August Favourites 2017 | My Favourites

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson

This book has some really crazy and twisted views on how to live the happiest life you can, however some of the advice is really helpful. I feel that everyone should attempt to read this book as there is something for everyone to take into account in their everyday life. I usually read these types of books hoping to learn something, but never actually putting the advice into practice. This book's 'rules for life' can be easily and effectively used and from my experience, it can improve your life.

Bra-lets with Under-wiring from Cotton On

When I saw these, I got really excited! If you have a bigger bust than the average girl you will know that finding a bra-let that fits properly and gives you adequate support is extremely difficult. But with the under-wiring and finding a good size, these are very wearable. The lacey patterns are very pretty and comfortable. They are R250 each and I chose a black, navy and white one to test them out. They also have them in a pretty pink and light blue.

Revlon Dramatic Definition Mascara 

My friend introduced me to this mascara. It's in my favourites because it NEVER CLUMPS! It goes on so smoothly and very clearly makes every eyelash longer. You can get it from about any drugstore and it's not that expensive. 

We Heart It

I found this app somewhere around 2012, when all my friends crazed over it. It is basically a browser for lots of different pictures. I have found a new love for it recently as I find so much inspiration from  the pictures and it is a relaxing past-time. I like to print the pictures I really like and put them on my wall. There are also lots of bedroom and life inspiration that you can 'heart' and follow.

Just a few things I've loved this chilly month, have a merry spring. ♥

The Best Oldies

My parents have always had a big influence on me as we are very close. This includes music. From a young age I was introduced to bands like Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Wham and Queen while driving to far places. Naturally, I have found my favourites among the 80s and 90s mix and after scoping through mine and my dad's playlist, I decided to pick my top 20 for you to enjoy! Please don't be scared of old music, it is a hundred times better than the top 40 of the now. I promise you'll find some you'll like.

Click on the song to hear it on YouTube !

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland

Wonderwall - Oasis

Round Here - Counting Crows

Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi

Patricia The Stripper - Chris De Burgh

The Painter - Chris De Burgh

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

Angels - Robbie Williams

Serious - Duran Duran

I Wonder - Rodriguez

Time And Time Again - Counting Crows

Linger - The Cranberries

The Lovecats - The Cure

I Want To Break Free - Queen

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

Club Tropicana - Wham!

I hope you find some you like ! ♥

Favourite Fashion Celebrities

  

Now that summer has arrived (oh my word thank the pope), I find myself searching for fashion inspiration. I've come across three celebrities that I keep coming back to. Perrie Edwards (part of Little Mix), Sarah Hyland (from Modern Family) and Zooey Deschanel (from New Girl) have a very hippie and girly style that I am loving. Flowing skirts and dresses and old-fashioned high-waisted pants and skirts are things that I've had my eye on for this summer! It's just so adorable!

Who is your fashion inspiration for this summer/winter ? ♥

Lust List

Going shopping is very dangerous for me. When I leave, I have a mental list of ANOTHER group of things that I want to get, validating me going back to the shops. Here are a few things that I would love to pick up on my next trip to our shopping centres : 

Stila 'In The Light' Eye Shadow Palette

These shades are just amazing! I've been looking for an eye shadow with the exact pinky shade in this palette so I'll defiantly go to grab this.

TopShop Lipsticks

I've been looking for nude and light pink lipsticks for a while and when Zoella mentioned these shades in a video I had to seek them out for myself! 

Lipstick 1 : Whimsical 

Lipstick 2 : Nevada 

Instax Mini 8

These are absolutely adorable! I've wanted this polaroid since December and am going to continue my journey to get one.

Denim Dress

I think these dresses are so cute. I'm not exactly sure where this one is from but I've seen others elsewhere that I would love to buy.

Black Matte Nail Polish

Matte Nail Polish is so different and I'm loving it! 

This one is from Topshop in the colour 'Nails In Croupier'.

The Suede Skirt

It seems the new trend is the suede skirt. This one is by Hinge I think, but I'm hoping I can get one in the shops near me. (inspiration: Rosy Outlook )

Superga

These are the Classic Supergas and I am in love with them. They're so simple and could literally go with any outfit. These shoes are a must!

