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I hope you are having a fabulous week!

If you didn't know, there's this little tradition I'd call it which has been going round the blogging community for a while featured by the lovely Beth over on La Blog Beauté. Back in the Summer, Beth created the Blogger’s Beauty Brawl: 10 Days of Summer which seven other bloggers took part in and I can proudly say the Beauty Brawl is back again, but for Christmas and I am taking part! Woooo! You're probably wondering what this beauty brawl is? Don't worry, I didn't have a clue to begin with either but that's what this post is all about. Providing you with all of the information about the Bloggers Christmas Beauty Brawl and what will be coming up on my blog for the next ten days! I will be posting my review every morning at 10am!

So let's get too it;

To sum the beauty brawl up, it is a review series where UK and US beauty bloggers will be collaborating throughout the first 10 days of December on the build up to Christmas. We will be reviewing one product a day. Each day it will be a different type of product, such as a lipstick. The most exciting part about it all is how we do not know what the other bloggers are reviewing until their posts go live.

I'm so excited to tell you this! To score each of our products we will be using Top Trumps cards! Each item will be scored out of 100 for three things; packaging, the product, and the price. But of course, that's not just it! We will also be reviewing the product more in-depth underneath the top trump card!

So who will be joining us this time with the Christmas Beauty Brawl? I have listed all of the bloggers below so make sure to head on over to their blogs and say hello!

Beth - La Blog Beauté
Victoria - Victoria Life On Camera
Elaine - Early Retirement Rocks
Tori - Powdered and Polished
Laura Faye - Forever Faye
Karen - The Mad House of Cats and Babies
Gemma - An Ocean Glimmer
Ellysia - Miss Dainty K
Andreia - Andreia Prieto x
Natalie -  Beauty Box Obsessed
Rabia -  Rabia Qureshi
Bethany - The Beth Blog
Becky - Hideaway Blogging
Lynn - Lemons Cake
Sarah - The Passion Ease Queen.
Taylor - Reese's Hardwear
Cheryl - Cheryl Gemma
Daisy - Daisy Says
Phillippa - Phillippa Beauty
Kimberley - Happiness Is Madness
Charli - High Street Beauty Junkie
Natasha - Beauty By Natasha 16
Emma - Running In Couture

We will be reviewing the products below on each day! 
Day One; Moisturiser
Day Two; Eyeshadow Palette
Day Three; Highlighter
Day Four; Mascara
Day Five; Blush
Day Six; Brow Product
Day Seven; Lipstick
Day Eight; Foundation
Day Nine; Hand Cream
Day Ten; Concealer

The products can either be high-end or drugstore, it honestly doesn't matter! As a sneak peak into my beauty brawl, I will not be including any high-end products so this will be perfect for any students out there who are on a budget! This obviously will not affect the fairness of the collaboration, as while some drugstore products are of a lower quality than high-end ones, so would be marked lower under ‘the product itself’, they’d get a higher mark for ‘price’ as they are much more budget-friendly. Whereas high-end products might get a high score for quality but a low one for price. 

Good Morning
I hope you are having a lovely week so far!

So I just want to start off by saying, IT IS DECEMBER TOMORROW! I honestly cannot believe it! How is it already December? Well nearly December.. This year has gone by so quickly, you literally have to cherish every moment you have because a year has gone by already. What happened to November? That month has been and gone in minutes! It definitely doesn't not feel like a month has just been and gone. But anyway, today I am bringing you my favourites and I'm not sharing them in a wonderful, categorised order! I am literally going to share them in the list of what I fell in love with first and what I fell in love with last throughout the month of November! Boom,

