When I saw this released a few months back I wasn't all that bothered about purchasing it, but then a few people recommended it to me and after reading some really good reviews of this I ended up picking it up and i'm so glad I did!

Described as a feather light, liquid mousse that blends to give a flawless, natural looking complexion that keeps oil at bay and leaves the skin perfectly matte throughout the day. 

Now I would say my skin type is combination, as I get oily skin and dry skin depending on the weather etc. and i'm never able to find a foundation that keeps my oiliness at bay but that also doesn't cling to the dry areas of my skin, until now. This foundation works so well at giving my skin a lovely natural medium coverage, that blends really well into the skin, whilst also keeping my oiliness at bay and surprisingly this doesn't cling to any dry patches as you would expect a matte foundation to. 

It's mousse formula really reminds me of the Dream Matte Mousse, which I used religiously in high school but I just found the shade selection either too pale or too orange for my skin. When I came to picking a shade in the Stay Matte I did have a similar issue, where the lightest shade was almost white but the next shade up jumped to quite an orangey colour but luckily it's just about right for my skin tone, but it would have been nice to have an in between shade.

All in all, i'm really impressed with this product and is my go to foundation of the moment, as it lasts so well on the skin throughout the day and doesn't really dry into my skin after a long day like some of my foundations have done in the past.

Have you tried this foundation?

Love a good cuppa // Library finds whilst attempting to do uni work // Showing my Topshop boots some love // Beautiful sunset whilst walking Maisie // Maisie being cute as always // Nars One Night Stand Pallete (review here) // A snap from my friends 21st birthday party, was lovely to spend the day with my two Abi's // The Weeknd in Birmingham. So goooood! // Designs from my most recent uni project // Pizza, treated myself for getting my designs done in a day! 

So that was my November! Make sure you're following my instagram here.

All of these gift sets are priced under £50 and I think each one of these would make great gifts. I tried to find a different gift set for each area of beauty such as skincare, bath and body etc. to mix it up a bit.

1. The first gift set is the Clinique Party Favourites Gift Set and even though this is the most expensive in this gift guide, it's so worth it's price tag as you get six amazing Clinique products including the original chubby stick and a beautiful eyeshadow palette. If you know someone who loves makeup and/or Clinique then I think this would make a perfect gift for them.

2. Next up is probably one of my favourites from this gift guide and that is the Origins Merry Moisturisers Set. Having only tried a few Origins products myself, this would make a perfect present for someone like me who wants to try out more from Origins. This gift set is all about rehydrating the skin, containing four amazing samples of some of their best rehydrating and repairing products, with a pretty justifiable price tag to follow it.

3. I thought this gift set would be great for all of nail polish obsessors out there and this is the Nails Inc Message in a Manicure Set. Containing 18 shades, including the Nails Inc Caviar Top Coat, Nails Inc Leather Effect Nail Polish and some of Nails Inc's best selling shades, this would make an amazing gift set. 

4. Another one of my favourites sets from this gift guide and that is the Soap & Glory In a Bag Gift Set. If you know anyone who loves Soap & Glory as much as I do, then this would make an amazing gift set. Containing a bunch of different Soap & Glory products in this cute carry case, I think is just a lovely idea and any of the Soap & glory gift sets would be amazing for this Christmas.

5. Last but not least I couldn't not include a Benefit gift set and the one i've picked out is the Benefit Finding Mr. Bright Gift Set, containing four sample size Benefit products which work to create a great highlighted makeup look including their amazing High Beam Highlighter. Priced at just £19 (reduced) is just amazing! 

So that is my gift guide to beauty gift sets for the women in your life. I hope this has helped to give you guys some more idea's on Christmas presents and I think the next gift guide will be for the men in your life, if you guys want that? Let me know in the comments.

This month i've been loving a bunch of new products, which has been really nice as I hadn't really been loving many products things last month. Anyway, let's get into my favourites this month.

First up was a no brainer for me with the Nars One Night Stand Palette (review here). After purchasing this about two weeks ago I have literally used it everyday that i've worn makeup, it's my go to product of the minute and is definitely one that I'll love for a long long time. Sticking with makeup, next up is the Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation (which I will be reviewing soon). After finally purchasing this a few weeks back, again I have used this everyday that i've worn makeup and I just love it. It last's so well throughout a long day and helps to keep my oiliness at bay. Next up is the Nails Inc Kate Space 'Big Apple Red' Nail Varnish, which has been the only nail colour I have worn this month. I love the classic red shade to this and is so fitting for the season and it lasts really well on the nails and the fact it was a freebie makes it even better!

Moving onto skincare this month i've really been appreciating my Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish. After finally repurchasing this after not having it my life for a good few months, my skin has literally thanked me so much recently. It works great to remove makeup and give my skin a good cleanse but I think i'm gonna need to stop using this soon just incase my skin starts to get too used to it. Lastly i've been loving the Boots Botanics Ultra Calm Day Cream as it has worked wonders to sort out my sensitive dry patches that have appeared recently. It really helps to hydrate and to calm the irritated areas whilst leaving my skin with a nice glow.

So that is my November favourites! What have you been loving this month?