It's a new year and what better time to begin to forge new habits, routines and embrace the unexpected. You may be feeling a tad overwhelmed with the promise of a fresh start and limitless possibilities - who can blame you" - so let me help you simplify your beauty check-list and aid you in getting the most out of the products you already own and more...

1, Quality over quantity - Admittedly this is a mantra that I will be expanding into all areas of my life including blogging but this year, I do want to focus on products that I use daily and agree with my skin. I have slowly learnt along the way that I have no purpose for a shelf full of half used foundations and pockets full of mismatched nude lipsticks. Over the following months I am going to weed out any product that has no real place in my collection and only replace what I really have to. I should also stress that I don't necessarily believe that quality equates to high end cosmetics.
2, Take care of your skin inside and out - You can slather on all the night creams and high coverage concealer in the world but if you don't properly take care of your body internally it will all be for nought. I'm not in any position to preach about how to best attack healthy eating but what I will say is that I am embracing the everything in moderation "rule" this year and aiming to drink at least two litres of water a day.

3, Treat don't pick - The majority of us will be guilty of picking at our skin at som...