When Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) emerged into our culture many years ago, I was unsure whether it was a real condition, or a gimmick. In fairness, that’s probably down to the incredibly accurate acronym; it fits almost TOO well, yknow? But every year as winter approaches, I’ve noticed that I become more lethargic. Less positive.…
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My Top 5 Highlight Products
In my group of friends, I’m known as ‘the highlight one’. There are 2 people I blame for my obsession; firstly, my friend Courtney from college, who has the best makeup skills of all the friends I’ve ever had, and Jamie Genevieve, who was ultimately her inspiration and is now mine. I’ve tried a fair…
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Hello March
I should be writing this post in milder temperatures, since we all know that March equals Spring. It’s not really feeling that way this year, is it? I’m sat at the end of February, in the early evening, wearing my fluffy winter pyjamas and turning the heating up full blast. My little car is sat…
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A Wrap On 2017
Every year during the festive period, I like to take stock of my life over the past 12 months. I say this every year around this time, but I think it’s really important to look back on how things have gone – and to retain perspective, when evaluating things, as well. Let’s face it, anyone…
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Looking Back on My 2016
We’ve finally arrived at the end of 2016. It’s been a year that almost every person I know has looked on negatively; with so much tragedy happening worldwide, it’s difficult to remember anything good happening in the past 12 months at all. Every year, I spend most of my December reflecting on the past year…