Saturday, March 23, 2013

Hospital FOTD

Yesterday I got some unfortunate news from my mum; it turns out my grandmother had a stroke yesterday morning and was brought to the hospital. She's going to be in the hospital for a few days and then she's going to a rehabilitation center for a week, but the doctors suspect that she will make a full recovery. 
So today my brother and I went to the hospital to go visit with her for a while and try to cheer her up a bit. And being that I was going out, I decided to share my look with you guys because that's what I do. Plus, it keeps me distracted from thinking to hard on what's going on. I'm hormonal and quick to tears at the moment, so distractions are pretty necessary for the next day or two.
Being that I was on my way to a hospital, I kept my makeup rather subdued, but I did actually bother to contour my face a bit which is pretty rare for me. Hope you like this one!


Face Products Used: NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Mont Blanc; e.l.f. Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzer Cream; e.l.f. Studio Under Eye Concealer and Highlighter; e.l.f. Essentials All Over Cover Stick in Apricot Beige.

Lip Products Used: MUA Lipstick Shade 4; Collection 2000 Lock N Hold Lip Gloss in Body Pop 1.

Eye Products Used: MAC Pearled Earth; White shadow from the e.l.f. Essentials Brightening Eye Color in Punk Funk; Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in Black; Sephora Collection Full Action Extreme Effect Mascara in black; Clinique Indelible Brow in Blondi.
Hair Products Used: Aveda Elements Defining Whip - Light and 3 bobby pins. I have had a few people ask about my hair so I thought I'd let you know how I style it. Basically I towel dry my hair and wrap it up in a towel while I do my makeup. Then after I finish I let my hair down, still damp, and run a little bit of wax through it with my fingers. Then I just pull my bangs back, or sometimes to the side, and pin them. Then I just kinda finger comb the sides and back of my hair until it looks right. And I do just use a tiny bit of wax; it's mostly just to keep some lift in my roots and to hold my bangs in place.

I know there were a lot of weird faces in this one, but in all fairness I'm in a bit of a weird mood and for whatever reason most of my normal faced pictures turned out really blurry. So, yeah, I just kinda ran with it.

Now I want to take just a second here to give a big shout out to Gemma (@Makeup_Magpie) for being so kind and supportive to me today. She barely knows me, but she saw that I was having troubles and she reached out to me with some very kind words. I feel like it's rare to meet someone who is so empathetic to someone who is practically a stranger, and when you do you should give them some serious credit. I encourage all of you to check out her blog and let her know how awesome she is. To go and share some love, click *here*

I hope that all of you have had a wonderful day! And just keep in mind how important your loved ones are and be sure to let them know the incredible impact they have on your life. Til next time!


10 comments:

  1. Love the lippy. And this FOTD only proves what I said about the way you apply eyeliner!
    Am so, so sorry to hear about your gran. I hope she recovers fully and soon and pray you and your family have the strength to overcome this. Sending thoughts, prayers and hugs your way x

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    1. I just received the lippy from a friend in the UK yesterday. It's a very pretty color, and I'm going to have up more details about the beauty swap later.
      And I do have a bit of a knack for eyeliner. I'm kind of a freak about it actually, it takes me forever to be happy with it. I have infinite patience with my lines.
      Thank you so much for your kind words! This is really weird and hard for me to process. I'm very close to my family and spend a lot of time with them, and this is just so rough. Everyone seems really confident that she'll recover quickly, so I'm sure she'll pull through this quickly. xx

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  2. Sorry to hear about your grandma.I'm sure she'll be just fine.I'll pray for her. :)

    now i miss my grandma :(

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    1. Thank you so much for your kindness! I truly appreciate all the prayers going out to my family, and I know that they will appreciate them as well.

      I'm sorry to hear that you have already lost your grandma. There's nothing worse than losing family. :(

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  3. Life is not always beautiful, but we have to stay strong! Hope you grandma will get better soon.

    Makeup raises the mood, even just a little bit. Your makeup looks very good! As always I love your precise eyeliner line!


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    1. I hope so too! The doctors seem pretty confident that she'll be on her feet again before too long, and she's working really hard to get better. :)

      And makeup really does help lift my mood a bit. It's the perfect distraction.
      Thanks for all the kind words! xx

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  4. I am so sorry about your grandma.. I saw your tweets on twitter, and we tweeted for a while :)) xxx
    Gemma ♥ | Miss Makeup Magpie

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    1. Thank you so much for being so kind and supportive, it means the world to me. It's quite rare to come across people that will lend a shoulder to someone they hardly know. <3

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  5. Im so sorry to hear about your grandma :( My grandma has had a few strokes too a few years ago... Im so happy your grandma is going to be fully recovered though :)
    You are so pretty and I love your makeup :)
    Sending hugs to you through the Internet :)
    *HUGS*
    xx

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words! My grandma is working very hard to recuperate as quickly as possible.
      I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma's troubles. It's so hard to see loved ones hurting.
      And I appreciate your compliments! It's always nice to hear someone say you look pretty. :)
      Thanks so much for the virtual hugs!!
      *HUGS BACK*
      xx

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