Typically my blogs are centered around fashion tips, fashion guides, and honestly anything having to do with the latest fashion trends. However, we’re going to take a minor step back from everything fashion and dive into some beauty and self-care rituals we can all participate in while trapped in the house. This past couple of days I’ve actually been feeling a little under the weather. I’ve been having major headaches and body aches that just never seem to go away. My sisters always tell me to take a break from doing homework because staring at a computer screen for hours doesn’t really help. But with the crazy amounts of homework I’ve been given this past couple of weeks, it’s just so hard to actually take a break and time off for myself lately. However, after being forced to actually take a break, (literally, my sisters took my laptop and hid it from me for the entire day) I’ve looked up some relaxing beauty tips to keep my mind off of homework and more so focused on myself. Lucky you, I chose to share these helpful and soothing tips with you all!  

Beauty tip #1: Give yourself an at-home facial ladies and gents! 

When I was in middle school I was going through pretty rough times and honestly didn’t know how to get over them, until my aunt suggested trying out some at-home facials. When she suggested this I thought she was out of her mind. I thought, “how would a simple little facial help me with all the stress I’m dealing with… How?” So I took her up on that offer and tried out some facials… all I could say is… people really need to take the time out of their day to try out some facials because it works wonders. Unfortunately, I had stopped doing my daily facials and of course… I started to stress out even more. I came across a brand of face masks called, “Yes to” and it has been absolutely amazing on my skin and mental wellbeing! I highly recommend y’all!  

Beauty tip #2: Attempt a new hairstyle/ makeup look!

Now this one is for all the ladies out there.. (sorry gents!) It has been scientifically proven that a young woman feels 100% her best and confident while looking 100%. Since I’ve been in the house for days now with nowhere to go, I decided to try out and practice some of my makeup looks. I watched a whole bunch of youtube tutorials on how to create the “smoky eye effect” and the first few tries didn’t come out so good, but with more practice, I’m sure I’ll be your next professional MUA! (Really wish I had taken pictures to show you all.. yikes!) Besides struggling with new makeup looks, I decided to try something new with my hair. My natural hair is pretty curly and a bit wild at times, so I tried out some natural curly hairstyles that I wouldn’t typically wear. One style I tried out was a curly twist-out puff. This look took about 2 and a half hours to do just cause I naturally take hours doing my hair and making sure it comes out perfect. All I can say about this style is that it’s super cute and very easy to do! I’ll be sure to try out some more natural looks (and remember to take pictures of them!) and let you all know how they came out! 

The smokey eye look I tried to do:

The hairstyle I did on myself:

Lastly beauty tip #3: Meditate! Meditate! Meditate! 

Towards the end of the first semester, I was going through a lot and didn’t know how to get through it on my own. So I took a trip down to CAPS and asked for guidance. One counselor down at CAPS suggested doing yoga and meditating before bed because the situation I went through kind of made it hard for me to fall asleep at night. Not only did the mediating and yoga help tremendously with the situation but it also helps till this very day, for when I’m feeling overwhelmed in schoolwork or just overwhelmed in general. I found a couple of soothing youtube videos on meditation and thought I’d share it! Meditation also helps with clearing out your mind when you’re stuck on an essay or something!

links to some meditation videos!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIEI33EUqI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8a3T8pI9Ns