Spring Makeup

Hello lovelies! 

As spring is here, and the weather has actually been sunny here in the UK, I've changed my makeup up a little. I've been opting for a fresh and pink look or a a more bronzed kind of look over the last few weeks.I took inspiration from Eleanor Calder and Ebony Day as their makeup is always pretty, natural and glowing. I thought I'd do a post about a few of the products that I'm using and maybe give you guys a little inspiration. 

As I've recently ditched foundation to clear my skin up a little, I've been using my Collection Lasting Perfection concealer on any blemishes, redness or my undereye circles. Even though I still have the odd breakout, my skin has been much clearer and isn't as dry as it used to be. I switched my Nivea moisturiser for the Clean and Clear Morning Energy. It brightens the skin as it has a slight shimmer and it gives you a really nice glowing kind of effect, and I've been reaching for it a lot when I'm getting ready for school. 

As far as cheeks go I've completely changed the products I'm using. I recently bought the Sleek Face Form kit and I've reached for it since. I use the contour shade to give my face a little defenition and I absolutely love the blush in the palette. It's a really pretty pink with gold reflects and it makes you look much more awake and fresh. I didn't really use highlighter much in the past but I really like how it gives a really pretty glow to my cheek bones and lifts my face.

If I'm not using my Sleek palette, I'm reaching for my Collection Mosaic Bronzer. It has three different shades, a pink, a brown and a coper shade and I just swirl my brush in it and apply to my cheeks. Like the Sleek blush it makes you look more awake and sun kissed. 

As for eyes, I've been using my MUA Undress Me Too palette, specifically the shade 'Shy'. It's a champagne colour and looks really pretty all over the lid and in the tear duct area, it brightens the eyes and makes you look more awake and fresh. I've also been using the purple-y mauve colour from my Natural Collection duo in 'Mink/Sable', I use it in the crease to give a little more definition and it's softer than a brown.

I've only been applying a small amount of eyeliner lately, as it makes my lashes look fuller and it doesn't smudge as easily as a thicker line does. I've been up using the Collection Extreme 24 Felt Tip Liner and the Revlon Lash Potion mascara which gives me long and voluminous lashes.

For lips I've either been using the Rimmel lipstick in '006 Pink Blush' on it's own as it's a simple pink colour and compliments the Sleek blush nicely, or I've been using another Rimmel lipstick in '250 Birthday Suit', which is a bronze nude colour and applied Natural Collection's lipstick in 'Rose Petal' over the top, which is a peachy colour. I've been wearing this combination a lot recently as it's simple and compliments my skin tone nicely. 

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and again I'm hoping to be blogging a lot more now. 

Rhiannon 

Confidence.

Hello lovelies!

 I wasn't here to wish you all a Happy Easter! I don't really celebrate it with my parents but I got a few eggs and stuff, but I hope you had a great day with family and I hope you all got lots of chocolate! 

I haven't done a blog post since like January, I'm sorry ok!? I've just been super busy with school and it's just been really hectic. 

But I wanted to sit down and write about a topic that, a lot of us struggle with, myself inculded. I was always shy and I kept to myself when I was younger, but I've recently come out of my shell. My friends played a big part in that, and I thank them for accepting me for who I am allowing me to be who I am and accept myself as a person. So clichè.

In order to be comfortable with yourself, I think you should surround yourself with people that make you feel worthy. It can be friends, relatives, heck it can even be a celebrity. I know music also played a big part in me accepting who I was. 

Of course, no one lives a perfect life, and we all have to overcome obstacles, and even if it seems hard at the time you will get through it. When I was in a bad place myself, there were so many times I wanted to give up, but I remained strong and I'm a lot happier than I was. I feel that those dark moments of our lives, wether you're young or older, they also mould us into the people we are.

Don't ever let anyone make you feel inferior without your consent. If someone can't accept you for who you are, what your interests are, how you dress etc then they don't deserve your time or energy, erase them from your life. You are beautiful, smart, funny, and so much more, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 

Recognise your talents and focus on that. When you know you're good at something, maybe no one els you know is, you'll feel much more confident with yourself. Think of things that stand in the way of your confidence and write them down i.e bad grades, not many friends, etc? Now ask yourself this: is this valid or logical? Or are these just assumptions on my part? 

How in the world does one thing determine your self worth? It doesn't! 

See confidence as a process, not a singular achievement. Having confidence isn't a finish line you cross once, and the process won't always move forward, there will be days when you feel like you're starting from square one. Take a deep breath, remember the self-confidence hurdles you've already cleared, and resolve to keep going. 

You were born with it. When you were born, you didn't care about how loud you cried or how clear your skin was. It was society that pointed a finger at you and made you feel as if you had to measure up. 

Over the years the tabloids have created an imagine that we all wish to look and be like. But I think that that imagine has grown very unrealistic. Which brings me to my next point: Body Confidence.

Don't let magazine spreads, or negative people or even yourself give you an impression that you are worthless. You are beautiful inside and out, and the sooner you realize that, the better. You can't expect people to love you if you don't love yourself. Others can help you love yourself yes, but relying on someone els to give you the confidence you desire will potentially break them, I've been there.

Everyone says that no one's perfect, I however, disagree. I think we are all a perfect imagine of oursleves. We've grown into amazing and beautiful people. Your height, your weight, what you wear, or your scars shouldn't define who you are, but reflect it. Curves are just as good as being slim. Blonde is hair is just as good as brunette. Acne is just as good as clear skin. Those scars reflect how strong you are. We're all equal, all human.

The way you treat people and look at life is what defines you. Be postistive and be happy, that's the key to being confident. Someone will love you for you no matter what, they will love every inch of you, and they won't care how you look in your underwear or if you think you're too thin, you will be prefect for them. 

If you don't like something change it, if you can't change something learn to love it. 

Stay Strong. Be real, be who you wanna be and don't stop. Whatever you're going through, keep going. Be you.

 I hope I can post more often but it'll be hard to balance my schoolwork since I have exams in like two weeks, yikes! But anyway I love you all and there will be a lot more posts in the summer, woo! Also, I'm contemplating starting a youtube channel, so if you would like that let me know.

Rhiannon x