Review: Good Things Fresh Start Creamy Cleanser

A while ago, I really needed a facial cleanser because my Lush cleanser had gone past the use by date and I was convinced it had gone off. However, I couldn't bring myself to throw it away because it cost quite a bit and I had more than half a pot left. So it just sat there and I had nothing to wash my face with. 
Then I did what every face cleanse loving girl would do and popped into Boots and looked for a new one.
I was rushing because I needed to get to work so I saw this and I got it confused with the Balanced Me packaging and I was like yeah, Imma go for it since I'm a sucker for more natural products.
 Lo' and behold, when I got home and started applying it to my face, I was like wait, this isn't foaming or bubbling and then read the back. Basically, it's more of a hot cloth cleanser than your normal day-to-day wash off cleanser. Here are the instructions: "Directions: Apply generously and massage well into your skin for a whole minute to loosen dirt, make-up and excess oil. Remove with a flannel that you have dipped in hot water and wrung out."
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It's a bit more effort but this stuff smells AMAZINNNNGGG! I think I'd be using this more in winter because at the moment, my face doesn't feel 'clean' when I wash cleanse with this. However, it is great at moisturising. For example when I've used this and moisturised afterwards, my face just feels so soft the next day. This is actually the first time I've heard of Good Things before but I will def try some others next time, so if anyone has any suggestions, comment down below! *disclaimer: this was bought with my own money and I am not associated with the brand in any way.

Review: L'occitane Ultra Rich Body Cream

I got a few samples from L'occitane the other day and have begun trialing them. I loved the round shape of this sample so that's where I started first haha. 

Forgot to take a photo before I ripped opened the packaging, too excited oops...

I don't usually use body butter/cream/lotion/whatever they call it but my skin is getting quite dry so I thought I'd give this a go. 

It's neither thick nor thin, just in the middle in my opinion. It's easy to spread and that blob was enough for my hand.  It smells kind of grandma-ish with soft floral tones, which I don't particularly like, but I have to admit, the scent is growing on me. It also absorbs really quickly and gives my skin a healthy glow. Despite its great qualities, it is quite expensive so I don't think I will be buying it since there are cheaper alternatives. On the other hand, if you feel like treating yourself, go for it :)
*Disclaimer: This was a sample that was not sent for reviewing purposes.

Week in pictures-Saturday and Sunday

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I'm still playing catchup! So onto Saturday of LAST week lol. I had work so nothing to blog about tbh :/

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On Sunday, I decided to finally catch up on my sewing project today since I was free. I was supposed to head out but really didn't want to move :( *superlazy* I originally wanted to make a peter pan collar top but it messed up and things went wrong so I decided to  rip the collar off and just make a plain, cropped navy shirt. I plan on wearing it with a chunky necklace or some statement pants/skirt. I'm also going to make a separate detachable collar so I can have the best of both worlds :)

I'm quite pleased with the fit since I drafted the pattern on my own haha. I just traced around an existing top but altered it slightly so I guess that still counts right? I was going to make a tutorial but since it didn't go exactly to plan, I spent most of my time furiously ripping out thread and forgot to take more pictures. I'll upload a photo of me wearing it soon. I've got a few more projects that I want to do but I'm a seriously slow sewer mainly because things don't ever turn out the same way I plan so 80% of the time is spent on ripping seams, and starting again. *Images are my own unless specified otherwise, please do not copy.

People

This post is really hard to write but I really need to get some stuff off my chest.
I've become rather unhappy at work recently, because of another colleague. Let's call them B. This is mainly due to B's slightly racist and very condescending/patronising way that he treats me. When I first started working, it was all fine and we'd chat and joke but recently it's like B's out on a witch hunt for me.
B comes from a good background with good parents but after finishing uni, couldn't find a course related job so has carried on living with parents. Now B look down on people based on which university they went to, what car/phone they have, where they live etc the list goes on whilst B plans to move his girlfriend in with his parents. Now, I'm not successful but I don't go around judging people based on where their house is when I can't afford to buy my own.
I know I am being waaay too sensitive about it because I am actually tainting my blog with negative shit but seriously, it's really gotten to me. I really like my boss so I stuck with the job until the end and now I'm leaving (because I'm moving), I'm actually really glad. I guess the saying high school never ends is really true, there's always a bully but you just really have to let them slide.
It feels amazing to get this out of my system. Ranting probably helps the soul.

