Loneliness…

So this is going to be a deep, personal post, for anyone that doesn’t want to get sucked down a rabbit hole with me feel free to tune out now. Before I start, thank you for taking the time to read this. I’m going to share a lot of emotions with you in the hopes that someone, somewhere potentially dealing with the same issues finds comfort in knowing they’re not alone.

The topic i want to talk about today is loneliness.

Loneliness is something that I have been feeling immensely lately, it’s something that has been plaguing my mind and causing me major distress. I have been very open in my last couple of posts about my pregnancy, at the time of writing this I am currently 8.5 months pregnant. My pregnancy journey as mentioned before, has not been easy. When you’re pregnant your mind and body go through extreme conditions which often lead you to feel sick, tired, overwhelmed and just really fed up. I love my baby with everything in me and I tell her that every day but this is a long and tiring experience, and I love to share the lows with you all to show that not everything is smooth sailng and that if you feel these things also then you are not alone and this is completely normal.

At this point in my pregnancy and in the current pandemic I am coming to discover those who are there for me to help me succeed and those who simply want to use me as a talking point when I fail, sadly the later is a lot more common these days. I have finished work, and started maternity leave, so I am very isolated from the outside world, with my only contact being my boyfriend and family. A lot of people who I thought were my friends have become a lot more distant, I suppose now contact is a bit more available and that’s not something I can expose my baby to it’s easy for people to leave me behind.

In terms of family as mentioned previously they are in a completely different country to me. Due to the pandemic I have not seen some of my family in nearly 2 years, this in itself is distressing and depressing, coupled with the fact I am growing a tiny human and they are missing out on experiencing that with me and being close to help support me is a very hard pill to swallow. My family are good people, but being far away from them is hard, sometimes when I am alone I realise how much I miss them, how I would give anything to have a hug or a cup of tea with my nan or mum, or to see my brothers, for those day trips with them, or our meals together. When you commit to a relationship it’s the best feeling in the world, there is no one I will ever love more than my boyfriend, he has given me so much. However in order to be with him I had to sacrifice a lot, the ability to see my family daily in exchange for living in a country with his, my friends that I had made in a different city I gave that up so he could stay close to work etc. I would not change these decisions for the world I really wouldn’t, although sometimes when I am alone with just me and my baby and he’s at work, and I have no one here to be with me or comfort me it can get super hard.

It’s strange how you can have people contact you daily and have interactions with others daily yet still feel completely alone. I suppose the hospital appointments make it so much worse as due to covid these are also someting I have to do solo. My boyfriend waits outside like an absolute angel but God is it hard to not have someone there to hold your hand and face certain things with you. It’s scary how quite everything gets when you feel lonely. You know that haunting silence that makes you question every life choice you’ve ever made to get to the point you’re at? I know I can’t be the only person that feels like that?

My boyfriends family have been nothing but warm, comforting and just overall beautiful people towards me, which is lovely. However his mums hugs don’t feel like my mums hugs and as sweet as they are sometimes just remind me of what I am missing out on.

Is it wrong to wish for more attention from those around you? To wish that sometimes someone would ask how you were and not just “how’s the baby doing?”. I am so happy people care for her just as much as I do but sometimes I wish people would see how I am silently struggling. How I am filling my day with awful daytime TV and junk food because the loneliness I feel has driven me to insane boredom. I don’t need someone to talk to or to take me places, just someone to watch the awful daytime TV with and eat junk food with would be nice. I realise now that I have hopped all over the place in this post. That I haven’t really made much sense and that it’s basically just muddled thoughts on the page, but it’s made me feel better, heard even.

I said starting this blog that even if I could reach one person and make them feel better about their situation or make them feel like they weren’t alone that I would be achieving my goal. I hope that’s the case here. I am sorry I haven’t been posting as much as I’d like to it gets hard to sometimes, when you’re dealing with a lot that you have to put straight in your mind before you can share it with others. I have been thinking of maybe starting a string of blogs almost like a diary where I just let out my thoughts and express my emotions maybe in the hopes to make myself feel better. Let me know if you think this is a good idea, or if you would even be interested in my thoughts or feelings enough to care if I shared them or not lol.

