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Change it up a bit - 10 new things to try this week!

3 May, 2015 - 10:22am by - BR-Queenie | 26 Comments
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Are you a creature of habit? This weeks challenge - to change it up abit.

By nature we tend to be creatures of habit. Get up at the same time, go the same way to work, have the same thing for breakfast, stand in the same place in your gym class. Well we're going to challenge you to change it up abit this week. Let's add abit of change into our lives and see what happens. Here are some thought starters. We challenge you to try at least one of these this week. What will it be?

Our top ten picks for changing it up!

Try or buy a new lipstick in a colour or brand or finish you've not used before.

A study done by Maybelline last year showed that most of us have only two lipsticks that we primarily use. Case in point, when the Queen of BR runs out of her favourite  MAC Twig,  she replaces it with (gasp) another MAC Twig.

We challenge you this week to try or buy a lippy that is polarising from what you normally wear! If you're a matte girl how about a supershine? If you're a red girl how about rocking a nude lip? And if you're a more natural girl what about a fabulously bold lippy?

Start the day in a different way.

Always have the same breakfast? Or always have NO breakfast? Try changing out your breakfast each morning and see if it gives you a better start. Our favourite breakfast at the moment? A banana/mango smoothie.

Take one banana, some frozen mango, two scoops of vanilla protein powder and some trim milk. Blend together and just wait for the power explosion!

Share a little kindness.

Go on, compliment 5 people this week on what they're wearing or how good they look - see how good it makes you (and them feel).

Just say NO! (and don't feel guilty).

Always doing to much? Feeling overwhelmed, taken for granted and just plain cranky? Go on, try saying NO this week (nicely of course). Don't want to go out on Saturday night, feel like sitting on the couch with a wine and the TV...nothing wrong with it. An aquantaince that you don't really want to spend time with asks you to do something... ? If you'd really rather not, make your excuses and don't go.

Also, try saying YES for a change?

Been asked to do something you wouldn't normally do? See a band, play, concert that wouldn't normally be your cup of tea? What the hell, just go for it, it'll  be a few hours out of your life and at least you can say you've done it then. And who knows? Maybe you'll actually discover something new that you love.

Style your hair in a different way this week.

Go on we DARE you! Even you short haired people can try something new. And you ladies that have gorgeous long hair that day after day gets scraped back into a "off the face" pony, well we're talkin' to you here too.  Send us your pics of this one and if we like them ..25 points coming your way.

Add 5 new products to your BR WANT list!

How about making them Brands you've never used before?  If you don't know how to add products on BR to your "want list" it's easy.

  • Find a product you like and click into it
  • Go to the left hand panel and hover over where it says "Add to my Beauty Bookmarks"
  • Click on add to "products I want" 
  • Go to my Beauty Space and you'll see them sitting there

Do one thing this week that pushes you out of your comfort zone!

Feeling agrieved at work, and not saying anything  but just come home and bitch to your significant other? Want to appy for a job but scared you'll get knocked back? Want to suggest something to your partner but you don't for fear of rejection?  Never arrive early because you never want to be the first one there? Need to confront a friend about their behaviour?

 Yada, yada...we've all got our crosses to bear...how about this week, we ALL do one thing that maybe we've been putting off or that pushes us out of our comfort zone...what will be yours?

Download the L'Oreal Make Up Genius Ap & have a play.

Let it stimulate your imagination and get you out of your make up rut. What cool things will you discover?

And finally..make this week de-clutter your life week!

That's right, sort it out and get organised

  • Clean out your wardrobe and get bin or take to a charity shop off anything you haven't worn for a year! Trust us you won't miss it
  • Clean out your make up - your brushes, bin anythng that doesn't suit you, or regift it
  • Sort stuff into some level of organisation - and remember less is generally more
  • Even go through your pantry and chuck out old foodstuffs way past their expiry date

It will be like a weight has lifted from your mind...

 

So here you have it - our top 10 thought starters for changing it up abit this week. Will you be taking the challenge? Get chatting now!

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3rd May, 2015

Ok I've done the hair one, it was hard at first but I've not had my hair in my trade mark ponytail oh how hard it was and how Ive missed it, but I'm not going to put it up for a while now whew talk about trying something new

3rd May, 2015

I downloaded the L'orel app the other day ! It's so much fun to do make up on the kids and my fiancé lol

3rd May, 2015

I definitely need to declutter!

3rd May, 2015

Good timing! I've just had a big clean out of my make up and am determined to use some that I've neglected, but also rehome some. But the just say No. I get told that I take on too much, so will give that a go too ;)

3rd May, 2015

Hmmmm already underway with the decluttering. Will have to have a think about how I'm going to change things up this week. I've already had something suggested to me to change things up at work, a bit out of my comfort zone but I'll see how I go. I know people say life begins at the end of your comfort zone... but I just don't like it there!

3rd May, 2015

Improving my diet and exercising would make a good change! some decluttering wouldn't hurt either...

3rd May, 2015

I just had a banana mango smoothie for breakfast!!!!! You guys must be mind readers!

3rd May, 2015

I've recently decluttered my makeup but am sorting out my wardrobe, I can't wait until it's all cleared out, I'll be getting rid of a lot of crap! Will definitely be adding more products to my 'want' list on BR and also hope to spread some kindness this week :)

3rd May, 2015

Oh I love these. I really need to say no, that's gonna be a hard one. I think I will try a new look this week. I'll try one of these.

3rd May, 2015

Sadly my phone isn't "advanced" enough for the L'Oreal app!

3rd May, 2015

Do you know I had decided to do this already this week, I've been cleaning out my old clothes and have 2 bags so far to go to charity bins, I've chosen a lipstick this week I'm going to wear ( i don't really wear lipstick at all) I've already said yes to some invitations I'd normally say no too and yep I've had breakfast this morning and I don't usually! I know it's only Sunday but I'm amped for the rest of the week already :)

BR-Queenie
3rd May, 2015

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