Believe it or not, I don't always wear makeup. In fact, since the new year began, I think I have worn makeup a maximum of 5/6 times. Why? Because I don't need to.

Growing up, I thought I always needed to wear makeup. Even though I had flawless skin (I was somehow fortunate to skip excessively bad spots) and under my eyes weren't purple at all, I still thought I needed to cake my face, because that it what everyone else did.

But now I am starting to realise that I should learn to accept how I look, dark circles and all.

Now, don't get me wrong. I LOVE doing my makeup, and I love an excuse to experiment with new looks and try new products. (I wouldn't have spent the last year + blogging about it otherwise). I just don't think it is necessary every day.

I began to not wear makeup when I was 17 going on 18, so about 3 years ago. It was mainly because I valued sleep before college instead of putting my face on. During the summer, I wore makeup pretty much every time I went out, because I actually had the time to do it. Then when I started college again for the next two year, I stopped wearing it all the time. If there is one thing I value over makeup, it's sleep.

Now that I'm in uni, I really don't care. I have literally worn my pyjama bottoms to class, but that's another story.

There are far more important things than worrying how you look. It is nice to do my makeup, and have an excuse to go all out and do a full face. But it is equally as nice to not have to worry about making time to do my makeup, and being able to rub my eyes, and not be careful that my makeup is going to come off or wipe onto my phone.
And I can live with my eyebrows without makeup on because what can I do? When I fill them in, it just looks like I deliberately made them look bad hahaha.

And there is also all of the skin benefits of not wearing makeup. You don't clog your pores up, and therefore don't get spots. You're not tugging at your skin if you decide to use a makeup wipe. Personally, my skin doesn't dry out so much from all the foundation, concealer and powder.

I'm not saying that everyone should revolutionise and stop wearing makeup. But I am saying give it a go, even if it's just for a few days and see how it feels, and see how your skin thanks you.

Layla x

Hello!

Welcome to my first makeup post of 2017! If you read my last post (check it out here) you will know that I haven't actually worn that much makeup so far this year haha! I actually did this look a couple of weeks back now, but I have been so busy with uni work that I just haven't been able to sit down and write the post until now!

First of all, I took Love Letter from the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette and put it in my crease. I feel like this was such a bold colour to start with, but go big or go home!

Then I deepened this with a mix of Romance and Hold Me Tight from the Sleek Goodnight Sweetheart palette.

From the same Sleek palette, I used Love Is In The Air all over my lid.

I then used my Soap and Glory Supercat Eyeliner to make a wing.

I smudged some more of the combo of 2 Sleek colours on my lower lash line.

And on my lips, I used Charmed by NYX.

This is where I noticed one of my eyebrows looked a bit dodgy and tried to fix it... On my inner corner, I just used the highlight shade I wore that day. (I think it was the lilac shade from the Sleek Solstice Palette)

And there we have it! I think this is super easy, but also dramatic enough to make a bit of an impact! I hope you enjoyed this, and I'll see you in the next one <3

Layla x

Why hey there!

Today I have a haul that only has one, yes ONE, piece of makeup in it!

I have put myself on somewhat of a ban, I am only going to be buying the essentials, such as foundation etc. for a while because I need to use up what I have!

But the other day I went shopping with my friend, and I picked up some stuff and I thought I would share. I have also included a couple of books I bought a different time just cause they're cool.

(Most of the stuff I got is from Primark)

Primark

First up I have these gooorgeous pug pyjamas. I call them my pugjamas. They are so comfy and I want to see if Primark do any other designs in this style because they are perfect for lounging around in.

Next up, I got this glass jar in the shape of a skull!! I just really liked it, and my other glass jar is not skull shaped, nor does it have a straw.

I got some bobby pins because I literally had none left. These also come in a case, so I'm hoping this will make them less easy to lose? Either that or I'll lose the case and all 100 will be gone forever.

I got some plain black socks.

