As December 31st rolled around, I found myself as I often do, scrolling through social media. It seemed like everyone and their mother was posting their 2021 round-ups, a highlight reel to sum up all the exciting and glamorous moments of the year that passed. I was no different. Yet, I couldn’t help but compare my own end of year summary to all the other ones I had seen. The … [Read more...] about New year, same me: defying the highlight reel
Archives for January 2022
Final Year Diary
Hello folks! Welcome back to college. I hope you a had a lovely Christmas and are all ready to tackle 2022 head on. If by some miracle you managed to get through the holiday season without contracting covid or having to self-isolate as a close contact I salute you. 2021 was a tragic parody of 2020 but I am holding out hope for 2022. I don’t know why I’m so optimistic, given … [Read more...] about Final Year Diary
New year, New me, No thank you.
2021 was one hell of a year (hell being the keyword in that sentence), a year that I, like many others, are beyond delighted to see the back of. 2021 was arguably horrendous, beginning to end, as the year started off with the Washington riots, moving into the devastating wildfires, Covid spikes, lockdowns and restrictions, the Israel and Palestine conflict, and ending with the … [Read more...] about New year, New me, No thank you.
Existential or controversial: A Perfect Relationship?
This is what I think: the perfect relationship does exist, but only in your eyes. Photo by Everton Vila on Unsplash We grew up watching fairy tales; the beautiful princess being rescued by prince charming. We believed that such a thing existed, we dreamed of being saved by a handsome stranger who we married and lived happily ever after with. We dreamed a lot, but reality … [Read more...] about Existential or controversial: A Perfect Relationship?
Beauty Launches 2022
I personally don’t really care much about the whole ‘new year, new me’ thing, I believe what we should aim for is improvement, not re-invention. But what I do enjoy is ‘new year, new products.’ Many brands bring out new product launches with the new year and here is just a collection of the ones I am most excited for now. Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Liner The well-known … [Read more...] about Beauty Launches 2022