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An Ode To Rose
Rose is a scent that you either absolutely love or you cannot stand it and deem it too grandma-esq [not a bad thing in my eyes]. Personally, I adore it and I'm always on the hunt for rose scents that work as so often they can set out with all the right intentions but then come out all wrong. So from makeup to scents to shades; here is the From Roses ode to rosy beauty products.
The Best Instagram Accounts If You're A Sucker For Anything Sweet
As much as I love Instagram for looking at beautiful landscapes, street style, flat-lays and of course a lot of florals. There is a whole other side of the platform that I love and that's for everything adorable, it's mostly pet accounts of course but there are some pretty sweet baked good accounts in there too. I've shared my more serious favourite Instagram accounts many a time but I thought I'd dedicate this post to all things adorable because they are some of the greatest things online.
A Beauty Box Really Worth Trying
Beauty boxes constantly come and go in the beauty world but it's rare that one makes a lasting impression and provides a service I truly believe is worth paying for. But I think I might have finally found one...
Blogging When You Feel Like You Don't Have The Budget For It
Something that has been on my mind a lot lately has been the financial aspect of blogging especially with the luxury blogger movement on the rise I think it's something that people are thinking about a lot now. I wrote a post a couple of years ago all about blogging on a tight budget because for the majority of my time in the blogging world I've not had a lot of money to put into it. So I'm a huge advocate that the only thing you need to write an awesome blog is yourself because when you take away the fancy camera and the nice design the most important thing is your words because that is what will keep people coming back. And I can totally understand why it looks like you need a lot of money to have blogging as a hobby but let's get into blogging when you don't have the budget for it.
5 For Looking Healthy Without The Highlight
The blogging world's love for a glowing complexion and a perfectly highlighted or strobed cheek seemed to peak last year to levels even I didn't think possible. And I'm not one who is really down with all the latest makeup techniques but something I'm all about is making my skin look healthy and glowing without the need for a strong highlight. A highlight is great for adding that little bit of somethin somethin to the skin but it's not always the best option for your overall complexion as it doesn't lift everything and sometimes when my entire complexion is looking drab a strong highlight can only make matters worse. So finding a way to add a healthy glow to the skin without the use of a striking highlight has been my beauty mission for years and here are my findings.
The Best Things About Being In Your Late 20's
A couple of years ago if you told me that I would be sitting down to write an entire blog post about why I love being in the latter half of my twenties I would have laughed and called you a liar. For so long I dreaded going into the second half of my twenties when really I'm not sure what I was so afraid of because the first half wasn't exactly the most pleasurable. And as usual when my birthday is on the horizon I start to reflect and here are some of my favourite things about being in the latter half of my twenties.
Smash In Case Of Emergency Skincare
One of my wildest dreams is having a luxe subway tile bathroom that contains a small little case on the wall that has a sign saying 'break in case of a skincare emergency'. And inside this little case, you would find all the products that help when it comes to breakouts. I'm sure that I bought this most recent breakout onto myself after writing a post not that long ago harping on and on about how my skin was behaving really well and those pesky seasonal transition breakouts weren't bothering me this year. But of course now they are and I've had to bring out my break in emergency skincare and here are some of my favourites.
Styling The Classics: The Ankle Boot
I'm kicking off a new style series on the blog today. I'm going to be choosing staple pieces in my wardrobe that I believe are timeless classics and sharing my favourite ways to style them. And to kick us off I'm going to be sharing a somewhat new staple in my wardrobe which is the ankle boot. A footwear option for all seasons and one that can be transitioned into so many different looks and here is how I love to style them.
Building Body Confidence Through Beauty & Style
So many people think beauty and fashion is something that's frivolous and makes us feel the need to live up to certain expectations and in a lot of ways I can understand that. We don't need to be constantly preened or wearing the latest trends to fit in with society but there is something so incredible about beauty and fashion and the way it can boost your body confidence. Building body confidence certainly isn't easy and it's something that constantly evolves and changes and here is how beauty and style have helped boost my confidence ten fold.