Finding the best "ME"

This photo was in January, and I had lost about 30kg
since the beginning of my journey. I don't use
scales so i cant tell you the exact amount lost before this
photo and after.

Over the last few months I have been on a path of self-discovery and self-acceptance. I'm trying to make myself a better person in all aspects of my life and I honestly think it is important to make yourself the best version of you that you can be.

About 16months ago I decided that I was going to try and live a healthier lifestyle, which for me meant giving up a lot of crappy junk food, eating better, healthier foods and living a more active lifestyle. I have been on a journey to become healthier, slimmer and happier, and in all honesty, the changes I have made were some of the most important changes I needed to make.

This photo was taken a few years ago, and this wasn't my biggest,
This photo makes me sad, but I can see how far I've come.

Giving up junk food and beginning regular exercise was only the first step in my journey, but it has helped me lose a great deal of weight, and gain a lot of confidence and self worth. I followed his up with taking better care of my hair and my skin through good routines, which I am still trying, i have recently had keratherapy and I am trialing their hair products and will be trying the new Michael Todd organic skincare range (reviews to come in the future). Above all others, I tried to be a better person, getting rid of people in my life who were bringing me down, or who had a bad influence and attitude, making better choices with my study and the peopleIi wanted to spend time with. Having dedication to do the things I wanted to succeed in, and the confidence to do it well.

This journey was not easy, and it is not over, this is going to be a life long battle between trying to be happy and falling back into old habits, but to find the best me, I have to give it my all. I am proud of what i have achieved and where I am right now, I'm not where I want to be with my weight, hair, skin or overall health, but i am A LOT closer then I was 16months ago, and it gets easier each day to break up with the bad habits to form a path for the good ones.

My everyday face

So I have been gone for a little while but I'm back now and I recently bought myself an iPad mini for my 20th birthday so I will hopefully be able to post more on this, as it is more convenient.

So my everyday face will change on a reasonably regular basis as I have a lot of base products that I like to try out :) that's being said the routine that I go through everyday is the same with interchangeable products. So lets get into it.

The products I use as a base change everyday as I said, today's products consisted of my keromask camouflage cream which I'm very fond of for covering redness and any blemishes I happen to have and overall just setting a nice natural looking base. On top of that today I also applied a light layer of mineral makeup by prestige just to give a slightly darker colour as my camouflage cream can be a little light for my skintone in e summer.

For blush I used my korres lip butter in wild rose as a natural flush of colour, for all over bronzer I used a light dusting of my elf cool bronzing powder and used a small amount of NYX taupe for a contour.

And lastly for eyes I just used my in the know palette from stila, which is a matte palette that I like to use for everyday wearable looks. And finally a light coating of the revlon 3d volume mascara to finish off the look. Usually I would use my beloved maybelline illegal lengths mascara but I finished it up yesterday and decided to try something new.

So that's my everyday routine for when I'm going out, as I said this changes slightly everyday and somedays I will just wear a bb cream alone but this look is my go to everyday wearable makeup.
Most products are available in target or Kmart Australia, for my stila palette I purchased it from asks and for my keromask makeup it is avaliable from the keromask website or ebay.
Thank you for reading and I hope to see you soon xx

My beauty loves

Today's post is going to consist of all my current beauty loves, from foundations to cheeks to makeup brushes and hair styling favourites. Im going to try not to ramble on as much as i normally do so we will just jump straight into it. 

Foundation Loves:

Laura Mercier silk creme foundation in soft ivory. This foundation is amazing, creamy, blendable and the perfect shade for my skin tone. You only need the smallest amount of this foundation to get beautiful coverage that looks like skin. 

Garnier BB cream for combo/oily skin in light. This is a bb cream with reasonable coverage, a very light feel and a glowy natural finish. The colour is slightly to dark for me but once blended it looks very natural and im loving it. 

Shiseido sun protection foundation in the lightest shade. This foundation it watery, light and has a beautiful glowy, natural finish which is what i have been loving for this summer. With the high spf (43) i have been using this on the hot and sunny days that we've been experiencing lately. 

Concealer love: Maybelline super stay 24 hour concealer in light, this concealer is full coverage and light enough to blend in with my skin. it stays in place all day and doesn't cake up.

Cheek Loves:

Smashbox bronze lights bronzer in suntan matte, this bronzer is the perfect shade of brown for my skin tone, with minimal to no orange in it, it doesn't make my face look dirty or orange, only give its a natural contour. 

Sleek blush in suede, This blush give my cheeks the perfect flush of dusty pink, while also giving it a subtle contour. 

Eye Loves:

Maybelline illegal lengths mascara, this mascara gives my lashes the perfect amount of length without them looking fake or spidery, it gives them a natural length and i love it.

Revlon eyelash curler, i have been absolutely adoring the curled eyelash look, it makes my eyes look much more open and my lashes look very long and ive been really enjoying curling my lashes with or without mascara.

Smashbox Master class palette. This palette has almost everything i would need for an eye look, the gel liners are my favourite, with brown and black being my most used, while also loving the variety of eyeshadows and cheek highlighters.

Naked2 palette. This palette speaks for itself, it gives a beautiful natural bronzed eye look without using excessive glitter or over the top colours.

Stilla in the know palette. This palette is my favourite of the 3 palettes Im mentioning in this post, it has all matte shades that i absolutely love for everyday natural look that i prefer when im not going out to an important event or at night. 

Makeup brush lovess:

Sephora precision powder brush. This brush is amazing for bronzing up my face and giving it a natural glow.

Real techniques buffing brush. This brush is perfect for liquid foundations, and really getting a natural glowing look and buffing foundation into the skin.

Sedona lace 480 round top brush. This brush has been my favourite brush for contouring my face, it fits perfectly in the contour of my cheeks while also being dense enough to blend the bronzer out.

Sigma flat top kabuki. This brush is also amazing for applying liquid and cream foundations, it gives a lovely flawless finish and it one of my favourites.

Elf stippling brush. This brush is perfect for applying my blush and gives a lovely natural look to the skin, while applying just the right amount of product. 

Hairstyle loves:

Macadamia oil leave in condition and healing oil. These products are moisturising and nourishing and make my hair feel soft and healthy while also taming frizz.

Tigi catwalk curlesque rock amplifier. This creme is amazing for allowing my hair to hold its natural wavy curl, only needing the smallest amount to do so, if you use to much this can cause your hair to become crunchy. 

Redkin anti-snap leave in protein treatment. This is a liquidy formula that once put on my hair makes it feels soft and moisturised while also protecting my ends from damage. 

So thats the end of my current beauty loves.

i hope this wasn't to boring or long winded. Let me know what your favourite products of this summer are.

Have a wonderful day

Jess xx