Hello, everybody, and welcome to a
kind of late September favourites.
I'm really sorry I was like,
"How have I not done a September favourites, I knew there was something
missing", and I knew I hadn't done something and
then it occured to me that it was
in fact
my September favourites and it
feels weird to just leave one out, so I have to do it. I'm going to apologise now, you might not
be able to tell and I might just be pointing it out
to you, and you wouldn't have known either way, but I have 2
of the most painful,
bulging, disgusting, weepy
cold sores on my lip,
and, I have attempted to cover it over for this video...
and I don't know why I did that because it is really fricking painful
and the second I've finished it, I am going to wipe this off,
and the reason that I'm saying that is, because,
I really wanted to film, um, my
Autumn makeup look, which is essentially this but
with like eyeshadow, and a little bit more, like, gold
and I couldn't because,
what this looks like without lipstick on
is kind of terrifying, I mean it fits
in with the theme of Halloween, but it looked hideous
and I was like I just "I don't think people wanna see my weeping coldsores
like exposed", so I'm going to
save that, and switch these videos around and I'm gonna do that
next week. So, for now,
I'm gonna do my late September faves.
I'm going to start with a cleanser,
and this is the "Glossier Milky Jelly
Cleanser Conditioning Face Wash". It actually doesn't look like
I've used any... I took this on holiday with me
and I was also using this before I went away on holiday, um,
as my second cleanse. Now everyone is going
gaga over Glossier at the moment. I believe
it was avaliable in the States and
now it is avaliable in the UK, which
means that, now that I am talking about it,
people watching in the UK can actually get hold of it which is great.
The reason I like this, is
A) . the consistency. It's a... like jelly
consistency,
but then it feels very soft and it kinda
thins down, which is really really nice. I
apologise if you can hear Nala snoring. She's already
fallen asleep.
Clearly I am that uninteresting. It doesn't
have too much of a smell, it smells kinda- very lightly of
rose, which isn't too like
off - putting for my nose,
because I don't really like the smell of rose.
This is all very rhymey... nose and rose. I don't really like
the smell of rose, but this isn't too, um, offensive-
It's very light and it's very...
it's a very fresh rose scent, so,
I really, really love that. I like how it makes my skin feel... it's really nice and easy to use,
I just pop it on and then I get my hands a bit wet
and then I kind of like
rub it all around my face and then I get rid of it with a flannel, and,
it makes my skin feel so soft!
Oh, my goodness!
I think the fact that it's a conditioning face wash
does mean, that,
when you finish with this,
you're like... -honestly I do this on my skin and I'm just like *gasps*-
(Someone's going to ring my door bell...
they don't know how to ring the door bell! BRB.) I have
2 hair favourites this month. The first one
is the "Maria Neela" dry shampoo.
Although, I feel like this isn't your
normal dry shampoo. This is more
I would say, for
if you feel like you need volume, and like,
you know that feeling, like when you back comb your roots
and it just, you go like that and it just stays...?
That is what this does. This is like a styling product, more,
I think. Yes, it makes your hair look less greasy...
I wouldn't say I would use this
if I wanted to feel like I had completely clean,
sleek, soft hair. It's not that kind of dry shampoo.
It's more the kind of dry shampoo when- you feel like
your hair is really limp and lifeless, and
yes it's a bit greasy, but mostly you just feel like you can't
really do anything with it, you can't really style it
and it just looks a bit flat.
Kind of like my hair today, its a very flat-
Very flat hair day today,
um, this is perfect for that.
Literally spray in your roots,
give it a little rub...
-I might put a little bit in-
*Spraying*
Oh!
It's so good!
*Spraying*
So essentially, it's kind of a dry shampoo, slash
hairspray, slash, back comb in a bottle styler,
and I really, really like it. I-I don't know if
I've put this in a favourites before... Maybe I have, I can't remember
but it's the "Ouai Hair Oil", ooh, this
smells so good! "Ouai", is the
brand by Jen Atkins... um,
who is a celebrity hair stylist/
hair extraordinaire- Just basically overall
hair godess, and this is her brand "Ouai Hair Care".
I use quite a lot of the products
in the brand and I really, really like them
and highly recommend them. The oil though is
something I- basically am
a little bit obsessed with. I'm going to put a tiny bit-
| I'm basically doing my hair in this video! | I just put a tiny bit
on my hands, like after I've
um, washed and styled my hair,
and I just run it through the ends, just to make sure that they're not like,
super frizzy... Just to give it a bit of
a shine, help take care of the hair...
Yeah I just really like it. Smells fab and also this
lasts, so like-
I've been using this for like, a year, like look at it!
It looks like I've barely
touched it, because you only need to use a tiny amount everytime. Moving back to
skincare- Probably
should have done this after the cleanser- is
nothing new, I have used this a fair amount, I have seen
so many people talking about this over the years, in fact, this is actually one
of Mark's, like, holy grail products... Whenever I see
him doing his skincare, he is mostly patting this delicately
into his skin, and it is the
"La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo",
I think that's how you pronouce it- "Effaclar Duo"...
