Happy 5 Years Class & Glitter

Today is a pretty special day in my books, 5 whole years ago, I published my first blog post! It seems like just yesterday that I started this crazy hobbie, every post since then I have loved writing and photographing. Each year, I have made small improvements to the way this blog looks and the content that I publish and create. I started this blog as a way to help me deal with stress during GCSEs and now I'm in my final year of univeristy and still going! Each year, this blog has come with me on my crazy educational journery and I hope that it keeps going through my career too. 

PMD: Does It Work?

Over the past year or so, I have seen a great deal of reviews on the PMD kit. For the past month and a half, I have been putting it to the set and I think now, it is time to share my thoughts, on whether it is a hit or a miss?! 

I have quite a lot of acne scarring on my face, particularly around me cheek area. This is from breakouts that have left a mark, some are treatable (more on that next week) others are so deep that it is next to impossible to use a product on them. Microdermabrasion has been something that my mum and I have been looking at doing for my skin, now that the breakouts have calmed down and my hormones have balanced out, the only real issue is scarring. That is where the PMD comes in, it seems to have worked a real treat on my skin. 

New In From Bilou

Discovering new brands has to be one of my favourite things about blogging! When the team over at Bilou HQ contacted me to try some products, I got very excited. I had spotted the brand pop up on instagram a few times but didn't really know what they were about. Much to my surprise, a huge bag full of goodies from the different ranges came and my bathroom has never smelt better. 

Bilou is a range that has been designed and developed by German beauty blogger Bibi's Beauty Palace. You can tell that everything, from design to the texture of products have been thought out and been paid attention to. This range is now available in Superdrug, 100% vegan and very high quality. 

Fairytales & Flamingos

When you fall in love with a brand, it is pretty obvious that you love it. I talk about Girls with Attitude all the time now, they have taken over my brush collection, stormed into my eyelash draw and their palettes have a great impression on me. If you haven't ever visited their website, you must or look out for them in Primark. It is a brand that offers incredible quality products for a fraction of the price, I am yet to discover something that I dislike. They very kindly sent me their newest releases and I had to try sooo hard to not use them until I take photos. If you were to look at the state of this palette now, you would be ashamed! 

Cheryl x L'Oreal Lip Kits

I am a huge fan of Cheryl, since her days in Girls Aloud, I haven't been able to get enough of her. I love everything she does and when I heard that she was bringing out some new products with L'oreal, they had to be mine. In the past, she has bought out a lipstick with them and been the face of their campagings but this is the first collaboration where she has launched more products. The ranges include, two eye paints (not for me personally) and then three lip kits. There are lip paints and pencils included in the kit and in the shades, burgundy, greige and peach. I got my hands on the two that scream autumn to me and will suit my skintone more. 

Botanics Favourites

I love small brands that you find in shops, the ones that not many people know about or even ones that have made a comeback. Botanics has been in Boots for a long time now, but recently - they had a complete rebrand and have made everything new! In terms of packaging, everything is white and colour co-ordinated depending on the skin concern and then the items in the range too. As an ambassador for the brand, I have had a fair share at trying products from them and this post is a run down on my favourites from them so far. Please not that these are my honest opinions, regardless of them being samples that have sent to me.