I seem to do these every year don't I but here's another yearly content shake up after reviewing everything I've written in 2018=2019, and here's some things I'm adding to the blog, keeping on the blog, and removing on the blog (maybe to other platforms).

Removing/removed: 

• All "makeup I wore on my face" posts. I'm removing them because they felt half-assed and I was only making them for the sake of making them. They will not make a reappearance on Instagram or any of my other platforms because all my makeup looks the same anyway and I end up using some of the same products daily so what's the point in seeing the same stuff daily? 
• All "work outfit" posts. I can't shoot a fashion flatlay to save my own life. 
• Any other half-assed posts on my blog have been removed, so there goes 50% of my blog. 

I usually don't go shopping for homeware, but The Container Store is one of my favorite places to go when it comes to that, purely because organizing my stuff is kinda therapeutic in a weird way, so I got a few bits from there, all acrylic organizers.

I got these two three section acrylic organizers mainly for the thought of using it for makeup, but I couldn't find a good way to organize my makeup in them, so now they're being used to house my skincare.


How I now store my skincare


More blushes (I've unexpectedly grown a blush collection, yee!)

Highlighters!

Have you bought anything from The Container Store before?

I've made another small Boohoo haul because something I own always has to break at one point or another, and here's what I got...


The things I originally made the haul for were these shorts (mostly because I'm not a skirt person really). One has pompoms and one has lace.


The last thing I got was this cute heart-print dress (might be a little booby but we can deal with that).

Have you bought anything from Boohoo?

It's been a while since I've done a proper drugstore haul-that is, go in store and get stuff, and I managed to snag some stuff while also picking up my meds!

I got the Lip Veneer in the shade Bashful, the Kissable Liquid Lipstick in the shade Sublime, and the Lip Poudre in the shade Rosewood. 

Swatches-Lip Veneer, Kissable Liquid Lip, Lip Poudre

I also got the Skin Perfect HD Foundation and the Maybelline Matte & Poreless Foundation. 

Have you bought any new makeup lately?

My all time favorite sweet food has to be macarons, not only because they're Instagrammable, but 3 macarons apparently is the equivalent of eating one whole cupcake. I found a store called Ma-ka-rohn which is based in Florida, but they do ship everywhere, and got a whole boatload of macarons. They also have a Harry Potter collection and as a Potterhead I couldn't pass up on that.

I got 35 macarons, 2 of each (Butterbeer, Brownie Batter, Birthday Cake, Chocolate Cherry, Cadbury Mini Egg, Cafe Bonbon, Cotton Candy, Toasted Marshmallow, Fruity Pebble, Dark Chocolate Caramel Sea Salt, Galaxy Milky Way, Rose, Honey, Lucky Charms, S'mores, Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Frog) and every macaron except for the Fizzing Whizbees macaron





Have you tried any macarons before?

I've seen many posts saying that blogging is dead, and even I've made a post questioning whether or not blogging is sustainable, but in fact, blogging is NOT going to be going away any time soon; we just have to adapt, and here's why.

Your blog is your platform
I know that everyone prefers videos or short-form content on Instagram, but the bad thing and reality of platforms like Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram is that you're literally at the mercy of those platforms. Whatever happens to those platforms, you're going to suffer the consequences of. Social media platforms always rise and die and when a social media platform dies, so does the method of which you showcase your work.

When you have your own blog, you can do whatever the hell you want on it without having to suffer the consequences of whatever your hosting platform is. You can keep your blog casual like mine or transform it into the more editorial styles of many popular blogs. It really doesn't matter what you want to do, as long as you're happy with what you're putting out there.

It's never going to be oversaturated
Despite what anyone thinks, there isn't any cap number on the number of blogs that are allowed to be on the internet. If you want to make a blog, GO AHEAD AND DO IT! Don't believe anyone who tells you the blogging world is oversaturated because it's simply not true. If you're lacking views, find different ways to market yourself! If you've run out of inspiration for posts, take an online break or look through your favorite blogs and you'll find inspiration

Blogging teaches you many skills
Blogging teaches you a lot of skills that you never could have thought it would have taught you. It has taught me some marketing skills that I never could have learned even if my major was marketing, like self promotion, SEO, and how to put myself out there, and it's taught me some photography skills as well, from editing on mobile, to how to manually focus on a subject I'm photographing on my Canon T7i, and even iPhone photography and how to make a perfect flatlay.

