Back to School/Fall Favourites

I suppose I'm a little late for back to school, but I've been busy getting back into the groove for my last year of university. With that said, it is just the second week of school and there's plenty of time left in fall so let's get to it: some of my favourite and essential items for this fall.

Nail Polish:
Essie Nail Lacquer: Smokin' Hot & Sally Hansen Gem Crush Nail Color: 08  Glitz Gal

I really like using the Essie polish and then layering Sally Hansen over one or two nails. It has a nice effect and it feels like a pretty fall-type style.

Essie Smokin' Hot (L) & Sally Hansen Glitz Gal  (R)

Concealer/Corrector:

I finally managed to get my hands on Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind Corrector to go along with my Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer. My dark circles are quite bad and I've never been able to fully hide them until I found this. It's something that I don't ever want to give up. Just put this on to correct the colour and then add some concealer over top.

Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind Eraser: Dark Circle Treatment Concealer/Corrector

Mascara:

I tried the Maybelline Falsie Mascara before and I didn't like it; however, one day the drug store I go to had a special on Maybelline products (buy 2 and get the 3rd free) and I couldn't resist trying this double ended mascara. It has both a brush for lower and upper lashes, and I must say that I love this now. I typically use The Falsies for daytime as I don't get as much volume as other mascaras, but I would still recommend it especially for the convenience of it.

Maybelline's The Falsies Mascara

Eyeshadow:

Moving away from drugstore for the time being, I finally convinced myself to buy this NARS eyeshadow duo in Kalahari. I have a lot of golds, browns, and neutrals in my collection so this didn't seem practical. I'm very happy with myself for this purchase as it creates a beautiful eye look. Neutral enough for daytime, but it can still be built up and bolded for a night out. This is definitely well pigmented.

NARS Eyeshadow Duo: Kalahari

Lips:

Rimmel's Apocalips Lip Lacquer is what I'm going to recommend for lips this fall.I went to at least three different stores trying to track these down in late July. I took them to Europe with me and they stayed on my lips for hours despite the extreme heat (30-40°C). The colour range isn't too wide, but I do love the colours that are offered. These are my absolute favourite lip product, and most of the colours will work in the fall. I really want to pick up their red colour now that we're finished summer weather (at least where I live).

Top L-R: 303 Apocaliptic, 102 Nova, 101 Celestial, 701 Stargazer

Bottom Swatches L-R: 701 Stargazer, 101 Celestial, 102 Nova, 303 Apocaliptic

Body:

Last, but certainly not least, is my current obseassion for body lotion and shower gel. These come from Bath and Bodyworks and it's near impossible to go wrong when it comes to BBW products. I just got these, but I've been using them almost everyday (in rotation with my other new BBW scents). They smell fantastic and fallesque with a fresh blackberry type scent. If you're in the market for new lotion of shower gel I would definitely suggest taking a sniff.

Bath and Bodyworks: The Sweethearts Sexy Dahlia Rush (Shower Gel left, Body Lotion right)

Well that's been my first post. Hope someone out there found it helpful. If you have any questions feel free to ask, and for any inquisitive minds there will soon be an introductory post.

Take Care All xx