HOW I GET MY PASTEL PINK HAIR | BLEACH LONDON REVIEW + DEMO

In today's blog post, I wanted to share my latest YouTube video where I show how I get my hair this gorgeous baby pastel pink shade using my absolute favourite Bleach London Rose Semi Permanent Colour. I've done a short review and a demonstration showing all the steps, and I think it looks pretty easy! I love having pink hair, I don't feel like myself without it, so I'm happy it's straightforward to maintain at home. Also, lockdown made me shave my eyebrows...let's not talk about it. Don't forget to Like, Comment and Subscribe if you enjoyed watching!

A FEEL-GOOD LOCKDOWN HAUL

We all need a little bit of a pick-me-up at the moment! The shops are shut, we can’t go for our usual comforting brunches or afternoons in the beer garden. Things are weird! Times are strange!  I’m obviously ever-grateful to be isolated with my family; we’re spending so much quality time together and I feel very lucky. I have a garden to sit in, an endless supply of documentaries and maybe a bottle of wine or three in the fridge. But I still felt like I could do with a little treat. 

I’ve not worked for over a month, so I decided to spend what very very very little money I have left on a few bits and bobs to cheer me up a bit…

KNIGHT AND WILSON PUREPLEX BOND RECONSTRUCTING SHAMPOO + CONDITIONER*

I was minding my own business, tweeting some tweets a few months ago when the lovely lot at Knight & Wilson heard my whinging. I’ve suffered some really really rrreeeaaalllyyy bad hair breakage lately; literally half of my hair has broken away around the crown after my last visit to the hairdressers for my usual bleach and toner. Heartbroken doesn’t even come close to describing how I’m feeling about it, and I’ve been reaching out for advice anywhere I can to try to help my hair a bit. 

SPRING PASTELS | FEMME LUXE FINERY TRY-ON HAUL*

It beginning to feel a lot like springtime! I don’t know about you, but I spent the majority of my week last week reclining on a sun lounger in my garden with a glass of wine and my Cosmopolitan magazine. I’m really squeezing every minute out of this last week before I get set up to work from home! The beautiful 20°C weather has blessed me with a bit of a tan [in very annoying triangle-shapes on my chest [fab!]] and inspired me to put a very spring-themed order together for my next collab with the lovely Femme Luxe Finery. I wanted to put together an order that is feminine, fresh and filled with pretty pastels.

Here’s what I got this time…

A LITTLE MAKEUP REVOLUTION NEW RELEASES HAUL + SWATCHES

These are the first bits of makeup I’ve bought in bleeeeeding ages! I can usually sustain myself on birthday and Christmas presents - my family are always great at spoiling me with beauty bits - but I’d forgotten how long it’d been since I actually treated myself! I popped to Superdrug for some quarantine essentials; paracetamol, some shower gel and a toothpaste. But I couldn’t resist having a little look at the makeup counters. It feels like  F O R E V E R  since I had a browse in a shop for something ‘fun’! 

It was like a teeny tiny taste of normality in these strange and uncertain times, and I am really excited to share what I’ve bought with you. 

MY LOCKDOWN SKINCARE FAVOURITES | BEFORE + AFTER

Before we proceed, yes; in the throes of self-isolation mania I shaved my eyebrows off. I’m not proud, I’m not pleased with myself. I honestly thought I’d look like some amazing alien/Jefree Star/drag queen hybrid buuuuuuut…..no……

Abject fails aside, I’m loving having all this time to take care of myself. Long walks along the sea front, marathon-Judge-Judy-watching, and lots and lots of skincare sessions. I wanted to put all my current favourites together and write a little review on each product I’ve been adoring during these strange weeks of lockdown. So, without further ado, here are my top five skincare products at the moment!

THE BABY PINK + BLACK EDIT | FEMME LUXE FINERY TRY ON HAUL*

Welcome to a very sunburnt edition of my usual Femme Luxe Finery hauls! I was extremely lucky to be invited to choose some more items for a review on my blog, and was so excited to build an entire order using my signature colours; baby pink and black. My wardrobe is kind of emulating my extraordinarily ratchet hair at the moment [in hair-salons’ name we pray] - very very washed-out pink and dark roots. 1 Like = 1 Prayer. 

Unfortunately dressing solely in millennial pink and black isn’t enough to constitute a personality, so I’ve decided to get a sunburn in 16 degree heat in the UK to make up for it. But anyway, I’ve been so looking forward for shooting for this post because this is probably my favourite set of items so far, so here’s what I got! 

I TRIED MAKING EGGS BENEDICT

What does a foodie do when they’re presented with self-isolation? Sure, I could plant my backside on the sofa and watch back-to-back episodes of Hell’s Kitchen. But why in the heck would I do that when I can challenge myself to learn new recipes?! One of the saddest things about this whole situation is that, until today, I’d forgotten what Eggs Benedict tasted like. So I set myself a goal to learn to make it myself.

What follows is a tale of intrigue and heartbreak, so buckle up. I don’t even have the nerve to put ‘recipe’ or ‘how to’ in the title because it’d be like the blind leading the blind; I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. Nevertheless, here’s the story of a brunch-loving gal who just wants a f***ing poached egg…

WHAT I DID TODAY | A DAY IN SELF ISOLATION

Happy self-isolation day number 97249539! I bet we’re all glad March is over. So far, 2020 has been a complete and utter shitshow. World War 3 loomed, we lost Kobe and now we’re gripped by a worldwide pandemic. I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know it was April until this morning, and I was faced with yet another day indoors. 

I’ve definitely been lacking in the motivation department since this all kicked off. My round-the-world trip has been postponed indefinitely and I’m struggling to set myself up working from home. Not having my big trip to look forward to has certainly upset me a lot. My mental health has suffered from being inside all the time, and not getting to enjoy my usual daily treats. So it’s all been a draining load of nothing, and it’s so easy to feel all bogged down by my first-world-problems.