NOTD: Essie 'Bahama Mama'

Everyone in the Beauty Blogger/Youtube world has been raving about a certain color for fall - Essie's 'Bahama Mama', so I finally caved in and bought it!  Let's just say it definitely lives up to the hype.

The color is gorgeous - a raspberry/deep hot-pink, but it definitely doesn't come out Barbie on the nails.  It's almost a softer red, something that I think would be great for teenagers and adults, alike.  It doesn't come of too young or childish, but at the same time, it doesn't look like it would be too mature for someone in middle/high-school, either.  The color itself, works perfectly for this time of year, with a deeper color, it's great for Fall/Winter, but I think it could be worn in Spring/Summer, as well.

The color has lasted for 5 days so far, and it's only starting to wear off at the edges of my nails, which is fantastic!  I honestly think this could last for an entire week without issues!  

One thing I did notice about this nail polish is that it has a different brush than all of my other Essie nail polishes, it's not skinny like all of my other ones, but very thick, like the Sally Hansen brushes.  This is the only Essie nail polish that I bought in Germany (at Müller for €8), so maybe that's why.  If anyone has any ideas about why the brush is different, please let me know as I am really curious!

Overall, I would highly recommend this color, jump on the bandwagon -- the view is beautiful!

You can check out my most recent NOTD post here and my most recent post here.

My Make-Up Emergency Kit

Recently, I've been spending a lot of time on campus, which is about 20 minutes away from where I live.  Therefore, I've found it much easier to just stay at a friend's apartment at the university instead of literally walking through the woods to get home once it gets a bit late.  However, the problem with this is that I don't generally bring my entire night-time skin-care routine along with my make-up for the next day with me when I never am actually planning on staying over on campus, which is a bit of a situation for me.  So, I decided to just make a 'Make-Up/Skincare Emergency Kit' for situations like this and leave it at a friend's apartment.

It all fits nicely inside this little LeSportsac that I bought on sale maybe 10 years ago!

Here's what I put inside:

Make-Up:

I went quite stingy with the contents of this 'Emergency Kit', as it literally is just for emergency sleep-overs.  Make-Up wise I decided to include the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light (which I love, by the way, just a little too light of coverage for the colder months, but I will be taking this back come spring!), the Sleek Storm Palette - to use for eyeshadow and eyeliner, a Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 1 Fair, an Artdeco All in One mascara sample, and the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 001 Transparent - which hasn't been getting much love from me since I got the Burberry Sheer Powder.  You may have noticed there isn't any blush, lipstick, or anything for my eyebrows included.  I've decided I can live without blush in an emergency (and I didn't want to say good-bye to any of my blushes for a long-period of time).  I also keep multiple lipsticks and my Tom Ford Brow Sculptor (review here) in my make-up bag inside of my purse, so I know that I'll have those at any given moment!

Brushes:

I kept it simple and just included a Mini-Hairbrush from Goody, a BareMinerals Full Flawless Face Brush for Powder, an Eco Tools Brow Brush (for eyeliner), a Real Techniques Domed Shadow Brush, and an Elf Contour Brush.

Skincare and Perfume:

For my skincare I thought I would make use of some of my millions of samples, including only samples.  I've decided to put in: a sample of Chloé EDP, Aesop B & Tea Balancing Toner, Aesop Fabulous Face Cleanser, Bobbi Brown Instant Long-Wear Makeup Remover, Clinique Turnaround Overnight Radiance Moisturizer, Sephora Instant Moisturizer, and a couple of Cotton Pads.

This bag consists of products that I don't tend to use very much, but products that I still am happy to use, making it perfect for an emergency kit :)

Hope you enjoyed the post! Check out my most recent post here :)

NOTD: Essie 'Mink Muffs'

Last weekend was German-American Day, which was celebrated in Neuss (near Düsseldorf) and I went to an event there.  I decided to paint my nails another 'Office-Appropriate' shade just for the event - Essie's 'Mink Muffs'.  It's a little less day-job than my usual true nude nail shades, such as CHANEL's 'Frenzy' or Nails Inc.'s 'Porchester Square' (see posts here and here), but I really fell in love with the shade as I was wearing it.

