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Image of Singapore's city centre at night, featuring an old traditional buddhist palace surrounded by cars with modern skyscraper buildings behind

A Whistlestop Tour of Singapore

Two sheet masks in packages designed to look like milkshake cartons, surrounded by tubs of moisturisers

K-Beauty: What Korean Skincare Has Taught Me In Six Months

Origami stars with a book in the background

How To Reuse Old Books

A Whistlestop Tour of Singapore

May 2, 2019      26 Comments

Image of Singapore's city centre at night, featuring an old traditional buddhist palace surrounded by cars with modern skyscraper buildings behind

Have you ever been planning for a trip somewhere abroad and suddenly got paranoid about how little you know about the country?! I don't usually get worried about the actual travel, but I do get worried about social customs and different ways of life because I'm determined to never come across as a ...

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K-Beauty: What Korean Skincare Has Taught Me In Six Months

April 7, 2019      72 Comments

Two sheet masks in packages designed to look like milkshake cartons, surrounded by tubs of moisturisers

Around October last year, I decided to kick my skincare game up a notch. I've never had really bad skin, but as I'm pretty sure everyone does, I focused on my flaws and what made it imperfect. Some of my biggest pet peeves about my skin were (and still are) its oiliness and enlarged pores across the ...

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How To Reuse Old Books

March 20, 2019      86 Comments

Origami stars with a book in the background

Ever looked around your house and wondered what to do with the stacks of old books you have? As an avid bookworm, I sometimes feel a strange sense of guilt about giving away my books, but equally, I'd really like to have more room in my bedroom and not have a small wall of books acting as a ...

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D.I.Y Sheet Masks: Why and How To Make Them!

March 12, 2019      53 Comments

A photo of a small clear jar filled with yellow liquid with a Hydrapuff pad inside. Behind this is a peach coloured box with a white box with watercolour splashes on it inside. The watercolour box contains the Hydrapuff pads. There are also pink tulips and white roses dotted around the photo.

Ever been looking through your sheet masks and wished you could have half of one and half of the other to combat all your concerns? I have. Only yesterday, I was struggling because I wanted to target a pesky spot that's been residing on my cheek for weeks, but also felt like my skin needed ...

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The Year of the Asian Reading Challenge

March 6, 2019      29 Comments

A photo of the book I'll Be Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin, which features a zoomed in image of a woman's face with her eyes closed and hair blowing across her face. The photo is black and white and the title of the book is placed over it in orange text

So, as you may have guessed by the name Tsundoku Girl, reading and Asian culture are both things I have a huge interest in. I've been an avid bookworm my whole life, and my very first real career ambition at the age of about 8 was to study China as a professional sinologist! After that, I became ...

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Sharing the love this Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2019      26 Comments

An image of the book Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han on a pink blanket surrounded by white roses and pink tulips

Since it's Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share the love and showcase some of my favourite bloggers, as well as some nominated by you guys! Without further ado, let's see which account will tickle your fancy and give you a new blog to love! Beauty Leighanne Sheila Leighanne is ...

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A New K-Beauty Staple: Mask Time Sheet Mask Boxes

January 10, 2019      44 Comments

Sheet masks laid out with white roses. Visible sheet masks include a Merbliss Wedding dress one, a Miclan Honey one, a fermentation masks, another honey mask, a vita cocktail foil masks and peeling pads

Heard the hype around sheet masks but don't know where to start? Let me and Mask Time show you the yellow brick road to glowing skin. You've probably heard of the famous Korean 10 step skincare routine (you can read about it here!), and heard the terms "k-beauty" and "sheet masks" thrown around. ...

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Instagram post 2169047898812217542_3308550660 Happy Sunday, guys! How's your weekend been?
#qotd: would you rather get your last text tattooed on your forehead or a picture of the last show you watched tattooed on your cheek? ๐Ÿ˜‚
I've been having a very Halloweeny weekend and watching old horror movies! What have you been up to?
The lovely @trwriteratwork tagged me to do the #colourinthetitle / #colorinthetitle tag, so here I go! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
โค๏ธ Red Seas Under Red Skies
๐Ÿงก A Clockwork Orange
๐Ÿ’› Half A Yellow Sun
๐Ÿ’š Anne of Green Gables
๐Ÿ’™  Ramona Blue
๐Ÿ”ท Indigo's Star
๐Ÿ’œ Purple Hibiscus
๐Ÿ–ค Spinning Silver
โ—ป๏ธ White Chrysanthemum
โค๏ธ A Study in Scarlet
๐Ÿ’œ The Colour Purple
๐Ÿ–ค Black Beauty
๐Ÿ’š The Green Mile
๐Ÿงก James and the Giant Peach
๐Ÿ’š Jade City
๐ŸŒˆ Rainbow Fish! ๐ŸŽจ Does Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage count?! Or Colours of the Mountain?