let's get too it;
 First things first. I absolutely love this nail polish in the shade "Deep Wine - 160"! Red nails has been my love for November and I cannot get enough of them! After falling in love with their pink shade "It's not my name - 380" which I featured in my June favourites I believe, I couldn't help but go back to the Miss Sporty range in Superdrug to see what new shades they have in and this one just shouts Christmas at me. It is insanely beautiful!
I'm sure you have seen this palette every where but I couldn't help but mention it! Recently I have been reaching for this palette for the most and I forgot how much I loved it! It of course is the "Fortune Favours the Brave" palette by Makeup Revolution and as you can see, it features matte and shimmer and all of the beautiful colours in between. If you haven't got your hands on this, you need to find it!
The lovely ladies from Amie Skincare kindly sent me their exfoliator recently and I have fallen in love with this. I have never used an exfoliator before. I've always been so wary about my sensitive skin and break outs but I haven't had any issues with this product! If I've had a break out, I have used this in the evening before bed and my spot has either decreased in size or has disappeared over night, it's incredible! For £5.95 for a beautiful cake smelling exfoliator, you just cannot go wrong! Full review coming soon.
I cannot write about my monthly favourites without including a book and this month I have been reading Nicholas Sparks "see me" and honestly, it's one of my favourite books so far! As always I will be writing a full book review (once I have finished the book) but if you want a good read for December, then get your hands on this! You can find it in supermarkets for less than £4 which is a bargain!
 If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know how much I love this candle as I have featured it previously, but I feel like it's the most appropriate candle for Winter time (apart from overpowering gingerbread of course). Yankee Candle's are my absolutely favourite candles of all time and the candles which you can pick up from places such as Asda and Sainsburys are just as incredible! This smells like a bakery, but a caramel bakery. If you can just imagine what that smells like! It's not too sweet, and it's not too strong either! If I could have a perfume that smells like this, I would wear it all day long! And I'm not lieing either.
 I recently purchased these brushes which are incredible for the price! They look like the Real Techniques bold metals, right? And very dirty ones too! But they're not. I found these on Ebay and couldn't help but buy them and give them ago, and honestly the quality is probably just as incredible as the Real Techniques brushes, but for so much cheaper. They're soft, they blend my makeup easily and they are easy to clean too! You just cannot go wrong with them. Being a student, I also couldn't afford the real deal!
 If you have seen my Paul Mitchell Review you'll know how much I love their Awapuhi wild ginger range. It smells beautiful and it leaves my hair looking and feeling absolutely amazing. I'm not going to go in-depth but I wanted to just say I have been loving the Wild Ginger range as part of my hair care routine and if you want an anti-frizz shampoo and conditioner, definitely check out this range! You can also find my full review here.
I have been absolutely loving the Rimmel London Glam Eyes Quad Eyeshadow Palette. I was recently sent this as I won a giveaway on twitter and ever since I have loved it and used it every day! How I hadn't seen this before, I have no idea! It's beautiful and perfect for this time of the year! I have found this eyeshadow palette has absolutely no fall out and the shades are pigmented enough for me! They are also so easy to blend, it doesn't take a lot of work compared to other eye shadows I have used! I love it and thank you so much to Charlotte for picking me as a winner for her giveaway.
 Colour corrector palettes haven't always been my favourite product to use. I have tried the Collection palette and found the products made my skin very dry and I'd end up with flaky skin by the end of the day! Technic's colour corrector palette is completely different to the Collection one. The products are light, but extremely creamy. They're easy to blend and they last all day long! I have also found these cream products haven't left my skin flaky and dry by the end of the day. For £5, can you really go wrong with a palette like this? I personally have been loving it!
 Are you looking for a beautiful new highlighter to add to your makeup collection which is also affordable? Look no further! The "Get Gorgeous" Highlighter but Technic is only £3.49, what a bargain! This highlighter is one of the best highlighters I have used so far! It's so pigmented and for the price, wow! It's also one of them products which you just don't want to stop looking at because it's so beautiful. I was so reluctant to touch this as I didn't want to ruin how it looked! But I'm so glad I did try it out as it's now part of my daily makeup routine!
 Superdrug are absolutely wonderful and kindly sent me a bunch of products and this beautiful coconut scented day cream was included in the fabulous package! This is their Optimum Birch Water Day Cream which you can currently pick up for £7.45 instead of £14.99! Grab it whilst you can! I have been absolutely loving this day cream as 1. It smells like malibu, mm! 2. It isn't oily! and 3. It makes me face feel incredible. I will be writing a full review of this product, as well as featuring it in my winter evening skincare routine so make sure to keep an eye out for these posts! This is a fantastic product!
Last but not least, I have been loving another skin care product! The wonderful Boots essential 3 minute cucumber clay mask! I picked this up from Boots using my lovely O2 Priorities App! They were doing a deal a while ago where you could pick up a free product from their cucumber brand and I just had to choose the clay mask! I had never used a face mask before the day I picked this up and I then questioned why I never had. Of course, it's because I'm so anxious to try face products because of having eczema and sensitive skin! But, my skin has been loving this clay mask! I use it once or twice a week when I need a bit of a pamper and I'm sure my face loves me for it. Of course it's drying, because all face masks dry but it's a really nice feeling. It smells good, it makes you look like a witch and your face feels great afterwards. What more can I say about this, apart from go try it!

