Time is tight in the mornings, no matter how early you wake up there always seems to be a rush to get out the house, and never enough time to do everything at as leisurely a pace as you’d like.
So when I find products that save me time I have to shout about them.
I found this body wash, (or body conditioner) by chance while browsing at Lush, and I’m so glad I did, it cleans, moisturises and smells good all at once.
‘Self care’ is definitely a 2016 buzz word.
Endless blog posts, podcasts and articles have been published on the importance of it.
But after I wrote a post about taking time out to invest in myself, the questions and comments I got showed me that actually, most people my age don’t know how to practice self care at all, and find the whole concept alien and dated.
Here are some ways you can spend some time on you this week, without the lavender oil and meditation.
1. Being asked if they earn money from their blogs.
Do I ask how much you earn working at Topshop? Have I ever asked to see your payslip Mr. Investment Banker? No, so don’t ask me, mmmkay?
Maintaining soft, supple and smooth legs is something that is surprisingly high up on my list of priorities.
Whether it’s winter or summer, a photo shoot or spontaneous evening out could come up any second, and I refuse to be that girl in tights at the rooftop bar.
So, when I heard Magnitone had multi-tasking brush for the whole body, I had to try it.
Good hand cream is one of life’s essentials. Like comfortable heels, good food and spacious handbags.
In my opinion it should be four things; pleasantly fragrant, moisturising, easy to apply and quickly absorbed.
Let’s see how Soap & Glory’s Hand Food fares…
1. Eating gyoza (or pretty much anything) from Wagamama
2. Pineapples (but not pineapple juice)
3. Reading the news and throwing shade on Asia V (pictured above)’s show on Wandsworth radio on a Saturday
4. Missguided jumpsuits
5. When people actually end up being fine after losing someone they thought they couldn’t live without
6. Psalms 112:7
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Fake eyelashes and I have only crossed paths a few times, but the encounters were so unpleasant that whenever I get given free eyelashes, I immediately give them to a friend more practiced in the art of fake eyelashery.
So, instead of risking gluing my eyelids together, I use mascara – and I think I’ve found one that will make your lashes look as good as falsies.
“Second only to the search of the perfect male, is the search for the perfect fragrance,”
…said Carrie Bradshaw in Season 6, Episode 13 of Sex and the City (or as it was called in my household for modesty’s sake; ‘The Carrie Bradshaw Programme.’)
And I think I’ve finally found my perfect Spring scent; Lovely Sheer by Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Where were you when the video for Rihanna’s ‘Work’ came out? I was on the tube, as soon as I got home I went up to my room, turned off portrait orientation on my phone and watched.
After watching I just *had* to recreate Rihanna’s bold lipstick look, and GOSH’s Velvet Touch range had the perfect shade.
When I find something good, I tend to stick with it.
Other night creams have tempted me with their promises of younger looking skin and a dewy glow, but this basic Superdrug own-brand Vitamin E night cream has stood the test of time.
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Phoebe Parke 