This week has not been a huge make up or fashion week and I have stuck to what I know I love mainly. However, I have been through my stash and found two things I forgot I owned, and now have fallen in love with again; the Loreal Colour Riche nail polish in 851 Nouvelle Vague, which I'm sure I talked about in one of my first blog posts, and a E. Funkhouser blush in Nouveau Chic. The nail polish is a pale lavender shade and one that I love for summer. It does take two or three coats to become opaque due to the paleness of it, but does last at least three days without chipping, which for me is a record. The packaging is also nice and small, making it great for travel to top up on if needed. 

 The blush is a pink toned blush, with high pigmentation. It is very finely milled and easy to blend and adds a pop of colour without making you look sweaty. It's an incredibly flattering shade and again one I love for summer as it warms up the complexion. 

When Daredevil was released on Netflix, I was in the midst of exam revision and so didn't let myself even look at the trailer for the show. However, now that exams are over, I binge watched the entire season in less than 24 hours and have fallen completely and utterly in love. As a self confessed Marvel fangirl whilst also loving darker, more gritty character and plot developments, this was right up my street and I really enjoyed it. I fell in love with Matt Murdock and the complexity his character was given through both the writing and the acting and Charlie Cox can be commended for the talent he brought to the role. I am beyond excited for series two and my only disappointment is that it won't come sooner!

A music favourite of mine for the last few weeks, but this week in particular has been Flatsound. I found him through listening to other spoken word artists and have fallen in love with his acoustic/lo-fi sound and his words. Favourites of mine include 'i exist i exist i exist', 'you had a panic attack in my bathroom' and 'saturday dec 14 2013'. While some of his words really expose raw nerves and cut a little too close to home for me, his music makes me feel calm and really helps with writing and just thinking for a little while. His music has introduced me to a whole new genre that I have fallen in love with and now want to explore it much further. 

his music; https://soundcloud.com/flatsound

That's all for this week's favourites! Next week's should be interesting as I'm off to Ireland, so I'll see what it offers me.

Thanks for reading.

Shannon.

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This week I've been hitting up Cumbria, and don't worry I'm sure a blog post will come soon about it! However, for the moment I thought I'd show you the couple of things I (mostly) bought while I was up there.

I've been eyeing up the Gelly nail polishes for ages as I don't own any, and with a buy one get one half price deal on in Boots at the moment, I thought now was as good a time as any! The colour on the left is 427 Sugar Apple and the one on the right is 411 Kiwi. I own similar colours to Sugar Apple but no greens so Kiwi is a great addition. 

                                      

The next thing I bought was a Rimmel Apocalips lip lacquer in 501 Stellar. I love this colour as it is so bright and makes me feel much more summery and also because I'm very pale, I think this colour suits me well. I love the Apocalips brand as a whole and think both the formula and colour range is great, and I find it a bit sad that this is only my second one. After my holiday I'm definitely going to have to purchase a lot more!

I am so late to the bandwagon with this one it's kind of embarrassing. I have wanted a TangleTeezer for ages but I just haven't got round to buying one. I was looking for the orange one but it wasn't in stock in Boots so I picked this one up instead. I hope it lives up to its name as I'm actually quite excited to use it (sad I know).

This is definitely a haul of things I've wanted for a long time. I first saw these mugs literally like, two years ago in Urban Outfitters, and point blank refused to spend something ridiculous like £20 on a mug. However, I really loved it and still do now, so when I saw this in Sports Direct for £5 I nearly wee-ed with excitement (I didn't, but I was excited). For someone who enjoys photography and drinking coffee and hot chocolate, this makes me exceptionally happy. 



























These may be the comfiest trousers ever. I could honestly live in them. They're from Fat Face, and are pricey for trousers, I won't lie, but those sort of prices are expected from Fat Face and those sort of shops. These are the best pants for travelling and hot weather as they're made of a thin material without being see through and are loose so they don't cling     to you and make you uncomfortable. Tigers are also my favourite animal, so that's always       an added bonus. 

 

This was actually my boyfriend's purchase for me, and honestly it may be my favourite thing I brought back with me. If you're American you won't understand my excitement, but in England these are so hard to find and so expensive if you do find them, so this was a real treat for me. They may be my favourite biscuits ever, and I could live on them. And pizza. So thank you dear boyf for the present!