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To Tone Or Not To Tone?
If there is one skin care product that divides the nation of beauty lovers it's toners. And for a long time I was on the fence about them, did they really make a difference? Was it all just in my head? But over the years and going through countless bottles of the stuff and all the different formulations I've worked my way through I have to say yes, they really do make a huge difference. And here is a round up of some that I'm really enjoying right now and well as the difference between AHA's and BHA's.
A Few Ways To Get Over Having A Bad Day/Week/Month
This wasn't the post that I had planned to write for today but after sitting way too long in front of my screen in a bad mood and not getting anything else out of my annoyed brain it seemed appropriate. Some people can let their bad moods wear away naturally but I am not one of those people. Unless I make a conscious effort to dig myself out of my bad mood black hole they tend to get worse and not only take over my entire day but go on for weeks. I'm a big believer in not shunning away negative emotions, no-one is ever happy constantly and letting yourself feel that bad mood as hard as it can be at the time is important. But not dwelling and letting those negative emotions consume you can be difficult but here a few things I know work every time without fail.
6 Things I'm Going To Be Doing This September
After sharing a similar post to this in August it pushed me to write one for September. Turns out writing down what I want to achieve and making myself somewhat accountable is something that works pretty well for me. Last month, however, it turns out that I didn't do so well on the goals front, even though I started off strong August is always a dire month for me. With the anniversary of my mum's death, I know my brain needs things to be a little slower. September, however, is for fresh beginnings and that leads me onto the things that I'm going to be working towards this month.
My Photography Process For My Blog & Instagram
When you do something every single day without fail it becomes so normal and natural that you don't give it a second thought. And that's exactly what taking photographs for my blog and Instagram has become to me, it's a completely normal part of my life and I don't really think about it in much detail. Which made me think that I should write this post not only in the hopes that it might be of interest to some of you but also for myself too to break down my system a little more and see where I could make some [positive] changes.
Switching Up Your Beauty Routine To Deal With Hay Fever Season
When I was younger I never suffered from hay fever and I could never understand why people got so bothered by it, surely a runny nose and itchy eyes couldn't be THAT bad? Then when I got into my twenties, one summer hay fever hit and I instantly regretted ever wondering why it made so many people miserable. In fact, up to 13 million people in the UK struggle with an array of hay fever symptoms and it can be pretty rotten. Add wearing makeup into that itchy eyed, runny nose cocktail and it's a whole different ball game. So I’ve teamed up with Benadryl Allergy to give you some tips on adjusting your beauty routine to help disguise those symptoms...
6 Non-Negotiable Style Pieces
A few weeks ago I spoke about all the beauty products that are non-negotiable in my life so I thought it would be fun to do a style version of that post. Clothing is something that is a non-negotiable in anybody's life anyway as we can't wander around in the buff, well you could if you really wanted to but you would more than likely get arrested. Anyway, here are 6 style pieces that I never compromise and have been staples in my wardrobe for many years.
The Best Beauty Basics Out There
It's all too easy to get caught up in the world of beauty with all the new releases and exciting and innovative products that kick the beauty basics to the imaginary curb. And I'm not sure about you but those beauty basics are the foundation of my entire routine and I'd be pretty lost without them so I thought that I'd share some of my all time favourites with you today.
Getting Things Done When You Feel Mentally Drained
Whether you struggle with your mental health or not I'm sure that we've all experienced feeling mentally drained at some point. And when you feel so drained and exhausted getting anything done can feel like you're climbing a mountain but sadly the world doesn't stop and life goes on whether we're ready for it or not. It can be super rough when we feel like this but here are some of the best ways I've found to still getting on with life and ticking off that to-do list even when you're feeling mentally drained and pretty downtrodden.
5 Things To Do To Refresh & Restart This September
After August being kind of a flop even though I set out with the best of intentions [which I wrote all about here] I'm excited for September. After being in the traditional school system for so long September always signifies the start of a new year for me way more than January 1st ever does. And it's always this time of year where I start to refresh and almost start again for those last final months so I thought I'd share all my favourite ways to do that today.