Wear your confidence with pride!

I'm back beauties!

Today i'm going to talk about confidence. I'll be telling you about what makes me feel confident and tips of what can bring that extra confidence in you.

I know the most common thing you'll ever hear from girls is, makeup, that brings them confidence. That's true! Personal appearance is the no.1 thing that influences an individuals' self-esteem. Makeup is a tool that helps blur any imperfections one is too conscious about. It is a new face, a new you, who you want to be like. But overall its just about having fun!

Personally, confidence is what makes me feel like me and what I want to portray. If I feel good, I feel confident. Confidence to me comes with what I wear, look like and most importantly with positive energy around me. I know we have ups and downs, welcome to life, but having positive people around you help boost your personal perception.

Here are a few things that bring me confidence:

1. High heels! Since I am a shorty, that extra 4 inches definitely boosts my height and confidence. Heels make you nice and sexy! They don't need to be stiletto high, just a few centimetres can do.

2. If we can fall in love with men wearing suits and blazers, then why can't it be the other way around?! Blazer give that extra edge to your whole look and makeup you seem a bit more professional and intelligent. Pair it with some jeans and heels, and you have the perfect going out outfit!

3. Glasses or no glasses? I personally like wearing contact lenses because my glasses are pretty old and definitely not trendy enough to keep up with today. However I find that some look extremely smart looking and smoking hot! It's a personal preference with how you feel about wearing glasses.

4. Enhance your natural features. Sometimes we just don't feel like pulling out the makeup and brushes everyday, so just focus on the features you love and skip the rest. A little bit of makeup can make the difference.

5. Accessories are a great way to reflect yourself. Statement necklaces are a great way of enhancing your neck or hiding it. Handbags are also trendy these days, so get your favourite bag asap! Cross-body bags are definitely trendy which can just be worn on the shoulder. Have fun with accessorising!

Finally ! Confidence is what you feel comfortable in. Be true to yourself and you will see the confidence come to you. Don't be pressured to follow trends, make trends follow you ;)
There are no rules on the "right" way of dressing up, so as long as you think you look good - you're all set!! Remember, fashion does not have to cost you thousands of $$$$!!

That's all for today! Go for a little bit of retail therapy after this ;)

Myura xoxo

Expensive is overrated

Now before you start emptying out pockets and maxing out credit cards and start counting down the days left until Pay day, Let's think strategically. 

Graph for money spent on makeup
| Photo sourced from http://graphs.net

Although it's nice to have some Mac products and a Chanel box full of lipsticks; lets do some research. Over countless thoughts (and money being spent on extremely pricey products) I thought hey, let's experiment and try to find alternative products, because don't get me wrong I do love products on the high end of the market, but using them everyday; expensive became overrated. 

What I recommend is that if you try to experiment, throw in a little bit of research, you'd be surprised with the amount of good quality products (sometimes even better) in your local chemist or "drug store"! For example recently I have fallen absolutely in love with Australis brand, their translucent powder not only provides full face light coverage and protection from shiny skin, but it saves me a hefty amount of cash! You would've thought? 

Ladies we all love our matte finish lipsticks, so imagine my joy when I found out the new "Veloure" cream based lip gloss from the same brand, that provided matte finished just under $10. Testers play a huge role when I finally decide to take the product up to the cashier, try a little on the back of your hand, feel the texture and know what suits you best, after all nobody knows you better than yourself. 

I'll admit it is tempting to buy products from Mac, Sephora and Bobby brown, I'm not going to lie, its a vacuum you can easily get sucked into and your wallet can really feel the full effect of it when it's too late. It's expensive being a female, we need mascara, eyeliner, foundation, you name it. 

Now the second part of the experiment left me feeling excited  and ecstatic, because at the end of the day I had saved more money than I though WHILST enjoying good products. So what would you do when you have extra bit of cash? Save it? Perhaps buy something other than makeup and call it a wonderful investment. 

Australis Velour lips colour range | Photo sourced from https://ecs3.tokopedia.net/newimg

With that being said; ladies, you can get a great deal on a range of products without sacrificing or giving up on quality, it's just a matter of experimenting. 

Keep experimenting butterflies and until next time

-Mahak