Free Advertising On My Blog!

With the increase in followers and views recently (I'm almost at 700 followers! YAY!) I thought I would offer free advertising on my blog on a month to month bases. 

I will be featuring 5 blogs or Youtube channels on my blog every month. You will be featured in my sidebar. I will also give the lucky 5 a #FF every Friday for a that month that they are chosen for.  

As well a being featured in the side bar of my blog, I will as well do a blog about the lucky 5 at the start of every month. In this blog I will feature your social media links as well as a little bit of a blurb style paragraph about you and your blog or Youtube channel.


Are you interested? All you will need to do is email me and tell me a little about you and your blog or your Youtube Channel. If you have both then tell me a bit about that too! From there I will contact you asking you for your blog button or Youtube Channel Button. If you prefer to use a picture of you, you can. It's all up to you. 


My email address is kiaminimartin@hotmail.com I will always reply within 24 hours of receiving the email. Please allow some time for me to reply because of my line of work I do. 

Anyway, I hope to hear from you soon! Until next time!

Whilst your here, I've launched my giveaway that is another reward for you guys for showing me the support you have. It's much appreciated. Click here to have a chance in winning.

Kim xx

My October

It's been another hectic month with gatherings, travelling to London for work, cosy nights in and busy mornings.

The month started off with a traditional selfie with Tristan.

On the 3rd I went out with Tristan, my sister-in-law Nicola and her daughter, my niece, Andi for Tristan's Auntie Tanya's 40th birthday. We met at The Milk House which is located in Sissinghurst, Kent. I've never here before but it was a lovely place to go. The Milk House is a hotel, pub and restaurant all in one. It's very modernised and has a really good up keep. I personally didn't have any food because I had a late breakfast that morning, but the food that came out looked amazing. It's a little bit pricey than what I thought it would be but it's looks like its worth the money. 

This is how they done their table numbers which I thought was cute. Don't mind Tristan in the background. 

I've also spent a few days working in London on the 7th & 8th. I've been working in Enfield, helping them get their christmas range out. I love it when I'm able to go travelling to other stores and use my knowledge to help them out. It does give you a sense of success. The only thing I hated doing was the traveling to and from the store because we had to go over Dartford Crossing, which is always busy. We sat in lots of traffic on the second day and we watched the sunrise. 

On the 9th I went to Intu Lakeside which is a massive shopping centre in Essex with best chummy, Naomi. Going to Lakeside meant I had to go back over the Dartford Crossing again for the third time that week. For anyone who lives in the area or has been over it knows it's a pain in the bum during rush hour. We didn't spend too much considering. We went into a lot of shops but many brought within Primark, Boots and B&M. I have done a haul so if you are interested in seeing what I have brought then click here.

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On the 12th, I celebrated National Chocolate week by devouring a massive bag of Galaxy counters and a tub of Heroes to myself of course. 🙈

Work has been fun this month, it's been very busy sorting out Christmas and range changes. 

Tristan and I spent some really lovely evenings together being all cosy with the candles lit and hot chocolates in hand. We had a bit of a random selfie moment whilst we were snuggling together. 

I did end up just jumping on Tristan and I can tell now I'm one of those weird girlfriends. You'll clearly tell as you look below.

I've spent a few days taking Lily out for a walks where I've managed to get some beautiful snaps on the wildlife and the outdoors whilst out. It was very autumnal. 

I had a selfie session with Lily whilst I whilst snap chatting Naomi! However Lily was having none of it! 😂

I'm sorry but that look is of just disapproval!

We had a really foggy morning which made me feel like winter is coming soon.

I went shopping to Westwood Cross Shopping Centre in Boardstairs with Tristan on the 23rd. They have got some lovely shops down there, it's quiet far away from where Tristan and I live but it was well worth the trip. We spent way too much money but buying christmas presents for family members is a must. We covered most people in both our families but we still more to buy for! I treated Tristan to Assassin's Creeds new game which was released on the 23rd whilst we were out. I'm the best girlfriend, spoiling him to all the new Xbox games that are coming out.

I've spent a lot of time wrapping all the presents that we have brought. 

I met up with my sister's Jenny, Dawn and Laura, on the 28th which was lovely considering I don't get to see them that often all together! I can't tell you why we met up but we did. I can tell you next month why we met up! eeeek, its exciting! 

On the 30th, Tristan came home from work and told me to shut my eyes because he had a surprise for me. So I shut my eyes and when I opened them he had placed in front of me a Canon 1200D DSLR camera! He said to me that it was an early birthday present! I cried in excitement because I had raved about this and I had put it on my birthday wish list blog which it hasn't been published yet. He gave it to me early so I could use it on our holiday in a few weeks time. 

I snapped this beautiful picture of Lily on my new camera! I love this picture and so does my mother-in-law, Michelle.