Anyway I hope you’re all well, take care and stay safe, Jas xo

Mental Health and Pregnancy.

Firstly hello,

I want to take a moment to thank those of you that have continued to support my posts and stay with me through my inactivity since the Christmas period. To those of you waiting for content, I am so sorry it has taken this long! This blog is going to be very personal, I am about to be completely open and honest about my life over the last few months because I want to show you that is ok to not be ok and that it is ok to spend some time fixing yourself.

I had a beautiful Chirstmas full of love and family which made my heart very full. This year i spent Christmas in my own home with my boyfriend (Elliott) for the very first time, our first Christmas together and it was magical! The day was spent opening gifts and watching wholesome movies, we then went to his mother’s for Christmas dinner which was delicious, thankfully Covid-19 permitted us to be able to share Christmas which was great. After Christmas I started to feel unwell, not like Covid sick but I felt very flu like and the sickness wiped me off of my feet, literally I was stuck in my bed for a week. Thankfully I had my boyfriend there to help and support me, I started to have these pains in my stomach and I ended up taking a trip to hospital where we found out some very exciting yet very scary news, we were going to have a baby. Not how i imagined New Years Eve to go and the trip to A&E and having to find out alone was very scary but we are over the moon none the less.

Fast foward to telling our families, some were over-joyed some shock and taken aback which is understandable I am only 22 this is a big deal. It was hard finding out such big news, not because I didn’t want our baby I made the decision this was a positive thing right from the get go but it was more to do with the fact that I am in a new city. I have just moved here a year ago, because of Covid I have had to work from home all this time, no oportunity to meet friends, no fresh air, no family close by these were all very scary factors. We made the decision that our little city flat wasn’t the right place for a baby so quickly moved (STRESS) within the week to a 2 bed house- yet another life changing thing to take place.

Our new home is beautiful and our family is doing amazing, growing A LOT, I worried I am going to lose the ability to see my toes lol. However we are doing great, we found out that we’re going to be having a girl, a mini me and i know if she is half as crazy as I was I am going to have my work cut out for me. Elliott is already beside himself obsessed over her which just makes my heart swell. Although no one tells you what to expect when you are growing a tiny human inside of you, they say “oh well you will feel sick” yet fail to tell you that morning sickness ISN’T just a morning issue, IT IS ALL DAY AND NIGHT. No one warns you about the sleep, how you will literally fall asleep anywhere at any time, or how your whole body will ache, everything smells gross and you will literally forget everything. Regardless of all of this I am so blessed and excited.

I do want to talk about something a little deeper though – about pregnancy and mental health.

Pregnancy is a life changing blessing and it is hard but pregnancy during covid is the hardest challenge I have ever faced. You fear for the safety of your baby anyway but in the middle of the pandemic it’s now twice as daunting. The appointments you have to do alone, everytime you go you have dreadful fear that you will be finding out something awful and to have to do that alone is terrifying. (SIDE NOTE: sending bigs hugs to all the women who suffered miscarriages, abortions or still births alone, I am here, please reach out if you need to talk) Lately my partner has been allowed to come and hold my hand which I am so thankful for. Similar you can’t see family- now my family live in a different country and not being able to share this experience with them is just dreadful. My parents will never get to see me pregnant or help out and they desperately want to. They can’t help me shop for baby supplies or have me over for dinner, my mum can’t keep me company when I am feeling low and in pregnancy YOU WILL FEEL LOW, that is completely natural. There are no classes to help you prior to birth, to help guide you on how to change a nappy, how to deal with birth or guide you on how to live with and care for a tiny human.

