Nars Sheer Glow Foundation – Siberia | £31 | Link |I know, I know, I’m late to the party, everyone on earth has tried this foundation and I’m only just getting round to it. Don’t judge me, okay? I’ll tell you why I haven’t tried it before, two words: SHEER GLOW. I have combination skin…
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The Museum of Extraordinary Things – Alice Hoffman: Book Review
I picked this book up on a whim when I was browsing in Waterstones. I judged a book by it’s cover, it intrigued me and when I read the synopsis I knew I had to have it. ‘A tale of star-crossed lovers set against a creepy, gothic backdrop of freak shows, murder and mystery.’ Independent‘Entrancing…Hoffman has…
Bag Haul from Grindstore: Backpacks and Chronic Life
A few weeks ago Grindstore had a 10% off Back to School sale and I had to take advantage. Many of you know that I spent three weeks in hospital recently and during my treatment my Occupational Therapist suggested I use a backpack. I alternate between two crutches and a wheelchair due to my disability and…
Mac Matte Lip Collection: Whirl and Stone
Mac Lipstick – Stone and Whirl | £15.50 | Link | Recently Mac added 12 new lipstick shades to their permanent collection. The colours are all Matte or Retro-Matte finishes and I had to pick up Stone and Whirl. The Whirl lip liner is constantly sold out due to the popularity Kyle Jenner brought to…
All I ask for is empathy
It’s hard enough being a 28 year old disabled woman without the insensitive comments of abled people, but factor in the dickheads of society and their ludicrous questioning, things can get very awkward, very quickly. I don’t deal well with comments regarding my health. To this day, there are certain people that say extremely negative…
10 Book Challenge
The marvellous Maggie of The Secret Life of Maggie May asked me to take part in the 10 Book Challenge. As a huge bookworm, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. How does it work? It’s simple; you are asked to name 10 books you have read in your life which have stayed with you the most….
Goin’ to the Chapel: We Attended a Wedding
Bank Holiday weekend was busy. We attended a wedding on Saturday and my friend, Natalie’s birthday party on Sunday.The wedding was my boyfriend’s cousin, Louise and her now husband Steve. They’ve been together 30 years and married on Louise’s Mum’s 70th Birthday, so it was a double celebration.The wedding took place in a little village…
Chronic Illness Sufferers Be Heard: #SufferingTheSilence
Suffering the Silence is an online community for people living with chronic illnesses to share their stories. They are an amazing movement that are breaking the silence by giving sufferers a voice and a platform to tell others what it is like to live with their condition/s.As soon as I read about #SufferingTheSilence here, I…
Rehab Fam: Amazing Friends from RNOH
So many people have asked me how I got on during my three week stay in RNOH Stanmore for Pain Management and are surprised by my answer of ‘amazing’ or ‘I bloody loved it.’It’s the truth, other than learning about my condition and ways to manage it, I made some incredible friends. Every night when…
Top 10 August Favourites
I thought I’d add a few random favourites to my monthly faves this month, so lets do this.Nars Velvet Lip Liner – El Agua | £18 | Link |A dusty lavender rose, creamy, pigmented, incredibly opaque and long-wearing lip liner, I can’t rave about this enough. I’ve had it for quite a while but been…