August Favourites

As we bid farewell to my favourite month (as its my birthday month I do feel slightly bias), we must wave goodbye to the summer holidays, the Edinburgh Fringe and my birthday for another year. 

Having just come back from my holidays and getting ready to visit Singapore for a couple of weeks, I have been reading a fair amount of books. My favourite by far is Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - an author I absolutely love and having read all her books, I can confidently say that this one is a piece of her best work. I love a good whodunnit and despite having been pretty on the ball with her other books, the ending of this one completely shocked me. It is twisted, gruesome and pretty dark but what more can you want in a thriller? 

Another form of entertainment I love is musicals, and living in Edinburgh during the Fringe means there are new ones popping up everywhere. One of my favourite pieces was Buzz the Musical - a musical all about the history of the vibrator. I was actually lucky enough to receive free tickets through work as they used some of our stock in the production and all of us were in fits the whole way through. Not for the light hearted, the humour was rather dry and the actors weren't scared to hold back which made the overall show even funnier. 

Due to saving for my holiday, I haven't been trying out a lot of new beauty products however I did treat myself to some new goodies from Body Shop - including their much coveted tea tree range. I am a big fan of the Mango range and so I stocked up on some of their mango shower gel which I'm sure I will be replenishing a lot more soon. 

With my birthday came presents, and one of my favourites was my speakers from my parents. I enjoy listening to music when studying - Gabriella Aplin, Ed Sheeran & James Bay are key artists in my playlists. Connecting via Bluetooth the sound is nice and clear, however I am too scared to see how loud it is at top volume due to having downstairs neighbours. They arrived in a little wooden box which I loved as I don't have to keep an ugly cardboard box in case of any warranty problems. 

Another present I recieved was this little elephant tea holder from my best friend, Lindsay. I adore elephants having got the chance to feed them two years ago. It sits nicely on my bedside table, with is not being too bulky or distracting - I am yet to buy an actual tea light for it though. Lindsay always buys me a book on my birthday and this year it was a Gillian Flynn one showing how well our taste in books overlap. 

What have you been loving this month?