November Favourites 2013

December already! The month of Christmas and I'm already too excited. You might have noticed that I skipped a favourites post for the month of October. To be honest, I only had two items that I would really consider to be "favourites" for the month, so I didn't think it would be worth it; but turns out that those two products ended up as favourites for this month too! No skincare or haircare this month, no new additions, or to early to tell, so just some nice makeup products. 

Stila One Step Correct

I did a review of this product and still love using it everyday, sometimes I don't even feel like putting on foundation (it's warming up, some days a bit too much) and use only this product. Does the slightest bit of evening out the skintone, but it makes my face all nice and smooth and keeps it matte, but not drying. In fact, keeps the level of moisture in my skin pretty prime.

theBalm Balm Shelter tinted moisturizer SPF18 in light/medium

I don't own a whole lot of tinted moisturizers, and to be honest, I have had this one for a while. This gives me probably the lightest coverage ever, and it might smell a tiny bit funny, but for some reason, I quite like this moisturizer. The SPF is pretty poor, but I do love the moisture this, uh, tinted moisturizer gives and doesn't separate like I've found of most other tinted moisturizers I've tried. 

Estee Lauder Double Wear Mineral Rich Loose Powder Makeup in Intensity 3.0

This. I love this. It doesn't look cakey at all when you apply it in a few layers to build up the coverage and is super matte. The lasting power is the best I've ever tried out of any powders, let alone loose powders before. It does fade a bit by the end of the day, but still, it holds up pretty damn well especially with all the sweating from the growing heat. 

Bourjois healthy balance unifying powder in Beige clair (53)

This is a product that was going to be in my favourites for October. Quite a higher coverage powder, I just love the finish that it gives. I don't know quite how to describe it, the finish is somehow very matte, but there's something special about it. It makes my face look impossibly smooth too.

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette

I absolutely love this palette, I dedicated a post to it already. Just good for on the go, too. Can swipe a wash of any of these shades all over the eye (maybe not the darkest shade), and boom. You look a bit more awake already. And the shadows are so buttery and smooth and easy to blend. 

MAC RiRi Hearts MAC lipstick in Nude (Matte)

Never thought I would love a brown lipstick just so much, but this one is gorgeous. I guess you could probably describe it a bit more as raisin but it just helps me make just a bit more polished. I love the matte finish too, it doesn't feel drying and helps the colour last longer too. The cute packaging helps it be easier to find in my bag when I'm out too.

Hmm, looking over my favourites now, I didn't realise how neutral and light on the coverage I went. But I've quite been loving my makeup this month, so maybe simple is all we need sometimes. I mean, the awful heat too (we're not even in the hottest part of Summer yet, I am just a billion degrees to add), I'm feeling surprisingly confident and sassy with my minimal makeup.