May/June Favourites 2014 | Beauty, Fashion and Other Things

I've decided to begin doing monthly favourites on my blog, because I enjoy taking pictures and talking about the products that I've mentioned. It also lets my brain register what I have been liking and what sort of things I can try next month.

I haven't done one in a while as my main focus has been on my exams, so I haven't had lots of time to go shopping and to try different products out. But over the past week or so; I've managed to relax a little more meaning I had the time for the odd shopping splurge or the odd hour or two to fit in a good film that I was yet to watch.
I like the mix of favourites better than fashion/beauty related because I find them a little repetitive. I like learning about what people have been listening to or watching, usually that'll tempt me to try it out.
June is one of my favourite months- the sun finally comes out and its guaranteed a little, exams are over or almost finished so school becomes a lot more relaxing, meaning I get to spend more quality time with my loved ones.

If you've tried any of the things I've mentioned, let me know what you thought or what your favourites have been this month!

My first favourite beauty/skincare product would be this recently purchased face scrub from the brand 'Good Things' which I got from Boots. I'm familiar with their brand and really like their products. They have sort of a 'purple' range for oily/combination skin at the moment, which were their first original products; and for the spring/summer they've brought out this new range to brighten and rejuvenate skin. The colours on the packaging immediately caught my eye, and they were having a half price promotion for it's launch so I couldn't really say no. I love the idea of this product containing honey and oats as I know that's really good for the skin. I love this brand in general as it's aimed at younger skin, it's made from really healthy and natural ingredients, and it's not tested on animals. I use this scrub once, maybe twice a week if I need to. It's good for a good-skin day because it just clears and brightens the skin. I think this is a really good product for normal skin, but for people who's skin is quite dull and they want to add some brightness and let the skin glow.
My second beauty product is another recent purchase; I got this about a month ago.
 I'm quite familiar with the brand 'Witch' as I've tried a few of their products before. Somehow

I'd never come across this and I wasn't so keen of some of theirs I'd tried, but I thought I'd give this a go. I was looking for a spot treatment which could reduce the size of both small pimples and then the odd big spot. It was only £3.99; their usual price as well which I thought was really affordable. Like a lot of spot creams, you have to use the product consistently to see clear results- I wouldn't say this product is a miracle worker but it has helped my skin to become smoother and less spot prone. I really liked the gel consistency, I don't think I would have bought it if it was like a moisturiser or cream. I also like that you can leave it on overnight, so it can get to work. The layers are build able so you can apply as little or as much as you like. It doesn't peel or itch which is what I've experienced from other spot creams and it gives a sort of tingly feeling to the skin which I liked because you know it's starting to work. I still don't think I've tried it enough times to see a bigger difference, I have tried better spot products but I'm going to keep at it and see how it turns out.
My third and final beauty product is one that I was really surprised with. When I bought my monthly magazine 'Company' this month, it came with a free mascara. I know that larger magazines such as Glamour and Elle give away a lot of higher end products such as Benefit or Nails Inc full sizes and samples. But Company was giving away their own brand mascara. It looked quite cheap if I'm honest, I wasn't riding on it being anything special. I was going to throw it away but then I decided to try it out for a week or so; it wasn't as if my eyelashes would burn off or anything.I haven't had very good history though with own brand magazine make-up in the past, so I was a little sceptical to try this out. I usually like my mascara to coat evenly on my eyelashes; I love that makeup-no makeup look and I like my eyelash colour to look really natural. This mascara honestly did the job really well. From the first time I tried it, I used it religiously for the couple of weeks after and I was really impressed with it. The only downfall would be when I was taking it off at night, it was thicker than I thought it was but for a magazine mascara it was a favourite of mine for the month.

Moving on; I've got a couple of fashion items to talk about and then I'll finish with a few miscellaneous bits.
This piece of clothing is a shirt which I bought about two weeks from now, and I literally haven't stopped wearing it. It's a shirt from Primark- it has that gingham/checked pattern in a blue with daises over it. This is one of their few items in Primark where you buy it and it's honestly one of the best purchases you could have made. I think their £10 shirts are one offs, and their bang on trend and really affordable. They're easy to care for and I find this pattern in particular to go with jeans really nicely. I have a more boxy shirt from Primark which is blue with polka dots on, and literally I have worn that to death. I don't think I could have gone wrong with a shirt from Primark - I just love everything about it, especially the floral pattern as I don't think it would have caught my eye if it was just plain.

A pair of shoes I've managed to dig out from my wardrobe and rock once again are my Ju-Ju jellies sandals. These are even bigger this year than last year, they're lots more variations and colours of them, I am really tempted to buy more! These sandals are like Marmite - you either love them or hate them. I actually really having been loving them at the moment while the weather has been sunnier. They're really comfortable; although not the most practical for lots of walking. They just look really nice for the summer with a pair of denim shorts.

So that's really my fashion and beauty favourites from the past couple of months. Now that my exams have finished at school, I've been able to indulge in more social media and different things.
FILMS that I've watched and I love were Vendetta (Starring Danny Dyer), Gangster Squad (Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling) and Kidulthood. These are films that I'd just come across and I really enjoyed watching them.
MUSIC that I've been listening to at the moment in particular are artists such as Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande; they're albums have been spot on at the moment and they're perfect summer songs.
FITNESS is something which I've needed to get back into, and my mum bought a new smoothie maker for us. So I've been experimenting and making lots of flavours of smoothies, my favourite so far has been strawberry, raspberry and banana :)