This is an "Anti- Imperfections Corrector"...
"corrective unclogging care anti imperfection
anti marks". Now, I have been on a bit of
a skincare journey, which, I think I'll probably do a whole
other video on, or, do a more indepth chat on,
on my Vlogging channel... I haven't quite decided yet.
A journey that I have not yet completed- I don't think- almost...
I feel like I don't want to talk about it until I'm in a place where I'm like,
yeah, this worked, now I can, like, talk about it.
But, one of the products that I think has
made a huge difference is this,
because, as I have mentioned in previous videos-
Although, if you are new here, you've may not heard me talk about it before- is,
that whenever I get a spot or a blemish,
or...
a blackhead, or-or a tiny little pimple...
Or even if I have a bite, or a cold sore...
Everything on my face or everything
that has anything to do with my skin, takes so long to
heal, and the marks just stay around for
SO long!
It's almost like you can see every, like, layer
of my skin, and on every single layer
is, a mark or a spot from some time ago,
and so... one of the things I have been doing,
um, alongside other things, is using this,
and I do feel like it has made a huge, huge difference.
This is kind of like a serum, so you would just put this on
after you've cleansed, before your moisturiser, and again
in the evening.
Um, it's really light, it's not agitating
on my skin at all, and I know
there is a reason why so many people rave about this, it's great.
Another thing, which actually I did take on holiday,
and is a little bit more of... a Summer lip colour,
is the "Coco", by Kylie Cosmetics. It's a
Matte liquid lipstick in the shade "Doll".
This is a bright, orange-red, this is like...
fire in a tube, and I
love it. I've not worn
orange lipstick in a really long time, and I feel like
orange is- is a shade of lipstick that
does suit me, does suit my skin tone, and especially
when I have a bit of a tan, I just think
it looks good. I think it's because I have blue eyes, and orange and blue are
the opposite sides of the spectrum so they compliment each other. I don't know
but I think that's the thing, and
I really like the consistency of this, it's Matte, and Matte lips
are my favourite to wear...
Doesn't feel uncomfortable, and, was pretty much like, a
staple for the evenings when I was away on holiday,
so, I just really, really, really like this colour.
Another thing which is kind of September / October
fave,
um, because I used it...
When did I start using this? | The Vlog for it went up not too long ago,
but, I feel like it was right at the beginning of October,
so this is technically an October favourite, if we are going to get
very specific...
But I couldn't wait another month to tell you
about this, so I kind of snuck it in here,
and it is the "Fenty Beauty", foundation.
I love this!
I absolutely love this. I uploaded a Vlog, um,
It was the Halloween shopping Vlog with Mark,
where I was trying this out for the first time, so, if you want
to go and see like, me trying it on, and my first impressions,
I'll leave a link to that Vlog in the description box.
To be honest, I'd seen a few people's reviews, and had heard quite alot about it...
and, er,
I just, kind of thought, "Oh, it might be worth
a try", but,
I didn't have, like, high hopes
or high expectations because, it is a
Semi- Matte
finish. Soft Matte, long wear foundation.
I don't really like Matte
foundations generally, um,
I much prefer something with a bit more of a dewy finish,
so I was like, "Oh, I'll give it a go,
I might like it, I don't know, we'll soon see..."
Turns out this foundation is
so great, I absolutely love it!
I love the formulation, I love all the different colours
that it comes in, so many colours, and actually, thankfully
I bought this on the Harvey Nichols website, and I managed to
get my shade right for once, I don't know how
I managed to do that, but I did, and I also bought a
slightly lighter one, because obviously I'd come back from holiday, so
at some point, this won't be my skin colour, but for now it's great. It's very liquid-ey
as you can see- I've got some, like, dripping down the spout- but it blends really well,
and it lasts really well, and what it looks like on the
skin, is really nice and
it's- I don't know it's just a very easy,
enjoyable foundation, and
unless you have really dry skin,
I wouldn't recommend it...
but, if you have, like, oily combination I think you'll really like this...
...and alongside it, I've been using this brush- which I haven't cleaned
for the purpose of this video, which I probably should have, it's
the "Fenty Beauty" foundation brush in "1110", I love this, but then I do love
all brushes that are quite compact like this. It's kind of like
the, um, is it the buffer brush?
by "Real Techniques", buffing brush? I
just love brushes like this and, this one is
beaut, I love the design, I love how it
makes the foundation go on... and, yeah.
I've been using that, like, everyday. This is quite random,
and the only reason I'm really putting this in here, is because so many people
ask me why my teeth are so white, and,
I don't whiten them... The only
thing I can put it down to is my toothpaste
and, I was having a conversation with someone the other day, I think it was my mum,
and she was like, "What toothpaste are you using, because your teeth
just seem to be getting whiter, and whiter!"
and it is the "Oral B", I've definitely put this in a
favourites before- It's the "Oral B 3D White Luxe",
in "Glamorous White",
and, the "3D White Luxe in Glamorous Shine".