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P.S if anyone has any advice on how they deal with people like this at work then please comment below. I hope I won't get someone like this in my next job but who knows, better go prepared right?

Week in pictures-Thursday and Friday

Woahhhhh, how fast has the week gone? Last Thursday I was like, I need to make a blog post but I'm too busy so I need to make it up on Friday and then Friday I did the same, pushing everything back a WHOLE WEEK! So I'm playing catch up. Two days condensed into one post. I am determined to document a whole week, in whatever way possible.

I literally rushed out of the house and took about 20min to get ready. So in a blind panic I just grabbed whatever from the fridge. Another yoghurt.

Wore my new shoes but felt slightly weird with white shoes.Plus it started raining and the shoes kept getting raindrops on which made it look like it was getting mud on it. Meh, feels like a bad buy :(.

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Watched UP! Oh My Gawd. Bad decision. I was crying within the first five minutes. Then again half an hour in. And then at the end. It was just a non stop cry fest. Such a touching film.

Woke up early for work but was late I can't even remember why. My face was swollen from "Up!" and my eyes were all puffy so I looked an absolute state.

Put on some lipstick because to prevent myself looking like a complete ghost.

I painted my nails with Sinful Colours nail polish. I only put on 2 light coats so it was pretty light. It looks kind of pastel-y but I like it. I think it looks best with a black base coat though.

Finally bought some essential strappy vests, I put off doing so for soooo long that I avoided wearing all my white/cream chiffon clothing haha. Blogging is hard :( Plus the way that blogger makes it hard to organise the positions of my photos makes it harder. grrrrrr.

Week in pictures-Wednesday

Banner from Googler Polka dot background from Google

Another early morning today :( Boo waking up early!
I didn't even manage to get a lot of pictures today because my phone decided it doesn't want to take photos and since I was at work DSLR wasn't possible :(

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I guess this isn't really today but I watched Monsters University last night! I LOVED Monsters Inc. Seriously, I watched it a bazillion times when I was younger and when I found out that this was coming out I was like OMGJDKGJBAKV. It was great but it's got nothing on the first film. 

Today's been interesting. A lot happened work-wise but nothing immensely interesting.

Bought a sandwich from Pret which in my opinion is nice but seriously overpriced for what it is but hey ho, who've I got to blame for being lazy and not making my own lunch.

And now I'm home. I've just spent half an hour trying to find the usb cable for my camera only to find it in the most obvious place possible. I even tidied my wardrobe to check I hadn't chucked it in there with a bundle of clothes >.<. All this effort for just this one photo as well. *sigh*

It tasted nice and I have nothing else to take pictures of except food haha.

*All photos are my own unless stated otherwise, please do not copy.

Week in pictures-Tuesday

Second day into my photo regime and I'm finding it hard! I think I can blame it on the fact that I'm working today so I'm not free to just walk about with my camera snapping whatever I want.

Anyway, I had to wake up early this morning :( I'm really not a morning person.

Started off the day with some fruit and yoghurt. This makes me look so healthy haha.

It was raining today :( I couldn't find an umbrella so just braved it. It was only drizzling so it wasn't too bad.

Bought some snacks. Ate three. Opps  

 Super jazzy socks from Topman.

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Not really in Moldova but RED is a nice way to end a post. :)

*All photos are my own unless stated otherwise, please do not copy.

