Skin Care Routine | Beauty

It’s safe to say I am culprit number one of not taking care of my skin. In all honestly it was something I just couldn’t be bothered to do, felt like another thing stopping me from walking in the door and clambering into bed but near the end of 2019 I sat myself down and said “look girl somethings gotta change you can’t just use and make up wipe and be done with it” so I went out and bought some new face stuff to motivate me to take care of my skin. I’m well aware it shouldn’t have taken for me to buy a new face wash to want to clean my face but it did so let’s move on.

I have always been blessed with quite nice skin, yes I get spots and blemishes but I am very lucky that I’m not prone to acne and I took that for granted. I often will roll out of bed in the morning and just do eye make up and eyebrows and not worry about face make up, I feel quite confident that I don’t need foundation but it does make my face look a lot better let’s be real.


I wasn’t quite ready to splash the cash just yet so I went for your standard drug store products. I’m going to try and explain to you my “skin care routine” if you want a name for it. I start off by taking the majority if not all of my make up off using micellar water. I’d always been that person who used a couple of make up wipes and was done with it but if I’m honest with myself my face was never fully clean but since using this B. Pure Micellar Water I truly feel like it gets the majority of my make up off. I got this bottle maybe a month ago and as you can see I’ve nearly used it all as I like to make double sure I’ve got as much off as I can, trip to the shops soon I don’t want to take my make up off with anything else now.

One time Beth told me that I shouldn't use micellar water to take my eye make up off and I thought to myself "no way am I buying another thing and added another step to my routine" but then when I went to Superdrug there was a buy one get one free offer on so I decided to get an eye make up remover. I really like this one, I chose the same brand simply for the offer but it works really well, honestly not sure if its better or worse than just using the micellar water but I am conforming to the skin care etiquette of buying more than you need and just going with it. I might update you one day at what I prefer but for now I'm using the B. Pure Eye Make Remover.

Once I’ve taken as much make up off as I possibly can I move into the bathroom and wash my face. When I was in boots I had no idea what face wash to get I just sort of stood there asking myself “do I have oily skin? Maybe it’s dry?” I was clueless so I settled on a pink one I like the smell of and I don’t regret doing that, could of been there for hours.

When I finally decided on a pink face wash that smelt like grapefruit I picked up Neutrogena's Refreshingly Clear Facial Wash and the Refreshingly Clear Moisturiser both in the pink grapefruit scent.
From my memory I don't think I have ever used anything by Neutrogena before but I knew it was a good brand from things I’ve heard down the blogging grapevine. I also picked up the moisturiser from the same range and something I have done for a long time is moisture my face so this tale is not all neglect. I wanted to get the same range for both products as I thought it would present the best results, I use both products twice a day (morning and night) and I am really happy with the results. After my first couple of uses I knew I liked it, the pink grapefruit scent is very refreshing and I really do feel how clean and soft my skin is.
I decided to use a glove to wash my face with instead of my hands there’s a deadly virus don’t you know as I although I often wash and sanitise my hands there will always be more germs than a glove - I believe this is an eco-tools exfoliating glove, I want to make it clear I don’t press super hard to exfoliate my skin but it does feel super soft after I use it so maybe every morning I’m slowing exfoliating my face away.

Who doesn't love a face mask? I obviously don't do this every night but I try to use a face mask at least once a week the one I have been using is L'oreal Pure Clay Red Algae Glow can you tell I gravitate towards pink things...
I really like this brand so far I mean I haven't had outstanding results as soon as I use it but my mum did say my skin was glowing and I am certainly not with child. I leave this mask on for about 20 minutes just standard whilst I read my book, watch TV or just do whatever I need to do walking around like I have no idea of my foundation shade and I often forget I have it on.

 That's it really, I try and that's all that matters right now. I hope you enjoyed this more traditional blogger post, I am trying to inject a little more me back into this blog so bare with me while I try things a little outside of my comfort zone.

Q & A | Lifestyle

In the past I have done photography Q&A’s and the occasional lifestyle post so I decided to ask my Instagram followers (all 800 of them, Miss Popular I know!) to ask me some questions and I got a couple of good ones so I thought i’d answer them today.

Any big plans for 2020? 

2020 has came round so fast I didn't have a chance to plan anything big. I guess a constant plan is to travel more and get the most out of this year seeing as many friends across the country as possible. 2019 was quite a chill year in regards to the fact I didn't have any kind of education for an entire year so this year I am putting my head down and getting to work with both my full time job and for Jessica Rose. 

I am also trying to plan as many photo shoots as I possible to improve my skills - my aim is to shoot at least once a month.

How do you stay motivated? 

I do my best to stay motivated but it isn't always easy I go through phases where I am extremely motivated to do my best with my creative career, go to the gym and drink more water but then suddenly it will just drop off and I without even knowing it suddenly I haven't been to the gym in weeks and my skin is dry. 

I think what's more important than staying motivated 24/7 is to realise when you have dropped off and find that motivation again unfortunately there is so no magic secret I can tell you to make it happen overnight it has to come from within and wanting to succeed. 

Would you change anything about 2019?

No. I don't like to dwell on things I wish I had done but I do wish I'd passed my theory test earlier so I could go in for my test earlier as well as had more planned fun. I want to do activities and days out with my friends and family not just the same stuff so I regret not doing more of that in the summer but there's always this year.

Travel Plans?

Myself and Molly are going to Disneyland Paris in March for her birthday which is something we have said we wanted to do for years and now we are finally doing it, very excited for that.

A cheeky city break with Hannah is always on the cards so potentially travelling to somewhere in Europe and as everyone knows I want to go to a cottage with my close friends and it's been months since it was attempted to be planned and yet here we are still not having plans to do that. 

Your favorite book/ movie?

It is a given that Harry Potter is my favorite book and movie franchise of all time. 

But Harry Potter aside, I have taken this question to mean a book series that has been turned into films, so on that thought I chose The Hunger Games. My favorite genre of books are young adult dystonia world filled with action, romance and people in colorful costumes and hunger games hits all of those. 

Maze Runner is a close second. 

Do you have a favorite model? 

Of course I have models I am more friendly with or shoot with more often but I couldn't pick a favorite model I have personally worked with they all offer so much and are so talented. 

Can't wait to work with new and old faces this year.

What is an accomplishment you are most proud of?

My biggest accomplishment would have to be moving to Leeds and getting my degree. Back in 2015 I was not in a place mentally to go to university but I knew I had to and I am so glad that I did. I am so beyond proud of myself for getting my degree and becoming the person I am today because of my time in Leeds. 

On a much smaller scale, just how much I have grown in a person in the last year or so I am so much more confident in myself and I don't rely on others as much as I used to. 

There you have it, some questions people asked me on Instagram, this might have been a plot to get more people to following Instagram but isn’t that what all the “social media stars” do these days.

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