If you need to hear this

I haven't done a blog post in what feels like ages, because I've just got caught up with piles of school work. 

I was briefly talking to one of my friends about the month of May being horrible/stressful (hey girl). I was talking to her about how stressed I was this month because of exams, and she said she was also stressed as well, so that led me to think about positive vibes for a crappy time. 

So I know that a lot of us are doing exams at the minute, and not going to lie I am the worst for dealing with stress especially exam stress. To say the least I am so unprepared for exams, but that is not what this is about. I'm just so bad at studying, and I also struggle alot in school, so I'm just genuinely stressed all the time. Even if you're not doing exams, you can still be going through a bad time and that is perfectly okay and perfectly normal. 

I feel like people don't get told how well they are doing enough! People can be so quick to criticize but are so so slow to compliment. That shouldn't be the way it is. I love complimenting people because it could really make that persons day, when I get complimented I get really awkward, but it can definitely make my day. 

If you feel shitty or just unmotivated and drained from life I just want to remind you:

•  You ARE enough. 
• You're trying and that's what matters.
•  Everyone goes through different things so do not compare yourself to other people, because that just leads to sadness and more stress. 
• You survived today and that in itself is amazing, some days can be amazing and some can be unbearable but it's all about believing in yourself.
• Exams are only for the next couple of months, you can get through them.
• You can only do the best you can in exams, and that is all that matters. As long as you know you did as good as you could, you shouldn't compare yourself to other people. This is one of my many flaws, I compare myself to others alot, It doesn't help in the slightest. 
• You are loved, sometimes it can seem like no one loves you, but that's not true at all. 
• You're doing great, it can feel like sometimes you're just crumbling and everything you're doing is just not working out. Remember that, that's okay not everything will work out at first! 
• Do things because you want to.
• I love you. 

You can do this, and you're doing great! Know that everything won't go your way, and that's okay! For me at the moment I've been telling myself in school that with ie. science I won't need this in my  life or I won't be doing it after the junior cert, I'm bad at it I know that, and that's okay. I'm just focusing on the subjects I do like ie English. 

I feel like this is very rambly, but I hoped this helped. 

You're doing amazing, 

                                 Fiona xo

 

My April Favorites

I love watching and reading these type of videos on YouTube and Blogs, and I have been enjoying a lot of products this month so I though I'd share them with you guys.

Skincare

This is the Nivea Gentle Cleansing Cream Wash. I loooove this so much. This is for dry and sensitive skin, and from a dry skin gal I can tell you it is amazing. After I use this my skin feels so soft and clean and so refreshed. On boots it says this is €5.19. I would give this a 8/10.

Makeup:

This is Mac Mineralize Foundation. I love this. I got this off my sister maybe two months ago, and I have been using it a lot. I would say it is a medium to full coverage foundation. On Mac's website it says that 'lightweight foundation that instantly nourishes skin with mineral-rich hydration'. I 100% agree with this. It feels really light on the skin, hydrates my skin really nicely and looks great! This covers blemishes really well, and doesn't cake me up that much. On Mac's website it says this is €36.00, that is quite the splurge, but definitely worth it. For us dry skin beauts this is sooo good! However, if you have oily skin I don't think this is for you just because it is such a dewy foundation. I would give this a 10/10.

This is Maybelline Lash Sensational. Since this came out, most of the beauty guru's have been raving about this. I got this a few weeks after it came out, and since then it is my go to mascara. It is amazing. As you can see the want is curved, one side has shorter bristles and the other longer bristles. I use the short bristles just to coat the mascara on first and the longer bristles to curl my lashes. I love the size of the wand because I have very small eyes and most mascaras are difficult to apply for me. I find that this lasts all day without drooping, however sometimes I can end up with little specks of black on my face, but it's not too bad! Overall I would give this a 9.5/10.

This is a blush from L'Oreal Paris. This is in the shade Rose Santal. I love this a lot, it is such a beautiful rose colour. I find that it is so natural, and not a barbie pink at all. It adds such a nice glow to the face, and I've been obsessing over it. I can't find this on the website, but I bought this in Boots for €10.99. I would give this a 7/10.

This is L'Oreal Paris 379 Sensual Rose. I love this so much, I wear this on natural makeup days. It is so moisturizing and lasts a long time. I have a blog post on my top 5 favourite lipsticks if you would like to check that out. This one is included in it.  http://lookitsfifi.blogspot.ie/2016/03/my-top-5-favorite-lipsticks-rimmel.html

I would give this lipstick a 8/10. I believe I got this for around €10.

