Showing posts with label tops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tops. Show all posts

Monday, 12 June 2023

#BlogLife515 - Heads up feministas!!

I checked out a few places but didn't see anything that appealed to me and the only thing in New Look was that green leopard print top so I decided to just get it.

It's not the cheapest at £16 plus £4 for Saturday delivery, the regular was a pound less so I thought I might as well choose a time, I'm guaranteed to be at home.

I hope the sleeves are long, that's one of the reasons I like getting it a size bigger but I'm trying to.. Show the plus size that I am and not shield away into a big shapeless blob.

When it arrives I'll try and take a snap for twitter but that's not really my forte as I can't tell good from bad pictures, with my weak eyes.

It looks as expected, fit loosely and the sleeves go past my wrists so I'm happy, just wish it was lighter and not so dense.

Sometimes I don't consider the ramifications of my purchases. Getting a mud mask in a tub version was such a huge mistake.

It is so awkward and painful to open and shut it. I don't know what on earth I was thinking.

It's so much better to get the tube versions, they are way less taxing for me.

I do enjoy it, easyish to apply, it's just a bit challenging to grab a tiny scoop and smear it on my face.

But after that it's fine and hardens quite quickly. Aside from that black scar on my nose, the rest of my face is soft and clear.

I do need to add moisturiser to my routine to stop me scratching my face but it keeps slipping my mind.

Looking in the mirror, I have mud all across the edges of my hair ha, it rinses out easily though.

What I have been doing for a while now since the cut, is just leaving my hair as free and loose as possible.

Before I would clip it up, back, away and I felt it pulling my hair and making me shed a lot, which is never good.

I had a friend who mainly used to have hers loose and she had the thickest strongest hair and she told me, even when she sleeps, she didn't put it up.

That was back when I had long, long hair and I had to braid it or have it in a tight ponytail otherwise I felt like my lungs constricted.

But now I have shorter hair, it's easier to do that. It makes a difference being kinder to my scalp.

I still have greys, I still have thin patches but I don't think my hair is as thin or see-through as it previously was.

To me that is quite significant so instead of clipping or having a headband, that never stays on my head (I can't be the only one)..

I just leave it free to breathe. Oh and banishing heat was also beneficial.

As was getting rid of combs and brushes and using my hands to untangle and style it.

To be honest I don't get many knots, if any but when I had long hair, I had them all the time.

Having them brushed out always made me scream. It felt like someone was pulling out my roots, eek.

If you have thicker hair, then it's easier to use those tools but I found it so damaging, a bunch of my hair would always come out.

I know some hair fall is natural but it always seemed more than usual and it always felt sorta unclean using a greasy brush/comb on my clean hair.

I had such a rough night. My wisdom teeth were hurting, the humidity was abominable and I couldn't sleep.

I've learn't some tricks over the years, aloe vera is a natural antibacterial product but that did nothing.

I eventually got up a few times to gargle with salt water and that helped a fraction.

Then I listened to some binaural beats on Youtube, it somewhat aided me and by the time I actually slept and woke up, the pain was all gone.

Although binaural beats is a natural healer with the vibrations, you also have to be very careful.

Some frequencies will end up being harmful. Certain high pitched ones I avoid because my whole head was hurting.

I developed a throbbing headache, my ears were tender and I felt worse.

I find the gentlest but most effective versions are the musical types, they also help me to drift off to sleep.

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

#BlogLife498 - Let your inner Goddess out

I had some items that I was thinking of getting. Just some casual tops but I never know if they will fit me.

My plus size fluctuates and I'm sick of buying white tops because they don't seem to wash properly.

The UK always seems to be full of I love New York tops, I wonder if America has any I love UK merchandise? Ha.

It was a pretty blue top from Asos but I didn't want to pay £18 for it so I continued searching around.

There's going to be some more beauty reviews as I spotted another Vatika Naturals shampoo (£5.69 ouch) to sample.

It's an Argan based product and I've never seen it before so should be fun, if not I will revert back to the cactus one which I loved.

I also am running low on my mud mask and I wanted a chocolate one but I didn't see any, sadly.

But I did see Black and Red argan again, ha, clay mask 400ml for about £4.48 which actually isn't bad.

It's twice the size I usually get and again it will last a while as I don't tend to apply all that much.

I've used Argan on my hair before and had a good result. I don't think I've used it on my face though.

Certain things are not universal, you have to experiment and use what suits you better individually, concerning your face, body and hair.

Aloe vera, witch hazel and tea tree oil does absolutely nothing beneficial for me. I avoid those ingredients.

I also got Ocufresh eye drops for £3.50 as my eyes are excessively dry at the moment, not irritable just in need of moisture.

Then I saw 2 t-shirts with a single letter on them. I just chose X and they were a fiver each which was very cheap.

Lastly 2 more tops caught my eye, one was a blue floral for £12.50 and the other was this pink and grey floral for £12.50 also.

Even though I was disappointed with the purple lippy I received. I still like the idea of it.

I searched for dark purple and found a few which were reasonably priced.

Nyx in the Dark Magic shade for £2.15 and Sleek Lip shot in the Dark Paradise shade for £2.04.

There's a Boots version CYO brand but it's a lip plumper and my lips are full but the shade looks ideal.

It's hard to tell on caramel skin, what is going to be dark enough and stand out.

I bid on it but I don't even know if I want it.. £2.94 currently, it ends in a few hours, I guess I'll see if I get outbid..

I didn't really expect to win it but at least I have a few to compare and if it's not dark enough, I'll try and blend it.

I've just paid some bills and cleared some of the balance but why on earth a company can't speak plainly about debts is infuriating.

I only wanted to know what I had to pay to make me even and she went all around the houses confusingly and still didn't give me a number, yeesh!

But I worked it out and actually, it's not too bad. I settled most of it today and will do the rest soon.

I just have to be careful to not over-stretch myself, hence the not clearing it all, in one go.

All the shopping bits are in the post, except the lippy I bid on. They predict this week but I'm not holding my breath.

Only one thing has tracking and that's the usual, no update until you receive ugh, useless.

Dic sent me an appointment for tomorrow late afternoon. At least I had a two week reprieve from him.

The nausea and bloating comes and goes. I think it's been a few days without a period and I'm so relieved.

I had some really bad pains in various parts of my body but thankfully that's stopped.

I hope the weather stays mild...