This month for me has literally flown by and I cannot believe 2013 will be over in just a couple of days, it's crazy! This months favourites consist of all fairly new products, but ones that will be solid staples for quite some time.

First up is the Toni & Guy Glamour Hairspray, I received this my Latest in Beauty Glamour Beauty Edit and i've loved it since. It's a great hairspray, that gives great hold throughout the day without leaving your hair rock hard and this sample size is perfect for throwing in my handbag. Next up is probably my favourite skincare item at the moment and that is Hydraluron. This product is one that I wasn't going to purchase but i'm so happy that I did. It just does a really good job of keeping my skin hydrated and I love it. Moving back to another product I received in the Latest in Beauty Box and that is the HD Brows Foxy Palette, which i'm so happy to have in my life. I've always wanted to order a HD Brows set but never got round to it and i'm so glad that I waited as this palette is great for eyebrows and eyeshadow! Next is a product that i've loved using with the previous product and that is the RT Brow Brush, it's just a really good eyebrow brush and applies product really well to my eyebrows.

Another skincare product next, and that is the Bioderma h20 Micelle Solution which has replaced my L'oreal Miccelar Solution. It works so well to melt away my makeup after a long day, but also leaves my skin feeling really soft and cleansed, even though I do cleanse after using this. Next up is another product that has replaced my previous product and that is the Nuxe Reve de Miel Lipbalm. After endless search I think i've found the lipbalm for me, it works so well to moisturise and hydrate my lips throughout the day like no other. 

So that is my last favourites for this year! Keep your eyes peeled for my 'Best of 2013' series, which I think will start after New Year.

What products have you loved this month?

As some of you may know, i'm currently in Plymouth visiting my Dad over the Christmas period. As i'm here for a few days I thought it would be a fun idea to show you guys the makeup & skincare bit's i've brought with me as I couldn't pack every single product, so i've cut it down to the minimum of what I thought I would need for a few days. 

As you can see I've managed to squeeze all of my makeup into this makeup bag from Primark, which is actually quite spacious and it even fit's my palettes nicely. For my makeup brushes i've opted for one of the Real Techniques folding things that come with the Real Techniques sets as you can fit quite a lot of brushes in these and they are super handy.

As for brushes i've opted for the ones that I pretty much on a daily basis. As you can see all of my brushes are Real Techniques as they work best for me and they are really great brushes. The first brush is the Powder Brush, great for dusting over any finishing powder. Next is the Blush Brush, which I use to apply blush, bronzer and contour - great multi purpose brush. Next is the Buffing Brush, great for buffing foundation into the skin. Moving onto eye brushes, i've got the Deluxe Crease Brush and the Base Shadow Brush to create some easy eye looks and the Brow Brush obviously for my brows. The last brush is the Expert Face Brush, which I also use to buff in my foundation.

As for palettes i've kept it pretty safe. It was obvious I was going to pack the Nars One Night Stand Palette, seeing as I use it everyday. It's just a lovely palette! I also decided to take along my new Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette as i'm still in awe over it and all of the shades are perfect to create so many different eye looks.

As for makeup, i've picked all of the products that I would need to create my daily makeup look. For my primer I chose the Laura Mercier Radiance Primer as it keeps my make up stay in place so well throughout the day. For foundation I opted for my trusty Rimmel Stay Matte which i'm still loving. For an added blusher I chose my Nars Luster as I love this blusher, I couldn't not pack this. As for brows i've been loving the HD Brows 'Foxy' Palette and with the RT Brow Brush my brows have never looked so good! As for eye make up i've packed the obvious options, the Rimmel Soft Kohl Eyeliner, Collection Fast Stroke Liquid Eyeliner and the Collection Multiplier Mascara. Also to go along with eye makeup i've thrown in my eyelash curlers. As for powder I opted for the Rimmel Clear Complexion Powder, which is a great powder in my opinion. Lastly I threw in a lip product, one that'll go with anything and that is the Bourjois Color Boost in Plum Russian.