That’s it ! My seven step recovery process to take care of myself has officially begun 😊 No more being lazy regarding that side of my life, time to step up and feel better, focus on the new me.

Products I bought for PHASE 1 :

1 – Caudalie, Crushed Cabernet Scrub
2 – Caudalie, Contouring Concentrate
3 – Nuxe, Body Fondant Shower Gel
4 – Nuxe, Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Usage Dry Oil
5 – Aesop, Oil Free Facial Hydrating Serum
6 – Aesop, Mandarin Facial Hydrating Cream
7 – Kiehl’s, Midnight Recovery Concentrate
8 – Nuxe, Merveillance Expert Eye Contour
9 – La Roche-Posay, Anthelios Smooth Lotion
10 – Kiehl’s, Ultra Light Daily UV Defense
11 – Viktor & Rolf, Flowerbomb Perfume

PS. Update : I changed my mind because resolutions are lame and I’m a lazy person… I won’t be sharing the process of my “7 step recovery process” but I can tell you what they were about; step 1 – Face & Body skincare, step 2 – Hair care, step 3 – Even better hygiene, step 4 – New diet & healthy lifestyle, step 5 – Exercising, step 6 – Good work ethic, step 7 – Moving to a new place & moving on literally.

Today I went to Le Bon Marchė and Marionnaud to purchase the items on the wishlist I made yesterday; I love those two places because they’re never crowded, and so shopping there is more agreeable. Also their customer service is good 😊

I found easily everything I wanted, and will show you all those products tomorrow while I apply them for the first time. Then in a week or two, I’ll do a recap and compare to see if there was any improvements on my skin.

My mini shopping spree was fun, and the sales assistants from Aesop & Kiehl’s said they noticed that the same type of people would shop at both of their stands… aka. like me 😋 shouldn’t be surprising though, those brands offer high quality and more natural cosmetics. That’s why I turned to them with my skin issues, highly sensitive and allergic to many artificial ingredients.

Last minute wishlist changes :

I changed my mind and got a Nuxe shower gel instead of the Caudalie one off my wishlist, because I totally fell in love with the almond fragrance of Nuxe ! Also I decided to get some sunscreen for my body, as it will come in handy when I’m back in L.A.

Stores where I shopped :

Le Bon Marchė, 24 rue de Sèvres, Paris 7 ème.

Marionnaud, 104 avenue des Champs-Ėlysėes, Paris 8 ème.

Hello y’all ! New year, new resolutions ? I guess so 😋
I have decided to take care of myself starting 2015. Since I’ve never had a body and face care routine before, my skin is literally screaming for help ! I got bad skin reactions lately, from the weather and lack of using any moisturizing products… it’s time to stop being so lazy and try to save my skin.

I love trying cosmetics, but actually using them on a daily basis… not so much. I’ve always been too lazy to keep up with that kind of commitment, and that was a huge mistake. I see now how important it is to take care of yourself, so that what my skin is experiencing at the moment, doesn’t happen.

This is gonna be the first post of a series of seven steps to recovery; PHASE 1 is about body and face care. Today I’m sharing with you my wishlist of skincare products I am getting tomorrow, and guess what ? I’m taking you shopping with me ! Virtually of course 😛

Can’t wait to go to my favorite stores on a mini shopping spree and show you around 😄 xoxox

Frank Ocean, Thinkin Bout You

J. Cole, Wet Dreams

The Weeknd, The Town

PARTYNEXTDOOR, Sex On The Beach

Nicki Minaj, Get On Your Knees (feat. Ariana Grande)

this just looks plain silly. I haven’t held a diary since… wait no, I have never held a diary in my entire life. Sure I did buy many times those fancy looking blank diaries, because let’s be honest, some look pretty cool; but did I ever actually take the time to write in it ? hell no ! I mean everyone knows that wanting is one thing, and then actually trying to achieve what you had in mind originally… well, that is a completely different story.

Thinking about it now, I remember considering facts. You know like, filling those blank pages with memories and pictures seemed awesome, until I came to realize that it would probably require of me to sit still and waste the little energy I had (that same energy I usually waste procrastinating on Tumblr, mostly). Anyway the conclusion every time came to : NO… or even, NO WAY ! so there lies in my bedroom an entire cemetery of sad blank diaries, never used, some have not ever been opened – but on the bright side, they all look real nice, as in for decoration purpose.

So what am I doing here exactly ? well, obviously I’m bored… I thought trying out this “diary thing” could be fun, and why not post it online… it’s not like there is already enough embarrassing things on my blog, so let’s just add more to it; suddenly I’m getting a terrible feeling about this whole “project” — oh well, you better beware ! Because that is how it’s gonna be from now on. & you can expect, hum… awkward moments and stories, but also lousy pictures and anything really that is related to my lame life.

Gosh, I should have never started this.

xoxo, Madison Kennedy