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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • A pastel-blue sky and soft white surface serve as the backdrop for the Cult Beauty 2025 advent calendar, unfolded to form a central cube-like box with stylized black-and-white art, including swirling zebra stripes, abstract shapes, and the bold label ‘CULT BEAUTY’ on the front. Displayed around and atop the box are 30-plus beauty and skincare products featuring sleek bottles, tubes, jars, and spray vials in an array of sizes and soft colors—pinks, greens, creams, and metallics. Among them are recognizable items like a blue-tubed Byoma product, a white K18 jar, a pink Kosas compact, a green Fenty Skin container, and a copper-toned lip or mascara tube. The mix of shapes, finishes, and subtle branding suggests a curated collection of serums, creams, lipsticks, oils, sprays, and other high-end beauty treats.
    2025 | Calendar Countdown

    The Cult Beauty ‘The Classic Curation’ Advent Calendar

    Hours 2 September 20252 September 2025

    The Cult Beauty ‘The Classic Curation’ Advent Calendar – RRP £240.00 What does the brand say about it? Cult Beauty says; “With 35 iconic products…

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  • A hand with gold-painted nails and delicate bracelets reaches toward a neatly arranged beauty advent calendar with 24 small drawers in a festive, Art Deco–inspired design. In the spotlight below are six luxury skincare and makeup products lined up on a forest-green surface: a small blue Tatcha jar, a white La Prairie foam cleanser tube, a red lipstick in a black and silver case, a silver Medik8 tube, a small blue bottle of Augustinus Bader “The Rich Cream,” and a white La Mer jar.
    2025 | Calendar Countdown

    Harrods ‘Harrods Of London’ Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 1 September 20251 September 2025

    Harrods ‘Harrods Of London’ Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP £250.00 What does the brand say about it? Harrods says; “The wait is over – countdown…

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  • The image you sent is a Kiehl's Advent Calendar for 2024. It's a blue and white box with a festive design, filled with 24 products from the Kiehl's brand.
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    Kiehl’s Advent Calendar 2024

    Hours 11 November 202411 November 2024

    Kiehl’s Advent Calendar 2024 – RRP £128.00 What does the brand say about it? Kiehl’s says; “Beauty aficionados, assemble. It’s that time of the year…

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  • The image is of the Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar 2024. It's a bright yellow box that opens up to reveal a tiered structure with 24 boxes, each containing a beauty product.
    2024 | Calendar Countdown

    Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 6 November 20246 November 2024

    Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP £250.00 What does the brand say about it? Selfridges says; “Beauty aficionados, assemble. It’s that time of the year…

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Picture is of myself. A white woman, with long brown hair, brown eyes and wearing a blue floral pattern dress.

Hannah Marie
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Content Creator | Digital Storyteller | Disability Rights Advocate

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From winter to spring 🌸 #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring 🌸

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Happy New Year 🎊 With 2025 coming to an end, I c Happy New Year 🎊 

With 2025 coming to an end, I couldn’t resist joining this trend again. It’s made me realise how important it is to document the good moments. 

Even the quiet ones 📸

2025 was a year of growth, connection, and learning what a steadier life can look like. When I look back through my photos and memories, I can see just how much has changed. Gently, but meaningfully.

This year I…

💼 Started a new job that I love.
📚 Grew within the book community, joined some fantastic readathons, and made so many lovely book friends.
🎟️ Went to my very first book event.
✨ Met the wonderful Lucy Jane Wood.
☀️ Spent more sunny days reading in the hammock.
💻 Had my most productive year yet with my blog and content creation.
🍽️ Enjoyed more time with friends and many more meals out.
🚗 Travelled better and further than I have in years.
❤️‍🩹 Took part in more bowel and stoma-related events online and met some truly amazing people.
🧬 Uncovered new ancestors and family records.
🎃 Said hello to even more trick or treaters this year.
🔥 Went through my first full year with no flare-ups.
🏋🏻‍♀️ Joined the gym (it didn’t last as long as planned, but I’m hopeful for the year ahead).
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Reconnected with family I hadn’t seen in a long time.

But, as with life, there were lows too.

We said goodbye to our beloved girl, Gwen, after 15 years 🤍 Losing her has been the biggest change to daily life since my stoma surgery. And not one I’ve adjusted to quickly. She is missed every single day.

2025 wasn’t perfect, but I’m ending the year proud, grateful, and hopeful.

Here’s to 2026 🥂

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Merry Christmas!! 🎅🏻🎄 I hope everyone has an ama Merry Christmas!! 🎅🏻🎄 

I hope everyone has an amazing day ❤️

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Christmas sweet table - Done ✅ #Christmas #Christ Christmas sweet table - Done ✅

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I love a buy one get one half price table 😍 Day 1 I love a buy one get one half price table 😍

Day 118 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with food on the cover 🍓📖

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My little book haul from the weekend 👀 I definitel My little book haul from the weekend 👀 I definitely didn’t need any more books…

Day 117 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book club book 📖

This could be an online book club, a bookshop book club, or even a book on your TBR that you originally picked up for a book club but never got round to...

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A day out shopping and this month I completely bro A day out shopping and this month I completely broke every book-buying rule I set myself… at least I lasted until April 😂 I broke them by February last year!

Day 116 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book where the author has the same first or last name as you 📖✨

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Book post 😍 and I have been so excited for this to Book post 😍 and I have been so excited for this to arrive! 📦

Day 115 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book about penguins

Seeing as it’s World Penguin Day, and I always claim to have been an arctic penguin in a previous life 😂 it felt like the perfect prompt!

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