Mindfullness - Quotes, thoughts and calming techniques.......

Hey Lovelies, 

I'm going to be doing something a little bit different today. My blog is mainly centered around beauty, fashion, skin care and home decor which i love and i'm passionate about all these topics but when it comes down to the bottom of it all these things are well....superficial! 
Painting make-up on can't paint a smile on your face. 
Having heels will increase your height but can't make you walk any taller
Having a beautifully set out room doesn't mean everything in your life is laid out to plan. 

And i want all of you to know that everything i said above is OK, it's OK to not be happy all the time, it's OK to have insecure days, it's OK to not know where you're going in life. 

What's not OK is for people to be forced into depression, it's not OK for people to put you down and it's not OK for people to make you feel worthless. 

For many years i have suffered with anxiety and i have it under control now and i want to pass on some advice to all you guys out there to help you, even if it only brings a smile. Being in the blogging world we see day in and day out beautiful people posting pictures, perfect blogs and it's not unnatural to want these things, but we women seem to all have self esteem issues that mean we doubt ourselves or constantly compare ourselves to others. To make it worse when we compare we drive ourselves crazy looking at other girls/boys blogs wishing we had what they had, instead of taking a step back to look at the bigger picture which is "yes they are beautiful, yes their blog is perfect, yes their pictures are amazing" but remember SO ARE YOU! 

You'd be amazed the number of people reading your blogs thinking the same thing about you. It's good every now and again to think "ooo i really like that i'd like to recreate that" because this is growth but when we constantly obsess about how good we are or how bad we are we're on a road to nowhere. 

This quote is very true. Wonder why all the top CEO's are all cocky, arrogant people??? Because they believe in themselves. Being arrogant isn't a pleasant trait to have but having inner confidence speaks volume. You can walk into a room of strangers not say a word and know instantly who's the confident people of the group. It's also attractive when people are confident - you'll find you'll attract a lot more friends, work opportunities and potential partners by having some self confidence. If you believe you can't do something you never will, if you believe you'll give it your best shot and you'll hopefully succeed you're more likely to do it and do it well =)

Like above even the smallest things in life....if you believe you can you will =)

I saw this on a coaster last week and fell in love with it. I recently have had some big changes in my opinion of which direction I want my life to go and it may turn my whole world upside down but the fact of the matter is I have had these aspirations since I was a young girl and only recently did I realise only I can make them happen. But why shouldn't you make your dreams come true? Follow your heart and your gut instinct. If it all goes wrong at the end at least you can say you tried. My biggest fear is to get to 60/70 years old, look back on my life and think I never did anything with it, or I never chased my dreams. 

And last but not least! My favourite musical and my favourite quote ever. I want this tattooed on me. "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise" Is just the most perfect words written in my opinion. To know that no matter how bad it gets, how many times you fail another day will come and you can try again, a fresh start to do whatever you wish to do. 

Things that help me:

- Keep a notebook (or somewhere to write things) when I either have really nice ideas or when I get anxious or panicky I write it down. It's like a release to write it down is to get it out of my head. 
- Stop and look at your surroundings - actually feel the wind on your face or the sun on your skin. Listen to the birds singing or the traffic going by, really take it all in. This is called being mindful. 
- if you're anxious look around you find something and tell yourself three facts about it. i.e. Tree: 1. it's really tall and brown, 2. The leaves are blowing gently in the wind, 3. The grass around the tree is long and soft. - It's impossible to truly think of things and remember what you were anxious about at the same time. It calms you down. 
- Exercise - not everybody's cup of tea but it relieves stress. 
- Try to get into a good sleeping habit, you'd be amazed what you can face after a good nights sleep. 

I hope this has given some of you some good ideas and a bit of hope. We live in such a negative world it doesn't hurt to spread some positivity.  Let me know if you would like to see more of these posts or of the techniques I have lots more that have helped me. 

Remember you're you and people like you for you!!

Love you all

Lizzie xxx

Look of the day - Meet and greets

Hello my lovelies, 

Hope you've all had a fabulous weekend, i can't believe how quickly time off work goes and it's back to it tomorrow. Today was a day of meeting with family and going to see people. I wanted to be presentable but not too dressed up. 

 For my make up I used:

- Benefit Porefessional Primer
- Estee Lauder - Double wear foundation shade "Desert Rose"
- MAC ProLongwear Concealer shade "NW20"
- Urban Decay Naked Basic Pallet 
- MAC - Gel Liner in black 
- HD Brow Pallet in shade "Foxy"
- 2 true bronzer (shade doesnt have a name or number)
- MAC blush in shade "Melba"
- Rimmel stay matte powder in shade "004"
- Maybelline Falsies mascara in black
- MAC lipstick in "hot gossip"

It was very simple and didn't take long. I used the eyeshadow pallet to underline my bottom lashes. Used the bronzer to give slight contour and a nude lip to finish it off. Perfect for when you want to look complete and presentable without it being too time consuming or look to heavy. 

As you can see up close a very subtle eye look(although you cant see the dark in my crease very well in his photo) and also how i shape my brows and fill them in. 

Next is hair - i'd just taken a shower so my hair was fresh. I let it dry 80% naturally and applied a small amount of the Revlon Orofluido oil to the mid and ends of my hair as you can see from my photos it doesn't look greasy or weighed down. 