And that's it! What have you been lusting over lately? ♥

Mid - August Favourites

Although I haven't posted in a while, do you like the new look to my blog? I have come up with a few new things I have been loving recently. So without further ado:

Stuck In Love
With basically all my favourite actors in this movie, it has defiantly become one of my favourite movies of this year so far. And that doesn't happen very often. The storyline is so different and the connections between the characters is just amazing! With my all time favourite actor, Logan Lerman (from Perks Of Being A Wallflower), It's just a really incredible love story between three couples. When I watched the trailer, I thought it would be a cliche romance, but it is anything but.

Fix You - Coldplay
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Speed Of Sound - Coldplay 
So most of you are thinking: 'these songs are old' or 'I've known these songs for YEARS how is this person only finding them now?!' Well I have known these songs for a long time but I only recently fell in love with them. After hearing 'Fix You' while stretching at dance, I scoped the internet and iTunes until I eventually found it and bought other Coldplay that I have begin to love.

Extended Play Lash Mascara by Mac
This was recommended by a make-up artist at a hairdressing salon with the title: 'best mascara ever' and boy did it live up to that expectation! I'm not too clued about mascara but it's really smooth and barely gives you icky clumps on your eyelashes and basically it works like a normal mascara should, I guess? This is just really good!

So that was only three things but I thought I would share them with you anyway.
What have you been absolutely loving this beautiful August? ♥

May / June Favourites

First favourites post! Sorry I haven't been on my blog for awhile, exams consumed my life. Anyway, I've created a list of my favourite things from the months May and June:

1. When I opened this body cream, it literally became my favourite thing. It's a Woolworths brand, which I wouldn't usually go for but it smells AMAZING and the texture is perfect! It wasn't too runny and it made my skin VERY soft.

Sweet Pea & Jasmine Body Butter from Woolworths

2. I've read one other book by Abbi Glines, and loved it, but I had a weird feeling about this one. I wouldn't say it was the best book ever, but it was surprising good! The storyline is very interesting, a little predictable but the characters are very different and all have their own story. If you like love stories, then I would try is one. (NOT for young children, it gets kind of umm, I think you know what I mean) 

Misbehaving by Abbi Glines from Exclusive Books 

3. Topshop have always had my favourite and most comfortable jeans ever. I ventured out to buy high waisted or 'Joni' black jeans. They are sooooo soft and aren't at all uncomfortable to wear. What can I say, they're jeans. But if you have (a lot) of extra cash you should try seeking out Topshop jeans. 

Moto Joni High-Waisted Jeans from Topshop

4. So I'm very late on this, but I purchased The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith thinking I wouldn't really like it but I LOVE IT! Every song is very different and it's really nice 'car songs'. My favourites are I've Told You Now, Lay Me Down and Good Thing. This really is one of my favourite albums.

In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith from iTunes 

5. After I finished my Labello Watermelon lip balm I desperately needed a new one. I would usually have gone for Baby Lips but when I saw Lip-Ice had a new collection, I decided to go for it, mostly because the container was quite cute. They smell incredible and leave a little colour on your lips. My favourite is definitely Strawberry Sorbet.

Lip-Ice A Kiss Of Colour Collection from Dis-Chem

6. Okay so I'm more of a earphone girl than a headphone girl but my gran gave me these from her trip in Pretoria. They are MUCH better than I thought they would be! If you like headphones and don't have enough money for SkullCandy or Beats then this is a much cheaper and over all nice set of headphones. Plus, they come in pretty patterns. 

Headphones from Typo

Well, that's it from me! What are your favourites from this month?

Enjoy your July :)  ♥ ♥ ♥

2014 Favourites

So while many are experiencing that refreshing moment of a new year and relieved that 2014 has come to a close, I like to look back on those 365 days before moving on to greater things. This is why I would like to share my 10 favourites from 2014 ! Music, holidays, etc, etc, so maybe you can find something you might be interested in too.

Music Album -

  FOUR by One Direction & 5 Seconds of Summer by 5 Seconds of Summer

Top 5 Songs - 

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran

Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj

Do They Know Its Christmas ? (2014) by Band Aid 30

Clouds by One Direction

Even My Dad Does Sometimes by Ed Sheeran

Movie -

The Fault In Our Stars

Top 3 Books - 

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Looking For Alaska by John Green

if i stay by Gayle Forman 

Beauty Product -

Cherry Me Baby Lips

All Time Buy -

Green Army Jacket from TopShop

Picture -

Nail Polish -

Mint Candy Apple by Essie

Holiday -

Christmas Holiday in Cape Town

Memory -

My first joll/party/event thing with my closest friends

Hope 2015 brings great memories  ♥