The end of month Most Loved rolls around yet again - a few less products then last month as I haven't really changed my mascara, concealer etc (if you want to see last months, click here), but I have found a few new additions which have changed my life - as much as beauty products and hair brushes possibly can! So here they are...

It's no secret that I love Instagram (along with millions of others!) so these are the snaps I took over the month of August! If you want, you can follow me here.

This bright and bold eye shadow palette from Sleek is the first product I have tried from the brand and boy, has it impressed! Sleek Makeup is a UK based brand and you can buy off the website and they ship worldwide for very little postage, around $5 depending on the weight of the parcel. I was lucky to pick this up in a bulk lot of new make up I brought off Trade Me, but since using this I have ordered a few more things off the website, so expect some reviews when they arrive.

They have an amazing selection of eye shadow palettes; there are 13 different ones from the i-Divine range and they are prices at USD $9.99 - talk about amazing value for money! The one I received is called Snapshots 732.

After watching countless nail art tutorials and pinning far too many amazing nail creations (see my Pinterest board here), I've decided that I want to dabble in a bit of nail art! I found these super cheap dotting tools and stripping tools on eBay, which should help me as I delve into the nail art world. The shipping for both was super quick - about a week.

Both of these nail polishes are new to my collection, so I thought why not pair them together! Orly 'Rage' is an amazing rose gold polish, that is really shimmery and the formula is great. One coat and it looked really good - 2 coats, it looked even bettter!

When I went up to Wellington (see post here) of course a bit of shopping was in order, here are a few things I picked up!

I recently went up to Wellington (in New Zealand) for a couple of days to go to Te Papa museum to see the Warhol Immortal and Colour & Light Impressionists exhibitions. I love Wellington and lived there for 3 years when I was at Uni, now living back in Christchurch I love popping up there as the city is so great. I just couldn't miss the Warhol exhibition and luckily for me the Impressionists show was happening at the same time in a small cross over window. As an art lover and art history student this was really exciting for me to see some of the works and artists that I've studied. I've chosen a few pics to sum up my trip!

For today's nails, I felt like adding a bit of sparkle and glitter so opted for a base in the gorgeous Essie nail polish 'Mint Candy Apple' - it has instantly become one of my favourite colours! Took 2 thin coats to get a perfect opaque colour. I paired it with a super cheap $2 polish from Kmart, it's called BC and has really fine silver glitter and the formula is surprisingly good for the price! I just dabbed the glitter polish near the base of the nail and lightly dragged it upward to create a fade/ombre effect. And of course, topped off with Seche Vite! Honestly super easy but gives the nails a lil' something extra.

A new month, a new glam pack! I have been waiting for this since the calender ticked over to the 1st, but only received it yesterday. Obviously they are running a wee bit behind, but not that I care because this Glam Pack looks like a goodie!! Straight off the bat, you get 6 products (well technically 7 due to the Shampoo/Conditioner), a bonus from the usual 5! The theme of this months is 'Put Your Best Face Forward'. Now into each item...

Today's nail polish is a brand new one I got yesterday at a big importers make up and fragrance clearance sale in Christchurch (but also travelling the whole of New Zealand). There were some good deals and I did end up having a wee spend (so much for no more buying as mentioned in the last post...). I got this OPI from the Holland Collection, Stranger Tides from the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Skyfall Mini Set, amongst other nail/make up/hair/skin products which I'm sure will be cropping up on my blog soon!

I just can't resist a good deal and good sales, so yesterday when I went to the mall I ended up coming home with a few bags of goodies, all were great bargains! And today I received a couple of parcels from eBay and Topshop which I thought I'd add at the end as a collective haul, with links as well incase you'd like to check them out yourself!

It was by chance that I was made aware of this website, I had brought off MUA before and they must have shared email lists (they have identical websites too), so a couple of weeks ago when I got an email saying everything was 1/2 price and free shipping internationally for a limited time... I had to give it a go! The prices are crazy cheap, like a few pounds for the foundation etc. After looking through everything I had to narrow it down and these are the products I picked up from Look Beauty.

I can't resist an ASOS sale and this one was too good to pass up a couple of weeks ago. 30% off all beauty... well I had to buy some things. I had been eyeing up the Kate Moss lippies for a while so I couldn't pass up on grabbing them!

So the end of another month of 2013... I know that everyone says it but I can't believe it's August... utter craziness! But that means a wee round up of some things I have loved over the past month of July, mostly beauty but a few randoms at the end.