I blow dried my hair with my GHD AIR hairdryer with no nozzle until it was completely dry. As im useless at drying my hair with a brush i have to create the "blow dried" look with my straighteners. Its very simple i straighten my hair then ad a slight twist at the end. You can see how it came out. I love it, it's nice to wear yours hair straight but the twist just adds a bit of volume and movement so it's not completely flat. With a little hairspray it stays like this. A little touch of elegance. 

Next my outfit - It's still really cold here in the UK (but no snow thank god) so a warm but comfy attire was needed. I chose simple jeans from River Island, they're skinny but they're higher waist-ed not the low rise ones so you don't have the worry of hoicking them up every time you sit/bend down and there's no worry of them slipping down to show your underwear when you walk. 
I have a plain long tank top on under neath from Primark. And to say it was only like £3.00 it washes really well and i put them under everything (i buy a selection of colours)I then put this crop jumper over the top from Bank, it's not the thickest but i was warm enough. I like the buckles and the edginess it gives the outfit.
To finish off i wore my khaki wedges from New Look, comfy and stylist at the same time. 

  
If you have any requests on blogs you would like to see i.e. how to fill in your brows please let me know =)

Niget Niget
Lizzie x

Outfit Of The Day - Birthday Celebrations

Hey guys,

so I got my new laptop which i'm very excited about (I was sharing my boyfriends and my photos and music were on my dads laptop) so now I have my own, i'm just waiting to transfer my photos over then everything will be in one place. I can take photos on my camera and upload them straight away onto Blogger =)

So yesterday was my friends birthday celebrations. We went for a meal and for a few drinks afterwards. We had such a good time and I always laugh from start to finish with this group. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to show you my outfit of the day.

 

It was a smart casual look. I have dark blue skinny jeans, with black wedge boots. A black silk strappy top, teamed with a black blazer. I don't normally go all dark but I thought the outfit looks classic and elegant and was very comfortable.

 

 

I went with a gold theme for my accessories to lift the dark colours of my outfit. Again they were very simple but they were effective proving that you can wear a very simple outfit and it look on trend and elegant. Of course I had my beloved Michael Kors handbag with me. I bought this as a birthday treat to myself and I absolutely love it.

My hair was second day hair. I'd had it tied back in a bobble all day at work and then I took the bobble out my hair was lovely and wavy so I thought while I had the volume I would curl it. I used the babylis curling wand. Its a 1inch barrel. It was really quick as I didn't have much time to get ready. I randomly picked pieces of hair that were straighter and curled them. I tipped my head upside down and fluffed it and then volume spray and hairsprayed it.

For my make up I used the Naked three pallet to do a soft pink smokey eye. I applied MAC gel eyeliner thinly to my lash line ontop, used Maybeline Falsies mascara and lined my waterline with a Lancôme khol eyeliner. My skin was Estee Lauder double wear with MAC studio fix concealer, clarins bronxer to contour and MAC Melba blush. I used a Clarins lipstick and clarins gloss to finish off with a soft pink lip look. Eyebrows are filled in using the HD pallet Foxy.

All in all a very simple look that took around an hour and 20 from start to finish. Very comfortable, it looks dressy without being too much. I got a lot of comments saying how lovely I looked which is really nice and makes the effort worth it.

I hope you enjoyed this post and it gives you some inspiration for looks you can re-create at home. Here are a couple of photos from the evening. Hope you had a nice weekend too

Lizzie xxxx

ABOUT ME =)

Hey Guys, seen as though you are going to be reading my blog i thought id give you a little insight into me:

Name: Lizzie

Age: 23

From: Wakefield, England, UK

Career: I am both a beautician and an aesthetician. Basically i trained as a beautician so i provide your normal beauty services like nails, waxing, massage etc but i also trained as an aesthetician in skin clinics. I specialise in skin peels and laser skin and hair treatments. I love my job and it's where my passion for beauty started. I share my skin knowledge every day with clients so i decided to share it all with you guys too.

Hobbies: I used to dance for an amateur theatre company until a year ago where work commitments got in the way, i miss it and i'm planning on going back. In my spare time now i enjoy checking out fashion and home decor.

Goal: To have a successful blog and to work for an aesthetic skin company in training.

Best beauty thing: I'm good with my peel and exfoliating routines and SPF i make sure i never leave the house with less than an spf 15.

Worst beauty thing: Tanning! i just can't be bothered with the whole smelling like a digestive biscuit and the maintainence afterwards, i tan only for special occasions like weddings, christenings, shows apart from that i use a body tinted moisturiser.

I look forward to getting to know you guys too. Please follow, and comment and i'll enjoy reading yours too

Love Lizzie xx

Fashion

I can spend hours online on social sites such as Pinterest, instagram and youtube looking for fashion inspiration such as above. I love looking at different texture, colour and style combinations. I would say my style changes depending on the season, my mood and what's caught my eye at that certain time.

Although i'm not an expert on fashion (if you call styles by their proper names i wouldnt have a clue what you were on about) but i do know what items i like to wear and what i dont. I also know what i love on other people but i would either never get away with or i'm not daring enough to try it.

My loves for fall are:

Skinny Jeans or leggings with a jumper and a blazer
Dresses or skirts with tights and boots
I love my Gilets in winter

I shall be posting more pictures of my casual and my evening wear for this fall/winter and hope to share some inspiration to others.

xx