Acceptance;

 I never thought I would be here, if this situation, but I guess people never think they will be. I never thought I would lose someone I wanted to spend my life with. I am trying to accept it, but I don't know how. I know it'll take time and one day I will finally accept it. Right now, I cannot. Right now, I am blaming myself.  

Life has felt very overwhelming recently. I know I'll be okay and get through it all, but in the moment everything feels so raw. 

I've been trying to be accepting of life now and what it is, but it's hard to get used to things when you've lived a certain life with someone for 3 years and now that person just isn't here anymore. 

This is more of a rant than anything else. I know deep down things will feel and get better, but for now I feel trapped and lost 

XO

Mac Fix + Stay Over Setting Spray 

30ml - £13.60

100ml - £29.00

Hey lovelies,

I've trailed so many setting sprays to find one that works with my skin. Unfortunately a lot of them either didn't make my make up last, or they broke my skin out. I'm not a very spotty person and thankfully never really suffered from them during the 31 years on this Earth - apart from when I'm on my period and I get one or two friends 

The Mac Fix + Stay Over is an Alcohol free long lasting setting spray - Looking at the ingredients I can safely say it is Alcohol free and is it long lasting? I've applied it first thing in the morning and had hectic days of rain, gym sessions, work sessions and general chaotic life stuff and I can now, say that it makes my make up last all the way until bedtime and I am very impressed with the staying power.

Personally I also like topping this up during midday, so if I am going out to the school run or going to work midday, I do another spritz and I know this is going to make my make up look fresh again and give me some more dew which is my preferred skin finish - that being said, yes, it is more of a dewy finish but it doesn't make your skin look shiny, oily, greasy or any negative skin finishes you can sometimes get with a setting spray.

This is the setting spray I am going to stick with from this point onward. It's been suck a long road of trying so many different sprays and in some sense, wasting money in doing so. I'm very happy with this one and knowing it doesn't bother my skin at all, gives the perfect healthy dew finish and lasts all day are all a major plus' in my books.

Below you can see the spray applied into the cap. There's no big water drops because the mix is so fine that it gives you an amazing even coverage whenever you spray it and it doesn't feel uncomfortable or like you're spraying your face with those water aerosol sprays which can leave your face a bit too wet if applied too close. 

I don't really have any negatives to say about this product. I picked it up at my local Boots for £13.60 - 30ml This is the smaller version which I bought due to trailing it first before getting a bigger bottle - you can get the 100ml spray for £29.00, but with the Boots current offer, it's £24.65 which I can imagine would last you a very long time! I'm going to purchase the bigger version and decant it into the smaller 30ml bottle just for ease of use, but overall I am very happy with this product! 

Take Care X

Life Update;

 

Hey everyone, 

I've struggled to write this post a few times and didn't know what to say. I guess no one really reads blogs anymore so it doesn't matter as much and I've also not written for a long time, so getting how I feel out of my head and into words isn't a familiar  setting to me.  

My life changed massively two years ago - I had a mental health break down after getting attacked at work and since then I've been trying to heal with little success. I've been in a very toxic and isolating relationship where my mental health was trapped in a cycle and my self care was non existent. My relationship ended in November 2023 and I am now 2 months into no contact. I'm doing several things to heal my mental health and move on from the toxic environment I've been in. I'm focused on my self care - for me this means hygiene - Brushing my teeth and getting washed, taking my meds, putting my make up on in the morning and off in the evening and using skincare. I'm also trying to prioritise eating a healthy diet, exercise, therapy and building my social support back up. 

So, if you'd like to come along on this journey with me on a road to self care, self love and compassion please check in with the blog. I am very pleased to say that I am in a self compassion therapy group for the next 14 weeks, exercising regularly and also eating a lot more healthy foods. This isn't going to be a straight forward process as the road to healing can be long with setbacks, but I am going to try and build a life I am content with. 

Take care xo