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Review – ColourPop Sailor Moon – Pretty Guardian Eye Shadow

Review – ColourPop Sailor Moon – Pretty Guardian Eye Shadow

by Mia Violet | Mar 13, 2020 | Makeup, Review

The Sailor Moon collection from Colour Pop sold out in, what? About an hour for the entire thing? Although I didn’t get everything I wanted (I’m not bitter, honest), I was lucky enough to grab a couple of items, including the Queen of the collection: The Pretty...
Review: Haus Laboratories Sparkle Lipstick – Burlesque

Review: Haus Laboratories Sparkle Lipstick – Burlesque

by Mia Violet | Dec 20, 2019 | Lifestyle, Makeup, Review

Lady Gaga’s Haus Laboratories have set an admirable mission statement in creating makeup that’s about self-expression and self-love, a quality brand about acceptance and finding your identity for an affordable price. After holding off on the initial wave, I finally...

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Let trans people be beautiful. Let us be beautiful Let trans people be beautiful. Let us be beautiful as who we are, not as an imitation or anomaly of you and your body.⁣ ⁣ As a trans person I’m told I can only be desirable by strictly adhering to stereotypical binary expectations of beauty (because androgndy is only desirable when it’s performed as a choice).⁣ ⁣ …or I can allow myself to be fetishised as sexy for my body being “exotic” and different.⁣ ⁣ Those are my options. ⁣ ⁣ Assimilate into a tight little heteronormative box, or release control of my sexuality and let my humanity be stripped away.⁣ ⁣ The last few years I‘ve been growing my confidence as I try to find my own beauty and sexuality. On my terms. Through my own gaze.⁣ ⁣ I’ve had photos stolen and taken out of context, and felt the anxiety of wanting to fit in with cis women who were born differently to me.⁣ ⁣ I’m done with that.⁣ ⁣ I’m proud of being trans, proud of being me. ⁣ ⁣ It’s still a struggle but I insist to myself and the world that I, and all other trans people, are beautiful and desirable and important. Regardless of how we fit or don’t fit into those two boxes.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ This selfie is an example of me playfully celebrating and finding my own beauty as a queer person, as a woman, and especially as a trans person.⁣ ⁣ Not everybody will find this picture of me beautiful, obviously I’m not saying they should.⁣ ⁣ But the option to exist as beautiful not despite being trans, and not specifically because of it, but just as a person? ⁣ ⁣ That’s a possibility I want people to consider, for me and for all trans people.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ Lipstick: @revolutionpro Supreme - Chaos ⁣ ⁣ Eyeshadow: @beautybaycom Bright Matte palette⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ #QueerMakeup #LGBTQMakeUp #MakeupNewbie #TransFemme #QueerAF #QueerFemme #TransGirlsRock #TransPride🌈 #TransBodies #BiWomen #TransCommunity #Transgenderfemale #LGBTBlogger #LGBTInfluencer #BodyLovers #ReclaimingSexuality #HealthySexuality #SexualEmpowerment #BodyPositivityForAll #BodyPositiveActivist #BodyPositiveCommunity #QueerBodyPositivity #LGBTBodyPositive #IntersectionalFeminist #SelfLoveJourney #SelfLoveIsNotSelfish #LoveYourselfMore #SelfWorthMovement #SurroundYourselfWithPositivity #BeautyBayDidGood
Screw you, body dysmorphia! You tried damn hard to Screw you, body dysmorphia! You tried damn hard to mess with me today, but…⁣ ⁣ Today there were 2 things on my agenda: be awake enough to let in the internet set-up guys. Go for a walk to run a couple errands.⁣ ⁣ To re-cap, I have BDD around certain facial features, which means I feel a huge deal of distress around those things and I feel encouraged to hide or overpower them with “safety behaviours”. ⁣ ⁣ It also tells me that my appearance is entirely responsible for if I have a good or bad day.⁣ ⁣ My biggest safety behaviour is heavy makeup. I love makeup for makeup’s sake, as everybody knows. But on bad days it is my shield. ⁣ ⁣ I feel like makeup transforms the negative attention I might get into positive attention. It brings people to my side and negates my “flaws”.⁣ ⁣ But I don’t want to live depending on safety behaviours.⁣ ⁣ So today I decided to wear no makeup at all.⁣ ⁣ It was hard.⁣ ⁣ Multiple times I was tempted to do at least mascara or something subtle. But I knew that if I did, and I then had a good day, my mind would negate this exposure and credit things not going wrong to the makeup.⁣ ⁣ I had to wear none at all if I wanted to actually challenge my BDD and come out with a win.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ So what happened? Well, I was certain something negative would happen. Heckling, misgendering, invasive questions, tomatoes thrown at me from passing cars etc…⁣ ⁣ But nothing happened! I had a nice day. Everyone was kind.⁣ ⁣ Am I now cured of my issues? Absolutely not. Obviously.⁣ ⁣ But it’s progress. It’s a little chip taken out of that boulder in my head, some progress towards tearing it down.⁣ ⁣ And that’s a big win!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ~~~⁣ ⁣ #BodyDysmorphia #BodyDysmorphicDisorder #bodydysmorphic #bodydysmorphicrecovery #BDD #bodyimageissues #bodydysmorphiarecovery #bodydysmorphiaawareness #cognitivebehavioraltherapy #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #mentalhealthblogger #letstalkmentalhealth #therapyworks #mentalwellness #mentalhealthproblems #workonyourself #lovewhoyouare #embracethejourney #selflovejourney #selfloveisnotselfish #loveyourselfmore #flawsome #transstories #transcommunity #transbodies #bodylovers #selfgrowth🌱 #growthjourney #growthroughit #dontcompareyourself⁣
