Everyday Make-Up

I love doing make-up. I didn't used to have any make-up skills whatsoever, it was all just self-taught through trial and error. However in the past year I have been educating myself more on techniques and skills and have really been enjoying becoming a bit more adventurous.

There's something about taking the time before my day properly starts, to do my make-up and prepare myself for the day, that I always look forward to.

In general, I tend to stick with the same face routine everyday, but like to switch up my eyes, and then try different things for special occasions. So I thought I'd blog my everyday face make-up products today!

I started using Revlon ColorStay Foundation for Normal/Dry Skin in the colour Buff (as I have pale, pale skin) last month. I love it as it has a really silky, light feel once it's on and also has a nice matte finish and good coverage. In addition to that it's kept my skin pretty clear, whereas my previous foundation was leading to slight breakouts. I would definitely recommend it as a good quality high street foundation. 

I have seen so many Youtube videos recommending this concealer and raving about how phenomenal it is, so when I needed a new concealer I decided to try it out. The Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer is a cheap high street concealer and is genuinely pretty good. It has good coverage and doesn't illuminate, which is something I don't like in concealers. It works great with foundation too, reducing the amount you need to use. 

For eyebrows I've been using the GOSH Eyebrow Kit Multi. On the one hand it's great as it has three colours to choose from, but on the other hand it's a bit annoying as I only actually use one of the colours. But the one I do use, the darkest shade, is the perfect colour match for my eyebrows, so I'm happy.

Rimmel's Stay Matte Pressed Powder is the only face powder I have used for the past few years and it would take a seriously good alternative to pry me away. It's cheap, it does exactly what you want it to and it isn't cakey or heavy. Perfect. 

First off, this Solait Maxi Bronzer is huge. Although it's Superdrug's own brand, I love it. It's not super pigmented, so you can easily control how much you build it up without looking like an orange and it's a flattering bronze colour. Cheap and gets the job done, exactly what I like.  

The blush I'm using at the moment is Maybelline Expert Wear Blush in the shade Rosewood. I'm averagely happy with it, but I'm looking forward to using it up and trying out a new one. It takes a few too many times of applying it to get the shade you want in my opinion, but other than that it's not a bad blush at all! 

I love having a little look into other people's make-up bags and seeing what they think about different products, so I hope you enjoy seeing mine too! 

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Storytelling

What's your story? 

What springs to mind with that question? 

Is it a defining moment of your life? Is it how you got to where you are? 

Is it something God is speaking to you about at the moment?

I came across this question yesterday in a meeting when I was in a group with three others. Each of us shared what our first thought was in answer to that question. 

What is your story?

One shared about a defining childhood experience that has followed them throughout the following years. 

Another spoke of how the word unexpected sprung to mind to describe their story. 

The third described a picture God had given them about their current story and where they were going. 

For me, the first thing that came to mind was faithfulness. 

My story is one of God's faithfulness. 

I haven't had a particularly wild life. I haven't got a dramatic story of redemption. 

And yet that's precisely what shows me God's faithfulness. He never leaves. 

Faithfulness in my family. 

Faithfulness in my friends and friendships. 

Faithfulness in bringing together the at times random seeming strands of my life.

Faithfulness in restoration. 

Faithfulness in calling me by name. 

Faithfulness in giving me gifts. 

Faithfulness in putting me exactly where He wants me. 

Faithfulness in His word. 

Faithfulness in grace. 

Faithfulness in shaping me to be more like Him. 

Faithfulness in blessings. 

Faithfulness in my ministry. 

Faithfulness in always drawing me in to Himself. 

Always faithful. 

He has never once given up on me. He has never once left me. He has never once forgotten me. 

What's your story? 

Ready To Rock

Oh bless you, my little blog, how I neglect thee. 

It's been a year. A whole year. But I am back and ready to rock. 

I've been craving a place to write recently, a creative outlet, a place to let my thoughts and heart spill out. This is where this little space comes in. But it took me a while to actually come back, because I don't really see myself as a blogger. Or even a writer to be honest. But I like to write so I realised that was enough. And so I've returned. 

We haven't really had an Autumn here in England yet, it's been consistently too rainy or too warm to call it Autumn. However, this weekend the "super storm" hit the UK. We don't do extreme weather here, so a bit of a wind is a storm, but since then it has finally turned into Autumn. 

Consequently I decided that it was high time to enjoy Autumn and spent my day off Uni yesterday making the most of it. After going for a walk and buying a pumpkin I was ready. Pumpkins are one of my favourite things about Autumn: pumpkin soup, seeds, lanterns and pumpkin spiced lattes. 

The best. 

And so I got to work. 

Homemade Pumpkin Soup 

Roasted Salted Pumpkin Seeds 

Carved Pumpkin Lantern 

In a strange, small way, doing all of this made me reflect on the importance of being intentional in life. It's so easy, especially I've found being at University, to find life just going past me while I've simply being living in the mundane and necessary. 

But I want my life to be more than that. Not just a to-do list of necessary routine, but enjoy small moments and be intentional in creating those moments. Otherwise you find yourself going through life without actually enjoying it in the way it could be enjoyed and not living life to the fullest. 

I'm figuring out how to live life to the full. I'm barely living life radically for Christ, but I want learn more about how to.