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Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel. So for today's video I thought I would film
an August Favourites. Now, I am aware that I am VERRRRRY, very, very, very late on the bandwagon
to film this. I don't usually make a habit of making these Favourite videos this late
in the month. Because it's the 14th today when I'm filming this, and usually I put these
videos up on the first week of the month. But I just haven't had a chance to film it.
So I'm really sorry about that.
But nevertheless I wanted to do one anyway, just because I wanted to chat you through
some of my favourites for the month of August, and things that I was loving, and just to
really share with you some of my new favourite products.
You'll also notice, in the background, I'm very bedecked with autumn things. I'm all
autumned up and it's really cold now all of a sudden, it's turned very, very, very, very
chilly out. So I am more than ready for autumn. Nevertheless, I'm gonna be talking about the
products that I was loving throughout August.
So to kickstart this favourites video, I'm gonna first of all show you a fashion item
which I have been absolutely loving throughout the month of August, and also well into September
as well. And it is this bag.
Now you might have seen this bag if you are on the Primark Instagram page, or if you're
a fan of Primark stuff. Basically Primark brought out last month a whole new range of
Harry Potter themed things, from bedding to shoes and clothes, and all that good stuff.
So it's like pretty much a Harry Potter fan's dream in there. And they first launched this
in the store in Tottenham Court Road, and I think all the stores now have a selection of things.
And this was something that I saw and I had my eye on. And it's the brown pleather -
so it's not real leather, it's leatherette - satchel. And on the satchel it's got the emblem of
Hogwarts on it. And it also has two pockets at the front as well. It's got a handle and
a cross body strap. And this was for £12.
My Mum bought it for me when she went to the Tottenham Court Road store to buy herself some
things and she bought this for me. I was away on that day actually, I was going to Poole to
visit Lush, so I didn't actually get a chance to go and go into the Tottenham Court Road
store to buy anything. So she bought this for me because she knew how much I wanted it.
So thank you Mum!
But it's a really good size, you can fit so much stuff in it. And I just think it's such
a lovely bag. It's a really, really cute bag. And I just think anyone who's a Harry Potter
fan's gonna love this. I also think this would make a really good bag to take with you for
going back to school and that sort of thing. And it's a very fall-appropriate bag as well.
So I'm absolutely in love with it, and I'm so glad I got my hands on one.
I think they also have these in black as well, but I got the tan, because I wear a lot of
tan accessories. But I believe they also have it in black as well if you're interested.
So now I'm gonna move on to some beauty items that I've been loving throughout the month
of August. And my first item is something that you might be familiar with if you are
a fan of Lush. And it is the Sleepy body lotion.
I know, I know, I know. There's been a lot of hype about it recently. And if you're a
fan of Lush, you'll probably know that everyone has been obsessing about this stuff like crazy.
Basically the Sleepy body lotion came out at Christmas time, which not a lot of people
know, they think it's a new release, but it's actually not. It came out at Christmas time,
and it was an exclusive product. And then, because it was so popular,
Lush decided to bring it back.
I know all this, by the way, because I work at Lush, as I'm sure many of you know.
But for those of you who are new to my channel, I actually work at Lush myself,
so this is how I know this.
The Sleepy body lotion is the Twilight scent in a lotion. So it's made with tonka,
ylang ylang, benzoin and lavender. All of which are essential oils that are helpful to promote
a better night's sleep, to help you relax, and to help you unwind
and to relax after a hard day.
Now, I've actually been using this since Christmas time, when I got a bottle then. And because
it came back, I ended up buying another bottle. But I only got the small one at the time,
because all the big ones had sold out.
I really like this stuff, I have been using it for quite a while now, and I've been a
massive fan of it, even before it became a really hyped product.
It is worth the hype. I'm not saying this because I work at Lush. I'm not commissioned
or paid or sponsored by Lush to say this, I genuinely like the product. I like the Twilight
bath bomb, which is the exact same smell as Sleepy. So, for me, I really, really, genuinely love this.
I do think it helps me sleep. And I say this because I used this religiously when I was
doing my Masters degree dissertation last month. I finished it on the 1st of September
and handed it in. But all through August I was stressing so much because I had to get
it finished in time.
And this stuff was an absolute lifesaver, because I would be going to bed really late
in the evening, after staring at my computer for ages, which is terrible if you're trying
to get to sleep because it's the blue light. Obviously I had no choice because I had to
get my dissertation finished, so I didn't really have much of a choice in the matter.
So I'd have a shower and then just cover myself in this. And I honestly, honestly think that
it did help me get a better night's sleep, because I did sleep through the night, I didn't
wake up. And because it's also got lots of cocoa butter in it, it's very sweet as well,
and it helps the scent to lock in for longer.
I couldn't recommend this enough. And like I said, I'm not saying this because I work
at Lush. I genuinely do like the product, and I believe in the product, and I think
it does work. So I do think it's worth the hype. And I do think, if you suffer with insomnia,
and you're looking for something to try, give it a go. It might work, it might work for you.