I feel like mental health is not something that is focussed on in pregnant women, we assume that all of their problems go away because society has this view that during pregnancy women should be happy as we chose to have a child, comments like “no one asked you to get pregnant” etc float around. But that is not the case, since being pregnant I feel extremely happy and positive because I now have something to look foward to something that will help shape me, however I also now feel panicked, stressed and spend way too much time overthinking. What if I am not a good mum? What if my baby doesn’t like me? What if I mess up? What if I don’t know how to care for my baby? What if something goes wrong? All of these thoughts invade every mums mind and you cannot tell me otherwise. These thoughts are scary and they keep you awake worried BUT they are natural, your worry shows how deeply you already care, you are mentally preparing yourself for the unknown. Don’t listen to all the people (and a lot of them are other women) who try to scare you, who tell you “oh you better get your sleep now, you better get that outfit now you won’t have any money left, you better eat that now after you won’t have the pregnancy excuse and so on”. Don’t let those people eat away at your experience, don’t give them the satisfaction of getting into your head, you DO NOT need anything else to worry about. The best piece of advise I have been given throughout this experience is to listen to your body, if you feel tired, you and the baby need some rest, you’re over working and tired out, if you are craving something eat it, that steak you’re envisioning is your body’s way of telling you that you need a little extra protein, that milk you’re thinking about means you need the extra calcium. Listen to yourself, you have got this, you will worry trust me you will, but you do know what you need you can do this, it is completely natural.

I haven’t had my baby yet, she is not due until September yet already I have medical professionals asking questions like what kind of birth do I want, will I breast feed etc, don’t let these professionals back you into feeling like you need to give an answer at your 12 week appointment that’s crazy! You are allowed to not know yet, you can have time to figure it out. Don’t feel like you need to do the method of birth that is deemed the best by society or because your mum did it that way or your friend, again listen to your body, in the moment I know that anything I have thought I will want will change, fear and adrenaline will take over… let it. Let your body do the work you will be fine. The people you love that you feel are nagging you are just trying to help. It is hard to see it now but they just want what is best for you, they are trying to make you at ease they’re just going about it in a way that they needed and are not thinking about it from your point of view.

The only people that truely matter in this journey are your partner, your baby and YOU. Let him (her/them) hold your hair back, let him hold you when you cry, please don’t be afraid of showing him your emotions, you are not weak you are pregnant your hormones are insane, give yourself some credit. What you feel, is what you NEED to feel, let yourself feel it everything else will fall into place.

Before I go I just want to say thank you in advance and also that this is just based on my experience I know every experience is different, and if you would like to share yours please reach out. Sorry for this being another none beauty themed blog, although pregnancy is beautiful. Also, if anyone does have anything they would like to talk about mental health related even not if you’re not pregnant I am here and I would love to help any way I can. Following that please like and share this blog, although if this only reaches one person and impacts them I will be extremely happy.

I will be trying to be more active I promise, thank you again, much love and stay safe, Jas x

(Special thank you to Elliott for being such a sweet and supportive soul throughout this journey, I cannot wait to share this with you and to meet our daughter, this blog does not even begin to cover everything you do for us!x)

Mental Health Surrounding Christmas

So it is getting to that time of the year again when the trees go up, lights fill our streets and windows, it’s s cold and everyone is getting festive and excited for the big day to come. Much like everyone else I LOVE Christmas, I AM OBSESSED. My tree has been up from the 1st of November and I love it, Christmas can never come too quickly- as soon as I am done being a spooky bitch the tinsel comes out and I’m ready for santa. I have been wanting to do a christmas blog for a while and I have been debating what to do it on. My last blog about mental health got some really positive comments and although my main focus is makeup and creative looks I would like to keep up the theme of mental health throughout. I chose to call my blog Beyond Beauty as although i wanted to focus on beauty and makeup i also wanted to include a much deeper side to beauty- the truth to what lies beneath all the makeup and lashes.

So I would like to dedicate this blog to mental health around the Christmas period.

