Blogging Journey | Reflection

Hello beauties. Today I have a more rambly post. I want to share with you all my blog journey so far and the challenge I set myself, and the results of becoming a part time beauty blogger.  Also it's almost BeautyDeprived 2nd birthday!

 

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On August 21st 2013 I created the blog 'kieralouisex' now known as BeautyDeprived. I was twelve years old, I never had a real talent. I had nothing that made me shine out from the rest of my friends, they could all dance, do gymnastics, sing or even draw well. None of them which I was particularly talented or had a passion for. I've always enjoyed makeup, ever since I could understand the concept nothings stopped me from wanting to play around with it for hours on end. Make up was my passion.

 

I kept my blog quite for some time, I didn't want people at school to know. I knew some people would find it weird and most likely judge me for it. Within a few months of my blog being up and me posting regularly. People at my school found it, I was so horrified that they had discovered my blog, I wanted to curl into a ball. A lot of people took the mick out of my blog, judged me, tried to use my blog against me to embarrass me. It was mainly boys, one boy turned around to me and said 'your blogs sh*t' my answer was 'cool'. I tried to brush his comment off and move on, it did hurt. People thought of it like writing an English essay voluntarily out side of school, its a lot more fun than that. I started getting sly digs here and there. At this point I wasn't confident enough with my blog and to smile and talk about it willingly.

 

After a while it fizzled out, although some comments are still made today. As my blog began to become more permanent within my life I created a specific blog Instagram account for my readers. That now has 1236followers, that's quite a few is you ask me. Especially for a small time blogger like me. I'm happy with that number. I've got a twitter account where I can interact with the most lovely of people and join in blogger chats, these make my day.

 

My blog turned one, I was shocked. I'm such a quitter when times get tough but there's always been something about my blog that hasn't allowed me to give up. Every time I thought about quitting I would mentally tell myself no. I didn't ever think I would enjoy this little space on the internet this much. I've gone from using an Ipod touch for my photos to a pretty snazzy upper class DSL camera. I once used Instagram to edit the photos on here, now I have a proper photo editing app. Hallelujah. My photos back then were awful, pixilated to say the least.  

 

Somehow I'm now working or have worked with a numerous number of brands, I've also made a whole lovely group of blogging chums that I couldn't get through this without. Especially a certain Olivia Jade and Beth. They're the sweetest girls ever, their blogs make me smile and it has to be said I love them lots.

 

It's now 2015 and this blogs almost two years old. WHAT?!. I cant tell you enough how incredibly proud of myself I am. I did all this myself. I've had support from family and friends obviously but other than that I've stood alone. I created the banner myself, the layout myself. I don't copy others either. I write freely and my way. I don't try to write like a bigger blogger and take photos like another blogger, because what's the point in that?. People may as well not bother reading your blog if its identical to somebody else's. I try to make my blog as personal as possible. Of course I take post inspiration from others occasionally but other than my own sweat, tears and blood has gone into the making of every single post. I spend hours editing photos to perfection until I believe they are suitable. So far I have given my little blog a 110% every minute I'm logged on. I spend hours constantly promoting my blog on social media and putting it out there.

 

I am still a girl who writes about make-up. I still cant sing, dance or jump into the splits but hey I shine through now. I stand out because I have a hobby that is different and something I can push myself within and be my own critique. I have a hobby that I'm proud off. If you ask me about my blog now I'll happily ramble about it for hours on end. Times can be tough, I've had tears and numerous dramas because of my blog but 90% of the moments I have within this blog are smiles, dedication and constant confidence boosters.

 

Let the journey of Beauty Deprived continue and I hope in ten years I can look back on this and say I stuck to this for a while longer.

 

 

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July Favourites

 

 

Hey lovelies. It's that time of the month again where we discuss my favourites throughout the month. I have quite a few this month!

 

 

 

You've all seen this all over my Instagram because I'm in love with this palette!! All the eyeshadows are shimmery and perfect for night looks. I've found myself reaching for this almost everyday. I especially love the rose gold shade (fifth from the left). These are all stunning and pigmented. They don't have much fall out either which is a huge plus. This palette also includes three eyebrow shades which I use rarely. This makes this palette perfect for travelling.

 

 

 

My hair lacks shine and volume, even in summer. I recently picked up this Satinique spray from a boot sale, it claims to be a shine spray. This has quite an oily feel to it which made me put my guards up a bit at first because my hair can become greasy quite quickly so this put me off. However I started using it on the ends of my hair and I fell in love with the way it made my hair look. It looked so natural and smelt amazing too which is always a bonus! It smells like apples.

