Being a girl sucks

Hello my honeybears!

As I get older, I become more and more aware of how much being a girl sucks ass. Fair enough I'm only 19 but over my few short years, I have become very aware of how shitty life as a female really is so I've summarised my top 10 reasons why it really sucks. It no particular order:

1) Periods

Oh yes, the dreaded 'P' word. The word that makes males around the world squirm. The fear of wearing white, the cramps, the mood swings, the chocolate craving that never goes. Every girl longs for them as a youngster so they feel like a 'grown up' but when you get them, you regret every moment you spent wanting them.

2) Comparisons

We all look at other girls and think 'I wish I looked like her. She's gorgeous.' I think we're all/most of us are naturally programmed to feel completely crap around other girls and therefore we must compare ourselves to them. I do it constantly. I would give my right arm to look like Beyonce, Nicole Scherzinger or Kim Kardashian but alas, it's not meant to be. We all should just accept that, in some way, shape or form, we are beautiful.

3) Boobs

There's always something about them that gets you. Too big, too small, odd shape. odd sizes. We're never really happy with what we have. Mine are too big. At 5'2 and 32FF, my boobs do look rather ridiculous. I, personally, am not a fan of fakies because some do look totally unrealistic, like someone has shoved two balloons down your top. Bras are so expensive too! In the words of one of my friends 'I didn't choose the boob life, the boob life chose me'.

4) SHOES!

I have this constant feeling that I don't own enough shoes and therefore, need to buy all the shoes in the world! I am so out of pocket because of my shoe obsession but it's impossible to stop. There is no way you can just decide to stop when your collection is so far from being complete. Also, these are my newest shoes. How pretty please?

5) Hair

Everyone's been there. You want curly hair, you want straight hair, you want blonde hair, you want black hair. Before you know it, your hair is like straw; split end central and you're having to cut loads of your once beautiful locks off just to make it look half decent. Only to be followed by buying pricey hair masks to get it soft and shiny again. It's a horrible situation. I gave up with everyday use of heated stylers after I wrecked my hair. I'm a salt spray convert now.

6) Skin

I have spent hundreds of pounds, probably, trying to get perfect skin and you know what? It doesn't happen. There is no miracle skin perfecter. You can buy cheap or you can splash out but either way, nothing will magic away your spots, dullness, poor texture, etc. Lets face it, it will help but your diet and lifestyle pretty much determine how good your skin looks. I like to think of some skin care products as a plaster for your skin. They cover up the affected area but they don't really help.

7) Nail polish

I am cursed with nail polish. No matter how long I take to do them or wait for them to dry, they always smudge. No matter how carefully I do things or how many top coats I put on, they always chip. Even 'chip resistant' nail polishes chip within the first few hours of me wearing them so I'm forever changing my nail colour or just giving up and dealing with ugly, naked nails.

8) Tanning

Most of us can agree that you feel and look better when you're tanned but it's tricky to choose how to get that lovely, glowing tan. You either choose a) the sunbeds and risk increasing your chances of getting skin cancer but you come away with a lovely, even, glowing tan. b) Fake tan it so you risk looking orange, streaky and smelling a bit weird. As well as going through the whole exfoliating and moisturising routine the day before but hey, some are cheap and cheerful. My favourite is St. Moriz. Or c) You book a lovely holiday in a hot, sunny country which may cost you a small fortune but at least you'll enjoy yourself and catch some rays.

9) Foundation

I am yet to find a foundation that is completely perfect. They're either too dark, too orange or they don't stay on my oily skin. Yummy, I know. I whole heartedly believe that foundation is the hardest item of make up to get right. Seconded by lipstick. There's so many things that can do wrong with foundation and you will end up looking like a fool if it's not properly blended or if it's the incorrect shade. It's really expensive and hard work to find your perfect match. It takes so much research to find what type you need for your skin.

10) Body hair

Ok. This is probably one of the worst things about being a girl. I feel like I am forever shaving but everything else is pricey and, lets face it, not all of us have the time to get waxed regularly. There's so many things that can go wrong when you shave though, we all know that. Cutting, missing patches, dropping the razor (I also do this and it catches my fingernails and that feeling makes me ill), razor burn, blunt blades. There's probably more negatives than there are positives but it's cheap and easy. Now, for eyebrows. I get mine waxed every few weeks/months because I don't trust myself with them. They currently look like they're trying to take over my face because I haven't had time to get them done. They are so important to get right otherwise you'll constantly look surprised or angry or like Joey from Friends.

Do you agree?

What don't you like about being a girl or boy? What do you really hate?

:)

Toodles!

X

Triple Dry Review

Yello my honeybears!

So, this is a slightly gross way to start off a post but it happens to everyone. I am one of these unlucky people, like many teenagers, who sweats a lot. No matter what I try, it doesn't work for more than an hour or so and then *poof* it stops and I end up a horrid sweaty mess.

