Halloween Prep

As everyone knows Halloween is fast approaching and for me this meant a trip out to the shops to get any bits of makeup and accessories needed for the festivities. I am going out twice this year for halloween (two times to dress up = a happy rea!) and so spent a little bit of time mulling over what I was going to do for both. I decided that instead of doing makeup to resemble my outfit, I was going to pull out all the stops on the makeup and my outfit would follow to work with it, as I would rather spend the money on makeup that I could use outside of halloween also. 

So off I went with a list of my phone of things to get, some for halloween and some just for the Autumn season which I will do a seperate post on... And back home I went with a couple of bags of makeup bits and bobs. Then to top it off my NYX package arrived today and that is why I am now doing the post as it was the jumbo sticks I had ordered for halloween. I have to say I don't think I have ever spent so much money on makeup and that sort of thing in one week as I have this week. But it will be worth it I am sure!

NYX Jumbo Sticks in 'Milk' and 'Black Bean'

Natural collection lip liner in 'Plum', Rimmel Lasting Finish contouring pencil in '063 Black Tulip' and Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in '01'

A christmas glitter set from the 99p shop (includes two larger glitters as shown, a couple of smaller glitters, and glitter glues in silver, green, red and gold)

After all of this makeup buying I cannot wait to do my makeup properly on the night, and I will definitely be posting pictures on here when I do! I would love to know what everyone else is planning on dressing up as, so leave a comment and let me know :)

Perfect Plaid

Romper - Topshop

Parka - New Look (last year)

Slipper pumps - Miss Selfridge (again last year)

So this Autumn I have taken a HUGE liking to tartan/plaid as it is so easy to style and looks great on many different items of clothing. So far I have bought two new tartan shirts which I absolutely love as they are easy to throw on in the morning for college with leggings or jeans, and then converse or even heeled boots if I fancy pushing the boat out a bit. But my recent purchase of this romper has tripled my love for the pattern! If I remember correctly it was £38 (around that) and when It arrived I was so happy with it. Its quite thin but not that your underwear can be seen through, but thick enough that you won't freeze, if that makes any sense at all! The way I've styled it above is the most comfortable and best way for me, but you may have some other ways of styling, as this is perfect for layering in the Autumn season :)

Hope you like the outfit!

Some Autumn essentials

I definitely love the Autumn for the makeup trends because I think I suit these colour trends better, such as browns, burgundy and much more warmer toned colours. So as the season has now donned us, I thought it would be good to maybe pick up a couple of things to add to my makeup stash.

 Firstly I got a new mascara, simple because I needed a new one but this time I did stray away from my reliable Rimmel ScandelEyes mascara and decided to try something different. Now I think everyone has watched Tanya Burr's videos and she constantly raves about the Maybeline Falsies mascara, and thought hey lets give it a whirl. I also changed the routine slightly by buying waterproof because my makeup lasts a lot less time in the colder weather so waterproof will help to keep it there for longer instead of sliding around. 

Secondly I got one of the Maybeline Colour 24hr Tattoo eye pots in the colour Metallic Pomegranate, which the name by itself sounds cool enough. Now I have the silver one of these and use it for nights out and I love it as even when I have gotten back its still going strong, hence why I decided it was high time to buy another one for daily use. This colour definitely has not disappointed me and is great for my everyday makeup.

Finally I decided to give one of the Kate Moss lipsticks a go because they have been so highly raved about I felt it was time to try one. I decided to go for a nude for the Autumn and I love the lipstick for the colour, its consistency and the price is great too. All in all a winner, I will have to buy others soon and try new colours.

So that's just some little recent purchases, let me know if there are any of the kate moss lipsticks you would recommend as I would love to know! :)

This Weeks Pic's

My go-to outfit recently that is comfortable enough for the manic that is my week days, yet I am still able to dress up with heeled boots if I feel like pushing the boat out a bit more...

My absolute favourite popcorn which I took to indulging in whilst preparing for college art assessments. It's safe to say it kept me from going insane that day.

I was determined this year to try some new autumnal/festive candles as seen on one of my previous posts Autumnal To-Do List so I decided to buy a couple of small Yankee candles to give a try as they are so heavily talked about and loved. So I picked up 'Christmas Eve' which just got me overly excited for Christmas, and 'Fireside Treats' which smells of heavenly marshmallows and just yummy things, but its not hugely overpowering like some of their other sweeter candles are. I really cannot wait to burn these!