1.  NZFW is 5 sleeps away!! Who else is excited? I think I finally have my wardrobe for the week sorted. I just need to suss accessories & makeup & I will be good to go.

2.  Those lovely people who are so speedy at answering emails. I know I am pretty shocking at answering emails & sending them so when I meet someone who answers within hours of me sending one I am a combination of amazed & grateful.

3. It is the holidays!!! This means I have 2 weeks off from my studies. It isn't really a break but still it'll be nice not having to commute to & from town every day for class, not having to buy debt-inducing train tickets, sleeping in etc etc.

August, for lack of a better word you were AWESOME. You were also amazing & awe inspiring. September is just around the corner bringing change, surprises & more. Today is all about August though & here's my month captured by Instagram. For more of my photos throughout the month you can follow me @nanawintour, if you'd like.

So I thought about doing a haul post but I think those are more effective on YouTube. Instead I've decided to collate a list of the products I've been loving each month. Some may be completely new, some are ones I've rediscovered. Either way, I hope you like my August picks!

Let me know in the comments section if you use any of these products as I would love to hear your thoughts about them.

I'm sure you've worked it out already but I love Fashion. Ok, that may well be the understatement of the century considering I spend every day thinking about it in one way or another. Anyway over the weekend I've been visiting my favourite site for image sourcing+inspiration, Pinterest. I've been going back through my boards & thought I'd share some of my favourite Fashion-related images from them today.  For more Fashion inspiration be sure to visit my Fashionable Finds board over on Pinterest.

1. This week I found out for one of my assignments I get to analyse Advertorials & make my own. That probably sounds unexciting to most people but this means that I've been looking through piles of magazines from my own collection & the library this week. As I love magazines this is literally my dream assignment. Ok, geek moment over.

2. The other day I was having a major 'Fear of missing out' moment about NZFW. Well, I found out on Wednesday night that I will be blogging at NZFW for the NZ Fashion Files blog as well as taking photos for Instagram among other things. To say I am excited is a huge understatement. I will be going to ALL the shows I can & just generally loving the whole week. I can't wait. Keep an eye out for reviews & content on my blog too!

3. Rouge Coco Lipstick by Chanel, #31 to be precise. I have never had so many compliments on a lipstick ever! The colour is gorgeous, it doesn't feel drying on the lips & it is fast becoming my favourite lip colour. M, you have good taste in lip colours x.

4. All the pretty flowers. Maybe it's because of my obsession with floral prints but I just seem to love flowers at the moment. I daydream about having rooms filled with them in my future house. I've even nearly made myself late this week (shhh) because I was stopping to take photos of flowers. I just can't get enough of them.