'Home Sweet Home' Makeup :)

So I travelled back home to Birmingham last Thursday and stayed until Saturday. It was lovely to see my mummy and daddy. It felt like ages since I'd last been home :( Honestly this PGCE gives me hardly any free time and the time that I do have I just want to recharge my batteries for the following week!

Anyways, I had a nice time with the family as my brother and sister were also at home. On the Saturday we had a family get-together at our house with the WHOLE family as it was one of my cousin's birthdays. We actually had a pre- Xmas dinner - it was very tasty indeed!

After most of the preparations were done I retreated to my room to get some of my reading out of the way! This is a quick snap of my FOTD :) I kept it quite simple but added a 'pop' of colour on my lips with one of my fave lippies at the moment. Hope you like!

                                                                 Face:

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser

MAC Moisturecover Concealer (for undereyes)

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Translucent Powder

Cheeks:

TBS Baked Bronzer in 01

MAC Powder Blush in Margin

Eyes:

Collection 2000 Liquid Liner in Black ( can't rate this product enough!)

Manhattan Ultimate Curl and Lengthen Mascara in Black

Lips:

TBS Lip Butter in Papaya

TBS Lipstick in 048

Cranberry 'n' Crackle Nails.

                           
                         Rimmel 'Cranberry Fizz' and Boots 17 Crackle Polish in Gold



I actually painted my nails a few days ago but didn't have time to blog (sorry!)

I was working on my assignment and thought what better way to have a break and paint my nails. As I was feeling in the festive mood, I dug out my Rimmel I Love Fruities Nail Polish in the aptly named 'Cranberry Fizz' which I am loving at the moment. I then chose Boots 17 Crackle Polish in 'Gold' and applied this on both of my ring fingers and I absolutely loved the result. Then a slick of clear nail polish to seal and prolong and they lasted me a whole week until I decided to change the colour :P

*Make sure you apply at least 2 coats of your main nail polish for the crackle polish to stand out.

I'm BACK (again!)...

Hey,

First off, apologies for not blogging regularly. For those who don't know I am currently training to be a primary school teacher and boy has it been hectic. Although 4 months down, 6 to go!

aka my timetable for the academic year

I recently completed and passed my first teaching placement just over 2 weeks ago which is great news! I was teaching Y1 ( 5-6 yr olds) and I really enjoyed it apart from my collaborative partner (who was highly unprofessional)!

Then I returned to university for 2 weeks of lectures and seminars and I felt utterly drained as my body was trying to adjust to the time changes. I have only recently started to feel back on track!

I finished university last Friday and I have been attempting to write a 4,500 word essay on my teaching - proving to be hard as procrastination is trying to take over! I have been reading lots and hope to start writing it tonight...

Moving on to some exciting news though, on Friday I am flying to Istanbul with my family :) I am really looking forward to a break and I can't wait to check out all the beautiful architecture and of course pick up some unique pieces of jewellery.

I will try and post more before my second placement starts which is in February...but please bear with me as my workload is crazy!

Eid at Home...

 I hope those of you who celebrate Eid had a lovely day with your family and friends.

My First Jewish Wedding.

Almost two weeks ago, along with my sister and I attended our first Jewish wedding. It was held at the Landmark Hotel in Central London and it was such a beautiful ceremony.

I had spent the past 2 months deciding what I was going to wear and I think I would have been more organised if I wasn't studying as I didn't have much time to go out and shop.

*Here are a few photo's, enjoy :)

* There aren't any of the bride and groom as I have to ask their permission first).

Mazeltov to the newly-weds :) xx

A short and not so exciting update...

Oh my goodness, where does the time go? I know I was supposed to be updating my blog regularly but my workload has been so immense as of late - apologies to those who are following me :) xx

I was actually in the middle of doing some work when I felt the urge to blog aka procrastination :)

Well I am now 2 months into my PGCE course (it is a one year intensive teacher training course in the UK for those who are unfamiliar). It is actually 10 months long and I can't believe I only have 8 months left which I am sure will fly by. I am enjoying it very much, although I have to say it will be the hardest year of my education so far. The workload is just constant, there is research, reading, revision, planning, preparation and it can be quite overwhelming at times. I just handed in my first assignment yesterday which I was glad to get rid of as I just couldn't help re-editing it to make the quality of the content better.

I just have a mountain of paperwork and planning to do for next week. I aim to complete it by tomorrow or Saturday at the latest as I want to feel prepared for the following week.

I have recently started my first teaching placement which I was so nervous about! I am in a paired placement along with 4 other trainees from my university. It is nice to have some people who you know in the same school as you. As for my placement partner, let's just say he is thinks he is a 'know-it-all' and Mr Last-minute.com. I am trying to work at our professional relationship but he really does not understand the concept of collaborative. I want us both to get the most out of this placement but he doesn't seem to want the same. So, I'll see how it goes for a few days next week before I seek further advice from my mentor/tutor.

Other than that...one my my friend's is getting married this weekend. It is infact a Jewish wedding and I am SO excited. I spent weeks deciding what to wear and finally have a an outfit - will post photo's after the wedding :P I have gone for a colour that I would never normally wear as I thought it would be different for a change and also keeping my jewellery minimal which is quite a hard thing for me to do as I like all my ethnic pieces. I can't wait to show you all :) Just going to trial out my makeup later on and hair too...

Well I should get going as I have a massive 'to-do' list to get through :)

Take Care all,

Super-quick makeup post!

Ok girlies, unfortunately this is a super quick post as I just got back in from town and need to get on with my university work!

This morning I had to rush out and do a couple of jobs before I settle down to focus on my work. I was applying my makeup and just as I was about to apply my usual blusher(s) at the moment (Sleek Pan Tao & TBS Golden Bronze Bronzer), another of my blushers caught my eye. It was TBS Blushing Daisies Blusher in 02 :D It is a shimmery deep pink which gives you a beautiful, radiant glow, but if I am honest I probably haven't touched it in the last 6 months...So I dug it out and applied and LOVED! I kept my makeup simple as I was only popping out to the shops!

A Breakdown of what I've used:

Face: LM Tinted Moisturiser - Sand

LM Secret Concealer - No4

BN2B2BB Highlighter - Blazer

Cheeks:

TBS Blushing Daises Blusher in 02

Eyes:

BB Sable

Collection 2000 Liquid Liner

Avon Supershock Liner

Manhattan Curl Mascara

Lips:

TBS Lip Liner in Pink Brown (fill lips)

TBS Hi Shine Lip Treatment in Pink Cream

Hope you like :)