How to Use Instagram as a Skin Diary

How to Use Instagram as a Skin Diary

As I discuss in my upcoming eBook, The Lab Muffin Guide to Basic Skincare, it’s important to keep a record of your skincare routine and skin condition. It’s a fantastic way to help you figure out what’s actually working for your skin, and track the products and ingredients that your skin reacts to. One really useful tool that you can …

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How I Stay Organised for Blogging While Having a Job

How I Stay Organised for Blogging While Working Full-Time

I blog as well as work full-time in science education, so a lot of people have asked me how I stay organised and motivated, so I thought I’d share my process today in a slightly different sort of blog post. Some other bloggers like Tracy of Fanserviced-B have documented how they distribute their time, and Cat of Snow White and …

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DIY Hair Tie & Bobby Pin Organiser: Tutorial

DIY Hair Tie & Bobby Pin Organiser: Tutorial

Like most people with long hair, I have a million hair ties and bobby pins that end up strewn all over the bathroom. I’ve tried organising them with jars and hooks, but it never seems to stick. I recently saw two life hacks for how to keep everything neat: a magnetic strip for bobby pins, and carabiner clips for holding …

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My Best Daiso Beauty Buys

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I love Daiso. Even when I’m not after anything in particular, I can’t resist wandering through the aisles, just to look at all the shiny Japanese products, all of which can be had for $2.80. I’ve found a lot of gems in there, as well as a lot of duds – here are my favourite beauty buys from Daiso, as …

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DIY Subscription Box Drawers

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If like me, you’ve been collecting subscription boxes and have finally run out of random uses for them, this might work for you too – I’ve decided to stick together a bunch of my Violet Boxes to make a chest of drawers. If your boxes are also this slide-out type, this is a super easy way to reuse them! If …

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How to win at new year’s resolutions (according to science!)

Hello, brand spanking new year! It’s that time again: Resolution Time. No doubt you’ve been seeing resolutions flying back and forth everywhere too, possibly along with the discouraging statistic that 88% of all New Year’s resolutions fail. However, people who consciously set resolutions were found to be 10 times more likely to make changes they want in their lives than …

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Personal Planner giveaway winner!

For my giveaway you had to tell me your best organisational tip, and Anneke gave my favourite one: I love organisation and so naturally I am a big list maker. Trouble is lists get lost etc… So… we have a mirror on the back of our front door in our apartment and I keep whiteboard markers in the kitchen so …

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Make-up organisation bonanza!

Make-up organisation has not been my strong point. My organisational style is best described as “ambitious, but fickle”, and my room is usually an explosion of shiny things and packaging detritus. And naturally, the pointy and breakable things have a knack of finding themselves under my feet. So I was super excited when I recently received a mini make-up box …

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