This was fun! I think I could actually keep going on but I feel that I should stop ๐Ÿ˜‚
Have a lovely weekend!
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#bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram
#bookchallenge #booklover #booknerd #bookgeek #booklove #booknerdigans #bibliophiles #bookgang #bookpile #bookishlife #bookaholic #bookcommunity #letstalkbooks #booklist #igbookclub #igbookreview #rockcandy #funkopops #bellatrix
Instagram post 2166877451114799365_3308550660 Happy Halloween, guys!
#qotd: your Halloween costume is the item to your left and the colour of your top. I'm a Grey Cushion! ๐Ÿ˜‚
How are you celebrating Halloween? 
I love scary reads and films! Some of my faves are:
๐ŸŽฌ It by Stephen King (actually ended up preferring the film - only the first one though)
๐Ÿ“š Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski
๐ŸŽฌ Hush
๐Ÿ“š Ring by Koji Suzuki
๐ŸŽฌ I Saw The Devil
๐ŸŽฌ Train to Busan
๐ŸŽฌ Pan's Labyrinth
๐ŸŽฌ A Quiet Place
๐ŸŽฌ Bird Box
๐Ÿ“š iZombie
๐Ÿ“š Goosebumps!

I'm really lacking on the horror/spooky/atmospheric books! Recommend me some, or a film! .
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#books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #igreads #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #instabook #reading #halloween #pumpkins #pumpkincarving #fallstyle #fallhomes #bookshelves #shelfie #autumnstyle
Instagram post 2163975437510992843_3308550660 Hello! Who's feeling fresh on their extra hour of sleep from the clocks changing?!
#qotd: would you rather live without the internet or live without the heating in winter?! ๐Ÿฅถโ„๏ธ
What have you all been up to this weekend?