Good Morning!
I hope you are having a wonderful day!

A while ago I was kindly sent the beautiful L'Or des Pharaons face mist by Ashleigh from Alex Silver PR and I couldn't wait to start using it, I have even had my mum using it too! So I was very intrigued about this product as it's definitely something I have never seen before. However, even now I'm still very unsure about it but I have to be completely honest with you all! I do love how this product isn't scented and does not include any perfumes as you find so many anti-ageing products out there which include so many chemicals which probably aren't good for your skin at all.

So let's get too it;
Why I like it;
It's an easy product to use, you simply spray it onto your face and skin once you have washed your skin using a cleanser or face wash. It dries extremely quickly and it does not have a scent or any perfumes added too it. Therefore, we have not had any skin irritations from this product.

How I use it;
Simply wash your face and pat dry using a clean towel. Pump five sprays onto your face and neck and leave to absorb/dry. Apply your favourite eye serum and day cream and get ready to apply your makeup!

The results;
After the amount of time using this product, we haven't seen any visible results. Although it's anti-ageing, if this product works I can imagine you would have to use it for possible years before you see a difference. I'm not entirely sure how products like this are supposed to work, but I would love to find out!
Any cons;
My mum found she might as well have sprayed water on her face. It looks like water, it smells like water and she hasn't seen any physical results as of yet. Apart from that, we haven't found any bad things about this product.

Final Thoughts;
Honestly, if you're interested in anti-ageing products such as this and you want to try a product for a long period of time then feel free to do so! I personally wouldn't purchase this as a gift for anyone as from using it for a couple of months it hasn't made a difference to mine nor my mum's skin. Do you see visible results? Or do you only find out that it works when you don't age? How does this product work? I honestly have no idea.

This blog post features product/s which were sent to me for review purpose however all opinions are my own and completely honest.

Hey cats!

I’m Pandora, I’m 25, a part-time student and I run Pandora’s Jar of Curiosities in my spare time. I have suffered with chronic illness since the age of 12, struggled with depression & anxiety since I was 18 and was diagnosed with moderate/severe depression when I was 22. I wanted to share with you all some of my experience with depression and also the breaking point which pushed me to seek professional help by way of counselling.

I’ve always been a worrier and over thinker, but when I started experiencing overwhelming feelings of fear and sadness without a trigger, connecting the dots between how I always felt much worse in the darker, Winter months, I started to understand I wasn’t like everyone else. An awful university experience was the trigger to push me over the edge into a deeper depression, my health continuously let me down and on top of that the teaching style did not suit me at all. I felt stupid, I felt like a failure, I felt guilty for all of these things even though they were out of my control. I woke up each day feeling like I had no purpose in the world, wondering what good it would do to even leave my bed. I felt like a pointless waste of organs, simply breathing to pass the time, to waste my existence. What made things so much worse is that I chose to suffer in silence, and bottle up all of my fear, rage, hatred, bitterness and pain; at times I would write in order to ease the smallest amount of pressure, like letting air hiss out of a balloon. Keeping all of this emotion and confusion inside of me started to cause me physical pain, my chest would ache and I’d feel the urge to scream or I’d burst, but I simply wrapped my arms around myself and literally held myself together, fearing that if I let go I would fall apart.

