For once I am on time with my monthly favourites and wow, doesn't time fly by!! Its flipping less than two months to Christmas and I am so excited, Christmas and the build up is my favourite time of year, I just can't wait:D Anyway onto another monthly favourites, with a couple of reappearances from last time and a few newbies!

Maybelline FIT Me Foundation

This is a foundation that I picked up on a whim while in Boots a few weeks ago, its was 3 for 2 and I fancied trying a new foundation. This is a really nice transition foundation from Summer to Winter, its light on the skin while still giving plenty of coverage; it also has a bit of a sheer finish and really brightens the skin. A full review will follow soon but I can see myself definitely using this throughout Winter.

Real Techniques Buffing Brush

Does this brush really need an explanation? After a few months on using the Expert Face brush I have now been converted back to the Buffing brush, a beautiful brush giving a flawless finish!

Rimmel ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl in Taupe & Bronze

I spoke about these last month and did a review on them (found here), I just think these are amazing. I wear both of these colours as a base, the Taupe is perfect day to day with a neutral shadow over the top, and the Bronze is my newest addition but its perfect as either a liner or as a base with a smoky shadow over the top for the night. Stay put all day, seriously if you want a base that doesn't budge then these are it!

17 Eyeshadow Trio in 'In The Nude'

This is mainly the shadow trio over the top of the Kohl liner virtually everyday! My favourites are the brown and the grey but the cream colour is perfect for highlighting the brow bone. Basically a good mixture of neutrals which are perfect for the day.

MUA Bronzer in 'Shade 3'

This bronzer is the perfect healthy glow shade and has really added colour to my complexion during these past cold weeks. Not of the best quality but pretty damn good for its price tag of £1 and it does the job pretty well.

Models Own Nail Polish in 'Pray'

I love this nail polish, one of the ones I bought with the 50% off code and it is a firm favourite. A dark taupe colour that has hints of browns and greys, perfect for Autumn/Winter.

Eucerin Even Brighter Night Cream

Now this is a strange one and I wasn't sure whether to include it. I signed up to a Cosmopolitan Product Trial where you occasionally get sent products to try for a brand before it is released in the UK. So I got sent this night cream the other week and I absolutely love it, Eucerin wasn't a brand I'd heard of before but the night cream is a lovely thick cream that doesn't leave any residue on my skin unlike most night creams. It soaks in and leaves my skin soft and smooth and definitely brighter! Although this isn't on sale in the UK yet you can get Eucerin products from Boots.com and I'd definitely recommend a look!

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Sorry I've been so absent ah! After dropping my iPhone in the toilet the other day I then went home for a long weekend only to find the internet wasn't working!! So basically I've had no phone and no internet for the week which has been really irritating, I use my phone for literally everything; even just for telling the time! Anyway I put my iPhone in dry rice for a few days in the hope it would start working again and guess what... IT DID!! I'm so happy I never thought that would work in a million years, iPhones are notorious for breaking at the first sign of water so I was overjoyed! Ecstatic that I don't have to fork out for a new one aha.

This is one of the Models Own nail varnishes I bought, and its like a very dark purple, infact its probably not as dark as the picture suggests (sorry, bad lighting!), but it is definitely a purple! Not one of my favourites I have to say, but thats probably because I found it so hard to wear, it just doesn't seem to go with anything I own aha, sad I know:P. Anyway if you love purple you'll love this!

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Sorry guys this is going to be a super quick post today, so swamped with work at the moment!

I recently made an order with Models Own because of the 50% off offer, so I couldn't resist getting 5 new nail polishes; the other colours I got were Concrete Mixer x2, Beccas Brown and Purple Grey! However this is by far my favourite so far, it just looks so good on and literally goes with anything.

The colour is a lovely warm toned grey/brown and the picture pretty much shows what its exactly like, definitely recommended:)

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jumper - Primark, leather leggings - Miss Selfridge, rings - Topshop, necklace - Warehouse

This is my last outfit from home, sniff sniff! The next outfits after this one will all be with my not so nice uni room background, so please bare with me; the background won't be nearly as nice as this one but unfortunately its what I'll have to make do with, sorry in advance if you don't like the new background!

