Introverted Favourites: August

August has been an incredibly busy month for me; more so even than the month of my exams at university. It has also been a very diverse month in terms of how my time has been spent. It is for these reasons that I thought I would end the month and begin the new one with a list of my favourite things from this month, ranging from things that I have done, purchased and encountered.

First up is a beauty product that I have been waiting somewhat-patiently for a month and a half to be released; and that is the new range of Revlon ColourStay Moisture Stains. As soon as I saw they were on the Boots website I went straight to one of my nearest Boots stores to see what they had to offer from the twelve colours in the range. They had a total of six, four of which I had the names of jotted down in my Notes app and wanted to try out. However after swatching them on my hand I only though two of the shades would suit me. They were '050 - London Posh' -a shimmery nude, so within my comfort zone- and '015 - Barcelona Nights' -a lovely fuchsia colour that is slightly out of my comfort zone. Later on in another Boots store, as I've mentioned in my previous post, I then found '025 - Cannes Crush' a gorgeous peachy coral colour that I was determined to get my hands on since hearing about the range and seeing the first swatches.

I have become somewhat of a lipstick fiend as of late -although looking at my collection I mainly seem to stick to Revlon products with the occasional Rimmel exception- so while I was at the Revlon stand I took the opportunity to see if they had any of the ColourStay Ultimate Suede range. They only had three colours though, which I was a bit disappointed about, but in terms of my bank account I guess it was for the best. The shade I had in mind to try out was called 'Couture' but that wasn't one of the shades they had in stock. So, not wanting to miss out on trying the range I went for quite a bright red shade called '093 - Boho Chic' which I have since fallen in love with. It has fantastic staying power, even when eating and drinking!

As Boots were offering a '2 for £10' deal on Revlon products I thought that four items for £20 was more justifiable spending than three items for £17.99. Because of that I went ahead and got myself another lipstick. It is the colour '415 - Pink in the Afternoon' in their Super Lustrous Lipstick range and it has become my new staple lipstick. The colour is gorgeous!

Moving on from beauty, another of my favourites this month is Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Since getting the DVD the day after it was released I've watched it at least three times. Two of those viewings being consecutive. Honestly, it is just such a great film! It is without a doubt my favourite film -although lots of people are saying Guardians of the Galaxy might change that; but I highly doubt it will. I hope those aren't my famous last words.

A constant favourite of mine that is worth noting this month is LUSH. LUSH is a fantastic shop, with a whole host of amazing products, and brilliant staff. Every single LUSH store I have been in -in particular the one I went into while in Glasgow- has blown me away with the excellence of their customer service and their ever so friendly employees. I always leave LUSH stores with a smile on my face and my spirits lifted a little higher thanks to the members of staff.

LUSH's Twilight bathbomb, before and after being submerged in bearably hot water.

Keeping along the lines of LUSH another favourite of mine this month has been super relaxing baths. After getting back from my residential I was in serious need of some intense relaxation; so as soon as I got home I ran myself a bath with a tonne of bubble bath and some Vanilla Cupcake scented Yankee Candles lit on the side, and thus a habit has been born. Since then I've indulged myself with three more relaxation baths and mixed things up a bit each time. By mixing up I mean things like switching the bubble bath for a LUSH bathbomb; adding some more candles to the room; and having my iPod playing in the background. My bath at home has now become like my own little safe haven. I have a feeling I'll miss it sorely when I head off back to university in late September.

Lastly, something that I've enjoyed throughout August is my job and the people I've met through it. I will admit that there were a number of moments that really tested me. I definitely dealt with more than my fair share of shit, but I held myself together. Don't get me wrong, a few cracks started to form every once in a while, but I quickly sealed those little buggers up! Also, I'm not going to lie to you, I'm incredibly proud of myself for sticking with it all. And overall I had a good time for the most part; which is about 90% thanks to all the wonderful workers I met and worked with. I met such lovely people and got on so well with them. The majority I hadn't worked with before -although a handful I had- and they were all just so lovely, welcoming and supportive. I can't wait until Easter when hopefully I'll get to see some of them again.

So those have been the majority of my favourites this month. Let me know what some of your's were in the comments? I'd love to hear!
-Hannah. :)