Careers, Choices and all things Crazy

As a teenager in this generation, so many things are pressured onto you. If it's GSCE options (If you're English that is), career decisions or just anything in that general area, it's all forced on to you and you're expected to be able to cope with it all . Adults have been through this process already but they seem to forget the help and guidance you need throughout it. Sometime last year I had to choose my GCSE options, it was probably one of the hardest things (mentally) that I've had to do by myself; by myself I don't mean everyone left me alone and isolated until I had choose, I mean that I couldn't get someone else to help me since it was a very personal thing that's for me . Of course my parents talked with me and I always had a general idea of what career family I wanted to be in (and for all you nosy people I want to go into art), I just didn't know what options I wanted to take.

My advice for you all is this:
If you don't know what you want to do then that's completely fine and 90% of other people feel exactly the same way, choose options that don't limit you but keep your interest on your mind too - you want to be able to enjoy it as much as you want to learn from it. And for those few who know what they want to do then fantastic, but again don't limit yourself. Yes, you may enjoy something now but who says you are going to enjoy it in later life? I never want to work a day in my life, because work is something you wake up to and dread. I want to wake up and just know that for the rest of that day I'm going to be doing something I love in an amazing community.

I wish someone to gave me this advice before but we all learn from our mistakes, when I chose my options I limited it to art, design, graphics etc. I love all of them things now and I probably will when I'm older because it's my passion. However, there's always that slim possibility that I wont. Don't let yourself be stuck to one career choice, open up all your doors and take a step through each one. Don't like something? Fine. Change your career choice and you can change it again. Keep on changing it until you stop working and you start doing something you love.

Benefit Review

Hi there!

Finally here's one of the product reviews I was telling you about ;)

So, as I'm subscribed to the Elle magazine for a year I get lots and lots of goodies. I receive an Elle Card which gets me discounts, lots of good quality freebies with each monthly magazines and best of all, I got my Benefit Bronze of the Champions. This is by far one of the best things I have received, although Benefit has been associated with Elle for quite a while- I've previously received travel sized portions of products like Porefessional and what not. However, those go after a week or two of me savoring every pea-sized amount I ration myself. Bronze of the Champions has lasted me since I first got it about 3-4 months ago, considering all products within the package are travel sized, I'd say that's pretty damn good. I haven't even touched pan yet!

 The six products included are Watt's up! highlighter, Hoola bronzer, Ultra Plush lip gloss, Creaseless Cream Shadow in bikini-tini, Longwear Powder Shadow in thanks a latte and finally the They're Real mascara.

(From Top left to Bottom right- Cream Shadow in Bikini-tini, Longwear Powder Shadow in thanks-a-latte, Hoola bronzer, Watt's up! Highlighter and Ultra Plush Lipgloss)

(From left to right: Cream Shadow, Watt's up! Highlighter, Ultra Plush lip gloss and They're Real mascara- excuse the packaging, or lack of packaging)

Watt's Up! Highlighter
The Watt's Up! highlighter is a product that I immediately grab for everyday, as it's tones are golden it blends in easy with your skin tone. The creamy texture will blend in effortlessly, no matter if you use your fingers or a sponge/ brush. The subtle shimmer in the product shows through when in the light, grabbing the attention to wherever you apply it. Although this can be used on your brow bone, it looks a lot better when contouring with your cheekbones or nose. Used with the Hoola bronzer included in the set for added effect.

Hoola Bronzer
This matte bronzer looks very daunting when in the pot, as it looks to dark for my pale skin. However, fear not! When applied it's very subtle and can easily be built up depending on the season. As this is travel sized it looks like it will be used up quickly, but actually a little bit goes along way. Perfect for contouring or creating a natural sun kissed look.

Ultra Plush Lip Gloss
Honestly I'm struggling with where to start. Not only is this lip gloss a perfect nude, it's moisturizing and has a subtle shimmer. As this is associated with the Hoola Bronzer it looks like it will come out dark and over powering, but it slides on with a non-sticky texture and the tiniest bit of colour. Perfect for if you want a nude gloss for school! The only problem is the scent, whilst on it's scentless, but when applying the tropical scent is a little bit too much. Not a big problem, but the only con I can think of.

Creaseless Cream Shadow
Benefit provided this cream shadow in the shade Bikini-Tini and I love it. The colour is nice and buildable so you can go from a sheer every day look to a more heavy dramatic look. This shadow definitely lives up to it's name as it does not crease and stays on for most of the day- I don't use an eye primer but I imagine using one would make it last all day. It's hard to blend out if you leave it for a while, so make sure to blend straight away if you need to.

Longwear Powder Shadow
The colour I got to try out was Thanks-A-Latte and it went perfectly with the cream shadow Bikini-Tini. The shadow was a lovely brown with a golden shimmer and much like the cream shadow was very buildable, it's very pigmented and stays for most of the day. Not much to say on this one, as it's just like the creaseless cream but in a powder form!

They're Real Mascara 
If you ever have the chance, I recommend heading to your nearest benefit stand and picking up this mascara. This mascara honestly never ceases to amaze me, it makes all your lashes long and luxurious but minus the clumping which usually comes along with mascaras like this. Looking at various reviews, it seems that people prefer the sample size (the one I received) to the full size. Hopefully I will get to buy the full size and tell you if this is in fact true. So I would suggest sticking to the sample size, or if you have the full size make sure to tell me what your opinions of it were.

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