Breakouts at any age are a bloody pain in the backside but at 49 ... I’m like Jeez Mother Nature give us a break ! I can’t actually remember a time when I had spot-free skin. They have plagued me all my life. I had acne quite late on in life ; during my early … Continue reading L I F E | dealing with breakouts in your 40’s
My mum always used to say I was a 'faffer ' who liked nothing better than 'faffing around' with skincare and beauty bits . F A F F E R - to spend your time doing a lot of things that are not important instead of the thing you should be doing . i.e "Tracey … Continue reading S T Y L E | faffing around over lockdown …
If you've been hanging around here for a while with me you will know I love skincare and beauty. You will also know that I had acne in my early 20's which has left me with some scarring and hypo-pigmentation. 'Bug-bears' I have been trying to improve over the years! I've had lots of treatments … Continue reading B E A U T Y | with Rebecca Elsdon Advanced Skincare
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One of the most important lessons I’ll take from 2019 . Why not me? I have always struggled with the assumption that I wasn't good enough... pretty enough... cool enough... 'whatever it is' enough. Or that if I was I would inevitably fall at the last hurdle and feck up whatever it was I was … Continue reading L I F E | my 2019 highlights
Press Event & Hotel Stay as part of my role as Regional Brand Ambassador. I am not under any obligation to write this post On a rainy , dismal Thursday October evening what better way to spend an evening than under the stars [quite literally] in London's Natural History Museum celebrating the launch of the … Continue reading B E A U T Y | M.A.C ‘Starring You’
Gift with no obligation to post. Contains spoilers Christmas comes but once a year and seemingly earlier every year. I used to absolutely love Christmas, then we lost Mum and for the past 2 years it's never felt the same. Christmas without mum felt like bread without butter. Nice ... but something delicious was missing. … Continue reading B E A U T Y | M&S Beauty Advent Calendar Reveal
My mum was a [ding dong] Avon Lady. As a young girl I would sit for hours playing with her fancy sample kit. I'd slather thick cloppy creams all over my face and try the tiny lipsticks that ranged from pale pinks through to bronzes and deep reds with great excitement. I was in my … Continue reading B E A U T Y | let’s take it off, let’s talk Cleansers
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