The Everyday Face

For some time I've been meaning to do a makeup related post. In particular I wanted to show you my usual daily routine, not that it's all that interesting mind you, my love of M.A.C sees to that! I figured that you see everything else I wear though, so why not see the stuff that works the magic every day!

I'm a big fan of MAC makeup and use mostly their products for my face. They seem to have serious staying power, my face looks pretty similar at the end of the day to how it looked in the morning. Which I think is amazing, by that I mean the makeup not my face. Obviously. No one is that vain are they?! I also love their huge scope of colours so much so that I find it veeeeery difficult to ever walk away from the store empty handed! There's always one more colour I just really want!

What you see in the pictures below is the stuff I use for my everyday natural (-ish) makeup look. It's probably about a fourth of my total collection. Yeah, I love makeup. There are a couple of products I use from other brands, but not many of those are used for day wear.

Although MAC and the other products I use are all on the more expensive side I think it's worth it for something that I wear day in day out. Also I need very few re-applications (if any!) which in the long run probably makes it better value for money than some brands that you need to touch up several times a day.

Face: Clinique Moisturizer, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat and MAC Foundation. MAC Blusher 'Dainty', MAC Mineralize Skinfinish 'Soft and Gentle'

Re-assessing on a Road Trip

I should have probably told you that I was going away for a long weekend. I'm sorry. As per usual though time got away with me. So much so that I was actually packing my bag 30 minutes after my boyfriend had scheduled departure from the apartment. Haha!

So I guess now you know that's where I've been. Here in Korea it's a national holiday called Chuseok. It's kind of like their version of Thanksgiving or so I'm told. Being British I couldn't really tell you if that's right or not. What I can tell you is I got a five day weekend! AHHHH-MAZING!!

So Steve and I ventured out for a road trip to the East coast of Korea.

Traffic is notoriously bad here on holidays so he made me wake up at some unearthly hour but apart from that the whole trip was so much fun.

Here is us on the road with all the 'notoriously' bad traffic.

Terrible isn't it!! Cars back to back for miles, absolute gridlock!

Had to put that photo on because he told me that was his 'pirate pose'. I love it, he's a goof. But so am I in all honesty so it's all good. Not too sure he'll love it being on here though so I guess this is my revenge for the stupid, pointless early wake up! Hehe. We got to the hotel, a 3 hour drive away, before I'm usually even stirring on a non-work day.

The obligatory hotel bathroom shot. Rara skirt - Uniqlo. Butterfly racer back vest - H&M.
Waterfall cream cardigan - Forever 21. White enamel watch - DKNY. Coral Necklace - Forever 21.

On our trip we did a tonne of stuff. I love driving and seeing what we come across. We happened to come to a pretty temple called Naksan Temple. It's on the edge of the sea, it was so serene and peaceful.

We also visited the border with North Korea. It was kind of an eerie experience. So strange to think that I live in a country still technically at war with it's only neighbor. We never really hear that much of the on-going disputes between the two countries but visiting the border area really made me think about it more.
 

At the DMZ looking towards North Korea.

The coast line was so beautiful but sadly you can't actually go on the vast majority of the beaches. They're lined with barbed wire and apparently studded with landmines to try and deter North Korean landings.

Just over ten years ago the government here opened a few though so we made the most of the ones we could.

Beach rules...exposing too much flesh?? Don't feed the soldiers?! They're not animals in the zoo, Korea!

I would have had lots and lots of absolutely totally drop dead gorgeous photos of myself to show you had I have a). taken some decent clothes b). worn a bit more make-up c). Not have been standing in a wind tunnel for the duration of my trip.

To be honest though I hadn't gone with the intention of doing blog stuff but then it got me to thinking why I have to 'do' blog stuff?

I think as a result of reading so many 'perfect' peoples' blogs I feel like I should be doing the same. But the reality is that's not really me. Sure I can dress really nice, put on a perfect face of make-up and pose like the best of them. What girl can't though (albeit secretly perhaps?)! But I have come to realise that rather than trying to emulate these blogs I read I'm just going to do my own thing. Post the pics I like and about things I like, pretty or not. Write the things I want and see where it takes me, no pressure. I started blogging as an enjoyable hobby and I want it to stay that way so that I keep doing it.

So I hope you'll keep reading still and please let me know what you like and don't. All comments and constructive criticism welcome...I think...eeeek! :)

xxx