Tag: self care
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Need to Tarte up my Make Up bag!
First impressions So I said in my last blog that I am working on my hair at the moment! This curly girl method appears to be working with the plopping. Sounds so good doesn’t it. I said that makeup isn’t really a priority for me but that doesn’t mean I am not interested in it.…
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Be Bold: feeling the insta-worthy pressure
Be bold Is the theme of today’s blog but today I am feeling beige not bold. I feel like I have taken on too much with this challenge. Its not that I don’t have enough time to write it just that I feel like my writing and content is suffering. Taking on too much is…
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Does my mum secretly work for QVC? Pamper time!
My mum loves QVC and has been watching Alison in the beauty lounge for a long as I can remember! There is a reason that my shelves are filled with Elemis, decleor and Gatineau. My mum will send me an email urging me that this is a necessity! “You don’t want to be pale bride…
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Battle with large pores: skincare
I feel as I have gotten older my pores have also increased. Large pores are not attractive but I cleanse my face twice a day so my pores are treated. I am trying to look after my skin. I am going to talk about what has helped my pores and what I am going to…
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Makeup trial and fail
Okay so I am a nervous bride. Nervous in the fact that I am not glamorous or elegant. I can scrub up well but it’s never been me really. Having a makeup trial made me nervous. How do I look like me without looking like me. Online shopper When it came to my wedding dress…
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Guilt behind the diet: confessions of a chubby bride
Everyone who has ever started a diet, cleanse or trying to be healthier is always struck by guilt. Guilt of want bad foods. Guilt of eating bad foods. Guilt of the scales for tipping over when we know we have been a bit naughty. So as you can guess I really really didn’t want to…
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My favourite healthy lunch I prepare at work
So I am training, toning and eating healthier. I am a stone (14lbs) over weight. I thought I would share with you some of my favourite healthy lunches that I prepare at work. I get 30 minutes for lunch so I don’t have a lot of time. This Asian salad I saw on a website…
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Looking after me, skincare update
My mum is proud of me because I know more about skincare or at least the latest skincare since getting engaged. I have become a little obsessed with my skincare, I have mentioned that before. I don’t wear a lot of makeup. But I have started buying a wee bit more. We went to SpaceNK…
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Healthy habits, does chocolate count?
Day 14, 3 healthy habits, 30 day blog challenge. I am slightly over weight, a sugar addict and lazy! So writing about 3 healthy habits seems a bit hypocritical however. I am trying to tone up and loose weight so I have change 3 things which is definitely a healthy habit. Farewell Diet Coke Like…
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What’s in your bag? My super unsexy backpack tour.
Day 9, what’s in your bag, 30 day blog challenge So firstly this isn’t my bag! It’s my good friend Abi’s bag. My rucksack is crap. When I used to run home it would always come unzipped. Once I was running and these things started flapping round my head, it was my jeans and half…
Dysfunctional Planner 