Skin Care Routine!

Hello, my lovelies!

Hope you're all well. 

Today I wanted to talk to you about a new skin care routine I have begun to try out. I know this isn't the most interesting topic for some but it may help some of you out which is always good. 

As I say at the beginning of all of these 'product' blog posts/ videos, I have not been sponsored by any of the brands mentioned today. I am just talking about them and my opinions on them.  

So for quite some time, I have been using the Clinique skin care range on my face and I have always felt that it has worked very well up until about 2 months ago when my skin began to get very dry and flakey. I have always thought that my skin was listed under the 'combination' category (combination of dry and oily skin) and so because of this, I was using what was recommended to me by one of the lovely ladies at Clinique. Just to let you know, although these products are expensive and they are now not working so well for me, I do not regret buying them as they have been treating me well for around 2-3 years now and so I would recommend you look into them or get a little skin appointment booked with one of the staff at the Clinique counters in Boots nearest to you so that they can tell you what your skin type is. 

Now you may be thinking that there is no reason for you to check your skin type with Clinique if my skin has been playing up due to the products (although it is not just the products - it is me not eating or drinking healthy too!) but I believe that my skin type has changed within a 3 year time period and so I don't see why yours couldn't change to. 

I just wanted to give you some background knowledge before going into the new routine. 

I watched Emma Blackery's video on how to get rid of blackheads and spots (I will link that video at the end of the blog post if you're interested) and she mentioned Tea Tree products which I spotted whilst out with my mum and sister shopping in The Body Shop. 

Basically, whilst I was in there, I was told that Tea Tree products wouldn't be right for me and that I would be better off with 'Seaweed' products which are very gentle to skin as I NOW have 'dry' and 'sensitive' skin. I totally agree now since, as I mentioned before, my skin has been very flakey and I suppose tight. 

So I have got the 'Seaweed Deep Cleansing Facial Wash' which I have to use alongside a face scrub brush which is used to exfoliate (which comes separately), the 'Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream' which works as a moisturiser, and I also got (separately from the 'Seaweed' range) the 'Aloe Calming Toner' which says on the bottle that it is for sensitive skin and that it is a 'comforting, conditioning toning liquid proven to purify without irritating'. 

Here are some images of the products in case you're interested or you are looking for some products to try out along with me if you have dry and sensitive skin too…

'Seaweed Deep Cleansing Facial Wash' & Scrub Brush

'Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream'

'Aloe Calming Toner'

So yeah I will be trying out those products and hopefully, by the end of this month, I will notice a change in my skin (it sounds silly but I can already feel and see a VERY slight positive change…and thats after using it for a day!) 

Thank you for reading

Speak to you soon

I love you all loads

Megan xxx

P.S Here is the link to Emma Blackery's video…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhVWXQUQMdo

P.P.S ALERT!!! Here is another Christmassy clue for you all! Hmmm…what could this video be?!?!

December Uploads Update

Hello, my lovelies!

Now this is going to be a very short blog post (hopefully - I ramble on a bit, I know). I won't be adding a clue on the end of this one but I have been working on another blog post so the next post will have another Christmassy clue.

However I do have some news on the Christmas upload schedule and I'd love to tell you the news is good (although it could be for some, it could be bad for others, and some of you may not even care haha!)

I have decided that, for this year, I should scrap the idea of the project 'Dear December'. I have written and recorded the audio for a lot of the letters and I have been asking a lot of people to contribute by writing letters on certain days but I have decided that on top of my English, Music and Photography coursework deadlines and also alongside the many other Christmassy videos I will be uploading, it may all just become a bit too much. Both for myself and for you guys who may feel a little overwhelmed by how many videos I'm posting.

This is not to say that I will never do the project - I am taking a gap year next year and so I think it may be a little easier then, but until then, I don't think I have the time or patience to film, edit, and upload 30 odd videos all in one busy month. I really hope you understand.

