First and foremost can we please discuss Perfect, the first single to be released from One Direction's new album, Made in the A.M. I heard it just as I was getting out of the car to go to work and as soon as I had finished coaching at 9am I listened to the song on repeat for the next 24 hours. It is literally perfect.
I've been testing out a few new makeup products such as the Makeup Revolution Iconic 3 palette and three Rimmel London lip products. I've written a full review of the Makeup Revolution palette here explaining exactly why I love it. The Rimmel products are two lipsticks and one lip pencil. The pencil is the highly raved about Eastend Snob which I'm obsessed with and the two lipsticks both work really well with it. The first lipstick is from the most recent Kate Moss collection of nudes in shade 45. It was something I'd had on my wishlist for a while before I bought it and it is the perfect nude for my skin tone. I'm always worried that nudes don't suit me but this has a slightly peachy tone to it, I used the Rimmel guidance which was on display with the product and it was spot on. the pigmentation is good and the staying power is impressive. I wore it to the Rowers Ball and I certainly had a lot to drink, I ate and did a hell of a lot of talking and I only had to top it up once! The other lipstick is from the new collection called 'The Only One' which claims to provide 'long-lasting colour, comfort, moisture and wear'. I tested it on a pretty normal day of driving, talking and lots of eating and the longevity is definitely there. As is the moisturising and comfort properties. I chose it in 'It's a Keeper' which is very different in real life than on the boots website but thankfully I actually bought mine in store and after about 20 minutes stood in front of the Rimmel counter making swatch after swatch on my hand before finally deciding on a colour!
Being able to do my own food shopping has been quite liberating because I can literally buy the food that I want so I have been buying exactly what I want and every single week sweet potato is going into my trolley. I have only made sweet potato mash as it's my favourite but I'm soon going to venture into fries/wedges as mash could get a little boring. In true Nando's style I've been using the 'rubs' you can buy in Tesco to give my chicken some added flavour. Mine is the medium garlic and I find they're such good value for money. They last around 3-4 meals, depending on how much chicken you want to eat/how spicy you want it to be!
Whilst trying to cut down on my processed foods and eating a little healthier I'm on the search for the perfect snacks and soft apricots are slowly becoming my favourite. I first used them to cook my Fruity Flapjacks (which will soon be a blog post) and I had a few left over and I loved snacking on them so since then I've bought more and they're always in my bag in case I'm ever a little hungry!
Despite the cliche I do love Starbucks, especially when it's cold after training and all I want is a warm coffee!Thankfully I think I've finally found my perfect drink. It's quite boring but it's a simple Vanilla Cafe Mocha. The perfect mix of coffee, vanilla and a little bit of chocolate- what more could you ask for?! The food in Starbucks is also super tasty right now. I tried the Mumbai flatbread and it was DELICIOUS, I highly recommend.
But my favourite favourite of this month is this video. It is a selection of some of the best moments I had rowing this past year and I cannot help but smile every single time. I made it with my best friend and it was so much fun watching old clips and reliving the memories!
No fashion favourites this month but I have just been shopping (huge haul post possibly) and so we'll see what I love at the end of November!
Thanks for Reading
Charlotte
XO
P.S. Pics coming later
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