August Favourites 2016 ♡

I was really struggling with this month's favourites post, August felt like the longest month ever and it really wasn't the easiest. I've been in a bit of a rut all round so don't have many things to talk about, it's mostly TV shows so I'll try not to harp on for too long but I have a feeling this month is going to be a bit brighter than last.

I've been really liking using two Illamasqua blushes, both separately and together, Dixie is a warm corally rosey pink cream blush that looks so beautiful and natural on the cheeks, it blends nicely and works really well underneath Tremble, Tremble is a soft pastel pink, it's a matte powder blush which I wouldn't usually go for but it looks so healthy and glowy without being garish and in your face. 

I got back into wearing Lime Crime's Teddy Bear Velvetine again this month and it reminded me just how much I love it, it's definitely quite Autumnal so has been a good transition lip colour, if you are looking into trying a Lime Crime lip product I'd definitely recommend this one.

Another liquid lipstick type product that I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before is the Tanya Burr lip cream in Martha Moo, it's a really easy day time lip colour perfect for work, mine seems more peachy pink on my lips compared to what I was expecting but it is a really easy colour and formula to wear.

L-R- Tremble, Dixie, both layered, Teddy Bear & Martha Moo

I mentioned in my last favourites post that I read and loved the very popular book Me Before You and in August I read the sequel, After You and it was just as incredible. Without giving either book (or the film) away, After You follows Louisa Clarke into the next chapter of her life and honestly I would love to read even more of these books if Jojo Moyes ever brings out more, Lousia is such a funny, relatable character and I can't wait to watch the film of Me Before You as soon as I can (I'm also hoping for a film of After You)

I've watched Casualty for as long as I can remember and August marked the shows 30th anniversary and they celebrated it so well I had to mention it in this post, the special anniversary episode is still on iplayer at the moment and I'd definitely recommend you check it out whether you usually watch the show or not. The acting was amazing and the whole episode was shot really well, I also really liked that they included old characters from the show, it was such a good trip down memory lane, not to mention some of my old favourites were in there. I loved every minute of it and am kind of hoping they'll do another special episode soon.

From an old favourite show to a new one, I really got into Crazy Ex Girlfriend on netflix after hearing Gemma from hellogemma talking about it on her snapchat, I gave it a go and during the parts of the month when I was feeling down the most it really helped to lift my spirits, it's a comedy that contains musical moments that I love so much, I love musicals and the songs in this are hilarious, it's just a really easy to watch show that really cheered me up so I had to mention it.

Gotham season 2 finally came out on netflix and myself and Greg both loved it, in all honesty I got a little tired of the second half of the first season so was a little sceptical but I loved every single episode of this season, I love the way they've developed the characters and the storyline and my only complaint is that they wait so long to put it on netflix, season 3 comes out next month but I think we're going to have to wait a year to watch it which is so annoying! That aside I really love the show, I'm not overly into superheroes but Batman is definitely my favourite and I love the concept of Gotham, it's so gritty and tells the origins stories of so many characters, I'd recommend it to anyone, whether you like comics or not.

I do have more shows to mention but I don't want this post to be all TV shows so I'm going to mention one last one and then the other two can wait until next month, but I can't not mention Pretty Little Liars. Again I loved every episode from this season and am gutted that there are only ten episodes left ever, I am of course excited to see how it all ends and how they wrap it up but it will be so sad to see it end. I've really enjoyed the whole 5 years later concept and seeing them all after the events of the earlier seasons and how it's affected their lives, of course this season contained just the right amount of twists and turns and if you haven't watched this show yet then what have you been doing?! I'm pretty sure it's something I'll re-watch over and over for years to come, just to get my head around everything that's happened in the crazy six years that the show has been on.

That's all for my August favourites, I'm sorry that it was mostly me rambling about TV shows but I'm pretty sure my next favourites post will be more makeup based, I hope you enjoyed anyway and maybe found a new show to watch.
Thankyou so much for reading ♡