March 2013 Favourites

March, it's such a middle of the road month. Granted, there was Mother's day and my brother's birthday, but it doesn't mean it was totally great (sorry, Alex). It's this time of year I begin to loose my attention span for most of my school work, anyone who knows me is undoubtedly familiar my ability to find random games to avoid coursework deadlines. It's a skill that's on my CV. So in March I have a tendency to delve into all sorts of other things, so here are a list of my favs of this month...

TV: The Village
Granted, this aired on the 31st of March but seriously, aside from watching The Office all month on Netflix, this is the only series on the telly that actually got me excited. It's about a man, Bert Middleton, retelling his memories of the village in which he grew up from 1914 onwards. The cast is pretty special; Nico Mirallegro especially. He's working his way up my 2013 hot list, BIG TIME. I saw him in My Mad Fat Teenage Diary, and he was featured briefly in the ASOS magazine. I think it's his eyebrows or his accent, but he's effortlessly cool. Either I need to be married or best friends with him. That's the deal.

Game: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
I've really nerded out over this game over this last month. Seriously, I've even embarrassed my brother. Maybe it's because the character wears a cape or jumps building to building - both of which I do not own/am capable of, and that's fine, and which is why I've played it all month long.

Music: Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
Finally JT is back! Super high notes, clean tailoring with an odd pinch of Jay-Z in the mix. It makes me very very happy. I went to his last tour way back in 2008 with my Mum and I kid you not she was screaming louder than I was. With any luck she'll buy me a ticket to the tour, fingers and toes crossed.

Make Up: Maybelline Expression Color Tattoo 24hr Eyeshadow
I brought this about 2 weeks ago in On And On Bronze, and to every social occasion I've worn this. It's super simple and gorgeous, and has really pretty golden shimmer. I just love it, and there's definitely going to be a review in the up coming days.

Accessories: Leather Vintage Clutch Bag
I'm going to label this bag as vintage, it is kind of. Brought from a charity shop, it's old, worn, and it was a right bargain. How could I resist?! It's pretty small, it only just fits my purse and phone in, but it's quite nice to just carry about if I'm just popping out to get a few things and and be easily dressed up with it's classic style.

Jewellery: Black Faceted Bead Statement Necklace

What a mouthful, and what a necklace. Again, I brought it from a charity shop and it's really inspired me to *possibly* make my own version. A ribbon is attacked tie into a bow at the back of your neck, gives it a bit of decadence and fanciness to a very simple outfit. A wardrobe staple.

Birchbox March 2013 - Unboxing

Whenever I get a parcel in the mail I get very very happy, even if I've expected the delivery and have received ninety thousand emails in the days prior to the parcel's arrival. Its the little things that make me the happiest. It may be one of the main reasons I decided to subscribe to Birchbox. But aside from that, I'd been eyed up similar beauty subscriptions and after much deliberation and with the help of my paycheck, I thought Birchbox would be a great contributor to my hoarding obsession.

Birchbox is a monthly £10 (plus postage and packaging) subscription, and you receive 4 or 5 fancy beauty or skin care products in sweet little box. Quite clearly, right up my street. The products are often sample sized, but once you've tried them out and you decide that you like the products you can pop onto the Birchbox website and purchase the full sized thing and also receive points to save up and spend on more luxury beauty things.

The box is also accompanied by a little magazine/booklet type thing, where there are a couple of tutorials and interviews with the lesser known brands - which I thought was a bit of a god send, I'm a bit pants at the whole make-up shebang but I like to pretend that I know what I'm doing. 

Here's what arrived though my postbox from Birchbox this month...

 

Beauty Blender Sponge and Cleanser
I think in real life I would never ever ever spend £24 on a sponge, despite the gorgeous fluorescent pink colour. I really can't wait to try it out after reading such great things from pro make up artists and bloggers about it. And plus, the cleanser means that the sponge will last a hell of a lot longer. Nice pairing of products, 10 points to Birchbox.

Laura Geller Beauty Inkwell Waterproof Gel Liner

I'm quite the fan of winged liner, flattering and timeless. However, I'm more of a traditional black eyeliner girl, so vivid purple is a bit of a change for me. I think it's a welcomed change, but we'll have to see what happens.

Molton Brown Valbonne Fragrance
Eeeeek, I'm never sure about scent. Your perfume is something quite personal. I like something that smells clean and light and basically, Armani Diamonds and I can already tell Valbonne is going to be a heavy scent. More mature? Maybe. This might be one for my mum.

La Sultane De Saba Body Lotion With Argan Oil (Left)
Argan oil is flipping everywhere! Hair, skin... Well, that's about it in my household. But still, from experience, I like it. It works well, its hydrating and although I'm super rubbish at remembering to use body lotion and moisturisers, I have high hopes for this product.

Yu-be Moisturizing Skin Cream (Right)
A handy moisturiser  I can already tell that this tiny tube is going to be in my handbag as a bit of a cold weather survival kit. My skin dries out BIG TIME in the winter, especially on my cheeks. So with a little hope, this tube will work wonders.

Lindt Lindor Heart Tin Filled With Chocolate Truffles
I think for most people the way to their heart is through Lindor. Sickly sweet, smooth and an extra gift from Birchbox. As the theme of the box was role models (and Mother's Day) I think the general idea was to give them away to someone you appreciate (unfortunately I had a bad day yesterday and these were gone in, I kid you not, a blink of an eye). Cute idea.

There we have it, no doubt I'll review the bits and bobs as I get round to them, so keep an eye out for that!