The pants that never used to fit

Once upon a time their was a girl who lived in the land of delusion......

okay okay i wasn't that bad. but i did live in a place of  denial about my size and my weight, and i really just didn't want to face the truth about just how big i allowed myself to get.

While living in this delusional place, I used to buy jeans and other clothing in a size that i thought i was, when really i wasn't even close to that size. But every time i found something that didn't fit, I would just shove it into the back of my drawer, telling myself that one day it would fit.

That day finally came, recently i was packing up my room to move houses and i came across a drawer full of jeans that  have never fitted from the day i bought them. I decided to try them on before throwing them out ( or donating them), conceding that these pants were never going to fit. But as i tried them on, pair by pair, i was pleasantly surprised.

Not only did they fit for the first time ever, but some of them were even too loose for me to wear. It was an amazing moment of pride and a very proud healthy moment for me. I am writing this post to inspire all of you who maybe feel like the things you want are impossible, they arnt! Don't just reach for the stars, reach even higher, because the only limits we have are the ones we set for ourselves.


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have an amazing day.

Jessica xxxxx

A poncho, a LBD and some thigh highs..

Autumn has finally hit us here in Melbourne, although it definatly feels like we've gone into winter without warning. With chilly temperatures about, I decided to bring out my winter wardrobe and pack away my summer dresses for this outfit of the day.








Today myself and my fiance went out to celebrate our 3 year anniversary which was last wednesday, we went out shopping and to see divergent, I am a big fan of the books and was very pleased with how well they transferred into the movie.

So I took the chance to do my hair, makeup and dress up nicely.

For my makeup I wore loreal lumi true match foundation, physicians formula concealer, tartes blush in exposed, nyx blush in taupe, anastasia brown kit in dark brown and loreals million lashes mascara.

For my hair I put it in a messy bun with some bobbypins on the top of my head.

And for my outfit I wore a black skater dress and knitted poncho from boohoo, plain black tights and thigh high boots from duoboots.

I am completely obsessed with ponchos this season, I think they look so chic and classy and really add something to an otherwise boring outfit and I am on the lookout for some more to add into my wardrobe.

Let me know what your favourite trend is this season and dont forget to follow for more fashion, makeup and health posts.

                                                                Jess xxx

Bare faced, but for what

Truth be told, I don't wear makeup everyday, there...I said it. It is not a requirement for my everyday life to wear makeup on a daily basis, particularly in my line of work, with early mornings, sweaty showers and running around feeling a little headless at times, the least of my worries is if I am wearing makeup. That being said, it is something I enjoy to wear and will indulge in whenever I get the chance.

However I feel that it is important to allow women to feel the freedom and confidence of being able to rock their bare skin, without having to fall into the self-conscious state that I know comes with the taboo of going naked faced. I believe it is important to embrace your natural beauty, without makeup, because its the skin your going to have for the rest of your life, why not love it?

This post comes at a time when the barefaced selfies, or nomakeup selfies, are doing the rounds on the internet, particularly twitter and facebook, to raise cancer awareness. I looked into how the nomakeup selfies started, and found that it was originally to raise money for a UK cancer charity organisation, but has blown up into a global phenomenon of beautiful women of all ages posting bare faced photos of themselves to raise cancer awareness.

Although a controversial topic of late, as many argue that posting these photos isn't really benefitting those who are fighting cancer, who have lost loved ones to cancer or those who have passed on as a result of cancer, I believe that the old saying of all publicity is good publicity and that the more awareness their is, in promoting cancer awareness, the better the outcome for those trying to raise money for cancer.

So whether its jumping on the bandwagon, trying to feel empowered or trying to empower others, I think the nomakeup selfes, or barefaced selfies are a trend that could benefit more than just those affected by cancer in the long run, I think it could affect the perception of beauty in women, and I think we should all strive for that.



                                    Thankyou for reading, please leave any thought you have on barefaced or            
                                    nomakeup selfies or the trending pictures.

                                               XOXO Jess