Each month I have a subscription box from Look Fantastic it starts from £13.00 a month if you do 13 months, or £15.00 a month on a month to month basis. This includes shipping in UK.

Now I am sure it used to be more full size products, but now we have 2 full size and the rest are deluxe sample.

BADgal BANG! 36 HOUR* FULL-BLAST we get 3ml Deluxe Sample Size £9.00 volumising mascara creates MASSIVE volume without weighing down lashes. The gravity-defying formula contains aero-particles, one of the lightest known materials, derived from space technology. This innovative intense pitch black mascara layers easily for bigger and BIGGER impact. Its custom big Slimpact! brush is streamlined to reach root-to-tip, corner-to-corner, upper and lower lashes for BIG VOLUME WITH 360° REACH!

I truly LOVE this mascara, so I was very happy to see this in the box. One thing I always need is mascara.

Brushworks Red Cloud Headband, £10.00 is a luxurious terry cloth headband, perfect for keeping your hair out of your face while providing a spa-like experience. Made from soft and absorbent terry cloth, keeping your hair safe and dry when cleansing your face. This headband is comfortable and stylish, the perfect addition to your beauty routine!
PETA Approved – Cruelty-Free & Vegan Friendly.
Soft, Absorbent, Comfortable,Lightweight.

Actually not my cup of tea, and this has been a viral product all over tiktok. However its surprisingly comfy, and useful, so although I would have never bought one, I’m happy it’s here. This is 1 of our full size products.

Color Wow One Minute Transformation Cream 30ml Deluxe Sample Size £10.00 Typical styling creams contain emulsifiers or waxes that don’t penetrate into your hair, creating a greasy heavy coat on the surface. One-Minute Transformation is rich in avocado oil and Omega 3 amino acids, which quickly absorb into your hair, replenishing and restoring hair’s natural moisture balance, which gets depleted by colour chemicals and heat styling. Immediately, your hair strands have renewed suppleness, elasticity and a tighter, smoother, glossy cuticle surface.

Instant on-the-spot frizz fix
Apply our frizz cream to bumps, bends and bed head then either brush or blow-dry the unruly sections for a super quick, smooth, polished refresh
No waxy, greasy build-up on hair. I definitely need this being a curly girl.

The Revolution Skincare 0.5% Retinol Super Serum is here, 30ml £10.00. An even stronger dose of Retinol goodness.We’re talking 0.5% of Retinol, the ingredient known for encouraging the natural cell turnover of your skin to reveal a smoother complexion and more even skin tone. And we’ve combined it with Rosehip Seed Oil, for it’s skin conditioning and hydrating properties.Key Benefits- Encourages even skin tone- Helps condition skin- Encourages a healthy complexionHow To Use: Massage a few drops into the skin in the evening as the last step to your skincare routine.Free From: Cruelty free and vegan.Caution: Avoid contact with eyes. Retinol may cause slight irritation. If irritation persists, discontinue use and consult a physician. Retinols may increase skin’s sensitivity to UV radiation. Use sun protection when using retinols. Do not use with any other retinoid and retinol treatment.Cruelty-Free and Vegan.

I’m super sensitive, so this might be too strong for me, so I’m going to try it out once a week, to get a tolerance up first. This is our 2nd full size product.

The Ritual of Ayurveda rich body oil 30ml Deluxe Sample Size £7.00 for your daily skincare routine for an ultra-nourishing treatment. The luxurious formula contains three Ayurvedic oils which are especially well-known for their intensely nourishing benefits, such as nourishing sweet almond oil, moringa oil for its anti-inflammatory properties and hydrating coconut oil. The rich body oil offers deep and instant hydration and keeps the skin soft and protected. It’s the ultimate remedy for everyone in need of a skin-nurturing treatment – if you’ve got very dry skin – and it’s especially lovely for those cold winter months when our bodies could use some extra love and moisturisation.

Is there ever a time we don’t need extra nourishing oils for the body? Smells divine and packs a beautiful sensual punch after a bath, feel super nourished and soft.

Fresh Soy Face Cleanser 15ml Deluxe Sample Size £4.50 hydrating face wash is proven effective on nearly 200 adults of all ages, genders, skin types, and tones. Featuring upcycled soy proteins, the makeup-removing, non-stripping formula deeply cleanses pores while maintaining skin’s pH and increasing hydration—even after you rinse.

Effectively cleanses all skin types & tones
Maintains skin’s pH & increases hydration
Deeply cleanses pores & removes makeup

I used this instantly and it’s beautiful, gently polishing and even removes waterproof mascara. Skin felt so nice afterwards and cared for.

All in worth £50.50 and I paid £13.00 really loving the choices, and being introduced to some new things I would never have bought, and yet I’m loving them!!

I can’t believe I did it, and not only did I complete it, I thoroughly loved and enjoyed each and every day.

I have a beautiful mat, as I have no intention of stopping now, the routine and making that small amount of time to focus on this one thing has done wonders for me. No mind racing, having a calm mind is truly a gift.

