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!!