Love Letters and Lace

Well hello there! It's been a hot minute since I've blogged on here. The last year last truly been one of growth, hard work and (working on!) self love. I originally started this blog to share my love for makeup and such, but it's been hard to keep up posting when I've changed a lot, in terms of my interests and who I am as a person now! Of course, I still love makeup, but I've also really delved into a lot more interests of mine, that I'm very excited to share with you all on my new and improved blog. I really want this to be a space where I can share anything I really feel like sharing. So what can you expect to read on here from here on out? Cruelty free & vegan skincare - this has been huge for me the past year. I've really switched up my makeup, skincare and haircare routine to be completely cruelty free, which has been a really fun adventure.  Self love & Self care motivational posts - one thing that I've really worked for is

It makes me sad when I hear people disregarding taking for granted hating or wanting to change their bodies Don't you see how beautiful you are? What a miracle you are? All these cells combining to form tissues, combining to form organs, working together in systems All so seamlessly and tirelessly How your brain is capable of such creative and inspiring things How your heart continues to beat, even while you sleep even when you run so hard you think it might leap out of your chest even when you're so broken hearted, you feel as though the pieces will never fit together again Do you not see your uniqueness How not one individual is exactly like you Those stretch marks Those freckles Those scars and bruises and little hairs Those things you despise so much Are just some of the things that make you, you You probably don't know How your eyes sparkle when you smile And that your smile is so warm and inviting Or that your laughter contagious An

Hey everyone, I was thinking a lot about this today and I felt like I needed to write a bit about it. This may be an unpopular opinion of mine, or maybe many people agree with me and I've just never heard their side of the argument. But today, I wanted to talk about that ever so popular saying/belief/whatever that you must love yourself before you can love anyone else. And I want to talk about what I think this is complete bullshit. Keep in mind that this is my own opinion, and perhaps I'm totally misinterpreting it. As a young woman in the 21st century, I think I speak for many others when I say that truly loving yourself is not as easy as it sounds. We are so hell bent on believing that we are flawed, chasing this idea of what is "perfect" that we are never completely satisfied without ourselves. I think it would be very rare to find someone who can genuinely tell you that they love who they are 100%. I, like many others, are working every day to begin to love