), Jenna Marbles and Grace Helbig. Jenna is hilarious and awesome in this ;)

London Spy - A new BBC Two spy drama, in which Ben Whishaw (who plays Q in the latest James Bond film Spectre) falls in love with a gay spy. There are gay sex scenes, mind, so don't go watching with parents! It only premiered a few days ago (from the time I'm writing this) so there's only been one episode which was more for background and context. But I'm very excited for the next episode and I believe it's going to be fantastic. I already love it!

Music:

Ricky Martin, La Mordidita - This is my favourite song right now, I can't stop singing it and it's annoying the hell out of everyone. I first heard it in my dance lesson, and though it's in Spanish and I didn't understand any of it, I fell in love with its rhythm and tempo straight away. It's very energetic and lively, and it makes me want to dance whenever I hear it (which is all the time, on repeat).

I actually looked up the meaning of 'la mordidita', it means 'the nibble', and the song's about a guy lusting over a woman.

David Bowie, Moonage Daydream - I first heard this song from Hannah Hart, from her My Drunk Kitchen video with Ingrid Nilsen (they're so cute!). It's got the perfect mix of everything, and well, I love it now.

Food:

Walkers Market Deli Pita Chips, Garlic with Herbs - This is amazing. Especially this flavour, Roasted Garlic with Mediterranean Herbs, because it's the best. I ate a whole 'to share' packet by myself, in one sitting, it was that good.

Costco Tiramisu - If you've never had a Costco cake before, what have you been doing with your life?! And I mean that in the best way possible... The tiramisu is my favourite, it's made fresh, the sponge is soft and soaked in coffee and alcohol to just the right amount, there's a slight dusting of cocoa powder over the creamy icing, and the cake is humongous. It's perfect for any upcoming Christmas parties.

Ben and Jerry's Minter Wonderland - This is my amazing!! If you ever wanted to know (or didn't, I dunno), mint chocolate chip is my favourite ice-cream flavour and the fact that it's Ben and Jerry's... Yummy! This is a new winter flavour, which actually caught my eye because of its snowflake print on the lid. It's a mint flavour ice-cream with chocolate pieces in it, sort of like rectangles broken from a chocolate bar. I've just finished a tub, and liked it very much, so will be getting another soon!

Books:

The Amazing Book is Not on Fire, by Dan Howell and Phil Lester - I have been so excited to get a hold of The Amazing Book is Not on Fire - ever since scouting it out in Waterstones, and seeing a few pages of adorableness and hilariousness. I've quickly gone through half of it, and it's amazing, and totally 'on fire', despite what the book tries to tell you. The range of content is truly impressive, from stories of their high school life, to a hamster breeding tutorial, and an insight into what they text each other... It's fun, informative, random, cute, hilarious and weird!

Apps:

94% - A very addicting game which requires you to find words associated with a theme/picture - I have been OBSESSED! I played it almost constantly when I first got it and passed through 135 levels in around a month. The fun, in my opinion, is in passing the levels quickly to get to the new themes, though my friends have been taking their time and completing each level fully - it's great however you play it.

Person:

I've heard of her before, but never really watched any of her videos (she's a YouTuber). She's hilarious, adorable, and the Queen of Puns - it's Hannah Hart! I discovered her through Ingrid Nilsen, in a collab video (mentioned above), and loved her energy and clever puns.

PUNS. Puns Puns Puns.

Her puns are brilliant.

As well as that, she's always cheerful and so funny, and can always make me laugh.

♥

So this concludes this batch of new favourites, check them out, I wouldn't have talked about them if I didn't honestly like them ;)

I love you

ttyl

xxx

Shopping on Halloween!

Hiya!

Sorry I wasn't here yesterday to wish you a spooooooky Halloween!

What did you do? Trick-or-treating anyone? Or any fabulously carved pumpkins? Horror films?

My friends did Toothless and a Minion. They were very good :)

Sadly I didn't do much for Halloween, though I went out later on and came across kids dressed up during their hunt for candy, and a firework display in someone's backyard which we loitered on the street outside to watch.

It was surprisingly good and went on for ages...

Bits of firework kept on falling into my eyes and setting off car alarms around me though :/

Anyway, the reason for not being here on such a freaky night as Halloween (let's face it, this zombie blog should be six feet under, and only come out once a year, probably on the freakiest night), is because I went shopping for the whole day.

I went to all sorts of shops and got myself a lovely 'reversible' plaid blanket scarf from Uniqlo, a few tops from Zara...Kids (why am I so short?! *wails*), and some heavenly treasures from Lush.

The Peeping Santa bubble bar smells amazing!! It's a fruity scent, strawberry mostly I think, and it makes me want to eat it. It looks adorable, and I'm pretty sure in the bath it will look like I'm sitting in a pool of strawberry squash...

Or blood, but let's not think about that...

I also bought the Yog Nog bath bomb, purely because of its sweet smell. I'm a sucker for sweet things. It smells like toffee, and though it may be lacking in its looks, I picked it up immediately and cradled it in my glittery fingers (blame the Holly Golightly!).

And as I write this, I am now sniffing them. Someone take them away please, or else I will become high from the wonderfulness of Lush's products.

I also went to Waterstones, to scout out the Welcome to Night Vale book and Dan and Phil's 'The Amazing Book is Not on Fire'.

I will definitely be getting both, they looked awesome!

There was also a book signing for a children's book there - excited kids were lined up outside the store with their parents, no doubt waiting for the author to arrive.

I ran away long before it started though...screaming kids are not my thing.

Well, I had a great day, and I hope you did too :)

And if you did anything scary, and you're anything like me, good luck falling asleep for the next few weeks...

♥

I love you

ttyl

xxx

P.S. bubble bar and bath bomb photo creds go to the Lush website because I ain't got no time to set up nice backgrounds and get perfect lighting for my own photos...