For a lot of people Christmas is a busy time, it’s a time filled with visits to family, shopping, eating, day trips and travelling, however in the mayhem and fun we can sometimes forget to take a moment to look after ourselves and our minds. Christmas for me is all about family and this year is no different, in the past living at home visiting family was never an issue, my mum would have days planned dedicated so certain family members and we’d take day trips to drop of gifts and spend time with these people, although this all changed 3 years ago when I went to university. I chose to study away which was incredible I loved the independence however it meant that come November I had to plan all of my travelling getting flights home, making sure I had enough time there to see everyone and enjoy the holiday before carting myself back to my flat. This was not easy, I think this is the first time i have felt the stress of Christmas and adulthood in general.

As my three years at university continued so did the cycle of stress that surrounded Christmas and the silly thoughts that circled my head, how much time is suitable to spend at home without offending my parents? Do i have to now buy my own gifts for people or will my mum still write from Jasmine at the bottom of the gifts shes bought? Can i ask her that or is that rude? If I have to buy presents where will i get the money? etc. etc. the list goes on. I find that the transition between being a child enjoying Christmas and an adult creating Christmas was so sudden, and it came with no warning labels or advice and this STRESSED me out. I didn’t realise a holiday that was so magical could put so much stress on an individual and I have no kids, what must this holiday be like for parents who have to be ‘Santa’ every year?

I finished university in May just passed, (graduating by the skin of my teeth thanks to Covid) and nothing about Christmas has gotten easier. Since finishing university I have moved in with my boyfriend, we have a gorgeous little flat in the heart of the city which is perfect and the thought of doing Christmas ourselves is so exciting. The only downside to it is that my mum is no longer in charge or decorating, cooking, wrapping or supplying gifts this challenge now falls to me and I am a complete perfectionist which in reality should make things super simple but it doesn’t. Putting our tree up should have been fun and playful, it wasn’t, I had to have every bauble spaced to perfection, no two colours the same could be next to each other, my tinsel is wrapped to perfection. This not only stressed me out but my boyfriend also. Then came gifts, I like to be super prepared and early especially with lockdown coming and going i wanted to make sure I had everything ready, but then came wrapping… STRESSFUL. I am not even thinking about Christmas dinner and the fact I have to cook it, that could lead me to tear my hair out.

Sitting down and reflecting I realised, Christmas is so much work and it’s all for one day, I have been rushing to do things and prepare things perfectly because that’s the way they have always been because my mum has always made them that way. She has always prepared this perfect massive Christmas for our whole family, but now it’s just me and my boyfriend, two of us. We don’t need millions of gifts or a turkey and thousands of trimmings, we don’t need to make Christmas my mothers version of perfect because it should be our version of perfect.

This Christmas is going to be hard because Covid is still very real and a massive issue, it’s gonna make things that extra bit harder to see family and friends, we’re going to struggle to get things we usually have because stock is low and shops are minimal in these hard times. YOU WILL FEEL STRESS.

Have your version of a perfect Christmas. Please don’t spend the holidays looking at the thousands of images posted online by others of their massive overly decorated houses, their massive meals and flashy gifts, don’t stress about not having the money to spend thousands because it is just one day. Christmas is magical- but it can be magical without the decorations and superficial bullshit that surrounds it- all you need is the people you love, a movie or some board games, something to get you altogether, something to get you laughing and something you can keep as a happy memory. The phones and cars won’t last forever- please don’t spend time feeling that what you have isn’t enough- depression and anxiety can creep in so easily without realising, this time of the year especially.

Mental health is something that is constant- the smiles at Christmas you see from others and portray yourself are not always real, please reach out to your friends and family, call, video chat when you can this year is going to be hard for a number of reasons, and loneliness and inadequacy is deadly. Things change quickly and moods come and go please look after yourself take a moment to assess yourself, it is okay to not be okay, please don’t feel like the images and posts you see about joy etc is what the world is feeling this Christmas time- just because it is a joyous time doesn’t mean you have to constantly be happy and hold yourself together. Outer beauty does not reflect inner beauty- take care of each other. Please reach out if you need anything.

