I talk a lot about new products, favourites and rediscoveries on this little corner of the internet, but sometimes, there are a few hard working products that don’t get the recognition they deserve. Products I use on a near daily basis that really hit the mark, but get forgotten because they’re just part of the…
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Beauty
Finger Friendly Face
Sometimes, you just don’t have time to faff about with brushes, and you want products you can reach for and apply easily with nothing but your bare hands. Normally, that’s just every Monday for me. I’ve developed a pretty foolproof repertoire for these days, with products that I think work best with just fingers.For base,…
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Things That Are Happening
THE RED CUPS HAVE ARRIVED. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. This means nothing to me because I don’t actually like any of Starbucks’ festive drinks, but it DOES mean that Christmas is on the approach. And that you’re gonna see a lot of these on your Instagram feed for the next two months. I BOUGHT…
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Beauty
Makeup Pick Me Ups
I don’t know about you, but sometimes, I just have those days where by about midday I look like I died. I’m not sure what that’s about, because 99% of the time my makeup holds up really well, but sometimes it just vanishes. Probably something to do with the rain, heat, humidity, long days and…
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Products I Couldn't Live Without #2
Time for round two of products that I just have to have in my stash. You guys know I can be prety fickle when it comes to makeup and beauty bits, so for me to say I wouldn’t be without these? That’s big stuff.First things first, the Jouer Matte Moisture Tint. This stuff is like…
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Beauty
Bedside Beauty
Welcome to my little bedside beauty corner, my personal product haven dedicated to those precious moments of unwinding before sleep. I did one of these posts a while back but I’ve changed things around so I thought I’d show you the new additions!As you can see I’ve sort of got a split level thing going…
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Autumn Polish Picks: Shunning Red Nails
I’ll be honest, I’m a little bored of the usual autumn rigamarole of burgundy and red polishes, so I thought I’d show you the polishes I’ve been leaning toward instead. There’s a decidedly purple grey theme here, but I think they all feel decidedly autumnal, don’t you?Starting off with Models Own Purple Grey, which, you…
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The Makeup Bag: Going Home
This weekend we made a brief fly-in visit back to Bournemouth, it’s the boyfriend’s birthday tomorrow and he wanted to see his family, and I was missing my puppies! (they aren’t really puppies anymore but in my mind they are!) It’s a busy weekend of catching up and hanging out with family, birthday celebrations and…
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5 Things To Buy In November
I love November. Crisp cold mornings, furry coats, the anticipation of Christmas. November is bloody fantastic.I don’t know about you guys, but most of my disposable income this month will be going on Christmas presents for my loved ones, but you know how it is when you’re Christmas shopping, one for them and one for…