Unfortunately I let it all drown me and drag me under in a single moment. A moment which I later sat down to write about, the moment that changed my life.

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

“Having that moment where you are completely and utterly wrung out and exhausted with life as it is. A moment that caught you completely off guard and you had no time to control it. You let loose the ache. An unavoidable mistake, like curiosity leading to opening Pandora's box. You had to fight to try and put it away again. But it wasn't easy. No one could hear you because you were in the shower. You were free to let out some of the hurt that has been eating away at you and bubbling up to the surface like white hot lava. It broke free like you wish you could. Collapsed, the water lashing down on you at the same rate your tears pour out. Being washed away, wishing it would drown your hunched up body like it was drowning out the noise of your weeping. You feel so alone. Fragile. It lurches out of you, in broken, choked sobs ricocheting through from the pit of your stomach past your aching chest and shattered heart, coursing through your veins and screeching out of your throat. You can finally scream. You feel like you could shatter at any moment, but you can't stop. Maybe you don't want to. It's almost pleasant to let go of all the pain and start to wish that somebody could either pay for it or hold you until it all disappears. I am broken, that much is clear. I am out of control. I feel upset, helpless, small and weak. Still my crumpled form heaves out these unbearable howls of angst filled to the brim with pessimism. There is nothing to look forward to. I have no purpose.”

From this point onwards I knew I needed to seek help in order to make some drastic changes to my life, this moment was the catalyst in helping me realise that how I was feeling wasn’t healthy. They always say that admitting and accepting you have a problem is the first step, it’s also one of the hardest. To break that bubble and realise the reality you created isn’t all its cracked up to be, it sure is a shock to the system. Sometimes we fear the unknown and refuse to step out of our own downward spiral purely because it’s familiar…and familiarity is safer than something we don't know. From my experience, the unknown has benefited me endlessly and I’m thankful I somehow sourced the strength to break out of my claustrophobic bubble of negativity into a world full of potential happiness.

I made an appointment at the doctors as soon as I could and I was terrified, but everything went by in a blur and I surprised myself with the strength I found. Naturally the doctor immediately tried to push pills upon me, I knew this was something I definitely didn’t want for myself. I’m not broken and I sure as hell wasn’t going to be ‘fixed’ by chemicals. I found myself barking that I absolutely did NOT want to be medicated and that I felt better after talking about my problems except I rarely found an outlet to do so, then came the offer of talking therapy which I hastily agreed to. A few weeks later I had an assessment over the phone which helps to find out which therapy you are best suited to/which would be most beneficial, then you go onto a waiting list. I was told that I was best suited to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), that the waiting period was about 12 weeks and that I’d be contacted at a later time with a date which would be confirmed before my appointment. It seems like a long time but just having something in my future to look towards gave me a focus and a reason to get out of bed each day.

There’s always hiccups though and in my experience the NHS sometimes seem to struggle with the concept of fragility in people with mental health issues. Long story short? I was messed around, given an appointment date, which was later confirmed a week before, only to be cancelled the very day before my appointment. I was then told that something had messed up in the system and I had to wait another 6 weeks. Please don’t let this discourage you, it was all worth the wait but at the time I felt like ending everything. I just want to be realistic that even after you seek help it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but you’ll get there. The 12 sessions I had with a wonderful counsellor changed my life and I’ve never looked back; yes I’m not ‘cured’ and I doubt I ever will be, but this gave me another chance at a life I was about to throw away. I gained a new perspective and outlook, I found the strength to fight, counselling broke the cycle of negative thoughts that rolled around in my brain every second of every day and made me the person I am today. Life had made me bitter, judgemental, close-minded and apathetic; counselling completely turned that around, to the point where I can barely even relate to the person I used to be.

