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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

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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’

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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

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BLOGMAS day 11: Mini pre-Christmas beauty haul

There was a sale on and I decided I deserved a treat as I've just landed a brand new job for 2018 (yay!) so I decided to pick up a three makeup 'hero' products to help create some festive glam looks. Urban Decay Naked 2 eyeshadow palette This is my fourth Naked purchase - I have Naked (use… Continue reading BLOGMAS day 11: Mini pre-Christmas beauty haul

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BEAUTY/ My current love affair with Garnier

I've been experimenting with a lot of different skincare products over the past few months - this year my skin hasn't been the best so I've been trying out lots of different things to see what works and making sure my skin doesn't get too used to anything and stop working. I started out with… Continue reading BEAUTY/ My current love affair with Garnier

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BEAUTY/ Get lit – 3 highlighters you should consider buying

I'm definitely not that girl with the perfectly airbrushed, 'selfie ready' make up, but I do ok and enjoy playing around with different looks. Over the past year I've been introduced to some great products, some brand new and others simply new to me, so thought I'd share some of those have worked out really… Continue reading BEAUTY/ Get lit – 3 highlighters you should consider buying

beauty · festive · food

FESTIVE/ Alternative sweet treats for Easter

I like chocolate. A LOT. Sadly for me, if I eat too much it affects my skin and waistline which makes me unhappy. So for those like me who are looking for #easter themed goodies this year away from the traditional egg, I have a couple of suggestions for you. Read on... Bluebird Tea co… Continue reading FESTIVE/ Alternative sweet treats for Easter