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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • The Benefit Cosmetics advent calendar comes in a tall rectangular box, predominantly bright pink with shiny metallic gold accents. The front is decorated with playful holiday-themed designs, including snowflakes, stars, and cheerful doodle-style illustrations of some of Benefit’s most popular products, like mascaras and brow items. A large gold number ‘24’ sits prominently in the centre, indicating the number of treats inside. The design is both festive and bold, with a fun and lively aesthetic that matches Benefit’s signature style.
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    Benefit ‘Glam Cube’ Makeup Advent Calendar

    Hours 15 September 202515 September 2025

    Benefit ‘Glam Cube’ Makeup Advent Calendar – RRP £135.00 What does the brand say about it? Benefit says; “Think you’ve got the moves to solve…

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  • A bright pink advent calendar shaped like a grocery basket, filled with small, colorful boxes containing beauty products. The boxes have numbers on them, from 1 to 24. Some of the visible products include a lip balm, a mascara, and a patch. The background is a checkered pattern of pink and white.
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    Benefit ‘The Gorgeous Grocer’ Advent Calendar

    Hours 9 September 20249 September 2024

    Benefit ‘The Gorgeous Grocer’ Advent Calendar- RRP £156.00 What does the brand say about it? Benefit says; “Grab this grocer basket of bestsellers and must-haves…

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    Benefit All I Want Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 13 September 202312 September 2023

    Benefit All I Want Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP £145.00 What does the brand say about it? Benefit say; “The All I want Beauty Advent…

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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After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active.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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Nothing quite like getting into bed and reading ✨ Nothing quite like getting into bed and reading ✨ Murder By The Book by M. R. G. Davies is my latest read and I’m very ready for a cosy mystery evening!

Day 141 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book that you bought because of the cover

#Books #ReadingChallenge #365DaysOfPrompts #CoverBuy #CosyMystery
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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