Farewell..

Whilst the title probably sounds pretty dramatic, I am actually pretty damn sad to be leaving my college after spending two amazing years there. Obviously it wasn't a smooth road the entire way but looking back, all I can think of are the fun memories made with my friends, funny classroom moments and all around good times spent during our free blocks. 

College has probably been the best two years of my life so far in terms of meeting lots of amazing people, building friendships for life but also starting to mature, grow up and becoming more independent. I absolutely hated my five years of high school and I think this is is why I enjoyed being at college so much - it was a fresh new start and it was very different to school. 

During the past two years I have made some awesome friends doing some crazy things along the way (Chilli challenge, standing in open, moving lifts (lol Tayyibah) and my college experience wouldn't have been the same way without these lovely peeps. 

It's crazy to think that we will all be parting ways, going off to live and build our own lives. Life is one crazy adventure!

Here are some of my friends whom mean a lot to me!
It makes me sad that that I won't be seeing them much next year but that's life for you!

My cute friend Sana and I. 

Myself and the lovely Faisa

Having fun in the park trying Tayyibah's selfie stick! 

Good luck to everyone - for exams and for what the future holds! 

Maryam

The Daily Look.

I've been homebound for the past couple days, stuck in my PJ's, ill and generally feeling like complete and utter crap! So to get myself past this feeling i've put my daily face on, photographed it and uploaded it to the internet in the hope that I will feel better about myself!

This a rough guide of my go to look everyday. Some steps I miss out and sometimes I put on a little extra but this is the basics. 

FACE:

Now, my skin has been in pretty good recently and I'm putting this down to my diet - I've cut out a lot of sugar and the veggies and overall healthier diet has really helped to clear my skin. The only problem is the black bags under my eyes!

The only concealer I own, my trusty, heavy duty Nars Radiant Creamy concealer is a daily MUST! It brightens and helps my face look that much less exhausted. I'm in the shade Custard. 

If I can be bothered I will slap on some bronzer or blusher but most days I just reach for highlighter. I love me a good highlighter and I normally use the lightest part of this Kevyn Aucoin Tropical Daze Warm Bronze. 

EYES:

I cannot go a day without my signature winged eyeliner look. If I've gone a day without it, it's probably a very, very, bad day. If the wings are on point it's a great day! 

I use whatever I can find to draw on my liner, my makeup is such a mess at the moment, so today I reached for the Barry M liquid eyeliner. This stuff is pretty good, affordable and the applicator makes it easy to create a good line. 

I always get a lot of compliments whenever I wear this mascara. The Tarte Amazonian Clay Mascara is my holy grail. It lengthens, volumises and separates all without looking spidery and fake (sorry if you like that look, it's just not for me)

LIPS:

My go to colour recently has been purple-y brown lipsticks. My favourite at the moment is MAC's Creme in Your Coffee but I couldn't fish it out of my collection (told you it was a mess). So instead I grabbed MAC's Capricious which is VERY similar in colour. Capricious is a Lustre formula so it is more balmy and moisturising than Creme In Your Coffee but the lasting power isn't as great as the latter. 

I took about a hundred pictures of my face and these 3 came out the best... Kind awkward because I was lying down, but this is how I managed to get the best lighting! XD

I hope you're all having a great day. I'm currently binge watching season 5 of Pretty Little Liars. I'm calling it 'research' though, seeing as I will be writing about it in my Media exam in less than a month.. 

: )

Maryam 

Product pictures taken with: Canon 700D 50mm lens

Face shots taken with Canon 700D 18-55 mm lens(Standard lens)

April Favourites

The past few months seem to have flown by and the end of college is near (3 weeks left!). It  really is crazy how time flies by and with each month that goes past I go back and ponder over the makeup items, accessories and random bits that I've been obsessing over. 

I've been in a makeup rut recently, going for the same makeup nearly everyday (let me know if you would like an everyday makeup post). To create my signature winged eyeliner I keep going back to this liner which I mentioned in my last post. It's the Etude House Brush Liner - Black. In my last post I mentioned I wasn't entirely impressed & it still isn't my favourite in the world but here's a few reasons why it's still pretty good:

• The felt tip applicator makes it really nice to work with, it really helps to achieve a nice wing. 
• I usually prefer my eyeliner a bit more intense than this but it still isn't too bad
• Lasts all day
• Easy to wash off

However saying this, you do have to keep shaking it to get the colour pay off which is a little annoying. You can get this from beautynetkorea. 

Would I repurchase?

No. I do enjoy using it but I much prefer Soap and Glory's felt tip liner which I defo need to repurchase. 

This is another product I mentioned in my last post and it's the Peripera Ah! Much Real My Cushion Blusher in the shade 01 Pleased Pink. I've actually fallen in love! This is a perfect baby pink colour that applies like a moisturiser and lasts ALL day! Which is amazing especially for a liquid product. Love this stuff. I would definitely repurchase but in a different colour. 

My accessory favourite this month is this bad boy from Zara. I can't stop staring at it! Everything I could ask for in a bag - deep burgundy red, studs, fringing, perfect size to fit in a lot of crap! My lovely mum surprised me with this about a month ago and I was finally able to take it on its first outing to London yesterday. The only slightly odd thing is the fasteners - they are a little stiff so it's hard to close completely so you just have to keep it safe and extra close to you when walking the streets! 

Lastly this phone case! Just look at it! The brand is Skinny Dip and my mum got them from Topshop. I've got the silver glitter case to match my grey iPhone and my mum has the pink glitter case to match her gold iPhone. It's very unqiue, the glitter moves up and down, you can sit, play and stare for hours! 

My friends also seem to be besotted by it! XD

I hope everyone had a nice Bank Holiday weekend, back to the daily grind for us all..

Thanks for reading : )

Maryam