autumn playlist♡

Today I am going to share with you my new Autumn playlist for Autumn 2014. I am one of these people that get kind of fed up at the end of Summer and just want Autumn to be here as quickly as possible. My Mum keeps telling me that Autumn officially starts on the 23rd but I can quickly sneak this in somewhere before....? Here is my Autumn playlist. I don't really like chart music that much so you may see a mix of songs you might not have heard of?

Gone Gone Gone by Phillip Phillips   

I became slightly obsessed with this song after Danielle Carty played this a lot in her videos. It's from the amazing Spider Man 2...(I think) and the music video is very autumnal. 

Home by Phillip Phillips 

I found this song after discovering Phillip Phillips and I really love it too! I think this song is on an advert?? 

True Colours by Lily Juniper 

Not Enough by Lily Juniper 

Plan B by Lily Juniper 

Object of my affection by Lily Juniper 

I found Lily Juniper after watching the Sky Sports advert and found all her other songs afterwards. I really like her music. 

She will stay beneath the moon by Adam Barnes 

This song I think we are all familiar with after Zoella used it in her Autumn look book last year. It screams autumn to me....

Young by Mike Dignam 

I'll Lie Here by Mike Dignam 

I will never get tired of these two songs. I have been listening to Mike Dignam for so long now and I love these two songs. 

There may be tears by Scott Cunnigham and Band 

I was lucky enough to see this band perform live 2 ish years ago and they released this song a while back and I fell in love with it. The lyrics tell a story and me and my friend Emily listen to it all the time! 

Winter Song by Ingrid Michealson and Sara Bareilles 

I found this song whilst watching a winter playlist, its probably a bit too wintery to appear in an autumn playlist but oh well! It's a really good song...definitely worth a listen. 

Budapest by George Ezra 

Blame it on me by George Ezra 

I struggle to find music/artists I like in the charts all the time but I really love these two songs from George Ezra..very tempted to buy his album. 

Somewhere only we know by Lily Allen 

Fairytale of New York by The Pouges 

Spaceman came travelling by Chris De Burgh 

Now if your one of these people that have the rule of only playing Christmas music in December than you might not be too fond of these next songs all appearing in an Autumn playlist. I'm not ashamed to say I have been listening to Christmas music since August. Fairytale of New York was played at a Summer party I went to in August which makes it perfectly okay to listen to it in September! A spaceman came travelling is my favourite Christmas song, so I couldn't not include that too!

Emily x

skin lifesaver♡

Today I'm doing a review on a 'skin lifesaver' called the Grease Lightning spot treatment from Lush. I had heard a lot about this little bottle and as it promised to get rid of spots I really couldn't refuse. 

I popped into Lush and bought this around July time after some annoying breakouts on my skin. It retails for £6.25 which is a payable price compared to some high-end spot treatments I have heard of. It's a 45g bottle with a small pump that pumps out a pea-sized amount every time. It's not an overnight miracle treatment - it does take some time to work, especially on angry spots but overtime I could really see the difference in my skin and its a lifesaver if you suffer from teenage spots or acne.

Lush description: Grease Lightning is a powerful combination of ingredients that will nip any breakouts in the bud without upsetting the skin around them. We use an infusion of antibacterial and antiseptic rosemary, thyme and tea tree as well as antioxidant-rich  grape juice and witch hazel which is astringent and anti-inflammatory and is said to remove redness. This product is ideally applied when you feel a spot is about to erupt - prevention is better than cure.

As soon as I tried it I could see results and after about a week my spots were nearly gone! I apply it on my chin area and any spots that are beginning to show up on my skin just before I go to bed after my evening skin care. You can directly apply it to the spot or around the whole area. It contains tea tree oil which is really recommended for acne prone skin as its meant to act as a solvent and clean through any dirt and clogged pores, then it helps to kill the acne-causing bacteria and stop any further outbreaks. It also contains witch hazel which is meant to be a natural anti-bacterial, soothes and reduces any further breakouts as well as healing other spots. It's main scent is tea tree oil which isn't overpowering. 

It comes in a light gel consistency. I think this is so perfect for teenage skin or acne-prone skin. Sometimes spot treatments can make your spots irritated and sore but this is a soothing treatment and doesn't hurt at all. It's also not drying either. 

Toodle-pip! 

Emily xx