The Unwritten Road

  Halloween is quickly approaching and I still don't know what to be yet. This costume is great if you are running out of time, or need a quick and easy costume. It took be a maximum of 5 minutes to make this costume from start to finish.

Halloween is quickly approaching, meaning time to start thinking of what you are going to be. I find it so hard to pick a Halloween costume, mainly because I don't want to spend a ton of money on a costume. I decided I would see what I had in my closet and if I could use any of it to make a costume.  I found a black skater skirt and a button up shirt and immediately thought Mary Poppins. This costume is fairly easy to make, as many people people own these basic pieces.

 
    Halloween is just around the corner, and I know costumes can get quite expensive. I thought I would do some costume DIY's up until Halloween. Expect a costume every week until Halloween.
   To start the Halloween DIY trend I will do a unicorn costume. This costume is great because you could have a group of people make this costume and everyones will turn out different. I did mine white but you can do what ever color you want and go crazy with the makeup.

- headband
- 2 sheets of white felt (1 for ears and 1 for horn)
- pink felt
- hot glue gun


Step 1
 Take one piece of white felt and fold it in half. Then cut out a tear drop shape down on the fold and cut it out. Then take your pink felt and cut a smaller tear drop shape.


Step 2
   Take your second sheet of white felt and make a cone shape by rolling it from one corner to the opposite corner. Next stuff it with stiffing or extra felt, this will make it stay up straight. If you want to add something to the horn I added a silver string around the horn to get it some sparkle.




Step 4
  Add the ears to the headband. All you do is fold the ears over the headband and glue them into place then glue the pink in the middle of the ears.

 Fall is quickly approaching and the weather is becoming crispier, and colder. So why not add a little easy fall DIY decor to your room.

What You Need
- mason jar
- mod-podge
- foam paint brush
- leaves

 I will admit I do own a nice bit of makeup and I find that in my collection I forget about products. So what I do is switch up my makeup on my dresser every now and then. The days are getting cooler, crispier, and shorter, so I thought it was a perfect time to switch up my makeup. I decided to haul out fall makeup, so normallyI go for fuller coverage with my makeup, with bronzier eyes and if i'm feeling really good a lip colour.



 I'm all for drugstore foundation and i'm currently using the Revlon Nearly Naked foundation, as it is very hard to find a foundation pale enough for me and I find that you don't need a ton of the foundation either. I use the Nars concealer and blush in orgasm as they are both new products to me so i'm trying them out and so far i love them. Also the blush just screams fall to me. I also recently got the NYX blush in taupe as a contour color, its a nice contour because its nor orange its more of an ashy shade.



For fall I add more color and spend more time on my eye makeup, as I like warm colors and break out the warmer browns and gold colors.



I normally don't wear lip colors but if i'm feeling adventurous that day ill add a bit of color. I normally go for colors that are very similar to my lip color or just a little darker like Revlon lip butter in 050 berry smoothie or Maybelline colorsensational lipstick in 045 pink me up. This year i'm going to attempt a red lip and thats with the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in 01, I really want to try the Zoella favourite 107.

    Nights are coming quicker, air gets crisper and those flannel pjs are hauled out from the back of my closet. Crisp morning or nights wearing jeans, layers and riding boots as you watch the leaves turn amazing colours. This means one thing, FALL. Fall is my favourite time of year, if you were to look in my closet 90% of it is sweaters (I think I might have a sweater problem..lol). I'm definitely a list person, I LOVE to-do lists, so I thought why not do a bucket-list for fall. This will allow me to come up with things I want to do for the season and I can see what I have accomplished when fall is over.

 
     Makeup was a very foreign thing to be until about 7 years ago. I wasn't even really into it, until I started watching beauty youtube videos about 5 years ago. Makeup is a more popular thing in todays society, thinking back to school the first time I put makeup on was grade 12 and then I only put concealer on and maybe mascara. It is way more popular today, people as early as grade 5 are wearing makeup. I learned a fair share in the past 7 years about makeup and I thought I would share my makeup tips for beginners as I learnt the hard way.

1. Learn your Skin Type
   Learn about your skin, most people know if they are oily, normal or dry. A lot of people are a combination of 2. Learn which skin type you have as this will help you choose products which are suitable for your skin type.

2. Moisturize
      Moisturizing is very important, it keeps your skin hydrated. I NEVER moisturized my skin and I believe thats why my skin is the way it is. It is uneven and dry because I never looked after my skin. Having good skin and putting time and effort in is the foundation of having good makeup. If you have good skin, I find there is no need to hide it and a lot of people with good skin wear less makeup.

3. Match your makeup to your neck not your hand
      I was famous for matching my foundation to my hand and of course it never match my face but I thought that was normal its not. You want your foundation to match your skin tone, its best to match it with your neck so it will eliminate any foundation line from your face to your neck.


4. There is no need to go all out
     For a beginner it can be quite easy to get lost in the world of makeup and want everything in site but the truth is half of it won't work for you. Your best bet is to stick to the basics (neutrals) in order to learn what you like so you can experiment once you get comfortable.

5. Brown Eyeliner
     I find that brown eyeliner is less harsh than black, therefore it is easier to practise the technique and different tips and tricks with a more natural liner. Plus easier to hide your mistakes.