Updated skincare routine

On
Sunday 27 September 2015
When I say 'updated', it's updated to me. I've always struggled to find and stick to a skincare routine as I'm lazy, but when o haven't given my face a proper clean and I see and feel the difference. 


I switch between using the garnier pure active micellar cleansing water and the Clinique take the day off cleansing balm. I use this as my first cleanse. On my more lazy days when I just want my makeup off, I use the micellar water. I love this stuff! It takes no time at all to take off the layers of mascara and removes my face makeup effortlessly. On days I want to take my time I use my Clinique take the day off cleansing balm. This stuff is amazing! It's a solid ball which changes to a fluid when applied to the skin. To remove this I rinse a flannel under hot water.

After my first cleanse I use either the origins checks and balances frothy face wash or the Clinique anti blemish solutions cleansing gel. The origins checks and balances frothy face wash has been designed to find the balance in your skin. It's formulated to remove excess oils and dirt as well as protect dry patches. This is great as I have combination skin- oily and dry skin. I larger this up and apply it to my face. I then take my No7 beautiful skin cleansing brush. This brush has two settings- the slower speed just cleanses the skin, whereas the faster speed gently exfoliates and gives a deeper clean. I always start off with the slower speed to distribute the product over my face. I then use the faster speed to give a deeper clean. I rinse my face with a flannel. If I opt for the Clinique anti blemish solutions cleansing gel, it's because my skin is playing up. This cleanser really helps when I have a spot forming it an area of spots on my face. It stops the spot from developing and reduces the areas where I already have spots. It says it in clogs pores, but as I switch between the two I haven't noticed any changes. I do the same as the origins and lather it up, then use my brush. 

Once a week it every two weeks I use the No7 total renewal micro-deem abrasion face exfoliator. Now the reason I do t use this very often is because it makes my skin sensitive as it's very abrasive. When I do use this though, I absolutely love it. My skin feels soft, the patches of dry skin have been removed and it gives a radiant glow to my face. Another exfoliator I love is the body shop seaweed pore-cleansing facial exfoliator. It contains plea europaea- olives, well the olive pitt to be exact which is the abrasive agent. I was able to use this exfoliator twice a week as it wasn't too abrasive but still removed excess oil and dead skin cells. 

After I have washed the exfoliator off I splash my face with cold water to close my pores. I pay my face dry and then apply my origins super spot remover blemish treatment gel. I'm so glad I found this product! It removes my spots and prevents more from developing. While I'm letting that soak in I use the sample of the ginzing refreshing eye cream. Once both the spot treatment and eye cream have soaked into my skin I use the origins zero oil oil-free moisturiser. I finish off by applying lip balm to keep my lips moisturised. 

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Sorry for lack of posts

On
Friday 25 September 2015
I'm so sorry that I've been MIA lately. I've had a lot of things go on in my life which put me outta the mood of blogging for a bit but I'm back now! 

I forgot to tell you guys, I have a Twitter! I made it ages ago for my old blog but decided to stop using it, so I changed it for this blog! If you want to follow me my Twitter @ is @missBbeautyy 

Go give me a follow and I'll follow back! 

Ps I'm off work next week so I'll be getting back into the swing of blogging again!

Xoxo

Origins samples review

On
Wednesday 9 September 2015
When I went shopping a few weeks back and brought my Origins zero oil oil-free moisturiser, I was given some samples as I spent over £30- don't worry, the moisturiser didn't cost me over £30, I brought the super spot remover blemish treatment gel too! 


I was given the skin renewal serum, checks and balances frothy face wash and ginzing refreshing eye cream. I love the checks and balances frothy face wash. I use it with my No7 facial brush and it makes my skin feel squeaky clean! I don't use this all the time as I have another sample of the Clinique anti blemish solutions clearing gel, so I switch between the two (I will do an updated skincare routine). 

The serum I wasn't 100% sure on as I ran out of it within 3ish days. I've been told that when applying serum, you should use a pea sized amount and press it into the skin. I would like to take a minute to apologise to the customers I have given this false information too. I tried this and there wasn't enough serum to cover my whole face, to which I squeezed more out and simply rubbed into my skin. From what I did use I liked but as I ran out so quickly, I didn't notice any big changes. 

This eye cream works wonders! I applied it before my makeup and straight away noticed a difference. The creasing under my eyes seemed to vanish before my eyes- well technically vanish under my eyes hehe. It made my makeup apply smoothly and I get hardly any creasing with my concealer. 

I would 100% recommend these products! 

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How to juggle a blog around a full time job

On
Tuesday 8 September 2015
This is something I'm not very good at. My first alarm goes off at 5:30am! I'm not exactly the best at getting an early night either, so when it comes to blog planning I'm too tired. Being on my feet all day doesn't help me either as it makes me more tired, but I've come up with a great solution! 

Each night when I get into bed, I'm going to physically write out my blog for the next day. That way all I have to do is copy word for word what I've written. It also helps with blog planning (I will start that up again) and knowing what I've written down. There will be some non-beauty related posts e.g. this one. By writing this every night, I'll be able to finally juggle my blog and my full time job! 

I'll be taking my 'blogging book' with me on a daily basis, so if I get any spare time to type up or write up I can. It'll also mean that the blog or planning is done for the next day! 

I hope this post has been helpful if people want to start up a blog and don't know where to begin or if like me, you struggle with having a blog and other full time commitments, it's easy to take this on the go!

Xoxo