There's no denying it, autumn is the season for darker lips. It's like because the evenings are getting darker, so does lipstick. Now this doesn't necessarily mean donning a berry or purple lip, I think brown can be just as autumnal, so here are five lip products ranging from the berry and brown spectrums that I know I'll be wearing throughout autumn.

On a few mornings of the week, I am so rushed for time to get a bus at half seven that I have about ten minutes to do my makeup (recently I managed to get it down to seven minutes and I was very proud). Therefore, it's important to know exactly what I am doing and be using easy products to ensure I don't end up taking all day.


The first thing I do usually is apply my L'Oreal BB cream all over my face. I have been using this because it's quicker than foundation and probably better for my skin on a daily basis. On rare occasions if I'm feeling like a good skin day I may skip this but it does provide really nice, light coverage.


Then I go for my L'Oreal Touche Magique concealer, which has definitely been featured in any makeup look I do, and cover up any blemishes with it because it's my absolute favourite concealer. I follow it with my Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder.


I then spend a bit of time filling in my brows - I actually don't tend to use a proper brow product, I just take a Real Techniques brow brush in this super-old Technic matte eyeshadow, the lighter of the two shades for the front of the brow and then the darker one at the arch. I just like it to add definition and the shades match my brows perfectly.


After that I like to use the contour shade of the Rimmel sculpting palette around my cheekbones, I like this because I don't find it too harsh or pigmented, just right. I also use L'Oreal's true match liquid highlight; I feel like this is going to last me forever because it's such a big tube of it! I pop this on the top of my cheekbones because you gotta love that glow.

As you can see, all the base products I use on a daily basis are from the drugstore. I think for everyday use it's best to use more affordable products, esepcially because they are often just as good quality as high-end. However, moving onto eyeshadow, I always use high-end shadows because if I want them to last on my eyes all day they have to be good quality.


Before applying any eyeshadow I always prime them with my concealer from earlier. Unlike my base, I never do the exact same eyeshadow every single day, however to save time I tend to rotate a few looks.

Recently I have been using my new Urban Decay Naked Heat palette on a daily basis, and usually my look consists of: Sauced in the crease, then He Devil following it, then En Fuego, then Scorched on the outer half of the lid and Ounce on the inner half. I also usually like to put En Fuego on the lower lash line. It's probably my favourite shade of the whole palette because what can be better than a matte burgundy?


I then grab a mascara, right now I've been using the L'Oreal Miss Baby Roll mascara and I am loving it. Then all we have to do is finish up with a lip product! I'm opting for my Too Faced melted matte in Child Star because of it's staying power; because I am out at college all day I really want one that will last!

Over the past month I have been obsessed with so many new songs! I have no idea why, but I seem to have discovered a lot of great music this month, so what better time than to share my favourites in a monthly mixtape round up?

First up is of course Taylor Swift's comeback single, Look What You Made Me Do. I have been waiting for new music from Taylor for so long now and she definitely didn't disappoint with her first UK number one. Sure, not everyone has liked it and it has definitely grown on me since my first listen and now I love it. Similarly I have on my playlist ...Ready For It? which I possibly prefer over LWYMMD. I just love the chorus so much, the 'in the middle of the night' part is so dreamy. I am so excited for Reputation and you will definitely be hearing my thoughts about it when it's out!

Another song I have been listening to, perhaps more around August, is the song Brand New Moves by Hey Violet. It's the first song of theirs I have listened to but I think it came up on Spotify suggested or something and I really like it. In a way, they have a bit of a similar sound to Paramore, who's song Told You So I have also been listening to lately. You may remember I loved Hard Times, and now this song is out I really like it. Their songs are just so uplifting right now.

Miracles (Someone Special) by Coldplay is another uplifting song, more so because of the lyrics though. I am a huge fan of Coldplay, none of their releases ever disappoint me, and this new song really is something special.

When I went to see Olly Murs with Louisa Johnson as the support act, I was really impressed by her so lately I remembered to go and listen to her song Best Behavior. Since then I have also been listening to it a lot. It's so fun to dance to and I reckon when she brings out an album it will be really good.


It has been lovely to hear James Arthur's voice back on the music channels and radio with his new single with Rudimental called Sun Comes Up. He has such a distinctive voice and it actually really suits this new song which is more upbeat than his usual releases. What About Us by P!nk is a song in the charts I am loving right now, it's not particularly happy or upbeat but it's really chilled.