I see that Yoga with Adriene has a few more 30 days programme’s so I’m going to work through these. 30 Days of Yoga Series
If you are looking for a 30-day series that builds on each previous practice throughout the series, you could start with any of the 30 Days series. Adriene has designed these series for all levels and includes verbal cues for modifications to modify up or down, depending on your experience. You can watch the introduction video for each of the 30 days series to see if there is one that stands out to you or is calling to you at this time. Here are all the introduction videos:

MOVE
BREATH
HOME
Dedicate
True
Revolution
Yoga Camp
30 Days of Yoga (the original series)
Each of the 30 days series has a daily email that you can sign up for if interested. You can sign up for those here. These daily emails act as a companion piece to your practice. You will receive the Day 1 email on the day you start then the rest every day after. These emails are sent out based on when you sign up and always start with Day 1 so be sure to sign up on the day you are ready to begin

I didn’t personally sign up for emails, I simply went through each Revolution video on YouTube found Here

I didn’t start mine in a chronological order as I was doing this as a part of a group of friends, so now that I’m going to be starting off on my own, I’m going to the beginning and working my way through.

Only 1 more week until I see Podiatry and Physio, and I feel for physio I’ve made huge progress, and that the lifting of the leg is less limited ( I put that down to the yoga I’ve been doing)  still hurts to truly lift knee to chest, but there is improvement. For podiatry well, I’m actually eager now to get a shoe lift and improve my walking.

This is me when I’m sat on the tops of my feet, kneeling pose. It’s clear one leg is longer than the other and no amount of exercise is pulling it up shorter.

As it’s been 3 weeks of yoga revolution now, feeling like I have a nice routine, I feel good in myself and yet not bodily broken as physio has often made me feel, I have decided to find another 30 days once this one has finished, perhaps one more geared to beginners. But I like the fresh start of the day with doing yoga first thing. And I feel more productive, with helps with mental health too.

If you haven’t read my previous posts, I’ve ditched physio for a commitment of 30 days of yoga with Adriene. I’m doing the revolution one. Found on Revolution along with some friends online, we have all committed to doing it and keeping each other supported.

While not geared for a hippie let alone a double hippie, I do my own adaptions and variations that don’t put the implants in any risk of dislocation. It’s been a week since I started and I’ve felt better and stronger in one week than I have in years of physio.

Creating a proper slower form for hip bridges, or superman stretches has meant more muscles engaged, and using breath to enhance the movement. Something I was sorely lacking in, with just once a month appointments and worksheets to do at home. Little hints on how to tuck the tailbone, or lift the navel make such a difference to how a stretch feels.

Just being able to sit upright without stressing the lower back for 30 seconds is a huge win.

Though this is as much as I am crossing my legs safely. I couldn’t physically do it more, nor would I either until speaking to my physiotherapist.

Being able to balance better on one leg, is a huge victory. I just feel more planted than I previously had done.

Doesn’t look amazing but to me it’s giving me more confidence of feeling more stable standing, not as vulnerable. Let’s see how much more progress I can make before I see the hip consultant in September.

I started last week 28th July as it was a New Moon so what could be a better time to commit to movement and mindfulness. Joining in with my witchcraft friends off tiktok, we are doing 30days of yoga with Adriene the Revolution one, found on YouTube.

Now as a double hippie, and an ehlers danlos sufferer I do have to adapt all stretches to my own personal abilities. The joy of yoga is just being present and never pushing things too far, just breathe and feel comfortable in what you are doing.

I’ve been setting my alarm in the morning and I’ve got a routine of coffee and hot water bottle first, and then I do my routine. It’s before anyone else is up, and it’s just a quiet time, so I’m not distracted.

I find if I can’t do a position, I go into this or into an all fours position, so I still stretch, just definitely.

It’s definitely been a challenge to keep going, especially when I’ve had such bad period pains and sickness. So I’m proud I didn’t give up. I’m now 51 Weeks post op, and while not perfect it’s amazing how far I’ve come. It’s crazy to think I’ve been doing physio for so long and not felt any benefit or felt any progress, and here I am only 1 week after starting this, and I have seen and felt an improvement in stretches, especially Cat/Cow as my wrists really struggled at first, and in Hip Flexor stretch too. I’m a long long away from looking like Adriene doing Yoga, but for me I’m seeing an improvement. I love the time of just being present and mindful.

It’s a New Moon on the 28th so I’ve started a 31 days with Adriene the Revolution one. I often do yoga but sporadic and non- structural. So what better way to commit to doing more, than grabbing some online friends and all starting the same day on the same 30 days routine.

Why the New Moon? Well in witchcraft and spiritual living, we use the phases of the moon for certain times, and New Moon is a time of new projects, new beginnings.

It encompasses most of the physio stretches I do anyways, such as the Cat/Cow, Hip Bridges, and Child Pose. I’m hoping this will bring both my drive to recover and my spiritual side together more, and become more whole.

I don’t see my Consultant on the hip until September, so I have a good chunk of time to get this as good as I can, and see if this can help.