Superdrug Naturally Radiant Face cream.

Hello and happy Friday! I hope that you have had a lovely week and are looking forward to the weekend. For today's post, I wanted to talk about a product that I have been loving recently, the Superdrug Naturally Radiant 2 in 1 Moisturiser and Serum. 

I purchased this product a couple of weeks ago, kind of on a whim to be honest. I was just browsing around Superdrug, wishing I could buy all of the makeup, when I stumbled upon the Superdrug Naturally Radiant products. I had never heard about any of these products before, in fact, I don't think I had ever really seen these products before. However, when I did and realised they were on sale, I decided to take a look. 

 The packaging didn't stand out all too much to me and honestly, I tend to avoid own branded items. I'm not a 'brandy' type of person, in fact, the cheaper the better in my opinion. However, from past experience, I have found that own branded face items haven't worked for me, so I choose to save up a little and buy from other brands (still high street brands for the most part, though). Typically, I wouldn't have thought twice about buying this product. However, on this day there was a sale. Typically this would have been about £6. Now although £6 is still a very reasonable price,  for an own brand product I personally wouldn't have bothered. Yet with the sale, it came to about £3 I believe. 

Now, of course, being £3, I kind of figured you couldn't go wrong, yet I still wouldn't have typically purchased this. I would rather of spend that £3 on some nail polish. However, when I read the description of the product I was sold. This product claims that your skin instantly feels moisturised and looks radiant. After one week your skin will feel softer, smoother, more refreshed and energised. After four weeks your skin texture will appear refined and tone appears evened out and enhance. Now I have only been using this for about two weeks, however, I can confirm that the first two claims appear to be true on my skin. 

When I first used this product I was very impressed with just how soft my skin felt. It gave my skin a super velvety texture and I LOVED it. I was very impressed with how quickly it gave me this smooth feeling and found that the feeling lasted the entire day. I also noticed that my skin did, in fact, look a little brighter than before. Having been ill I was looking a little drab I felt, but this product has definitely helped me to look a little more alive.  

Besides the obvious physical effects that this product has had on my skin, I really enjoy the texture of the actual cream. I think that this may be due to it being partially a serum. In the past, the word 'serum' has kind of driven me away. I immediately think of an oily and sticky substance, definitely something that I wouldn't want on my skin. However, this product, a cross between moisturiser and serum, has a super soft and velvety texture that isn't sticky at all. 

In terms of the ingredients in this product, there are four main plant extracts that provide these facial benefits. Firstly, there is Kiwi fruit extract. This claims to help brighten and even out skin tone due to the levels of vitamin C. Next, we have the Mulberry fruit extract. This claims to hold strong brightening properties also, as well as reducing discolouration. Fruit acids are next claiming to naturally exfoliate and refine skin surface. Finally, we have the Sugar Beet extract claiming to be a natural moisturiser. I love that this product holds so many natural plant benefits. Of course, there are also many other ingredients in this product, but I love how nature provides all of these amazing benefits for our skin. In the future, I would love to try some extremely natural products so any recommendations are welcomed. 

All in all, I am very pleased with this purchase for the times being. The fact that this product is anti-animal cruelty too makes me very happy. Maybe I will write an update post in a couple of weeks, letting you know if I am still loving this product and if the claims prove truthful. Another product I have been recommended by a friend is the Simple vitamin cream. Being a HUGE simple fan, I hope to be giving this product a try too! 

Okay, I will stop rambling now and let you enjoy your Friday. 

Thanks for reading, 
Holly X

Lunch dates.

In yesterday's post, I spoke a little about friends, and that is primarily what I wanted to talk about in today's post as well. This picture was taken almost two weeks ago now, but I still wanted to dedicate a post to this lovely lunch with my friend. I think that people often forget to appreciate having friends. I personally feel quite lucky to have so many really really good friends and I often forget how lucky I am.

Friends are not a right of passage and I think they are just one of things that many people don't appreciate enough. I understand that there are some people out there who feel as if they do not have friends. If that applies to you, then I strongly encourage you to go out and make friends! It isn't always easy but it is possible. Just find something you enjoy doing and then find other people with the same interest. Another option would be to go to an event. There are tons of ways to make friends and I highly recommend that you do because have a good friend/friends makes such a difference and brings such happiness into your life.

Another topic under friendship that I wanted to discuss was about keeping friends. Many people may have friends that do not make them happy. In cases like this, it is 100% okay to separate yourself from them and find new friends. I strongly believe that some people are not meant to be in your life forever and that is okay too. You may have a friend who causes you a ton of happiness, then a year later they just cause you to be unhappy. You had great times in the past, and you should cherish those experiences but then it may be time to move in a different direction in your life. And you do not need to explain yourself to others. You need to focus on yourself and do what you need to do for yourself. Okay?

Now this post has gone on an extremely unexpected route but that is okay. These are just a few things that I have been wanting to say anyway. But yes, back to this picture. The food was AMAZING and the company even better. I had an amazing day and it was just one of those moments when you realise the many blessings you have and are just very grateful.

Okay, so that is enough rambling from me today. I hope you have a lovely day and thank you for reading. Feel free to subscribe to my blog or follow me if you enjoy my posts also.

