My Face Cleansing Routine

Hey Gorgeous People,

I wanted to quickly show you how I wash my face every day and show you what products I use. If you have any tips or want to share your own cleanse routine, feel free to do so in the comments below :)


Equipment:
1. A large bowl of steaming hot water. I would usually do this in the shower so there is no need for a bowl but I use a bowl of steaming water if I want to steam my face for more than 10 minutes.
2. A fluffy towel and towelette.
3. Face cleanser - I use Garnier Pure Deep Cleanse Cream Wash.
4. Toner - I used a toner from Clinique.
5. Face moisturiser - I used a superfood chia seed moisturiser by Soak. Make sure you get a light moisturiser that isn't as dense as normal moisturiser. Also, warm up the product by rubbing it between your hands. This will also leave your hands super soft and smooth!

• Begin by steaming your face over the bowl for around 10 - 15 minutes with the towel draped over your head and shoulders to trap the steam. 
• After your face is steamed, put the desired amount of cleanser on your towelette and massage it into a lather on your face in small circles.
• I then dip a clean edge of the towelette in the hot water and gently dap and wash the product off my face.
• I then add a liberal amount of toner onto a clean cotton pad and apply it over my face, focussing on my T-Zone.
• Then just moisturise as much as you want and don't forget to moisturise down your neck!

Yes it left my face quite red because as soon as I get a tiny bit hot I become a tomato! BUT my face felt so smooth and lovely afterwards and it is making sure my pores are clean and my blackheads are actually getting manageable!! Woohoo :)

I would love to hear your routines as well! Oh and tell me what you think of the new blog set up! Hope you like it!

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Important Short-Term Update!!

Hey Gorgeous People,

Because I am about to start Year 11 exams, I will unfortunately not be able to blog until a week and a bit when I start holidays! Then I will try bombard you with blog posts ... watch out!

I am super sorry but I need to put my education above fashion and makeup right now and that is definitely shown through the fact that I am wearing my Pyjamas and no makeup.

I will try update you a bit earlier next time stuff like this happens but the exams really crept up on me as they always do.

If any of you are wondering, I have exams for Advanced English (3 essays, 1 creative writing, general comprehension), Modern History (essay, source analysis), Ancient History (essay, extended response, source analysis), Community and Family Studies (a whole bunch of ... who knows what), General Maths (general hell), and Food Technology (today we got 52 pages of double sided revision .. joy of joys)!!

If any of you have good study tips and tips for memorising I would greatly appreciate it if you commented them below or emailed me at immyminette.official@gmail.com!

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Being Uncomfortable In Your Own Skin

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I just wanna get deep and personal with you today on a topic that has plagued me since I was 11.
Now if you don't want to hear me get emotional and hear about my self esteem issues then you can leave if you want. But I know that self esteem plummets around puberty for both guys and girls so it is a major issue.

So the first time I started to feel uncomfortable in my skin was when I was 11. I was around 160-165 cm high and weighed 50kg and I thought I was really overweight because I was bigger than the 5 ft girls in my grade. My cousin, who I love dearly, told me to get on the scales and weigh myself and promised she would hop on after. So up flashed my weight in big BOLD numbers and all I saw was FAT!! So my cousin didn't hop on the scales afterwards which made me feel even worse because I felt betrayed and I thought she would use this knowledge and tell all the girls at school. I was never a popular girl at my old school. I was the tag along and this made my self-esteem plummet even more. When I look back at this memory I laugh and wish I was still 50kg even though that wouldn't be a healthy weight for me because when I look in the mirror, I feel disgusted.

