June Splurge - Korea

Beautynetkorea – Skinfood, Innisfree, Tonymoly & the Saem

June Splurge - London part II

So here you have it - Part II, I think the products in the Haul post are slightly more expensive as the last one was mainly drugstore but hey ho.

June Splurge - London Part I

A birthday + more impulse shopping = broke shopaholic. As the haul was too big, it was too long so I split it into three parts: a London Haul (two parts) and a Korean Haul – this was the most convenient method.

Porphyria's Lover by Robert Browning

I haven't put a post up in a while...again. My excuse being, that it's currently exam season, so I'm lacking in the area of 'updating my blog'.

Recently, I revisited this poem - to this day, I have no idea why I love it because it’s quite disturbing but I thought I’d share Robert Browning’s work. I used this poem as an inspiration when I wrote a fictional piece a while ago but I forgot the girl’s (Porphyria) name so I couldn’t actually find the poem for a while but now that I’ve found it and I’ve fallen in love again.

Have a read, it might be your cup of tea, if not I’m sorry.

Skincare: Eye Cream

Eye Cream’s are not necessarily a must in a skincare routine, I didn’t start using one till quite recently and this was because of my really bad dark circles that I acquired after years of school.

Before your 20’s you want to keep your eyes hydrated and when you enter your 20s it would be beneficial to use eye creams that slow down the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles as once you have both it’s quite difficult to reverse the process. 

Skincare: Serum

At the moment there are a large variety of serums on the market - it is becoming more and more popular. Serums are mainly water-based, light and fast absorbing products with high quantities of active ingredients making them desirable. Anyone, regardless of age, can use a serum as each one targets a different area – of course, the price can hugely vary.

Wishlist #4

As promised I’m writing post #2 for this week due to my lack of organisation during the previous weeks. I’m going to put up another wishlist today but it’s mainly a lot of skincare products, which leads me nicely into tomorrow’s skincare post. I’ve actually got many things to write about but I’ve cut it down to 10 so that when I do have my massive haul you have more things to look forward to.

The Most Basic Skincare

Over the past few weeks I wrote about the four main steps of skincare, which are:

1. Cleansers,

2. Exfoliators,

3. Toners,

4. Moisturisers.

This is the most basic skincare routine one could have. I do have extra step such a serums, eye creams and face masks, which I plan to go over in the next couple of weeks. As for now I was going to do a quick recap of the four steps and tell you what I’m currently using.

Wishlist #3

Shoryu Ramen

I should have many food reviews because I ate out almost all day. In case it wasn’t obvious I thought I’d let you know that I currently have a serious obsession with oriental food so I’m basically visiting almost all oriental restaurants in London and the area where my university is. This is not how you should spend your student loans because right now I am completely and utterly BROKE – slightly regretting that I didn’t think about saving up some money for when I would actually need it.

Shoryu Ramen can be found in five different places in London and serves Japanese cuisine. Their main dish being Ramen – I still prefer my packet/pot Nongshin Ramen but their one is definitely worth trying.

Innisfree Haul

Another Haul...Surprise, Surprise. I can actually open my own little shop right here which, is ridiculous. I thought this haul would be really convenient as this month was dedicated to Skincare.

Skincare: Step 4 - Moisturisers

The final step of your routine should be to moisturise. If you skip out every single other step you should moisturise - it retains moisture and acts as a barrier between your skin and the polluted air.

Skincare: Step 3 - Toners

Toners are wonderful they can be used in different ways ie patted into the skin, poured onto a cotton pad, spraying it onto your face or as a ‘base’ before using facemasks.

Skincare: Step 2 - Exfoliators

Step Two of all skin care routines should be an exfoliator. They literally come in all different shapes and sizes – you can get really gentle exfoliators or heavy-duty exfoliators; some come with lots of bits and bobs inside them or you can get ones with micro-particles; daily exfoliators or exfoliators you can use once to twice a week. However at the end of the day they should all do the same thing.

ELLE Insider x Jack Wills Spirng Lates

This was going to be a post about Exfoliators but something more exciting took place last week so I thought I’d tell you guys what happened although you have may already guessed thanks to the title.

Skincare: Step 1 - Cleansers

The first and foremost step of any and all skincare routines is a Cleanser. The purpose of a cleanser is to remove dirt, make-up, excess oils and dead skin cells from the face and I suppose give you a clean base for when you apply other products.

ELLE Insider x H&M: Style Awards Pre-party

I was invited to the ELLE Insider x H&M: Style Awards Pre-party – this happened because I’m subscribed to the ELLE Magazines - you can enter yourself into multiple events which they then choose and invite people to. Moving on to the event.

Unhealthy Haul

We all know how I love to splurge…I’m deluded and think I’m made of gold. I was actually doing pretty well until this months ELLE Insider event at H&M, Oxford Street. This post will be about the huge haul along with other bits and bobs however I will make a separate post about the actual event and let you in on the night.

Movie Review – Pocahontas

Welcome to My World, 2015.

I should have become a photographer.