Sending bad habits up in smoke

We all have our little vices, I know I certainly do. Whether it's spending a bit too much money or eating a bit too much cake (nom!) we all need a little bit of naughtiness in our lives. I, over the years, have had many vices. I have what they call an addictive personality. If …

Five jobs I’d love to do (but I’d be really shit at)

With all this talk of work and career, it's got me to thinking about what other jobs I'd love to do... and then realising why I'd be really crap at them. I've always wanted to write, and to be honest I'm kind of getting away with it doing it as a job right now, so …

Time to take stock…

So, my little corner of cyberspace has been a bit unloved as of late... and I'm feeling really rather guilty. When I left my full-time job and decided to stay at home, I never envisioned I would be as busy as I am now. It's a great feeling to be in demand but it can …

How I beat my FOBA (Fear of Being Away)

Hi guys! It's been a while, I've had a lot of exciting projects going on that have sadly taken me away from the blogosphere. I'm now running a local website for families which has been absolutely amazing as it's given me a great chance to get to know my local area even more. I live …

Sore Throat – Please bare with me!

Hey guys, You've probably noticed I've been a bit absent the last couple of weeks. With birthday parties, freelance work and now a horrendous attack of tonsillitis whilst trying to chase a 1 year old in the mix I've fallen quite behind on my usual blogging schedule. Please bare with me and normal service will …

My 52 Steps of Make-Up Shopping

Make-Up is an obsession for me but long gone are the days that I used to have a easy nip into town to buy a new bronzer. Here are my 52 steps to buying make-up nowadays. I know, I'll go into town! I need a new concealer, my MAC one has died a death. Right, …

The Beauty Blogger Tag

Ooooh I LOVE a good tagging post! I was kindly nominated by fellow blogger Forever Kimberley and it's all about beauty... my favourite! 1. What inspires your night out makeup? I would like to say I look at fashion and style or people that I admire. Mostly it's a case of colours I fancy on the …

Sorting out my Bloglovin’

Today is a busy day of writing and scheduling, updating and designing and finally sorting out my Bloglovin' link. Click below to add SoNotLuxe to your Bloglovin' roll! Follow my blog with Bloglovin I used to be so good with this tech stuff but you turn around for ten minutes and it changes on you …

Beauty sleep? Pah!

I am currently sat in my daughter's bedroom. It is 3am Friday morning and she is currently gnawing some sort of multicoloured key set.  I am very, very tired.  I knew babies were notorious for not sleeping but according to *them*(disembodied collection of nonsense that I've gleaned from cereal packets and suchlike) it's not meant …

I will never be a “Yummy Mummy”

I am not a glamorous person. I have always wanted to BE a glamorous person. I've ATTEMPTED to be a glamorous person. It's never quite panned out that way. I've got drawers full of cosmetics, have watched hours of YouTube make up tutorials, I know my pomade from my primer. Nowadays though it's still not really happening. …