My Make-Up Bag Essentials

Hello!

I was never the one to carry a make-up pouch in my bag, but I have had a couple of incidents which made me realize that it is in fact important to have a make-up pouch inside your bag. Depending on where you live and what your life style is, your essentials can and will vary. Here are some of my, no matter where I go, what I do, my must have, make-up bag essentials.

1. Face Powder: This is my MUST HAVE. I always, ALWAYS carry face powder with me. Now let me be clear the face powder I carry is not a translucent face powder. It’s the type that contains a little bit of tint or foundation. The one I carry is by a local company; FLORMAR.. and I swear by it. I have used high end make-up products, but I always come back to this face powder.
   The reason why I always have this, not matter where I go is convenience. Its not only perfect for “touching up” my make-up, but gives me an even looking face when I have no foundation on.
   Often times this has happened to me that I have no make-up on but I have to be somewhere presentable. Dabbing this powder all over my face hides my un-even skin tone and my under-eye dark circles, giving me a more put together look.
2. Lipstick/Lip-Stain: Another must have in my make up bag. Lipsticks alone can make you look a lot more presentable. The one carry is “CREMESHEEN LICKABLE” by MAC. It is this beautiful, glossy shocking pink color, which I believe is perfect for emergencies in my case.
3. Moisturizer: I am the kind of person who gets dry hands all year long. They get rough and quiet irritable. Which is why I always carry a small bottle of moisturizer at all times.
   My personal favorite is VASELINE HEALTHY WHITE with SPF 24. It smells great and is also really light on my skin.

That is it for my MUST MUST carry beauty essentials. Im pretty sure your make-up bags are far more interesting than mine 😛

Let me know in the comments about any additions I could make to my make-up bag. And also, what is in your make up bags?

Until the next time

-S

 

She wouldn’t mind. She wouldn’t care.

She wouldn’t mind
She wouldn’t care
She would understand
Its just not fair!
How she has to suppress,
All her emotions
For the sake of others
Lost all her devotion
She is a captor
A slave of her mind,
That tells her to stay quiet,
Or it wont be kind.
It taunts her, teases her,
Tells her the love isnt real
The love she thought that she felt,
She thought would heal.
Sick to her stomach,
Nothing makes sense,
She takes refuge in pain
To shield her from this mess.
The thoughts go stronger
And so does the pain
She thinks she cant last much longer
All her strength is in vain.
She wouldnt mind
She woudnt care
She would understand
Its is not fair.
Expected to see
And not say a word
Expected to understand
And not to hurt.
She cant even talk
Or say a word to others
For she knows that no one will care,
When she “talks it over” :’)
She is tired. And just wants to sleep
But she gets lost in the nocturnal abyss
Gets lost in it deep.
Help her please.
She just wants this to end.
She no longer wants to feel
Like a stupid broken mess.
Because no matter what she says,
She does mind, and she does care
You expect her to be fine
Its just not fair.
How she gets sidelined, no matter what she does.
Get it all in private
“Shh, dont tell them what we do.”
She is done. Till the last bone.
Goodbye everyone
She is off on her own.

Wish I Knew

Hello,

Now I am pretty sure that if you are reading this, you are one of us. And by one of us I mean an adult. Which also means that it might be a little late for you. But hey! It might not. And if by some reason you are not, then HI. What I am about to write may or may not be applicable to you. But when I look around, I feel like some of what I am about to write might be.

While we were growing up, our parents tried their level best to raise us into good and responsible individuals. They taught us not to lie, hate, hurt, do drugs. They taught us how to be kind and honest and caring and loving. They taught us all what was right and punished us for all that was wrong. And for that, we all salute you. But in the midst of teaching us “the right thing to do” some small things were forgotten. And no, not by our parents. But by everyone.

Adolescence. A very influential stage. And individual at this stage is like a hot metal; can be easily molded into anything. When I look back at myself, I often ask, how would I have turned out if I knew certain things?

• First and foremost, I am beautiful just the way I am. Puberty is the time where we all, lets face it, look like crap. But it’s also the time where we are the most vulnerable. The smallest comment can blow up your self-esteem. I often wish that my 13/14 year old self knew that I was beautiful. That my weight did not define me. That the way I looked does not matter at all.
  It doesn’t. If you are told that a guy or a girl will not like you if you don’t look a certain way, then let me tell you, its not true at all. We all have someone for us in this world. And If someone is unable to accept you for the way you look then the never deserved you in the first place.

 

But HOLD UP! People often view what I just wrote as a pass to either a) keep eating and gaining weight to a point that they are unhealthy or b) not taking care of themselves. Often people who struggle with weight face some medical problems. Now let me say something. DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU ARE HEALTHY! If you are a little but on the hefty side, but have no medical problems, who cares. Love your self!

 

• Grades don’t define you. They really don’t! I have witnessed a few job interviews and the interviewer does not even glance at the “CGPA” portion of your CV. They seriously look at your “special skills” and judge your attitude. Now this does not mean that you just lounge around in the class and not care what you are being taught. As long as you are able to understand what you are being taught, you have done you part.

It is a reality that some people don’t test well. I being one of them. It often happens that I understand something perfectly, but in a test or an exam, I am just not able to get that grade. Through out my O-levels (highschool) I busted my butt off to get the grade. I worked day and night but I just couldn’t. I realized my problem later on. I was running after the grades, not the knowledge.

 

• Education does not have an expiration date. I remember, when I gave my last O-Level exam, I thought, “yes! Now I am free” but instead I was hauled into an interview for my A levels. And I wasn’t even done with my A levels when the sword of University Applications was hung over my head.
  Did I ever catch a break? Nope. Now I think, whats the worse that could have happened if I took a year off. To actually understand my self. To actually think about what I want to learn?
  Wake up people! We live in the 21^st We have google and online universities! So how can taking a year off damage our learning ability?

I could go on and on, but there is only a certain amount that people are interested in reading. So yeah, wish I knew. I wish I was told all this. I hope my words helped someone. I really do.

It might not be too late for you. Just take a deep breath and enjoy you life!

Thank you for reading!

Keep Smiling.

And if you liked what I wrote please let me know. My Instagram is @Girl_on_gram

Till the next time

-S

Hello World!

Hello to the world.

My name is Shiza Arif, a girl, a university student and a work in progress. I have been trying to start my blog for a while, and when I say while, I mean a handful of years. Here I am.

I recently started my Instagram Blog with the name @girl_on_gram where I talk about everything and nothing.
The internet is my outlet and I love to talk. Be it about makeup or TV shows or a book. This internet blog is not restricted to one particular category. Like I said, its about everything. I can go from talking about TV shows, to pressing matters like depression and anxiety.

So this is it. Wish me luck ❤

See you guys next time.

-SA