Lisa does Life

The randomness of me, my thoughts and my daily life. Reviews, sketches, crafts and more. Just a place to let out what i am thinking

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Small business Christmas Gift Guide 2020

Small business Christmas Gift Guide 2020

I couldn’t do a 2020 Christmas gift guide without including one for small businesses. There a few small businesses that I have come across this year, and I want to share them with you. They haven’t all had an order from me yet but they caught my eye and are saved in my bookmarks, which eans they deserve a mention in my eyes.

Dorkfacecreates

Dorkfacecreatesis the owned by Jemma. She has been…

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Untitled Poem

I wrote this back inNovember 2016. It was written when i was feeling very raw and is still an untitled poem. It’s more like a stream of consciousness that makes very little sense but it helped to write it down.

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The Darkness has fallen. 

Suddenly I awake from my slumber and my dreams are a distant memory.

Wide awake, ideas buzzing around my mind like bees in…

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Bookish Review: Fable by Adrienne Young

Bookish Review: Fable by Adrienne Young

The Story

Today I bring you a bookish review of Fable by Adrienne Young. Fable is a seventeen year old girl, who was abandoned by her father four years prior to us meeting her. She was left alone, on the Island of Jevalis, after her mother died when their boat sank. Jevalis is full of dredgers and thieves and she has nobody in her life that she can trust. She spends her days diving for Pyre…

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Secret Society by Hannah Jennings: Bookish Reviews

Secret Society by Hannah Jennings: Bookish Reviews

The Premise

Secret Society by is a paranormal romance that follows the story of a young wolf shape shifter who is the Alpha of a local wolf pack. They are part of a secret society that coexist alongside humans. Blaise is a strong warrior, however, at night she is haunted by nightmares of her families death. She was shunned by them for being different but she felt guilty that they were killed…

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Box of Favours: The Perfect Gift

Box of Favours: The Perfect Gift

What is Box of Favours?

Box of favours is the gift that keeps on giving. The box contains fifteen cards that can be exchanged for favours. Ten of the cards have favours already written on them and five are left blank for you to complete yourself.

The Beginning

The company was founded when Ben was living in London with a flatmate who had just got a new job as a school teacher. She was…

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Bookish Reviews: Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar

Bookish Reviews: Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar

I received Star Daughter as part of my Fairyloot August Subscription box.

Synopsis

If the night sky holds many secrets, it holds Sheetal Mistry’s secret the closest. A secret that explains why her hair is the silver of starlight, or why some nights the stars call Sheetal by name.

Stars like her mother, who returned to her place in the constellation Pushya years ago. Since that day,…

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Little Mix: The Search Episode 2 - Mixed Group

Little Mix: The Search Episode 2 – Mixed Group

I find myself looking forward to relaxing on an evening and watching this show because it really does have a totally different vibe to other talent shows. Although you know the contestants are being judged it does feel a lot less formal and mean. The feedback given is constructive.

Personally, I feel mixed band groups are probably the hardest to put together. Not only have you got to see…

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Little Mix: The Search Episode 1

Little Mix: The Search Episode 1

Who needs more singing talent shows you ask? Well I do! Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy X-factor and Britain’s Got Talent. We all enjoy those clips of the people the fail spectacularly, make us cringe, laugh, and die of embarrassment as wells as the amazing performers. But we don’t have many talent shows that show case good singers without the gimmicks, other than The Voice.

Then Little Mix come…

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Fairyloot August 2020: Let the games begin

Fairyloot August 2020: Let the games begin

Fairy loot is a monthly book subscription and is £26 per month with £3.85 (plus £3.00 VAT). Now I know that this seems a lot for a subscription box but as you can see. You get a lot for your money

August 2020  “Let The Games Begin”

This is my first box back with Fairyloot and I was not disappointed. I subscribed with Fairyloot first launched, however I cancelled it after a few months due…

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To straighten or NOT to straighten.. A discussion on teeth

To straighten or NOT to straighten.. A discussion onteeth

That is the question. I know this is sucha random topic but as I explained when I was telling you all my story my blog posts will all be different.

The Issue

During the lockdown I fell in to a spiral of not taking care of myself and over he past few weeks i’ve been trying to change this. I have started doing exercising again, doing a regular daily and evening skin care routine, even…

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Charlotte Tibury.. cruelty Free Secret?

Charlotte Tibury.. cruelty Free Secret?

