It's safe to say that I love The Body Shop's skincare, for me it is the best as it is completely natural, it's really affordable and you just know that you're going to get some really good results from these products, so the majority of products i'm talking about today are from The Body Shop.

When it comes to serums, i'm always wanting one that will give me a lovely boost of hydration, but that will also keep my sensitive skin happy. The Body Shop Aloe Protective Serum is a favourite of mine and i'm actually gutted that this has been discontinued because it works wonders on my skin. It really helps to not only give my skin a lovely boost but it also calms my skin when the sensitivity is acting up. During the summer my skin sort of goes a bit mental and the heat can often make my skin quite dry and if I burn then i'm screwed haha! 

Although the previous product has been discontinued, this next product is sort of a replacement that is available and I really love to us. The Body Shop Aloe Soothing Gel (£8.50) is a gel like serum that performs in a similar way to the Aloe Protective Serum. It's really light on the skin and soaks in so quickly, almost instantly giving my skin a nice glow. It is also amazing at calming down my sensitive skin and I find myself reaching for this a lot at the moment, especially when i'm in a rush as it sinks in right away. I'd highly recommend trying out the Aloe range, especially if you suffer with sensitive skin.

As I mentioned, if I burn my especially my face my skin can be a right mess so I always make sure that i'm wearing some sort of SPF. Most foundations do contain SPF, but as we all know our makeup does disappear throughout the day, and for me I need a bit of a back up. I haven't really found a face SPF that works for me yet, but i've been using the Benefit Facial Emulsion (£22.50). This product contains SPF 15, which is a high enough SPF to use on my face on most days and the product itself is really lightweight. What is also great is that it performs in more than one way, as I also find this product to be really moisturising on the skin and it smells lovely.

Lastly is a product that i've been loving for a few months now and is one I know my skin will be loving over the warmer months is The Body Shop Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet (£12). It is a beautiful whipped like moisturiser that is like none that i've used before. It's so lightweight, feels so velvety soft on the skin and leaves my skin feeling so lovely. Again it's great because it doesn't irritate my skin at all and it gives my skin that boost that it needs. I use this mainly as a day moisturiser as it so light that it sinks in quickly enough, especially on a busy day!

What skincare products are you turning to this summer?

When it comes to my everyday makeup look, less is more in my case. I only leave myself around half an hour to get ready and out the door most days, so i've really whittled down my everyday makeup look but these products I really do trust and do a pretty good job of making me look not only human but also awake most mornings. 

For my current base i've been loving the combination of these two products. The Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer (£5.49) is my favourite, go to concealer for hiding any dark circles, brightening up my under eyes and also just doing a good job at hiding any blemishes. As for foundation the Claudia Louch Mousse Foundation* (£52.50) has been my current go to, especially with the weather being so hot, a lightweight foundation has been a must. This foundation has a lovely whipped like texture that leaves the skin feeling so smooth and light that you don't really feel like you're wearing any foundation, but the coverage is just lovely. What is also great is that it keeps me shine free throughout the day, which is a must with the hot weather.

When it comes to cheeks products, I can't not give my cheeks a little bit of colour as i'd look half dead otherwise. For bronzer i've been using a old favourite, The Body Shop Honey Bronzer (£13) as the shade is just lovely and gives me just a good amount of colour to look alive. It's also great for a subtle contour, which I do from time to time but just an overall bronze is enough for me at the moment. For blusher I tend to switch it up a little more, but i'm still loving the Max Factor Creme Puff Blush (£8.99) and I really need to get my hands on a few more of these as they are just beautiful.

Onto the finishing touches, and right now my brows aren't in need of that much maintenance as i've recently tinted them so a quick sweep of the Benefit Gimme Brow (£18.50) to set them in place and they are set for the day. Lastly for eyes i've been keeping it very simple and I can't remember that last time I wore liquid eyeliner but the Urban Decay Perversion Mascara (£17.50) has been working wonders to make my lashes look absolutely killer. The length and curve that this gives is unreal and I highly recommend trying this one out.

So those are the products that I use on a daily basis for a very easy and effortless work makeup look!

What products do you turn to for a daily basis?

You've probably all noticed that not only my myself, but my blog also has kind of been all over the place for around a month or so. Lack of posts, lack of enthusiasm and just a general lack in happiness, so I thought today i'd take the opportunity to sit and address why i've not been okay, but also tips on how i'm dealing with it, and how you can too.

I'm not usually one to really talk that openly on my blog, just because I do like to keep certain elements private, especially if they are negative elements but something that I never expected to happen anytime soon happened. My boyfriend and I have gone our separate ways, it was mainly his decision, he wasn't happy anymore and there was nothing I could do to fix it. It was just too late for us and if i'm honest i'm completely and utterly gutted. He was my first real boyfriend and was my best friend for two years prior to our year and half relationship, so as you can probably imagine i've been a bit of a mess. I still can't really comprehend the whole thing because it just doesn't feel real, but it is real and i've now got to move on with my life, although i've lost what was my entire world.

Having said all of that, i'm okay, i'm doing okay. I've been throwing myself into work and just trying to stay as busy as I can but as everyone has told me, i've had my bad days. Just remembering all of the good times and all the promises we made each other, and how i'm never going to hold him again just breaks me. But i'm okay. We're okay, we're on somewhat friendly terms, which i'm actually quite glad about but I know it's going to take a lot of time to be happy without him.

Anyway enough about me, I feel like i've shared enough, a bit too much but getting it out of my system feels really good. I thought i'd also try to lend a helping hand, as i'm sure i'm not the only one going through a tough time and I thought i'd share some ways in which you can cheer yourself up as these have definitely worked really well for me.

