Monthly must haves! July

Good bye July and hello August ! Some things I've loved over  the month of July and have been my monthly must are:

Eco tools make-up brushes 

I recently brought some of the eco tools brushes on a whim that they might be any good as I wanted to try something new so I picked up a set for £9  which if they didn't work wouldn't be much of a waste but I  was pleasantly surprised! They are some of the best brushes I've ever tried with soft brissels, a good even application of product and a brush rap to keep them in; amazing for travel but best of all they are completely eco friendly and cruelty free. Trying to get things that are eco friendly and cruelty free is something I strive to do with my make-up and skin care but can be hard to do as a lot of the high end brands test on animals so I try and buy cruelty free when I can! The eco tools message is :

" Ecotools is a leader in eco-concious beauty products, most notably  know for its incredibly soft make-up brushes. We are inspired by beauty inside and out, and in the world around us. Looking beautiful and living beautiful is what ecotools is all about. We are known for are incredibly soft, 100% cruelty free, bamboo handled cosmetic brushes, and have since advanced the line to bring our fans their favourite bath,spa and lash products to amplify their beauty routine."  I love the brushes and have been using them everyday since I bought them and plus a few brushes (my eyebrow and eye liner brush) they cover all the brushing needs for my everyday make up and I'm defiantly planning on buying some more which you can do to on the eco tools website. 


                                                           ghd straighteners and "creation spray" 

During July I had my hair cut a little shorter into the very popular 'Zoella' style which instead of wearing in my daily pony tail/ bed head bun thing I wear it down and bit more styled which  I use my 'ghd' straighteners to do with their "ceramic technology" everyday to get rid of any kinks, waves or frizz that has decided to join my hair over night. And being as I do this nearly everyday to stop the heat form killing my hair and giving me a thousand split ends I use the "ghd creation spray for iron styling" which came with the straighteners. To use this I simply brush out my main of hair and evenly sprits spray around my hair and then brush it through again to distribute the spray from root to tip and then just straighten my hair and curl the ends to help frame my face. I love the  finish when I pair these two products together as it leaves my hair: soft, shiny and healthy looking which is something you don't tend to get when using heat on your hair as it tends to end up: wiry, dull and full of split end but that's something you don't get with ghd's and although being a tad on the pricey side I would defiantly splash out on good long lasting straighteners which help my hair rather than break after and year and damage my hair!  


                                                                   
                                                                      Topshop Moto ripped jeans 

So at the end of June being as it was my birthday month I decided to treat my self to a new pair of jeans from top shop and so trying something a bit different to what I already had I decided to pick up the "Moto ripped Jamie jeans" which are most defiantly worth every penny I spent as they are my all time favourite jeans I have ever owned which go with almost everything and are so comfortable! On a daily basis I tend to wear them with a navy vest top, an over sized cosy cardigan and plain nude flats which I wear basically everyday and would if I didn't have to wash them. And although a lot of the time buying jeans with rips is a bit of a risk as they tend to grow over time with washing and when you accidentally put your whole leg through the hole ( please tell me I'm not the only one!) but after having these jeans for almost a whole month I think it's safe to say that the rips are not likely to grow any time soon no matter how many times i put my leg through them! And like all of my favourite's I definable recommend you check the jeans out and I bet you'll love them as much as I do! 



   Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 

So I think this is a book that has been loved and cherished by hundreds or thousands of people with the heart wrenching tale of the orphaned Jane Eyre, her heart braking start in life and her incredible story a story that grasped me from the very beginning! And although not having finished the book I can't put it down since I bought when I was actually in the Salisbury Cathedral gift shop when I saw it and as it was only £2.50 which is an incredible price for a book I had to buy it and I definitely don't regret it! You can pick up your copy of Jane Eyre on the Water stones  website. 


 Antler travel case 

As I going away for a month instead of taking a little make up bag squeezing all my make up in I instead take my Antler travel case with compartments for pallets, brushes as well as zip pocket for smaller products like eye-liner and lipsticks. As well as it being a better storage system it's also a harder case so it means less make up will get get damaged and broken by the plane people throwing your suite cases. And although I couldn't find my one on the website they may have something similar on line or in any local bag or suit case shops. 


I hoped you enjoyed my monthly must haves for July. 

Aimee

La De Dah travel journal

an over view of where I'm going

Along with basically everyone and their dog I love travelling and to remember everything I've done I love taking photo's ,which you should already know from an earlier post ;), but instead of putting them in a bogstandered and boring photo album and doing the hole scrap booking thing (because to be honest that's way to much effort for me) I put them in my La De Dah travel journal which has the storage of a photo album  and the uniqueness of a scrapbook with more colour and half as much work and as I said in a past post (summer) I'm going to do a week in pictures using my journal. 

the two opening pages for my trip

So if you don't know what a La De Dah travel journal is it's a smaller version of a scrapbook but with colourful pages and inserts created by the company which you can buy at most craft and hobby shops as well as online ( as my link shows). Personally I buy my supplies from my local hobbycraft where I also pick up other supplies for my journal from other companies. One I like to buy from is Santoro Gorjuss which is a company I love and also recommend you check out because as well as making craft supplies they make bags and notebooks, pens and other accessories or I just get the hobbycraft  craft packs full of stuff for only £15  which are perfect for the journal. The journal's come' in a large range of styles from: Indie to pretty to baby for their first holiday. Made for travel they have pages for all your holiday adventures but can be used for just your everyday adventures and memories.

the cover of my journal

As I'm journalling my holiday this year and have already made my title page I thought I would show you how I personally use the journal and which one I use with which inserts.

Aimee
xoxo



   

Summer

So summer is here with it's blue Sky's, sunny days, warm weather... well only if you live somewhere hot and not in the UK like my self or if you're going away to some where hot and tropical, not like my self. But instead of going away somewhere hot I'm going up to Scotland to see my family and go back to where my family is from just like I do every year. This year I'm going up for 4 weeks to catch up on everything I've missed over the year as well as Scotland being my favorite place so I love going up and to be honest 4 weeks still isn't long enough.
But to keep you updated on all my adventures and everything I'm doing I'll do a weekly round up of everything I've done through out that week; my week in photos as well as pictures of my La De Dah journal which I'm going to make over the summer. So to stay up dated on my trips to Loch Ness, the beach and Bijou by the sea make sure to visit my blog and read all about it.

Aimee
xoxo