It's been busy for me this month! I hope you've enjoyed seeing what I've been up to this month! Let me know below what you've been up to!
Until next time.. 

Fragrance Friday's! #1

This is a segment that I would love to make a regular occurrence on my blog. I'm a big fan of fragrances whether there's for myself or my other half or just friends and family.

This week, is one of my latest purchases which is DKNY Be Delicous!

I believe that this has been out for ages now but I only brought it a few weeks ago and I absolutely love this smell as a summer fragrance.

With its overwhelming smell of green apples and cucumber. It's one that makes me feel fresh and clean. This is one that I often will wear on a warm summers day. I will get compliments from co-workers, with people asking what I'm wearing.

It's a long lasting perfume which is what I look for within a fragrance. I don't want to be having to top up a fragrance throughout the day because of the fact that it's faded.

I made this purchase at Boots costing £37.00. It's a 30ml bottle which a decent size in my opinion. I have purchased a bottle for a friend for her 24th birthday and she absolutely loves it and she can't wait to wear the perfume now she has it.
I personally would recommend this perfume to anyone who is wanting a fresh scented perfume, thats long lasting and just beautiful.

Until Next Time..

Freeman Cucumber Peel Off Mask

This is something that I have lately become addicted to using them. Freeman mask is so nice for my skin and helpings lift dirt and moisturises my skin is nicely when it's having its bad days. I will do one of these masks every week often on a night in with my other half.

It retails for about £1.50 which is very good value for money especially when you can get between 2 to 4 masks out of one packet. These can be purchased at Tesco's. I normally get 2 because I do one and so does Tristan! We are both such divas when it comes to our facial routines.

I love that feeling when your peeling off the mask after it's been on for about 10 minutes it makes me feel like I've just peeled off the dead layer of skin on my face. It's just beautiful, just like the name of it.

I would recommend, if someone was looking for a high street or drug store face musk because it ticks so many of the boxes.

Freemans do have a more of a selection of face masks but this the only one that I have personally tried. I will definitely be picking up there other ones soon. Is there any face masks that you guys would recommend, if so let me know below in the comments section

Totally Cute! #1

Whenever I'm needing a little pick me up because I'm feeling a bit under the weather or just not at my usually happy cheerful self. I will browse the internet for insanely cute picture of animals. Tristan will send me photos all the time to make me smile. I must say before you proceed to look through these adorable photos that I don't own any of them they are just photos that I have found on the internet. 

The picture above brought a smile to my face as well as a question.. why on earth does a cat have a plunger? oh you tell me, it just made me smile! 

Me in the morning!

This is my favourite because this is my face when I see food!

Finally and not least this chap here to finish off the pack! This is probably my favourite one of the week! So cute!

I hope you enjoyed this and has put a smile on your guys faces or just cheered you up a little bit. If you liked this or would like to see more of this then leave a comment below. 

Until next time!

About Me

I've been blogging for just over a month now and I thought it would be about time for me to introduce myself and tell you guys a bit about myself and my life. 

I go by the nickname Kim, I'm 20 years old and from a small town called Rochester which is located in the garden of England better known as Kent. I'm a bit of a fruit loop, I will dance around even when there is no music playing, I try to make a laugh out of almost things in life because laughter is contagious. I like to make sure that everyone has a smile on there face at least once a day whilst they are around me.

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I'm a Space Ranging Merchandiser for a large retail supermarket chain called Tesco's. My job title makes me sound like a super hero but I'm far from one of those.

I work in one of their warehouse that are dedicated for online shopping. What my job involves is bring new lines into the warehouse and working them into the aisle so you guys as the customer can have them delivered. I sort out the seasonal lines as well into the store which hearing the words Christmas in August is a bit of a bummer to be honest it takes the fun out of Christmas.

This isn't everyone in my immediate family theres siblings missing but my family none the less! 

Family life is very important to me considering that I'm from a very large family. I'm the youngest of 7. I have 3 older sisters and 3 older brothers, I'm a proud auntie to 6 and a step aunt to 4. My older brothers and sisters are very protective and it's very hard to get us all together at anyone time. Our lives are hectic and we are all shift workers so when I see my siblings it's something that I appreciate in life! It's something special. We're not one of them families that live inside each other's pockets. 

My partner in crime and life is Tristan. We've been going out now for just over 2 years. The last 2 years have been lovely, we met whilst at work. Tristan also works for Tesco's just like me. His a kind caring man that knows how to protect and look after me. His got some witty and at times smutty humour which make me laugh and smile. He took me aboard for the first time last year, to Spain, he couldn't believe I hadn't been aboard before and he wanted to change that. We are similar in character but I'm probably the louder one out the 2 of us. His happy to appear in my blog posts and supports me fully in what I do. His has been spoken off and will be mentioned within future posts.