Blogging teaches you how to be resourceful
Blogging has definitely taught me how to be resourceful as there are many ways to use everyday objects as background props in photos. Don't throw out that old lace dress that doesn't fit anymore, as you could use it as a backdrop, or those flowers that are just sitting there looking pretty could serve as a blogging prop in beauty posts. There are also a lot of free editing tools like Canva to make blog graphics, or VSCO and Snapseed for editing. You don't necessarily need to bust out the big bucks for an iMac or Photoshop, use what you have and use what you can afford.

Do you own a blog?

After seeing the Zoeva Rose Gold brush set on a few beauty blogs, I knew I had to get it for myself, and it just so happens I managed to snag one of the sets from Beauty Bay a few weeks ago!


The brush set I got came with eight brushes-five face brushes and threeeye brushes. The four face brushes are:

• Powder brush 
• Silk Finish Brush-for foundation 
• Face Shape Brush-for contouring
• Luxe Sheer Cheek Brush-for blush 
• Concealer & Buffer Brush-for concealer and other corrective makeup 

It's almost time for college, whether or not you're totally new and about to be a freshman or returning after time away ,and you're probably wondering what you really need for college. College is very different from high school, so the list is also going to be different.

Planner/Calendar/any type of agenda-one way that college is different from high school is that in college, they usually give you homework right off the bat, so it's best to write it down somewhere you won't forget, such as a planner, calendar, or even a journal you use as a planner/bullet journal

Textbook-Always make sure to bring the textbook in case you need to reference it later!

Something to write notes on-usually this can be a notebook, iPad with a note-writing app, or your laptop, but it really depends whether or not your teacher allows electronics to be used during class, but usually the lessons start right away after the intros and admin things are done, so better to have something to write notes with.

Looseleaf paper-It's usually best to have looseleaf paper just in case you need to turn in an in-class assignment.

Pen/Pencil-usually a blue or black pen or pencil will do for the first day, in case you're not sure what supplies to bring, especially if you're taking an art or design class. It'll also be handy for writing notes and in-class assignments like mentioned above.

What other items did/should you bring on the first day of school in college?

I had to make a quick Target run because one of my classes didn't allow laptops unless we had the e-Book (which is kind of understandable but also a little annoying because I hate handwriting notes), so I got a lot of stationery, mostly notebooks.

The first thing I'm gonna go over are the notebooks. I bought five of them, which is a bit overkill, but they're all pretty cute (and all pretty blogger-worthy).

The first two notebooks are possibly the girliest out of the five, and I think the brand is called Cambridge edition. They are laid out like an agenda, with dates on the top, and I like that layout because it'll help me with note taking.

I also got these two pink and gold ones-a beauty blogger's dream, lolz. They're both designed like regular notebooks, so they're great for general note-taking. The last thing I bought was an agenda, which I have written in, and it's used for everything-class, work, appointments, and even the stuff I do online-planning blog posts, planning streams, and planning videos!

I also got a set of colored pens-I had bought these for class notes but they also come in handy when color coding the different things I write in my agenda.


The last thing I bought were these felt markers, mostly for class notes to make headers.

Have you bought any stationery lately?

I've been wanting these palettes for a long time, and since I finally got them, let's jump straight into the reviews! The Cocoa Blend and Spice of Life palettes from Zoeva are both beautiful palettes-the Cocoa Blend palette is more neutral, while the Spice of Life Palette is more warm toned and red. The palettes contain 10 shadows each, but the packaging is unfortunately made of cardboard which makes it feel slightly cheap, but the fact that it seems to be high quality cardboard makes it decent. 


As mentioned above, the Spice of Life palette is warm toned while the Cocoa Blend palette is slightly more neutral.


Swatches! 

• A Nuance-pale beige 
• Unlike Any Other-silvery bronze 
• Fortuitous Moments-slightly rosy bronze 
• Balance the Contrast-slightly deep crimson 
• The Flavor-golden brown 
• Of The Flavor-pale reddish brown 
• Surprises of Life-cinnamon brown 
• Favorite Discovery-coppery brown 
• Variety is Key-deep brown 
• Shared Joy-matte brown