Hello, long time no speak! It's been two years since my last post on here, and some things have changed! Last time we spoke, I had just recently graduated with a Graphic Design degree, and I was back in my hometown of Glasgow. Oh, and there wasn't a global pandemic happening either! 

Fast forward to the present day and I am now a fully fledged Graphic Designer, and I now live in Leeds! I took a break from blogging because quite frankly my mental health reached an all time low after I graduated, I didn't know where I wanted to be or what I wanted to do. I quit my part time job thinking that I needed time to chill (which was a BIG mistake). I was just spending my days applying for jobs and being a recluse really. 

Finally I managed to get out of that rut (with a lot of help from changing up my medication and talking to a variety of doctors) and I started working at an after school club whilst I looked for a design job. Those who know me will know that I love working with kids, so this was an ideal job for me whilst I looked for a job in my degree. After 6 months, endless interviews and so many times getting to the final two of applicants, I finally got this job in Leeds, and 10 days later I had packed up my stuff and moved. It all happened so fast, but I'm so thankful for it. 

I've been in Leeds about a year and a half now, and although the pandemic has meant I've not been able to explore or get to know many people, I love the city. It's a vibrant, cool city that has everything you need, so I'm doing okay. 

Recently I was trying to get back into things that made me happy, reading, drawing etc and I realised that I missed blogging. So here I am now, trying to get back into blogging. It's going to be a journey, so I hope you're ready!

I think this blog will now be a real mix of lifestyle, beauty, fashion and reading now, but I hope you stick around for all the fun stuff to come. 

Speak soon!

Erin 

For the past couple of months, when i've remembered, i've been saving my products that i've finished, and now i've condensed them into one big "Empties" post. I decided the easiest way to do this would be to split them into categories, so let's go!

1. Skincare/makeup

(l-r) Simple "Spotless Skin" Moisturiser L'Oreal Micellar Water Simple "Rich Moisturiser" Balmi "Strawberry" Lip Balm.

 Out of these four products i have only repurchased one. That one being the L'oreal Micellar Water. I've gone through three bottles now! I love this stuff! The two moisturisers were okay, nothing special, they did the job to an extent, but I prefer my "Nivea Day Cream."
As for the lip balm, i actually did love this, although the lid broke when it was halfway through, and wouldn't shut, so I couldn't travel with it. As for why I haven't repurchase it? I'm a lipbalm junkie, and I really don't need another one. Plus, I have an EOS Lip Balm which is almost identical to this one.

2. Body

(l-r) Sure Deodorant in "Cool Pink" Nivea Deodorant in "Invisible For Black and White" Bath and Body Works Hand Sanitiser in "Caribbean Escape" Radox Shower Gel in "Cherry Blast"

 I absolutely loved the shower gel, and the Nivea deodorant, and they have been repurchased countless times. As for the sure deodorant, i wasn't too keen on that.
The hand sanitizer isn't easy to get a hold of in the UK, without paying a ridiculous price, so I only get it when my cousin brings it over from America. The smell was okay, but not one of my top scents from Bath and Body Works, and I probably wouldn't repurchase it.


3. Hair

(l-r) Batiste Dry Shampoo in "Brunette" Aussie Conditioning Mousse Tresemme Keratin Smooth Heat Spray Batiste Dry Shampoo in "Tropical" Tresemme Argan Oil Serum

I haven't repurchased the mousse, because I started off loving it, butended up hating it. It got really runny, and I started to go off the distinct scent. I've repurchased the Batiste brunette Dry Shampoo, because it works really well, however i'm not keen on the smell! But the tropical one left white bits in my hair, even though it smelled lovely.
As for the two Tresemme products, i absolutely loved them both, and I am onto my third bottle of the Keratin Heat Spray. As for the Argan Oil Serum, I can no longer find it! Has it been discontinued? If it has, that's really sad, as it was amazing. It left my hair so smooth!

And that's just some of the products i've used up in the past few months! Thanks for reading!