So that’s my story I guess! Life isn’t perfect but it’s certainly much better than if I’d stayed the person I was when I wrote that diary entry. All I can say is that if you’ve felt the same as me, you don’t deserve to feel that awful and something can be done to change it. If you don’t want pills, make it known to your GP and let them know what sort of help you want, know that the first therapy you try may not suit, nor may the counsellor but don’t be discouraged. Also sometimes in therapy you can feel worse before you feel better but that’s a normal part of the process. Also if you want to bypass doctors and the NHS you can cut out the middle man by approaching charity based counselling services such as Mind; there are still waiting lists and assessments but they’re not as invasive or intimidating. And lastly, it’s completely normal to feel scared asking for help, but know that it doesn’t make you weak or a failure, in my eyes I think you’re the strongest person ever for realising there’s something you’re not happy with and you want to take steps to change that.

If it all starts to feel too much for you please don’t be afraid to seek help & put yourself first, this is your journey after all and no one else can live that for you

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Today I am pairing up with Sabai Soaps to create an awareness and infuormative post on Eczema. As I suffer extremely badly with eczema I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share my story of how long I have had eczema for and how I treat it, or at least try to treat it. In this post we have also included some information from skin experts themselves who were willing to share their thoughts.

So let's get too it;

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I hope you are having a lovely day.

Today I am bringing you another baking post, however with a twist! I am sharing bread instead of cake, but it's still sweet so it's good enough for me! I've made bread a few times. Once was in a bread maker and it came out rather small (but I think that was because my bread maker is tiny). I have also hand made bread using Paul Hollywood's bread recipe book and my dad and brother loved it so much, I didn't actually get to try any so I had to remake it. I absolutely loved making this bread, it was easy and it didn't take long to bake in the oven either!

So let's get too it;
You will need;
2 cups warm water
2 1/2 tsp dry yeast
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
6 cups bread flour
1 tbsp shortening
1 tbsp melted butter (for on top)
splash of Macadamia Nut Oil

Grease two bread pans and preheat your oven to 190 degrees Celsius
Place the water into a bowl and pour the yeast and 1/2tbsp of sugar on top. Leave to sit for 15-20 minutes or until it's bubbly.
Combine the melted butter, sugar and evaporated milk into a large mixing bowl. When your yeast mixture is ready, add this to the large mixing bowl and mix.
In a stand mixer, using a bread hook add 3 cups of flour to your mixture and mix. Then add one cup of flour at a time and mix. Once you have added 5 cups in total, add in 1/2 cup afterwards until the dough is no longer sticking to the sides o the bowl, or when your fingers do not stick to the dough.
Transfer to a bowl which has been greased with Macadamia Nut oil (so the dough doesn't stick).
Cover the bowl with cling film and place by the window and allow to rise for 1-1.5 hours.
The reason I have specified the type of oil is because not only does my mum not like your usual vegetable oil but Macadamia Nut Oil has more health benefits than Coconut Oil. Can you believe it?
They state "Buttery in taste and a fantastic alternative to coconut oil due to its lower saturated fat content and higher monounsaturated fat content." 
Having a buttery taste, I thought this would be perfect to use for greasing my bowl because this is a brioche bread, so it needs that sugary, buttery taste too it! 

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A couple of weeks ago I shared my first impressions of the Irresistible Me Flat Iron with you and today I am going to be sharing a full review. As I stated in my first impressions, I was very intrigued by the Irresistible Me Flat Hair Iron as so many people have mentioned how they are better than GHD's. I would have to say these are definitely better than my pair of Remington hair straighteners too. They heat up extremely quickly, quicker than I ever thought they would. However, the only negative aspect I have found about the heat settings is how they do not count up the heat temperature the way other flat irons do, so you don't know when they're at their maximum heat until you have sat there for a while.

