Monthly favourites time! The nights are already getting darker, which means no more summer, but I'm already excited for the colder weather...
Clothes & Beauty
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Hitch Hike
I featured this lipstick in my "alternatives to a red lip" post, and I'm just obsessed with it. I think I'll have to try and dedicate a whole post to it because I just love everything about it - it's such an unusual colour but is still really wearable! It's a brick-rose shade in a creamy matte formula. Matte without being too drying.
Joules Harbour Print Top
I don't have a Joules anywhere near me, but I was in Hereford at the end of last month and walked past one. I just knew it was my kind of shop - so many striped tops! I was in York one Saturday and has a 'Treat Yo Self' moment. It was £30 which is more than I'd usually pay for a top, but you can really feel the quality. It's white with navy stripes with a floral design around the neckline and top of the shoulders. I've already got my eye on more of them!
Books
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
I had such mixed feelings about this book, but overall I liked it. I really wouldn't consider it fully canon but I think seeing it performed would help me appreciate it more. I'm so grateful that we managed to get tickets, although I'll have to wait until November 2017! I think I'm going to read this one again so that I can try and get into it more. It was great, but not what I expected. You can read my full review here.
I had such mixed feelings about this book, but overall I liked it. I really wouldn't consider it fully canon but I think seeing it performed would help me appreciate it more. I'm so grateful that we managed to get tickets, although I'll have to wait until November 2017! I think I'm going to read this one again so that I can try and get into it more. It was great, but not what I expected. You can read my full review here.
Film & TV
Finding Dory
I don't think there was ever a doubt that I would like this movie. I think Finding Nemo is probably my favourite Pixar film - I wasn't mega excited to see Finding Dory but knew I'd have to go and see it. I just love Pixar so much. And yes, I welled up and smudged my eyeliner! I don't really need to say anything else, because it's Pixar. Definitely buying this one on Blu-ray when it comes out!
Archer
This isn't a new favourite, but it is a show that has been long neglected by me! Kris introduced me to it when we first started seeing each other, and we always watched it together. After I graduated, I kind of got out of the habit. One weekend we spotted it on Netflix and decided to watch the most recent season. Then I realised I hadn't watched all of the one before, so went back and watched it. It's just absolutely crackers, and that's what makes it so brilliant!
This isn't a new favourite, but it is a show that has been long neglected by me! Kris introduced me to it when we first started seeing each other, and we always watched it together. After I graduated, I kind of got out of the habit. One weekend we spotted it on Netflix and decided to watch the most recent season. Then I realised I hadn't watched all of the one before, so went back and watched it. It's just absolutely crackers, and that's what makes it so brilliant!
Food & Drink
Müller Rice
Last month it was Rachel's Organic rice pudding, this month it's Müller! These are a lot easier to come by, and come in so many flavours. I think my favourites are vanilla custard and apple - the latter was such a nice surprise because it has actual apple in it (I expected it to taste so synthetic). They're just quick and easy puddings, without being horrendously unhealthy.
Last month it was Rachel's Organic rice pudding, this month it's Müller! These are a lot easier to come by, and come in so many flavours. I think my favourites are vanilla custard and apple - the latter was such a nice surprise because it has actual apple in it (I expected it to taste so synthetic). They're just quick and easy puddings, without being horrendously unhealthy.
Misc.
Dina Tokio
I don't usually post about bloggers/youtubers in my monthly favourites, but when I found Dina Tokio I just thought "where have you been all my life?". Her videos are great and I especially love her vlogs because she's so funny! Obviously I'm sat here as a white girl, but I really appreciate British Muslim representation on Youtube. It was so interesting to watch her Hijab Story video and hear her talk about what it was like to start wearing a hijab. I'm just really enjoying going back and watching all the videos that I've missed!
Overwatch
I'm really not a gamer girl - I'm embarrassingly bad at most shooter games! But Kris bought Overwatch and let me have a go. I'm pretty bad, there only a few characters that I've really got the hang of, but I've really enjoyed playing it! Kris has had to do a bit of backseat-gaming to try and improve my skills but it's tough only playing on his PC. Can I PR request a PS4/Xbox One so I can practice and improve my skills?
S Health
So I've had my Samsung Galaxy S7 since May but I was yet to really explore some of its features. But I finally set up my S Health after Dad was looking on his iPhone equivalent (he was showing me how many steps we did when we went shopping at the Metro Centre). I'm so nosy, I love counting my steps to see how many I do. It has so many features, a lot of which I haven't had a chance to play with. Definitely a really cool Samsung Feature!
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