Also I feel I have not created as many blogs as i would have liked to by now, and i intended to update my site as frequently as possible from now on, so please expect to see a lot more from me. I am thankful for the support I have received so far as i said at the start if this reaches even just one person then i will feel acomplished. I plan to upload a second blog this week and this will be about my Christmas wishlist showcasing the beauty treats and makeup i will be excited about this year, so please keep an eyeout for this as I am super excited to share it with you. I will also be doing a Christmas page showcasing some of my favourite Christmas looks so keep a look out for that, until then stay safe, lots of love. x

Loving yourself first✨

I know this blog is a little later than I intended it to be, and although I initially wanted to dedicate this whole blog to Halloween I have decided to do something a little different. I am still posting a page dedicated to Halloween which will showcase some amazing makeup talents however this blog will be dedicated to mental health.

The biggest lesson I have learnt in life is that beauty and a smile does not reflect happiness.

I can put my best face forward everyday, makeup done, smile plastered on but that doesn’t mean I’m happy, and it’s so important that we realise and recognise this. The past two weeks have been horrible for me, nothing in this time frame has happened, no one has died, I have everything I need and want, my boyfriend has been amazing, supportive and loving but, that doesn’t stop my brain from being in overload, over thinking, doubting, messing me up. Mental health is different for everyone but I want to share with you how I’ve been feeling in the hopes that you reading maybe relate and realise you’re not alone.

There is such a massive stigma behind mental health it’s made out to be this thing we shouldn’t talk about, but we should, sharing just once can educate others and save lives. Anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses are killers. They kills my mood, my confidence and my happiness. Over the past two weeks and really on and off over the last few months sadness and low self esteem along with constant anxiety has held me back a lot, it’s slowed me down and it’s dragged my mood down.

With everything currently going on in the world and the current pandemic mental health is something that seriously needs to be addressed. It is not easy staring at the same walls, thoughts cloud your mind, memories fog you up, your imagination creates scenarios that aren’t real and then these cause you to become upset, anxious and hurt by them. The lack of fresh air is exhausting, and the lack of interaction is haunting.

Following the government guidelines and rules set in place are so important to keep you physically safe and healthy and those around you the same, yet being physically safe and healthy isn’t stopping your mental health from declining. For me it’s the quiet that hits home the most, it’s deafening. I work from home which I’m so lucky for during these times and I’m so grateful to continue working- my boyfriend has managed to keep his job also and he works split shifts which is fab we’re grateful for the income. However when I’m sat alone at home and he’s at work and I can’t have family or friends over and my only interaction is a phone call here and there I get so lonely, it becomes quiet and my brain has a meltdown.

These are my worst times.

I’m a very upbeat and happy person until I’m alone and then all of a sudden I’m a crying mess. I’m sharing this with you not for sympathy but to show you, someone who potentially is feeling the same, or someone who also gets low points that you are not alone. This time in our lives is so hard, we’re going to cry, we’re going to sit alone, it’s going to be hard. Family are going to miss out on milestones, births, deaths and it’s horrible. BUT THIS IS NOT FOREVER.

There will come a point so where you will be able to hug your loved ones, you’ll be able to share magical moments and catch up on things you’ve missed. Use this opportunity to contact a friend you have spoken to in a while or family check on them, please see if they’re okay, a lot of the time people suffer in silence so make yourself known, show you care. Try that little bit harder.

I am here for anyone struggling I will help whatever way I can, please reach out. You are NOT alone.

This is a deeper blog, don’t feel pressured to read it. I hope sharing this will help or enlighten you. Feel free to share and get in touch. I know this isn’t makeup related but I feel inner beauty is just as important and how can you truly feel beautiful and happy if you’re struggling?

I will also be creating a new Halloween themed page, showcasing some of my favourite makeup looks from influencers and artists on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram- keep an eye out for this.

Lots of love, stay safe x

Skin care I cannot live without!

