May Favourites 2014

I thought I would write a quick Favourites post because I've accumulated a few new things recently that I love, and so I thought you would like to know. I will update you on how my exams went because I've done 9 out of 10 of them now but I thought it'd be nice to do a May Favourites post first since June is almost upon us!

Makeup Products:

Nivea Daily Essentials Double Effect Eye Makeup Remover: My mom bought this for me because I had used up all of my Bliss Lid + Lash Wash Makeup Remover (I spoke about this product in My Morning Skin Routine post). There was nothing wrong with the Bliss product and I would've continued to keep buying that if my mom hadn't bought the Nivea makeup remover before I got the chance. However, I'm so glad she did because this is SO much better. With the Bliss product, you would have to use it twice a day, once before you put your makeup on in the morning to make sure you've removed all your makeup from the day before AND at night when you've taken all of your makeup off. I do the exact same thing with the Nivea makeup remover but I've found that you could probably get away with only using it once a day because it removes every last scrap of makeup from your eyes the first time round. That's the only thing I care about from an eye makeup remover because its so disgusting when you get black slodges around your eyes when you wake up in the morning.

I've just read the back of the bottle and it says that the product works so well because they use a 'two-phase extra strength formula' of oil to remove waterproof mascara and eye makeup, and a watery substance to protect and care for the eyelashes. Even though it uses an oil based formula, you would never EVER be able to tell, trust me. I can usually never use products with oil in it just because I have naturally oily skin and I hate the way it makes my face feel; some products also cause my skin to breakout which my skin hasn't while using this, so BONUS.

Body Products:

The Body Shop Chocomania Body Butter: I got this as part of a body set and haven't used it until recently. Now usually I tend to use a simply smelling moisturiser, just because I've found that products which have any sort of scent can irritate my skin. However, this one doesn't and I LOVE the smell, I really do. It's not sickly like real chocolate but just is just as amazing. It leaves your skin feeling so soft and hydrated for a good 24 hours which is so rare in a moisturiser, let alone one which is only £13 for 200ml. I only use this one after I've had a bath because I pair it with The Body Shop Chocomania Sugar Body Scrub which II have to say, 'm not the biggest fan of. Its okay as a scrub but it doesn't smell as nice as the Body Butter and doesn't really have a great texture like other body scrubs.

For people who don't live in the UK, I'm not sure if The Body Shop ships worldwide but I do know that they sell the exact same product on Amazon which you can find HERE.

TV:

Criminal Minds: I have written about this before in my September Favourites 2013 and I still absolutely LOVE it. I feel like this season, series 9, has just been getting better and better. And scarier too. Each episode is just brilliantly written and directed and I really love it. Here in the UK, we are close to the series finale and that makes me so sad. My Monday nights just won't be the same without it so I really hope series 10 starts soon.

I would recommend this show to anyone who likes programmes like CSI or NCIS, shows like that which have a bit of action and crime and drama and STUFFS.

Revision Resources:

Memrise: This is an app that my Psychology teacher recommended as a way of revising for our Core Studies exam. Now I do like it because its very simple to set up and it sends you notifications saying 'It's time for revision' and all you have to do is answer a few questions on whatever you need to revise. There are also tons of courses and subjects to pick from and so I used it to revise for both of my Sociology and Psychology exams.

However, it must be said that since people can create their own revision resources, there are a few little problems with the questions that they give you. I would not advise using this app as your sole revision resource but I think its a good way of practising what you do know, so you can really smash your exam. All you have to do is search 'Memrise' in the AppStore and download it, easy peasy!




And that's it for my May Favourites, I always keep a note of new shows, foods, makeup products and other things that I've been enjoying as the weeks and months go on so who knows when the next one will be.

Check out my last blog post: Exams: The Big Push, where I tell you about my final days revising before my exams started.