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The product in this post was gifted by the brand mentioned; however, as always, opinons are honest and my own.

Throughout the past couple of months, I have really stepped it up on the fitness front. I generally eat healthier, cut out excess snacking, drink more water and more importantly, do a LOT more exercise. I'm not saying I run a marathon every weekend, I'm just improving my stamina and fitness levels by going on regular walks, runs and working on my 'summer bod'. This involves a lot of nights screaming in pain doing intense bum, leg and ab workouts on my bedroom floor - hard work and NOT fun! However, I've becoming so much more devoted to getting a better body as I have the motivation of my Mexico holiday swiftly approaching. I've also found that fitness has been one of my huge stress reliefs as exam season is underway. 6 smoothies and 15,000 steps later, I have managed to find the perfect website in order to find a fitness guru, perfect for you in a matter of minutes. BIDVINE is a local services tech startup, connecting costumers with the right service providrs in the UK. Keep reading to find out how to get you ideal personal trainer if you're trying to get into fitness like myself, wanting to find the perfect photographer to capture a blogger headshot or even piano lessons if you are music fanatic. This organisation work at finding the best possible match for your needs...this is how it works!

HOW IT WORKS

With an easily navigational site, you simply type your service request - 'personal training' - into the space provided, followed by your post code to find someone local and accessible. On submission request, questions of high specificity will be asked to ensure the personal trainer options and services are unique to your own wants. For example, 'What is your primary fitness goal?', 'Are you training for a specific event?' or 'Whether you prefer to work with a female or male trainer?' The process of finding your idealistic trainer is so rapid that it allows you to match almost instantaneously. Personal training is something I've always wanted to get into as I believe I need someone who will push me to my limits in order to achieve not only my goal of losing weight for holiday, but to motivate me into leading a healthier lifestyle. I would totally recommend checking out BIDVINE for personal training services as there are a great variety to choose from and you can be matched accordingly. Most importantly, I would recommend it to anyone simply wanting to get into fitness - whether you're a hardcore fitness freak or newbie, wanting to lose weight or get toned, there is something for everyone.

Skincare is something I've gotten seriously into over the past year; I've been taking more care of my face and gotten into a routine that has helped to improve it. I used to find skincare something that was really boring in the beauty industry back in my early teens. However, I've grown to love and learn about how important it is to take care of my skin. Most importantly, I've loved learning all about my skin and experimenting - finding the best products to help my skin become healthier and happier. This process involves a lot of trial and error but I've finally found the products that make my skin feel fresh and clean. Every night I try to make my skin a priority and I'm planning to share a full skincare routine involving my favourite products I use on a daily basis over on my Youtube channel in the near future. 

Today's post is in collaboration with Nip+Fab. I feel incredibly lucky to be working with a brand that I have looked up to and been a fab of for a long time. The three products I'm going to be sharing with you are part of the Teen Skincare range - these skincare essentials are perfect for teenagers suffering with breakouts, painful spots and dry skin. The Teen Skin Fix range are packaged in white and lime green colours - perfect for spring! I love how sleek and mature the aesthetics of the brand are, as well as the simplicity of the logo and printed font.

ZERO SHINE MOISTURISER 

My favourite product from the range is definitely the moisturiser. This is a great moisturizer for those with dry skin, although it is specifically designed for those with excess oils building on the surface of your face. For someone with dry skin, this has still worked wonders for me. The formula is super lightweight, you only need a small amount of product as it goes a long way and the feeling of the product on your face is luxurious. For an affordable price of £10, this product will last you a long time as you honestly only use a small amount for every application. Not only does this keep your face moisturised, the advanced formula prevents breakouts. The three main ingredients work in a coordinated manner to keep your skin free from harm and as smooth as possible. Wasabi extract is a antioxidant that inhibits the growth of bacteria on the skin's surface, zinc prevents the build up of oils on the skin (minimizing its appearance) and niacinamide helps to improve evenness of your skin tone. So far, this has stuck true to its word - I have a really uneven skin tone (my face is red and patchy) and this has definitely calmed it down. I literally recommend this to anyone who frequently suffers with breakouts or struggles to find a hydrating moisturiser that helps to draw out oils on the skin's surface too.

