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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • Product image of the Charlotte Tilbury Iconic Hollywood Lip Kit. The set includes three lipsticks in rose-gold packaging, displayed upright with their caps removed to show the shades—a soft pink, a classic nude, and a vibrant red. The trio is presented against a clean white background.
    2025 | Product Review | The August Review

    Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Iconic Hollywood Lip Trio // The August Review

    Hours 30 August 202530 August 2025

    I received the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Lip Trio as a Christmas gift, and since I’ve enjoyed a few of their products before, I was really…

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  • A tube of Maybelline New York Colossal Bubble Mascara in very black. The packaging is bright yellow with bold black lettering, and the cap is a matching yellow. The design is playful and eye-catching, reflecting the “bubble” theme of the mascaras' wand.
    2025 | Product Review | The August Review

    Maybelline New York Colossal Bubble Mascara // The August Review

    Hours 29 August 202530 August 2025

    Maybelline is my go to brand for mascaras. When I saw the reviews for this, I knew it was next on my to try list….

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  • A Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour in its frosted glass tube with a metallic gold cap. The cap is unscrewed, showing a large doe-foot applicator coated with the liquid contour. The sleek, minimalist packaging reflects Rare Beauty’s signature modern design.
    2025 | Product Review | The August Review

    Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour // The August Review

    Hours 28 August 202528 August 2025

    Rare Beauty has done it again. I am not a contour person. I find it really difficult to work with and the shades are always…

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  • A tall, slim, clear tube of Collection’s Lasting Perfection Ultra Cover Concealer. The cap is white with bold, peach-toned “ULTRA” lettering stamped around it. The transparent body reveals a pale, cool-toned concealer in the shade 1C Rose Porcelain Cool. The brand name “Collection” appears near the top, with “Lasting Perfection Ultra Cover Concealer” printed in sleek black font below.
    2025 | Product Review | The August Review

    Collection Lasting Perfection Ultra Cover Concealer // The August Review

    Hours 27 August 202527 August 2025

    Time for makeup loves this month’s August Review, and we’re kicking things off with a true OG brand: Collection. If you grew up in the…

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  • A pastel bathroom setting with a soft pink tiled wall and white sink. On the sink, a turquoise Wild roll-on deodorant sits upright, its minimal and eco-friendly design standing out against the clean, modern background.
    2025 | Product Review | The August Review

    Wild Roll On Deodorant // The August Review

    Hours 26 August 202526 August 2025

    I’ve been waiting for Wild to release a roll-on version of their deodorant. After discovering Wild this past year and seeing their products make it…

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  • This image shows two bottles of Herbal Essences Petal Soft Rose Scent shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo is on the left in a clear bottle, with a pink-colored liquid visible inside. The conditioner is on the right in a pink tube. Both products have a green cap. Their labels are decorated with a cluster of pink and white roses with green leaves. The products are placed on a gentle, textured surface of scattered light and dark pink rose petals, giving the image a soft, romantic feel.
    2025 | Product Review | The August Review

    Herbal Essences Shampoo and Conditioner // The August Review

    Hours 25 August 202525 August 2025

    I’d seen so many adverts and reviews for the Herbal Essences ranges, and after my mum was recommended them by a friend, I decided to…

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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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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBD… but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. There’s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once did… so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In today’s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isn’t a cure. It’s a management route with its own ups and downs.

I’d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now 💜

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Chapter 34 🎈 #Birthday Chapter 34 🎈

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and I’s birthday at @casabiancausk 🥰

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! 😋

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

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My book cart is very full 👀 Day 140 of 365 Days o My book cart is very full 👀

Day 140 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book featuring letters

I like that this could work for both fiction and non-fiction ✨

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It came! *Happy Dancing* 🥰 I was gutted not to ma It came! *Happy Dancing* 🥰

I was gutted not to make the event night for this, but I’m so happy my copy arrived so quickly! Proud of you, @wrenjameswriter 💖

Day 139 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a bird on the cover 

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I have officially run out of space… so I’ve become I have officially run out of space… so I’ve become a Kindle girlie 😂💁‍♀️

Day 138 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a 5-word title 

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I mentioned how I was running out of space… today I mentioned how I was running out of space… today I genuinely pondered whether I could triple stack on my already double-stacked shelves 👀😂

Day 137 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with the sea on the cover

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