I'm basically using both of these, and,
that is all. Bearing in mind, though, that I
do not smoke, I do not drink black tea or coffee,
and I do not drink coke or red wine...
So, anything that could potentially stain my teeth,
I don't do. I do think,
the reason my teeth are white is because of these
toothpastes, because, I mean, it couldn't be anything else,
to be honest. Bath time, I have
been using, and obsessing, over the
"Zoella Beauty Bath Milk Powders".
I fricking love them, I think it's one of my
favourite produ-products? *Laughing*
favourite products I have ever brought out,
because,
it's such a different, like, bath time experience
and, don't get me wrong, I love a bath bomb and I love bubbles, but sometimes
you don't want that, sometimes you just want, like,
to feel like your skin is in, like,
some kind of conditioning treatment...
...and I feel like- that's what I feel like whenever I use one of these.
This one's actually from the Christmas
um, collection, so these are the
"Splash of Milk Bath Powders",
and, they come in little sachets, inside, like that...
...and then, you can use one sachet for a bath...
...if you're going to push the boat out, you can put 2 in,
um, but one is enough, basically. So you literally tear this off, and you just sprinkle this into your bath,
get in, and it's like-
it's like bathing in silk, I love it.
I love what it feels like- I love the feeling on my skin,
and I'm just basically, a little bit obsessed. The reason there is two of these
is because, this comes as like a duo,
as part of the Christmas range, so in this you've got, um,
teabags, little, bath time tea bags,
but, you can also get them in this little tin
and, this one came out with the "Jelly and Gelato", range,
earlier on in the year, but you can still get these...
and, again, it's got the little sachets in it.
I just love them! Especially in this time of year when you feel like your
skin needs a little bit more of a boost. Two random things,
I don't have many random things in this, which I feel a bit sad about,
because, I feel like my last two favourites were really
random but, er, the only thing
I can really show you in terms of, like, "food" are
these... and I only have one left!
I had three, I kept one of each flavour, in a
little bowl, and I even said to Alfie, "Don't eat these, okay,
cause I want to put them in my favourites," and he was like,
"Your brother's coming! He's going to eat them." And I was like, "No, he won't, he doesn't really eat sweets.
Joe ate two of these, yesterday...
...so now I only have one flavour to show you. Fabulously, though,
it is the one flavour that is my favourite, so that's fine. These are the
the "Maoam Sour Stripes".
I bought these in Waitrose, because,
they had them in, like, the Halloween section. Oh
My Goodness. I like these, like, stripy things by "Maoam",
anyway,
and, I really like sour sweets, so, putting the two together
is actually making my mouth, like,
fill with saliva, thinking about eating these, because they are
really sour. So, putting those two things together does make for my perfect
treat. This one in particular, which is my favourite one,
is the strawberry and rhubarb flavour. I know that rhubarb
is rather an acquired taste, I feel like you either like it, or you
don't like it, but these are so flipping
delicious. I'm so happy that this
one, is the one that's left, and, lastly um
I am going to feature this book, because I read this
on holiday, and I absolutely loved it.
This is, "Lily Collins Unfiltered- No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me". I don't want to say it's like
an autobiography, because, it's not really about her life
in that sense... it's more...
things that have happened to her, that have changed her,
and, she's kind of, passing on that advice, which I really,
really liked. I thought it was such a good way
of sharing parts of your life, that you
might not normally share,
and that's not just, like, facts, and, kind of, where you grew up...
...and it's not just about, like, her entire life,
it was more the things that had an impact on her,
and the things that changed her, and the things that shaped her, and also
other things, that she could then pass on, like pieces of advice.
When I was reading this on holiday, I wanted to like,
fold the pages where I was like, "I must remember that,
I must remember that quote!" and there was so many parts in this book,
that I could completely relate to,
others maybe, not so much, but it was really interesting, to
read about the way she handled certain
situations in her life. It was really eye opening, and also very inspiring,
and, I think,
it would have been the perfect book for me to have read, when I was around that age of, like,
17, 18, 19, when everything seems a bit daunting and
you've kind of left school, and you're thinking, "What is my life?"
I feel that this would have been very comforting to me, at that time!
So, er, yeah! I would highly, highly recommend
you read this book. It just made me absolutely
fall in love with her, and,
I think you would really take something from it,
so, if you need something to read, I would definitely pick this up...
...and that is everything, that I wanted to share with you,
as part of my September favourites this month! I really hope
you guys liked it, and, as always- Oh, hello Nala,
and as always, let me know what you've been loving in the comments,
let me know if you've tried these, because,
I need to share my love of them with someone else! Give the video
a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, and I will see you
again very, very soon. Bye!