 

 



 

How cute does this shower cream look?. Not only does it look cute and amazing, it smells gorgeous. I love marshmallows, I often find myself having a sweet craving right before bed so when I have a bath/shower at night this smells so good that I think of it as my sweet fix. The scent lingers on my skin for hours after and feels so moisturising. I especially love this when its that time of the month because it makes me feel a lot more comfortable and cosy.

 

 

 

Another bath product, can you tell I've been loving baths lately?.  I used to strongly dislike S&G original scent and would only use the SugarCrush however lately I have been drawn more towards their original scent. I've already used up one pot of this, this month and I'm on my second already. I love how divine and simple this scent is. It keeps my skin moisturised and smooth for days.

 



 

 

As it's summer I'm fed up of looking as pale as a snowman. I rarely use fake tan as I'm such a fail at that unless I want to look streaky. I've used this Garnier SummerBody Moisturising tan for years on end. I always find myself repurchasing this every year. This gives me such a natural tan and doesn't go orange or muddy. I like that because this is a gradual tan because it then gets darker over a few days.

 



 

 

Bit of a random one but this glasses case has become a life saver. Usually I just throw my sunglasses into my bag and they get scratched and dirty. However with this case it's meant they haven't got scratched and they haven't generated any mess over a period of time. This is also stunning so it looks pretty when you take it out to put your glasses on. Typical blogger thing to say.

 

 

This month one my favourite youtuber has been MegSays! I only discovered her the other week but I've already managed to go through all her videos. Meg suffers with M.E and she's so positive it makes me smile! My next favourite youtuber has obviously been BroganTatexo, she's such a babe. Her weekly vlogs are the best and I've watched her videos for as long as I can remember. Also we have similar music taste so a lot of my favourite songs are because of her. I love how genuine and down to earth these girls are.

 

This month I have really gotten into Pinterest. I've spent so many endless hours of my month creating boards on anything. This is probably the reason I'm always up late. I don't know how I went without this for so long!!

 

Lastly, my favourite film of the month has been Walking On Sunshine! I didn't expect to like this at all to be honest. I never really got into Mama Mia, it's a good film and all but I  never  went crazy over it. I fell in love with Walking On Sunshine instantly and within minutes of watching it I had downloaded the playlist already.

 



 

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EveryDay Makeup Routine | Duey Skin

 

 

Hey beauts! I can't quite pinpoint the last time or if I have ever done a makeup routine. Since its summer now and I'm not at school its meant that I've been able to experiment and play around with my make-up more every day.  I don't wear makeup everyday unless I am going out or simply want to play around with it.

 

 

 

BASE;

 

Loreal True Match Foundation - This foundation is my one true love. It's so full coverage but weightless and gives my skin a beautiful duey glow which my skins lacks majorly. I tend to wear this when I'm out for a longer time during the day, as this lasts all day. I blend this out with either a beauty blender or stippling brush depending on the look I'm going for.

 

Rimmel London Match Perfection- It's time to cover my awful bags, to do this I often use this concealer because its also a highlighter. This makes my under eye area look so bright and a lot more awake. I also put this down my nose and on top of my cheek bones.  I never use this on blemishes because who wants to make them stand out anymore than they already do?.

 

Collection Lasting Perfection- Cliché or what?. I know that everybody's mum, nan and their pet dog uses this and puts this all over their social media but this is a must. I put this on the back of my hand and then using a brush tap it onto my blemishes to cover them up.

 

Rimmel London Stay Matte- Although I want this look to be duey, I still set my base with a matte powder but I don't apply it as heavily as I usually would.

 

excuse the horrid dot on the photo..

 

FACE;

 

Hoola Bronzer - This is my holy grail product for an all over bronze or a deep contour. For this look I use it for more of a contour, I usually apply this to my cheekbone, jaw lines and on my temples where the sun would naturally hit and also down my nose, to thin that horrid thing out. I'm fairly pale and this actually suits my skin amazingly.

 

 

Makeup Revolution Sculpt & Contour Kit - For blush and highlight I turn to my trusty contour kit. I love the blusher in this, it has gorgeous gold specs in it. However not too much, this really adds a beautiful bit of colour to my skin. Then on the tops of my cheekbones I use the highlighter in this to obviously give my skin a highlight. I also like to run this down my nose for highlight too.

  





 

 

EYES;

 

Maybelline Colour Tattoo(Permanent Taupe) - I spread this all over my lid blending it out with a fluffy blush. This is such a beautiful tope colour and it doesn't make me look like I have a black eye which most shades like this do!