Less of the rambling and let's get too it;
I absolutely love how the Irresistible Me Flat Hair Iron has it's buttons hidden underneath one of the irons. This makes it so much easier to do my hair as usually I would press the buttons while using a flat iron, especially when they are on the top of the iron (like most of them are). My brother found it quite silly where they have put the buttons because you'd burn yourself turning them off. But that's where their automatic turn off comes into place.
"The Diamond Professional Flat Iron is our next-generation, digital, SMART styling iron featuring unique DIAMOND Hi-Tech, which coats the floating ceramic plates with crushed diamond particles mixed with tourmaline.  The diamond and tourmaline technology will protect your hair and keep all the natural hair oils, colour and moisture in, leaving your hair healthy, shiny and frizz free. The styling will last longer against air humidity and everyday stress."
 The features of this Diamond Flat Iron are as followed;

• "A 360° mobile cord that swivels around following your every move.
• A thumb print and cool tips for a steady grip and to avoid burning your fingers.
• All buttons are on the inside so you don't accidentally change the settings.
• This shuts down automatically in 30 minutes.
• The iron gets hot (450F/230C) really fast, in up to 15 seconds.
• It has an intelligent heat display that lets you see the temperature all the time.
• It is super light and comes in a beautifully designed box with magnetic closing that you can use to store it.
• It automatically changes the temperature display to Celsius or Fahrenheit, depending on the supplied voltage, making it perfect for travelling.
• The 1'' floating plate self-adjusts, eliminating any pressure points, so that the iron can work through your hair smoothly without pulling."

• What I love most about the Irresistible Me Flat Hair Iron;

Last but not least, as they state the Diamond Flat Iron heats up very quickly and I mean, ridiculously quick! You can turn these on, brush your hair and once you're done, they're already heated up to the temperature which you require which is insanely good, especially if you are in a rush! I found with straighteners which I used to use, the one aspect I hated about them were how long they took to heat up, it would be minutes until they were at the correct heat which wasn't ideal before school!

This blog post features product/s which were sent to me for review purpose however all opinions are my own and completely honest.

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I'm going to start by saying, if you haven't tried Primark's makeup range then I think you should stop reading and go straight to Primark right now to check out their range; it is incredible! I always rave on about Primark's P.S range when it comes to nail polish; they're cheap, they're long lasting and you only need to apply one coat which is a real time saver, especially when you work and also study at University! However, I have recently come across their matte lipstick range and instantly fell in love. I have only seen two so far though which makes me feel slightly disappointed as I really want more. Hopefully they'll bring out a larger range of shades!

So let's get too it;
So I'm going to start off with the nude matte lipstick which Primark have brought out out in their "PS" range. I really like this nude because it's a genuine nude, it's very close to my natural skin tone but a little bit darker. When I first applied this, it looked like I had foundation lips which did make me smile a little bit but as my natural tan has worn off (as I went on holiday back in June), my skin is now pale enough to have the lipstick darker than my skin tone, which I was so thankful for! I really did not want to go out looking like I had foundation lips, even though I do not wear foundation.

I was expecting the smell of this lipstick to be the fairly gross smell which a lot of cheap lipsticks have, but it doesn't. So I was overall impressed with this aspect as I think the lipstick only costs £1.50, possibly £2. The smell isn't too bad!

The consistency of this nude lipstick is very very creamy, even though it's matte. It definitely does not leave you with dry lips like a lot of matte lipsticks do! However, you can still wear lip balm underneath if you'd like too; this wouldn't change how the lipstick applies! This nude is also very pigmented, I was shocked out how pigmented it really is; again because the price is cheap compared to some of the lipsticks you can find in the drugstore.

I have also tested this lipstick on how long it wears for, and even through drinking and eating it still stays put; which is everything you want in a lipstick, right? You don't want to have to keep reapplying it throughout the day!

