Beauty: More Skincare Favourites

It's been a little while since I blogged some of my recent skincare favourites so I thought I'd share what my skin has been loving recently... 

La Roche Posay
"Efflaclar H Multi-compensating Soothing Moisturiser"
As I've mentioned before in my previous skincare post, finding the perfect moisturiser is always a difficult task for me. My skin is naturally incredibly oily {and not to mention acne prone} and I seem to find it difficult to find a good balance between not applying moisturiser at all in fear of over-greasing my skin, and lathering my skin in moisturiser in fear of it not getting enough moisture/hydration. Most moisturisers leave my skin feeling totally yucky and even more oily than it is naturally! I've been using this Effaclar H moisturiser from La Roche Posay for the past month now and I've got to say I really like it. It's designed for skin which is naturally very oily but has been 'weakeaned by drying skin care products'. I've been using some antibiotic gel recently as a means of clearing up my acne, which is quite drying, so I've found that using this in conjunction with that has worked wonders.
It leaves a bit of a sheen on my skin immediately after applying but after a bit of fresh air the greasiness disappears. My skin looks and feels really fresh. It's a little pricey but as with all La Roche Posay products you really do get what you pay for, and this stuff does exactly what it says on the packaging.

Packing my life into boxes...

As I write this blog post I am sat in my living room, surrounded by boxes. This will be the eighth move I have made in seven years, which is crazy really! I moved around a lot during my university days.  But this move is different. Rob and I are finally buying somewhere of our own, somewhere which will be ours to keep, for ever and ever if we so wish. This move is much more permanent and scary.

The flat we have been in for the past 18 months has been the first place, since living at home with my parents, that has really felt like a home for me. In previous flat-shares with various friends and strangers there was always a subconscious awareness that the place wasn't really home... just a temporary residence. But our flat has felt like a real home to me, with all our belongings, and it's become a place I will treasure in my memories.

This week's happiness {and a rant}

Things that have made me happy this week...

Creme eggs <3

I can't even count how many of these I've eaten over the past two weeks but you seriously can't beat a cadbury's creme egg. Maybe they're one of the silly reasons I wouldn't ever want to move abroad... cadbury's chocolate is the best! I even got given one by the vicar at church on Easter Sunday, how lovely is that?!

#ThursdayThoughts

Too often I can be really hard on myself, blaming myself for how others are feeling, not seeing the positive side to things and allowing myself to stress about things that simply aren't worth the stress. 

Be kind to yourself today! I love this quote so much. "Just let go. Just be".

Lydia xxx