It's a very mushroom-brown shade, but it is very flattering on the nails.  The brown almost has a slight hint of a reddish-purple in it, making it really lovely and a little more unusual than so many brown nail polishes.  I find that really dark colors look a bit off on my nails, but this is a perfect way for me to get a darker color without it looking OTT.

Of course, as with all Essie nail polishes, the formula is great and it lasted about 5 days without any major chipping (probably 3 days without any chipping, at all).

I bought this at Wal-Mart for $8, but you can pick it up just about anywhere!

Hope you enjoyed :) Check out my last NOTD post here, or check out my most recent post here.

NEOM Candle 'Real Luxury' Review

If you saw my England Haul from last month, you'll know that I went a bit crazy when it came to the NEOM Candle section in John Lewis (if you haven't checked out the haul, you can see it here).  I picked up three different candles: Sumptuous (review here), Real Luxury, and Complete Bliss, all in the travel sizes.

After about halfway through Sumptuous, I decided to try Real Luxury out.  I can say that this scent is amazing.  It's a definite pampering scent, which is what I'm automatically drawn to, but it's a very deep scent, as well, which makes it perfect for Autumn/Winter.

Just like Sumptuous, the scent of Real Luxury lingers even when it hasn't been lit for days, which in itself justifies the high price for me.  I will walk into my room after having been away for a weekend and it smells amazing!

NEOM Real Luxury Candle

The box describes the fragrance as such:

Known as the 'cashmere blanket' of our scent library, Real Luxury is a sophisticated but light and calming scent.  The most precious Jasmine is combined with a little French Lavender and the soothing, spicy tones of Brazilian Rosewood.

And just as with every NEOM Candle, it, of course, has a treatment:

Perfect for pampering & 'me time', also gently relaxing so a lovely backdrop for a social evening and an ideal gift.

Now, this treatment is something I can attest to!  It is a very relaxing scent (almost too relaxing!), and really makes me want to indulge in reading a book, or just sitting and enjoying a little bit of quiet time.  The treatment may, however, be an issue if you have to get a bunch of stuff done, as I've been so relaxed I haven't wanted to do any homework or cleaning or anything like that :P

The travel size of these candles retail for £15, and the full-size retails for £39.50.

Overall, I would highly recommend these candles, and although I absolutely adore the scent of Real Luxury, I still think that Sumptuous is absolutely unbeatable!

NOTD: Essie 'Chinchilly'

Once again, this is going to be another Nail of the Day post.  I really hope you aren't sick of them, I do them all of the time, but I paint my nails a lot, even though I always paint them very similar colors :)

This time I decided to paint my nails with Essie 'Chinchilly'.  I bought this about 2 months ago and haven't gotten around to trying it out.  I had heard a fair amount about this particular shade in the beauty blogger world, so I was excited to try it out, needless to say I wasn't disappointed!

This is a perfect addition to my growing collection of nudes/greys.  It's definitely a grey shade, but it's muted and not very dark, making it really versatile and wearable, in my opinion.

2 coats of Chinchilly, a base and a top coat

This is definitely a cooler-toned grey color, but it may look good on warm-toned people, as well, I'm not too sure!  It's a beautiful shade, and if it's like the other Essie nail polishes I've tried it probably will last for a good 3 days without chipping, which is about as much as I can ask for from a nail polish!

Hope you guys enjoyed this :) Click here if you want to see my last NOTD post!

NOTD: Sally Hansen 'Commander in Chic'

I haven't posted in ages, I've been extremely busy over the past week and a half because of my University orientation and now this week I've started an intensive German Language Course.  But since I've been so busy meeting people and going to class and such, I've been neglecting my blog :( I'm going to try and post a couple of times a week from now on, so I can write my posts on the weekend and publish them throughout the week, so hopefully this break won't be so common!

Anyways, I'm jumping back in with a NOTD Post, as I love reading these :)  I've really been into nude nails for the past month or two, but I'm also loving grège nails for this time of year, as well!  