Thank you for reading
I love you all so much
Speak to you soon
Megan xxx

Prank Calling & Spreading Rumours

Hello, my lovelies!

This post is gonna be a little more serious than some others I've posted but stick around till the end as it is important to me.

Now I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I have never in my life prank called somebody. The thing is, I have actually been one of the people that finds prank calling absolutely hysterical which makes me pretty damn awful at it anyway! If I were to ever prank call somebody, the prank would be purely un-hurtful and something that would hopefully make the person on the other end of the line laugh with me.

Recently, somebody who I am very close to received a prank call from a 'No Caller ID' number (which I also have done so PLEASE do not think I am being hypocritical in any manner here) where some false information was given to them about a person they are close to. The information was of a sexual nature and therefore made the person incredibly uncomfortable and angered hearing it. When the information about this person was told to them, they were taken aback, they were hurt and they were lost for words.

You may be thinking 'Megan, why on earth is this bothering you so much?!' Well let me tell you. I know first hand what it feels like to have rumours thrown around about you which are untrue. It hurts and can damage you. Imagine if the prank caller called someone else instead of my close friend who knew the information was rubbish. This person could have begun to spread rumours upon rumours upon rumours and everything would have spiralled out of control and, by the time it reached the person spoken about, it could have been distorted and lots of people would know of the rumour.

I know I'm taking this very seriously and, I think, rightly so. Pranking is funny to a certain extent. But using your 'power' to prank (I use this word as I can't think of any other word for it) to potentially hurt someone, even if in the moment you find it hilarious, is wrong.

Think before you act. Not JUST when pranking someone. In ALL scenarios. 

Thank you for reading. 

Speak to you soon

I love you all so much

Megan xxx

P.S Slightly less serious topic. 'Av a look at this Christmassy Clue…

Making Plans...

Hello, my lovelies!

 I do love it when I come back on here. I know that some of you guys prefer when I make videos and some of you prefer it when I write and so I like to occasionally do both whenever I fancy. I hope that's okay with you all!

 I have been making some cool plans for next month for my YouTube channel and so I had an idea. This month will be blog month. Whenever I can fit a blog post in, I will do it. I will write as much as I can this month (without overdoing it - I also have a lot of coursework to be handed into college around this time too but I'll balance everything, don't worry!) Each time I blog, I will share a little spoiler or a hint of a video/s that will go up in December. I am so excited and I really hope this excites you all too!

 Today, I thought I would just give away a little project I will be doing throughout December. This may not be to everyone's tastes but I liked the idea of getting creative with my writing skills. I was inspired by Carrie Hope Fletcher to attempt this project. Her version of this project was called 'Letters to Autumn' where she wrote a letter addressed to Autumn every day talking about lots of different things (whether it be about Autumn itself or just how she was feeling), filmed parts of each of her days and then uploaded a video for each letter every day. If that doesn't make sense, here is the link to those...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAy1UkOt9nY&list=PLfuWu_9IeKiQJQ-LrziNAloIyyhYevFhR

 So my project is called 'Dear December' where I write to December every single day from the 1st of December to the 31st. I don't know how long I will last (I hope till the end!) but I have enlisted the help of friends and family members to 'collab' with me for these videos. Some of the letters are happy, some are sad and emotional, some are rants and some are just talking about how much I love December. So, yeah, I really hope you enjoy them if you like that sort of thing.

 Just to make something clear before I go, this will not be the ONLY thing that will be uploaded to my channel throughout the month of December so if 'Dear December' isn't your cup of tea, I hope those videos will be to your liking…not telling you what they are though yet ;)

Thank you for reading this!

Will speak to you soon

I love you all so much

Megan xxx

P.S. If you haven't seen my latest YouTube video where I sing to my camera with some daring lipstick on, here it is :) Hope you like it! xxx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhfs11vOoOY&list=UUDi0dTVo2unptpxBHazxA_w