Bean's mum's blog

I don't own a working shower so all of these items are what we used in the bath since I did my last empties. By the way we used a lot.

After using up my other soap and glory cleanser and loving it I decided to use the much hyped up peaches & clean next as I really wanted to see whether it was any good and whether I would like it as much as the face, soap and clarity, which I loved. So how did I feel about peaches & clean?

I have been on a no spend kick since mid January but I fell off the wagon yesterday when we went to Boots. I needed some mouthwash and eye make up remover and ended up using some of my saved money on a few items.  I managed to get most of my items on deals from the advantage card machine and I am very happy with what I bought, although I should have brought my 'want to purchase' list so I didn't get so confused in store and spend lots more money on things I never meant to buy. These are the items I bought yesterday as well as baby wipes and a couple of meal deals. I only went in for  two items and after looking at the computer I got 6 items costing just over twenty pounds as well as the free gift next to the bottles. The first item I bought was 500ml of the Sanctuary Spa luxury bath float which I bought as I wanted more bath stuff and this smells quite exotic. It should last a while and I got a free gift with this, even though it only cost a...

These are my January favourites.  I can't believe it is February now.  Looking at them I realise only one I paid full price for which amuses me.  Most were new to me in January but I really love them as they were good finds or will in gaps in my stash. First is my Mark Hill hair dryer that I got in my boots haul. It was only six pounds and I really love it as after a long time of not owning a hair dryer this has become an essential. Such a great buy and I love the flowers and hearts patterns. Next is my favourite of the revlon Colorburst lip butters I have bought this month. After seeing that so many youtubers loved these I had to buy these and this is one is in the shadeTutti Frutti.  On a side note is think I might be addicted to YouTube and I blame it for lots of my purchases. Tutti Frutti is a beautiful coral shade and I love love love it if I want a more natural look, rather than the lipstick I also have in this b...

I woke yesterday feeling like I had been slapped. I had very little sleep the night before as my insomnia hit and being an inspiring author I have my characters in my head and that night one of them wanted me to write.  It has been a while since NANOWRIMO in November and since then I have had minor burnout but last night the brother of the main characters in the first book wanted out. Sorry, I sound crazy and I regress. Back to my skin. The following day my skin felt very angry and the spot on my nose seemed to be gathering supporters in the 'make Jane's skin feel like it has been attacked by sandpaper' camp. My skin felt worse than it has in years. So I went about my normal business, using a new cleanser in the morning and evening last night but otherwise my skin routine was as normal. So, I woke this morning, expecting to be mistaken as sand paper again but instead my skin feels softer than it has in years. The spot on my nose has finally stopped tryi...

My first Boots order of three came before nine this morning and from the box I knew it was my soap and glory skincare order as my two 70% off orders are a lot larger. I had the code GLORY5 to use from my box a month or so ago that allows £5 off £20 on Soap and Glory skincare so I decided to use it yesterday as the products I wanted were reduced already. I managed to save £12 on the order including the code reduction so I was pretty happy. These are the products I received. I am on a cleanser kick at the moment so I got two cleansers and  the BB cream which I wanted to get to put on my face in the summer as last year I got extremely bad sunburn on my face and neck and don't want to repeat it again this year. The first product is the Feel Good Factor translucent bb cream that I can hopefully use in the summer as a combination of moisturiser and suncream. The second product is the Ultimelt Deep Purifying hot cloth cleanser that has a muslin cloth with it. I have the...

I was in Durham from boxing day until yesterday but not even time with family could stop me shopping. We had to pop to Boots to get a few essentials I forgot so I looked at the same things and got these two sets half price and a few bits and pieces my family needed.  I needed shampoo but when I saw this at nine pounds I had to have it and the added bonus was that it had some shampoo inside it and the bag, now I am back in Birmingham, is perfect for my nail varnishes that were in a soft bag and now they are up on the shelf and stored more easily in this bag. I really loved the headband when I was away to help me wash my face. I also really liked glad hair day and use it when I was up north and would probably use it but at the moment I have about a litre of Tresemme Shampoo and conditioner to use so I am not really buying more shampoo or conditioner as I don't need duplicates. In this bag was: The Righteous Butter 50ml. This is incredibly creamy and smells lovely and...

So, I went to Boots on Friday and although I didn't find my Weleda I was able to get a small haul together and will show you what I bought. This is what I bought on Friday and I have to admit that I never planned to buy the largest item but my husband want skincare and after seeing recommendations on youtube for the cotton wools pads I got some today to use with my cleanser. These are one of the things I went in to buy and sadly enough I am quite excited by them as they will mean I will only need to use 1 to do my face instead of using multiple ones of the small ones. There is approximately 60 per pack, which will keep me going for a while. I've been collecting beauty products since July and very little surprises me as a mother and wife but last week my dear darling husband asked me something that shocked me so much for a minute that I really wondered if I knew him after eleven years together. He asked me to look for some skincare for him and this made me surp...