I’m going to say something controversial. Someth I’m going to say something controversial. Something I would once be aghast to hear myself say:⁣ ⁣ I like lockdown. I’ve gotten used to it.⁣ ⁣ When lockdown started, I respected it and obeyed it. But I hated it.⁣ ⁣ But in mid-May, without realising, I just got used to it. And life actually got... easier? ⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ When I see my unruly brows and roots these days, I laugh. It’s lockdown! Of course I’m not perfectly styled!⁣ ⁣ Makeup not perfect that day? Doesn’t matter! I’m not even going out!⁣ ⁣ When I’ve failed to keep up to my journaling? Meditation? Yoga? Freelance work? No problem! Lockdown!! All is forgiven!⁣ ⁣ I even asked for an extension on my next book and didn’t feel bad. Why should I? It’s a pandemic!⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ So I suppose what lockdown has taught me is the joy of releasing myself from my own expectations.⁣ ⁣ It’s given me a break from the anxiety and pressure to be productive and progressing.⁣ ⁣ Instead I’ve just been staying comfortable.⁣ ⁣ And I like living this way.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ So here’s a message to everyone like me: It’s okay to slow down. It’s okay to stop. ⁣ ⁣ We don’t need a global pandemic to take a break! We can take a break whenever we want!⁣ ⁣ It’s fun and fulfilling to chase deadlines and perfection, but it’s also dangerous to do that without room to breathe. ⁣ ⁣ We need balance.⁣ ⁣ If we miss deadlines, make mistakes, and break good habits, that’s okay. Life is messy and hard. We can shrug, forgive ourselves, and try again.⁣ ⁣ …but maybe after a nap.⁣ ⁣ ~~~⁣ ⁣ Hair: @beckishortsinger⁣ ⁣ Makeup:⁣ ⁣ Lips: @hauslabs Sparkle Lipstick - Burlesque ⁣ ⁣ Eyeshadow: @beautybaycom Bright Matte palette⁣ ⁣ Eyeliner: @revolutionpro Supreme Black Flick Liner⁣ ⁣ ~~~⁣ ⁣ #makeupnewbie #makeuptherapy #aspiringmua #makeupunderdogs #newbiemakeup #amateurmakeup #retrolover #retrovibe #retrodressup #queervintage #queermentalhealth #transhealth #hauslabs #hauslaboratories #hauslabslooks #hauscall #selflovefirst❤️ #liveforyourself #revolutionpro #generationbeautybay #makeuppic #makeupselfie #eynbrightmattepalette #beautybayeyn #beautybaypalette #40shair #victoryrolls #modernpinup #40shairstyle #queerpinup
Today I’ve started ADHD meds! I’m very curious Today I’ve started ADHD meds! I’m very curious what type of influence they’re going to have on me. I’ve said it before but I’m a big believer in the power of medication for managing mental health.⁣ ⁣ I won’t be dropping my antidepressants from my routine as there’s no reason to believe they’ll clash, thankfully...⁣ ⁣ ...Which is great because I’m not ashamed of my brain for needing a bit of help to function healthily. Meds are awesome!⁣ ⁣ Taking mental health medication is an act of self-love, I will never stop believing that, no matter how many times I have to read some crap about them being a “crutch” or a “lazy solution”.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ It’s been weird thinking about how so much of the things in my life I’ve learnt to work around as personal quirks, are actually ADHD traits. ⁣ ⁣ My whole schedule, work pattern, hobbies, and eating habits, are all things adapted to compliment unorthodox ways my mind works. Which I know now is an ADHD mind.⁣ ⁣ That’s kinda profound isn’t it?⁣ ⁣ So what is living as me going to be like if I’m actually medicated for these things that have made life trickier? Guess I’m about to find out!⁣ ⁣ ~~~⁣ ⁣ Glasses: @redordeadlondon⁣ Dress: @hellbunnyofficial ⁣ Youthful looks: Oestrogen⁣ ⁣ Makeup: @jeffreestarcosmetics⁣ Eyes: Mini Controversy + Conspiracy⁣ Lips: The Gloss Lord Star⁣ ⁣ (I’ve recently become aware there’s a lot of Jeffree Star controversy? I’ve never known much about the beauty world but assumed he was a dude with a lot of trauma who’d owned up to former behaviour, but I know there’s more serious accusations now or something? Whether I choose to buy from his company again is pending what I learn of what’s going on)⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #mindcare #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalwellbeing #adhdadult #adhdsupport #adhdwomen #adhdstruggles #adhdbrain #adultadhd #adhdadults #adhdqueer #adhddiagnosis #queermentalhealth #transhealth #makeupformentalhealth #stoppillshaming #morningmeds #nopillshaming #antidepressants #purplelips💜 #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthbloggers #depressionfighter #anxietygirl #jeffreestarcosmetics #jeffreestarapproved #minicontroversypalette #thegloss
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