New Skincare regime

For a good while my skin and I were getting along well we had a nice little realationship going on - I look after you and you look after me! However, in the past 2 or 3 weeks my skin has started to rebel.

My main problems are that my t-zone is very congested and has a lot of blackheads, I also have some scarring in my chin area from spots that I have picked and won't leave alone (I know cardinal sin but at least I can admit I do it - who doesn't love a good pick!!) On top of all this I can also be a bit lazy at the end of a long day and want a quick fix so normally rely on the good ol wipes to wipe away the grime of the day and crawl into bed.

I have decided to take my skin in hand and do something about it. I have made enquiries into getting a course of glycolic peels or microdermabrasion in the hope of getting rid of the dreaded blackheads once and for all, but 2 things put me off - the cost involved and the fear of having a complete breakout during the treatment!



So in the meantime I am just upping my skincare regime to see what I can do about it myself. I saw a great video The product that changed my skin by the lovely dazzledust25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Bw72tmeHM about her miracle glycolic cleanser and am hoping to pick this up on sunday. In the meantime I am using my neutrogina 2 in 1 face wash to cleanse my face every night. Then I apply Clarins face treatment oil just before bed. This oil is gorgeous, the smell alone reminds me of having a facial and I wake up with super soft skin. I read somewhere that you should treat oily skin with oil and despite what you may think I think its true!!



My skin is beginning to improve but I am aware that I still need to tackle the issue of the texture and scarring and blackheads!! Hopefully the Profound skincare Advanced performance glycolic cleanser will be the answer to all my prayers!!

Magazine launch

Last night I attended the launch of a new magazine called Essential! It is actually a free glossy magazine that is to be distributed in my neighbouring town of Drogheda. It really is a womans magazine with beauty tips, fashion as well as a who's who out on the town! There is one or two token mens articles but it is geared more for the female audience. I can see why as the majority of money spent on magazines is by women!

For a free magazine it is a suprisingly good read - issue 1 and so far I'm impressed.

My hubby is a printer and it is the company he works for that has started up the editing, printing and distribution of this mag. I think that in this economic climate it was a really brave move to be taking on with a new venture like this but I do think they are on to a winner!

At the opening last night we were snapped by the photographer, so who knows maybe we'll grace the 2nd issue!! The launch was a great success held in a lovely modern hotel in Drogheda, the wine flowed, the nibbles were delish and the band rocked the joint!!

The only problem is that hangovers and toddlers don't mix! I was never so glad for naptime to roll around when me and Mr man had a sneaky hour cuddled up together in bed!!!

I'm in mourning :(

For the past week I have had no phone! Now if I heard someone telling this sorry tale, I would be muttering Dumbass under my breath at them! But the dumbass is me!!! My iphone fell down the toilet last Friday night and I have been in a state of total mourning since!

You see I am not a techie person, I leave all that technical stuff and gadgets to my other half - he is subscribed to "Cranky Geeks" he is a total gadget man!! Me, I prefer the simplier things in life and resisted an iphone for a long time. Finding myself without a phone and without an ipod seemed like the ideal time to bite the bullet and invest in an iphone, I wasn't entirely convinced I needed or even wanted it - how wrong could I be!

Quite frankly it was love at first sight! I love this little baby and grew so attached to it. That I could not believe my total and utter stupidity at letting it fall down the toilet. I had it in my cardigan pocket and as if in slow motion I saw it slide down the slippery slope and splashed. The picture flickered and as I fished it out I hoped for the best, but it wasn't to be!! I'm not ashamed to admit I shed a little tear - both at the loss of the only little gadget I ever truly loved and in sheer frustration at my own stupidity.

So for the past week it has been kept in a bag of rice, dried out with the hair dryer, sat on a radiator and plugged in all in a vain effort to heat it up and dry it out! I have done my research online and it does happen to lots of people (this doesn't make me feel better, just that their are other stupid people out therE). I ventured mid-week into O2 to see what they could do and the answer was a big fat and rude NOTHING! I have no insurance was no where near an upgrade so basically it was tough!!

As a last ditch attempt I rang Apple! I really was clutching at straws at this stage! However, low and behold the good people at apple came riding in on a white horse to lift me out of my utter depression and to whisk me away to happily ever after! For a fixed fee they are winging a courier my way with a little box, in which I will place my iphone and within 5-10 working days I will have a replacement phone! God bless you Apple - probably the best customer service in the world ever!

So thanks to my darling hubby (who can sympathise with my loss) and is funding my replacement iphone. He also never once got annoyed or said "you stupid...." he could see my despair and didn't gloat or make me feel worse in fact he did all he could to rescue the stupid thing!!

I hereby promise that I will guard this iphone with my life and I will never ever ever bring it within 20 feet of a toilet!!! Let this be a lesson to you all - never ever tweet & tinkle!!!

If you cast your mind back, I blogged about attending an ugg boot party and how I wasn't going to buy any!! Well I lied, I did! I went for the cream Cardigan uggs. This is so typical of me to choose the most impractical boots ever! Well, I have only ventured out once in them partly because I am afraid of looking like a teenager and more importantly I am terrified of getting them dirty!! So they have turned out to be a really expensive pair of slippers as I am only wearing them around the house!!

I have discovered two things in my short trip out in them today:

1. I need to wear socks when wearing my boots as today I didn't and my heels were killing me after only 10 mins!

2. They are bloody warm!! Ok so today was a warm day but they were seriously hot hot hot!

Chanel Rose Satin

This is one of those polishes that I always look at but never buy!! Until now that is!! I bought this polish from the lovely Gabriela from http://gabriela-lifeinengland.blogspot.com/ (she has a new fashion blog too, this girl has serious style check it out!!) and http://gabriela-darknessfalls.blogspot.com/ . I was thrilled to pick this up in her blog sale as chanel is one of those brands that I just can't justify the high price tag but one that I also love.I only own one other Chanel nail polish called vandetta a beautiful vibrant purple. This colour rose satin to me is the perfect summer colour. It is a peachy pink nude colour (if that makes sense). So with summer fast drawing to a close I felt it was about time to slap this on and yes it really is the perfect summer colour.

Forgive the dodgy paint job was trying to paint nails and do a million other things all at the same time!!!

p.s. just a quick note on the way this polish arrived - in mint condition, almost full and in the box!! I couldn't believe it!! I hang my head in shame at the condition some of my makeup is in and vow to do better!!

Mary Kay competition

Hi gals,

there is a great competition over on Hayley's blog page - check it out some great prizes to be won!!!

http://mymarykayjourney.blogspot.com/2009/08/hayley-anderson-mk-foundation-giveaway.html

Conical Wand

My conical wand which I bought from http://www.lookfantastic.com/ arrived on Monday and I couldn't wait to try it out! Unfortunately I fell ill and have been feeling lousy for the last few days so today was my first chance to try it out.

I took this before shot of my hair, it is not poker straight it does have a kink to it but I also had it tied up all day so it is more kinky than usual!!!

I am still trying to get the hang of the conical wand and did burn myself a couple of times despite wearing the Michael Jacksonesque gloves that came with it! I found the back of my hair quite tricky, but I suppose for a first attempt its not too bad! I do love the effect it gives - kind of like beachy waves rather than a full on curl! I will keep practising until I master my conical wand!