March Favourites

The clocks have gone forward and I couldn't be happier, the evenings are lighter and the days are longer. I'm going to Seville on Tuesday for a training camp and while the weather isn't going to be brilliant I am VERY excited! But for now here are my March Favourites!

I don't actually have any beauty favourites because I haven't changed anything except the shade of Rimmel's Wake Me Up concealer. I did have it in Soft Beige which is my foundation shade for Rimmel's Match Perfection foundation but as I use the concealer under my eyes I think it was too dark. So, after watching Fabulous Hannah's Makeup collection video and saw she was roughly the same skin tone as me, I bought the concealer in Ivory instead. It's definitely a better shade to brighten under my eyes and I really like the concealer's smooth application and it has a really nice finish. My two colours are Go Wild-er-ness a pretty purple and Sweet Retreat which is a nice pinky shade. 

Rimmel has probably been my make up brand of the month because I've also fallen in love with Rita Ora's new nail polish collection. I think there are about 10 or so beautiful, bright summery shades which dry really quickly. The applicator brush is quite wide so it gives a really good coverage and two coats creates a really bright colour. Having said that, they do seem to chip easily but I've been finding this with all nail polishes recently so it may be my nails and the fact that I do use my hands a lot (especially when rowing) and because I've run out of top coat too! But if you're looking for quick-drying summer shades then these are perfect!

Neutrogena's Pink Grapefruit Face scrub has long been my favourite face scrub (perhaps mainly for the gorgeous sweet smell) but I've also just purchased the face wash which I use in the mornings and evenings. At first I thought it was making me breakout because I suddenly had about 4 different spots on my face but I'm pretty sure it was due to stress and hormones. I love how soft my face feels after I've used it and the smell is quite long lasting.

My favourite app of the month is Heart Rate which uses the camera on your phone to measure your heart rate. There are different settings which you can chose when you've measured your heart rate e.g. resting, tired (less than 6hours), post-exercise, just woken up etc which allows you to have an average heart rate for different activities. I like using it when I go to bed as I tend to do deep breathing exercises to help me sleep and I also used it when I was stressed and quite anxious and my resting heart rate had increased by 20rpm! 

My resting heart rate.

James Bay has been a love of mine for months now and he's finally getting the recognition he deserves. His beautiful soulful voice seems to put me under a spell and I could listen to him for hours and hours and hours. My favourite songs are: Incomplete, Let It Go and Hold Back the River. I cannot recommend his album Chaos and The Calm enough! It's perfect revision music too! 

One of my favourite songs!

As well as James Bay, I always have grapes when I'm revising. This may sound a little odd but I think they're the perfect revision food. They're healthier than sweets or chocolate and they hydrate you as well. Water is also ESSENTIAL, not just for revision of course you need to keep hydrated throughout the day but water is a necessity during revision. It does sometimes lead to lots of toilet breaks though! 

Grapes and Bagels are a perfect breakfast combo!

My final favourite is my dog which may seem strange but I've spent long evenings cuddled up with him on the sofa watching an episode of PLL or House to just relax. Its so calming and I think he likes the company too! 

What's been your favourite thing in March? Any beauty recommendations would be much appreciated!! 

Thanks for reading!

Charlotte

XO