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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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This isn’t a trans focused account anymore, but This isn’t a trans focused account anymore, but today the UK government finally responded to calls to reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA). As this obviously affects me greatly I wanted to give a quick summary of it all.⁣ ⁣ (Original photo by @rega_photography)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🌈 What is the GRA?⁣ ⁣ The GRA became law in 2005, finally allowing trans people to change their legal gender in the UK, via a certificate.⁣ ⁣ However the application process for a Gender Recognition Certificate is costly and convoluted. It involves submitting medical documents, and ends with a panel deciding somebody’s gender based on a folder of “evidence”.⁣ ⁣ In 2016 the government began to discuss updating the GRA to modernise trans rights in the UK. Many delays and a public consultation followed.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🌈 What trans people (and allies) wanted:⁣ ⁣ - A process to self-identify your own legal gender⁣ ⁣ - Non-binary recognition⁣ ⁣ - Acknowledgement of the need to overhaul trans healthcare⁣ ⁣ - Protections for trans youth⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🌈 The government response:⁣ ⁣ - A removal of the application fee for a Gender Recognition Certificate, but no change to the process⁣ ⁣ - Confirmation of 3 new gender clinics (which already exist)⁣ ⁣ - No changes to the rules for single sex spaces (removal remains case by case)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🌈 Why this response isn’t good enough:⁣ ⁣ - The response panders to both trans people and transphobes at once, via problematic language⁣ ⁣ - Essentially, after years of campaigning and a public consultation that showed the majority of the public are in favour of self ID, nothing is changing⁣ ⁣ - Trans youth, and all non-binary people, have been ignored again⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🌈 What now?⁣ ⁣ We should continue to:⁣ ⁣ Share trans voices.⁣ Donate directly to trans people.⁣ Pressure your MP to improve trans rights and recognise non-binary people.⁣ Promote self-ID as the fair alternative.⁣ (Privately and directly) call out transphobia.⁣ Make your workplace trans-friendly.⁣ Support the autonomy of trans children.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ #UKTransRights #TransFemme #TransPride🌈 #TransBodies #Transcommunity #LGBTQBlogger #intersectionnalfeminist #transinclusive #intersectionalfeminists
I know what you’re thinking. You’re looking at I know what you’re thinking. You’re looking at this picture of me and one thought jumped right to mind:⁣ ⁣ ‘Wow, Mia! What product did you use as a contour kit? As it looks like you’re using something new for sculpting and I’m quite quite curious what it is.’⁣ ⁣ Glad you asked!⁣ ⁣ So Jecca Blac gifted me their Sculpt & Soften palette (with no strings attached). I gave it a go and combined it with the Beauty Bay x Nikkie Tutorials eye palette, and some fake freckles from Barry M, and evidently I felt pretty good about myself 👀⁣ ⁣ If you’re interested in checking Sculpt & Soften out, or any other Jecca Blac products (for what it’s worth they’re the most trans inclusive brand I’ve found) I’ve got an affiliate link that will let them know I sent you, and give me a little commission.⁣ ⁣ It’s entirely your choice if you want to use it or not! Comment or DM me if you want it 💜⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ Are you bored of the ‘Mia lays under a ring light’ selfies yet?⁣ ⁣ I promise I’ll start to vary it up again! ⁣ ⁣ Taking photos like this, where I can lay back and take my time to try and feel pretty and at peace, has been an enormous help for my mental health.⁣ ⁣ The last few months have been rough. I’m still trying to get my head around the fact that I have ADHD, never mind get used to the meds.⁣ ⁣ Makeup and selfies are my self-care time. They’re a moment to find a quiet and fun moment for myself, despite all the stress around me. To reflect, play, and heal, before getting back out there into the world.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ -Products Used-⁣ ⁣ Contour: (Gifted) @Jeccablac Sculpt & Soften⁣ ⁣ Eye shadow: @beautybaycom X @NikkieTutorials Palette ⁣ ⁣ Mascara: @makeuprevolution Big Lash⁣ ⁣ Freckles: @barrymcosmetics Freckle Tint (Light)⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ #jeccablac #ukbeauty #QueerMakeup #LGBTQMakeUp #MakeupNewbie #TransMakeup #NewbieMakeup #AmateurMakeup #MakeupOver30 #NewToMakeup #MakeupPic #MakeupSelfie #queervintage #queerpinup #Queerstagram #queerlife #transbodies #queerfemme #bodylovers #reclaimingmybody #reclaimingsexuality #queerselflove #neurodiversityisbeautiful #queermentalhealth #neurodivergentqueer #NikkieTutorialsXBeautyBay #NikkieTutorialsPalette #BeautyBayPRSearch #StayingInWithBeautyBay