Holly X

P.s- All of what I ramble about on this blog is strictly my opinion, so if you disagree with anything I say then that is okay.

A day at Thorpe Park

I have always been one of those crazy children who goes flying around the park roundabout at a million miles an hour with not a care in the world. I remember loving that funny feeling in your tummy and my hair flying around. There was always something so appealing to me about it. So when I discovered roller coasters, you can image how happy I was. Since this discovery, I have loved theme parks and roller coasters, so the other day when my friend invited me to Thorpe Park for the day, I was very excited. 

Now as I get older, the park roundabout becomes less and less appealing as I get more and more dizzy (and sick). However, I was very happy to discover that this didn't appeal to roller coasters. All the rides at Thorpe Park made me feel like a little excitable child again and I loved it!

Another great thing about this day was that my friend (the one who invited me) and I didn't take ourselves too seriously. We went on as many rides as we could throughout the day, including the ones that perhaps were meant for a younger audience. But we didn't care. We just had an amazing time full of laughter and doughnuts too!

Overall I had an amazing day and am so grateful for my friend and her family for taking me. I strongly encourage you to go out and spend time with your friends. Make lots of memories and laugh until your belly hurts.

Holly X

Grapefruits and Sweet Potatoes.

So for those of you who know me personally, you may be aware of my obsession with sweet potatoes. I always avoided them when I was younger because they looked different and way too scary to try. However, one day I plucked up the courage to try them and never looked back. It was only to my great surprise when I discovered that they actually have a ton of health benefits too! Recently, upon my quest to be a little healthier, I was browsing Pinterest when I stumbled upon the amazing health benefits of grapefruits too. Being a lover of fruit I decided to add grapefruits into my diet and now each them most mornings when I can. So, for today's post I wanted to go over some of these benefits and share them with you.  Here are my top 3 health benefits of these foods...

Sweet Potatoes:

1- They have super high fibre!

With almost twice as much fibre as other potatoes, they are much slower burning.Bonus!

2- They are high in vitamins!

This includes vitamin B6 (helpful in reducing degenerative diseases), vitamin C (great for disease prevention), vitamin D (good for the immune system) and vitamin E (good for healthy skin and eyes). However, the best one in my opinion is the Vitamin A. A sweet potato provides you with your entire daily recommendation of vitamin A (useful in the prevention of cancer). These are just a few of the benefits of these vitamins but the list is endless!!

3- They help to keep to fuller for longer!

Sweet potatoes are a good source of manganese, meaning that not only do they help keep your body healthy, but they also help to stabilise your appetite helping you not to overeat! 

Grapefruits:

1- They are extremely rich in Vitamin C. 

This comes with a ton of benefits including better skin, better immunity and arguably reducing the risk of some cancers. 

2- They help to lower cholesterol.

Now I am no genius, but anything that helps to lower cholesterol must be good right? 

3- They are super hydrating!

Not quite as hydrating as watermelon but not too far away either, With so many of us being dehydrated, eating hydrating foods can be a great way to get that little extra water.

So there we have just a few of my favourite health benefits from these foods. I don't claim to be a nutritionist or anything like that. I just have been trying to eat healthier and getting to know what you're eating is very interesting I think.

I hope you have enjoyed this post and found it as interesting as I did.

Thanks for reading,

Holly X

Other people's thoughts are none of your business.

Hello, and welcome to a brand new week! I hope that you had a lovely weekend and are feeling refreshed. 

For today's post, I wanted to talk about this little saying above. It wasn't until about a year ago that I heard this (well I may have heard it before but I never really listened). However, since then I started hearing it all of the time and it just really stood out to me. It gave me an entirely new perspective and outlook on this topic and in result makes me much happier.

I am 99.9% sure that all of us have at least once in our life been offended or hurt by what somebody else thinks of us. We often aim to please people and enjoy being liked by people. However, no matter how many people enjoy your company and like you, it is always that one who doesn't that stays in your mind. Personally, I am quite a sensitive person (something that has many positives and negatives). However, because of this I often take things that other people think/say very very personally. If someone were to say to me "You look weird", then I automatically believe that I am weird. That's it. They say it so it must be true. Stupid. 

It often takes me a little while to stop and actually think about it before realising how silly I am being. Just because somebody say's something, it doesn't mean that it is true. If someone were to tell me that I was an elephant, I wouldn't suddenly believe them. I know I am not an elephant so who cares what they think? The thoughts that enter somebody else's mind is honestly none of your business. They could be thinking about what they had for breakfast but do you care? No, because you are busy thinking about yourself and what you want for breakfast. Sure, that may have been a kind of strange analogy but you get the idea. What somebody is thinking, is not your business. What somebody else thinks of you is not fact, and not your business. And in the same way, what you think about somebody else, is not their business. Don't you like her hair? So what? It is not your hair and just because you think that, doesn't make it true. 

Now I am getting distracted (surprise surprise!) but basically, I just wanted to say that you do not have to believe what anybody else says about you. YOU have the power to control your thoughts (to a certain degree). What you think of yourself is the only opinion that matters and I believe helps to define you as a person. 

I think now would be a good time to end the post, but I hope all that I have said makes sense. I hope that you go and tackle this new week with happiness remembering that what other people think is none of your business.

Thank you for reading,

Holly X