I've been a rubbish Blogger!

Hi Everyone! Long time no see!

 

Today is 10th December and I have posted all of about 3 blog posts this month. So much for Blogmas! I do apologize about the lack of posts this month! 

 

I am so gutted that I couldn't fulfil my Blogmas promise. This month has been so unexpectedly busy for me. I haven't really had a moment to myself.

 

Everything has accumulated through the year really and unloaded on me this month. Not to bore you with my problems, but a lot has happened for me this month. To start it all off I think I am getting about 4 hours of sleep a night. I am normally someone that is in bed by 9 and needs at least 7 hours of sleep to function, so I am not really feeling 100% Sophie at the moment.

 

Another thing that has crept up on me this month is my eyes. Now some of you may or may not know that I wear glasses, and have done since I was about 12 years old. And I hate them. When I first got them I was so exited, finally something that would make me stand out, until I realized that I did not want to stand out and was happy sinking into the wallpaper. Over the past 6 years I have battled with my eyesight getting worse and new glasses nearly every year. As I hate wearing my glasses, over the past few years I have basically only worn them when I was on my own or not going anywhere. Which was probably the worst decision ever. This has made my eyes worse as I have basically harmed them from my own insecurities. So, this past weekend I went into Specsavers and picked out two pairs of glasses that I think really suit me. So fingers crossed the glasses insecurities will get a little bit smaller to make my life easier!

And on top of all this it is Christmas time. Parties, presents and family time. Everything that I don't seem to have the time for. I have not brought one Christmas present yet and Christmas is in 2 weeks. I am very behind. I find it hard to do Christmas shopping in the week as I work full time, then at weekends its all about socializing and seeing family. But to be honest, the idea of battling the shops less that 2 weeks before Christmas doesn't really sound like my idea of fun. So it looks like I am going to be doing ALOT online and having to pay over the odds for quick delivery before Christmas.

Even with everything going on I am still really looking forward to Christmas. This year me, my parents and my brother are spending Christmas with my Grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins in Kent. I always love going up to visit them as I don't get to see my grandparents often as I am quite close to them.

All in all I think December is just going to get even busier as the month goes on. I do plan on blogging more in December as I had a couple of my monthly subscription boxes turn up on my door step yesterday that I am eager to open and review for you guys.

Until next time...

Sophie x

 



Blogmas Day 2 - Bloglovin

Hi everyone! 

Some of you may or may not have heard of a website called 'Bloglovin'. It is basically a website that you can sign up to and link your blog to. It also allows you to follow many other blogs and read them in a very easy way. 

When it comes to finding new blogs they have a section that you can click on a certain category for example beauty or food, and then it gives you a huge list of blogs under that certain category.  Its a great way of finding new blogs!

The way that your Bloglovin homage is set out is that it lists all of the recent blog posts from the blogs you follow. All you have to do is click on them and it opens the post in a new tab, making it easy for you to go straight back to your homepage to carry on reading other blog posts!

The reason that I decided to sign up to Bloglovin is that I had heard so many goo things about it and that it really gets your blog out there for people to read. It also has a widget that you can add you your blog so that it makes it really easy for people who come across your blog to follow you on Bloglovin meaning they can get your blog posts much easier than coming onto your blog!

So far my experience with Bloglovin has been great and I love to use it daily! If you have a Bloglovin account, follow me! There is a widget to the right hand side of my blog.

Until next time

Sophie x

Blogmas Day1 - November Favourites

Hi everyone!

 

The time has come for Blogmas! For those who don't know, Blogmas is basically blogging everyday until Christmas day! And as today is the 1st of December there is no better way to start of Blogmas then telling you all about my November favourites!

 

So November has been a fairly quite month for me so I have not tried out too many new products, but here are just a few that I have been reaching for basically everyday this past month. 

 

 

Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara £10.50

I have literally fallen in love with this mascara! Mascara is not one of those products that I have many of, once I found Maybelline the falsies I thought that I would never use another mascara again, until I picked this one up on a three for two offer in boots earlier in the month, and I have found my one true love. The mascara claims to give you length and volume on your lashes.. FAST. And so it does. This mascara gives my lashes so much volume and makes them look so much better than they are, and it doesn't separate them at all, which is always a plus for me when it comes to mascara.

 

Elf Matte Lip Colour in Rich Red £3.95

This is such an amazing lip product. I am always scared to wear a matte lip in the winter time as I do tend to get dry lips and matte products highlight dry areas, but not this one. This is such a moisturising lip product in such a beautiful classic red colour. The lasting power is amazing, I can wear these to work, talk all day, eat and drink and they are still on my lips at the end of the day. I love this lip product so much I went and brought all the other colours! Whoops!

 

Beauty Blender £24

When make-up sponges became really popular earlier this year I didn't really get them. I didn't like the way they applied makeup and I thought they took to long to apply my foundation. I read that no other makeup sponge worked as well as the actual beauty blender. So after quite a while of contemplating I finally took the plunge and splurged on one. And by gosh I am glad I did. I don't really use this for foundation as I like to get that over and done with quickly, but I use it to blend in my concealer over my face and under my eyes. It is just a bloody fantastic product, it blends even the most stubborn of concealers and makes my face look flawless.

 

Revlon Colourstay Foundation for Combination/Oily Skin £12.99

I first brought this foundation about 18 months ago and used it so much that I used the whole bottle I had. Once that bottle was gone I just went from foundation to foundation, trying to find one that would give me a nice finish but also keep my oily skin at bay, and I never really found anything. I was wondering the isles of boots this month and I found this beauty again and remembered how much I loved it when I first had it. And I fell in love again. It gives such a good medium but buildable coverage and keeps my oily skin at bay. I only need to powder once a day, and that is about 6-7 hours after I first applied it. It doesn't slip off my face or make me look cakey. I am so glad I repurchased this foundation, as it is now my holy grail foundation.

 

Elf Tone Correcting Powder - Cool £3.95

I was slightly sceptical when purchasing this product. It does look quite scary because of the colours, but it does come out quite translucent. It is such a light and airy product. I like to put it on over my primer but under my foundation, just to even out my complexion and to mask any redness and dark spots. It basically does what it says on the tin. Its makes my skin look brighter and more awake. I don't think I could leave this out of my everyday makeup routine!

 

So there are all the things that I have been enjoying this month. Please let me know in the comments what your favourite products of November have been!

 

Happy Blogmas!

 

Sophie