You're a werewolf and I'm a full moon and all your very worst enemies will be gone soon | Mystical Make up

Hey everyone!

I can't believe October is almost over  and Halloween is a mere 5 days away! The shops are now filled with Christmassy things, but I'm refraining from getting the Christmas feel just yet! 

However, a change in season calls for a bit of a change of make up and the need for woolly hats to cover weather-damaged hair.

For the last few months I've been loving adding a subtle hint of purple and plum tones to my make up, so today I used my purple Rimmel Scandeleyes khol eye liner on my lower lash line and used a mixture of silvery/grey shadows on my eyelid. 

Because I used quite a lot of products on my eyes, I thought instead of a really dark, vampy lip,I would pair it with this Magenta coloured lip cream from Topshop. I think all the colours really compliment each other and I'll definitely be doing this make up more often! It's also a little mystical and could be worn more dramatically with a Halloween costume!

Eye Products:

Rimmel Scandeleyes Waterproof Khol Kajal eye liner-013 Purple

MUA Eyeshadow palette- Undressed shades 11 and 12

Benefit They're Real mascara

GOSH liquid eye liner

Lip Products:

Topshop Lip Cream- Double Take

Woolly Beanie hat- New Look

Sun, moon and stars dress- ROMWE

Thankyou for reading and let me know if you like this make up and whether you would wear it! Have a lovely half term! X

*Title lyrics to The Front Bottoms- Be nice to me*

And my nightmares will have nightmares every night, oh every night | OOTD

Hey everyone!

 today I have a quick little outfit post. It's a little bit retro/90's inspired. These mom jeans from American Apparel are my new favourite thing and I teamed them with my beloved retro wolf jumper from Urban Outfitters and a little bow in my hair for that 'retro' feel. I am also wearing these shoes which I got in River Island the other day in the sale and I absolutely love how they look worn with little frilly socks!

 Hope you enjoy!

What I'm wearing:

Mom jeans- American Apparel

Off the shoulder crop top- Boohoo

Retro wolf jumper- Urban Outfitters

Shoes- River Island

Frilly socks-Primark

Hair bow- New Look

Thank you for reading, have a lovely day and don't forget to add a little retro in your outfit! X

But we cannot cling to the old dreams anymore | OOTD

Hey everyone,

this morning I have an outfit post for you. I thought that my fluffy jumper and leather-look leggings looked really good together and it's something so simple, cosy, but still interesting for a cold autumn day. 

I really like these leggings, as the back of them are just a normal leggings material which ensures that they're still comfortable, but the leather-look panel on the front gives them a bit of an edge!

I've kept my make up quite simple as well, with a taupe smokey eye, contoured cheeks and my favourite matte lip product in a dark, pinky, spice shade.

 What I'm wearing:

Fluffy jumper- Primark

Leather-look leggings- H&M

Lace-up black boots- New Look

Products used:

Sleek brow kit (dark)

Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo ( 40 Permanent Taupe)

Clinique high impact mascara

E.L.F Maximum coverage concealer (Porcelain)

Sleek contour kit (Light)

Rimmel lasting finish lip liner (011 spice)

Revlon Matte Balm (sultry)

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice weekend! X

*Title is lyrics to Still Ill- The Smiths*

If not me, who? | The importance of gender equality

Good morning lovely people! Today I have a bit of a different post to usual, I hope you can take a little something from it.

I am not going to sit here behind my laptop screen and pretend to you that I know everything there is to know about feminism, because I don't. I'm not going to make myself out to be any sort of hero, because this is also not true. I'm writing this to tell you that I have let something slip along with 7 billion other people in the world and that is very sad. It's almost laughable that it's taken all these years for someone to stand up and say it how it is: that gender equality and the elimination of gender roles has not been achieved by any country on this planet.

A few weeks ago now there was a video circling the world of social media that seemed to result in an explosion of people talking, arguing, fighting about gender equality and feminism. This video was of the speech Emma Watson made at the HeForShe campaign for UN Women.

 I myself watched this video a mere two weeks ago after seeing it all over my Facebook and Twitter feeds and quite frankly, I was rather blown away by her words. Every single idea she put out there made so much sense to me. 

I've never really called myself a feminist because I've never known what defines a feminist. I always thought I knew too little about it to call myself anything of the sort and I've grown up surrounded by the idea that a 'feminist' was someone who hated men and had hairy arm pits. But the truth is that if someone who claims to be a feminist hates men, they are not a feminist because a feminist is someone who believes in gender equality, whether that be a man or a woman.

Since watching the video of Emma's speech, I feel as though I've been gifted with a new pair of eyes. I am suddenly so aware of all the prejudice that surrounds us every day without us even realising because it has become such a normal way for us all to talk and treat people.
 In all honesty I don't think I could name a single person who isn't excused from this, who isn't guilty of this, even me. I am admitting to the fact that on many occasions I have gone against all the morals and rights that I believe in. 
When I say it is everywhere, I mean it. It could be overhearing a conversation of someone calling a boy a 'pussy' because he showed a hint of humanity or a group of boys in college commenting on every girls ass as they walk passed. I've been subject to this many times, but it never really crossed my mind how very wrong it is.

There are no more words I could write down here that could overpower or add any more truth to that of Emma Watson's speech, I am simply here to tell you that this issue matters and that there is not one single person who this doesn't affect. 
Below is a link to Emma's speech if you happened to miss it. Please take the time to watch it from beginning to end, as I promise at least one part of it will speak to you.
Thank you for reading and I hope you have a lovely day! X

It's a cruel world, but it's cool | Autumn OOTD

Hey everyone, 

sorry it's been a little while since my last post but college and life get in the way sometimes.

Anyway, today I have an autumn/winter inspired outfit post to go with the make up I did last week.

I really like this look as its so simple, but adding the funky shoes gives it a bit of an edge. 

I've seen tartan and plaid skirts all over the autumn/winter ranges in the high street and I picked up this one in the New Look sale as I loved the colours and the amazingly soft material. I'm also loving polo neck/role neck top at the moment and this simple grey ribbed one looked really cute with the skirt. I hope you like this outfit as much as I do!

What I'm Wearing:

Roll neck grey ribbed jumper- Newlook

Tartan mini skirt- Newlook

Bow detail platform shoes- ROMWE

Thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice week X