Finding freedom

“When you stop worrying about; the grey hair, squidgy belly, flabby arms, wrinkles, crinkles and all that comes naturally with ageing, you have found freedom, and most importantly, more time to enjoy life without self imposed limits”. – Gail McNeill.

A fresh makeup free morning today. I love wearing makeup, but I also love for my skin to feel wild and free. Just a generous application of @ravenbotanicals Raven Botanicals facial oil, after shaving my face – yes, shaving my face is normal! (I shave every couple of months to prune my flooffy face. It feels good!).

Have a beautiful day!

xxx

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Changing faces

Changing faces.


Wrinkles, age spots, scars and broken thread veins now adorn my face. Gone are the thick eyebrows and blemish free tight-fitting skin.


I receive many messages from women who hate their changing face. Slowly melting whilst their hair invades the space below their hairline, leaving it ever thinner on top.
My eyebrows need a pencil, my skin needs a good foundation, a swipe of lipstick, a wave of the magic wand of mascara, a bit of blush and dab of highlighter and I’m ready for the day. Happy with the new face which has a little more skin each year. I’m certainly not complaining, I’ve had a lot of use out of this face, it’s had quite a lot of wear and tear!


Don’t you think it’s incredible how you can guess a person’s age so easily? Most will guess within 1 year or 2 a person’s age. That’s how I know it’s a natural process I cannot and will not fight. I’m not attempting to turn back a clock which is naturally and happily advancing forward, day by day, giving me more wonderful days on this earth.


My grandma wore floral dresses (never trousers), had soft silver hair, her eyes were a little cloudy, she was short, squidgy and a soft pillow when I needed somewhere to rest my head. I adored her, and I want to be like her. She had a marshmallow belly, bingo wing arms and wore an industrial strength bra – with a stash of a folded paper tissues tucked inside, always ready to wipe away a tear when needed.


She was perfect.


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Favourite bronzer & highlighter

By popular request I’ve filmed a step by step makeup tutorial to show you my current favourite cruelty free bronzer and highlighter.

Scroll down for a full list of the products used. Click on any product highlighted in pink to take you straight to the product on Amazon.

Products used in this demo:

Start with a good base using – 1. Revolution Pro Primer.

2. Thrive Causemetics Buildable Blur – light/medium

3. Thrive Causemetics Sun Chaser Bronzer

4. Thrive Causemetics Cosmopower Rosie Blush

5. ELF Jelly Highlighter

6. Pears soap

7. ELF Black eyebrow pencil

8. Revolution Pro eyeshadow set – night & day – Steel & Blackout

9. Thrive Causemetics Liquid Lash Extension Mascara

10. Tuchéir glittery pink lipgloss – Bronx