And I also got these wicked dinosaur socks because I thought they were really cool. Who doesn't want dinosaur socks?

I bought some of these hair bobbles, the plastic spiral ones? I heard they don't snag, and they are also really comfy when you are lying down!

I got these high rise leggings with a mesh detail at the bottom for when I am doing sporty things. I ordered some actua trainers the other day too, I haven't owned proper trainers since about year 10 when I discovered that I could wear Converse in PE...

I'm adoring the embroidery trend (have you seen my post on my new boots?) and when I saw this playsuit I fell in love! It was the last one left, in my size AND only £5 in the sale. Bargain or what?

The only piece of makeup! This lipstick is one of my all time faves, and I wanted a back up of it because I rarely see it in store. It's called Pink In Excess, if you're wondering.

H&M

I got a rather boring lint roller... you never know when you need one, especially when you have a dog!

I bought this dress, and I really like it but I don't know if I would wear it?? I ended up wearing the playsuit in the end, so I'm half tempted to return this...

Lush

I got my fvourite hair conditioner, American Cream. I love this, and refuse to wear any other conditioner haha. Who's ready for my Lush Valentine's post coming up soon??

Books

I got The Art of Happiness by HH Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. I think this is just an important book to read. I'm starting to try and read more non-fiction as I think it's just as important as losing yourself in a fantasy world.

Equally as important, I got The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. I've started reading this already, and it's amazing! Seriously, every woman should read this.

I hope you enjoyed my lil haul, and I will see you in my next post

Layla x

Hey there!

Today I have a post on the Soap And Glory Supercat Eyeliner.

I am fairly new to Soap and Glory, but they very very few products from them that I have tried I have been super impressed with, and this eyeliner is just the same!

                                      

I comes in this black pen form, and is actually quite thin, The packaging itself is very glossy, which makes it feel a bit more high end, the Collection felt tip liner I used to use definitely felt "cheap" in a way. How snobby of me haha.

The brush itself is like other felt tip liners that I have used...

... but as you can see from here, it's a bit easier to control the thickness of the brush unlike others I've tried.

I really like this eyeliner, I've been using it for about a week now and it's much better than the one I used t use, but I will keep trying it out and will keep you informed!

Hello!!

So this year, I want to post more things that aren't makeup related. Obviously, I love love love makeup, but I want to post more of the other things in life that I love!

So to kick off this new part of my blog, I thought I would share with you my new absolutely gorgeous boots from Missguided.

Last year I bought myself my very first pair of Doc Martens, and it seems to be a tradition at the start of the new year where I buy myself a new pair of shoes: new year, not so new me. I have a shoe addiction, I know.

I saw these shoes on a video from Tasha Leelyn and I was in love!

They are this western style pair of ankle boots, with these embroidered roses, and they are also studded.

As soon as I saw these in her video, I knew instantly that I needed them (I didn't, but you get what I mean). And I also knew that they would go perfectly with my fringed jacket that I got from Forever 21 last March.

The front of the boots have 3 roses embroidered on them. I have seen a lot of these western style boots, but I thought the roses on these made them look a little more different, and we all know that embroidery is in right now, I just thought that this would be a subtle way to follow the trend, and these will still be wearable when the trend fades out.

The boots also have studs round the front, sides and back, and another rose embroidered on the sides.

They have a slight block heel, but nothing too high. The soles are like "proper" soles, do you get me? Haha, what I mean by that is they aren't rubber, which gives an even better "western" feel to the boots.

These fit really nicely. I tried some on in a similar style from Office before Christmas, but they pinched too much by the toes. There is a slight "pinch" at the front, but these are really comfy to wear and it's not too noticeable. The size is true to fit, I am a size 6 UK and they fit completely fine!

If you like the look of these, you can check them out here: https://www.missguided.co.uk/black-embroidered-western-ankle-boots

I plan to do more "fashion" posts, mainly look books or outfits of the week and things like that, as I really want to broaden my blog and post new things!

Thanks for reading!

Layla x