• Beauty

    How I pick my skincare

    Over the years since I first got into skincare, I have been through so many different products. I have had some really terrible ones that have done nothing for me and I have had others that have made my skin even worse. Luckily, I have now found the cosmetic ingredients…

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    Clean makeup look

    What “Clean Makeup” Actually Means (Most People Get This Wrong) Clean makeup isn’t about wearing less. It’s about skin looking like skin. The confusion is understandable. People hear “natural,” reach for a BB cream, pat it on in airport lighting, then wonder why they look cakey by noon. That’s not…

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    The secret to glowing skin

    I remember when I was in school and everyone was obsessed with the matte look. They’d spend lunch breaks powdering their faces to eradicate any sort of shine. I would wear the mattest, most drying foundation that the high street had to offer and I’d apply it so thick you…

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    Outfit: Dark florals

    This isn’t a very summery outfit but we haven’t really been having much of a summer, have we? I think I’ve left the house without tights on a grand total of three times this summer (in this country anyway) and have had to take a jacket out with me almost…

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    Outfit: What I wore in Cologne

    It’s been a long time since I did an outfit post – I’m guessing it’s been more than a year. I broke my tripod and just haven’t been feeling all that body confident recently. I want to start doing outfit posts more regularly, however I now have to wear a…

  • Beauty

    Tackling winter dry skin

    As I’ve mentioned before, I suffer terribly with dry skin in the winter. It’s not just on my face, it’s all over including my hands and my legs. Due to this, I have tried a lot of different moisturisers and lotions. Recently I have been using a few new products…

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    Yumi postcard dress

    Forty-three percent of women pack at least one outfit they never wear on a trip. That figure comes from a 2019 OnePoll survey, and anyone who has traveled with a checked bag knows it is probably an undercount. The Yumi postcard dress sits in the middle of this problem —…