Give yourself a good pamper - Run yourself a bubble bath, pop in a Lush bath bomb or two and give yourself a good old pamper. Give your nails a fresh lick of colour and whack on a face mask.

Take a break - If you can, get away for a few days. Book a last minute trip or visit friends/family who you haven't seen in a while. Getting some space is always the best method (one I wish i'd given a  go).

Surround yourself with people you love - Spending as much time with people who you know genuinely care about will just boost your mood. Whether it be family or friends, surrounding yourself with positive energy will always make you feel better.

Enjoy the things you love - Throw yourself into the things that make you happy. Whether it be going to gigs, blogging or going to the gym. Doing things that make you happy will automatically boost your mood.

Try not to dwell on things - I know, easier said than done but it's so true. The less you think about the negativity the more down you're going to feel. I'm not saying blocking things out is healthy, but constantly dwelling doesn't do anything for your health and mind either.

Don't be too hard on yourself - This is something i've learnt the hard way, but don't be too hard on yourself. When things don't work out in life don't go blaming yourself for something that wasn't your fault, it's not healthy. 

So those are a few things that i've been doing recently to try and cheer myself up. Hopefully my blog will slowly get back on track, but it's going to a slow process as my job is also another reason for letting it slip over the past few months. I'm sure i'm not the only one who finds it difficult juggling a full time job and blogging on top of everything else that goes on in life but my blog and you wonderful readers really do keep me going, so thank you for sticking by me.

What do you do to cheer yourself up?

The past few weeks have definitely taken their toll on me and I haven't really been taking that much care of myself when it comes to the beauty side of things, I just don't have the patience for it all at the moment but I have found myself reaching for the same products for a few weeks now and some i've been quite surprised with.

Starting the makeup side of things and I haven't really been making that much of an effort with my makeup, I can't remember that last time I wore eyeliner but these few products have been life savers. The Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (£5.49) has been an absolute gem at just making me look so much more awake in the mornings. A quick sweep under the eyes, a little blending and i'm good to go. The Maybelline 24-hour False Lash Effect (£11.99) is a product that I initially hated because it was such a pain to remove but it's actually come in really handy as it has survived many tears over the past few weeks, and i've found a good oil cleanser removes it pretty easily. Lastly for makeup is the Topshop 'Morning Dew' Cream Blush (£7), which i've been turning to just to add a little colour back into my complexion and to make me look less washed out. I would highly recommend the Topshop cream blushers, they are my favourite.

Onto the more skincare/body products that i've been turning to recently, mainly for fighting the dry skin as this weather is drying my skin quite a bit still. The Dr Paw Paw Original Balm* (£6.95) is a product that i'd wanted to try for ages, but I never knew where to get my hands on it, so when this little sample arrived through my letter box I was quite excited. It is like no other balm that i've used, it's really heavy duty and it's also multi purpose which is great. I've been using this on my lips as I always have dry lips and i've really started to notice how much better they have been since using this, highly recommend! Lastly is a product i'd wanted to try for ages and I finally picked up a bottle a few days ago, and already I love it! The Vaseline Spray & Go Cocoa Radiant Body Moisturiser (£4.99) is like no other that i've used. I don't usually use body moisturisers because they take forever to soak in and I just don't have time for that, but this sinks in almost instantly. It's so light on the skin, but still provides the moisture that your skin needs and it smells incredible!

So those are a few products that i've been using quite a lot of recently!

What are your current go to beauty essentials?

Enough dwelling as i've been doing too much of that recently, as i'm actually really excited to be talking about some of the products i've been loving this month. A lot of new products, which is exciting as I hadn't really been testing out much newness until the start of May, so it's exciting to be switching things up a little.

My first favourite of this month is an old favourite that I recently repurchased, as all of my concealers had ran out and as I wasn't particulary impressed with the ones i'd been using previously, I decided a repurchase was in need. The Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer (£5.49) is a concealer that i'd loved for such a long time and was probably the first concealer I ever got on with and looking back I don't know why I didn't ever repurchase this. It is amazing for covering any redness, dark circles and blemishes, whilst also making myself look so much awake in the morning. 

Another product that i've been loving for making me look and feel more awake is The Body Shop Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet (£12), which I picked up after seeing a few beauty youtubers talking about this product. It is like no other product i've ever used, so I can't really compare it to anything but it is like a whipped mouse sort of consistency that is so lightweight and gentle, yet so refreshing on the skin and just gives the instant boost of moisture that my skin needs in the mornings.

This month i've really been loving lip liners and lip crayons, which is very different for me but i've recently been trying out some new products and i'm loving the change around. First is the Maybelline 'Fuschia Desire' Color Drama (£4.99), which is this beautiful pink that gives your lips such a pop of colour that I just love. I also love the velvet finish to these as they aren't drying at all and they last so well on the lips. Another lip product i've been loving is the new Makeup Revolution Lip Liners* (£1), which have come in so handy especially as I only own one lip liner that I can only wear with two of the lipsticks that I own. They have so many shades but the two i've been loving are 'Cherry Red' and 'Rebel'. I'll be doing a full review of these soon, so watch out for that post.

Lastly is the nail colour that i've been wearing non stop for the past two weeks and this is Essie 'Style Hunter' (£5.45), which is the perfect red shade with a hint of pink. I've not owned a shade like this before and I am literally obsessed, I think i'll be wearing this non stop all summer!

What have you been loving this month?