Favourites | July

Where the hell did July go?! Seriously, it's like I blinked and it's disappeared. Scary. Anywho, it's that time of year again so here we go - this months favourites! I have some oldies and some newies.. and most are due to my holiday - enjoy!

Mac Eyeshadow is Copperplate

This eyeshadow helps to create the most simple, yet gorgeous smokey eye. I love this colour and it's perfect for everyday. I love the matte finish as well. This has been gracing my eyes everyday along with another of my faves...

L'Oreal Super Liner Ultra Precision

Oh my god. This wins favourite of the month. Maybe even the year. It's the most incredible liner I have ever tried and I would highly recommend it to anyone who was looking for an easy, precise, bold liner. It's perfect, long wearing and my ultimate accessory.

Bourjois Cream Blush in Rose Tender

I wore this for the whole of my holiday. It seemed to be completely heat proof, and matched perfectly with my new tan. So easy to apply it was perfect for holidays and long lasting. The perfect summer blush.

Mac Coral Bliss Lipstick

I bought this at the duty free and then wore it every evening of the holiday. It's a gorgeous peach coral, cremesheen so not the longest lasting, but it's so pretty. The perfect summer colour and goes gorgeous with a tan.

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation

One I've had for a little while, but it's really come into its own in the hot weather. It seems to survive the hot sweats and oily patches of the face. It's also a little darker than my usual tone so it's perfect for a tanned face. It seems to survive the sticky heat better than most BB creams and other foundations I have.

L'Oreal LumiMagique Primer

Again, an oldie and one I hadn't used for a while, but it's graced my cheeks and nose as a highlighter for the past few weeks and it's made a huge difference in terms of longevity of my make up as well.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

And not for the reason you think. On holiday I forgot to take powder. So I tried this instead, close eyes and a quick spritz on the face after make up and instantly dried up any sweaty/oily patches and took away all shininess. Was actually perfect for this.

Piz Buin After Sun

A complete god send on holiday. I popped this on every evening and morning and any red bits soon disappeared into a gorgeous golden brown, and with minimal soreness as well. I also LOVE the smell. It's a great dupe for Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess if you're on a bit of a budget!

What's your July Favourites?

Hair | The "Shob"

Since I've had my hair chopped off I've been playing with the style a lot to see what suits me best, and just generally what I prefer. For the past month I've been turning it into a shaggy bob, or "shob" as I saw Heat magazine call it recently and I have to say, I'm loving it like this. I've never been a huge sleek and straight person anyway, always prefering a bit of wave or curl, so I'm so happy I don't have to loose this with my shorter hair.

So, for all those who want to know how I get my "shob", here is my how to!

So first of all, I've been washing my hair with Head & Shoulders for Coloured Hair - I was having issues with a flaky scalp but this has cleaned it right up (just after two uses) and it's designed for coloured hair which is good for my highlights.

Popping it up in my towel for fifteen minutes, then I give it a good rub to get rid of any dripping. Instead of combing it, I run through it roughly with my fingers to get rid of any tangles and also to sort out my parting (side parting thank you, just off centre).

Next, I use Aussie Dual Personality - yes I want it shaggy but I do NOT want the frizz and this is ideal for this. It has been a god send since I've cut it. I pop about half a pump into my hand then roughly run it through my hair with my fingers from root to tip. Next I just do a rough blow try.

After this, I pop some Elnett Heat Style Spray for Volume on, to protect from heat and just to keep it's volume, then I curl my hair using my GHDS. I run them through quickly to create waves. Afterwards I ruffle them up and pop on some Clynol Hair Spray for hold.

To maintain it over the days I use Batiste dry shampoo for volume and healthy looking hair, and also add some salt spray for texture.

Voila - you have yourself a "shob"... or Shaggy Bob!

Have you tried a "shob"? What do you think?

Shop my Stash #4 Batiste Dry Shampoo

Batiste Dry Shampoo

I don't know why I have never reviewed this on here before. I have done is as a guest post on Steph's blog before but otherwise I just didn't do it. Bizarre. Everyone has heard of Batiste before (if not where have you been living?) and everyone I know who has used it has loved it.

It's a dry shampoo and basically I spray it in my roots (underneath) and then massage in to create a bigger style. I use this on all days I don't wash my hair as it just gives it bigger lease of life and means you can go that extra day without washing it. Parfait! This is a cute little travel edition I took to New York with me. I have tried Blush and Cherry scents and love them both, I prefer blush though as it's a bit more subtle than cherry.

Overall - GO GET THIS! It's cheap as chips and I cannot live without this! Go go go!

What is your favourite dry shampoo?