Hello my lovelies.
After what seems like ages, I'm ready to come back to posting on here. Thanks to those of you who got in touch on instagram asking if I'm ok - you are such sweeties!
Truth is, I'm fine, great actually, but I've been moving house and that kind of takes over doesn't it?
I'm now living with Mr. SSV and his parents in beautiful Cheshire, UK. It's really rural and a total change from Manchester. I'm loving the sunshine and the quiet. Not loving the moths and spiders so much but I'm coping.
I may have chatted on this blog before about the idea of generally using less. This is true of my cleansing and beauty routine especially.
I've been noticing that I don't need to take all that many products with me when I go away for a few nights. I'm wearing make-up for special occasions, but I haven't worn foundation in months now, and my skin loves it.
My goal is to transfer to all vegan and plastic free beauty products, but in a minimal way and not by rushing out and buying a whole bunch of stuff. Rather, I'm using what I have until it runs out, then trying to buy a vegan and ideally plastic-free alternative next time I need to stock up.
I received some beautiful products from Pai for Christmas from one of my sisters - these really are amazing - and looking them up now I see that they're quite pricey and definitely premium products. However, it's now August and neither show any signs of running out so I figure they're worth a recommendation:
The oil makes my skin super glowy and that's probably why I've not felt the need to cover my skin in make-up. Mr. SSV isn't that keen on the smell - it's quite a woody smell if you know what I mean, so I'm using the oil in the morning and my regular Nivea night cream in the evening.
Do you have a favourite vegan beauty product? Please recommend in the comments and I'll give some of them a try. The beauty of buying really good products is that they often last a lot longer, meaning you buy less overall, and a simple skincare regimen really doesn't need that many products. I'm really starting to see cheap beauty products as a false economy, and keeping my skin in good condition is a top priority as I get older.
Of course, drinking enough water and having a healthy diet and lifestyle does wonders for your skin anyway, meaning you won't need as many pills and potions to stay youthful.
Well, that's what I'm hoping anyway.
SSV x
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