Sally Hansen's 'Commander in Chic' with a base coat, 2 coats of polish, and a top coat

Today, I'm wearing Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure in '370 Commander in Chic'.  I had been eyeing this color for a while before I finally gave in and bought it!  It's such a perfect fall color, a mix between  brown, grey, and purple.  It comes out a nice taupe-ish color, that's isn't murky like that color combination might suggest!  It's also quite similar to OPI's 'You Don't Know Jacques!' (which I posted about here).  Although, 'You Don't Know Jacques!' is much more brown than 'Commander in Chic' is.

I know that many people hate the Sally Hansen brushes, but I'm in love with them.  I just need to sweep it across my nails about twice to get the perfect amount for each coat.  I have an issue with the thin brushes that come in most nail polishes, so Sally Hansen is always something I tend to gravitate towards!

The wear on the Sally Hansen polishes are also not too shabby, I can generally get about 3 or 4 days of wear out of these polishes before it starts to chip, which is about average, so nothing to complain about.

I also love how amazingly cheap these are, I think they are either $5 or $6 in the US, and probably about €5 or €6, though I'm not sure, as I bought this at Wal-Mart about 2 months ago!

Sally Hansen is definitely a brand to check out, if you like thick brushes and decent wear like I do!

Hope you guys enjoyed this post :) More to come very soon, hopefully!

NOTD: Nails Inc. 'Porchester Square'

Tomorrow I'm leaving to spend the weekend in Frankfurt to meet with the different members and coordinators of my exchange program along with all of the other exchange students that are in my program, as well.  Because this is a meeting of sorts, I decided to paint my nails with one of my 'work appropriate' shades: Nails Inc. 'Porchester Square'.

It's a beautiful lilac-toned, dove grey.  It's somewhat similar to CHANEL Frenzy, but it's more grey and, therefore, much cooler-toned.

base coat, 2 coats of Porchester Square, and a top coat

I am a huge fan of Nails Inc. Nail Polishes, this is my third and favorite of their shades (I also have Baker Street - a cobalt blue, and a pink one, as well).  The quality of the shades is fantastic, I can easily get 4 days wear without any major chipping.  I also love the names of the polishes, they're all named after different areas/streets/famous things in London (i.e. their black polish is called Black Taxi).  If you're travelling to London, they make great little souveneirs!

However, they're also readily available at Sephora for those of you in the States/Canada.  I bought this particular shade at Sephora for $9.50.  The color is right on trend, as well, due to this amazing nude nails trend that's taking the beauty world by storm!

This and CHANEL Frenzy are my two favorite nude nail polishes.  However, if there are any more I should check out, please let me know, as I am obsessed with this trend!

I hope you all have a great weekend :)

'Burberry Body EDP: Rose Gold Edition' Review

Recently, I was in London for a long weekend and I went a bit perfume-crazy and ended up buying 3 (if you're interested in seeing what all I bought, check out my England Haul here)!  I realize that some people don't even own 3 perfumes, and I own something like 8 now, but oh, well!  The last perfume I bought while I was in England was the Limited Edition Burberry Body EDP: Rose Gold Edition.

I had been lusting after Burberry Body for quite some time, and when I smelled the original, I could barely restrain myself.  However, I decided that if I was going to buy Burberry Body, I wanted the new Rose Gold Edition.  As luck would have it, I ran across it while I was at a duty free shop in Heathrow!

I'm one of those people who keeps the packaging of all of my perfumes if I can help, it's just too pretty to throw away!

They only had one size of this perfume at the duty free shop: 85ml, but it does come in a smaller size, as well (the Burberry website calls it 'purse sized', but it doesn't say how many ml are in that, so it could be quite small!).

The only difference between the Burberry Body: Rose Gold Edition and the regular Burberry Body is the packaging, they are the exact same scent.  The Rose Gold Edition has a Rose Gold tinted glass bottle, and it's quite shiny and made to look as if it actually is metal.  This does mean that the bottle itself smudges very easily.