 

MUA trio palette - In the corner of my eye I take the highlighting shade in this. I pat this around my tear duct area and running it about quarter of the way across my lower lash line. This really brightens up my eye and makes my eye look even more blue than they actually are.

 

 

Rimmel London Kohl Liner - Across my waterline I like to smudge this white liner onto to it to brighten my eyes a little bit more. I do have to blend this out though because otherwise it looks to harsh and obvious.

 

 

Collection Gel liner - I don't always use this however when I do I just run it along my upper lasher line. I don't wing this out though because  whenever I try to do it, it always goes wrong. I love this gel liner because its super black and super easy to use.

 

Loreal SuperStar Mascara - For my lashes I like to keep them quite natural. I start of using the prime side of this (1) this helps my mascara stay on for a lot longer and boost the volume. I then go in with the normal side to lengthen my lashes. Honestly when I have this mascara on not only do my lashes look longer they also gain an extreme curl.

 

Thick&Fast S&G Mascara - I'm a bit of a volume addict when it comes to mascara, so I like to add a bit of this for more volume. This is actually one of my favourite mascaras ever. As you may be able to tell from the packaging..



 

 

 

BROWS;

 

 

I actually mix these two products together. I add a small drop of the Makeup Revolution Brow Tint into my Clear Natural Collection Mascara. I then mix these together to create the perfect brow tint. I just like brushing this through my brows for a more natural look as I'm terrible at filling them and this is the easiest way out for me.

 

 

 

LIPS;

 



Burberry Kisses Lipstick - The eyes of this look are a lot bolder and are the main focus of this look so I like to keep the lips quite simple. I usually opt for this gorgeous colour because its such a pretty pink and suits my skin type and hair colour a lot.

 

BarryM Lip-gloss - To add a bit of a sheen to my lips I pat this lip-gloss onto the centre of my lips. These two products match perfectly. Sometimes I like to wear this lip-gloss alone however more often than not I wear these together.

 

 

Lastly to set my makeup I use the Revolution Pro&Fix setting spray, this stops my makeup from sweating off especially in the heat lately.

 

I know this post seems like I wear a lot of makeup for a day to day look but I do wear a minimal amount of most of the products!

 

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BulletProof Brows | Review

Hey lovelies!! Today I have a review on the Makeup Revolution Bulletproof brow palette!

 

My palette is in fair to medium and I have light blonde brows. This is £7.99 which is ridiculously  affordable and an amazing price for the quality!

 

 

 

This palette comes with four powders, two waxes and one cream highlighter and one powder highlight. With a bonus brow pencil!! What I really really love about this palette is the huge mirror, so cliché I know. But! There is a reason as to why this is my favourite part about it! You know when you go travelling and you're on a plane or in a car and there's no mirror around you that is suitable enough that you can see yourself in it? This is that lifesaving mirror.

 

 

I've been using this palette for about a month now and I've taken this everywhere with me whenever I travel! This is the perfect travelling option because it literally has everything your brows desire, even tweezers for when they get out of hand. I'm so indecisive usually when it comes to which brow product to take usually but I've constantly been reaching for this!

 

I've only used the brow pencil once and its nothing compared to the benefit one however it does the job. I rarely use pencils on my brows because sometimes it makes my brows looks too powdery. I love how many options you get in this palette.  

 

 

I've given the tweezers a try when I was plucking my brows last night and they did a pretty good job. I usually use the left hand shades more because they suit my hair type more. However I do sometimes use the right hand shades on others. The cream highlight is my favourite out of the two as it lasts all day and gives a natural highlight.

 

I seriously recommend this palette for travelling or just in general!!

 

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Banana&Blueberry Pancakes

 

 

 

 

Hey lovelies. Today I thought I would share with you all one of my treat myself breakfasts. I usually opt for granola with fruit and yoghurt so this is something a little bit more exciting. This only takes around ten minutes to make as well so you could even make this when in a rush. I will admit my pancakes didn't turn out the best but they still tasted amazing!

 

 

What you need :

1 banana
2 eggs
A handful of almonds (optional)
A handful or two of blueberries
Tea spoon of cinnamon
Tea spoon of baking soda

To create this super yummy pancakes you need to mush up your banana until it begins to look like baby food. Not the most attractive site. Now add your two eggs, cinnamon and baking soda. Whisk it all together. If you want you can place it in the blender for about 30seconds because you don't wait to be too smooth.

Once out of the blender you can add your blueberries and almonds or chocolate chips if you want it to be an extra treat.

I'm sure you all know how to make a pancake, pop it in the pan until one sides down, flip it and your pancakes good to go. I really struggled flipping mine today hence the mess of them.

