Turning Over a New Leaf

Hi loves!

I'm back from my little hiatus and wanted to take some time to extrapolate on my video with the same title as this post. 

In essence, my level of comfort with some of the beauty community on YouTube has diminished drastically within the past few months. It is not necessarily due to anything that was done wrong, but merely I believe my eyes were awoken to some of the not so pleasant aspects of the makeup world. At the very basic level of it all, the makeup industry gets its money by exploiting one of a women's most vulnerable traits. Her insecurities. Thin lips? Plumping lipstick! Round face? Contouring bronzer with fix that right up! And so on and so forth. I've taken a stance on this that is leading me to limit how much makeup I am putting on my face. I don't want women to think that it makes me better than them or that I am so brave for doing so. Not wearing makeup is my rejection of the standard of beauty that is upheld in the United States and many other parts of the world today. By tossing my foundation aside I'm saying to the world, "So what if I don't have porcelain skin? It doesn't make me any less of a person!" The ability to accept ourselves the way we truly are is liberating. If being bare-faced makes me ugly then SO WHAT. We don't have to be attractive for anyone. Own it. Let your confidence come from you and not how you are perceived by the world. 

That was shorter than I expected but I think I did a good job of getting it across. Leave any questions down below. 

-LilyGloss

New Makeup Tutorial Up on my Channel!

Hello loves!
I hope you have been having a wonderful day. I had a snow day today and will be having one tomorrow as well. It is quite refreshing.
In case you missed it, here is my newest video! I have been getting a lot of positive comments on previous makeup videos so I decided to film another one. There are some other exciting new videos in the works as well that I am really excited for you all to see.
But in the mean time, enjoy!

January Favorites

Hello!
Awkward we're almost DONE with the month of February BUT it is never too late to talk about one's favorite things. Like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens of course. JUST KIDDING, more like bronzers, and blushes, and perfumes.. and stuff. If you would like to watch me talk about these kinds of lovely things for a few minutes make sure you have seen my latest video whilst one is uploading AS WE SPEAK!
Kisses and hugs and House of Cards xoxo
(That didn't make any sense I'm just re-watching it before the new season debuts)
- Lily

How to Stay Organized and Succeed in School

Hey Everyone!
I'm sorry for being gone for so long. I'm a junior in high school which is notoriously the most rigorous so I had to prioritize school over YouTube for a little while. I'm back now and couldn't be more happy! I finally have everything I've been meaning to get for a long time in order for my videos to be in tip-top shape as far as lighting, camera, and editing go.
After my little spiel about school, I thought it would be helpful for all of you to see my latest video that includes a bunch of tips and tricks about what to keep with you in order to stay organized in school! Whether you are in middle school, high school, or college, we could all use some life-hacks now and then. I hope you enjoy and I should have another video going up tomorrow. Trying to get two up a week, try and hold me to it!
Bye guys :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi Everyone!

I hope your 2015 is going well so far. I wanted to make this post to say that I probably will not have a video up until the end of the month, due to the fact that I am taking the SAT on January 24th and have to be studying like crazy until then. Worry not though, I'm going to link my last 3 videos right here in case you missed them. I'm really happy with them because I got the Final Cut Pro X editing system for Christmas so I have been able to explore the ins and outs of that. It has been super fun and I'm loving it a lot as you will be able to tell if you watch the videos! I also got studios lights that I haven't set up yet, but definitely will be utilizing in the next video you see from me. I have also been very obsessed with Pinterest recently (and it is a great way to destress) so follow me right here --> http://www.pinterest.com/lilygloss/ if you want to see some interaction from me for the next two weeks or so. Anyways, I'll miss you all lots!

xx LilyGloss

My most recent video, 2014 Favorites! Everything I loved throughout the entirety of last year.

What I Got For Christmas 2014!