Month: January 2019

Self Doubt and Crying in Work

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Let’s be honest – it’s not the topic that I intended to start talking about in 2019 but if not now, then when? This week started on a mediocre note to say the least (the joke’s on me because I kept saying to my friends in our WhatsApp group that 2019 is the one) but I would say that things improved and now that we’re into more or less Saturday, early morning – I am feeling okay again. (Note: I have hopes still that 2019 is still the one.) I was reviewing my stats last night and found that last year, I wrote 38 posts in total. That’s not an awful lot because that doesn’t even average 1 post a week. Having said that, we are onto something today because I have been meaning to talk about more serious topics on the blog for a while. Not only does the timing call for it, but the occasion too. The period up until Christmas at work has been crazy and for me especially – my work/life …

My Current Everyday Skincare and Favourites

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Happy New Year! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I am slowly getting back into the swing of things as far as blogging is concerned. There has been a lot that I’ve missed from writing and sharing my thoughts which I’m slowly rediscovering again and what better way to ease back into it than to show my current favourites? I thought best to split it – one makeup version which you can catch up with here and one skincare version. I hope this cover is okay? In truth, a lot of these products became empties – some of which I’ve disposed of so it wouldn’t have made sense to take a photo when products would be missing. Featured in this post: Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing BalmInnisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing FoamGarnier Pure Active 3in1Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask Chinese Ginseng & Rice Clarifying Polishing MaskAvene Thermal Spring WaterLUSH Tea Tree WaterThe Ordinary Advanced Retinoid 2%Poppy Austin Vitamin C Anti-Aging SerumPoppy Austin Hyaluronic Acid Restoration SerumNo7 Youthful Eye SerumEmbryolisse Smoothing Eye Contour CareDramatically …