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Hello my lovebirds,
I hope all is well.
I'm someone who tends to take things at heart. I get involve and I care too easily. I feel too deeply. I understand too much. I tend to have too much empathy - more often than so for people I shouldn't feel for. I don't know when it all happened but I've grown accustomed to taking someone's pain as my own. It can be quite devastating. Over the years, I have managed to keep my emotions on check somehow by accepting and doing 3 things.
#1 Perfection doesn't exist
This one is something we've all struggled with. Society and movies keep telling us to push further. To give it our best, to achieve perfection on our way to the top. The truth is perfection doesn't exist and it would be boring if it did. Life is messy. It doesn't always go your way. No matter how much you try to fix something, some things cannot be mended. You have to accept that people, life and things are not perfect. Nothing is black or white. You might have failed today but you can still succeed tomorrow. You can always do better. Nothing is set. Everything changes.#2 'No' is always an option
For the longest time, I was one of those people who would agree to do things they didn't want to do. I would say 'yes' simply to please someone. I have a tendecy to put myself last. I have this crazy habit of considering others before me. I'm working on it. I'm working on learning that saying 'no' is okay. You can choose yourself. You don't have to hurt someone else in the process either. You can be direct and decide what your priority is. Your choices define who you are so don't do something for the sake of it! Oh and remember that people always leave and in the end, you only have yourself. Don't loose yourself trying to please someone else.#3 Start a fuck budget
I read the book The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k and it was amazing. I've grown into someone who doesn't give too much fuck to people who don't deserve one second of my time. Life is too short to give fucks to things or people who don't deserve it. Now, before deciding on doing or caring, I stop and take a second to ask myself : 'would this person do the same thing for me? Does this bring me joy? Does it sit right with me? Does it improve my life or the life of someone I love?' If the answer is no then I'm taking a step back and leaving for the next chapter.Do you have any experience or thoughts to share with us?
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FYI : There is nothing wrong with doing things last minute tho... We've all been there...
As it is a busy time of year, here are a few tips to help you navigate:
1. Sit your
2. Shut off your tempting electronics - yes, it means your phone too. Sorry not sorry, dear!
3. Take a deep breath and focus
4. Write down all the things you need to do
5. BREATH AGAIN. - Yep, I saw you. For real this time, cutiepie!
6. Make some tea or coffee
7 Sit down again and while you drink your coffee/tea, try to define an order
8. Do the ones you hate less or are quicker to do first
9. Keep going, BABE! The sooner the better.
Do you have any tips on how to get sh** done ? How do you proceed? I'd love to know and I'm sure others here would love to hear it as well. Let us know in the comments below! Thank you for reading and I'll talk to you soon ♥ x
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Heeeey my lovebirds! How are you feeling today? I decided to talk about skincare. I've had dark circles for years now. My dark circles appeared about 4 years ago. They were pretty bad back then. Think, dark purple - almost blackish - under eye circles. It was a real struggle. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with sleep and more to do with genetics.
As always, bare in mind, that is little guide, isn't made by a professional. Those facts are only the results of countless hours of research and drawn out of my personnal experiences. In other words, no skincare expert here but it doesn't make it less true. It's simply my point of view and a list of things who worked in my particular case. I'm sharing it with you, in the hope that it will help someone, who like me, is struggling with dark circles.
WHAT ARE DARK CIRCLES ?
Dark circles are those dark shadows that appears under your eyes. It can be caused by lack of sleep, genetics or even aging. Unfortunately, to this day, no magic formula has been invented to erase dark circles on the long-term. However, you can reduce those threatening shadows.
HOW TO CARE FOR DARK CIRCLES ?
One very important step is moisturize. Keep your under eye area hydrated by gently patting an eye cream under yours eyes. My favourite under eyes creams are : Shiseido INTENSIVE Anti Dark Circles Eye Cream and Origins GinZing™ Refreshing Eye Cream. You can also cool down your eyes with a cold washcloth or cucumber slices. I've also heard of hydrating eye patch. I don't know what it's worth... I've yet to try those methods.
HOW TO HIDE THEM ?