When I listened to The Man by The Killers for the first time I wasn't particuarly keen on their new sound, however now I have listened to it more and more I am actually really loving it. It's so catchy (not sure me going round singing 'you're looking at the man' looks quite normal though) and it's really fun. It's very different than their old stuff though.

My final song on the playlist is the song I am most obsessed with at the moment, the song Lonely Together by Avicii and Rita Ora. I have had it on repeat all week because I honestly can't get enough of it.

A few months ago, as I browsed through my local Topshop with my friends following behind me, they remarked, 'this is your sort of shop, Erin'. I'm not too sure what they meant by that, but as I walked past Topshop only a few days ago, I peered in and certainly liked what I saw. Their autumn collection looked to die for, so today I thought I'd share a few of my favourites.




When it comes to embroidery Topshop are often doing it right and same goes for this T-shirt! I love how they offer it in so many different colours, my favourite out of them is the grey. I've seen it in the shop a couple of times but they never seem to have my size which is so annoying! It just has to be one of my favourite t-shirts they have in at the moment.

I love long coats, I bought one from New Look last year and have just started to wear it again. Topshop offer a lovely selection this year, such as this textured jersey one. I tend to get a lot of coats and jackets from New Look and although they are affordable, you can guarantee one from Topshop will last you that bit longer with its steeper price tag.

The burgundy cord pinafore dress in their new in is so lovely; of course I am the biggest fan of burgundy, so I feel like this would be so autumnal and so wearable over the upcoming months. I love how you can wear sweaters under pinafores and still feel a little more dressy and they are so comfortable. I don't think the price of this one is bad at all compared to others as well.

Topshop jeans are generally one of the more expensive options of the high street, but you can only presume this would mean better quality and fit right? I have never actually tried their jeans, but so many of theirs look really nice, especially these, because aren't black ripped jeans a neccessity in any autumnal wardrobe?


Sweaters are such an essential this time of year - I literally live in them, I'm not kidding, and one of my favourites they have in at the moment you may remember from a haul I did last month. I love washed pink colour of it and it's so comfortable. I also think it's really affordable for the quality of it.

I am loving the look of loafers at the moment, I don't know why in particular but I think they look so chic and I love how they can be worn super casually or dressed up. Of course I found some in burgundy that I think are really pretty, they also offer a black pair if burgundy wouldn't suit your wardrobe as much, but I think burgundy shoes really fit in with the season.

This year I've made it my mission to get some chelsea boots for the Autumn, and although I struggled to find any at all in Topshop yet, these boots are of a similar style and really nice. These boots in particular are a bit too heeled for me I reckon, but I love how they would match with absolutely everything.

A few weeks ago I went to see The Script live and heard a preview of their new album, Freedom Child. Two days after I saw them, it was released, and over the past few weeks I have listened to it a lot. Now I have got to know it, I thought I'd share my thoughts with you.

The album consists of fourteen tracks which is rather long for The Script who on avarage usually have about eleven tracks on an album. With more tracks you start to wonder whether they have gone for quantity, not quality but you couldn't be further wrong.


The album starts with No Man Is An Island which I honestly think starts the album perfectly. It's all about togetherness such as 'when you're going solo end up feeling so low' and it just reminds me so much of dancing to it on tour. It's followed by their first single off the album Rain which is one of my favourites of the whole album I think. I remember listening to it the first time thinking that it wasn't a 'Superheroes' or 'Hall of Fame' like the last albums but that doesn't matter, it's different and I really like it.

Arms Open is a slower ballad type and again, another of my favourites. I think it's the type of song that needs to be heard live for all its awe and is definitely a stand out track. Rock The World is faster paced and really fun.


Mad Love, the fifth track, is a song off the album I've listening to quite a lot, but try having those lines 'I'm your great white, you're my piranha' over and over and over again for a whole day. So catchy. It also has those more 'rap' kind of vibes that were really prominent on their third album.

Deliverence is a track where you can tell The Script have dabbled a bit more into an electronic sound, but the good thing is they don't overdo it. The track still sounds just like them, and it's not a bad change. Divided States Of America is all about uniting the world and I love how so many of their lyrics are really meaningful, especially in today's world.




The second half of the album begins with Wonders, which I love because it really makes me feel like going out and living life (it's just really inspirational okay). The album carries on with a few songs that I am yet to get into but I know, of the few times I've listened to them, that they are really good.

Written In The Scars was released early so I've got to know that one quite well, I love the message behind it (that doesn't kill you makes you stronger vibe). It is followed by a short instrumental interval Awakening which fits perfectly with the final track, another favourite of mine, Freedom Child. I said earlier the album began so perfectly, and it also ends the perfect way too with its title track.