However, I think the packaging is absolutely gorgeous!  The scent is also amazing :)  It has the following notes: freesia, green absinthe, peach, rose, iris, sandalwood, cashmeran, musk, amber, vanilla.  I would describe it as a warmer floral scent.  It can be worn any time of year, in my opinion, but I've been loving it recently.  I think I've worn it everyday since I got back from England (which was about 2 weeks ago).  I haven't even tried my other new perfumes!

I would definitely recommend going out to your local beauty store and testing this out.  I'm personally a huge fan of floral scents, especially warm ones for the fall and winter time, so this is right up my alley!

Regarding the wear-time of the perfume, it's fantastic.  I own 3 Burberry Perfumes (London, Brit, and Body) and they are my longest-wearing perfumes.  I had high expectations for this perfume, and it didn't let me down.  I can still smell it even 13 hours after I applied it (though it isn't as strong as when I put it on this morning, which is to be expected).  It's incredible.

If you don't have the Rose Gold Edition near you, don't fret as the original is the same (like I previously mentioned), but who doesn't love a Limited Edition product?

I bought this at London Heathrow Airport at World Duty for £60, but it retails for $95/€90/£75.  I can already say that it was worth every penny!

I hope this was helpful :)

'Edward Bess Ultra Luminous Eyeshadow - Intimate' Review

In August, I got (extremely) obsessed with eyeshadows and I bought one of the Edward Bess Ultra Luminous Eyeshadows.  I had heard a lot about his eyeshadows before and though they are extremely pricey, I justified by choosing I color I had nothing similar to, Intimate.

It's a bit hard to see, but the case is a shiny black plastic and has EDWARD BESS embossed on the front of the case.  It comes in a little black pouch as most high-end products do.  The case is nothing special, it has nothing embossed on it, it's just a plain black pouch.  I found that to be my first disappointment with this product, as I love the black pouches these types of products come in, I always keep them!  The Burberry products have the famous check printed on the cases, the Dior and the Chanel ones have their labels printed on their cases, so this was just a little boring and plain for my taste.  The actual eyeshadow case does also get smudged very easily, but it's quite easy to clean!

The back of the eyeshadow case

The actual eyeshadow also has EDWARD BESS imprinted on the eyeshadow, as well, which is always nice.  The color of the eyeshadow itself is gorgeous!  It's very similar to how it looks in the pan.  It's a really nice bronzey-khaki, with a bit of gold in it, as well.  It has some of the best color payoff I've ever seen in an eyeshadow.  Just one small sweep of this stuff is enough for a light layer on both eyes.  The texture is also superb, very velvety - though not as velvety as Burberry, it's still much nicer than Urban Decay, Dior, and Chanel eyeshadows, which is good considering the price-point!

Here's a swatch of Edward Bess's Intimate, this is quite heavily swatched, but it only took two swipes of my finger across the über-smooth eyeshadow to get this much payoff - amazing!  This color is definitely warm-toned, but it's something people with slightly cool-toned skin (such as myself) can pull off without issue.  This color is so versatile, I even think extremely cool-toned people could even pull this off!

The color is absolutely perfect for fall, everyone needs a khaki eyeshadow for this time of year, and this one is really nice!  The eyeshadow itself is extremely easy to blend and to apply, so no issues there :)

I did have a pretty major issue with this eyeshadow, though, and that's the worst thing when it comes to eyeshadows - Creasing :(

After only about  6 hours of wear I noticed a bit of creasing, despite the fact that I wore UDPP.  I wiped away the crease marks and applied a bit again, 6 hours later when I came back home, I noticed there was really noticeable creasing!!

Now, I checked on Sephora and no one else really seemed to have this issue with creasing, so it could just be me, or maybe it just doesn't work well with UDPP.  I'm going to test it out without eyeshadow primer tomorrow and will update you about that tomorrow!

For now, I would definitely say this is a beautiful shade, something I have fallen in love with over the past couple of days, but I'm thinking it's going to be a short-term eyeshadow for me.  That means I'll be wearing it on days when I don't need to do much or when I only will be out and about for a couple of hours, otherwise the creasing will bother me too much!!