So now I am 17, almost an adult, and I still hate my body. Some days I feel gorgeous but then I see a picture someone took of me and all I see is a chubby girl with a double chin, flabby arms, potbelly and cellulite. I weigh around 70kg and it probably doesn't make it better that I hang out with girls who are 55kg, 5ft 4 (compared to my 5 ft 7) and who are extremely active. Yeah I might make excuses to not exercise e.g. I get self-conscious about people watching me exercise and I have weak knees, but that doesn't mean I haven't tried. For 3 weeks, in the holidays, I would get up at 5:30am and go for an hour long walk/jog, get home and have a healthy yoghurt, walnut oatmeal and drink tonnes of water. But as soon as school got back I stopped because I didn't have the time. Waking up at 5:30 felt so good! No one was up to see this hippo running! But the eating healthy stopped because, when you live in a family of 7, it just got a bit expensive to be eating completely different food to the others.

When I calculate my BMI (Body Mass Index) it says that I am a healthy weight BUT I see that I am in the 82nd percentile and healthiness stops at the 85th percentile so I need to lose some weight!

I know how you feel whether you are male or female and are struggling with your weight because although I may not be considered unhealthy I am not happy in my body and I will always support others who aren't comfortable in their own skin!

So if you guys are going through self-esteem issues and you just want someone to talk to, I am here and will always support you!

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Eyeshadow Adventures: Part 3 (Barbie?!)

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Today for my adventurous eyeshadow I thought I would do a more barbie inspired look... which means PINK!!

So I have done a pink eyeshadow look with my Models Prefer palette using blush as well on my eyes to really make it pop (sorry for the low quality pic)! I didn't actually mind this look and i think i would wear it again ... just less pink and more of a black smokey eye! (I love smokey eye looks).

So here again is a my montage of the look. The lipstick is another of those small samples that I mentioned in my last adventurous post!

So I do love this eyeshadow and general look especially with the swipe of black eyeliner pencil along my waterlines and lining my lashes!

I would love to here what you think about this look down in the comments!

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Eyeshadow Adventures: Part 2

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So this is Part 2 of Being Adventurous with my eyeshadow and I thought I would try my new Maybelline green palette.

So this is the changing from a caterpillar to a butterfly!!

I hope you liked this look! I really loved it especially with the red lipstick (I don't have its name as it was a mini sample with no name on it, sorry).
The base for this look was just Garnier BB Cream, e.l.f concealer and highlighter, e.l.f Bronzer in Sun Kissed, and Rimmel Silky Loose Mineral Powder.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this makeup look and your ideas for more blog posts down in the comments!

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Eyeshadow Adventures: Part 1

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Today I felt like I wanted to experiment with some colours because I usually never dare to go outside my comfort zone of browns, golds, creamy pinks and white with my eyeshadow but i am going to be adventurous!

So here will just be some pictures of different eye makeup designs for your enjoyment!

I am wearing a light and dark gold in the inner corner of my eye and then in the middle I blended a deep aubergine and lighter aubergine shades. Then a simple black smoky eye effect in the outer corner of my eye. The winged eyeliner was very dramatic and I did ruin my left eye because I am horrible at left eye eyeliner but it didn't look too bad. The camera may not pick up all the colours but i was pleased with the result. This is a look that i probably wouldn't wear because it is just a tad too dramatic and I have nowhere to wear it apart from around the house :)

(PS: My eyebrows were definitely not done in this photo ... oops)

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Cleaning Your Brushes

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Now I don't spend money on fancy brush cleaners when what I do works fine! I just want to show you how I clean my makeup brushes and just some simple tips to keep your brushes from falling apart too quickly.

Ingredients:
 - A bowl of warm water
 - Some soap or detergent (I have heard you can use 2 tablespoons of white vinegar and it works wonders but I will try that with one of my brushes and see)
 - Makeup Brushes
 - A dry towel

1. Get some warm/hot water. It shouldn't be too hot otherwise it will melt the glue in the brush, making it weak, and the hairs of the brush will start to fall out.

2. Put a small amount of soap in the palm of your hand, wet your brush, and, using small circular motions, rub the brush through the soap. Continue this until it looks a bit grimy then rinse it with the water and do it again. Repeat this step with all your brushes.

3. Lay your brushes pointing slightly down or flat on the dry towel and leave it to dry overnight or in the sun. I clean my brushes at night so it has all night to dry.

If you have any tips you want me to try let me know in the comments!

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