And if nothing else, it smells absolutely gorgeous.
Oh gosh, that smell is just the best! The Twilight smell is the best smell from Lush
in my opinion.
So my next product is, of course, another Charlotte Tilbury product. What can I say?
I am obsessed, I am not going to lie to you. I am very much Charlotte Tilbury obsessed.
And this month's favourite from Charlotte Tilbury is the Instant Look In A Palette,
and it's in the one called Beauty Glow. This palette is absolutely gorgeous. I got this
palette back in June for my birthday from my Mum, and I have been really, really loving it.
This palette is an on-the-go palette, so it's got things that you would need to create a
look that's all in one. So Charlotte Tilbury has basically collated a selection of colours
that you can use on your face, when you don't want to have to think about doing a look,
and when you don't have maybe the time or even the space in your makeup bag to put things
together. Maybe you're travelling quite a lot. This is basically a palette to help with
that. It is just like a quick fix palette with all your beauty needs in there for your face.
So in this you've got 3 eyeshadow colours, which are beautiful. The first one's like
a really nice rose gold colour, the second one's more like a coppery rose gold colour,
and the last one is like a matte brown for the crease.
You've also got in this the classic Filmstar Bronze & Glow either side. And then you've
also got 2 blushers, the Cheek To Chic ones.
They just look so beautiful on the skin. They really blend and synergise with your skin.
They wear really well throughout the day. I took this palette away with me when I went
to Poole, to the Lush factory tour earlier in August, and I really like it.
I think it's definitely something that, if you're new to makeup, if you don't really
know how to experiment with colours, if you're just wanting to get something that you can
take away with you wherever you go, and it's quite a basic, everyday makeup look, but
then you can add some things to make it more evening-appropriate, you'd definitely like this.
And I think Charlotte Tilbury products never fail to really blend and harmonise with your
skin. They just make you look airbrushed. And I don't think you could ever make a mistake
with Charlotte Tilbury products. They're just so easy to blend and work with. And everything
I've used from Charlotte Tilbury, without fail, I've loved. This has been no exception.
So I'm really, really pleased I got this, because I absolutely love it. And I think
it's such a good palette.
Now earlier in the month of August I discovered this, and it is the Tanya Burr Face Illuminator.
And, oh my gosh, this stuff is beautiful.
This is essentially an illuminator that you can put on as a highlight on the high points
of your cheekbones, or you can put it on on those points underneath your foundation,
to give you more of an inward glow. I have been taking to doing that quite a lot, so
I put it on before I put my foundation on.
But equally, I will put this on before I put a highlighter on, to give it more of a really
beautiful kind of illuminated look. And I find that when I put on a powder highlighter,
it always blends a lot better as well too, so it actually looks a lot more glowy and
dewy. It doesn't look quite as powdery and glittery as some highlighters can look.
So I think this is a really beautiful product. It's so, so, so, so easy to apply, it's easy
to blend, and it just looks so beautiful. It really does synergise with your skin.
And I think it's definitely something I recommend checking out.
So there does seem to be a bit of a recurring theme with this favourites video this month.
A lot of my products do seem to be highlighter related. I'm sorry, but I'm just madly obsessed
with highlighters, as I'm sure many of you know who have been following my channel for
a while. I just love highlighters, and I don't think I should be shamed for that, because
highlighters are beautiful.
And at the end of the day, you're doing people a public service. Because if you ever go out
and there's a powercut, you could just dust on your highlighter and you will light the
way for everybody else! So the next time someone says you're wearing too much glow, you tell
them from me you're doing them a public service, and you were helping to light the way.
Don't take anyone's crap, wear as much highlighter as you god damn want!
So I have another highlighter this month, and it is the Huda Beauty 3D Highlighter Palette.
I have the one in Pink Sands, because I thought that would probably look the best on my pale
skin tone, that from the colour swatches that I saw is the one that I decided to get.
And, oh my gosh, this is just absolutely amazing, I love it!
This is a highlighter quad, and all the different highlighters can be used on different areas
of your face, to give you a really 3D chiselled look with the different highlighters.
The first shade is a cream and you put it on your cheekbones, just to give it a little
bit of a shimmer. It's in this really beautiful kind of champagney colour, it's very, very
nice. The next shade is a powder, and it's more of a true really strong bold highlighter.
It's like a pearly moonstone colour. It's again very pretty.
The next shade is more of a yellowy goldeny tone highlighter. It kind of reminds me ever
so slightly of Nars Albatross, but it's a little bit more sheer than that. And you basically
put that one underneath your cheekbones, just to kind of contour them a little bit in a
highlighter way. Is that kind of an oxymoron? Contour in a highlighter way? Basically you're
contouring your cheekbones out, but you're using a highlighter. That probably sounds
really weird to you, but you'd know what I mean if you used it. You know what I mean.
And then the last shade you've got in here is more like a blusher highlighter, and it's
a really beautiful golden tone pink peach colour. And this shade you use on your cheeks
as a blusher. But it's also got that shimmer in there, so it still acts like a highlighter.