Overall, I just can't recommend this product.  Although I love the color and think it's one of the smoothest and most pigmented eyeshadows I own (besides my Burberry eyeshadows), it creases far too much considering the price tag.

I bought this eyeshadow at Sephora for $30.

**UPDATE**
I wore this eyeshadow again, this time without a primer, I still found it to crease just as much as with the primer.  Therefore, I'm judging that it's the eyeshadow itself that is the problem and not my Urban Decay Primer Potion.  Please keep this in mind if you're thinking about buying this!

Have any of you tried the Edward Bess eyeshadows before? If so, did you have the same issue with creasing? Is there something I can do differently so as to not get a giant crease-fest? Please let me know!! I want to love this!

10 Items I Would Repurchase

I'm sure a lot of you have seen this tag being done on Youtube and on blogs, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and show you guys what 10 items I would repurchase (if all of my make-up somehow disappeared).

These are all of the items I would repurchase:

Face:

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light - $7.50

I've tested out so many foundations over the years, but this is the one that I've used for long enough to judge (about a month to a month and a half) and I have yet to have a single issue with it.  It matches my skin perfectly, it gives a nice, light coverage, and it's dirt cheap!

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in 1 Fair - £4.09

I use this to cover any blemishes on my face, it's a full-coverage concealer, so I think it's a bit heavy for underneath my eyes, but it works for just about everything else! It's especially nice on the my no-foundation days, where I'm just looking to cover any spots and redness on my face.  The only bad thing about this is that it's only available in the UK, so that means I have to basically buy in bulk or learn to live with out -- I'll go with the former!

NARS Blush in Douceur - $28

NARS blushers are without a doubt the best I've ever tried (as they should be considering the price!).  But this is the best of the best, it's such a beautiful color for your cheeks and I think it could work on a lot of skin tones.  For people who are extremely fair (like myself) it could even be used as a contour color (though I don't use it as one).  This can also be worn any time of year, which makes it worth the price, in my opinion!

Burberry 'Light Glow' Blush in No. 07 Earthy - $42

This is my contour color and it is perfect.  The pattern on the blush is already starting to disappear I use it so much! This is a great contour color for fair people, no matter what your undertones!  It's not orange-based, but it is neutral enough to look good on warm-toned people as well as cool-toned people :)

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent - $3

This powder is amazing.  I keep this in my handbag for touch-ups throughout the day, because it doesn't look powdery when you continually apply it throughout the day, which is just fantastic for the price!

Eyes and Lips:

Tom Ford Brow Sculptor in Taupe - $42

I won't go on about this too much, as I rave about it all the time (but if you're interested, you can see my review here), but it's great.

Maybelline Mega-Plush Volume Express Mascara - $6

This is officially a HG item for me, lengthening and beautiful.

Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow in No. 02 Trench - $29

This is my favorite eyeshadow hands down.  I know that most people picked the Naked or the Naked 2 Palettes, but I honestly couldn't live without this.  I constantly wear this eyeshadow on its own and feel it does everything I need it to!

Bobbi Brown Creamy Corrector in Porcelain Bisque - $23

I have chronic dark circles and this is my savior.  If I could only repurchase one piece of makeup again, it would be this, hands down.

CHANEL Coco Rouge Lipstick in 45 Caractère - $32

I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but this is quickly becoming one of my favorite lipsticks.  I think it's from the new CHANEL Fall 2012 Collection and I'm not sure if it's limited edition (hopefully not!).  All the same, it's beautiful.  It's a red-brown with gold flecks, which is perfect for fall, but the reason I love it is that it's only about one shade darker than my natural lip color, making it the perfect choice for me.  I love dark lips, and this gives me a really natural dark lip, so it's perfect for both day and night :)

If you noticed, I didn't include an eyeliner.  Well, that's because 1) I haven't found an eyeliner I like well enough to repurchase and 2) I ran out of space :P

If you've done this tag, please leave me a link below! Hope you guys enjoyed this :)

NOTD: CHANEL 'Frenzy'

So, today was my first day of Orientation at my University in Germany :) It went well, and to prepare myself for the next few days, I thought I would paint my nails with one of my favorites: CHANEL ' 559 Frenzy'!

