Take Five Friday, What I've Been Loving This Week

Hey Ladies,

Trying to get my blog on track and on a regular schedule I have been trying different topics of post but I can never seem to settle. So I'm changing it up once again and I've decided that every Friday is going to be Take Five Friday, a quick post on five things I have been loving during the week. It keeps everything a little more fresh and different a super way to detach a little from the beauty world and learn a little more about me. 

1. I have never been a huge candle person but since my last trip to the US and most importantly to the mesmerizing Bath and Body Works I have become obsessed. Recently I picked up this mini Jo Malone Candle in Lime, Basil & Mandarin which retails for a whopping €28 but my god it is worth every penny. I am definitely going to pick up another but this time I might go for Pomegranate Noir!

 2. I have tonnes of nail polish as you can probably tell with my millions of blog posts and it's very common that some little gems get lost in the back. Digging through my drawer recently and I rediscovered this beauty that I did a post on AGES ago (link). I won it in a Twitter comp the year before last and had forgot about it since. Definitely going to get my wear out of it this Summer!

3. Bad Neighbours. If you haven't seen it yet you need to hotfoot it to the cinema quick fast. With an all star cast including some serious hotties like Zac Efron and Dave Franco you will be clutching your sides with laughter and praying to the almighty gods that you don't wee yourself. It lacks a little in the story line but all the hilarity (and shirtlessness) makes up for it. 10 out of 10!

4. Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant are three books written by the fantastic Veronica Roth. You may have seen the latest release of "Divergent" the movie, which I also went to see but it was absolutely AWFUL! The books however are brilliant for a light read if you are a not big book person. I am slowly getting back into reading so this was the perfect trilogy with a compelling and adventurous story line. If you like the Hunger Games, you're gonna love this!

5. I have had one song on repeat all week. Little powerhouse Ariana Grande and Australian bad gal Iggy Azalea have teamed up to create this pop chart topper. How similar is Ariana to Mariah? Girl got some skills.

Until next Friday, May the wings of your eyeliner always be even!

Love, 

S

Images are my own, except the Bad Neighbour image which is from Google. 

Hey Ladies,

Bringing the blog back to home, I thought I'd do a quick post on Laser. For the last six weeks I have been receiving skin rejuvenation treatments to calm the redness in my skin and to clear up all my problem areas. I was hesitant at first to get it done but as it is in my college, I can get it done free of charge as the other students are studying laser and they constantly need models.

The first day I went in, I only got a patch test done. The machine looks similar to the photo above. At first I thought that it was going to be very painful but to my surprise it doesn't hurt at all. The only part where it hurts is when the laser is placed over a problem area and is treated but the pain is very mild. It's comparable to someone flinging an elastic band at your skin.

After the treatment is finished it almost feels like your skin is tingling a little bit, it is extremely important to wear suncream as this skin is open for all of the bad UV rays from the sun. From then on i have been in every week to get my whole face and part of my neck treated. When the treatment begins the specialist will remove all of your makeup, place cotton pads and protective goggles over your eyes not to mention a beautiful hairnet on your head and completely covers your skin in a thick layer of Aloe Vera. Then the specialist will gently place the head of the machine on your skin, step on a pedal and there will be a flash of light. That's it and the area has been treated! The specialist will continue slowly around the rest of the face taking small movements each time to cover every area. This process can be repeated twice to give a greater result.

I think if you have problematic skin, which you have tried everything for and failed miserably laser is the way to go. Although it is very expensive and the results vary from person to person. My skin is still pretty bad and I have a feeling it will always just be this way and the only option left is roaccutane which can cause depression and other crazy side effects.....so no thanks.

Hope this gave you a little insight into the problems I have with my skin, I'd love to hear your stories and any remedies? Post a comment below it's that easy :)

Love,

S.