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November 6, 2017

Glossier Haul

I was SO excited for the Glossier UK launch and put through an order pretty much as soon as their site went live. I’ve shared a few bits and pieces on Instagram stories and I’ve had lots of you lovely lot asking me my honest opinions on it all. So here is everything I bought and what I thought of all the products.

Milky Jelly Cleanser

I am very fussy when it comes to cleansers and so it takes rather a lot to impress me. The Glossier Milky Jelly cleanser is definitely up there in my favourite cleansers of ALL TIME! It practically melts into your skin and the texture is dreamy. It has massively improved my skin recently. I stopped breastfeeding and reintroduced dairy a few weeks ago and my skin went a bit crazy. The Milky Jelly Cleanser has calmed it all down again, and cleared it up.

Priming Moisturiser

Using the Priming Moisturiser in conjunction with the Milky Jelly Cleanser has really improved the overall feel of my skin. It feels much softer, looks healthier and, even with my lack of sleep every night, has a bit more of a glow about it. The Priming Moisturiser is a great base for your make up too and doesn’t feel too heavy underneath foundation. Really like this.

Balm Dotcom – Original

I only really got this because it came in a set with the Milky Jelly Cleanser and the Priming Moisturiser, but it has already become a firm resident of my handbag and has so many uses. I’ve been known to use it on my cuticles quite a bit. It has a really thick consistency and is very nourishing.

Perfecting Skin Tint – Light

This was probably the only product I bought which I wasn’t blown away by. I don’t think it’s got anything to do with the product itself, I just don’t think it’s a great match for my skin. I need quite a bit of coverage and even though the reviews I read said that it did provide great coverage, it was just too liquidy for my skin and I didn’t feel I got enough coverage.

Boy Brow – Blonde

This bad boy gives you a super quick and easy way to get fuller looking brows. As a busy mum I don’t have too much time to spend on my brows, before work in the morning, but the Boy Brow makes me look like I have! I always feel like my makeup has been ‘finished off’ when I do my brows as well. This looks like a mini little half a mascara brush and glides onto your brows super easily, filling them out and thickening them as it goes.

Haloscope Highlighter – Quartz

Show me something that will give me a glow and there is a 99.9% chance I will buy it. The Glossier Haloscope is such a great highlighter and I love the fact it’s a stick, rather than a liquid. I find it easier to apply. I find it gives me a subtle, but still noticeable, glow and I can build it up if I need to for night’s out etc.

Cloud Paint – Puff

I love, love, love the consistency of this. It is so light and glides onto your skin like a dream. You can either wear it super subtly or you can build it up for a bolder look. I love the Puff colour for an everyday blush. The packaging is super cute too.

 

Next on my Glossier hit list are:
– Moisturising Moon Mask
– Super Greens Galaxy Mask
– The Super Pack
– Generation G in shade Cake
– And the new Glossier You fragrance – I got a tester with my last order and it is just delightful!

Have you picked anything up from Glossier? Use this link to get 10% off!

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We’ve always had diverse toys in our house (not enough, but I’m working on it ❤️), but when questioned ‘why do you buy your kids Black dolls?’, I’ve faltered and answered incorrectly. I would respond saying ‘because that’s the doll Isla liked the best. What does it matter? We’re all human’, rather than questioning why that person is questioning it in the first place.

In a massive learning curve this week, where I am actively trying to become an anti-racist ally, not just anti-racist/non racist in general, I have found so many shortcomings in my effort to educate my kids and in my own attitudes towards race. But this isn’t about me. So here are some resources I’d like to share on top of the ones shared in my stories.

Some books to read:
Me and White Supremacy - Layla F. Saad.
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge.
How to argue with a racist - Adam Rutherford.
Brit(ish) - Afua Hirsch.
White Fragility - Robin Diangelo.
I Am Not Your Baby Mother - Candice Brathwaite.
So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo.

Diverse kids books:
Anti Racist Baby - X. Kendi.
Riley Can Be Anything -Davina Hamilton.
Look Up - Nathan Bryon.
Mae Among The Stars - Roda Ahmed.
The Mega Magic Hair Swap - Rochelle Humes.
Let’s Talk About Race - Julius Lester.
Welcome To Our World - Moira Butterfield and Harriet Lynas.
This Book Is Antiracist - Tiffany Jewell.
The Extraordinary Gardener - Sam Boughton.
Let The Children March - Monica Clark-Robinson.
Ruby’s Worry - Tom Percival.
A Kids Book About Racism - Jelani Memory.

Some things to watch:
When They See Us.
13th.
Who Killed Malcom X.
Time: The Kalief Browder Story.
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap.
Dear White People.
I am Not Your Negro.

My to do list:
- Sign more petitions.
- Donate to more causes.
- Listen to podcasts and share.
- Encourage changes in the school curriculum so that my children, and their classmates, get a better, much more rounded and diverse education.
- Call things out.
- Have honest/open conversations.
- Share content.
- To keep educating myself, whilst never expecting others to do it for me.

It’s just a starting point.

Thanks for listening x
Black Lives Matter. I can never pretend to unders Black Lives Matter.

I can never pretend to understand, but I will always stand.

I’ve been on a huge learning curve this week and have, shamefully, come to the realisation, which I should have a long time ago, that it’s not enough to just not be racist. We must also be actively anti-racist and do everything in our power to ensure our children are too.

Today is a day to stop, listen, support, educate ourselves, donate, sign petitions, take action in any way we can, big and small, to make sure that everyone knows we stand with our fellow humans, family and friends. But we can’t just do this today. We must do it each and every day going forward ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
And breathe! First day without both my babies for And breathe! First day without both my babies for the first time in 10 weeks today and it couldn’t have gone better. Both had wonderful days and were full of stories when they got home. I said over on stories last night, which got an incredible response so thank you to everyone who reached out, that I am completely comfortable with my choice to send the kids back to school and nursery but would never, ever judge anyone who felt different. We are all in different boats in this storm we’ve found ourselves in and what works for my family, might not work for yours. I have deliberately stayed out of the ‘are you sending your kids back or not?’ debate as it started to feel like another toxic discussion, in the media and on social media, that was resulting in yet another parenting divide.
I could have had the kids in this whole time, under key worker provision, but tried my best to hang on till the phased reopenings that I hoped would happen when they did. They were what I was aiming towards. Don’t get me wrong, I have LOVED having the kids at home together for such a sustained period, we have made lots of memories and learnt so much more about each other, but mixed in with the nature of my job and the fact that @thisdadalife is deployed and so I’m on my own with minimal support, I couldn’t have gone on much longer.
When I got in from dropping them off today, and as I went upstairs to work at my desk, I literally collapsed on the stairs and almost cried in relief. Relief that we made it through, as dramatic as that sounds. I don’t think I realised the toll it was taking mentally as I was constantly running on adrenaline.
I am so happy to get a bit more balance back and to, most importantly, feel like a better mum again. Not a snappy trying to juggle it all 24/7 with no break mum.
If you sent your kids back today, whether you wanted to or not, I’m with you and support you.
If you have kept them home in your bubble for longer, I’m with you and support you.
If you’re still unsure what to do and are undecided, I am with you and support you.
Nobody knows the full extent of someone else’s circumstances and we have to stop and realise that before we judge anyone else ❤️
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This is the first year in YEARS that I have felt ok wearing a bikini. And I feel like it’s more down to how strong I feel, rather than how I look. Whatever it is, I hope it continues ❤️
On another note, how tanned does the @filterbymollymae fake tan make you look! 🙌🏻
(Both bikini and cover up are from last year).
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