BREAKOUT RESCUE PADS

I tell you now - this will be every teenager's saviour. Although I don't suffer from regular breakouts, I know a lot of people who would really benefit from these skincare pads. With ingredients that actively work to remove oil and dirt clogging the pores, this product is certainly essential for anyone suffering major breakouts. Each pad is infused with wasabi extract, again, salicylic acid and witch hazel. Unwanted blemishes are abolished as rapidly as possible - these ingredients work in a coordinating fashion to deeply cleanse pores, relieves discomfort of the skin and prevent growth of bacteria on the outer surface. I highly recommend this to people on a low budget and suffering with uncomfortable breakouts.

If you've been keeping up with my daily life through my vlogs, you will know how much I've been going on walks recently. Every single day last week I either went for a walk or a jog in a country park and that was a great achievement for me. In attempt to get a little bit fitter and tone up for my holiday, my health and fitness has been on my mind over the past couple of months. My diet has drastically changed, I've stopped snacking more and schedule my time better to fit in areas for fitness/walks. For mother's day, my boyfriend bought his mum a Fit Bit, as she's been trying to lose weight recently too - this has also encourages and motivated me which is an added bonus. However, my main point was that the Fit Bit app has monitored the amount of fat burned in all the different fitness activities she's partaken in. It showed that whenever she's done a simple walk at a brisk pace, the fat burned is between 90-100%, whereas a gym class only burns 60-70%. This really surprised me and motivated me to get out more - taking in the beautiful sights of nature and reminiscing about childhood memories spent in my favourite country parks. It has been so refreshing breathing in the country air, going for morning runs and exploring different forests. I will definitely be following up on my fitness journey so far on my blog before I go to Mexico at the end of June!

The Outfit

As you can see, my attire isn't quite cut out for the wilderness, despite the forest patterns and tropical colours. Nonetheless, I was super excited to start wearing my playsuits - in England, in SPRING! I can't quite believe how incredible the weather has been recently so was thrilled to be getting out my well loved playsuit collection so early this year. This beautiful summer number was bought in Topshop last year and is a loose, tropical, long-sleeved romper that is VERY comfortable. When it comes to summer outfits, comfort is definitely the key for me. Although I love tight-fitted clothing and how it can enhance my figure, loose clothing is just a winner during the hotter seasons because comfort is the most important thing in my eyes. My favourite features of the playsuit are the wider, float-y sleeves and the lace up detail down the front; they both add something different and more intricate to the playsuit making it one of my favourite pieces to wear in Summer. For shoes, I popped on some cerise flats from Primark (£3...bargain!) - super affordable and they have this gorgeous golden detail around the front rim. To match the gold addition, I opted for my favourite mirrored glasses from Firmoo. The golden temples complement the shoes and the gorgeous pink lens frames. As the day was hot, I wore a back pack instead of a standard handbag as we wanted to bring water, a jacket for emergencies and we were doing a 6 mile walk so carrying around a heavy bag for hours was NOT ideal. This mint green rucksack is handy for short or long travels; there are so many compartments, the fitting is comfortable on the back and my favourite part...it's affordable! It was only £5 from Primark! 

It feels like I haven't written a beauty review in so so long; thus I am very excited to share these gorgeous lip products from Runway Rogue. Runway Rogue are a cosmetic brand specializing in an incredible array of lip products. Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to work with them and share with you all my opinion on their glosses and matte lipsticks. With hydrating oils and extracts to pamper your lips, Runway Rogue have crafted lip products to keep your lips soft and moisturized, as well as give the perfect shine and finish.

Packaging-wise, both the lipstick and lipgloss arrived in similar cardboard tubes. The products were held in sleek, white boxes with thin black font imprinted on the front. Plastered on the front of each lip item is a 'swatch' of the colour on a model's lips - this is useful to know what the lip colour looks like on the lips. The lip image also completely complements the packaging and is accompanied by the lip colour's name on the right. The differences between the gloss and stick lie beneath the glowing white boxes. For the lipstick, it was encased in a metallic bullet with a classy silver and grey colour scheme. Alternatively, the lip gloss was held in a thin silver metallic tube with a sleek strip of the product shown through the centre, allowing the buyer to easily see the colour.