I think it was last year that I explained - in details - how to properly hide your dark circles. I was at the beginning of my beauty journey. I feel like I've learn a lot more since then. It doesn't matter if you like to use your fingers, a beauty blender or a brush. I think it's important to pick the right shade of concealer. It shouldn't be too cakey, too dark or too light. It should be able to reduce the purpleish/brownish colour of your dark circles. And yet, still not look cakey. It's not an easy task. Like people, concealers are not perfect but here are a few of my favourite concealers : Nars radiant creamy concealer and Collection lasting perfection concealer. By the way, a few month ago, I did a review of that collection concealer.
Do you have any skincare issue? Do you have dark circles? What are your tips on how to care for dark circles? What your favourite concealers? Don't hesitate to share it with us! I'm sure it can be helpful to someone out there :) Thanks for reading and I will see you on wednesday! ♥
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Heeey my lovebirds ! Comment allez-vous aujourd’hui ? Je reviens avec un article beauté plus centré sur les soins de la peau. Cela fait quelques années maintenant que j’ai des cernes. Ces dernières ont apparu il y a à peu près 4 ans. Elles étaient plutôt terribles à cet époque là. Imaginez des cernes violettes presque noires sous mes yeux. C’était une vrai galère. Malheureusement, cela n’avait aucun rapport avec un manque de sommeil mais plutôt avec la génétique.
Comme toujours, gardez à l’esprit que ce petit guide n’a pas été fait par un professionnel. Ces faits sont seulement le résultat de plusieurs heures de recherche mais également des conclusions tirées d’après mon expérience personnelle. En d’autres termes, je ne suis pas un dermatologue ou même un expert de la beauté. Pourtant, les faits n’en sont pas moins vrais. Je vais donc simplement tâcher de vous suggérer ce qui a marché pour moi et ce que j’ai pu apprendre.
Je partage mon expérience afin de pouvoir aider ceux/celles qui vivent la même chose. Cela pourrait très bien être utile à quelqu’un – d’une façon ou d’une autre.
Les cernes sont ces ombres qui se dessinent sous vos yeux. Celles-ci peuvent être causées par plusieurs facteurs : le manque de sommeil, la génétique ou encore la viellesse. Malheureusement, à ce jour, malgré ce qu’on s’obstine à nous vendre, aucune solution n’a été trouvé pour les faire disparaître sur le long terme. Cependant, il est possible de les atténuer.
Une étape très importante est l’hydratation. Garder vos yeux (propres) hydratés en tapotant doucement avec votre index pour faire pénétrer votre crème pour les yeux. Mes crèmes pour les yeux préférées sont Shiseido INTENSIVE Anti Dark Circles Eye Cream et Origins GinZing™ Refreshing Eye Cream. Il est également bien souvent conseillé de refroidir vos yeux avec un gant de toilette froid ou encore des tranches de concombres. J’ai aussi entendu parlé des patchs hydratants pour les yeux. Je ne sais pas ce que ça peut donner. Je dois avouer que je n’ai pas encore essayé ces trois méthodes.
Il me semble que c’était dans le courant de l’année dernière que j’expliquais (en détails) comment je procédais pour masquer mes cernes. J’étais alors au tout début de mon voyage cosmétologique. J’ai très certainement appris bien plus depuis. Les conlusions que j’ai pu en tirer sont que la façon dont vous appliquer votre anticerne ne compte pas. Que ce soit avec vos doigts, une éponge beauté blender ou encore un pinceau, l’essentiel est de ne pas avoir la main trop leste. Votre anticerne doit avoir la teinte parfaite. Il ne doit pas être trop pâteux ou encore trop foncé ou trop clair. Il doit être capable de masquer la couleur de vos cernes tout restant ‘naturel’. Ce n’est donc pas une tâche facile. Tout comme les humains, les anticernes ne sont pas parfaits mais voici quelques concealers que j’adore : Nars radiant creamy concealer et Collection lasting perfection concealer. (vous pouvez lire ma revue de cet anticerne par ici.)
