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6 Cult Beauty Products I'm Currently Trying
Testing out any type of beauty product is of course, very fun but there is just something that much better about testing out cult products and seeing if they really live up to all the hype that they've received. And I for one can be pretty sceptical and as soon as there is mass hype around one product I tend to switch off as it's so easy to jump on a bandwagon. So new and old here are some cult and hyped up beauty products that I've been giving a try lately...
Why It's Not Weird To Enjoy Time By Yourself
Something that's taken me a long time to accept let alone embrace is the fact that I really love spending time on my own. I'm a classic introvert so when I'm around others for a long period of time I feel myself becoming drained and start day dreaming about being by myself so I can recharge again. Which if you're an introvert will know is pretty normal but as well as not being able to feel energised by other people I've realised I actually really enjoy hanging out by myself. Which even writing that makes me feel a twinge of weirdness but I know that there are other people that feel like this too and they also probably feel like it's something that they're meant to be embarrassed by or made to feel ashamed of. But the older I get the more I realise just how normal it is to enjoy your own company and why it's not weird at all.
All Your Warm Weather Essentials In One Place
The weather might not have got the memo that we're approaching Summer and are somehow in the month of May just yet. But we are, and that only means one thing for all us beauty lovers out there. And that is that it's time to add in a few warm weather essentials into our routines and this seasons Tili box* has made that a hundred times easier for us, they've thought of everything...
My Favourite One Wash Wonders
If you hadn't guessed by the fact that I never really talk about more than one shadow when it comes to my beauty run downs I'm a one wash wonder fiend. And I'm not sure that I've ever done an entire round up based around so my favourites so if you're also a beauty lover that's a sucker for simplicity then this post might be just for you.
27 Things For 27 Years
It's become a blog tradition that on my birthday I write a post like this and of course I'm keeping the tradition for another year. As I've come into the latter half of my twenties I've felt so much happier and secure in myself which is such a welcome feeling after so much uncertainty in the first half of them. So taking from all the things that I've learnt in my first 27 years here are some of the things I want to do in the next.
The Greatest Beauty Advice I've Listened To
Growing up in a family where beauty wasn't really a big deal it's safe to say that everything I've learnt has mostly been from the blogging world and that's awesome. And of course, it's obvious that you have to take everything with a pinch of salt as everyone is different and what works for one doesn't work for all. But here is the best beauty advice I've listened to over the years;
Flat Lay Photography Cheat Sheet
If there's one photography topic I could talk about for hours on end it's the art of the flat lay. And the reason why we all probably love them so much is because the essence of them is so simple but actually when it comes to taking a really good flat lay it's a pretty complex process. It's a topic that I get asked a lot about so I thought I'd put together a little cheat sheet that might make taking an awesome flat lay a little easier.
5 For A Quick Flawless Finish
As I've fallen in love with fuller coverage bases lately and that completely flawless look. It means I've obviously found a way to achieve a similar look without putting in a tonne of effort. We all know that I'm a bonafide lazy girl and of course that comes across to my beauty routine too. So here is a 5 step beauty edit if you want to achieve a flawless finish without all the work.
Why It's Ok If Your Mental Health Doesn't Look Like Everyone Else's
We're coming to the end of Mental Health Awareness Week so it felt like an appropriate time to finally write this post. I've wanted to talk about mental health in a more honest way for the past few months, but there's been one thing holding me back. Which is subsequently what this entire post is about. I'm so pleased that mental health is being spoken about more and more but it does worry me that people are becoming critical of their own well-being because it might not look like the stereotypical depiction of a mental health illness. So then they deem their symptoms not enough because it doesn't look like what's being spoken about and brush it to the side even when it's something that's really affecting them. So today I wanted to open up a conversation about mental health and why it's ok if yours looks different to someone else's.