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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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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
On Friday I cried myself to sleep, feeling disgust On Friday I cried myself to sleep, feeling disgusting and worthless. Two days earlier I’d had a lovely walk where I took a heap of selfies, feeling pretty and at peace.⁣ ⁣ Reminder: Just because someone posted photos of themselves laughing and having fun yesterday, it doesn’t mean they still feel happy and safe today.⁣ ⁣ Mental illnesses tend not to care if it’s an inconvenient time to visit.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ Although only one of these photos is considered “normal” for social media, they’re both accurate reflections of me.⁣ ⁣ The first is obviously more preferable, and looks like my day-to-day.⁣ ⁣ But the second one is real too. It’s a screenshot from a video journal I recorded, when I was in the middle of a depression spiral.⁣ ⁣ I barely remember recording it. But, it happened. I’m not ashamed of it.⁣ ⁣ ~~⁣ ⁣ Maybe being so candid about what I’m fighting will hurt my reputation as an author and activist, but I just don’t care anymore.⁣ ⁣ Some people have mental health disorders. ⁣ Like me.⁣ ⁣ I’ve got body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria attacking my sense of identity and appearance, as well as my depression and ADHD making little things much more exhausting.⁣ ⁣ It just means my bad days can become *very* bad days.⁣ ⁣ We all struggle with something. I reject the idea that we should do it silently.⁣ ⁣ Even if only one person sees this post and relates to it, I’ll be glad I shared it.⁣ ⁣ I want people like me to know they’re not alone.⁣ ⁣ 💜⁣ ⁣ ~~~⁣ ⁣ #mentalhealthwellness #mentalhealthuk #mindcare #antidepressants #depressionsucksass #depressionfighter #mentalhealthbloggers #letstalkmentalhealth #mentalhealthwellness #bodydysmorphic #bodyimageissues #dontcompareyourself #adhdadults #queermentalhealth #neurodivergentqueer #workonyourself #baddaysdontlastforever #baddayswillpass #baddaysbuildbetterdays #itsokaytotalk #youwillbealright #transmentalhealth #genderdysphoria #growthjourney #anxietygirl #findthesilverlining #makingthebestofthings #findthegood #lookforthepositive
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