Merci pour votre lecture et on se retrouve mercredi ♥
Hey lovebirds! The main topic of today's blog is foundation. I was talking with my friends the other day and I realized that over the years, I've sort of gathered some knowledge regarding foundations. As a result, I desperately wanted to share it with you. Therefore, I've made a little list. I will call this blogpost : a guidebook - foundation 101.
Bare in mind that I'm far from a beauty guru. I'm simply a blogger who loves beauty and makeup. I've tried many foundations and made a lot of mistakes. If this little guidebook thingy is of any help to anyone, my mission would be completed. I will stop rambling know and get right to the point!
STEP ONE : CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORMULA
Firstly, you have to decide between powder and liquid foundation. In my experience, baked pressed mineral powders work best on oily to combinaison skins. However, it can be used to set makeup and prevent ceasing. My first foundation ever was a powder. It's easy to apply and natural looking. Besides, liquid foundations are more complicated to apprehend. They are so many formulas and effects you can achieve or expect in a liquid foundations. In fact, before purchasing your liquid base, you have to decide if you want a matte or glowy finish. Of course, you also have to decide how much you want to spend on your base. I, for once, - as always - am a big fan of high end foundations. I feel like a good base is the key to any makeup look.
STEP TWO : CHOOSING THE RIGHT SHADE
One if not the most important part. NEVER EVER CHOOSE A SHADE THAT IS NOT A PERFECT MATCH OF YOUR SKINTONE. If you're anything like me, you know how much of a struggle it can be. Nonetheless, it's definitely worth it. I don't know how many times over the years, I've had to fight or listen to someone advising me to pick a shade slightly darker than my skin. If your fair like me, you've probably experienced something similar. I don't know but people always seem to want me to wear a foundation darker than my skin. There is nothing I hate more than having a face darker than my neck... Come on, it's 2016 !
STEP THREE : CHOOSING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF COVERAGE FOR YOU
Then, comes the big issue : coverage. How much coverage do you really need? Do you want a full flawless face or just your skin but better look? Do you fancy a light coverage or full coverage? It depends on what you want to hide and how much you want to hide. I always reach for my powder on days where my skin isn't having an existencial crisis. On other days, I will pick my favourite foundation. I like natural or glowy finishes with light to medium coverage depending on my skin's situation.
I'm honestly quite amazed by people who can pull off a full face of makeup. Make up can be so amazing. It's like you're painting your face and revealing your inner beauty to the world.
SOME FOUNDATIONS I WOULD SUGGEST :
~ For summertime and light coverage : Chanel SPF50 CC cream. (normal skin)
~ For winter and full coverage : MAC, Mineralize Moisture SPF 15 Foundation. (dry skin)
~ Everyday flawless face : Charlotte Tilbury, Light Wonder foundation SPF 15. (normal skin)
~ The Drugstore option : L'oréal LumiMagique or healthy mix. (normal to combinaison skin)
~ My favourite powder foundation : mac mineralize skinfinish natural. (no powdery effect)
What about you? Do you have any tips or experiences with foundations that you'd like to share? It's always helpful and highly appreciated by me and my readers so don't hesitate to share with us your very own little 101 foundations. Thanks for reading and I will see you on Friday! ♥ x
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Obviously, this is not a real 'how to deal with assholes'. This is more of a joke. A little idea I had a while ago. You've probably gathered by now that one of my motto is 'don't be a prick, okay?' or rather 'don't be an asshole, okay?. I feel like diversity and weirdness are what makes this society interesting. Well, at least, in my opinion it does. I don't see why we shouldn't be our- awkward -selves. Embrace your weirdness. However, if you're somewhat of an asshole, disregard anything I've just said and only be an asshole to yourself. Or not even to yourself. What's the point ? Nobody deserves to be treated like shit. Anyway, here are 5 ways to deal with everyday pricks.
1. Smile. There is nothing better than giving a big smile to someone that is being annoying as hell. It's unsettling and something that they won't expect.
2. Be polite and respectful. Even a little too much. There is nothing better than being the bigger person in an argument. It can even make them realize that they are acting like a fool.
3. Don't sweat it. Even if you want to smash their heads against the table, don't. It's not worth it. Don't let them win. Karma will take care of them. Don't you worry, my little bee.
