MAY FAVOURITES

I was going to do a haul post as I have had a few mini shopping trips recently but I thought I'd do a favourites instead as I haven't done one of them in forever. I have A LOT of favourites this month...

Beauty:

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer- I won't go into too much detail about this as I will be making a whole post on it, but after the whole wrong-shade-fiasco I have come to really love this concealer. It covers spots, blemishes, dark circles and red patches really well and also has a bargainous price-tag of just over £4.

Makeup Brushes- For a long time the only face makeup I really wore was concealer and that was in stick form so could be blended in with your fingers. For my birthday I was given a beautiful set of Cath Kidston makeup brushes and that has inspired me to experiment more with makeup. I started by using a brush to blend in the Collection concealer and so far I am loving it, it gives much better coverage all over your face and I am thoroughly enjoying the world of makeup brushes.

This doesn't do justice to just how BRIGHT the colours are

Topshop Lipsticks- Now I must say with these is that you must always have super smooth and hydrated lips before you put these lipsticks on as they are quite drying (but that might only be the matte shades) but other than that they are some of the best high street lipsticks. I have three Topshop lipsticks and I currently have my eye on a couple more; my favourite shades this summer are Infrared which is an amazing bright neon-ish orange but you have to be quite brave to wear it out, and Rio Rio which is a bright red with orangey undertones. I don't know if this is just me but I also find Topshop lipsticks are easier to apply than other brands (bare in mind I am absolutely awful at applying lipstick) but I feel it's less messy and less hassle.

Boots Tea Tree Stick- Ever since I began getting spots six years ago or so, this is a product I have found myself coming back to time and time again. There isn't a post where I don't ramble on about how good tea tree is for your skin, and this will be no exception. This product has two sides, one of day and one for night, and it is probably one of the best spot treatments out there. This isn't a product for really bad skin, but it clears the odd few spots up perfectly in three or so days. Plus it has a super good price at just over £3 and you get a lot of product.

Body Shop Face Pack- here's another tea tree product for me to ramble on about, but basically this clears up your spots really well. I'll either do a whole face pack or do it just on the areas I want to clear up and it works a dream.

Mascara in General- For the past few months I haven't been bothering to wear mascara as I find it a pain to get off without pulling half your eyelashes out and I honestly can't tell whether I've got it out or not. When I've been going out recently I've just been putting on a little bit of mascara and I must say it does kind of finalise (right word?) or complete your eyes and it stops you looking bottom-heavy if you're only wearing eyeliner on your lower lash line.

Clothing/Accessories:

This is the skirt with Topshop Infrared lipstick- I am very unphotogenic and bloody awful at taking selfies

New Look Shirt- I was a big New Look fan from the ages of about 11-13, but after I discovered H&M I ignored it completely. Its been a good few years since I properly went into New Look and had a look around, but I was given a voucher for my birthday. This shirt is absolutely perfect, it is thin enough for summer wear and can be dressed up or down or worn with a jumper. I tend to wear it tucked into black jeans with black jelly shoes, but it looks equally as good not tucked in or worn with skirts.

Juju Jelly Shoes- throwback to the 90s here, these came back in fashion last summer but sadly I missed out on getting some (I was not a happy bunny about that). I decided to opt for the high-heeled black ones as they can be worn casually or dressed-up and the colour means they go with everything. I wear them either bare foot or with cute frilly socks (the only time it's acceptable to wear socks with sandals) and they are a must-have in the summer.

Satchel- I will go into more depth on my 'What's in my Bag' post with this, but this beautiful bag is from Accessorize and it has the magic of being larger on the inside than it looks.

Accessorize Midi Ring- I love rings, I love simple rings, and I love midi rings. I got this for my birthday and I have worn it more or less everyday since. In my opinion, it goes with literally everything and it just so pretty.

Here is the notebook with the shirt mentioned above

Other:
New Notebook- I am a sucker for a good notebook and this one is almost too pretty to use. There's a whole range of these with similar slogans on the front but this was my favourite because obviously I am an undiscovered genius.

Snapchat photo of 'Strawberry Buttercream' after the wax explosion 

Yankee Candles- I currently have two favourite Yankee Candles that I got for my birthday in 'sample' from (the samples are great as they cost under £2 each and it's a great way to test if you like the scent before buying a larger and more expensive one). My current favourites are Strawberry Buttercream which I had always thought was too sickly but now I own it I want to eat it it smells so good, and Lovely Kiku which I'm not sure how to describe but there are no words for how good it smells. I keep candles like these on a saucer as I don't have anything to put them in and I think it makes them look pretty.

Pompeii Movie- We took a family trip to see this in May but oh my it was amazing. Kit Harrington (A.K.A. Game of Throne's Jon Snow) is beautiful, his body is so perfect that you want to die and I would 100% recommend seeing this. Bare in mind, it is possibly just down to him that the film is so good as it is very historically and geologically inaccurate (you shall learn that my family are big history nerds) but I am very excited for the DVD to come out.
Wombats- My friend got me the latest Wombat's CD and it is really, really good. It's not something I would normally have listened to but I am in love and it is the perfect soundtrack for summer.
Arctic Monkeys- I was always one of those people who was like 'I don't like the Arctic Monkeys, all their stuff sounds really samey and boring' but after I bought my Reading Festival ticket (moment of excitement here please) I decided I had to listen to them as they are headlining on Saturday and the whole world, their mum and their dog is obsessed. Arctic Monkeys still sound a bit samey to me but they have grown on me a lot, I wouldn't consider myself a big fan but 'No. 1 Party Anthem' from AM has got to be one of the best songs at the moment.
Game of Thrones- It's safe to say my whole family is obsessed my this. We are those people who read the book before watching the TV, and I would 100% recommend doing that as there is so much in the books that is missed out on the TV and the books are fantastic. The second book can get a bit long and boring as it is something of a transitional book, but it is so worth getting through it for the third which is amazing. Read before your watch.