This time last year highlighter was something or a rarity and was something i'd save for a night out, but fast forward a year later to where I now can't not leave the house without wearing it! With that comes expanding my highlighter collection and it's safe to say I have a few favourites that I couldn't not share with you.

One of my very first highlighters was the Topshop Highlighter (£12) and is one that I still love to this day, but of course I have repurchased since my very first one! I love this highlighter for an everyday highlighter as it is quite subtle, but can build up to a lovely highlight that just glows all day long! I really like the formula of the topshop highlighters and they offer a really nice range of shades so you're bound to find one you like!

A palette favourite of mine has got to be the Anastasia Beverly Hills Gleam Glow Kit (£39), which for me made me fall back in love with highlighters as this palette is so pretty. It has a lovely range of shades, some of which double up as a blush for me as my skin is quite pale, but my favourite shade has got to be Stardust as it is the perfect highlight shade to really make your skin glow! Unfortunately  this palette has been discontinued but they have recently released some new palettes of which I am drooling over just looking at them, so i'm sure once of those will be perfect for you.

A couple of recent additions to my collection that I recently picked up in Australia have been my absolute go to's recently, as i'm sure you know as i've featured them quite a lot lately. The Tarte Pro Glow To Go Palette (£20) is an easy use and on the go palette that is great for both highlighting and contouring. This palette has two beautiful highlight shades, of which I like to mix together to give a beautiful yet luminous glow. Another favourite that is literally the most beautiful highlight that i've ever set eyes on is the Becca Champagne Pop Shimmering Skin Perfector (£32) which as the name would suggest gives a beautiful champagne highlight pop to the cheeks that I just love!

What are your favourite highlighters?

When it comes to my everyday makeup look I keep things very minimal, mainly because I only give myself a very small amount of time to do my makeup which means I really rely on a few select products to work quickly and last through out the day. 

When it comes to my base i've really been loving the Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation* (£31.50) because it is a perfect match for my skin tone and gives an absolutely amazing amount of coverage that lasts pretty much all day, and well into my evening gym session. As i've mentioned a few times, the main reason why I love this foundation is because of how light weight it is as it doesn't feel like you're wearing foundation whatsoever, which if you're like me in the fact that you hate feeling like you're caked in foundation then you will also love this foundation.

A palette that i've used every single day since I purchased it is the Kat Von D Shade & Light Contour Palette (£37) and it's so true that everyone should own this contour kit. I love to use this for a couple of different things as it is actually somewhat versatile and isn't just for contouring. Now as i'm not a huge fan of the baking trend, I tend to use the top three shades to set my foundation and concealer in place, which sort of helps to highlight the under eye area also. I of course also use this to add a bit of light contouring to my face, and I mix two of the contour shades to create the perfect tone for my skin and then lightly apply to me cheek bones and my jawline to help combat my double chin. 

Sticking with the cheek area, i've recently pulled out a few old favourites and really rekindled my love for them, and i'm so glad I have! Firstly is a blush that will always be a favourite of mine which is the Milani Luminoso Blusher (£10), which is probably the most loved blusher within the blogging community. It is a lovely coral pink baked blush with an absolutely beautiful highlight running through it that just makes the cheeks pop! Speaking of highlight another product i've been loving so much recently is the NYX Liquid Illuminator (£8) which is prettiest liquid highlighter i've ever used. This particular shade has a lovely pink tint to it that is so different to any shade that i've used and adds a lovely subtle highlight to an everyday look.

Finally a product I hadn't used for quite some time but I literally praise every time I do use it is the Nuxe Reve De Miel Lip Balm (£9.50). I totally forgot that I had a pot of this and my lips have been unbelievably dry recently, so when I found this a few weeks ago I literally slathered it all over my lips and have been everyday since. It is genuinely amazing at keeping your lips nourished, but also lightly exfoliates any dry skin without making your lip crack and sore.

I initially found this favourites quite hard to pull together, as I haven't been trying that many new products this month, and I didn't want to just post about products i've already spoken a lot about. Having said that I wanted to talk about a few select products that have really surprised me this month and I wanted to give a bit of a first impressions on them.

If you caught one of my recent posts, then you will have seen that I recently had the opportunity to try out the L'oreal Smartbond Treatment as my local Regis Salon (of which you read my post here) and they very kindly sent me the L'oreal Smartbond 3 Conditioner* (£12.99) which is step three to the treatment of which you use at home in between salon treatments. I've used this a few times now, and although my hair is still amazingly soft after having the treatment i've noticed that this has continued to make my hair feel like it's been treated at a salon. Although it is early days and i've only had one treatment, it's definitely something I would highly recommend to anyone, who like me has quite damaged hair.

A recent purchase of mine that I never thought i'd make was for the Missguided Babe Power Perfume (£28). A friend of mine recently wore this and I couldn't get over how amazing it smelt so of course I jumped straight on their website to order it and of course I made sure to use their 30% student discount that they had on at the time. For me it's the perfect summer scent and has a lovely mix of fruity and floral notes, which is right up my street when it comes to fragrance. If you're on the hunt for a new fragrance that isn't going to break the bank, then i'd definitely recommend trying this out.

Lastly for this months favourites is the Nadia HNC Gel Nail Starter Kit* ($99.99) which is the perfect at home gel nail kit for anyone wanting to start trying gel nails at home but without the toxic chemicals that some kits contain. Although I did only receive this  a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to share my first impressions on this kit as it one of the best at home gel nails kits that I have tried. The kit comes in a small cary case containing everything you will need, including base & top coat, five polish shades, cuticle oil, LED lamp and a few different tools to help you achieve some cute nail art looks. The gel polish itself is of an amazing quality and the shades are so beautiful that i've found it hard to choose which shade to go for! I will be sharing a couple more posts on this kit in the coming weeks, with a few nails looks and also a more in depth review, so if you want to find out more on this kit then stayed tuned for that.

So those a few products that i've enjoyed over the past few weeks, of which I will be sharing more about over the next few months once i've really gotten to grips with all of them to give a more full review!

What products have you loved this month?