Current 2015 Favourites & I'm Back! | Lauren Slade

    It's been quite a while since I've written a blog post. I really needed time to focus on my schooling and even though I am still in school (to be a freaking makeup artist!!!) I would like to try to get some blogging in at least once a month... so we will see how this goes!

Current 2015 Favourites:

Revlon Highlighting Palette in Rose Glow: This product always receives mixed reviews but I personally love this product. I use it as a very glowy blush. This product doubles as a blush and highlighter, so if you want a matte look, this blush isn't for you. It has actual flecks of glitter as well as it's shimmer and the packaging can get very "glittery" but I will put up with it for how nice this makes my cheeks look.

The Body Shop Honey Bronze Highlighting Dome in 01: This cream highlighter is subtle yet beautiful. This is a great highlighter for when you want to have a natural looking glow. I apply this with a small stipple brush on the top of my cheekbone before I set my foundation with powder and it leaves the most beautiful natural glow (it also smells AMAZING).

M.A.C Satin Lipstick in Twig: This has been my favourite lipstick colour for the past few months now and I just can't get enough of it! I don't really have any words for it other than it makes me feel confident and beautiful!

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L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Matte Liquid Foundation in Classic Ivory: This tube of foundation is kind of pricey for the drugstore, but I think it's totally worth it! I have oily skin and this foundation is able to mattify my skin and make it look flawless. As the foundation wears throughout the day, it gives my skin a slightly more "dewy" look which is actually nice and not greasy looking (powdering over it gets rid of the shine and it will still look amazing). I give this 10/10.

Covergirl The Supersizer Mascara in Very Black: This is a newer favourite of mine and it's likely to change again in a few months but as of right now this mascara does an amazing job of delivering volume and separating the lashes just enough. The interesting rubber want does a great job.

    Although I have been enjoying lots of other products and playing around with makeup, these are just a few makeup items that really stand out to me! Let me know you're faves!

Love,

Lauren!

 

Who IS Beautiful? | Lauren Slade

    Disclaimer: Now, before you go all crazy on me and start saying "who is she to judge who is beautiful or not?" please read the whole post first. 

     I have noticed something in the media lately that has really been bothering me and I just wanted to take a moment to let out my frustration. A lot of people are supporting the idea that having a curvy figure is the "ideal" body shape and that having a nice booty means you are "hotter"; of course this is a beautiful body shape but it is not the only body shape. I am a woman with a 5'8" frame and weigh in at about 125 pounds so I am quite slim and to say the least I am not the most endowed because of my slim frame. It is simply just the way that I am built.

    A video recently surfaced online and I saw it on Facebook via a Facebook friend who shared it:  https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=403367309820283&pnref=story (please note that this video has some foul language, viewer discretion is advised) 

    This video is what upset me the most because it is bullying based on weight. Curvy girls will defend themselves if a slim girl makes a comment about their weight, but that doesn't make it okay to turn around and make fun of a girl who has a slimmer frame (especially the extremely rude and life threatening comments made in the video above). No matter what, it is a mean comment about weight and it is not ok. Although this video is not directed personally toward myself, I still feel extremely offended and hurt. Another thing that bothers me is the "thigh-gap" phenomenon and that if you have one you are "starving yourself" and/or "unhealthy" and that is not true... Having a thigh-gap has more to do with bone structure than weight, therefore no matter how much some women work to achieve this they may never reach that point due to their bone structure or no matter how hard women work to rid of their thigh-gap, they may be stuck with it.   

     I will admit that there have been times when I wish that I had a curvier frame, bigger bust and a bigger booty but I have come to be proud of my slim frame. It doesn't mean that I don't eat (because I have a very strong love for all food) and it just means that I choose cardio instead of squats because that is my preference. 

    Love yourself no matter what frame you have and don't tell others what frame they "should" have. Every single person on this earth is beautiful and no one has the right to single people out (especially based on something so trivial as weight). 

    Now, to answer the question stated in my title: "Who IS Beautiful?" - YOU!

Love,

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