Jazziepickles

UK Mummy and Lifestyle blogger

Taking a break from blogging

Hey loveliess, I hope you’re well!

If you’re a regular reader, you’d have noticed I’ve been a bit MIA lately. I decided to take a break from blogging. It was unplanned, just kind of happened. In the last two weeks, I’ve reflected upon my journey so far and wondered why I stopped opening the laptop and writing.

 I started blogging back in September ’16, as a way to keep busy while Shane and I saved hard for our house. I never anticipated I’d fall in love with it like I did, and I was hooked from day one. I constantly looked for ways to improve my writing and create new refreshing content. It took up almost all of my spare time and I found myself getting a tad overwhelmed with it all. I put to much pressure on myself to compete with everyone else and make a name for myself. I guess over the last few months the pressure built and it became to much to maintain. I found myself creating content that wasn’t 100%, content I didn’t believe in and I was publishing posts, just for the sake of getting something up.

Obviously, blogging isn’t what I do for work, it’s something I do for fun, but it started to feel like work and there was no time for me to switch off between this and my full time job. I think a break is what I needed and I’m currently in the process of jotting idea’s down about which direction I want to take my blog. I still want to focus on the beauty element, because ultimately that’s my passion and I enjoy it, but I want to start creating content that is useful, meaning for and inspiring.

I hope you understand why this break is important for me, and I promise I will be back soon, hopefully with a fresh outlook and posts you guys really enjoy. In the mean time, I’ll continue to support the bloggers I love, connect with you all and be a little more present on socials!
Thanks for everything so far, it means so much to me.

Kisses and Love
Jazziepickles
xoxo

Banish dry irritable skin | Skincare Saviours

Hey loveliessss! 
Welcome back, I hope you’re all well and enjoying this beautiful weather !

For the longest time, I’ve had really dry, irritable flaky sensitive skin and it’s a nightmare to deal with for multiple reasons. I’ve been hunting around for some products to try and help my skin and really up my skincare game, I think I’ve finally found a really effective combination of products that work for me. If like me you have nightmare problematic skin then continue reading to find what my skin has been loving recently.

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October Favourites!

Hello my lovelies !

Welcome back. I thought I would write a little post about everything I’ve been loving during the month of October. The post features some new products I’ve picked up this month and some I’ve re fallen in love with.

Makeup Revolution Rose Gold Lipstick “Chauffeur” – £3

Finally my local superdrug had the new rose gold lipsticks in stock so I thought I’d pick one up. It’s a beautiful nude brown with warm undertones  that’s super creamy on the lips and lasts for hours. At only £3, it was rude not to.

Shadow Switch Review | Jazziepickles

Hello my lovelies.
Today’s post is going to be a little review on a beauty tool I was kindly gifted from the guys at Beauty Essentials UK . It’s the “Shadow switch”, a dry brush cleaner that allows you to mix and match different powder products and use the same brush. Pretty impressive right?
So above, you can see the product and a few of my eye brushes from the brand Royal and Lang-nickle which I bought from hooked up.
First impressions: So when the postman rammed this little package in my letterbox I was so excited to see how it worked and give it a go. First thing I noticed was how lightweight it is, it weighs practically nothing. Once opened I was surprised at just how simple it was, essentially it’s just a soft mesh like sponge in a tin. Sceptical was an understatement. 
First use: I used two fluffy brushes to test the product. Swirling my brushes into two different shadows, I blended onto the back on my hand. To start I used a really light brown shade. Then I pressed the fluffy brush hairs into the sponge and swirled my brush for around 15 seconds. I could see the product left on the sponge and my brush hairs had stained BUT there was no excess brown shadow on my brush. I tested on the back of my other hand to see if any colour came off, there was none. Repeating the same process I used a smokey dark grey, swirled my brush around in the shadow switch then picked up a really light grey colour. There was absolutely no dark product left on my brush. 
Would I use this product: 100% ! It’s such a simple yet effective way of cleaning your brush when creating eye looks. The tin is super light weight so easy for traveling and on the go for any touch ups, and its pretty compact so easy to store. I love that I can now use the same brush with different shades without the hassle of a proper clean and dry (We all hate that right?) 
Would I recommend this product? Definitely. I can see it being a really handy little tool to have and perfect for professional MUA’s. 
Is the Shadow Switch expensive, and where can I buy one? Currently, the Shadow Switch is available to purchase on Amazon for a very good price point of £5.99! They’ll soon be available on Sephora. 
THINGS TO NOTE: Beauty essentials are in the process of repackaging a lot of their products for launch. The shadow switch I’ve been sent is in the old packaging. I’ve attached a photo below of what the shadow switch will look like for the new launch. Same great product, just in a new packaging. 
DISCLAIMER: This product was kindly gifted to me in return for review, however all thoughts and opinions are my own.