So here we are in 2020. There seems to be more consumers than ever becoming more conscious about using cruelty free products. In the past few years I have seen so many influencers and friends move forward and make more of a conscious effort to purchase cruelty free products.

So you can imagine my shock when I saw that Charlotte Tilbury are no longer free. This is a huge step for any brand and I…

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Today is the day....

Today is the day….

Wow.. So… The last time I travelled any kind of distance by myself was in 2017 when I went to London for BlogCon.

Since then I have lived as a hermit (standard for me) very rarely left. The house for anything other than going to work, seeing my best friend twice a week and going to see my family. So when my friend invited me to Lincoln for her birthday I was glad. She had invited me and…

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So I have not done this kind of thing for a while so bare with me whilst I get my feet again with the whole blogging malarkey :).. but I am back blogging again and I will be honest, it does feel very strange to sit down at my new desk and write.

I am back doing reviews, however , I will be incorporating more beauty and makeup related content on to my blog. So here I am with my first review.

Now I am a stickler for only using brands I have heard of when it comes to intimate self care products. So when I got the email asking if I wanted to review these products I was honestly a bit dubious about venturing out in to a using a brand I didn’t know, however, I am all about trying new things lately so why not try some new products??

Woo Woo is a brand that wanted to provide products that made women feel confident inside and out. Their aim is to offer a range of products that will make women feel more comfortable in the skin and break the taboo of talking about feminine hygiene. 

I was kindly gifted the Woo Woo wipes  and the Woo Woo Tame It gel to try out. I have honestly never used any kind of fraganced wipes as I was always told that fragrance can mess with your PH balance and I am not about that thrush life but these are PH balanced wipes.

I received the Cranberry and Aloe Vera wipes and i can honestly say I think I have been converted. It may sound strange but they really do make everything feel more fresh and clean. The scent is not too overpowering and they do make you feel fresh.

The in shower hair removal cream is good but I will say it does have a very strong smell, which I am not a fan a of if I am being completely honest. It does work very well and unlike some other creams I have used I leaves the skin feeling soft. I have sensitive skin and I didn’t have any problems with this. I would recommend if you are looking for a more natural hair removal cream.       

GIVEAWAY

 Win Woo Woo Sooth It & Tame It #11

If you want to be in with a chance to win one of the products enter the giveaway using the link above.

What are your thoughts on being more open about discussing fem care and fem care products?

Until next time. Be Kind , be Happy and Stay True to You!

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Can I Get a Woo Woo?? So I have not done this kind of thing for a while so bare with me whilst I get my feet again with the whole blogging malarkey :)..

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Wow.. So.. Looking back at my last posts is so strange! I have been offline and out of the blogging community for a good while. There are a number of reasons for this, and they also link in with some of the changes that are coming for my vlog over the next year.

One of the things I struggled with was my time management. This was heavily affected by my mental health struggles and I just lost all motivation and creativity.

Another reason I took a step back is because I was struggling to find where I fit in. I love beauty and makeup, but I also loved books,. Films and TV. Doing reviews on what I had read and seen was something I really enjoyed, however, it did feel strange putting everything all on one blog…. But on the other hand.. My following wasn’t really bug enough to split them…. I hit a wall…do I write about beauty? Mental health? Reviews? Can they all fit on one blog or would I have to sacrifice.writing about one of the things I enjoyed.

I qualified as a Makeup Artist at the end of 2017 but I felt like I still wasn’t good enough to compete in the world of beauty.. Especially when I’m also a plus size lady. I am still not 100% confident in myself so at the moment i just do makeup lives, YouTube Videos and Pictures for Instagram. 

So for 2019 my aims are:

Practice more self care ( using headspace ) 

Focus more on spending my spare time with my family and friends doing things I enjoy

Take better care of myself and eat healthier and start working out again

Spend more time on my Blog and YouTube Channel

  I have made these my aims or goals for 2019 rather than naming then New years Resolutions as I feel that New Years Resolutions are a bit of a fad and these changes are things I want to implement permanently in to my life going forward.

I will hopefully still be doing my good old fashioned rambling reviews but I will also be focusing more on beauty as well. 

I hope you enjoy the newer content and i’m hoping it will encourage different people to read my blog. 

What are your 2019 goals? 

As always.. and this will never change.. Be Kind, Be Happy and Stay True to You!

  2019.. The year of changes? Wow.. So.. Looking back at my last posts is so strange! I have been offline and out of the blogging community for a good while.

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