Anything not perfect is a teenage girls disaster. In the mind you think of greasy headed burger flipper who is very unhygienic as portrayed in shows like The Simpsons. That's where it's wrong. Acne can happen to anyone whether they are clean or not. Having acne for several years I have a few tips on how to get clearer skin over time.

1) Don't wash your face with all different cleansers, toners and scrubs as they irritate acne which makes its a lot worse. Yes, it gets rid of dead skin cells, excess oil and dirt but the ingredients dry the skin out and your skin must be moisturised. I recommend if you like using products likes cleansers, toners and scrubs, don't buy the stores own brand since they use cheap products and sell for cheap. Make sure you use Simple products or Johnsons baby range as they are made for sensitive skin. Remember don't scrub!

2) If you have a fringe/bangs keep them out of your face. This is where my skin went wrong. The oils from you hair is on your face and it is more likely you are going to break out because of the excess oil.

3) Don't pop or pick. Popping my reduce the look of the spot but it is spreading more bacteria around your face causing more break outs. The spot will also stay there longer. Leave your face alone. 

4) Try not to touch your face too much. If your hand aren't clean you are spreading the dirt around you face.

5) Change your pillow case every 2-3. Don't change your whole bedspread just because you want 'perfect skin' that is only wasting water and energy. Why I say this is because when you sleep you are not wearing any makeup so your face will be oily and the oil will be transferred on to your pillow case.

6) Cut back on wearing high coverage concealers, foundations and powers. Covering your face with makeup is only adding more ingredients that cause and worsen acne. Wearing less makeup shows a good improvement in a week or so..

Acetate - My lifesaver!

7) Don't think a tan will get rid of the spot. It doesn't! Although your skins looks sunkissed the fake tan/sunbed has ingredients that aren't good for skin. Sunbed worse of all. The tan will only hide the redness. It doesn't improve the skin.

8) Go to your doctor or dermatologist and get a prescription for accutane/acetate as after 3 months of use it should clear the skin right up.

9) If you have a full fringe wash it daily as your hair oils and the oil on you hair makes you break out more so.

By the way I'm not a skin expert but I know how my skin is and what makes it visibly clearer. This may not work for everyone but it works for me. :)

In no particular order here are some Christmas films to get you into the festive spirit. 

1) Elf

2) Grinch

3) The Polar Express

4) Christmas with the Kranks

5) Nativity!

6) The Santa Claus movies

7) The Muppets Christmas Carol

8) Jingle All The Way

9) It's a Wonderful Life

10) The Nightmare Before Christmas

Which one's your all-time favourite?

Mine's The Polar Express.

Recently turning 17 I have reflected on my days as a sixteen year old. 

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How do I have a successful lifestyle blog?

1) Blogging can open lots of opportunities for you. You can make lots of new blogging friends and learn about brands and how you help them to promote their products (This is okay on occasion but not regularly, you'll bore readers).

2) To be inspired. A blog is a story. A story from the writer. Life experience and interests at the click of a button. Make a name of yourself. 

3) To think and reflect on thoughts and become a better writer. Become more of a outspoken person and not to be afraid of the unknown. 

4) A diary, it can be kept anonymously so the world will never know or you can share it publicly. Not some random scribbles on paper which get torn and forgotten. Even if your written is elegantly written so what? It's your blog. Your nonsense could interest another. 

5) An escape. The freedom of all the troubles of everyday life. A balance between school and leisure-time. A place to express your feelings and beliefs without judgement. 

Apologies for the short post, just started A-Level and have pages of homework. I am now officially a Year 12 studying Applied Business, Sociology and Media Studies. 

Holy Grail Foundation

Those eyebrows though.

GCSE results are out in the open. Many have done exceedingly well and let's say some have been quite awful but let's blame Michael Gove for every bad result. Us as Year 11's have had the bad end of the government changing the way GCSE's are taken from grade boundaries to the conduction of the exam and to think we are the guinea pigs of linear exams I think we've done tremendously well despite the messing around. I am extremely infuriated by the English grade boundaries, they were ridiculously high, they were probably at an A-level boundary. I've passed most of my subjects apart from French which I flunked as I struggled with foreign languages but it's cool I don't plan on going to France any time soon. I mean how many tenses? I was real confuffled. 

I hope everyone received the grade they wished for!
I wish you all luck in the next chapter of your life.

Hard work well and truly pays off.

With love

Molly

RANT TIME!

When will society stop judging us over physical appearance? It shouldn't matter if you want to walk down the street with a face-full of makeup or want to go natural. It shouldn't matter if you're weightier or thinner than the girl next door, let alone feeling pressured to be a Topshop size 4/6. The desperation girls and boys go through is unbelievable in this age. When will the media stop promoting diets in every magazine out there. In the modelling industry it shouldn't matter whether you're 5"8 or 4"11, discrimination is sickening. You shouldn't have dreams torn down because of appearance. When applying for a job it shouldn't matter if your hair colour is too "extreme", it's only a harmless colour which is NOT representative of your working capability. We shouldn't have to dress a certain way to please somebody. Sweats are okay and so are mini-skirts. Girls, you can wear a low cut top or a short skirt. Nothing is wrong with that. If you see a guy/girl staring at your assets and you find it uncomfortable, it is classed as sexual harrassment. It is never okay to feel unsafe.

Girls...

Girls are a girls worst enemy. They can be quite disgusting to one another. They may make a remark about weight or general appearance. Targeting hit weaknesses (insecurities).

Need for perfection?
The media are putting a huge weight on many young girls shoulders about being a certain size. I mean I was a size 10 in year 10 which is pretty average in my opinion but the power of the media made me feel like a whale. There are thousands of girls out there starving themselves to be perfection. Perfection is not achievable. We all are perfect in imperfect ways. Eating a balanced diet and exercising will help you to lose weight and tone up but people shouldn't fall into the starving trap which will only lead to severe body dysmorphia (BDD). A desire to lose a dress size is perfectly normal and I did it for myself and body-confidence, don't let someone's manipulative way take effect on you!




The dream of a thigh gap...
The need for a thigh gap is still in bodily trend, why? They're only a little space between your two thighs and if you have one cool, if you don't that's cool too. I have a thigh gap (a small one) but that's primarily down to inner thigh workouts and eating right. If you want a thigh gap, go for it but the safe way I beg of you. People must remember some women can't get them down to bone structure. Don't thrive on the obsession.

Want a bikini body?
Get a bikini and put it on your body no matter what your body shape is.
Embrace it.
You are beautiful!!



(If you read all of this comment 'I'm beautiful!'

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