Beauty Promises

As of late I've become a little lazy with my beauty routine. A mixture of tiredness, air conditioning, lack of routine and poor diet have really taken its tool! I keep promising once I move into the new flat everything will sort itself out, but I think I should be a little more proactive.

So I'm going to make myself some beauty promises in a hope that my skin will calm down and I will feel more upbeat and beautiful :).

So I promise too ...

• Apply fake tan more regularly as I'm turning a shade of ghostly grey
• Get more sleep, as the tiredness only adds to my ghostly complexion
• Throughly cleanse, tone and moisturise at night instead of using just cleansing wipes
• Stop drinking so much espresso and tea at work and drink much more water
• Spend more time in the morning carefully applying my makeup to prevent the mascara wand in the eye situation (like this morning)

I need to find my camera charging lead so I can take some photos, as I have a FOTD and haul post to do!

What are your daily beauty commitments and are you starting any random resolutions?

Much loveee xxxx

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Products I love right now

So today is a bit of a lazy day, and so I decided it would be an excellent chance to talk about all the products I have been using and actually loving!

Lush Tea Tree Water

My skin is not my friend, its hormonal, blotchy, spotty, dry and annoying and somehow this product manages to control it. I have a love / hate relationship with Lush, sometimes I find it to be overpriced and questionable but sometimes they release a product which actually is quite amazing. The combination of tea tree, grapefruit and juniper feels really refreshing on the skin and the smell is very medicinal and therefore gives the feeling of the product "working". I use this with whatever moistuiser I have to hand at that moment and my skin has really thanked me for it as my pores are less defined and my skin less tempermental, what is better than that!

                                                     

 St Tropez Everyday Gradual Tan for Body - Medium / Dark

For me a good tan is worth any price tag and I've tried them all! In fact I may have to play with them all again and have a very long post about it. I'm naturally pinky-pale and I always look better with a golden glow but I hate the feeling of rich creams on the skin, so I will only put on fake tan at night. Sleepy application = streaks, patches and orange armpits! Recently I started leering more towards brands which are the higher end of my budget but trustworthy and tanning is no different. I always can count on St Tropez to deliver a decent, fool proof tan in a natural-ish shade. This product smells quite fresh but there is a note of biscuit, it has a lovely gel like consistency which sinks in quickly and when I wake up I'm subtly glowing and just feel that little bit more beautiful, which is defiantly worth £14. Obviously for a good natural tan in one application this isn't going to deliver but  its the best gradual tanner I've tried.

Benefit Smokin' Eyes
I've began getting a bit lazy in the morning when applying my face, and sometimes its a mad rush to the car so I've started picking up a few things to keep in my work handbag that makes my morning easier including batiste dry shampoo (I hate my hair smelling like talcum powder so I have to spray perfume in my hair as well), nail polish remover pads for when the chip in my polish is just too obvious and a couple of other quick fixes. This product I brought for quick touch ups during the day and as a just in case. This product is just so handy! The pigmentation is good, the colours are neutral, boring, perfect and the mini tweezers are just genius! 

Sanctuary Spa Professional Micro-Dermabrasion Body Renewal

I'm sure I dont need to preach to anyone how amazing exfoliants are and how lovely they make your skin but this one is excellent value for money. A pet hate of mine is any salt scrub, exfoliant or micro dermabrasion product which has barely any exfoliating particles in it. The worst offender is defiantly Body Shop. On the other hand this product is packed, it smells beautiful and I spend the rest of the day stroking my super soft skin.

Speak soon xxx

Beauty storage issues and general ramble!

I move into my new flat on the 1st July, its very much my partners choice of rustic floorboards and a massive fireplace ... but I get a little something special all too myself; my own boudoir beauty room!

Every morning I awake at 7am, shower, open the curtains wide, blow dry my hair and just generally crash about and make lots of noise! This is a great pain to my other half who doesn't have to leave for work until 10am (lazy bugger). So as a compromise I'm getting a whole room of walk in wardrobes and vanity heaven!

So I've been thinking storage! Currently my beauty products fill two under bed storage boxes, the bathroom, a chest of draws and four shelves

*hangs head in shame*

And make up has three separate squishy bags, a small chest of draws, my handbag and then another chest of draws at my parents house.

*Hangs head even lower*

But I was wondering now what would you suggest? I always either see the make up squishy bags form Boots or Superdrug, or make up artist cases. I will now have a vanity table and mirror but I want something practical where I can keep everything in one place as I regularly buy products to find I already had it!

So expects a few photos of the new place and I have so many reviews to do!

Speak soon xxx

Quick update!

So I wake up this morning to my first Saturday off work in a long time and find out its going to be 28°C today! Its so sunny outside already! In England on hot days we just don't know what to do, groups of girls run into Primark to pick up summery dresses. My plan for today is to do the same, stock up on a few things to last me over summer. Expect a mini haul post later!

I have a very feminine sense of style, which can also verge on boring. Every day I'm in pencil skirts, a pretty top and heels. So I barely have any "normal" clothes any more. And that's my excuse for my little shopping trip today! I also (obviously) want to stock up on make up, I desperately need a blusher to last me till Nars sends me the right product back, so I think today I'm going to have to pick up a couple of cheaper blushers to play with.


I'm also looking at apartments today, and I bet each apartment is going to look so nice due to the weather and I'm going to fall in love with them all.


Speak soon and enjoy the weather!!! xxxxxxxxxxx