Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

If you've ever had a single meal with me you'd know that I try my damndest to involve either avocados or potatoes. That's neither here nor there but what I will tell you is that I love my eye cream to have avocados in it. Yeah, that's dedication.

Righty-o, well I've tried a fair few eye creams. The good, the bad, and the drying. Hands down this my favorite eye cream so far, as it's been incredibly nourishing and hydrating for my poor lil' under eye luggage. The greenish glow of the cream blends away and leaves a thin film of oil that will sink in overnight and leave you with soft and hydrated skin. From my experience it's too rich for daytime, but for nighttime, it combats my wrinkly little under-eyes and leaves me looking slightly less crinkly than my face allows. Let's be honest, my eyes crinkle whether I'm deliriously happy or arguing about the prices of almond butter.
It's not cheap, nor free of parabens, but it is free of mineral oil which is vital! Learn about the good and bad oils, kids! If you're one of those poor unfortunate souls like myself with milia, you'd best steer clear of mineral oil. Also, this eye cream doesn't migrate, so if you've got more oily skin and the skin around your eyes is drier, feel free to use and then an oil-free moisturizer everywhere else!
I can't say more good things about this eye cream except that it enables my inner OCD that loves that avocado has taken over my life. Put it in ALL THE THINGS!

The blog post that almost never was-- NARS Douceur Blush

Well this blog post is only a little over 6 months overdue, so let's get on with it. Douceur is the famed matte rosy-brown blush from NARS that has had many light to medium skinned ladies clamoring about their newfound cheekbones. Fully count me in to that group, as Douceur lifts the face and adds a warm rosy brown hue to the face and some chiseling all in one swipe. It may seem like a lot of fanfare over a blah looking blush, but I assure you, it's well worth the hype.

Apologies for the extreme close-up, but this photo is the best I've taken to show how much Douceur shapes the face. Dusted with a bit of highlighter on top of Douceur, I've got the flush and contour and sheen that I need to take over the world, or at least bustle around with my smug new defined cheeks!

What do ya'll think? Have you been sold on Douceur? What's your fave NARS blush?

Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow in Midnight Brown

I'll start off by saying that this eyeshadow is the bees freakin' knees. The perfect taupe-shimmer-warm-mushroomy brown. As weird of a description as that is, it's fairly accurate.
Last month I ventured into Sak's after storming out of Inglot (long story) and deciding if I couldn't get an Inglot palette, I was getting a burberry eyeshadow.
I walked over to the counter and after holding pale barley and midnight brown in my hands for a good five minutes, I decided on midnight brown. It's honestly the more versatile of the two in my opinion, as midnight brown can work as a sheer wash of color on the lid, but can also build up for an intense smokey eye.
The texture of these shadows is the softest and most buttery consistency I've encountered. I even find on my creasy eyelids, that this shadow can do no wrong.
At $29.00 a shadow you'd think there was GOLD inside, alas, there is none. However, if you're willing to splash out and try a truly exquisite shadow, I'd head over to Burberry.

Do you own any Burberry make-up? What's your favorite sheer eye shadow that they do?

Outfit of the Day - Bon Iver

Almost a week ago I went to a Bon Iver show with my lovely friend, Anna. Here's what we wore!

WORD OF MOUTH--Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains

Every beauty blogger and youtuber has spoken about these balm stains, so here I am to throw my hat into the ring. I absolutely love them and they have great staying power. I can put one on in the morning, go about my day and by the evening I'm left with a faint stain of the original morning color.

As someone who loves a bold lip color, I find my biggest obstacle is wondering throughout the day if my lipstick has ended up on my chin or cheek. 

With these stains, they really cling to the lips! The initial balm keeps the lips soft and with a subtle sheen, but once the balm has been worked off through drinking/eating/talking, you are left with a comfortable satin finish to your lip color!

At a little over $7 I think that these stains are good to have if you're a lover of bold lips but maybe a bit apprehensive about the longevity of the color.

My only real complaint is that when these stains are twisted all the way up, you see that the product only fills about 2/3 of the container.

Not thrilling but incredible colors and wear. I think I'm on the hunt for the shade 'honey' now, it's supposedly a soft muted mauve!

What do you guys think? Have you tried these balm stains? 

WORD OF MOUTH--NUXE Rêve de Miel Lip Balm

With a name like 'honey dream' it's no wonder so many people are going bananas over this lip balm. This french lip balm has a citrusy orange scent and when smoothed onto the lips, it leaves a comfortable  semi-matte finish while still hydrating.
I find that in all the lip 'moisturizers' I've ever used, this balm is by far the best. Instead of sitting on top of the lips and creating a shiny and glossy effect, the rêve de miel sinks into the lips and hydrates within.
Ever since I've bought this it's been camped out by my notebooks and textbooks on my desks for a quick bit of lip balm while I study and write papers.
If you're like me and you get SUPER dry lips year-round (although it does get worse in the colder months), then this might be your answer.
It cost me a pretty penny at $20 a pot, but considering you get 15g I don't know if it's that unreasonable.

Ingredients: Cera Alba/beeswax, Olus Oil/vegetable Oil, Lecithin, Behenoxy Dimethicone, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (sweet Almond) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea Butter) Extract, Mel /honey, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea Butter), Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Citrus Grandis (grapefruit) Peel Oil, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Rosa Moschata Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Citrus Medica Limonum (lemon) Peel Oil, Candelilla Cera/euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) Wax, Allantoin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Bht, Citric Acid, Citral, Limonene, Linalool [n0802/c].

What do ya'll think? Would you splash out and try it or are you sticking to blistex and EOS?

September

Chanel Frenzy// ASOS Rose gold Armour Cuff// Romwe Montage Dress//TOMS Wine Cordones// Caudalie Vinosource SOS Serum//YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernis À Lèvres #1

Happy September!

I've been dying to do posts like this where I give you a little monthly wishlist of beauty favorites and non-beauty favorites. I was inspired to do these monthly wishlists from reading Meg's blog. Unfortunately the weather where I am is still muggy and miserably hot out, but I'll do my rain dance and hope for colder weather.

If I had to pick three must haves on my wishlist I'd say the ASOS cuff, the Chanel nail polish, and the Caudalie Serum are at the top.

I imagine none of you know how much I love music, and how I even have a separate blog for it, which you can check out HERE!

But I think I'd like to share a few songs each month so you can keep up with me, hope you enjoy!

Alt-J - Fitzpleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkt4xU2wwhU

First Aid Kit - Wolf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1-Wb0Pzdw

Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtOToiIDNRA

Hope everyone has a good month!