Since it's a lovely sunny but chilly autumn day, I thought I'd do the #10thingsiloveaboutautumn tag! What do you love about autumn?
I love...
๐Ÿ Autumn leaves in all their glory!
๐Ÿงฃ Cosy layers! All about cardigans, boots and jumpers!
โ˜• Hot spiced drinks! ๐Ÿ˜ Love me a chai latte and autumn means all the coffee shops start doing spiced drinks ๐Ÿ–ค
๐ŸŽƒ When all the shops do autumn themed things! I'm a sucker for anything seasonal
๐ŸŽ Toffee apples, cinder toffee, parkin...any seasonal food! ๐Ÿคค
๐Ÿง™ Halloween! It makes it acceptable to be spooky and dark ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿง›๐Ÿ˜‚
๐Ÿ“š Cosy nights in under blankets with hot chocolate whilst it's dark and chilly outside
๐ŸŽฅ Spooky movies for Halloween! Got any recs, @thereelspiel @meteorreviews? ๐Ÿค”
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Exploring new cultures with #AutumnisforAsia! ๐Ÿ’ญ Dreaming of holidays. There's something about autumn that makes me feel all nostalgic and cosy, but also makes me dream of the future. I miss Seoul really quite badly. I think I might go back in autumn next year - if I can wait that long! ๐Ÿ˜‚
Tagged a few of you to have a go! 
Have a lovely Sunday! .
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#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #igreads #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #instabook #reading 
#skincare #organicskincare  #skincarethread #skincareroutine #skincareproducts #glow #kbeauty #crueltyfree #pumpkinspiceeverything #thebodyshop
Instagram post 2161045457126792737_3308550660 Everyone's posting pumpkins so I wanted to post pumpkins because I'm very original and wanted to join this exclusive pumpkin club ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ˜‚ #needy ๐Ÿ˜‚
#qotd: would you rather dress in a pumpkin outfit for a full year (I'm talking massive barrel style pumpkin outfit) or only dress in orange like Velma from Scooby Doo for the rest of your life?! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿงก Anyway, I thought it'd be fun to do a #spellhalloweeninbooks tag! And since it's also #autumnisforasia, I figured I'd try to do it with only books that I own by Asian authors! So here goes!
๐Ÿ‘ป H - Hummingbirds Fly Backwards by Amy Cheung
๐Ÿ‘บ A - An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King ๐Ÿ˜ˆ L - Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya
๐Ÿง™ L - Can I cheat and say A Little Life by Hanya Yanigihara?! ๐Ÿ˜‚
๐Ÿฌ O - Once Upon a Time in the East by Xiaolu Guo
๐Ÿบ W - Wild Swans by Jung Chang
๐Ÿ’€ E - Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki
๐Ÿ”ฎ E - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
๐ŸŽƒ Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami 
Side note: day 23 of the #potsukchallenge is years to diagnosis. For me, it took 7 years of doctors telling me it was normal for young women to pass out all the time,  that my symptoms were just me being anxious and even after a 24 hour heart monitor test, a cardiologist said the spikes were normal for a young woman. Spikes of 100bpm+ just from standing? I think not! So I kept going back, and eventually I got transferred to a specialist hospital in Chelsea, where I had the tilt table test, which I was told would involve me being strapped to a vertical bed and made to stand still for 20 mins to induce my symptoms. The doctor stopped the test after 9 mins when my heart rate got up to 150+ and was climbing further, and I was struggling to breathe and stay conscious. Since then, I've had further struggles, but eventually basically broke down in front of a doctor who got me on some medication and ran a series of other tests. Things are much better already! So keep fighting!
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#books #halloween #pumpkins #pumpkinart #autumnflatlay #chattycaptions #igbooks
#igreads #booklover #booklove #biblio #bookworm #booknerd #asianauthors #ownvoices #ownvoicesbooks #potssyndrome #dysautonomiawarrior #dysautonomiaawarenessmonth #POTS #potsielife
Instagram post 2158870965751344482_3308550660 Happy Sunday! Autumn's definitely set in now. 
#qotd: would you rather wear leaves for clothes, or pinecones for shoes?!
Since getting back from Croatia on Friday, I have been freezing my tush off because it was on average 25 degrees there, and it's been a stiff 7 degrees here this morning ๐Ÿ˜‚ lots of layers, flannel pyjamas and hot water bottles for me! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Do you prefer the hot weather or the cold weather? I like somewhere in the middle - a sunny spring or autumn day!
