As soon as I saw the swatches and shades of the Revlon Colourburst Matte Balms popping up on blogs, I knew I needed them. Matte lipsticks are my favourite as I think they make it much easier to pull off brighter hues, and the new shades Revlon were set to release looked great. Since Boots are currently offering 3 for 2, it seemed only polite to pick up three shades... right?

I think my last recent makeup post was in July so it's certainly time for an update on what items I've been wearing a lot, and some new bits that have made there way into my routine. I've been wearing a good mixture of new and old items recently, there's two very seasonal picks.

I will hold my hands up now and say I watched all the episodes of Chasing the Saturdays (in about two days). It was highly entertaining, but the main reason was to lust over all the girls' perfect makeup. They looked glam all. the. time. Molly, just as the other girls did, often wore a smokey eye, lots of eyeliner and a red lip, and always looked great doing it. However, I have to say I quite liked the new look I saw her sporting this week. She had such minimal makeup on, not even blush or bronzer, but pulled it off so well. This got me inspired to see if minimal makeup, in particular wearing nothing on the cheeks was something I felt comfortable doing. Even on days where I wear very little makeup, I never forget to dust something onto my cheeks, but I was up for the challenge!