June 10, 2019

Taking A Step Back From Social Media

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I have been wanting to do this post for a while now, but couldn't figure out why I was wanting to take a break from social media, or even for how long exactly until now. It's mainly been my blog and Instagram that I have taken a little break from and hopefully, I will be able to get back into the swings of things by next week, but there's no set time limit for me to do that just yet.

When it comes to social media over on my Instagram account, it was all starting to feel a little bit too much and like there was a load of added pressure to keep a certain theme and looking a certain way, as well as only posting photos that actually fitted in with my theme. Also seeing how other Instagrammers accounts was growing daily, whilst little old me here was losing followers by the hour!

Don't get me wrong I know it isn't all about the numbers, but when your putting hours into taking photos, editing them, finding the perfect flat lay setup as well as buying props for your photos, you would like to think it was all worth it and when it starts to show that its not, that's when the pressure starts building up.

At the time of writing this my last post to Instagram was on the 27th May and I was at 403 followers, fast forward to today (10th June) and I am down to 373 which is quite a big drop in numbers for me considering it took me forever to get to just 400 haha. I know this is probably just down to me not being active over on there lately which hasn't helped but still lol.

I think when I next post to my Instagram account I wont be sticking to my "white theme" anymore, and I will post what I want to post rather than following the latest trends!

What are your thoughts about Instagram?
Do you think it's got better or worse over the last few months?

May 27, 2019

May Glossybox: Unboxing

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I am quite late with this Glossybox blog post this month, but even though it is coming to the end of the month and the new box will be being dispatched soon, I didn't want to miss out on this one as I haven't really seen many posts about it this month.

Having no proper internet at home at the moment has meant that I am unable to post as many blog post's as I would have liked to this month, hopefully, June will be a better month for me blog-wise.

So let's get stuck into this blog post and show you what I received in the May glossybox...

Mudmasky - Aftermask Vitamin Serum
It was only the other night that I decided my skin needed some serious TLC as I really haven't been looking after it that well just lately, as I was searching through my stock of masks, I remembered about this and applied it to my face after I had washed my face mask off, although it left my skin feeling really nice and soft I don't actually know what other benefits it was supposed to have?!

Annabelle Minerals - Rose Mineral Blush
This was a bit of a meh reaction when I saw this in my box, maybe it will look different when it is applied but at the moment I ain't really a fan of the colour when I tested it out on the back of my hand. It's probably an amazing product when used correctly, and I've no doubt that if I decide not to use it then someone else will.

Beauty Kitchen - Natruline Lip Treatment
This product is just like a pot of vaseline but under a different name, I have been using this daily though as if there's one thing that I cannot handle and that is having dry lips. This leaves your lips feeling really soft and hydrated and I can see myself using this for the next couple of months, or until it does a disappearing act on me haha.

Barry M Cosmetics - Chisel Cheels Contour Cream Kit
I'm not really a fan of cream contour kits, so I don't actually think I will get any use out of this product, but I do know this is something my oldest niece would definitely use, so I may pass this one over to her save it going to waste. I do love the brand Barry M though, as most of my nail varnishes are by them and are some of my favourites.

Nailberry - Love Me Tender Nail Polish
I was so happy to see nail polish in my May glossybox, I recently had quite a big clear out and gave away and also threw away quite a lot of my nail polishes as I just wasn't using them or I kinda grew out of the colour they were. This is a gorgeous muted pink kind of colour and is perfect for everyday wear, I love the size of the bottle as well and will definitely be looking into adding this brand into my collection very soon.

May 08, 2019

A Rant To An Inanimate Object

Hey there bed, you look so comfy and inviting when I am tired, but my god you proper annoy me when I am trying to tidy up! I always end up stubbing my little toe or my shin on the edge of you if I’m walking past and I forget that you are there, you leave me with bruises galore. It bloody hurts for that 1 minute that seems like 5 minutes, I know you don’t mean to hurt me because let’s face it I put you there and you can’t move out of the way....in fact, I am just really clumsy and walk into everything.

Then there are the times when I actually love you and can’t wait to lay in and get all comfy under the covers and watch whatever is on tv, or maybe even a film on Netflix. I also love the fact that you are a king size bed so i can just stretch right out and not be squashed into a corner so I don’t fall off haha, even the dog and three cats love to sleep on you during the day, especially when the heated blanket is up on full.

I am actually sitting all cosy on you right now whilst I type up this blog post about you, one of the cats is also sound asleep at the bottom of the bed aswell.

So to wrap up this post it goes to say that I have a love/hate relationship with you, I hate you when I stub my toe on you, but then I love you when it comes to being able to sleep somewhere comfortable of a night time!

May 02, 2019

My Four Goals For May

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Visit Wales

Since I moved back to London, I have only been back to Newport once to visit and do a bit of shopping, but this month (the 4th to be precise) I am going back again for another visit and to finally meet my old next door neighbours little girl Pink and I can't wait to meet her and see the other girls aswell.

April 23, 2019

Battle Of The Three Primers

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Over the past few weeks, I have been testing out a couple of primers to see what works best for me and how my skin also reacted to them, as I have really sensitive skin so I always struggle to find the perfect products for me. I gave my skin a weeks test on each primer, two of the primers are what I received in previous Glossybox's and the other one is what I personally purchased myself.

