Fall favorites!

Hello, October!!

I love fall. It is my absolute favorite season. I love the colors of the leaves, the cooler temperatures, the smells of cinnamon, pumpkin and apples. Along with the change of season, the products I use tend to change as well. I have pretty dry skin, so I use much different skincare and makeup items to combat dryness. I also use different shades of makeup, usually deeper colors. In this post, I am going to list some of my fall "must haves"!

1. Lip balm.

I am a complete lip balm junkie. (And I HATE typing the words "lip balm"... I always type lip 'blam'.. argh!) I hate having dry lips. My favorite lip balms are the ones that are sort of thick and goopey. I don't particularly like many of the tube form ones, because they feel dryer when you apply them. My personal favorite is the MAC Naked Honey salve. I bought 2 of these when they come out and they are still my fave! Very similar to Vaseline, with honey added.

Other faves:
- Rosebud Salve
- Body Shop lip butters
- MAC tendertones
- MAC tinted lip conditioner
- Vaseline


2. DARK nail polish

My skin is paler, so these dark colors look awesome:
- OPI Royal Rajah Ruby
- OPI You Don't Know Jaques
- 2 newbies - Sally Hansen complete salon manicure (from the new fall colors) Bittersweet & Fedora


3. Plum blush

Again, looks awesome on pale skin
- MAC On A Mission (Style warriors)
- MAC True Romantic
- MAC Stark Naked

4. Nude blush

An alternative to the plum, very natural flush!
- NARS Madly
- NYC South Street Seashell
- Hard Candy Pinup & Honeymoon

5. Lotion

I have seriously dry skin. I LOVE lotions that are really thick and moisturising.
- Body Shop body butters (Satsuma is my fave)
- Suave Cocoa Butter lotion
- Vaseline Cocoa Butter lotion
- Jergens Shea Butter

In terms of hand cream:
- Victoria's Secret (I think its just called "The Hand Cream", in a pink tube)
- Bliss Macadamia Nut Cream

Face cream:
- Vaseline at night
- Clinique dramatically different lotion


6. Dark lips

If I'm using the more nude color blush, I like to use a darker lip color.
- Clinique Black honey & Black plum almost lipstick
- Maybelline Lip stains
- Maybelline "Cranberry craze" lip gloss (Color sensational range)
- Revlon also makes some great darker glosses
- MAC viva glam v
- MAC star nova

7. Scarves!

Fashionable, spruce up a bland outfit and keep your neck warm.
- Leopard print
- Hot pink or red pashmina
- Black and white patterned

8. Boots

- I'm far too cheap for Uggs, and it grosses me out that you're not meant to wear socks with these. I have Sketchers knockoffs, and I love them!

9. Flats

- Super cute with jeans or for work. Plus very comfy!
- Come in solid colors and patterns.

10. Hot drinks!

- Along with the cool temps, come the hot drinks. My personal fave is Starbucks Cinnamon Dulce latte. (Can't WAIT for the Starbucks holiday drinks... Peppermint Mocha, here I come!!)


I hope this was helpful/insightful for ideas for fall! Bundle up, and enjoy the beautiful sights, smells and tastes of autumn!!

On this Saturday night.

This summer, I find myself falling into this lazy, apathetic funk. I don't want to do anything, go anywhere, etc. I just don't WANT to. I don't get any joy or happiness from my life as it is right now. And let me say... that just totally sucks. It's been ebbs and flows these past few years, and I realise this is just a low point until I make some sort of change. But for now, I'm "content" (content minus the happy connotation) to just wallow and marinate in my lethargy.

One thing I've been doing this summer is reading. I finished my beloved Black Dagger Brotherhood series (much to my dismay. I loved this series so much it was like a death in the family when there were no more books to read. I might read them again). I've gotten into the True Blood show and started reading the books by Charlaine Harris and I'm addicted again. Right now I'm on "Definitely Dead".


I LOVE the character Quinn. I never really liked Bill in the novels. He's just.... BLAH. I like Eric a lot when he's staying with Sookie and has lost his memory ("Dead as a Doornail" I think). But now, we have Quinn. He's everything I want in a guy: strong, muscular, protective and he calls Sookie "babe"... Sure he turns into a tiger at the full moon. But seriously, we can deal! *sigh*

It's times like these when I retreat into fictional worlds for some semblance of fulfillment because my reality just sucks to me. I wonder if there is a place out there where your dreams and your reality meet and are one and the same?

Has anyone experienced that in their life? If so, please leave a comment. I would be delighted to live vicariously through you for just a moment :-)

Have a lovely night darlings!

Coming attractions...

I've realized that I have greatly neglected my blog. My old one from when I was still in college, on a different site, used to be such a great outlet for me to vent, share things, and just record my nonsensical goings-on. Well, I'm at a point in my life where I feel like there are going to be many changes made in the coming months, so I would like to get back into the swing of blogging and hopefully get the jumbled mess that my mind has become into some sort of order.

I'm not really sure that anyone reads this... If so, Hello! from my little corner of the world!

As the subject line denotes, here's a preview of "coming attractions" of what will soon be appearing on my blog.

- BLOG SALE! I've never done one of these before, but I would like to give it a go. In this sale, I will be including handbags, wallets, makeup and other odds and ends. I'm looking to clear out some room in my life!

- Product reviews. Makeup, skincare, haircare, etc.

- Recipies.

- Other ramblings from my chaotic mind.

If anyone is reading this, please feel free to leave a comment!! I would love to know you're here :-)

Have a lovely night,
Becky