Anyway, enough waffling - I'm gonna do the #villainsbooktag from @shaunaa_booklust!
๐Ÿ’ซ MALEFICENT: A BOOK FULL OF MAGIC: Harry Potter's too obvious, so I'll say A Darker Shade of Magic!
๐Ÿ’œ QUEEN OF HEARTS: A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY: When Breath Becomes Air ๐Ÿ˜ญ ๐Ÿ˜’ SCAR: A BOOK YOU WON'T READ AGAIN: Luckiest Girl Alive. Literally complete and utter ๐Ÿ’ฉ
๐Ÿงžโ€โ™‚๏ธ JAFAR: A BOOK THAT MADE YOU WISH YOU WERE IN THE STORY: Harry Potter! He's always wheedling his way into my answers ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคฃ
๐Ÿงœ URSULA: A BOOK YOU RECOMMEND: Jade City by Fonda Lee! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Hope you're all having a lovely Sunday! Let me know what you're up to in the comments - I missed you all when I was on holiday, so let me know what you've been doing! ๐Ÿ’œ
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#books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #igreads #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #instabook #reading #plitvicelakes #croatiatravel #croatiatrip #bluewaters #naturelover #booktag #autumnleaves #autumnleaves๐Ÿ‚ #fallleaves #reader #europetravel
Instagram post 2155974657423970047_3308550660 #qotd: would you be rather wear all your clothes backwards or only shoes two sizes too small?!
Coming at ya with a bit of a different post today!
If you know me, you'll know I'm obsessed with animals, in particular dogs! Big ones, small ones, long ones, short ones - you name it, and I'll hug it ๐Ÿ˜‚ it's coming up to two years since we adopted Tango from a rescue centre, and since then, he's scampered his little pawprints all over my heart! (I know, pass the sick bucket ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‚) He's also left his pawprints and fur over basically every item of clothing I own, filled my camera roll, scrounged every piece of food I eat within a 50 mile radius of him,  tripped me up countless times, and just generally been a cute little ball of mischief.
It makes my day when I get in from work and see his little face pop up in the window as he hears me open the gate, then he pelts around to the fence and tries to jump on me, sees me going in the front door and pegs it back around the sudden side of the house to leap on me as I come in ๐Ÿ˜‚ he climbs on the bed and spoons me when I'm ill, he sits on his butt and puts his front paws on me as a hug and he comes and pats me to ask for a piggy back. 
But all of his vibrant personality was hidden away under fear and mistrust when we first met him. He was a skinny rescue dog and, judging by how much he still jumps 2 years on at stick shaped objects, we think he was abused. But now, with lots of love and plenty and schmackos, he's a totally different dog.
So when I heard that @official_rspca are running #Adoptober to help other dogs like Tango find their forever homes, I had to get involved! Check out the details over on their page, and share, share, share! Every little helps - perhaps this post has inspired you to rescue a dog, or your own post is the one that inspires someone else to do the same and change an animal's life forever. ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿพ
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#books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #igreads #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #instabook #reading #dogs #dogsofinstagram #cockerspaniel #spaniel #orangeroan #puppers #ilovedogs #adoptdontshop #adoptananimal
Instagram post 2152350491634363617_3308550660 Happy Friday! How's life?
#qotd: wear a pumpkin outfit for a month, or a super itchy jumper for a week?!
@whatsallyreadnext tagged me to do the #abcsbookchallenge so here goes! All you have to do is name a book beginning with every letter of the alphabet! No pressure! ๐Ÿคฃ
๐Ÿ“š A - A Court of Thorns and Roses
๐Ÿ“š B - Before They Were Hanged
๐Ÿ“š C - Cinder
๐Ÿ“š D - Daughter of Smoke and Bone
๐Ÿ“š E - Emma
๐Ÿ“š F - Final Empire
๐Ÿ“š G - Great Gatsby ๐Ÿ“š H - Human Acts
๐Ÿ“š I - I'll Be Right Here
๐Ÿ“š J - Jade City
๐Ÿ“š K - Killing Eve
๐Ÿ“š L - Lies of Locke Lamora
๐Ÿ“š M - Marley and Me
๐Ÿ“š N - Name of the Wind
๐Ÿ“š O - Once Upon a Time in the East
๐Ÿ“š P - Pachinko
๐Ÿ“š Q - Quidditch Through The Ages
๐Ÿ“š R - Rebecca ๐Ÿ“š S - Stalking Jack the Ripper
๐Ÿ“š T - Thunderhead
๐Ÿ“š U - Uprooted
๐Ÿ“š V - Vicious
๐Ÿ“š W - Where'd You Go Bernardette
๐Ÿ“š X - Xena Warrior Princess
๐Ÿ“š Y - You
๐Ÿ“š Z - Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

