beauty · lifestyle

BEAUTY/ How I keep my hair healthy

At the start of last year my hair was very, VERY mad at me. Apparently it didn't like being blonde as much as I did! It became horribly dry and frayed, luckily I had the lovely Chelsea and the Cook Hair Anlaby gals to help get it back to a good place. After months of nourishing darker tones, my… Continue reading BEAUTY/ How I keep my hair healthy

fashion

FASHION/ My favourite outfits of the past year (2017/18)

Since I'm now deep into shopping detox mode (see this post which explains it a little more) I'm focusing on the items I already have in my wardrobe, not the ones that I desperately covet! I thought this would be a great time to look back at some looks I've enjoyed wearing over the past… Continue reading FASHION/ My favourite outfits of the past year (2017/18)

food

FOOD/ My top #HullFoodie hangouts (Season 1, 2018)

Food will ALWAYS remain one of my life's passions - for me it's a great way to be sociable and gain enjoyment from life. For those of you that live in the Hull area or fancy coming up for a visit, I'm sharing some of my favourite places to go throughout 2018 - there'll be… Continue reading FOOD/ My top #HullFoodie hangouts (Season 1, 2018)

fashion · lifestyle

LIFESTYLE/ Spending detox: the alternative to ‘dry January’

            After a debauched festive season a lot of people will be giving up alcohol in January in order to "detox and be healthy". I'm not a regular drinker (though I'm partial to a few cocktails now and again) however I do have another habit that I'm keen to detox… Continue reading LIFESTYLE/ Spending detox: the alternative to ‘dry January’

beauty · festive

BLOGMAS day 23: Social media made me buy it

Earlier this year I did a YouTube made me buy it post so I thought I'd do an updated version of other things I've been influenced into buying, but this time broaden the scope to include all social media. Here's what I thought of the last six purchases I made this way: Instagram ads made me buy... Morphe… Continue reading BLOGMAS day 23: Social media made me buy it

festive · lifestyle

BLOGMAS day 22: Thanks for the memories 2017

As the year is coming to close in a couple of weeks time, I thought it would be a nice addition to my #blogmas posts to reflect on some great times had this year. I've not been the happiest of people, but I have had some fun adventures which I'm choosing to focus on instead.… Continue reading BLOGMAS day 22: Thanks for the memories 2017

fashion · festive

BLOGMAS day 21: The cosiest hand-made scarf of dreams 

I've been so warm this winter that I often walk about with my coat undone! However my neck has been cold, and at the risk of catching the Christmas lurgy I decided that getting a cosy scarf could be the best thing. This beauty has been hand made by Flying Fox, aka by clever friend Suzy… Continue reading BLOGMAS day 21: The cosiest hand-made scarf of dreams