January Favourites

I feel guilty for not blogging very regularly, but I'm so busy with this last semester at uni. I've been finding it easier to just try and commit to a filming some sort of video once a week!

So here is my January favourites video :)!

Etsy Favourites: Paper Cut Art Shop

Yesterday I received this amazing little family portrait in the post and I'm in love! It's the cutest little drawing ever! Totally nailed my cats little sleepy, smooshy faces and made my hair look totally fancy!  

I ordered this from Papercut Art Shop after seeing amazing pictures of their other portraits on Instagram. I sent some pictures of what I wanted the final to look like and I'm soo pleased! 

Also I didn't have a photo of us all together as Snarf and Cuddles actually live in different houses, but they are my babies and I wanted them both in the picture! So it was amazing that from my photos Tom and Kiki were able to make those little changes! I would totally reccomending checking this shop out on Etsy as everything they make is totally adorable and really unique! 

Monthly Favourites

So while doing uni working weekends I don't have much time to think about things I want to blog about. I have ideas, but not much time to take photos or do whatever else. So monthly favourites is a good way for me to have something I can write about when I've not got any other posts to work on. 

I ran out of my favourite Dr Bronners lip balm and I'd seen this balm a few times and always wanted to try it out. M&S do some of my favourite mini products, usually they have these at the till along with mini wipes, hand sanitiser ect. All M&S stuff is cruelty free. This lip balm is really good, its similar to Dr Bronners because it feels oily and a lot more moisturising than other balms that can actually dry your lips more, it's long lasting and doesn't really have any strong smells. At £1.20 this is probably my new favourite lip balm.

Last week I got a contact lens stuck in my eye, like really, really stuck. I tried to get it out for a while, but it just would not budge. Thankfully I got an appointment right away at Specsavers and a lovely lady was able to get it right out! I was so relieved because I was in pain and my eye was all horrible and swollen. I got a check to see if my eyes were okay after this and it turns out they were badly scratched on both eyes. My eyes are really sensitive and get sore super easily so I was told getting some eye drops for allergies would help. I got Opticrom and Systane and these are amazing my eyes are a whole lot better!  Before if I had sore or itchy eyes at night I could pretty much be sure that in the morning they would be a lot worse and red/itchy/sore for most of the day, but if I use these at night when my eyes are sore it makes a huge difference! 

 Sanctuary are my go to skin care brand, I think their products are super effective, gentle and generally make my skin feel a whole lot better. The thermal detox mask is good for a deep cleanse without leaving your skin feeling really dry. Its a clay based product and the warming effect is pretty strong, when removing the mask I can still feel the heat. This is around £10.50 which is a little more expensive than other brands, but this product does go a long way.

The Jasmine and Henna hair mask from Lush is a product I've had for ages but just recently been using again. This mask does leave my hair looking noticeably smoother,while being light and not leaving a heavy coating on my hair after I've washed it. When I curl my hair after using this I feel like it sits much better and the curls last longer which makes me happy. I'm obsessing over all hair growing things at the moment, so I try to use a hair mask every time I wash my hair.

I should have done a Halloween themed post, but I haven't even bought a pumpkin yet :( Hope everyone has an amazing halloween :) 

Monthly Favourites

I can't believe its been a month since my last monthly favourites! September has passed really quickly and now that I'm back at uni and really busy I know every month will pass too quickly and I won't have much time to blog and read blogs so I'm trying to cram in as much as I can!

 My first favourite is Ocean Salt from Lush. This is my favourite facial scrub ever! It's so refreshing and I love the way it leaves my skin feeling and it smells amazing. 

Superdrug is my go to for affordable beauty items and I use a lot of their own brand stuff because its all cruelty free. I like my moisturiser to have an SPF and this Vitamin E one is really gentle, it doesn't have a strong scent and its light enough to put on in the morning before my make up without looking shiny, it sinks in really quickly. The night version is really similar but slightly thicker in consistency which is perfect because I like something more moisturising for night. I got these on offer for £1.99 each!

This whole earth spread is amazing, its hard not to eat the whole thing in one go. Seriously I could manage it.

I always have a really dry scalp so I like to use different oils before I wash my hair. This coconut oil is amazing on my scalp, its really soothing and leaves my hair super soft and shiny. Its really helped my dry scalp and its really affordable at £2.29 a pot, I use a lot of this product, but generally a pot lasts me for 2 weeks.

After giving up my Carmex addiction I bought a few natural lip balms to try out and this one I'd forgotten about until my Dr Bronners one ran out. The Hurraw balms are organic, vegan, use raw ingredients and have a SPF 15 and are really long lasting. This is the green tea one, but there are lots of different variations. I love this product because its really long lasting, using this my lips feel moisturised for hours rather than for 20 minutes or so. 

My last favourite is this little diary planner from Paperchase its super cute and an absolute essential to keep me all organised and remind me of what's going on each day, I get seriously mixed up and can be really forgetful. 

Does anyone else feel September has just gone so quickly ???? Also its been so weirdly warm in Glasgow i'm looking forward to wearing my winter coats, but not feeling like I'll pass out the second I get inside!