Anyway I found this jumper while wondering through Primark one day, something I have been doing a lot lately while on a tighter budget, and I fell in love with the mottled pattern. I think it makes this jumper look so much more expensive than it is. Paired with my trusty leather leggings; I have seriously be wearing these around 3 times a week at the moment, they're just so easy to wear and go with virtually anything!

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Now I'm one of those people who is always on the look out for the holy grail product and moisturiser is always one of those products I just don't have much luck with. I have v.oily skin and so I need a really light moisturiser to apply at night; I don't think I would every get away with applying moisturiser in the morning, my face would be slick central by 11! Anyway I was browsing in the beauty department in Tesco a few weeks ago, buying cheap university supplies when I stumbled across this moisturiser by Amie. Now I had heard of Amie before but I knew literally nothing about the brand, I simply recognised the name. I was drawn to the fact it said Matte-Finish on the front, always a sucker for anything thats going to make my skin matte I couldn't resist. When I got to the checkout the price came up on the screen and I couldn't believe it, £1.63!!! Yep thats right, this moisturiser was £1.63. After that I wasn't really expecting much to be honest but I thought I'd give it a fair go.

Onto the review, this moisturiser is free from parabens, sulphates, mineral oils and animal extracts and contains natural extracts such as vitamin E, billberry and rosehip, which I thought sounded pretty damn good! Its claims to leave skin soft and shine-free and I can't say I disagree. The feel of this moisturiser is so light and its a dream to blend into the skin, it leaves no residue and leaves a matte, yet soft, finish almost immediately. I was seriously impressed! After using this for three weeks now I am just as in love with it as I was when I first tried it, a really beautiful product. One thing that may be a problem for some people is that it is perfumed, now I personally don't mind this at all, the scent is actually quite fresh and soothing, but I know some people hate perfumed products, so definitely avoid this if thats you. For the rest of you however, run and grab this now!

You can get this in Superdrug, just not on the website, or you can buy this direct from the Amie website for £4.95 (don't ask how I got it for £1.63, I'm really not sure!)

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30% OFF!!

Motel Rocks has a 30% discount running with the code 'thebeautymist' until 12 today!!

Get shopping guys:)

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shirt - Asda, leather leggings - Miss Selfridge, clutch - Primark, rings - Topshop

I think I have finally recovered from Freshers flu, thank goodness for that, seriously I have hated having a cold, sore throat and everything that comes with it. Also to plan for Winter I had a flu jab, what fun aha, but I got swine flu a couple of years ago and it was nasty so I just don't want to get flu again!
Anyway this is another outfit from back home, as you can probably tell from the background, I had forgotten how many outfits I had saved up, I obviously wasn't on the ball with posting them aha. I think there may only be one more after this though. I have found a place to take photos in my new room but the background isn't nearly as nice but it'll have to make do:)
I officially started my lectures today and I was actually pretty excited, I really enjoyed them. Although I have been given tons of work to do :( aha oh well.

I hope you guys had a great weekend:)

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So recently I've been looking for a slightly more moisturising alternative to the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer for under my eyes, which was starting to look a little bit cakey and dry. However I also wanted something that wasn't too moisturising as you all probably know by now that I have extremely oily skin. I heard the Collection Illuminating Touch concealer being mention in someone's blog (i can't remember which, sorry!) and though that since I loved the Lasting Perfection concealer so much I would give this one ago.

It really is lovely, the consistency is very creamy and it moisturises just enough and really makes my eyes so much brighter (life saver at the moment aha!). It doesn't provide much coverage but usually enough to cover dark circles. The packaging is a twisty tube which at first I thought was broken because it took ages for the first bit of concealer to come out aha! This has now been added to my list of concealers that I need! I've also recently been adding a dot of the Lasting Perfection concealer under each eye just to provide a bit more coverage, unfortunately the Illuminating Touch hasn't been enough to cover 6 days of going out dark under-eye circles:(, still for a normal week this is perfect!

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