That was actually read hard!! Which letter do you find the hardest to answer for?!
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#books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #igreads #booknerd #booklove #booklover #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #instabook #reading #goodreads #reader #read #booklover #igreads #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #bookaddict #bibliophile #autumn #halloween #pumpkin
Instagram post 2150173843220832644_3308550660 Happy Tuesday! I hope yours is going better than mine, because I'm wallowing in bed feeling sorry for myself because I'm ill ๐Ÿ˜‚
#qotd: would you rather have Aladdin's magic lamp or Rapunzel's magic hair?
(Probably should have gone with an Ariel question considering today's photo, but hey ho ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ˜‚)
๐Ÿ’…What's a little treat you like to do for yourself? This could be treating yourself to a coffee when you're out, getting a massage, setting aside time to read etc.- whatever makes you happy!
One of my little treats is doing my nails! I recently got some of the Barry M Under the Sea range, which is entirely vegan and cruelty free ๐Ÿ˜Ž believe it or not, a lot of shimmery polishes like this use guanine, which is made from ground fish scales to give that shimmer you see on fish underwater ๐Ÿคข however, these are not! I painted my nails with the blue one you see on the right (Butterflyfish), and not only did I get lots of compliments on its holographic shimmer, it also lasted a straight three weeks before it chipped on a few nails! That's pretty good going for a high street nail polish, I'd say! ๐Ÿ’… What's your favourite colour to paint your nails, or your favourite colour in general? If you have any nail polish or vegan beauty brands to recommend, please drop them in a comment below! โฌ‡๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ
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#veganbeauty #crueltyfree #animalfree #veganmakeup #crueltyfreemakeup #kbeauty #barrym #highstreetbrands #highstreetbeauty #drugstoremakeup #nailpolishmaniac #crueltyfreenails #pusheen #pusheenfunko #mermaidmakeup #mermaidstuff #cutecat #catmermaid #japancat
Instagram post 2148724853501570220_3308550660 Happy Sunday! How's your day?
#qotd: would you rather own a house but no clothes (you have to just wear the one outfit you're in), or have a killer wardrobe but no house?!
I ended up discussing what it means to be an adult with my friends this weekend ๐Ÿ˜‚ When I was a teenager, I thought people in their twenties were "real adults". They'd got qualifications, they could do things like drive, work, and own houses. But I'm in my twenties now - in fact, I'm 26 and can see 30 starting to sneak up on me - and I still don't feel like a real adult. I don't own a house, I'm not married, and I'm certainly not ready for kids. I still get confused by taxes and pensions and bills. I stay on top of the news but I still feel like I don't know enough to have impassioned debates about party politics. I still don't like phoning the doctor's or the dentist or anywhere else to make an appointment. 
I'm in a weird limbo where I feel less mature with life experiences than other people my age, but equally, I sometimes feel like a grandma talking to people just a few years younger than me. 
But I realised something the other day when I was trying to give my parents some advice. Age is just a number. We're all just bumbling along trying to get through each day. We all have our skill sets, hopes and dreams, and we all feel a bit clueless sometimes. The world is an eco system where we need each other to survive. I can help someone older than me to understand how social media works, and they'll think I'm wise and knowledgeable - but I'll think it's just something people know. They'll help me learn the process of buying a house, and I'll marvel at how much they know - but they'll think it's just something people know.
It's easier to pick apart our lives and see what we want in others' lives, but we have to remember that life isn't a race, and we're all just as valuable. Even the most put-together people feel like they don't know what they're doing sometimes!
๐Ÿ’œ What makes you think "wow, I'm an adult now"? For me, it was getting a pension or getting excited to go to Costco ๐Ÿ˜‚
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#bookstagram #books #peterpan #millenialproblems #realadult #bookworm  #reader #reading #booklover #igbooks
Instagram post 2146549787506498117_3308550660 It's Friday Eve!!
#qotd: step on a slug with bare feet, or only ever wear uncomfortable shoes?! I had to post this photo because I've been thinking about Stranger Things a lot today - I've been insisting @tessie_byers watches it due to a) her surname being that of one of the main families, and b) she's got season 3 Joyce Byers' hair. If they're not good enough reasons to watch, I don't know what is! ๐Ÿ˜‚
And since the photo features Steve in his Scoops Ahoy uniform and some little ice cream sundaes, I had to do the #icecreambooktag!
๐Ÿ‰ MELON: A BOOK TO READ DURING THE SUMMER: Something fluffy like To All The Boys I've Loved Before
โ˜• COFFEE: A BOOK THAT KEPT YOU UP ALL NIGHT: Jade City by Fonda Lee
๐Ÿƒ MINT: FAVOURITE SERIES EVER: Harry Potter - sorry, walking stereotype over here!
๐Ÿซ CHOCOLATE: A BOOK YOU'RE WAITING FOR: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ๐Ÿ“ STRAWBERRY: A SWEET LOVE STORY: The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary ๐Ÿฐ TIRAMISU: A BOOK THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY: Winnie the Pooh ๐Ÿ˜‚
๐Ÿฆ VANILLA: A CLASSIC: To Kill a Mockingbird
๐Ÿ‹ LEMON: A SERIES YOU DIDN'T LIKE: A Court of Thorns and Roses. Sorry! I hated basically everyone apart from Lucien and the sister that's not Nesta whose name I can't remember ๐Ÿ˜‚

Tagged a few of you to give the tag a go!

Have a lovely day!
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#strangerthings #funkopops #steveharrington #funkospecialtyseries #bookstagram #reading #reader #igreads #igbooks #instareads #instabooks #booknerd #bookworm #netflixshows #readingaddict #timetoread #chattycaptioncommunity #bookrecommendations #booksuggestions #booktags #flatlay #bookblogger
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