In today’s blog I want to talk to you about skin care, I want to share with you some products I like to use, how they help and what they actually do. Now these products although they work for me might not do the same for everyone as everyone’s skin types are different- although I know what works best for me other skin types might not agree, if you get to the end of this blog and you know of any exciting products that I haven’t shared or you want to see some products for different skin types please get in touch! Be active, let me know what you think- also thank you for being patient this is all new to me and I’m trying my best✨

So when completing skin care it’s completely down to preference what time of the day you do it, for me skin care is best at night after a long day of wearing makeup! Unlike a lot of people I don’t have a specific routine that is the same every night, sometimes my skin is in need of one thing and sometimes it needs something different when I was looking through the skincare products I use in order to write this blog I was shocked at how many products were by simple skincare! I love this brand- they sell a little bit of everything to make your skin happy and healthy and they’re products are super affordable✨

So first off I want to talk about face wash, washing the face is something that is I feel mandatory in any skincare routine! When washing my face I use “Simple face wash”- this face wash not only cleanses the face but also exfoliates and removes any impurities without leaving your face feeling irritated or dry. Now before purchasing this product or any product I always read the online reviews and some of them regarding this face wash were not positive at all! A lot of the reviews were saying the product made their face really dry, it gave them irritation some said that with their acne it made it a lot worse and that it dried their acne out further causing worsened breakouts. However this product is made by simple and I swear by simple so I thought I’d try it out, when I used it for the first time I was unsure, I feel like when you put any new product on your face there’s always a bit of irritation, but I stuck by it- I gave it a go for a week and I haven’t stopped using it since! For me it does not dry out my skin at all, in fact it makes my skin less dry and tight which I found didn’t happen using other face washes. I have tried so many face washes and my skin is super sensitive because of my eczema especially on my face the slightest use of a wrong product or a product that does not suit my skin causes massive breakouts this was not the case when using the simple face wash. However just because it works for my skin type doesn’t mean it’s going to work for everyone’s it’s all about finding the product that works for you. (This product averages at around £3-£4).

So the next product I wanna talk about is simple facial toner. I love this product I apply it straight after I wash my face whether that be through a make up wipe it as a quick fix or through a deep wash with my facial wash, I apply my simple facial toner by putting just a small amount on a cotton pad and then rubbing it all over my face and even a little bit on my neck tone is brilliant if you don’t use it you should, well you don’t have to but I would recommend using it, it works to remove any leftover dirt or impurities that still reside on the skin after the skin is been washed it also restore skin pH leaves reducing any rough patches and improving your skin tone. I love simples facial toner as one of the ingredients it contains is Witchhazel which is something that works to reduce acne and also reduce inflammation so like puffy eyes or you know red swollen patches on the skin like acne or a little bit of irritation. For the longest time I bought Witchhazel on it’s own and I still do I still swear by it but I find that in this toner it works really well and I haven’t needed to use it on its own for awhile now so that’s a money saver and saves a bit of time because you only have to use one product rather than three. (Averages around £4-£6)

Next I want to talk about “Simple protecting light moisturiser” this product uses an oil free blend of ingredients which contain added Vitamin E and Pro-Vitamin B5. This product is fab! It’s super lightweight on the skin and to apply it I simply add a pea sized amount onto my finger and directly rub into the skin. This product also adds protection from the sun and although I live in wet and windy England with my fair skin I’m prone to skin breakouts and decolorisation due to sun exposure so products that add protection against UV rays I feel are essential. (This product price averages out at around £3-£5 depending on where purchased, which isn’t too pricey at all!!)

So, as said before washing your face at the start of any skincare routine is massively important but what if you’re on the go and don’t have time to wash it with water or face wash what if you need just a quick fix or a quick wipe over and cleanse just to remove the day off of your face. This is when I turn to my simple kind to skin biodegradable wipes these are life changing! Much the simple face wash I find these wipes do not dry out my skin. They also contain vitamin B5 and vitamin E! Vitamin B5 is a great thing to put in a make up wipe it helps to keep the skin soft and it also helps in hydrating the skin. Vitamin E is also brilliant to put in a make up wipe, vitamin E helps to promote and support cell function so therefore skin health. This is why I love simple products because I always feel like I’m adding something healthy to my skin I’m helping it after a long day putting a lot of make-up on, probably too much! I love to feel cleanse and I love my skin to feel lifted and re-vitalised a lot of products I’ve tried in the past haven’t helped my skin after removing my make up in fact they’ve made it feel dry and tight and I don’t want my face to feel abused after wearing full days worth of make up I want to feel cleansed and like it’s finally breathing properly. I also want my skin to feel super soft like a peach and I feel like simple products leave my skin feeling smooth, soft and really happy. ✨🍑 (This product averages at around £2-£3)