4. Or leave. Simply leave in the middle of your heated argument. Just take off or ignore the s** out of their attempt to get the best of you. I'm sure, it will have a certain effect on them that will delight you.
5. In the end, Throw them off balance. If you're brave enough, use your repartee and sweep them off their feet. Or don't. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is who you are as a person. Whatever you do, treat them like you would want to be treated.
2. Be polite and respectful. Even a little too much. There is nothing better than being the bigger person in an argument. It can even make them realize that they are acting like a fool.
3. Don't sweat it. Even if you want to smash their heads against the table, don't. It's not worth it. Don't let them win. Karma will take care of them. Don't you worry, my little bee.
4. Or leave. Simply leave in the middle of your heated argument. Just take off or ignore the s** out of their attempt to get the best of you. I'm sure, it will have a certain effect on them that will delight you.
5. In the end, Throw them off balance. If you're brave enough, use your repartee and sweep them off their feet. Or don't. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is who you are as a person. Whatever you do, treat them like you would want to be treated.
Thanks for reading and I'll see you around ♥
1. Sourriez. Il n'y a rien de mieux que d'adresser un large sourire à quelqu'un qui s’avère être agaçant. En plus, c'est toujours une bonne surprise pour celui qui agace.
2. Soyez poli et respectueux. Peut-être même un peu trop... Il n'y a rien de mieux que d'être la personne la plus mature lors d'un désagrément. Votre manque de réaction et votre politesse (paternaliste) peut même les amener à réaliser l'étroitesse de leur esprit...
3. Pas d'inquiétude. Bien que vous ayez sûrement envie de lui cogner la tête contre la table, abstenez vous. Cela n'en vaut pas la peine. Ne les laissez pas gagner en obtenant le meilleur de vous-même. Karma s'occupera d'eux. Ne vous inquiétez pas, mes petites abeilles.
4. Ou partez. Partez au beau milieu de l'échange verbal houleux. Partez tout bonnement, ne perdez pas votre temps ou ignorez les tout simplement.
5. Puis, Déséquilibrez. Si vous êtes assez courageux pour cela, utilisez le pouvoir puissant de vos mots. Utilisez votre répartie pour les éblouir. Ou pas du tout. À la fin de la journée, tout cela n'a pas vraiment d'importance. La seule chose qui compte est la personne que vous êtes. Quoi que vous fassiez, traitez les comme vous aimeriez être traité(e)(s).
Et vous, que faîtes vous face à des imbéciles ? J'ai hâte de lire vos idées!2. Soyez poli et respectueux. Peut-être même un peu trop... Il n'y a rien de mieux que d'être la personne la plus mature lors d'un désagrément. Votre manque de réaction et votre politesse (paternaliste) peut même les amener à réaliser l'étroitesse de leur esprit...
3. Pas d'inquiétude. Bien que vous ayez sûrement envie de lui cogner la tête contre la table, abstenez vous. Cela n'en vaut pas la peine. Ne les laissez pas gagner en obtenant le meilleur de vous-même. Karma s'occupera d'eux. Ne vous inquiétez pas, mes petites abeilles.
4. Ou partez. Partez au beau milieu de l'échange verbal houleux. Partez tout bonnement, ne perdez pas votre temps ou ignorez les tout simplement.
5. Puis, Déséquilibrez. Si vous êtes assez courageux pour cela, utilisez le pouvoir puissant de vos mots. Utilisez votre répartie pour les éblouir. Ou pas du tout. À la fin de la journée, tout cela n'a pas vraiment d'importance. La seule chose qui compte est la personne que vous êtes. Quoi que vous fassiez, traitez les comme vous aimeriez être traité(e)(s).
Merci pour votre lecture et à bientôt ♥
I have bought several highlighter over the past few (years) months ~ two to be exact. The first one is a proper highlighter that I reviewed a while ago. I love it but I find it more of 'a cold weather kind of product'. I find my blush from Benefit to do the trick as well. It is defined as " a brightening face powder that finely spurns with delicate mauves and pinks " and after all. I don't know about you but I have been a deep fan of highlighter. Highlighting is often skipped.
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