Makeup Brushes:

This is the Real Techniques Buffing Brush, I love all of the real techniques brushes. I think they are great quality and quite affordable brushes. I love this brush, it blends the foundation really well and doesn't leave streaks! I got this in the Core Collection Palette, I believe for €22. I would give this a 7/10.

This is another Real Techniques Brush, this is called the Contour Brush. Please excuse how dirty it is, I really need to clean it. I don't actually use this for contouring, I love this for blending concealer! I think it is too small to contour, I find it hard anyway but for blending concealer it works amazingly. I got this in the Core Collection Palette as well as the Buffing Brush. I would give this brush a 9/10.

Body Fragrance

This is the Zoella Let's Spritz. If you've been reading my blog for a while or if you know me, you may know that I am obsessed with Zoe so much. I think she is amazing. So is her beauty range, I love everything I have from her range so far, and this is definitely no acceptation. It smells like Summer in a bottle. It smells amazing. I got this for €10.00. I would rate this 10/10.

Hair:

I am the laziest person when it comes to my hair, I don't really use that many products in it. I wash it twice a week with shampoo and conditioner and  I use this Frizz No More serum. If you have frizzy hair like myself you know the struggle. My friend got me this for Christmas, it tames my hair really well. It smells really nice and works amazingly. I would give this a 9/10.

Choker:

My sister got me this gorgeous choker from Claire's. I really like this, it's so different and unique. I love it. I'm rating this a 10/10.

Music: 

Music is my life. I cannot not listen to music. Over this month I have been loving:

This is BlackBear's I don't fucking care, I'm not sure when this song came out, but this month I've been obsessing with it. I love BlackBear as well. 

I have been loving this song by Ruelle, it is called War of Hearts! I am so obsessed with this it is so enchanting I can't get over it. I have also been loving her Album Up in Flames. 

That is everything I have been loving this month. I hope you enjoyed this, and I hope you've been having a great week. Next week I want to do a Review on The Rimmel London Kate Moss Sculpting Palette. If you would like me to do that please let me know.

I also can't believe it is the 1st of May already, my exams start roughly this time next month, that is actually crazy and really scary. Unprepared is an understatement. Anyway, that's it for now,

 Lots of Love,

                Fiona xx

Am I good enough?

I think we all have felt like we aren't good enough at some stage of our lives. It is possibly one of the worst feelings ever and I honestly wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. 

The main causes of me not feeling good enough is usually relationships and school. I hate when you're with somebody and you're just wondering if you're good enough I also hate when you're in a class that you hate, and you literally feel so down. For me this is business, Irish, science and maths just because I am so bad at these subjects and no matter what I just feel like whatever I do it isn't enough. Feeling like you've tried your best and it's not good enough is so hard to take not going to lie. 

My tips:

1. Remember you ARE enough. 
2. You are trying and that's what matters.
3. If you are feeling overwhelmed, do something that makes you feel good for example I love running because it makes me feel like I am in control of what I feel, and I can change it. 
4. If it is a subject you are worrying about, do as much study as you can! At least then you tried your best, and that's what matters. 
5. If it's a person you are worrying about, talk to that person, it may take a lot of courage but at least you'll know the answer. If that person doesn't appreciate your presence their loss not yours.
6. Focus on you. This is something most of us don't do, we focus on others. It is not selfish to focus on your self at the end of the day it is your life, and you have to live it for yourself and not others. If something is making you upset you have the ability to change it. I know this sounds daunting and easier said than done to change. 
7. Remember that it is okay not to be okay. It is perfectly normal for some days to be feeling amazing and others to be quite hard and tough, that's just the way life is. 
8. Remember that you got this. And you can do it if you believe in yourself. 

I just wanted to post this because I've been feeling so overwhelmed and not good enough, and honestly it's horrendous. I wouldn't want anyone to feel like this, hopefully these tips helped.

Stay strong, 

             Fiona xx

My Weekend Morning Routine

♡My weekend Morning Routine♡

Hello there, as you can tell this week I am doing my weekend morning routine. I for one love watching these videos on YouTube and reading blog posts routine related. I just love being able to see what somebody does in their morning. Without any more delay let's get into it!