So I wanna wrap up for today we’ve talked about just a few of the products I use for my skincare routine all of them being simple I am going to write another blog where I’m just quickly going to outline some of the other products I use by other brands I just wanted to talk about these main ones because I cannot rate them enough. I also want to reiterate that just because these work for me doesn’t mean that work for all people and all skin types. I haven’t included facemasks in the skincare routine although I do use them frequently this is because I want to do a blog just dedicated to different face masks I’ve tried, what I like and if they work for me. If there’s anything else you’d like me to include or you know of any other simple products that you love and I should try please let me know. If you’ve got this far into the blog thank you for reading. I am also going to include pictures of the exact products I have mentioned in this blog because I know you can get different variations of them so I wanted to let you see exactly what I was talking about and yeah I hope you have a lovely week and I intend to upload again this week so if you haven’t already please subscribe to the email notifications so you don’t miss a blog and follow my Twitter which can be found down below, so yeah thank you, love you, see you soon✨✨✨

Who am I?

Starting this blog means I have to let you in, I have to let people know who I am not just the superficial rubbish. Growing up that’s always been difficult for me, I’m the quiet girl, the one that goes unnoticed, the one that never speaks up. I was like that for most of my life, throughout school I wasn’t popular nor did I have a lot of friends or people supporting me however, as I moved onto adulthood and moved away from my home country to Liverpool for university I found a new side to life.

At university I became a better version of myself, a more outgoing, confident person- I found some friends and they taught me how to be more open, more exciting, more full of life. Like most people at university nights out in town became part of the package- going out and enjoying myself became a regular thing. This is when I first decided I loved makeup.

I found myself getting ready every night super early just to take my time applying 100000 products to my face! Although I’ve never wanted to become a makeup artist I’ve grown an immense love for makeup, it’s my favourite hobby. I love how you can apply makeup and be anyone, anything- makeup can transform you and although being true to yourself is the most important thing I believe in the confidence makeup gives you. Yes true beauty is within- but if I’m shy, insecure and introverted and then I apply a bombass makeup look and feel confident, want to take 1 million pictures and can’t wait for people to see my look then, what’s the harm in it?

I’m so excited to give you guys regular blogs and content, to share with you my day to day and makeup along the way, please go easy on me while I get this up on its feet I’ll be experimenting with a lot of new ideas etc so be kind.

Be safe, Jas x

First Blog

Hello, to be honest writing this first blog is all a bit strange to me, I’ve always wanted to start one and I have always felt like I’ve had so much to share yet it’s come to it and I’m a bit lost for words. I wanted to create this blog to share a little bit of everything really, but I suppose the main intent is to share some content surrounding beauty. I wanted to create this blog to share makeup tips, brilliant makeup content I’ve found, best buys, makeup reviews and so much more.

I also wanted to include some information about me in here, I want it to be personal, I feel with a blog it’s important I’m as honest and be as true to myself as I can be, it’s not like YouTube where you can see me or like twitch where we’re chatting, the only part of me you get is through my writing and I intend to try and portray myself as best I can.

I hope through this blog you can find something you didn’t know, or find something that benefits you’re life moving forward or even if you just need to pass some time- I hope you find enjoyment in it. I have added my Twitter to this blog as I wanted everyone to be able to contact me with ideas for content, questions or even if you just need a chat. Please also feel free to follow the blog for updates!

I can’t wait to start this… see you soon!x