Haul: The Body Shop

Dear readers,

Last February I decided to test myself and see if I could avoid spending money on beauty products for 6 months. I wrote this post about it in case you're curious about why I'd put myself through this nightmare :(

Although I'm supposed to stay away from online stores I came across a 25% off from The Body Shop just when I was in need of replacing my facial cleanser. The one I had was making my skin very dry and flaky, especially around the nose. Never had I experienced any kind of skin issue before in my life, and that's saying something. I'm trying to cut down its usage to once a week but so far that isn't working either. I should have read the description first but it was all in Japanese and the only words in English were: White Clear Foam.

So I ended up getting a few other things as well. Two Body Sorbets: Satsuma (above) and Pink Grapefruit (below), which are my favourite summery scents. I've already tried the body butter and the body puree but I wanted to try out this formula and see how it compares. I still have half a tub of the body butter left but I like using lighter formulas during the warmer months.

I'm also through my nighttime serum and I've been wanting to try this one with Vitamin C since a sales person from TBS recommended this to me last December.

And lastly, the one product I really needed turned out to be another mistake, boo hoo hoo.
It serves me right for not reading the description before hitting the "Add to bag" button... I thought it would be a water-based cleanser, you know, the ones that foam up. Instead it's more like a cleansing milk and I hate those, I already have one (gifted) and it's taking me ages to use up.

The only upside is that I get to go shopping for a new facial cleanser, hooray!

CC Sportswear: Comfy & Colourful

Dear readers,

I'm not much of a sports lover, either by watching or participating. In fact, I hate all kind of sports, especially those involving rounded objects that bounce and fly to an unknown destination.

As a kid I took some ballet lessons from age 5 to 13. I quit as soon as I noticed that my boobs were refusing to grow while everyone else (including certain boys) was growing a pair. Not that it did me any good, the only things growing since then have been my butt and my muffin top :(

Not long ago I found a discipline I liked: aerostretching; read more here. At first, I didn't want to spend any money on a cute outfit as I thought I'd quit after a few lessons, like I always do. But after several months of wearing the same worn out leggings, I decided to treat myself for how well I was behaving.

So these are two outfits that I've baptized as CC (Comfy & Colourful).

Outfit #1:

I got this top from my mom, it's a very bright fucsia with some rhinestones on the upper half.

These tye-dye leggings (20€) I got online at H&M (not available anymore) whilst watching Fleur de Force mentioning it in a haul.

Outfit #2:

This old T-shirt was a present from a friend of mine who knows how much I like cats :)

And again some H&M leggings (reduced from 25€ to 21.24€), these are a more recent addition and are just a bit shorter than the other pair.

And finally I got me some trainers as the others I have are grey and bright green so they don't match any of my outfits.

I've never had black trainers before but I thought these would go perfectly with whatever outfit I choose and the purple and bright blue detailing gives them a more cheerful appearance. They weigh almost nothing, making them the comfiest shoes ever. I'm even wearing them with my denim shorts when I'm running errands.

They are by Nike and they were reduced from 50€ to 39.95€.

What's your favourite way to keep fit?

Waiting in line...

Dear readers,

Has this ever happened to you? Raise your hands!

from El País

Have an amazing week y'all,