Count Your Blessings

Hi Ladies,

Recently the gorgeous and lovely Tali over at The Gloss Goss wrote a post called Gratefulness and it really got me thinking. Basically, she decided to write about things in her life that she is grateful for and encouraged her readers to do the same.  It was such a lovely post and beautifully written. See it here.

I think, as humans, we tend to make big dramas of the things that are not so great in our lives and forget about all of the things that we are generously blessed with. All of our energy is drained from worrying about certain situations, what is going wrong, that we never take the time to step back and appreciate the positives.

From today, I want to try to remind myself of my blessings and let go of the things that worry me and make me unhappy. It's not an easy thing to do but I think that we should all make a conscious effort to try.

I want to write about three things that I'm blessed with and I'd love it if you could do the same in the comments box below.

1) I have a handful of friends that I can call in the middle of the night and I know that they will be there for me no matter what. They are patient with me, sometimes having the same conversation a million times over, they know when to be harsh with me and when to be kind and they offer the best advice in the world. They only want the best for me and support me through everything.

2) I'm fortunate enough to have a career that means if I'm disciplined with myself, I can save enough money to do the things that I want to (buy a house, go on holiday.) It's hard word but I accept the fact that I'm fortunate enough to be comfortable and enjoy what I'm doing on a day to day basis too.

3) Family

Thank you for reading, as always.

I look forward to hearing your blessings.

Lots of love,
Amy

xxx

My Favourite Products For Winter..

Hi Lovelies,

It's the weekend!

I was thinking about the products that I like to use in Winter and I thought that you might like to take a look...

Origins Ginger Souffle Whipped Body Cream: 

If you have never tried this, you have to at LEAST smell it! It's really moisturising on the skin and the scent makes me think of Christmas immediately.


The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector:

This is the best hand cream that have ever used. I love the fact that you can reapply this to your hands every two minutes (literally) if you wish, and there will never be a greasy/oily residue on your skin. I use this on my feet too and pop on some socks as a treatment.

Bio-Oil:

I mix a little of this with my moisturiser before bed and find that it really evens out my skintone and brightens up my skintone by morning.

Soap And Glory Flake Away Body Exfoliator:

I don't know about you but sometimes I find exfoliating the body a bit of a chore. This little beauty makes it a treat! It smells delicious (the fragrance lingers on the skin too), quickly exfoliates the skin and leaves a light oil residue that makes the skin glow.


Also, I can't live without Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream in the Winter months!

I hope that you enjoyed this post. I tag Tali, Zara, Laura, Dulce and Vivianna!

Thank you for reading.

Love, Amy

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What's In My Bag?

Hi Ladies,

As promised, I'm back again with my 'What's In My Bag' post.

These kinds of posts are my guilty pleasure when it comes to finding out about other Bloggers. I think you can really find out what a person is like from what they carry around day to day.

So, the bag that I'm currently carrying is the Chloe Marcie bag in Tan. This is the medium sized one but it's still roomy enough to hold all of my day to day junk!

And for the exciting bit....

Purse: Louis Vuitton (looks HUGE here but big enough to hold all of my cards, receipts, money and slip in to a clutch on a night out.)

Perfume: Philosophy Amazing Grace (really light and perfect to wear in the day. Every time I wear this, I always receive compliments. It's lovely layered on top the the Amazing Grace Body Lotion too if you want longer staying power.

Notebook: PiP Studio. A good friend of mine sent me this as a gift. Her company make beautiful stationary and home ware. If you want to take a look, her website is here: www.pip-studio.co.uk. I usually carry this with me to make notes of things that I know I'll forget.

Handcreams: The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector. I absolutely love this stuff. Tali at The Gloss Gloss raved about this around about a year ago. This is my second tube. It's really rich and moisturising yet absorbs in to hands in seconds and leaves no residue at all. Perfect for colder weather and the tiniest bit of cream will be enough for both hands. I'm also carrying the Burtsbees Beeswax & Banana Handcream, which smells DIVINE! The cream protects and moisturises really well and lasts such a long time. It can leave an oily film on the hands though so I would recommend using this at night time. (It's lovely on the feet too.)

Multi Purpose Products: Smith's Rosebud Salve: I'll be honest, I don't know what I think to this yet. It's marketed as a multi purpose product and is supposed to be great at moisturising dry areas such as lips, cuticles and skin. I like but I don't love. This seems like something I just don't reach for, especially if I have Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream with me. I'll carry it around a little longer and will post a review for you when I've had chance to trial it fairly.

Eye Cream: Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Firm. If you need an eye cream, just don't look anywhere else. I know Origins have some pretty good ones, which I am desperate to try, but for now this works really well for me. I use this once or twice per day (depending on how lazy I'm feeling) and have found that it makes a massive difference to have the appearence of my under eye looks. This can also be used on lips.

Make Up Bag: Mac

Make Up Bag Contents:

• Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC35
• Chanel Natural Finish Pressed Powder (Translucent) in 40 Dore
• Nars Palette (containing Laguna Bronzer, Orgasm Blush and Albatross Highlighter)
• Dior Amber Diamond
• Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
• Nivea Milk & Honey Lipbalm
• YSL Shocking Mascara in Blackest Black
• Korres Guava Lip Butter
• Mac 187 Brush (I use this to stipple foundation in to my skin)
• Mac Paint Pot in Painterly
• Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown
• Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NC30
• Mac Eyeliner in Smoulder
• Chanel Eyeshadow in Black Star

So there you have it. I hope that you enjoyed. If you would like to see in depth reviews of any of the products listed above, just let me know.

Thank you for reading!

Love, Amy

x

Here Goes (Finally!!)

Hi Ladies,

Well here goes, my first blog!

I've followed literally hundreds of beauty and fashion blogs for what seems like an eternity now and seem to have always put off setting up one of my own.

Seeing as it's a Sunday, I'm pottering around the house with my hair mask on (Naked Shine Coconut & Shea Glossing Hair Treatment in case you were wondering) and I just thought to myself, "I'm just going to do it and see how it goes!"

My inspiration to do this comes from the lovely ladies such as:

Laura at Buy Now Blog Later
Dulce at DulceCandy87
Zara at Mouldy Fruit
Laura at Liparazzi
Vivianna at Vivianna Does Make Up
Tali at The Gloss Goss

Obviously, I could list a million more. I'll do a post about my favourite Beauty/Fashion Bloggers when I'm up and running properly and I know what I'm doing!

When deciding if I like/want to follow a new blogger, I always look for the 'What's In My Bag' post then decide from there, so I suppose that would be a good place to start.

Any advice/tips that you could pass to me regarding getting started in the blogger world would be much appreciated!

A 'What's In My Bag' post is on its way!

Love, Amy

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