When.

Hello everyone.

"Am I the only one wishing life away? Never caught up in the moment busy begging the past to stay." 

When I first listened to Dodie Clark's song 'When' (which I suggest everyone to listen to!) and heard this line, I was hooked. I found a song that I could relate to. 

I'm always wishing that I could be older, out of college, working as a teacher and living my life. I'm basically wishing my life away, but at the same time, I would go back to certain parts of my past in a heart beat. It's confusing, but I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling like this.

Life is confusing. It's just something that we have to go through, we don't get a choice in the matter. We do, hoewever, get the choice of how we want to live it. Everyone goes about living their life their own way, and that's what makes us all individual. Some people are still living in the past, others refuse to look to the future, while some can't wait to see what life has in store for them. 

I'm only 21, and I feel older than I am but yet I still feel way too young to be in the position I am in in my life at the moment. I'm not ready to be a qualified teacher in two years, but yet I can't wait to leave college and start living that dream. I get fed up of nights out at the weekend, but yet I'm the first one to organise a mad session. I feel way more mature than others my age, and yet I'm still an immature child at times. 

I've always wondered when I'm going to start feeling the age I am, or at least feel like I'm at the right point in my life to just slow down and take each day as it comes, waiting for life to take it's course, stopping to just appreciate where I am and who I am. Don't get me wrong; I am completely happy with who I am and my family and friends. 

I'm just sick of waiting around. I'm sick of waiting for 'the one' and for my life to finally take shape as a teacher. 

But that's life. And there's nothing that can be done about it, except wait. 

"I'm waiting to live, and waiting to love  oh it'll be over, and I'll still be asking when."

Until next time.

Fifs xo

P.S. This blog post took an unexpected turn. I listened to this song and just felt such a connection to it that I had to write something. But I honestly didn't know where it was heading. I just wrote what I felt. Sorry for the rambles and deep and meaningful stuff throughout the post. That's just me.

*UPDATE* After reading this through a few times and reading a comment, I realised that some people might take this post a bit too literal. Mainly the part where I say I've given up on waiting for 'the one.' I know I'm only 21, and I'm not saying that I've given up on love. It's just annoying having to wait. I want to be at that point in my life right now. And I do realise I have to wait, but that's what this post is kind of about. It's about me not wanting to wait around for life to come at me. I hope that makes more sense. 

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Top Beauty and Makeup Products

Hello everyone!

Back to old school blogging today with a little beauty post!

I love makeup and beauty products, so I felt it only right to share some of my favourites with you. I wrote a similar post when I first started my blog last year, but I only focused on makeup products. I will try to include the price of each item and where you can purchase it.

Cleanser: Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish (Boots, €20.75)

I have been using this cleanser since July and I cannot fault it. I absolutely love it! It removes my makeup so easily at night and freshens my face in the mornings. I buy the 100ml bottle that comes with two muslin cloths and I think it is such good value for money this way because the bottle is €19 alone and two cloths cost €6.25. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a new cleanser.

Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid (Brown Thomas, €32.00)

I have been using this foundation for 6 years now and I am still as in love with it as I was when I first started using it. It never lets me down! It covers all redness and imperfections with just a small amount on a beauty blender. There's not much more I can say about this foundation, except that I have yet to find another that lives up to this.

Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (Boots, €5.49)

Another firm favourite of mine for a few years. This concealer is just magic. I have tried many a concealer in my day, including others from this range, and I always go back to this one. It's so creamy and easy to blend and covers absolutely every bit of discolouration as well as brightening under the eyes.

Highlighter: Rimmel Good to Glow 001 Notting Hill Glow (Boots, €6.99)

So I don't actually use this highlighter as a highlighter as I'm not very good with cream highlighters. Instead, I like to use it mixed in with my moisturiser to create a strobe cream to illuminate the skin under my foundation, and if I'm feeling extra adventurous, I'll even mix some into my foundation to make my skin glow even more!

Eyeshadow Palette: Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette (Debenhams, €47.00)

One of my favourite eyeshadow palettes EVER! It's not a usual occurance for me to find an eyeshadow palette that has 16 different colours that I love. I usually just like to use about 3 shades, but this one, I can use every single shade to create many different looks for day time and night time. It's also a plus that it smells like chocolate!!

Eyeliner: Essence Liquid Ink Waterproof Eyeliner (Penneys, price unknown)

This is a new favourite of mine. I used to love using Essence makeup when I was younger, but stopped using it once I discovered more pricey items that work that little bit better. But obviously Essence has upped their game since I last used it, because this eyeliner is probably one of the best eyeliners I've used! I usually love a felt liner (such as the Soap and Glory SuperCat Liner) but this one is great for filling in the line and it lasts all day. It is seriously hard to get off though, which can be a plus but also a pain at the end of the day. 

Lip Treatment: Clarins Lip Oil and PS Pro LipScrub (Debenhams, €21.00; Penneys, €3.00)

Two very different but non-comparable products. The lip scrub is a recent purchase of mine and I am loving it so far. I have very dry lips and this scrub seems to be doing the trick! I use the lip oil after I wipe off the scrub and before I apply my lipstick. I find that my lipstick applies a lot easier after this treatment.

Lipstick: MAC Velvet Teddy and Rimmel Kate Moss 54 Rock 'n' Roll Nude (Brown Thomas, €20; Boots, €10.99)

These two lipsticks are two firm favourites in my ever growing lipstick collection. I can wear either of them day or night and they just complete any makeup look! They are both a nude shade but the Rimmel one is more pink toned whereas the MAC one is brown toned (if that makes sense...). I love both of these equally and I can use the same lipliner for them (PS Lipliner in Nude) so that's always a bonus!

Bubble Bath: Zoella Beauty Bath Latte (feelunique.com, €7.68)

A macaroon scented bath anyone? Yes please! Zoella Beauty never fails to disappoint me, and this bubble bath is no exception. The scent is one thing, but the fact that it actually creates bubbles is another! 

Fragrance: Zoella Beauty Sweet Inspirations Body Mist (feelunique.com, €8.19)

Another Zoella Beauty favourite of mine. I wear this as my every day perfume, and sometimes as an evening perfume. I generally don't like sweet fragrances - I prefer the floral ones like Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream - but this one is a huge exception! I wore it one day when I was teaching and when one of the kids came up to say hello to me, she commented that I smelled like chocolate, which I was not going to argue with! 

So there we have it - my top beauty and makeup products.

Until next time.

Fifs xo

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