TW: Discussion of suicidal thoughts.⁣ ⁣ We ne TW: Discussion of suicidal thoughts.⁣ ⁣ We need to normalise saying ‘I am feeling suicidal’. ⁣ ⁣ If it remains taboo then people who struggle with intrusive thoughts and suicidal ideation will feel they can’t talk about it. ⁣ ⁣ People like me.⁣ ⁣ Hi, yeah. I struggle with suicidal thoughts sometimes.⁣ ⁣ I feel like there’s an idea that they descend quickly and come with a sense of certainty. They can. But they don’t always.⁣ ⁣ When I struggle with suicidal thoughts they begin gradually. A bad day begins where I might feel “off”. I’ll still do my makeup and take some selfies, but my eyes will look vacant and distant. Slowly it turns into a worse day. I find myself with a calm sense of defeat and hopelessness.⁣ ⁣ Eventually a thought will hit me:⁣ ⁣ ‘It would be better if I died.’⁣ ⁣ I hear it in my own voice, but a logical and loving part of me always puts her hand up and reminds me that ‘Yeah, that’s not a normal thought, babe.’⁣ ⁣ And that’s when I stop what I’m doing and move into full on mental health management.⁣ ⁣ I tell a friend. I cancel my obligations. I order some food. And then I start journaling, and explain to myself that these thoughts are back and I need to ride them out.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ I am a person who struggles with recurring self-destructive thoughts.⁣ ⁣ That’s not a reflection on me or my life.⁣ ⁣ It’s just a fact of my mental health.⁣ ⁣ It doesn’t have to cause alarm, distrust, or fear. I want it to be accepted as something I occasionally deal with, like my ADHD or my gender dysphoria.⁣ ⁣ Because if we can make it more acceptable to voice these feelings, we make it safer for vulnerable people to reach out.⁣ ⁣ 💜⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ #suicideawarenessmonth #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionweek #suicidepreventionawarenessweek #suicidalidealisation #depressionfighter #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthbloggers #letstalkmentalhealth #silencetheshame #therapyworks #mentalhealthproblems #mentalhealthwellness #mentalhealthuk #itsokaytotalk #youwillbealright #transmentalhealth #mindcare #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalwellbeing #antidepressants #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #moodtracker #depressionrelief
Is it too sappy and weird for me to say the new @N Is it too sappy and weird for me to say the new @Nikkietutorials and @beautybaycom makeup palette feels special to me? Because it does. Let me explain:⁣ ⁣ As a trans woman who went through a bumpy time to get here, makeup has been a lot of things over the years. Secret hobby. Relationship destroyer. Shield. Coping mechanism. Fuel for a compulsive shopping habit…⁣ ⁣ But now it’s everything! It’s my favourite form of creative expression which lets me express my personality, my queerness, and my femininity.⁣ ⁣ I’ve come a very long way from being a closeted trans teenager longing to wear makeup. ⁣ ⁣ Back then I was so afraid of anyone knowing I was trans, I couldn’t fathom ever being who I am now.⁣ ⁣ So using a palette designed by my favourite makeup YouTuber (who is also a fellow trans woman)? And feeling completely happy sharing this photo of me?⁣ ⁣ Yeah. It feels pretty awesome.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ As a final comment I just want to shoutout to my queer followers who feel they’ve still got a lot way to go to find their happiness.⁣ ⁣ I’ve gotten some messages lately based on my recent content saying I feel very “far away” from them.⁣ ⁣ Friends, I know it’s intimidating, I know sometimes being open and blissfully you feels like a million miles away, but you’ve already made more progress than you think.⁣ ⁣ I promise it’s going to happen soon, and it’s going to be so, so, worth it.⁣ ⁣ The whole community have been where you are, we all started somewhere. We’re all rooting for you, and we’ve got your back.⁣ ⁣ 💜💖💜⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ Eye shadow: Nikkie Tutorials X Beauty Bay Palette⁣ ⁣ Lips + highlight: @limecrimemakeup⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ #NikkieTutorialsXBeautyBay #BeautyBayPRSearch #StayingInWithBeautyBay #GenerationBeautyBay #BeautyBayPalette #BeautyBay #BeautyBay1Mil #BeautyBayDidGood #BBDareToShare #QueerMakeup #LGBTQMakeUp #MakeupNewbie #TransMakeup #NewbieMakeup #AmateurMakeup #MakeupOver30 #NewToMakeup #MakeupPic #MakeupSelfie #MakeupCommunity #InstaMakeupLovers #VeganMakeupProducts #NikkieTutorialsPalette #NikkieTutorials #TransFemme #QueerAF #QueerFemme #TransgenderFemale #LBTQBlogger #Queerstagram
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