Once your done making how ever many your heart desires serve them up. I topped mine with more almonds and blueberries. I also added a drizzle of honey to make them a little bit sweeter.
 

These are honestly the best tastiest thing ever and there not bad for you either and as you can see super easy to make. Enjoy!!

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MiTi Hair Ties*



 

 

Hey lovelies!!

 

The lovely people over at Laceys offered to send me some of their new hair ties to test out. Hair ties are such a boring thing and I usually just pick some up from Primark to be  honest. However when these arrived I was so intrigued because there not normal hair ties at all.

 

 

 

 

These hair ties claim too;

the perfect hold

gentle on the hair

ideal during sleep

for all types of hair

leaves no hair indent

reduced head stress

I gave a few of these to my mum as she thicker hair and frizzy hair so she could try them out on her hair type. My hair type is fairly thin and straight/wavy. I am so happy with these. I dare to say these are the best thing I've ever had sent to my blog. I can wear my hair up all day and take it out whenever I like without worrying about a kink.

My mum suffers with really bad headaches when she usually wears her hair up, so in summer its a pain because she cant wear her hair up without being in pain. With her hair also being quite thick she struggles for her hair to stay in place. My mum honestly loves these hair ties to death. They don't hurt her head and her hair doesn't budge all day. My mums a carer for old people so its so much handier for her to be able to have her up and out of the way whilst she with clients.

These work just as brilliantly on my hair! I haven't used any other hair ties apart from these ones since receiving these!! Due to this hot weather I can't handle the feel of all the hair on my neck during the night but I hate having it up because then it means having too style it even more in the morning. These have honestly been a life saver!!

These are £3.75 each from feel unqiue or any salons that stock MiTi salon series. They do brushes along with many other hair products.

They also have a new summer 2015 collection out now!! You need to check out their website and pick some up for yourself!



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Pool-Side Essentials | Holday 0.1

 

 

Hey lovelies!! In England over the past few days we've been struck with a heat wave which has meant the pools been put up and I've been spending most of my time in it! This has made me super excited to go away on holiday and lounge around by the pool. I have some little essentials that I always take down to the pool with me so today I thought I would share them with you!

 

 

 

I'm not one for wearing makeup down by the pool because I genuinely don't see the point in it, however I always take face wipes down with me. Sometimes if you've been in the pool for a few hours the chlorine can start to make your skin feel tight, in my case it does anyway. I always have these handy so if this problem does occur then I can wipe my face with one of these and it just makes my face feel a lot cleaner and fresher instantly.

 

 

 

A pretty obvious one but sun cream should be one of everybody's essentials when out in the sun, especially when abroad.  I'm an absolute water baby so I'm forever in and out of the pool, if my sun cream isn't water proof then for me it's really important to top it up. I try and use the highest factor possible. This particular sun cream is water proof and smells incredible!

 

 

Sunglasses! I love these particular sunglasses as they were only a pound from Primark last year. They've held together so well. I suffer with hay fever and the sun can just generally sometimes really hurt my eyes, so if I go anywhere without these in summer I often regret it.

 





 

 

To be completely honest Vaseline is an essential in my day to day life regardless of the weather. Although, in summer I do take a lot more care to apply it more often. Vaseline is amazing for preventing sun burnt lips which sound so painful!! I've never had sunburnt lips and I'm pretty sure its because I've always had Vaseline on them.

 

 

 

When I was younger I loved reading, a lot, I was the kid who always had a book in her hand, especially Jacqueline Wilson ones. Whenever I go on holiday or just sit around in the sun I begin to enjoy reading again. I'm currently reading 'A Work  In Progress' by Connor Franta I love this book so much, I'm almost finished and that's only from reading it sat by the pool!

 

 



 

 

I love listening to music when sat by the pool, I'm absolutely obsessed with my Mcfly playlist on Spotify lately. I am guilty of falling asleep whilst listening to music so I have to be careful not to wake up with headphone tan lines.. To prevent I've found tucking headphones behind my ears helps a lot.

 

 

 

If you're one for swimming and getting your hair wet in the pool you will know the struggle of getting out the pool and having knotty wet hair. Its a nightmare. Buy a tangle teaser!! I never used to have one and have only recently started using it. This saves your hair. I love that they don't tug on your hair and make brushing knots out so simple.



 

This is a hair band from the company MiTi, these hair ties don't leave crimps in your hair and they work! I'm going to do a review soon but I always have these in my bag by the pool. If I'm sat by the pool and decide to go for lunch and want to take my hair down after having it up I can with these. As my hair doesn't have a horrid ridge and looks amazing still!

 





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