So this is what you would use when you want a full-on glow, like when you want to be seen
from Mars! This is what you would use, because it does give you a really, really strong highlighter.
I really like that for when I'm going out for the evening, or when I'm just doing something
a little bit more dramatic.
I absolutely love from this palette the shade called Santorini. I love it for like an all
over highlighter on the cheekbones, just that on its own. And I also do like the blusher
shade from this as well, I think it's a very beautiful glowy colour. It ever so slightly
reminds me of the Nars Orgasm blusher. It's kind of similar to that, but it's a little
bit more lighter than that one is. But it's that similar kind of effect. So if you like
your glow blushers, you would like this.
But I do really love this palette, I've been using it a lot. And I think, for me personally,
the shades do work really well with my pale skin tone. I always get nervous when I buy
things online and I can't go and try them, because I'm like "Oh gosh, I've got pale skin,
what if it doesn't look right on me and it looks too dark?" But this is absolutely fine,
and you can blend the colours really well in together, or you can use them on their own.
My final beauty product that I have to show you this month is another face product, and
it is a blusher. And this one is one that I've rediscovered. I've had this in my collection
for a while, and I've just been finding that throughout August I gravitated towards it,
and I used it quite a lot.
And it is the Daniel Sandler Watercolour Blusher in the shade Cherub. I was very lucky because,
towards the beginning of August, I got to go to an event, which was the Feel Unique
Top Vlogger Fest, and I got to go there because I was one of the top 30 to go through to the
Top Vlogger competition, which was really, really cool. So I got to go there and have
a really good time, and I met loads of lovely bloggers who I'm now friends with on Instagram.
And I also got to meet quite a few prestigious beauty people. So there was Em Ford there
from My Pale Skin, and there was also Daniel Sandler there. And I absolutely love Daniel
Sandler's products, I've been using them for a while. And I was chatting to him for quite
a while, and he was actually a really, really, really, really, really lovely chap.
Really, really friendly, and we chatted for ages. And he complimented my makeup, which was really
lovely because, hey, he's a professional makeup artist!
But I remembered how much I loved this back about a year ago. I was using this religiously.
And I don't know why but I stopped using it, because I had other things in my collection.
And then I thought "Oh, maybe I should start using that again". And I have been,
and I have to say I really, really, really like this.
This is basically a really natural blush. So I would say you would like this if you
like a really lovely fresh no makeup look. The Watercolour Blushers are really unique
because they're liquid based, and you have to actually shake them before you use them.
Oh my god, that's so satisfying!
Sorry, right, I'll stop now.
So you basically shake it before you're gonna use it, and then you apply it like a liquid.
Now these you don't need a lot of, so literally you need one drop and that is enough because
they are super pigmented.
I recommend personally putting them on with the brush that you would use for a foundation
or a concealer. So I use my buffing brush that I use for my foundation. Because any
excess foundation that you've got on your brush will basically take away any excess
blusher, so you won't get a really harsh concentration of the blusher on your face.
Once you've buffed it in, and it's really blended and synergised with the skin, they
look beautiful, and they are literally the nicest product to use if you want a really
fresh, youthful look.
So I've been absolutely obsessed with it throughout August, and I've also been using it quite
a lot throughout this month as well.
My final favourite is a planner, and it's by Katie Daisy, and it's called the Love This
Life Planner. And for those of you who don't know who Katie Daisy is, she is an absolutely
astoundingly talented artist. She is so, so talented, I literally just die of her illustrations
whenever I see them on Instagram. She's just a genius, just amazing, amazing, amazing work.
Really whimsical, cute, cartoony illustrations of all different elements of wildlife,
absolutely beautiful illustrations.
I've got one of her books already, and the planner came out, and I bought this off Amazon,
because I just saw it and I was like "I need to have this in my life", because I love planners
and I love her work. So what better thing to have?
This planner's quite unique because it goes from August this year, 2017, into I think
it's either July or August next year, 2018. But I love the illustrations on the inside.
I'll just flick through now and show you some of the illustrations you get in this, because
they are just absolutely stunning. I mean, look... mushrooms,
and you've just got all these lovely quotes as well. Like, I love this one. It's basically
autumn leaves, and it says "Every leaf speaks this to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."
All these different quotes in there, and different illustrations that she's done.
And I just think it's a really beautiful planner to have. It's very inspiring, and it just
makes me wanna fill it with lots of things and just always look through it every day.
And I just absolutely love it. It's such a nice planner. And I think if you like really
beautiful things, and you're into your stationery, and you like wildlife, you would definitely like this.
I love it. It's a beautiful, really well thought out planner, and I've been really enjoying
using it. And I'm so glad that I'm gonna have use of it till next year.
And I really hope she brings out another one.
So that concludes my August Favourites today guys. I really hope you enjoyed it. Do be
sure to comment down below and let me know what your favourite products have been lately,
I'd really love to know.
Also be sure to like, comment and subscribe to my channel as well.
And I'll see you guys in my next video. Bye!
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