October Favorites

Stars, stripes and lions are my backdrop for this month's favorites (thank you Jeffrey Campbell shoebox). October will always be one of my favorite months due to Halloween and the chillier weather, but also because I get to break out some deeper makeup shades and chunky sweaters. Without further ado, here's some products I've been digging this month. 

Makeup 

Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 Palette- (Many thanks to Miss Marissa for this for my birthday in late September) I LOVE THIS PALETTE! In fact I think I like it better than the first Naked Basics (that statement only half breaks my heart). It's cool toned, and I've found myself reaching for it as my every-day eye this October. I've been loving Stark on my lid with a little bit of Frisk blended with Cover in my crease. Primal and Undone are also perfect to blend into the crease for an transitional evening look. Well done, UD, I'm super impressed.

Kiko Milano No.32- I purchased this gorgeous gunmetal back in May, and it's been my go-to for smokier eyes this fall. This is great for the crease or smudged out on the upper or lower lash line. It also adds awesome dimension to any eye look, and I even used it for one of my Lala Halloween Tutorials! Pro Tip: Add a little of this or a similar shimmery grey to some Fix+ or Makeup Setting Spray on an angled brush and turn it into a gunmetal creamy liner. 

Mac's Plum Foolery- FAVORITE blush for fall, this gives the most perfect purply-pink flush to your cheeks with a little gold sparkle. A must-have for a makeup starter kit or gift for Holiday time and it will compliment absolutely any skin tone, guaranteed. 

Mac Rocky Horror Lipstick in Sin- Can you say IN - LUST ?! I've had my eyes on Sin for a while, but when I heard it was coming out as part of Mac's Rocky Horror Collection,  I knew I absolutely had to get it in the Frankenfuter-lips style packaging. This shade is deeper than Diva, with more of an oxblood payoff and brown hues. I've sported it a ton this month and I plan on using it a whole lot more for upcoming holidays and colder weather. It's "absolute pleasure" as the good old Doctor Frank would put it. 

Sephora Cream Lip Stain in Everlasting Burgundy- If Sin is a little too daring and not quite your cup of tea, Sephora's Cream Lip Stain in Everlasting Burgundy just might do the trick. A deep, shimmery red-purple, it isn't too harsh, rather, it's pretty soft and light. You still achieve the deepness of a burgundy color without having it scream in your face, so it's certainly more user-friendly, and rather gorgeous to compliment any fall makeup look. 

Bioderma Solution- (Yes, this is the third time I've featured it in my favorites, all for good reason, I swear) Doing elaborate Halloween or Holiday Makeup this year?... forcing you to use like 5 makeup wipes to take it all off? Yeah, so when I did this Lala tutorial, that happened to us and we didn't know what product to turn to because after five makeup wipes, Vic still had red dots all over her face.  I decided to give Bioderma a try, and all the dots slipped right off in a few minutes with two or three cotton rounds. That's right. Not only is Bioderma magical in general, it is especially magical for getting off stubborn Halloween makeup. AKA, it will be your savior this season. 

Miscelleneous 

Mac Rocky Horror Nail Lacquer in Formidable- Yay! Another RHPS product I'm head over heels for. This is perhaps one of the coolest polishes I've added to my collection, it's super 3Dimensional, and basically has a rainbow of iridescence within a sea of deep purple. I think it's a brilliant shade for Halloween and the month of October in general.

Betsey Johnson Perfume- Fun fact, I'm pretty sure I got this as a gift for like, my 16th birthday. Yes, I've had it for THAT long. What's odd is I know I totally wear it but I guess not often enough that I've used the whole thing (it's also a perfume so it's ok if it's pretty old.. kinda?). It's a big go-to for me in the fall months because it has this airy and sweet scent with a little twang. I just recently brought it to school this month so I've totally been reaching for it every few days, and I've been reminded of how much I dig the scent. 

Michael Kors Wrap Watch- A Christmas gift from last year, this is one of my number one fall and winter accessories (it's actually probably number two, next to beanies of course). Doused with gold studs and a gold face, it totally compliments every fall or winter outfit. I also really love wrap watches so it perfectly blends in with other accessories I wear and isn't too chunky or big. 

Horoscope Candle- I wouldn't have normally purchased this, but when Miss Marissa and I went shopping a few weeks ago at Urban, these candles were on sale for $5 each! So, what do Riss and I do in this predicament? Purchase one for each of us and our roommates, of course. Mine is the Libra candle, naturally, and I love the ombre pink-orange (it's almost as if they knew my bedroom was pink and orange during most of my life). It's kind of a fun candle to have, and it does compliment my room at school as well. We also have a friend who's basically an horological expert and he told us that the info on these candles is pretty basic but accurate, which is pretty cool. 

Lookbook of this Month's Outfits on KQ

Here's to November and the start of Holiday Season !

"He will give the devil his due"

[Henry IV Part One, 1.2]

Cheers, x