Blogs Of A Shopaholic

Today's post is all about my skincare routine for the evenings.  If you read my previous post you will know that I said I try really  hard to follow this strictly but it doesn't always happen that way, and I have to be honest and say I can be quite lazy when it comes to night time skincare.  I will pop a link to my morning routine HERE so you can catch up with that if you want to, but carry on reading below to find out what I do and the products I use in the evenings. Let me start off by saying that we all have those evenings when we know we really should take off our make up but then we get waylaid and caught up doing other stuff (binge watching Stranger Things on Netflix is my current fave), before you know it it's 11.00pm and you can't be bothered with all the faff! This is most definitely me and for those evenings I will remove my make up using some wipes.  I try really hard not to make a habit of this but I'll be honest and say it happens at least  o...

I've been meaning to do a skincare related blog post for a while now but time has just slipped by (as always!).  Now that we've hit March though I thought it would be the perfect time to share my current skincare routine with you as I change my routine to fit in with the season ahead and Spring feels like it's most definitely on it's way.  I have decided to make March my "Skincare" month on the blog and will be posting regular weekly posts about my routines and the products I use so keep checking back as I will be uploading more regularly (or at least trying to) this month. I do take my skincare quite seriously and whenever possible I try really hard to follow the same routine daily, saying that though, it doesn't always  happen, but 99.9% of the time, it does and this is especially true of my morning skincare routine.  The first thing I do (after brushing my teeth) is soak a cotton pad in micellar water and gently wipe it over my face.  I am ...

Hey everyone, So we finally made it to the end of January and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  I hope it was ok for all of you, whether you chose to do some resolutions like "Dry January" or "No Spend" or you just needed to get through to the first payday since Christmas. There are just a few things that I have been reaching for constantly in January and I really wanted to share them with you.  The first two things though are products I have written about previously so I won't repeat myself but I will send you in the direction of my previous blog posts.  They are (if you haven't guessed already) the Tanya Burr Gift Set ( here ) and my haircare favourites from Percy & Reed ( here ) but they have been staples in my everyday routines through January. There are a few new products though and they are all skincare related.  The first being the Alpha-H Liquid Gold Rose Limited Edition.  This came in my Marks & Spencer Advent Calendar (...

Hey everyone, Happy New Year!!  I really hope everyone had a fantastic festive holiday and feels fully re-charged and ready to face the new year ahead.  I am currently sitting in my pj's writing this, having spent last night with friends so today is all about tea, biscuits and films (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory to be precise). I really want to start 2018 as I mean to go on so I am putting out my first blog post of the year on the first day of a brand new month and year in the hope it will mean I will be much better organised!  I thought the best post to kick off the new year would be an "empties" post so below are all the things I have used up in the month of December.  I love that feeling of finishing products and especially at the end of the year when inevitably thoughts turn to de-cluttering and tidying up. Haircare Percy & Reed Reassuringly Firm Session Hold Hairspray - £12.00 It would seem that no post of mine would be complete without s...

Hey everyone, I can't believe it's the end of February (and by the time you read this the beginning of March)!! It has quite literally snuck up on me and it was only when I started seeing blogs being posted that I realised!! I'm so looking forward to Spring now and can't wait to see some sunshine. I have a mixture of things for my favourites this month.  I've discovered a couple of new make up ranges which I'm really excited about and I've also been reading a lot too.  I've tried so hard to try and make more time for myself and do the things that I'd like to do more of.  There is always a never-ending cycle of washing, ironing, cleaning and homework to be done but as my mum says "it will still be there in the morning"! I Heart Make Up Range I won't talk too much about this as I recently posted an entire blog about it which I will link here if you'd like to have a read.    I love this range and think their eyeshadow pale...