April 15, 2019

April Glossybox: Unboxing

This month Glossybox are celebrating the start of spring with their vibrant Fruity or Floral edition of the boxes this month. If you receive the fruity box, then you will get everything fruit inspired and if you receive the floral box then you will get everything flowery inspired. I received the fruity box as you can already see from the main photo in this blog post and to be honest with you, I was rather happy with this months box and what I received, so let's get into the post and show you what I got.

April 08, 2019

Monday Moments #12

I haven't done one of this type of blog posts since back in December, and I think this is mainly because I haven't really had much to share in a Monday Moments blog post. I only do these once a month now, as I find if I do them more than that then my blog gets a bit repetitive and boring, wouldnt you agree?

April 04, 2019

Throwback Thursday: Childhood Memories

Throwback Thursday's are usually the kind of posts you come across over on Instagram, with it being an image of an old photo from a long time ago. I was laying in bed the other night thinking of types of blog posts that I could look into doing, and I came up with doing a throwback Thursday style post but instead of using images I thought I would do it in a list style post on childhood memories.

March 28, 2019

Nail Of The Week Ft Barry M

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Oh hello there painted nails, it's certainly been a while, hasn't it?

It's also been a while since I have done any sort of nail related blog post since rebranding my blog and changing the name of it.

March 23, 2019

March Glossybox: Unboxing

This month's Glossybox is all about Empowerment, and it says "Now it's time to focus on yourself and recognize your own strength and beauty" which I think is a brilliant reminder to tell anyone who needs to focus on themselves a bit more.

March 18, 2019

Shopping Online With Magnitone and LayBuy

Firstly I want to start off by saying the content of this blog post is entirely my own content, it has in no way been sponsored, gifted or paid for. I purchased the item in this post with my own money, I just wanted to share with you the LayBuy option as I thought it was a pretty good thing to spread the cost of an item if you needed to.

March 11, 2019

How I Grew My Pinterest Views

I've always loved spending time having a little look through Pinterest, usually when I'm laying in the bed of a night time and just want to find some inspiration for my blog, or things to draw. It's only been the last few weeks that I've really put an effort into arranging and organizing my Pinterest and boy have I noticed a difference in my views on there!

March 04, 2019

A Recap Of February

Let's take a quick look on back on the month of February and see what three things stood out the most for me, I like to keep these kind of posts short and not make them too long of a read for you.

February 24, 2019

Mothers Day Gifting With Prestige Flowers

For most of us the next upcoming day to celebrate is Mother's Day (31st March), whether your a mum yourself, or your buying for your own mum, you just can't go wrong with a gorgeous bunch of flowers can you? I know for a fact that my mum certainly likes to receive fresh flowers.

February 15, 2019

Introducing Sinivalia & Blended Valley - Plus 4 Competitions*

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I was lucky enough just lately to collaborate on a blog post/social media posts with the brands Sinivalia and Blended Valley, and was kindly sent some pieces, Sinivalia being the skincare and Blended Valley being the aromatherapy oils. I was also sent some pieces that I could give away to you lucky lot in the style of 4 competitions, with each winner winning one piece each, keep reading to find out how to win these.

February 11, 2019

February Glossybox: Unboxing

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Another month and another one of my trusted Glossyboxes arrives to my door for me to enjoy, I tend to really like getting these boxes each month, it's like a special treat of beauty bits that I wouldn't usually think of purchasing myself.

I've already been a paying subscriber to Glossybox for over a year now and recently posted a picture over on my Instagram of a year with Glossybox, so that you can see for yourself what a variety of products that you do actually get each month.

February 04, 2019

A Recap Of January

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So finally January is over and is it just me or did January just seem to last forever, it just seemed to drag on for ages. I had planned for this blog post to be up on the 1st, but I just didn't have time to sit down and type it all up....even though it was already written up on my iPad.

January 28, 2019

Three Tips For Instagram

I have always had a love/hate relationship when it comes to Instagram, I go through stages of posting everyday sometimes twice a day, and then other times down to posting just once a week. I then wonder why I keep losing followers instead of gaining any, it's basically because I just ain't putting the effort into it.

January 19, 2019

Organising & De-Cluttering: Clothing

Being organised and tidy is something I have always been a big fan of, it's the OCD part of me, but the last year or so though I have found myself not wanting to get rid of anything in my bedroom just incase I may need it in the next few months or so.

January 13, 2019

January Glossybox: Unboxing

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The start of a brand new year also means the first Glossybox of 2019, I originally wasn't going to subscribe again to this beauty box and was going to try a different brand, but in the end I decided to stick with it as I knew I would regret it otherwise....so here's to another year with Glossybox!

January 11, 2019

What's On My Bedside Table...

If like me your a bit nosy and like to see what kind of stuff that is kept on our bedside tables, then this blog post is definitely one for you to read because I am going to be showing you exactly what is kept on my bedside table and including a picture of my gorgeous bedside tables aswell.

January 01, 2019

Hello 2019 - Yearly Goals

So last night we all ended 2018 and celebrated the new year welcoming in 2019,

with a new year starting there always comes some yearly goals that we all would like to achieve.

So instead of looking back and reflecting on 2018 and what was good or bad about it, I am gonna look straight to the future and share with you the four goals I am setting myself for this year.....

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