Social pressure.

In today's society we all face pressure, from peers, friends and even family to conform to the idea of "normal".
I ask you... What is normal?
Is normal waking up, applying a thick layer of makeup to hide the "true you" before being able to face the day? Is normal where imperfections and flaws are deemed unexceptable? Or is normal just an ideology?
I think that normal should be waking up and being content with who you are and the way you look... But we all know that never completely possible!
I always say that I don't care what people think of me... And I don't... With most things.
But I still wake up every morning and apply a mask (that we like to call make up).
Make up can be brilliant to hide behind...
I'm not one of those people who spend hours in front of the mirror every morning trying to get my make up perfect. Infact I'm pretty much opposite, I do my make up in bed... I don't even bother turning the light on!
Even though my make up skills fail me almost every day, I still feel a need to apply it before going anywhere, and my collection is growing!
It started of like this:

• Collection lasting perfection 16hour wear concealer- shade 1 fair
• Collection no clumps definition mascara- 17 ultra black

Now my daily make up collection has grown massively to include:

• Collection lasting perfection 16hour wear concealer- share 1 fair 
• Collection no clumps definition mascara- 17 ultra black
• Rimmel London STAY MATTE powder- 001 Transparent 
• Clinique true bronze pressed powder bronzed- 02 sunkissed 
• Bourjois Paris blush- 74 Rose Amber
• Estée Lauder pure colour eyeshadow- 10 ivory slipper, 54 pretty penny, 18 sepia sand 
• Benifit eye bright 
• Rimmel London glam eyes liner- black 
• Brushes: real techniques by Samantha chapman

I was always one of those people who didn't care about their appearance... I would wear joggers and hoodies everywhere, with my hair up and no make up. But somewhere along the line of growing up (booo growing up) I have become self conscious about my appearance.

If I was to give one piece of advice I would say...don't be so quick to judge, so many people judge others on their physical appearance, making more and more young adults feel they need to hide behind makeup and that they are "ugly" without it... After all what difference does it make if you have ten million spots or none at all if your a nice person?

Just me,
Em. X 

This is me.

This is me.
I'm a nineteen year old girl studying early childhood studies at university.
(Insert cheesy photo here)

Loving the braid and empty bottle there... Oh and what a brilliant face I'm pulling there too...

I want to make one thing clear this blog will have no real purpose and I will not be at all offended if no one ever reads this. 

I created this blog so that in years to come i can look back on how my life was, probably with a few cringes here and there and more than likely with a couple of regrets and chuckles at my ownstupidity. Not to mention I need something to keep me occupied now I've finished my first year at uni!

I've never been very good at writing, particularly academically. My spelling is awful (thank The Lord for spell check). This is probably because I'm dyslexic, so if anyone does actually ever read this or it's just me looking back I apologise for my spelling and gramma in advance. 

I wonder... If I'm reading this in years to come whether my spelling has improved and whether I am cringing right now as I read every last one of these stupid words. 

So I think we've established I'm me, you're you and maybe I'll write soon <3 

Just me, 

Em. x