Lets face it, being a minging, smelly, sweaty mess isn't sexy at all.

Triple Dry - Fresh - £6.99 from Sainsbury's

When I was told about Triple Dry Anti-Perspirant, I was a touch sceptical. 'How could this anti-perspirant, that you only apply 3 times a week, keep you from being sweaty?' I asked myself but I did as I was told and dutifully applied it each night, after a shower, for 4 nights.

 I'm allergic to most of the other strong anti-perspirants so I was pretty sure I'd be scratching myself red raw to get it off but no, not at all. It isn't as fast drying as it claims to be but it doesn't take for ever either so it's pretty accurate.

 This anti-perspirant is for heavy perspiration and is apparently affective for up to 72 hours. Seeing as I do suffer from heavy perspiration, I'm unsure how it would work on people who don't sweat like a pig in a sauna on a regular basis. I think it might make your underarms extremely dry but don't take my word for it.

 I got this little beauty from Sainsbury's for £6.99. Strangely, the one I bought which is in the fragrance 'Fresh' is 99p more expensive than the one with no fragrance. Bit of a rip off if you ask me, there's barely even a smell there.

 Anyway! I would highly recommend this to people who, like moi, suffer from heavy perspiration. Top marks Triple Dry, you did good. I'm off to mess around on Pinterest. Follow my boards if you like, the link is in my Pinterest post. If you enjoyed the ramblings of a crazy lady then give my blog a little follow.

 Toodles!

 X

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Skin

Yello my honeybears!

So, today/ tonight whatever, it's nearly midnight, I'm going to just go over the products I use for my morning and night skin care routine.

Morning routine

I have really oily, blemish prone skin (classic teen age I guess) so when I wake up, I'm super oily so when I wake up I use my Simple Clear Skin Oil Balancing exfoliating wash. I originally bought it because the products were on a 3 for 2 offer in Boots but I really like it! It smells fresh and it leaves my face oil free and feeling squeaky clean. I use it every morning and night because I get really bad blemishes and a lot of blackheads.

I then use a toner. I'm yet to find a perfect toner but so far the Garnier Pure Pore Purifying toner is working well to remove any excess oil and nastiness that is lurking around on my skin. It's not too harsh on your skin, unless you accidently get it in your eyes which I've done :(, so you don't feel like someone's rubbed sandpaper over your skin and it smells so lovely, it's also really good value as Superdrug and Boots normally have offers on on their skincare.

The Clean and Clear Dual Action oil free moisturiser is so good for a morning as it makes your skin so matte so makeup doesn't just slide off your face. It's so soothing and you don't need much of it to cover your face so it's cost effective. Not that is costs much though. I'm such a cheap skate :).

Night time routine

Again, I use the Simple face wash to remove all the days grim off my face. However, a few times a week, depending on my skin, I use St. Ives Apricot Scrub to deeply clean my pore and thoroughly remove all the dead skin cells. It's quite harsh which is why it's obviously not a daily scrub but it leaves your skin glowing and baby smooth after as it removes all the dead skin, dirt and gunk off your face. You don't need much of it as it goes a long way and it smells beautifully of apricots (who would have guess from an apricot scrub).

I use my Soap and Glory Fab pore face mask once a week to reduce the size of my pore and stop the amount of blackheads/spots/general imperfections I get. You only use a grape size amount and you rub it in all over your face and neck, getting all the green beads rubbed in. You can either have it on for 5 or 15 minutes. I use it for 15 minutes as I normally relax in the bath with it on. It's lovely, you can feel your pore tightening and getting smaller. It's a little pricey but it does go a long way.

I then use the Garnier toner or the Boots Tea tree and Witch Hazel toner. This toner generally does the same thing as the Garnier one but it isn't as affective at removing oil and grease from your skin, it does help with spots though and, if you're strapped for cash, it is a cheaper alternative to major brands.

I do, however, use the Boots Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Night gel which is used to reduce blemishes. It's very cooling and soothing so if you do use strong, alcoholic cleansers/toners then this might help to sooth your skin a bit. I can't guarantee that it helps reduce spot size though as I use spot creams and sticks.

The spot cream I use is Clearasil 4 hour cream. It, thankfully, isn't one of those alcoholic gel ones that takes the top layer of your skin off instead of just fighting the spots. Instead, this has a creamy texture that doesn't dry out your skin or irritate. It does get to work very quickly and I swear by it for my face. I get spots on my back though so I use Boots Tea tree and Witch Hazel blemish stick. This way it doesn't spread loads of bacteria over my face and cause more spots. It's a bit drying but not by much.

There's not much more that I can say about my skincare routine so I'll leave it at that but you can get it alllllll from Boots! Cheap as chip y'all.

Thanks for reading.

Toodles!

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