As far as paint goes, I use a little of everything, even some craft store paint bottles (totally doable, you'll just be thinning them a lot more) but mostly I've found I like vallejo. Not only do they have good paint, it comes in dropper bottles. Shake, pop a few drop onto my palette (wet palette from Redgrass Games, love it) thin with water (a drop or two of water for vallejo, more for the craft store paint) mix until roughly milk consistency, paint onto mini with brush. Hasn't steered me wrong yet, but I'm always looking for new techniques.
As for this month, finishing up the three I started last month but not quite finished: Bokor, Jinn, and Ivan: Double Agent.