Happy New Year: Review and resolutions!

HAPPY NEW YEARS GUYS! 

Can you believe it?! It's 2015 already. Ha. Even saying 2015 sounds a little odd.

2014 was a pretty good year for me- of course there was a little bad but that can be overlooked. Here are a few pics showing some of the highlights:

Now 2015... As I mentioned earlier, it sounds so strange. 2015. Strange or not, new year's resolutions are a must for me so here they are: 

1. Get fit

2. Study harder
That's a given now that I'm in my second year and want to apply to Med school this coming September.

3. Learn French
As a family, we often go to France so being able to speak French would be really useful! Learning an extra language is pretty useful in general I guess.

4. Get my drivers licence

5. Be more productive

This is something I am pretty terrible at. Anything to stop me being productive, I will most likely do. But that was the old me (hopefully)! This year I want to use my spare time knitting (which I STILL have not started), volunteering, revising, learning to cook/bake, writing posts, taking pictures, etc. Basically anything- as long as it's productive... Or what I call productive anyways.

And that's a wrap!

Once again, happy new year: hope this year is amazing for you guys!

Take care,
Santhiya

Review: Bioré Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser

I think it's pretty safe to say I was never really into skincare until recently, when I started to notice more fine lines under my eyes. That's not to say my skincare routine and products are up to scratch- there is still a lot of work to do with it. 

My skincare routine consists of two aspects: cleansing and moisturising. I would say I have dry skin with some oiliness around my T zone so finding products that work well hasn't been easy for a skincare newbie! 

The cleanser I was using before was the Bioré Combination Skin Balancing Cleanser, which I did quite like.  It didn't do wonders for my skin but it did "cleanse" my skin without drying it up. Sadly the product has been discontinued in Boots so I thought I'd pick up another Bioré cleanser as a replacement. The one I went for is the Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser. 

I use this twice a day on most occasions, and once a day when I'm feeling particularly lazy. 

The cleanser itself is black (which is pretty cool!) but turns into the "normal" white consistency when lathered. This may sound silly, but this was not something I was expecting to happen: I was kind of hoping it'd stay black! >.<"

Just like the other Bioré cleanser, this one cleanses without drying up my skin. I also feel I have had less breakouts but this may be because of my diet rather than the magical properties of the cleanser :).

After using this cleanser for over a month, I can say it's a great alternative- if anything, it's slightly better! 

This is available in Boots at £4.99 for 200ml and I would definitely recommend this to anyone with a similar type to me.

Take care,

Santhiya

PS. Please ignore my hands! They're definitely one of my least favourite body parts :|