My First Beauty Post!

I can't believe I haven't written a blog post for over a week, I was starting to feel guilty but i've just been so busy especially with my new job! I'm so used to having lots of days off and just being able to do bits here and there but having an (almost) full time job seems to be throwing my outside of work things off a bit! But here I am, i'm still here and tonight i'm gonna do a beauty post which i've never done before!

I'm not a huge beauty person to be honest, I know what I like and don't tend to try anything different or splurge lots of money on expensive and cult beauty products, I much prefer to spend my money on clothes! However I do unfortunately suffer with quite bad skin and have been looking for years for a product that will help. I have tried everything whether it's cheap yet natural products like Simple or more expensive French brands like Clinique and Clarins, nothing seemed to help! Until a year ago I was introduced to a Swiss based company called Arbonne by a friend from Uni. The products were described as pure, safe and beneficial and I gave them a go because Swiss products were something I always see in Harvey Nichols and think i'll never be able to afford!

I decided to try the anti ageing range and borrowed the smoothing facial cleanser, restorative day creme and the night repair creme as samples. To be honest they didn't really have much of an effect on me straight away, i'm always hoping for a miracle and for my skin to clear up over night, but I did however notice that my skin felt a lot smoother. I bought the products anyway, they were expensive but I signed up to be a client which gave me a hefty discount and I am blown away by the results. My skin used to be very red, scarred and covered with blemishes, and after 6 months of using the products daily I can say it is pretty much clear. I have been able to go out without foundation and concealer, something I never thought I would be able to do and when I wake up in the morning my skin is a balanced colour, gone are the red and dry patches I used to suffer with.

I just wish I had a before and after picture so you could see how good my results were! If you fancy checking out the range for yourself their website is here and if you use it please let me know i'd love to hear how your skin has reacted!

Little Sister

Headscarf - Vintage

Shirt - Topshop

Cardigan - Vintage

Skirt- Topshop

Lipstick - Arbonne

Rings - Topshop and Vintage

It is officially Winter! To be honest our Summer never really started so it doesn't feel like that big of a deal but the past few days have definitely felt full of wind and rain. I don't mind, I quite like Winter, or at least the thought of wrapping up in a jumper, coat and boots, I never think of the reality of when i'm pretty much crying on a bus stop because my feet are so cold! I am however looking forward to buying Winter clothes, I have my eye on so many things including a few jumpers, lots of shoes and maybe some not so Wintery items!

I have sold a few things on eBay over the past few days so I spent a lot of today packing things up and going to the post office, I like to package it up properly because it's always nice to receive a good looking parcel in the post rather than a squashed Tesco bag with your name on! My hair is having an absolute disaster at the moment I barely have a fringe as it's just disappeared into the rest of my hair because it's so long! I've decided to just pin it across until I have a hair cut, I love this headscarf though, it's really 60's and only cost me 99p on eBay! Apart from that this outfit is fairly simple which I like and looks a bit school uniformy which I also like! My red lipstick is from a company called Arbonne who I am a consultant for and stays on all day so you don't end up with the weird line on the inside of your lip! Tomorrow I will be working at Motel and will need to decide whether to order the Kadie or the Laynie baby doll, I think at the moment i'm swinging more towards Laynie but it could all change!