I've recently been obsessing over this Nude Nails trend that's going on, I've been buying these nail polishes like crazy! However, CHANEL 'Frenzy' has got to be one of my favorites (along with Nails Inc. 'Porchester Square').

It looks really beige in this picture, which is does look like in certain lights!  But the reason I love this color is because it has a gorgeous lilac tint to it in other lights - absolutely amazing :)!

If you're looking for a dupe, Nails Inc. 'Porchester Square' is somewhat similar (maybe that's why I love both of these colors so much); however, they're still slightly different - comparison to come!

I bought this from Nordstrom for $26.  Yes, it's ridiculously priced, and it's true what they say about CHANEL nail polishes - they chip like mad after about 2 days of really nice wear.  Yet, I still think the beauty of the color makes it worth the price, plus I always feel so sophisticated when I wear this :)

Are there any other CHANEL nail polishes worth the hefty price tag? This is my only one, but I want to try out a few more!

September Favorites

Well, it's now officially October! I start University this month, so I'm a bit nervous for that, but the fact that it's October, my favorite month of the year, wipes away any thoughts except for ones of crunching leaves when I walk :)

Moving on, it's time for my September Favorites!  I think I have quite a lot this month, so I'll just jump right into it.

Here are all of my favorites!

Face:

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light - $7.50

If you've read any of my FOTDs, you'll know that I am obsessed with the Maybelline BB Cream, I wear it basically everyday.  I hate heavy coverage foundations/bases, so this is perfect for me, it feels like I have nothing on and it doesn't feel sticky when I touch my face, which is hugely important to me!  Sadly, as it gets colder I probably won't be using this, I'll probably move on to a slightly heavier coverage foundation, but this will still be nice for days when I'm only running to the grocery store or something.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - $3

I've also been obsessed with this powder this month.  The quality for the price is amazing!  I did buy the Burberry Sheer Powder when I was in England this month, but I will still use this sometimes, it's just perfect. If you're in the market for a powder, you really can't go wrong with this one :)

NARS Blush in Douceur - $28

I had been oohing and aahing over the NARS blushers for months before I finally took the plunge and bought 3 at the end of August.  The quality is impeccable and they are basically the only blushers I use.  This one in particular is gorgeous.  It's a beautiful matte dusty rose color.  I don't like the heavy blush look, so this color literally just gives me a 'she's alive and awake' look, because if I don't use blush I look like I've recently risen from the dead (as I'm so damn pale)!  It's very soft and subtle, which is great for me.  However, I have noticed that this is not as pigmented as the other NARS blushers, so you may want to bear that in mind!

Eyes:

Maybelline Mega-Plush Volume Express Mascara - $6

This mascara is perfect for me!  I don't like the heavy mascara look, my lashes are already pretty thick, so I hate trying any mascara that will really volumize my lashes, I only want my mascaras to lengthen them, and this one is exactly what I'm looking for!  This adds little to no volume to the lashes, but really lengthens them, it's great!  Also, it's really easy to take off, which is a bonus :)

Diorshow Maximizer Lash Plumping Serum - $28

Let me just say, this purchase was 100% inspired by Essiebutton.  Whenever she mentions something, I always HAVE to have it!  So when she called this a Holy Grail item, I immediately ordered it from Sephora. Now, it's super damn expensive, but the length it gives my lashes is worth every penny!  I'm a bit obseessed with making my lashes really long, and after wearing it for a mere day or two my sister had already commented on how long my lashes are, so I can definitely say that this stuff works! :)

Urban Decay Primer Potion - $20

I had been considering buying this for months, but had never taken the plunge, but I'm so glad I did!  It makes my eyeshadows pop, and it keeps them on.  I will say that it's not 100% crease-free on me, but it doesn't crease until about 12 hours into my make-up, which is about when I'm ready to take it off anyways, so I don't really care.

Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow in No. 02 Trench - $29

Once again, if you've read any of my FOTD posts, you'll know I love this eyeshadow.  I bought it at the beginning of August and never really used it, but now that I've discovered it, I can honestly say this is my favorite eyeshadow of all time!  It's definitely a nude color on me, I use it mostly to erase the veins on my eyelids, but if you're darker than I am (which about 98% of the world is) it would make a great highlight, as well.  The Burberry shadows overall are great, especially the texture.  Seriously, if you have a Burberry counter near you, just go and swatch the eyeshadows, they feel like velvet!

Tom Ford Brow Sculptor in Taupe - $42

I can't believe I almost forgot to include this!  This is amazing, I can get a really beautiful, natural looking eyebrow with this, but I can also easily get a strong brow, as well.  I loved this so much I even did a review on it here.  It also takes me about 10 seconds to do my brows, as opposed to filling it in with an eyeshadow, which takes me much longer.  The fact that it comes with a spoolie is also a plus!

Lips and Perfume:

Zara Woman Rose EDT 30ml - £8

I bought this in June when I was in the UK.  The scent is beautiful and the lasting power is decent considering it's an EDT.  The very floral rose scent is perfect for me, as I like basically all of my perfumes to be rose scented.  However, my favorite thing about this is the price: £8!! It's an absolute steal.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 130 Rose Velvet - $5

Revlon's lipsticks are my favorite drugstore lipsticks, they're great quality and great lasting power for the price.  This color is basically a My Lips But Better color for me.  I have pretty dark lips, so this is only about one shade darker.  It's a really easy color for me, and isn't too dark for daytime, even in Summer.  It's also not orange-based, which is so important to me.  It's great, that's all I can really say.

Tools:

Real Techniques Contour Brush (from Core Collection - $18)

I ordered this from Ulta, and let me just say that this is the best thing I've ever used to do contour.  I've always had an issue finding brushes that I can use for my contour, but this is perfect.  This in itself is worth the $18, but the other brushes in the set are great (I particularly like the small detail brush, which I use for lining under my eye with my crease color, and the buffing brush, which I use for mineral foundation)!

Real Techniques Setting Brush - $8

I also ordered this from Ulta, and it's exactly what I've been looking for!  I generally only powder underneath my eyes and sometimes down my T-zone, so this makes it really easy, as I find big powder brushes just too much for the small amount of space I actually want to powder.

Skincare:

Origins Super Spot Remover - $13.50

This has been my savior this month, I've suffered the worst month skin-wise in my life.  I've never been spot-prone, but this month I seemed to constantly be getting them, and this worked really well!  I will say that this doesn't seem to prevent oncoming spots, but just speeds up the process of getting rid of them.  It generally will take a couple of uses for a spot to disappear, so this doesn't get rid of spots overnight!  This bottle is microscopic, only 10ml, which makes the price seem ridiculous.  However, I've been using this a lot this month and I've barely used any of it, as you only need the smallest amount.  

Algenist Firming & Lifting Cream

I got this as a free sample from Sephora, it's 15ml which I think is pretty great for a free sample!  I've used this everyday for about a month and a half and am only about half-way through.  I will say that the full size of this, which is only 2 ounces (60ml, I think), is $94! So, as much as I love this I'm pretty sure I won't be buying the full-size, but maybe I'll ask for it for Christmas or something, because it is amazing.  It's not oily or filmy or gross, it just glides on my skin amazingly.

Origins Drink Up Intensive Mask

This is another sample.  I was thinking about getting this mask for a while, but I wasn't sure since I already have the 10 Minute Drink Up Mask from Origins, so I thought it might be overkill.  However, this stuff is great.  I put it on before I go to bed at night about once a week and I wake up the next morning to not a flake of dry skin on my face.  I actually went to Kaufhof the other day to buy this, but they didn't have it! 

Alright, that's it for my September Favorites! What were your favorites this month? Did you write a post/film a video for it? Please, link below if you did :)