Week in pictures-Monday

I am a massive lover of photography and finally invested in a DSLR after contemplating for years. Sadly, I haven't even put it to much good use and it's been sitting on a shelf, gathering dust. :(
So no more abandonment dear camera! I shall use it to document days in my life, no matter how mundane, because I want to look back on this blog someday and be like "Oh, that was a good day!".

Floral pattern and banner outline:Google Images

My day off so I may have slept in until 12am...Annnnyway, woke up and had like 3 packs of this sushi that they sell in a nearby supermarket. Not the most authentic but 'twas cheap, can't complain.

Admired my orchids for a while. When I bought it, the white one looked really sad and my mum was like it's probably not going to make it so just leave it. But because it was so pretty and I was determined to nurse it back to health I bought it back and gave it some TLC and voila! My baby's all good! I think I surprised everyone because the last time I had a plant in my room, it went from healthy to clutching on for dear life because I forgot to water it. But this time, I showed them ;)

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 Then I watched a bit of 500 Days of Summer . I recently read a snippet of an interview with JGL where he gave his explanation of the film and it has helped me truly understand the film. I used to be like a lot of people, blaming Summer for their relationship's demise and found her actions selfish. But really, Tom's expectations were unrealistic. I think this is a beautiful film, especially now that I'm viewing it from a perspective that the director intended.

"He develops a mildly delusional obsession over a girl onto whom he projects all these fantasies. He thinks she’ll give his life meaning because he doesn’t care about much else going on in his life." 
"A lot of boys and girls think their lives will have meaning if they find a partner who wants nothing else in life but them," he concluded. "That’s not healthy. That’s falling in love with the idea of a person, not the actual person."

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Anyway, have a good day :)

*All photos are my own unless stated otherwise, please do not copy.

August wishlist

My birthday is coming up soon so I'm going to compile a list of everything I'd wish for, real or not.
1.The weather has been real indecisive in the past few days to the point where I stick my hand out of my window to judge what to wear. I've got s**tloads of clothes but don't have enough time in the mornings to match things and pick out an outfit so I just grab whatever and end up looking a mess. If only I had that outfit picker Cher from Clueless had. Hell I might even get some decent outfits since the 90s are back right?

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2. I wish I could just randomly gain the ability to cook. It would not only save me hours of looking at food porn on tumblr but also actually let me taste it. I'm sick of looking at all the delish tumblr photos only to resort to butter on toast later. 
Just in case you've never experienced food porn then here are some examples:

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Source WHO WANTS FOOD? I definitely do.
3. Urban Outfitters Dinosaur Kigu.

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Who doesn't want to have need a dinosaur costume?

I can't really think of any more. I seem to always run out of ideas after listing 3 items/ideas.

Tbh, birthdays have never been amazingly important to me but compiling lists are always FUN!(That just made sound like some crazy super organised person, which I am sadly not.)

 

Favourite movies

Third post in three consecutive days, go me!
Since I'm on holiday from work and its too hot to be going out everyday, I've been having a movie marathon in the comforts of my own living room...with lots of food. It's bad I know.
I've always found it hard to say what my favourite film is because there's so many good films out there so I've put together a list of my current top 3.
So in no particular order, here goes:
1.Mean Girls

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This has been one of my favourite films since forever. A lot of people act really shocked when I tell them but seriously, it's such a funny, quotable film. Not only is the screenplay really good, the cast are amazing too. I just love this film to pieces and to top off how sad I am, I know 99% of the lines. It gets really annoying if you watch the film with me haha.
2.Fight Club Source I know this is so drastic from the first one but this is a really thought provoking film. It looks into the problems we have in society and confronts them in an interesting manner. I've yet to read the book but I definitely will.
3.Wall.E

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I only watched this for the first time last week. However, since then I've re-watched a couple more times because with Pixar films, you've gotta see it a few times to notice the Easter eggs or the tiny background jokes. Again, it's a thought provoking film but done very subtly obviously due to the younger target audience but just serious enough to get the point across and be non condescending to older audiences. The relationship between Wall-E and EVE is beautiful despite the lack of communication. So much love for this film.

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