My man

Well that's just a little bit about me and my life that I lead, if there's things you want to know or anything you want to see then please just let me know below in the comment box. I will reply back as quick as I can.

Until next time.. 

Simple Vs Clean&Clear

I've been using Clean&Clear Dual Action Moisturiser for a couple of years now and I thought I would change it up and use Simple Kind To Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser which I have been using for the last 6 weeks now. 

I thought I would do a comparison of the two products. Clean&Clear is a very well known company for skin care but I feel like Simple, over the last year or so has been out shining them. Simple is well know for the minimal ingredients within there products. From this persona they have they portray makes us there customers believe, there products are better for the skin due to the lower ingredients within there products. 

Price

I personally purchase my skin beauty products from Boots so it maybe cheaper in other places. Simple costs £4.19 for a 125ml bottle and Clean&Clear costs £3.20 for a 100ml bottle.Price side of things the Clean&Clear is cheap for the amount of product you get and the cost of the product.

So thats one to Clean&Clear, zero to Simple. 

Texture

The texture of the product is very important to me when it comes to moisturiser because of the fact I want something that feels light on the skin and doesn't feel too heavy and sinks nicely into the skin. Simple does exactly what I want it to do, the fact that the product is fairly light and takes a couple of minutes to settle into the skin. I don't personally find it too sticky compared unlike Clean&Clear that to me is so sticky. I personally find the Clean&Clear too heavy on my skin and that it just sits on my skin it doesn't sink in very well.

One all.  

Packaging

This might be seen as an odd thing to review a product on but i always believe that the packaging of a product will reflect on the quality of the product inside. 

i found the packaging on the Clean&Clear to be very basic. its just a simple squeezy bottle/tube. Whereas with Simple the product is packaged within a box and within the box you'll find a bottle. This sort of packaging attracts me personally, its very simple and clean packaging. I prefer things that have been boxed up an protected a little. 

So for packaging Simple takes the lead. 2 - 1 to Simple. 

Results

Simple is a rich moisturiser and does exactly what it says on the bottle, its a deep moisturiser. I suffer with dry skin on the sides of my face and Clean&Clear would help moisture them for a couple of hours and they would start to flake under my make up and it was just blurghh. Awful. I find that Simple moisturises all day and my make up sits nicely on my face after using it. 

Winner is Simple with a 3 - 1 lead to Clean&Clear. 

I think its pretty obvious on who I'm loving most out of Clean&Clear and Simple. 

Simple is just a nice product, good packaging, does what its says. 

Clean&Clear is good but Simple is slowly becoming my new favourite skin brand. 

Whats your favourite skin brand? or one that you would recommend? Comment below and let me know! 

Until next time. 

Skin Care Tips

Looking after your skin is very important. It's the biggest organisms that we have, and often is the main thing that causes us issues. Whether it's issues like dry skin, oily skin or blemish prone skin, lots of people in the world have a issues with their skin. 

My skin isn't perfect, I have my flaws. I have suffer with breakouts and have large pores. The skin on my upper arms can become dry for no apparent reason. 

Here's a few tips on skin care: 

- Shea butter can be used to help soften skin & reduce inflammation. Also it can help the appearance of scars. 

- Suffer with ingrown hairs? The best solution for this to exfoliate your skin to remove the dead skin cell which can cause the ingrowing hairs! 

- Shaving can also cause ingrowing hairs. I find that the best thing to do is to exfoliate the skin before you've shaved. With waxing, I recommend exfoliating the day before you are going to wax. Make sure you are not shaving with a dull razor, dull or old razors can cause more harm than good! 

- Reducing the amount of sugary drink in take, this help with the reducing the amount of blemishes you develop. Replace sugary drinks with water, water is your best friend for you skin! Try to drink around 2 litres of water per day. If you are going to drink sugary drinks like coke or fanta then equal it out by drinking the same amount of water as you do fizzy.

- Wanting to reduce the appearance and redness of acne breakouts then place a ice cubes on the area. 

- Suffering with random breakouts of acne, it could be that your makeup brushes or sponges are needing to be cleaned. Brushes and sponges are a breeding ground for bacteria. When left uncleaned the bacteria will just multiply and cause problems. So clean your brushes and sponges, girls! 

- Eating fatty acids will help your skin appearance. Helping your skin or look a bit plumper and younger. Getting out there and start eating things such as salmon and avocados.

- Eating foods that are high in amino acids will help with the collagen production within the body. 

- When moisturising your body try and use moisturisers which don't have a scent to them. Yes, I know I'm a sucker for scented things, however, the perfume within the moisturiser can affect the PH level within the skin causing irritation and redness.

If these tips are helpful to you then use them and spread the word! I'm no skin guru to say the least, these tips which help me! If you have skin care tips yourself that you would like to share then please leave a comment below. 

Until next time!