Just as a music producer would be expected to have a back catalogue of all the most influencial artists of our time, and you would make the assumption that a fitness instructor would follow his own regime of healthy living, as beauty bloggers we're often elevated as individuals with a flawless self-care routine. But the truth is we're only human; most of us have the same naughty habits as you do and frequently become disappointed in ourselves on your behalf, the only difference being we know what we're doing wrong and are often too ashamed to admit it publicly! So many times I look at my messy dressing table with a feeling of doom, or skip over a step because I'm in a rush, and wonder if I'm a bit of a fraud - but this site is all about providing advice, insight and support for you to use at your will, rather than preaching about what's right or wrong. So here are ten things I'm guilty of doing (or not doing) in the interests of transparency. Don't judge me.
1. NOT CLEANING MY MAKEUP BRUSHES
I know, I know. It's rule number one in my book to keep your brushes clean and your tools performing perfectly, but sometimes weeks can go by with me thinking "I really should do a deep clean of those" before getting around to it. I've been known to just start using new brushes rather than clean the dirty ones (the benefit of having product samples arrive on your doorstep daily!) or have quickly washed my foundation brush rather than spending an hour cleaning the whole lot....