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As you might have noticed I've kinda disappeared for the last three months. I was really annoyed with myself for stopping so suddenly as I enjoyed blogging so much. I was keeping up with my blog very well and I was being organized and putting a lot of effort into it. So what happened? You may ask. Well, life happened. As you all probably know sometimes life just gets in the way. Now things are starting to settle down a little bit I want to get back to blogging so I thought I would update you first with what's been happening.

The last time I blogged was April 2nd and I started my new job on April 4th. Since then I have been crazy busy! For those of you who might be interested, I now work for a medical assistance company. I'm a qualified nurse even though I hadn't work in the industry for over 8 years, so it was about time I went back to it. Although I'm not nursing I'm working in the field, which is amazing. I absolutely love what I'm doing.

I have also been taking driving lessons! Yes, at 29 years old I am now hoping to get my license at the end of the month!

And last but not least, Jac and I just bought our first home! It has been an emotional roller-coaster to say the least! We aimed to have the keys of our new home at the beginning of July (when our rented flat contract ended) but it's now August and we still haven't got the keys so we have had to move in with the in-laws in the meantime which meant I didn't have any room to take blog photos! As much as we both love being with the family we cannot wait to get the keys and start the next chapter of our lives in our own home!

So that's it!
That is what has been going on in my life recently. I have decided I'm not going to put so much pressure on myself to blog every other day so for now I'm going to stick with two posts a week.

I hope you guys forgive me for being absent for so long and enjoy the future blog posts!

PS, expect to see a lot of interior design/home posts!

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LOSE BLOGGING MOTIVATION

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If you've been reading my blog for a while you might have noticed the lack of post lately. For the last couple of weeks my post have gone from my regular 3-4 a week to a one or two and that's because for a little while I lost my motivation. Work got in the way (working different shifts every week doesn't help!) and it has been hard to find the time to sit down and write and the only time I was able to, BANG, nothing there.

5 REASONS WHY I READ YOUR BLOG

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Not long ago I wrote a blog post on how not to break the bank when blogging (here) and you guys seemed to love it so I decided to write another blogging post giving you five reasons why I love your blog and why I come back.

SUNDAY WEDDING SERIES PART 1

Hello everyone!
I have been thinking about writing about weddings for a while now as I absolutely love weddings and planning mine last year was the most fun I've had planning something in ages! I decided once a month I'm going to write a 'Sunday Wedding' post with different topics about how to plan a wedding, tips, tell you about my own wedding and inspiration for all those brides to be out there!

2016 GOALS FOR BEAUTEUR

Happy New Year Everybody!

We've just entered 2016 and just like every year I have some resolutions. Normally they are all about me, you know, the typical losing weight, be more organised, save up, etc. This year they're all about my blog. For once I have stuck with my blog for months and I plan to keep doing it and get better and better at the whole blogging thing. In the past I've started about five blogs and given up after a few weeks when things didn't go the way I wanted but with Beauteur is different, I treat it like it's my baby and for once I'm actually loving it. At the beginning of October I posted about the goals I'd like to achieve before the New Years and I actually reached all the goals by November so I was chuffed and it gave me the confidence to reach myself higher goals. So without further due, here's my New Year's blog resolutions.

• I'd love to reach 30.000 views this year. I'm only on 6.000 now and some may say it's a bit of a crazy goal but I really believe I can do it in a year!
• I want to attend more blogger events and socialize more with other bloggers.
• I want to take some kind of photography course to take better photos for the blog.
• I'll keep posting three times a week without an exception.
• I'll always have about five back up post for when I'm not feeling well or for when I'm away on holidays.
• Getting a new and better camera.
• I am currently on about 900 followers on Twitter and I'd love to double it up by the end of this year.
• Get at least 5 guest post.
• Do a give away when I reach 1000 followers on Twitter and another one when I reach the 30.000 views.
• Discover at least one new blog a day and comment on at least 5 a day.
• Have 500 bloglovin friends.
• Continue to have fun with my blog!

What are you New Years Blogging Resolutions? Do you think these are achievable?

HOW NOT TO BREAK THE BANK WHEN BLOGGING [PART 1]

*stock photo thanks to Monique at SHE WHO LIVES*

Part 1

We all know how hard it is to blog on a budget, most of us are either students, saving or working on minimum wage so it is a struggle to come up with blog posts where you don't have to get new products or fancy equipment. In my case, I'm still paying my wedding back, saving to buy a house at the same time as paying rent, bills and all the rest. Even though I am saving like mad, I still end up spending a lot more money than I should or I'd like but I can't help it, I have an obsession with buying make up. Yesterday alone I bough five lipsticks, FIVE lipsticks. Do I need any more lipsticks? I already have over 50. The answer is no, I do not need any more lipsticks however, I could not help myself. So, apart from those little moments of weakness that I'm sure we've all experienced I've come up with some of my tips on saving money when blogging. 

• Don't be scared to ask for samples. Most high end brands offer samples not only for foundations but eye shadows (if they have a new collection out), primers, etc. If you're going to buy a product to review and you hate that product it does feel like a waste of money and you'd probably wish you could've tried it before buying it so this is the best (and cheapest) way to find out and you can always review the product mentioning you've tried it from a sample, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
• If you've been blogging for a while, go back to your old post and re-write a post. It's likely that you didn't get as many views when you started as you do now so a lot of your readers might have missed out on that amazing post you wrote a year ago.
• Also going back to the start of your blog, try products you reviewed a while ago again as your opinion might have changed after a year or two, give products that didn't work on you back then another chance, you'd be surprised!
• Write about things you already have, favourites and collections are really good ways to blog without having to buy new products. For example, your favorite red lipsticks, favorite blushers, all the products you own from a specific brand, etc.
• Make Up looks are also free and very interesting. I love seeing make up looks as it gives me ideas and inspiration for my own make up. Tutorials are great too!
• You don't always have to review high end brands, in fact, I believe most people would rather read reviews about more affordable brands.
• Places like Home Bargains, Poundland and Savers sell high street brands slightly cheaper than Boots or Superdrug so it's always worth having a look there first as it might save you a couple of £.

I have quite a few more tips that I want to share with you so I decided to do write this in two separate parts as I wouldn't want it to get too long!

Do you find these tips helpful? Is there anything else you do to save yourself some money when blogging?