A BELATED SEPTEMBER FAVOURITES

October is here, which means that it is about time for a favourites post - although, admittedly I would have posted this a little earlier if I was a little bit more organised. Within this months favourites (and probably all of the other favourites posts, too), both beauty products and other things that I've been enjoying throughout the last month will be featured.

REVLON LIP BUTTER IN RASPBERRY PIE

Lip butters have been very hyped-up in the past year or two - personally, I think that they live up to the rave reviews that they have been getting. The texture of these lipsticks is sublime, as they are very creamy to apply and sit very comfortably on the lips. In the last month, I've rediscovered a shade that I bought a little while ago called Raspberry Pie. I wouldn't say that the shade is a true raspberry colour per-se, but more of a fuchsia colour. In any case, the colour of this lip butter is very versatile, as it can be worn for both day and night. However, because of the consistency of the lip butters, they do come off relatively easily during the day, but the darker colours do stay on for a little longer.

FILM - STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

When Star Trek Into Darkness was in the cinema, I went and saw it twice because I liked it so much. You can imagine, then, that I was very pleased when the DVD/Blu-Ray came out this month. Here's short synopsis of the film (taken from Wikipedia) - the plot of Into Darkness takes place one year after the previous installment, with Kirk (Chris Pine) and the crew of the USS Enterprise sent to the Klingonhomeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned-terrorist John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch). To summarise, Star Trek Into Darkness has a great cast, a script that brings elements of both comedy and tragedy to the plot, and is visually very nice to watch (lens flares aside).

URBAN DECAY 24/7 GLIDE-ON EYE PENCIL IN CRASH

This is another product that I've had for a little while now, and rediscovering it this month made me realise that I ought to use this more often that I do. The Urban Decay eyeliners in general are very good - they are some of the rare eyeliners that don't run during daily wear. Crash is a colour that I've had for a little while now - I got this colour instead of a brown eyeliner that I'd been after, as Urban Decay didn't have any in stock at that point. The colour of this eye pencil is a deep plum purple with flecks of silver glitter in it. This means that it works well as a substitute for black eyeliner, as it isn't as harsh against against lighter eye colours.

MAX FACTOR MIRACLE TOUCH CREAMY BLUSHER IN SOFT MURANO

Usually, I'm not overly fond of wearing blusher, as I don't really like the way that they sit on my skin. However, this one from Max Factor has made me rethink my slight aversion, as this cream blusher has a much nicer consistency than my other powder blushers. Because it is creamy and because I have quite dry skin, the texture of the product seems almost moisturising and blends much more easily on my cheekbones. I also love the colour of this blusher - it is in the shade Soft Murano and is quite red-toned with a sheen to it that doubles as a sort of highlight.

TV SERIES - HEROES

I actually got all of the Heroes box sets last year for Christmas - however, the arrival of my Sherlock box set in the post meant that I stopped half way through series three of Heroes. However, I decided at the beginning of September that I would finish watching the entire show. Currently, I've just started the beginning of series four, and I have to agree with the general consensus that the first series is by far the best one. I still find Heroes an enjoyable show to watch despite the quality (mostly of the plot) faltering as the programme progresses, and it's been my go-to T.V. show for the month of September.

URBAN DECAY NAKED 2 PALETTE (PARTICULARLY THE SHADES SNAKEBITE AND SUSPECT)

Finishing off my September favourites is the Naked 2 palette by Urban Decay, but in particular the shades Snakebite and Suspect. I went out to a party last week and put Suspect as a base colour across my eyes and then heavily concentrated Snakebite in the crease. The colours compliment each other very nicely and can make a great night-out look that is bold but not over the top. I also find that Suspect in particular is a very versatile shade, and one that I enjoy wearing for a daytime look; it adds a nice wash of colour to the eyes that isn't too dark for the day. It's an added bonus for me that both of these metallic neutrals bring out blue eyes, but since they are neutral shades, they will work well with all eye colours.

Again, sorry for the lateness of this post - my next one will be coming up soon and will probably be either a film review or something to do with baking.

- Kate Shortt -