BABY HAUL

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! So i mentioned in a previous post that i am going to become an Auntie for the third time next month and i am so excited. So today i thought i would share with you some of the bits that i have been picking up for the baby (baby shopping is so fun). The majority of the things i have purchased are pretty much just essentials but super cute! Just as a disclaimer i know this won't be for everyone but i thought it would be nice for something a little different and could also give other people some ideas if maybe they are expecting or maybe becoming an auntie/uncle or even a friend of theirs is having a baby...

And that is everything i have purchased so far. I also have to show you this super cute baby grow that my sister also got whilst we were out shopping...

How cute is that? I can't wait to see what my two nieces are going to be like with the baby, i know they are excited to be big sister's. 

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JULY FAVOURITES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day whatever you are up to! So July is over now and there is only one month left of summer (which sucks) but that's just how it is. This month there has been a bunch of different products i have been loving, so here it is my July favourites...

Hands down my favourite thing from the month of July is the Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stain's and i have only had them for a few days. They are truly that good, i even went back to boots on Wednesday and got my hands on the rest of the shades. Check out my blog post with more about them here:

http://katiebeautyshake.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/revlon-colorstay-moisture-stain.html

I got this eyeshadow palette from one of my sisters for my birthday and i have just found myself reaching for it nearly every single day this month, it is the perfect neutral's palette with a perfect combination of matte and shimmer shades (blog post review coming next week).

These two products have been the perfect shower combination for me this month, they just work so well together. I am a huge fan on Sanctuary Spa products anyway but these two are on another level. I like how the body wash has the exfoliating beads in it but they just feel super smooth and sink into your skin and then when i get out the shower i apply the matching body lotion. My favourite thing over all that does it for me is that the Sanctuary products smell so fricking good!

I have never been one that has suited using a hair serum as they always leave my hair looking/feeling greasy more than anything which is super annoying. Until i spotted this new Dry Oil Mist by Schwarzkopf, which works in the same way as a serum but it doesn't weigh your hair down or make your hair appear greasy. A bonus to this product is that it has Argan Oil incorporated into it which is super healthy for your hair.

  

I have raved about these Balmi lip balm cubes way too much this month so i won't go into it too much but they are just so good/handy. I have never used a lip balm as hydrating for my lips as these are and they taste great.

Random Favourites:

TV Shows: I have been obsessed with two shows this month, firstly Teen Wolf which is always a favourite but there is honestly never a boring moment there is always something going off. I also love how much darker the show has become but there is definitely still some comedy element to it mainly from Stiles haha. Secondly i have been loving a show called Chasing Life, it's all about this girl who is only 24 and she discovers she has cancer and it's all about her coming to terms with how to deal with it.

Food: I have been loving the Nurti-Grain breakfast bakes which always used to be called Elevenses but obviously they just changed the name as it tastes the same.

Music: This month pretty much i have been listening to the two same albums which i mentioned in my non beauty favourites post, which are August Alsina - Testimony and Trey Songz - Trigga.

Check out all of my blog posts from the month of July here:

http://katiebeautyshake.blogspot.co.uk/2014_07_01_archive.html

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REVLON COLORSTAY MOISTURE STAIN

Hey guys, I hope you all had a great weekend! I am super excited about today's post, (i did have something else for today's post but i will now be posting that on another day) because i finally got my hands on the Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stain's. I have been seeing American Bloggers/YouTuber's showing these new moisture stains and saying how amazing they are but i was unable to get my hands on them as they were only available in the states. About a month a go i read somewhere online that they were launching them in the UK around August time, so i have been counting down the days haha...

First of all lets talk about how nice this packaging is, it feels so sleek and very expensive in it's appearance considering it is a drugstore product. The applicator is a really nice doe-foot shape which makes it super easy to apply to your lips, a little like that L'Oreal glam lip glosses applicator. Second of all the colour pay off is second to none when you apply two coats and you are left with this gorgeous glossy opaque lip look. They are very similar to the YSL stains but obviously much more affordable. You can get your hands on these now available at Boots for £7.99 (Revlon also have a buy one get one half price at the moment in Boots). I can honestly see myself reaching for these on a daily basis already, i highly recommend trying them out.

As of yet i only picked up 4 of the shades available. 

From Top-Bottom:

050 London Posh

025 Cannes Crush

010 LA Exclusive 

005 Parisian Passion

As a little side note, how cute are these names? I am also always drawn to something that has a cute name to go with the product.

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BOOTS HAUL

Hey guys, i hope you all had a great weekend whatever you were up to. So it's a new week and we now have new world cup champions Germany after the world cup final last night. What team were you routing for? I was definitely backing Germany for Europe and they have definitely been the team that has put in the best performances during the tournament. Anyway lets get down to business, today whilst i was in town i went into to boots to see if there was anything new/good deals going on and of course i picked up a couple of things. So i thought i would share with you the things i purchased and that i am excited to try out especially the "Coconut Balmi Lip Balm Cube" as they are my new obsession...

SPRING/SUMMER ACCESSORIES: PEACHY SHADES

Hey guys! One of my favourite colours to wear when it comes to spring/summer is anything peach coloured, coral or even just pure orange. So i thought i would share with you a few of my favourite accessories and beauty items...

Firstly i thought i would show you some of my "go to" beauty items...

Benefit Coralista Blush - £23.50

This is just the most perfect blush for spring/summer as if gives you that perfect peachy glow.

The Body Shop Vineyard Peach Body Butter - £13

If you love peachy scents as much as the colour then you will love this. This particular scent is new in at The Body Shop and i am totally hooked, i have it in the body butter, shower gel and body mist!

No7 High Shine Lip Gloss (Coral Kiss) - £9

This is my favourite peachy/coral lip gloss that i have in my collection, it is the most perfect shade for the time of year. What i love about the high shine lip glosses is that they are really glossy looking but not sticky.

Revlon Lip Butter (Juicy Papaya) - £7.99

The lip butters are such an amazing thing to wear during the late spring/summer months because they are so light wearing, you get that colour pay off and your lips still feel hydrated.

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Polish (Papaya) - £3.99

This nail polish has got to be in my top 5 of all time in my nail polish collection, i am just obsessed with this colour. The great thing about the gelly nail polishes is that they are so long wearing.

Models Own Nail Polish (Fuzzy Peach) - £5

I have always been a fan of Models Own nail polishes as they are another brand that make the nail polishes so long wearing, it is so similar to the Barry M one but maybe a shade darker.

Anther great way to wear this pop of colour is with a great pair of flat sandals. I have been looking for a while now for a new pair of sandals as i usually just get them from Primark as they are cheap and it doesn't matter too much if they get damaged during the summer months, a lot of the sandals in Primark are around the £10 mark now but then i spotted these New Look ones on ASOS and they were a bargain at £7.99, they also do them in white and lilac (which i am also tempted to buy).

Another way to add a pop of colour is with jewelry, it can add a little something extra to a plain outfit like these rose gold bracelet set from River Island and are pretty inexpensive at £10 for the set. If you didn't want to wear multiple items you could just go for one single bracelet with the pop of peach colour, i think this bracelet was from Primark so again pretty inexpensive.

What is your favourite colour to wear at this time of year?