October Favourites!

So as it turned to Autumn this month, I was finally able to start using darker colours on my nails and with my make up - which I love! So I have a few of my favourite things from this month to share with you today:

1. Dark nail polish... for a whole week, I had 'You Don't Know Jaques' by OPI on my nails, and today I painted my nails a dark, foresty green which I don't know the name of but it's a Sephora by OPI nail polish that I got while I was in New York a few months ago. I've also been loving navy blue on my nails and I have my eye on the 'Warm & Fozzie' nail polish from the Muppets collection by OPI.


You Don't Know Jaques - OPI (2 coats)

2. Stila Smmudge Stick in Moray... I got this in my October Glossy Box and I have worn it almost every day since. I love this liner because it is such an interesting colour and the forest green and metallic finish is perfect for Autumn. I was also so surprised that the pencil was so long wearing - usually I hate pencils because they don't stay but this one applied like a cream and then stayed all day! I am definitely going to be ordering some more colours, just to make a change from my usual brown and black gel liners.

Stila Smudge Stick in Moray

3. Dior HydraLife Skin Perfect... As it's getting colder and my skin's getting dryer, a good moisturiser has been my best friend! My all time favourite is Dior HydraLife Skin Perfect moisturiser because it is so moisturising but it comes out of the pump like a gel so it's not greasy at all. I use this at night, and it is moisturising enough for me to not need to use it again before I put my make up on the next morning. This is my all time favourite moisuriser but a close second is Bobbi Brown's Hydrating Face Cream - the Dior one wins on smell and texture! This bottle has lasted me about 4 months and I am just running out; I'll be getting a new one tomorrow!

Dior HydraLife Skin Perfect

4. Outre by Mac... This mustard coloured eye shadow came out with the Mac Me Over collection and I absolutely love it! I've never seen an eye shadow this colour before and it makes such a unique crease or outer corner colour. I'm so glad I got this as it makes such a change from my usual browns, golds and bronzes. It's also a matte colour which I like because too much shimmer is DEFINITELY too much of a good thing! I hope it will be repromoted or I'll be able to find it online at some point, because when mine runs out, I'll be so upset!

Outre by Mac - Mac Me Over Collection

5. BLOGSPOT! If you've noticed that I only have 9 posts (including this one) it's because I only started blogging this month. I've loved sharing my thoughts with all of you and I am so grateful to all the people who follow me or comment or send me emails or tweet me. I will definitely keep blogging every 2 days, like I have been so far and I'd love to know any requests that you might have.

Thanks for reading, everyone - if you have an October favourites post on your own blog, link it in the comments because I'd love to have a look and see what my amazing followers are loving this month :)

Review: Stila Smudge Stick

So in my last post, I told you that I got a Stila Smudge Stick, waterproof liner in Moray in my October Glossy Box and I am absolutely over the moon with it!


Stila Smudge Stick in Moray

 First of all, the colour is so pretty! I've never owned an eye liner anything like this before. It's a dark metalic green with hollographic glitter through it - in some lights, the liner goes gold and silver. The colour is perfect for autumn and makes a great change from my usual black and brown liners.

This swatch doesn't do it any justice at all!



 As for staying power, this liner certainly does the trick! It lasted 14 hours on my eyes without running down my face, transferring into my crease or fading before I took it off to go to bed. This is the first pencil I've used that has impressed me as far as staying power goes. I switched to gel liner and used that religiously purely because it wouldn't budge; but this liner has definitely swayed me! I haven't used this pencil in the waterline yet, just because of the glitter. I will try it out and see how it goes, but for now, I am happy with gel liner in the water line as I'm 100% guarunteed that I won't have liner running down my cheeks within 2 hours of putting my make up on!

The texture of this pencil is so soft and smooth! It goes on almost like a cream which I really like - no one wants to be tugging on their eye lids with a sharp pencil while it scratches and irritates the skin! I'm really impressed because it applies as easily as a pencil, but looks and feels so much better!

The only downside of this product, I would say, is that it takes quite a few twists to wind the product up which worried me at first as I thought it was broken or there was only a minute amount of product in it. Also, once you've wound it up, it won't wind back down which could be pretty wasteful if it gets wound up too far and it gets mashed in the lid :(

This eye liner retails for £13, which is definitely a lot cheaper than my all-time favourite Bobbi Brown gel liners and I would absolutely repurchase this! I'm excited about the other colours that this liner comes in and I'm sure I'll be putting an order in soon. Being a Stila virgin, this liner has given me great first impressions of the brand. Overall, this product gets a gold star from me: I'm a very happy blogger!

October Glossy Box

Today, I came home to find my October Glossy Box. The theme for this month is 'Six Pack' as it is the 6th ever Glossy Box. To celebrate the 6 month milestone, the Glossy Box team included an extra item so there were 6 samples to try out this time.

As always, I was excited to see what treats they'd sent me, but this month, I have some mixed thoughts. I am all for trying new products, but as a 15 year old, I don't think I need any anti-aging treatments just yet.

There were 3 products from Dermalogica's 'AGE smart' range in the box:

(Left to Right) Dermalogica Multivitamin Thermafoliant £40.50, Dermalogica Renewal Lip Complex £22.50 and Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque £33.

There was also a small pouch to hold the 'Six Pack' that came in the box which I thought was a cute addition to the box.

Anyway, as I said, I am a teenager so I won't get the most use out of these pretty expensive samples, so I've decided to donate them to my mum for her to try and I will let you know her thoughts soon.

Also in the box was a pale pink nail polish from Leighton Denny Expert Nails. I was quite excited about this as I have used Leighton Denny polishes before and I absolutely love them!

Leighton Denny Expert Nails polish in Baby Doll £11

I love pale pinks on my nails, so I was glad to see I'd recieved Baby Doll in my box because I know I will get a lot of use out of this colour.

I also got a Stila Smudge Stick in Moray. This is great because I only ever wear waterproof eyeliners and the colour is so pretty - I can't believe I've never tried it before! It's a greeny-grey, goldish metallic liner with tiny specs of glitter through it. I can't wait to use it because it's so different yet subtle; I think it would be perfect for autumn as it's not as harsh as black but still has something special about it.

Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner in Moray £13

The swatches don't do it an justice at all, so I didn't upload them, but I can assure you that it's stunning.

The last thing in the box were 3 samples of perfume from Robert Piguet called Fraces de Robert Piguet, Visa de Robert Piguet and Calypso de Robert Piguet. In my opinion, these scents are a bit strong for me and I don't think they suit me. They cost £65 per 50ml bottle which is pretty pricey, if you ask me.

Overall, the best things in the box were the eye liner and the nail polish which were both full sized products. This made the box value for money but I hope the beauty profile is online so I'm more guaranteed to get 5 things that I will be able to use and like. Reviews of all the products from this month's box will be up as soon as I've used them for long enough to have a proper opinion on them. Let me know what you recieved in your Glossy Box and what your thoughts are in the comments below.