So for my first proper post I thought I’d start with something very interesting – this baby above!

So this was my Christmas present this year and oh wow, I was not expecting it. Like this is a top tier beauty advent calender.

So for anyone that doesn’t know much about this beauty, I’ve listed everything it contains below:

Joanna Vargas – Bright Eye Hydrating Masks 0.35ml

Barbara Sturm – Anti-Aging Primer, 30ml

111 Skin – Rose Gold Booster 20ml

Dr Sebagh – Serum Repair 20ml

Sunday Riley – C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil 15ml

Omorovicza – Illuminating Moisturiser 30ml

Votary – Blemish Rescue 15ml

Revive – Moisturizing Renewal Cream 15ml

Lixir Skin – Vitamin C Paste 50ml

DDG – Alpha Beta Pore Perfecting Cleansing Gel 60ml

Susanne Kaufmann – Herbal Whey Bath Nourishing 40g

Algenist – Complete Eye Renewal Balm 15 ml

KORA – Turmeric Brightening and Exfoliating Mask 30ml

The Laundress – Wash and Stain Bar 2oz and Wool and Cashmere Shampoo 60ml

Charlotte Tilbury – Hollywood Lips Matte Contour Liquid Lipstick – Charlotte Darling

Heir Atelier – Lip Primer

Eyeko – Black Magic Eyeliner

Hourglass – Deluxe Size Blush: Radiant Magenta

Phillip B – Forever Shine Shampoo, 60ml

Oribe – Mystify, 50ml

Costa Brazil – Body Oil, 30ml

Larry King Haircare – Social Life for your Hair, 30ml

Lashfood – The Collagen Lash Primer 4ml

Tan-Luxe – The Face 10ml Light/Medium

Marc Jacobs Beauty – Deluxe Velvet Noir Mascara

You can see, quite a lot of some very luxurious brands!

I will be making future posts on what products I’m currently using from it, how I feel from using them and my thoughts of when I have a product empty so stay tuned!

Gemma x.

So in the about page of this blog I mentioned about how important skincare is to me and why it matters.

But…I never did say why it matters.

So why? Well like a lot of people, I do care about how I present myself to the world. I’ve always been self conscious and still am, I’m constantly trying to improve that in many forms – skincare is just one of them for me.

I’ve been lucky in a sense growing up I never had severe acne – but of course I’ve had terrible breakouts and just wanted rid of them as soon as physically possible! So I’m not a miracle worker – I’ve just always wanted that control or really prevent anything happening.

Since my teens what my skin looked like mattered, it was only in my late teens that I realised using certain skincare products could actually make a difference long term.
I just think having skincare in my routine helps me out in a lot of different ways. My makeup sits nicer on my skin and I feel like I’m taking care of myself. I don’t want to preach the importance of self care but sometimes it’s hard to know what you actually do for yourself and only yourself on a day to day basis.

Well that’s my TED talk for me and skincare. I hope anyone reading enjoys my posts to follow this,

Gemma x.