August Favorites.

Oh.My.Gosh. Is it really that time already? I feel like these "Monthly Favorites" posts really have been sneaking up on me! It is hard to keep up! I am going to be honest with you, this month I have been really trying not to wear make up as much and not heat-style my hair as much. I wanted to give my skin and hair a break. So there aren't going to be a lot of beauty favorites, just to warn you! Here are my favorites for August!

Beauty:

Makeup-
-Rimmel Stay Matte Powder:
So I have oily skin. There I said it! And lets be real, if you have oily skin, the summer is like the worst thing ever. The minute you sweat, that oily skin you already had just gets like ten times grosser and a million times more shiny! So I have been relying heavily on the powder to keep my face from being too shiny. I said before I have not been wearing too much make up this month, but if I am going to be out of the house I will usually at least dust my face with this powder. It just helps me from looking a shiny mess. It keeps my face looking matte and just a little less scary! I have the transparent one, so no color, just anti-shine magic!

-NYX Runway Palette: 
Now, there have been days when I did go out in makeup I didn't want to go too crazy with my eyes. I wanted to keep it simple. That "no makeup" makeup look. So I went looking through my palettes and saw one that was a little neglected. So I picked it up and fell back in love. It is perfect for creating a very natural look. But, it also has some other colors that could easily create a nighttime look very quickly! So it is the perfect palette for the natural to the nighttime look. I have been using it mostly though for super natural looks. And I mean this palette is super super inexpensive. How can you go wrong?!

Hair-
-Macadamia Oil:
I got this little bottle about mid-August for free from Ulta (it was one of the frequent buyers thing) and I wasn't too looking forward to it. I only had a view options, and I recognized the brand so I went for it. I love Macadamia's hair mask so I figured why not. I am so glad I grabbed it. Now, let me be honest, I am not a hair expert by any means. Basically, if it makes my hair soft, not greasy, and look less damaged, then it is a winner in my book. I just use this on my ends and my hair feels so nice. I have pretty dry hair at the ends, but it can get greasy pretty quickly up at the roots. So bottom line, my hair feels extra soft and it looks pretty. A winner!

Non-Beauty:

TV Show-
-Teen Wolf:
Alright, make fun of me all you want, but I am loving this show. I mean seriously!!! I kind of put off watching it because it though it just seemed silly. But I was so wrong. I mean it is a good show in general, I really like supernatural stuff so this is just up my ally. I am not going to lie, the boys on the show are too hard to look at! I mean it is just what you expect, teenage werewolf trying to make it work in school and life. But there is other crazy stuff in there too. It is just an exciting show!

Clothing-
-Disney Sweatshirt:
 Our trip to Disney is coming up quick (not quick enough if you ask me) so I was using it as an excuse to get some cute Disney shirts! I got these from Hot Topic and I couldn't love them more!

Food-
Chocolate Almond Banana Smoothie:
Now I have been doing the smoothie thing on and off for like 6 months. I was kinda not into for awhile because they all started to taste the same and I was getting bored with it. But, I watched a video from Missglamorazzi about a new smoothie recipe. I tweaked it a little, and I am in love with it! I drink it every morning now and it is a sweet little pick me up and it is perfect for this hot month! =]

Random-
Hot Yoga:
Now, it has been mentioned in that I am a bigger girl. And that I am okay with it! But that doesn't mean I don't want to firm up some bits that are a little jiggly or have some cellulite that I would like to smooth out. So, just for fun, I tried out some hot yoga with my mom. And we loved it. Which was weird for me because I hate the heat and sweating. But when you leave you just feel so good! Tired and maybe a little sore, but really great! I haven't lost any weight (but to be fair I am not eating particularly healthy either. I love me some McDonald's fries). But I have noticed a smoothing out of some lumpy areas. But even if none of that was going on, I would still be doing hot yoga. It makes me feel healthier, I feel just overall like a better person. Considering no other form of working out has worked for me (I am a lazy bum), this is an absolute winner!

There you have it! Some of the things I loved this August! Can't wait to get September underway and head to October where my vacation is!
Let me know if you try out any of these things and how they worked for you!

Stay Beautiful!
K

*PS: I apologize for no pictures. I am not even going to lie, I got lazy!*