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Hey Guys,

I thought as part of what I do on here I would talk about other people I think you all should check out or follow because I (and only I) think they will, in some way, change your life.

Drastic? I know. That sounded really melodramatic, but I honestly believe these people will affect you in the same way they've affected me or better. The people I talk about will nearly always be influential people of some sort, whether it's to do with beauty, lifestyle, health, religion or otherwise. And if I didn't find them, I wouldn't be where I am today.

I only hope you find it helpful.

The first person I'm going to talk about is a man called Wayne Goss. Wayne is a makeup artist who operates on Youtube, teaching people how to do makeup based on his 15+ years experience in the industry. Starting his channel in 2008, he now - as of this post - has nearly 2 million subscribers! So if that isn't any indication of how good he is, then I really don't know how to convince you.

I started wearing makeup at 16 and was very awkward with it because I didn't know what I was doing, and no one would teach me (by no one, I mean my Mum, who doesn't even wear makeup! Still! To this day!!!). On the fast approach to Prom, I was 'Googling' makeup looks I could do with my limited supplies (Pressed Powder Foundation that was a bit too dark for me, Pencil Eyeliner that came with a magazine that had NO BRAND (Lord Have Mercy), and Vaseline - if that even counts).

Close to giving up I came across a YouTube video by Wayne that changed my makeup game forever. This video was a contouring video inspired by Kim Kardashian - that just so happens to be his most watched video to date. I'll leave you all to go watch, but I'll tell you I looked good at Prom that year (well at least I hope I did, the night's still a blur).
I didn't 'contour and highlight it up' like Kim K, but I spent the day looking through his other easy-to-follow videos and got the general idea of how to do basic makeup, went out and bought the things I needed and practiced at least one a week up until Prom.

It wasn't the best makeup ever, but I received compliments from people that usually wouldn't give me a second look. Still to this day I'm learning - with the help of Wayne and others - and my makeup bag now consists of much more than off colour powder and dried out black eyeliner.

If there were any problems I had with Wayne, I'd have to think really hard. Really hard. But for the purpose of this post I have, and the only criticism I have is that he hasn't demonstrated makeup application on a woman of colour. This isn't because Wayne's a mean person, or he doesn't know how to - it's simply because he hasn't found a model yet! Which I firmly believe is the case, because not everyone wants to appear on a very public platform - which is fair enough.

Anyway, if you're looking for a quick tutorial, a review of a product, or just something to watch because it's 2AM and you can't sleep - check out gossmakeupartist on YouTube. You won't be disappointed ;)

Wayne has released some makeup brushes, which I am yet to try, but I'm sure they're amazing! Check them out here

Speak to you all soon,

Christina x

HELLO.

Hey Everyone,

I'm Christina and this is my first blog post. I didn't think I'd ever create a blog, mainly because I didn't think anyone would read it. But I've decided to open up to the 'world' so to speak, because I think I have some valuable information to share. And if anything I say, helps anyone out there, then I have definitely done what I've set out to do, and I'll be able to sleep at night, haha.

I'm not sure entirely what this blog will be about, but it won't be solely on one thing because there's a lot I'm interested in and would like to share my views on. I'm not even sure how long each post will be! I don't really know how to write blogs, I haven't read a lot of them, but I'll find my way :)

I have a deep interest in cooking, sparked around 8 to 9 years ago, by a disaster 'Little Christina' had to deal with when she was 10 years old (I'll explain later, I promise), so much so, that I've pursued it at University, studying Culinary Arts. So there will be a little bit about food on here ;)

I've also loved beauty and fashion for the longest time, and if I didn't get into food, I would have definitely gone down that route, so expect a little of that on here too.

Lastly, growing up, experiencing the world and therefore becoming less and less naive has taught me that not everyone is your friend, and sometimes your parents won't get "it", and life is unfair. And with the little knowledge I have, I will offer advice, some tips and some hope, so if you're going through something - I'll be there, or at least I'll try to be.

I hope you continue reading, there'll be good things to come :)

Christina x