Like everyone else on the internet, I spent the first month of 2019 binge-watching Netflix's Tidying Up With Marie Kondo. Likewise, like everyone else on the internet, I'm setting myself a goal to declutter my life as much as possible throughout 2019. I recently had a major clear out of my book collection, and although … Continue reading Thoughts On Conscious Decluttering
January is always a difficult time for me mentally and emotionally, and this year has been no exception. I've been struggling with myself since returning back to England in December, and I've now accepted that what I initially thought was a standard post-travel comedown has evolved into a state of full-blown identity crisis. There's no … Continue reading How Veganism Has Improved My Mental Health
I've had my eyes on Milk Makeup for a while now. A completely vegan (despite the name) and cruelty free brand with a cult-like following throughout North America, many makeup and skincare lovers here in the British Isles have been longing to try out Milk Makeup for ages. Now, thanks to their partnership with Cult … Continue reading Milk Makeup Is Finally Launching in the UK & Ireland! Here Are the Products That I Can’t Wait to Try…
Growing up, I never saw myself not going to university. It was out of the question. Both my parents went, so I would be going. Simple. My childhood and teenage years were full of "when you're at university" and "when you're a student". I always assumed I would be going to uni, to study something … Continue reading Why I’m Choosing Travel Over University – At Least For Now
Members of my generation can often feel lost, shouldered with the responsibility of trying to clean up the messes of our forebears. We were raised being told to use less water, less electricity, reduce, reuse, and recycle. We watched The Day After Tomorrow and learnt about the Polar Ice Caps melting in Geography class. We … Continue reading Living With Climate Depression
So, almost two weeks ago now, I made a post on this blog about deciding to go entirely wholefoods vegan for January. It was one of my first posts here and I was extremely optimistic about it. In this post, I'm coming clean about the fact that it hasn't been entirely going to plan. Now, … Continue reading Whole Foods Veganism – Update
Another e.l.f review here! I’ve been struggling with setting powder for god knows how long. I’m a vegan on a budget, which doesn’t leave a ton of avenues open to me in terms of trying and finding new makeup. Ever struggling to find a powder that didn’t make my undereyes look worse, I almost resigned … Continue reading e.l.f HD Undereye Powder – Review
We live in a world of wants disguised as needs. Advertising tells us that we need this or we need that. We're constantly told that we need more stuff. The global economy relies upon us continuously buying more and more stuff. We're brainwashed to keep accumulating things until we end up suffocating under a massive … Continue reading I Am Exhausted with Eyeshadow Palettes
Workout gear and leisurewear is an area that can easily be overlooked when building a sustainable wardrobe, and is also not something most would feel comfortable buying secondhand. Not to worry though, as there are plenty of brilliant sustainable and ethically made athleisure bands to choose from! Here are six of them: MilochieMilochie is an … Continue reading 6 Ethical and Sustainable Athleisure Brands to Look Out For
Eyebrows, eyebrows, eyebrows. In recent years they've dominated the beauty industry in a BIG way. Despite the fact that the ultra bold and made up look has made way for a more natural one over the past year, it still seems like Instagram is densely populated by beautiful ladies with bold and bushy brows. Some … Continue reading How I Grew Back My Eyebrows After Years Of Over-Plucking