Waking Up:

I let myself sleep in on the weekends until around 10:30 am just because I get up at 7:00 AM on a school day. I don't set an alarm so I don't always get up exactly at half past ten, but it's usually around there. 

This looks incredibly messy I'm sorry, this is literally what it looked like when I woke up.
Don't worry, I made the bed straight after. 

Breakfast:

My breakfast is very plain, just because I don't like eating a lot of heavy food in the morning. So this is just plain butter on toast.

A glass of water is so important, I'm sure like everyone else it's one of the first things you reach for in the morning. 

Getting ready for the day:

I love starting the day with a shower. It can just immediately make my mood go up, and on the plus side I smell good thanks to this Soap & Glory Foam Call I love this so much. Not only does it smell great, it lasts all day and feels so refreshing. It's literally heaven in a bottle.

I use the Nivea Gentle Cleansing Cream Wash as my face wash. It is so good. I got this as a present from my friend, and its so nice. It caters for people who have dry and sensitive skin. What I love about it is, it leaves my skin feeling so soft throughout the day and it just feels so silky.  

This is just a simple picture of my toothbrush and toothpaste, I know pretty self explanatory. Nothing feels better than fresh breath in the morning. 

I usually just wear what I wear to Youth club from the night before. So that was this lovely cropped white jumper from TopShop, and my pair of high wasted jeans from River Island, and my absolute favorite pair of Converse. In the first picture I have makeup on because I was going to YouthClub, but when I'm just at home doing nothing I'm not wearing any makeup. I just forgot to take a melfie today. 

  

I'm sorry about the first picture that you can see my reflection in the window, I only noticed it now, and my blur didn't do the best job, but what can you do. 

Sure are one of my favorite brands for deodorants, they last all day. And just smell amazing. I use the Sure Bright Bouquet it smells incredible. 

For that extra nice smell, I use Zoella Let's Spritz by the amazing Zoe Sugg. This smells like Summer in a bottle. As you can see it is well loved, and you can't go wrong with this scent. The reason this photo is so small is because my reflection was in the window again but the blur didn't work at all so I cropped it. 

 Next, I use this Ziaja natural olive cream as my moisturizer, I love this so much. It makes my skin really soft and really dewy. 

 For my hand cream, I use the Zoella Wonder Hand I love this so much. It makes my hands so soft. I have a review on this, which you can check out if you want. 
http://lookitsfifi.blogspot.ie/2016/01/zoella-wonder-hand-moisturising-hand.html

Planning my day:

I like to plan my days on days that I want to be productive or study. I find that when I have something written down it is more of a goal to me, and when I tick it off I just feel good. Not going to lie, I did stray away from this a little bit, not doing as much study as I should have considering that the Junior Cert is seven weeks away.. but we're not going to mention that. 

I started off my homework and study plan with English Homework, personally English is one of my favorite subjects and I like to start with a subject I like just so I can feel some what good about myself. I find that when I do homework or when I study for a subject like Business or Irish which I am not good at all I can feel sad or my motivation drops.

Literally all I did today was homework and study. I'm glad I did it, but I wish I did a little bit more. I wish it wasn't so hard to study. This is my weekend morning routine I hope you enjoyed it. Personally, I love watching and reading Routine videos on YouTube and Blogs, because I get to see the day in the life of that person. If you would like me to do another routine or another type of Blog post let me know. Hope you slay this week.

Lots of love,

         Fiona xx

I'm Only Human

I've been thinking a lot this past week. I am the type of person that punishes myself for every slight thing. That in its self can get exhausting. I'm not sure if I am even going to post this or not, this is just me rambling as usual.

I'm Only Human - Fiona Mc Namara

♡

I'm not perfect, will never be,

I smile, I hurt, that's just the way it is.

I mess up, destroying,

I make mistakes, who doesn't?

I'm only human.

I breakdown, I can't take the pain,

I get caught up in the mess my life entails,

I can't cope, finding everything difficult.

I cry allowing the emotion to escape, who doesn't?

I'm only human.

I'm mean, I'm selfish,

I'm cold and harsh.

I'm clingy and annoying,

I sometimes hate who I am, who doesn't?

I'm only human.

I sometimes don't treat people the way I should, 

I can be ungrateful and greedy,

Impatient and stubborn,

However I'm me and 

I'm only human

♡

If you read it all thank you! This is something I've been piecing together in my mind for weeks and weeks. I hope you enjoyed it, and remember you are perfect the way you are.

Lots of love, 

                 Fiona xx