Blogmas is over again for another year because I will definitely be doing it again next year. I think this is the first year I'm not insanely stressed over it, running behind and feel burnt out. I think this year has been the best year planning wise and content wise.

The only reason I'm finding this post difficult is that I can't remember what I've actually done this year, they all seem to blend into one for me. Luckily Instagram and Facebook are around for me to look back on.

I'm sure a lot of you can relate to me when I say that I am addicted to my phone. I spend most of my time on it, usually endlessly scrolling through some kind of social media and just generally avoiding doing anything that I may have to do in the real world. That was until recently when I decided that I needed to learn to limit my use of it in order to be in a better place mentally.

If you've been around here for a while, you'll know that when I first started this blog I did it under the name Bethan, hence the name "It's Bethan's Blog". Even my name on every social media platform was Bethan and I never showed my face. I wanted a place to share my thoughts and feelings anonymously. However, the more confident I got in the blogging world, the more I shared and I started posting photos of myself and eventually shared my real name. Sometimes I can't help but think that I should never have mixed my real life with my blog and other times I'm glad I did.

Oily skin is a struggle. Whether you're wearing makeup or not, if you have oily skin it will reach a point in the day where your skin feels horrible and you just want to scream. At least it does for me. So I am always trying out new products that may help control my skin, which is what the Murad "Oil-Control Mattifier" moisturising cream* is said to do. But does it actually do as it says for £35?

As a blogger, I deal with a fair amount of PRs, and I have a few questions that I've always wanted to ask them in regards to what they look for when they're looking for bloggers to work with. So I recently reached out to Alice over at Babushka PR to ask her a few questions and share them with you on my blog, as I feel a lot of bloggers want to know these things too.

My skincare routine is constantly changing, well not constantly but it does change a lot... Especially when the weather changes as my skin and its needs change too. I have very needy skin, if I leave it unattended it will rebel and go wild. By that I mean there's a high chance it'll break out.

Do you ever find yourself handbag shopping for handbags so far out of your price range that it's merely a dream? Because I do and far too often lately. I've gone from not being bothered about them, to constantly adding them to the top of my wishlists, a wishlist that is just that... a wish. So I thought I would put together a post featuring some of the handbags that have caught my eye, it makes me feel like I'm being more productive if I make a post out of it ya know?

I know some people aren't big fans of getting perfumes for Christmas, but I am. I find that perfumes can be rather expensive or not something that I remember to buy, so when I get them for Christmas I am genuinely pleased. For me, they're a bit like socks. Very useful. So I thought I'd do a post with a few perfumes* I wouldn't mind seeing under my Christmas tree this year and I have a few men's ones that I love too.

Every day I open up Twitter, something new is happening in the world or in the blogging community. There's always something to talk about. However, I rarely speak my opinion on things online because I'm always worried I'm going to get crucified for it. Witch hunts seem to be a common thing now and I always try my best to avoid them as I don't really ever want to upset anyone. However lately I feel like I've almost silenced myself out of fear and I want to change that.

The festive period is usually one packed full of events and dinners that require getting all dressed up for, which for me is stressful as I usually spend a lot of my getting ready time having a little meltdown over what to wear. I convince myself that I have loads of clothes and I don't need to buy anything new, then when it comes to it I realised I was fooling myself. So I thought I'd put a few festive outfits together, in case you have any Christmas events coming up and you're lost on what to wear.

Soap & Glory is one of those brands that always nail it, especially at Christmas when they release all their amazing gift sets. This year is no different, they have some amazing gifts to chose from that are perfect for pretty much everyone. Whether it be makeup, bath products or a bit of skincare, who doesn't love a good pamper evening anyway? So let's dive right in and check out what they have in store for this Christmas.

I'm pretty sure I start this post in a very similar way every year but I'm going to do it anyway, I'm insanely proud of myself for sticking with it consistently for three years now. I'm the kind of person that starts many projects and rarely ever sticks with them for long. Hence why I've had a few blogs in the past that I've not stuck with long, unlike this one. I can't believe it's been three years! 

I know I wear red lipstick most of the time, but it's never more fitting than at Christmas time. Red is the colour of the season, at least it is for me. So I thought I would share a few of the favourite of my red lipsticks with you so you can enjoy them as much as I do.

What I mean by "Ultimate Gift Guide" is that it's a very long list of makeup products that I have spotted and loved but can't justify buying them for myself so I'm creating a blog post around them in the hopes to encourage someone else to buy them and make me feel like I'm shopping. So here is the ultimate gift guide for all the makeup enthusiasts in your life.

I love blogging all year round however, Christmas is definitely my favourite time of year for blogging. Why? Because not only is it a cosy and cheerful time of year, it also means Blogmas. This is my third year doing Blogmas now and I love it more each time. Even though every year I get extremely stressed from it, it's stress I enjoy. I love putting a post out every day and always having something to write about.