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Without further ado, here are my favourites for the month of September!
Shows
Les Miserables (UK Tour) at Newcastle Theatre Royal
On Saturday 7th September, I went to see Les Miserables at the Newcastle Theatre Royal which was fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed the production a lot, with a strong cast lead by the wonderful Killian Donnely.
The production was very different to the show I went to go and see in the West End, and this is the new staging that will be taking place in the Sondheim Theatre when the show reopens in December. I am confident that this show will do very well as there are some significant improvements in the staging that make the show even stronger than before, with many callbacks to Hugo's original novel scattered throughout the show that were previously not there.
If you are a fan of this show I highly suggest going to see it on tour, and please do not worry about it being completely ruined without the revolve stage, trust me, the show is in good hands!
I did write up an entire review on this show and went further into comparing it to the original production that I saw, so if you would be interested in reading more about this, click here.
Home-ware
New House
At the beginning of September, I moved into my new home, where I would be staying for the rest of my studies at university. And I absolutely love it. I do have a couple of posts upcoming about how staying in a student house is different to staying in halls ect, so do keep an eye out for that! But as far as student houses go, this one is absolutely stunning and I love it here. Having a double bed does have its disadvantages though, I am finding myself not wanting to get out of bed when I have a lecture at 9am. But other than that it is fantastic!
Jewellery Stand
I shop in New Look quite a lot, and I don't usually look at their home-ware, but I spotted this Jewelry stand in their sale section and fell in love with it. I did not have a real place to store my jewelry at university last year, everything ea just shoved into a box. But with this stand, I can see where all of my jewelry is and I can pick what I want to wear. I think I even prefer this over the more traditional jewelry box. I have one at home, and I have a similar issue, I cannot really see what jewelry I have inside. I think this is a much nicer way to present my jewelry and more practical and it is easy to see where everything is, which makes it easier to decide what to wear on a particular occasion.
Dinosaur Plant
As mentioned above, I've never really looked at the Home-ware items in New Look before, but when I was picking up some last minuet things for my new house at university in August I found this little guy. I have always wanted a small plant or something just to add some green to my room, and this was absolutely perfect! He just adds so much character to the room and is the perfect little accessory to finish off my room. Note to self, shop in New Look Home-ware more often!
Wax Burner
I love having a scented candle in a room, but there is something so special about wax burners. It was gifted to me before I moved away for my second year at university and I don't think there has been a night where I have not lit it. It is such a great way to make your room smell nice, but it also looks quite pretty on my shelf. One thing I definitely missed when I lived at halls last year was having scented candles in my room.
TV
Escape the Night (Season 4)
As mentioned in my previous favourites, I really love the Escape the Night series, and the Fourth Season finished this month. I really enjoyed this season of escape the night and loved seeing some of my favourite characters return! My one complaint about this season is Bretman - its nothing personal, its just that he felt really out of place in this season due to it being an All Stars season. Maybe he should have been saved for season 5, but oh well. It was still a very good season and I really enjoyed it, I am excited to see what comes next for this series.
Don't Tell the Bride
Since getting our own house, my housemates and I all like to gather and watch TV Shows, one of these being Don't Tell the Bride. I enjoy watching this series anyway, since I am just fascinated with weddings. I love shows like this and Say Yes to the Dress and Something Old, Something New, so getting to watch it with my friends is something that I really like! Its nice to have someone to discuss it with, to agree that he picked out a really nice dress, or the chat about what a mess the wedding venue looked.
Young Justice Outsiders
I have finally watched the second half of Young Justice Outsiders, and I absolutely loved it. I really loved the spin on the Judas Contract, making the audience think one thing was going to happen when in an actual fact that is not what was going to happen at all! I loved the new characters that we got to meet this season, and I liked where the story took us. I am looking forward to the next season! Hopefully the Hiatus is not as long as it was between Season 2 and Season 3!
Fashion
Green Striped T-Shirt
As you may or may not know, I had a headshot photo shoot in September, and I was advised to find something that brought out my eyes and suited my skin tone. I had never really thought to much into colours that suit me before, I usually just throw something on if I like the look of it, but I had never had a professional photoshoot before. I then came across this top in Primark and it had all of the right colours in it! Not only does it look good in the headshots, but it also is something that fits really well in my wardrobe. It has become one of my favourite clothing items in my wardrobe and it was a very good purchase!
Green Cardigan
Chunky knitted cardigans are a staple of Autumn/Winter fashion, yet they are something that I have never had the chance of owning. I found this cardigan on an advert for Boohoo.com when scrolling through my Facebook - again this was at the time I was looking for items of clothing to wear for my headshots and I had established that green was a pretty good colour to go for - and thought I would order it to give it a go. The cardigan is of very good quality and was reasonably priced, not to mention that it is lovely and warm and also makes a cute outfit. It is a purchase I do not regret.
Beauty
Noughty Wave Hello Curl Defining Shampoo
I purchased the Noughty Wave Hello Curl Defining Shampoo when it appeared in an advertisement on my Facebook timeline. It said that there was 20% off all products on the Noughty website, so I hought I would give their shampoo a go. It smells really nice, and has made my hair go lovely and soft. But I will say, I do not think that I prefer the Noughty Shampoo over my go to Curly Wurly Shampoo from Lush!