If I were to give this lipstick a score out of 10, I would probably give it a 9; purely because it would be that little bit better if it was slightly darker and more of a brown/nude than a skin tone nude! But I do love it and it's a lipstick I now wear every week, if not nearly every day! I highly recommend searching for it next time you are in Primark.
I also picked up this very very dark purple shade matte lipstick which would have been perfect for a Halloween makeup look! Recently I decided I wanted to change up my usual makeup routine and I wanted to hunt for darker lipsticks as I would never usually wear one; I feel like I am far too pale to wear a dark lipstick and the shades always drain out the colour of my skin. However, without trying lipsticks I'll never know which ones suit me and which ones do not.

I love how this lipstick is just as pigmented as the nude one; you only need to apply one coat to your lips to have an even later which you very rarely find when it comes to the darker shades! Obviously, if you have to keep reapplying a matte lipstick; it will most likely dry out your lips which is something you really do not want especially now it's the colder months!

This shade is also just as creamy as the nude lipstick which is fabulous! For some reason I was expecting it to be a lot more drying on my lips, however this definitely proved me wrong! Unfortunately, something I struggled with when applying this to my lips is actually applying it in general. Although I was able to swatch it on my hand and feel the creaminess of this product, you really have to push down quite hard to have the lipstick actually apply to your lips in a smooth consistency. This has been my only disappointment so far.

Overall I am highly impressed with these lipsticks for the price of them, I was expecting them to be very poor quality but they certainly changed my mind! I love their matte lipstick crayons and I would definitely say the crayons are so much creamier and softer to apply to the lips but for £1.50-£2.00, you really cannot go wrong! Especially for a nude and a dark lipstick which are perfect for different makeup looks around this time of the year! Go check them out if you have a Primark near you.

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Recently I have seen the AM/PM Tag floating around my bloglovin feed and I couldn't help but get involved! I absolutely love tags and they are in my top five of favourite posts to write up! I never really used to have a routine when I was in school and college, especially when it came to a beauty a routine; I didn't care but as I have grown older, I've realised I need to take care of my skin, especially now my eczema is getting a lot worse than what it ever used to be. Routines are a part of my life and I would be a right mess if I didn't have one!

So let's get too it;

-AM-
What's your morning beauty routine?
Every Morning I wash my face using Clean & Clear and I then moisturise with No7 Beautiful Skin day cream. Easy Peasy!

What's for breakfast?

For breakfast I'd either go for granola and milk or granola, yoghurt and fruit. Sometimes a bagel if I fancy something quick and easy.

Coffee or Tea?
I will always be a black coffee kind of girl! However, I am currently enjoying Begu tea first thing in the morning.

How long does it take to get out of the door?
It depends where I'm going and how long I wanted to sit down, drinking my coffee while scrolling through social media. If I don't do this, it can take me 40 minutes. If I do sit down and have my coffee, give me an hour to an hour and a half.

What's your go-to makeup look on a fuss-free morning?
If I'm not doing anything throughout the day and I'm sat at home, I won't wear any makeup. However, if I'm just popping into town or to the supermarket I'll wear concealer, powder and some mascara!

-PM-
What's your evening beauty routine?
I take off my makeup using which ever product I feel like picking up on the day! I have so many different makeup removers (I might actually do a post on this). I then use the boots Cucumber Face Mask if I feel like it or I'll go straight to the Heaven Skincare cleanser and then I finish off my beauty routine by moisturising using No 7 Beautiful Skin Night Cream and also their eye cream.

Snack time! What's in the bowl?
Chocolate, of some sort. Always chocolate! I am currently enjoying M&M's.

How do you wind down and prep for bed?
I cosy up in bed with a hot chocolate, a lit candle and my book! A perfect way to end any day!

Cosy up! What are you wearing to sleep?
Pyjamas and fluffy socks (if my feet are cold). Now the nights are getting colder, I'll most likely be wearing my batman fluffy pyjamas or I'll be wearing my cosy flannel pyjamas from Primark.

What are some things you have to do before hitting the hay?
Prepare what I'm going to wear for the next day (if I'm going out), prepare my unviersity or work bag (If its Tuesday, Wednesday or Thurday evening). I also have to watch some sort of youtube video, whether I completely catch up with all my favourite youtubers or only watch a couple of videos; I have to do this every night.