Don't Give Up

Hi!

As a young person, you may have noticed that there is a running theme in our society: the restriction of girls' dreams and ideas.  We have been made to feel that if we have an opinion or a personal goal that we need the approval of an authority figure before we can pursue it. (I don't know about you but in my experience authority figures always seem to be an angry old white dude whose opinions originate from before even he was born.) 

Since I was 6 years old I have always wanted to be an actor, especially in theatres. Nobody pressured me into it, it's just always been my calling. End of story. Well, end of story for me anyway.  To others, even family friends who I haven't seen for over a year, they want to know every last detail. "Are you sure it shouldn't just be a hobby?" "You need a back-up plan because you probably won't make it." And just generally some very doubting questions. And not to mention the ABSOLUTE QUALITY COMEDY MATERIAL that can be retrieved from drama students! Yes, I am looking at you Mr Jimmy Carr.  If I may quote "I always say one thing to drama students, 'can I have a coffee please?'" How hilarious! Wow! A young person going out into the world and achieving their dreams, even if that entails having a crappy side job that they need to live and support themselves! MY SIDES HURT!

This applies in so many situations, especially for young girls.  If you want to achieve something in your life, YOU DO NOT NEED THE APPROVAL OF SOMEBODY ELSE! Go for it! You want to be the first woman President of the United States? Do it. You want to travel the world and explore rather than conform to the societal norm? Do it. Do you want to make art? Do it. You don't need permission to control your own life. Be the boss.

You can do it. Don't give up.

Tabitha x

(P.S. Sorry for the excessive use of capital letters, I got excited.)

The Silent Rebellion

Hi!

So I seem to have acquired a nickname for myself. Well, one person used it but I liked it, so it's my new nickname (completely 100% accurate logic.)  I was nicknamed "The Silent Rebel." My school is very strict on appearance regulation; we can't wear any make-up, dye our hair, have hair that's too short, have unkempt uniform, etc.  I think this is absolutely ridiculous and don't want to be confined by these rules, yet I'd rather not spend my days scrubbing my face in the hallway either. Therefore I became "The Silent Rebel."  I wear make-up, I have slightly unkempt uniform and my shoes are against regulation, but never so much that I can be called out on it. (No, nobody has ever noticed and no it isn't actually some cool activism, but it makes me feel so sly.)

So no, this post isn't just all about me, I'd like to share with you how to be a Silent Rebel. First of all is the make-up. This is a tutorial which will teach you how to hide all the dark and blemished areas without being so caked that you'll get caught - I like to save that for the weekends.

Firstly, tie your hair up and pin it away from your face.

Next, moisturise your face all over.

The next step is to use an eye brightening cream. (If you can't get your hands on one of these, just move onto the next step.) Apply this to the bags under your eyes, your creases and your darker areas.

Apply concealer to the same areas that you applied the eye brightening cream and any other areas you may want to hide.

Apply powder to wherever you applied concealer.

 Take some dark eye shadow or an eyebrow pencil and lightly shade the shape of your eyebrows.

Okay, now hear me out on this one. If you're familiar with the idea, you'll know how amazing it is. If this is a new concept to you, just listen. The next step is to apply lip balm to your eyelashes.  It conditions and separates the lashes just as mascara does yet without adding the heavy colour. You can put it on a clean mascara brush, or like this next ridiculous gif, just blink straight onto it.

And there is your finished look! Like I said, this look isn't heavy and doesn't really look like you're wearing make-up. It's a bare faced look that leaves you looking fresh, natural and wide awake when really it's 8am and you're sleeping with your eyes open.

Have fun with this look!

Tabitha x