IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I can finally show you my Black Friday haul. I had almost all of my parcels, except for one, my Beauty Bay order. Almost a month later and it arrived. I wasn't thrilled, but at least I got it. Ok, I'll start with the skincare. Mostly The Ordinary. but all under the Deciem umbrella. Beauty Bay was my first order of the Ordinary products, then Deciem revealed their Black Friday sale that I just couldn't resist. My order contained Azelaic Acid, Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA, Buffet, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Solution 20% in Vitamin F, "B" Oil, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Caffeine Solution + EGCG and I needed to stock up on the Glycolic Acid Toner. From Deciem I bought High Spreadability Fluid Primer x 2, Heel Chemistry cream x 2, Lactic Acid 10% + HA x 2, NIOD Survival 0 Serum x2, Buffet and Retinol 1% in Squalane. Let's just say I'm pretty stocked up on the Ordinary, however there are still other products from the line that I want to try!

I hope 2018 has treated you well. As it closes, I have been thinking about the direction I want my blog to go next year. I guess actually blogging would be a good start. I know my schedule has been sporadic the last few months and I can't promise that I will have set days and number of posts per week, but I do want to continue blogging. I just don't want to churn out content because I feel obliged. Blogging is a hobby of mine and hobbies are meant to be enjoyed. I want to continue both my lipstick and nail polish declutter series. I also plan on more of a "shopping my stash" overall theme, because I don't want to keep adding to my makeup collection. Not to say that I won't buy any more, but I want to be more mindful of my spending, so that means that I will remain on a low buy. Especially after my Black Friday hauls, which I do plan on blogging but am still waiting on my products from Beauty Bay. A project pan is a possibility, however, I have been enjoyin

Ok, I am so behind with these declutters. I have been trying on lipsticks and taking photos, but neglecting to write them up. As you can see in this update I am wearing Winter clothes, and well,  now it's Summer. How about I just show you what lipsticks I decluttered in this update :) Doll Hospytal Lipstick in Melon Collie Hi Selfie Esteem Overspender These 3 lipsticks are new and although they are not necessarily unique shades to my collection, I really like the formula and most of all the cause supported by the owner. She wants to destigmatize mental health. Lime Crime Liquid Lipstick  I didn't expect to like this shade of lipstick, but I really do! It will be staying in my stash. ColourPop Lippie Stix in Frida This is such a flattering peachy shade, no way am I decluttering it. ColourPop Luxe Lipstick in Still Crazy This pink shade is not a unique colour to my collection, but the lipstick is and I really like the formula. Lipst

I hope you are keeping your sanity this crazy time of year. I am holding on, but barely by my fingernails, it seems. Ok, I'm being dramatic, but I find that this time of year you're either super excited about Christmas, or if you're like me, the Grinch. What I have still been doing is trying on nail polishes, I'll show you. I'm not sure on the shade name, but I adore this pink shade. It has a soft textured finish. Definitely keeping! Cyberspace I like the holo, but not really keen on the pale blue, it's not opaque enough for my liking. I'm saying goodbye to this one. This black holo is so gorgeous in the bottle, but on the nails? Nope, it's washed out and patchy. Decluttering. Shade 01 Although not such a special polish on its own, this turns any nail polish colour into a holo, so I decided to keep it to play with. Fantasy Fire I'm keeping this nail polish topper. It doesn't look so special on its own,

So, it just occurred to me that I was about to write up my last empties post for the year, which is crazy to me. But, you're not here to read about me crowing on about how fast the year has been flying by. Onto the Empties.... If this were a declutter post, I would call it very successful, but alas it is not. I didn't finish much in November.                                        Skin Republic Green Tea Mud Sheet Mask- This is the first clay mask in sheet mask form that I had used thanks to a blog prize I won from the lovely lady behind Kats Colourings . It cleansed the skin whilst also providing a radiance to my face. Repurchase? Yes, I really enjoyed this mask! Skin Republic Pink Clay Mud Sheet Mask- Also in the blog prize was this version.  Repurchase? Possibly, but I did prefer the Green Tea one. Eaoron Instant Whitening Face Mask- A hydrating sheet mask formulated to brighten the skin. I found it to be a good fit. I didn't see much in the br