I have both the vinyl (my very first proper vinyl eee) and the CD booklet formats of the album and I absolutely love the covers of them both. I'm so happy they stuck with the navy/purple colour schemes of the last album and I think it's really nice and photogenic.

As I said before I love how meaningful all their songs are in their lyrics. They are so worth a proper listen to because they are not just good song, but underneath the music they are really fighting for freedom, as the even album title suggests.


The Script have definitely done it again with Freedom Child! Their other albums are some of my favourites and their fifth release has definitely followed. I can't wait to see them on tour again in February, they have been incredible live the last two times I have seen them and can't recommend getting their album and going to see them enough!

Now I have started college, where unlike high school, I am able to wear nail polish on a daily basis, so have been wearing it more often. I own quite a few nail polishes from Maybelline because I often end up picking one up on a 3 for 2 alongside their other products, and I know they are good so I tend to stick to them. But which ones are my favourite?

Color Show - Latte

I love the Maybelline Colour Show range because they are really affordable and long lasting. My favourite of which is the shade Latte, a simple nude shade which I think is an essential in any nail polish collection because it is wearable all year round and matches with everything. I am actually on my second bottle of it because I really love it that much!

Color Show Crystal - Rose Chic

Rose Chic is such a pretty glitter shade! I love wearing this for special occasions - I tend to only put this on my thumbnails and paint the rest a light pink because it matches really well with that. Again it lasts really well and because it is glitter, you only really need one coat which means the bottle is going to last a really long time. Obviously it's a little more difficult to remove being glitter but I think it is so pretty that it is worth it.

SuperStay Nail Colour - Poreclain

I love their SuperStay nail polish collection because although they are slightly more expensive than the colour show shades, they last a fair bit longer. I love the shade Porcelain, I actually used this for prom because it's a really stunning rose gold colour (it actually matches my iPhone perfectly!). It is also a gel effect so it has a lovely glossy finish.


The bottle claims the polish lasts 7 days, which in my experience I can't say is true, by a week quite a bit had chipped off my nails! But it lasted long enough and looked so nice. My only tip is don't use it when it's really warm out like it was at prom because it wouldn't dry for ages! On a usual day it dries really fast and it looks really pretty.

My last post, if you haven't read it yet, was my first impressions of the beauty that is Urban Decay's new Naked Heat palette. But while I was getting the palette, the lipsticks that were launched alongside it caught my eye, particularly the shade Fuel. I decided to split up my reviews of the palette and the lipstick since I had so much to say about the palette, so here's all about their new lipstick, Fuel.

Alongside the Heat palette, Urban Decay released three lipsticks, two metalized shades which are much darker, out-there tones, and one cream shade in Fuel, the one I opted for. You may remember I love Urban Decay's Backtalk lipstick, but that was in their comfort matte formula and I was intrigued to try a cream lipstick of theirs.


The shade of Fuel is a beige toned nude, actually lighter than my other lipsticks. Believe it or not, I've actually been searching for a shade like this for quite a while. My first ever lipstick was a Rimmel one in shade 43 and although it isn't the best formula, the shade was really pretty and I always wanted one like it. I never found one in MAC - Honey Love came the closest but even that was too brown toned. I would describe it as a peachy-beige and I really like it.


As I mentioned earlier, this is the first of me trying an Urban Decay Cream lipstick, and it didn't disappoint. Of course, it is different to the mattes I'm used to in which you can feel it on your lips for a bit, but it feels very similar to MAC's Cremesheens (which I own three of and love). I actually think it's quite long lasting for a cream shade as well, while I write this it is still on my lips hours after I applied it.


I also love the packaging of the lipstick; it matches with the rest of Urban Decay's vice collection in its shape however it is encased in a copper-toned lid rather than the gunmetal used for the original collection. This was another plus for me because you know how much I love copper. I love how the UD logo is embossed into the lipstick as well, a real Urban Decay finish to the lipstick.


A swatch of the shade Fuel, completely unfiltered! As you can see, it's a lovely peachy nude shade.

The lipstick retails for £15.50 which I definitely think is worth it, compared to other lipsticks in its price range it is just as good, you can tell from the pigmentation of the product that it is good quality. But what else would you expect from Urban Decay?


So there we go, we got to the end of my two part review of my products from the Heat Collection! I would love to try the liners they also released so I'd love to hear your thoughts if you've tried them. What's your favourite lipstick at the moment?