Noughty Wave Hello Curl Defining Conditioner
The Noughty Wave Hello Curl Defining Conditioner came in a bundle with the shampoo, and again, it smells really nice and really looks after my hair. I do appreciate that on the bottle it does say that they do not test on animals by saying that they are friendly to bambi and I do appreciate that. But I also have the same opinion on this as I do with the shampoo, it is lovely and I don't regret buying it, but I do have a preference for the American Cream conditioner from Lush over this one.
Noughty Wave Hello Curl Defining Taming Cream
Like the previous two products, the Noughty Wave Hello Curl Defining Taming Cream was included in a bundle, and I will say that if you absolutely love Noughty's products, then these bundles were absolutely worth it. They are also worth it if you just want to try out their products. This cream is really good for making sure your curls stay nice for the full day, and I really appreciate that. I prefer this product over the other two just since I have not really found anything like this, I would say the closest is hair gel or mousse, but I find that those products make your hair go really crust, where as I do not have this issue with the taming cream.
Noughty Hello Curls Define and Reshape Curl Primer
This product was not included in the bundle. However, it is probably my favourite out of all the products that I have bought from Noughty. It is brilliant when you are on the second day of not washing your hair and, this is a terrible description but it is the only way I can really describe this product, resets the curls and refreshes them. This product was my life saver when I travelled to London over night on a bus for 9 hours when attending the biggest interview of my life.
Revolution Mattify Matte and Fix Primer
Primer was always something that I didn't think I needed in my makeup routine and that it did not make much of a difference to how I looked. WOW WAS I WRONG. I bought this primer to use for y headshots and Disney Interview and it made all the difference to my face. It made everything look more natural and also made my makeup last longer on my face. I have used other primers before, but this one definitely is the best one that I have used so far!
Revolution Sheer Brilliant Lip Gloss
(In shade Sheer White Wedding)
This was an accidental purchase. Sounds weird, but it was one of them things were I was like "I really need this now" and then I ended up bringing it home. Oops. It has become one of my favourite things in my lip collection though. I have not really been a fan of lip glosses, but I really like how this works. Probably the fact that it is a more subtle colour helps the whole lip-gloss thing since previously the only lip glosses I had used have been quite bold and noticeable. This one looks very natural and seems to be rather long lasting. Put it this way, it lasted a trip from Victoria (being applied at 6am) to Epping (reapplied at 1:30pm) in London with a cheeky detour down Oxford Street. If you are looking for a lip-gloss, this is definitely one you should consider!
Revolution Pro Loose Finishing Powder
This is a purchase that has previously appeared on my Favourites list this year and here it is making another appearance. This has to be my favourite setting powder that I have ever bought which is why it is making a reappearance here now. There is not much else to say about this. My thoughts are very much the same. But if you would like to know what I thought about it before, click here.
Rimmel London 100% Waterproof Mascara
(In shade Black/Brown)
For my headshots, I needed to look natural, but without mascara I look like I have no eyelashes. With my usual mascara, everything looks a little bit weird, especially if I am not going for a full makeup look. This lead to the purchase of this mascara, and it made all the difference on my face. It made my eyelashes stand out but in a natural way, and if you look at my head shots you probably wouldn't even know that I was wearing mascara.
Other
Florida Scrapbook
In case you haven't seen my previous posts, I recently went on holiday to Orlando Florida over July and August, and I took a lot of photos with my Polaroid camera. I wanted to have a way that I could display my photos but also keep them in a nice condition, so I thought what better than arranging them into a scrapbook. I absolutely love my Florida Scrapbook, and there is room to add even more memories in the future, so this may turn into a Travel Scrapbook! It's a great way to combine the little souvenirs I have collected along the way with my photos!
Headshots with Flying Fletcher Headshots
This month I had my first ever professional photo shoot for a headshot, and I had so much fun! I absolutely love all of the edits that I got back! The company who took them was Flying Fletcher Headshots and I would definitely recommend them if you were looking for a headshot! It was a very chilled out photo shoot and I received my edits back really soon!
Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks
Couldn't have a Autumn Favourites list without my favourite Starbucks drink - the Pumpkin Spice Latte. I know that there are other companies that have tried to recreate this iconic drink, but nothing will replace the original! Unfortunately, the Starbucks in my hometown has closed down, and there is not a Starbucks in the town where I am currently living for university (yes, I have made a terrible mistake, and it wasn't choosing to do a Musical Theatre Degree) so I have not been able to buy as many as I would have liked, but I did buy one when I went to see Les Miserables at the beginning of the month, and when I went down to London for my Disney Interview I bought another two, so atleast I have not been deprived this season. I have no idea what will happen next season though.
And that is it for my September Favourites! I can't quite believe that we are over halfway through the year now. There are oly going to be three more Favourites 2019 posts, which is sad, but wow I have managed to keep this up for almost a whole year! Still, I hope you have enjoyed reading, and thank you for your continued support throughout the year.
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