u/Big_Boysenberry_6065

so far consists of taupe brow pencil + clear gel, berry pink toned cream blush on the centre of the cheeks, a very modest amount of mauve cream lipstick, and a heap of setting spray. I have a med coverage concealer I like a lot that I can also incorporate but would prefer to avoid foundation and eye make up for every day wear as my mascara is a total pain to remove. Wondering if theres any additional tones or methods I can use to make it look more put together as I feel it may be slightly emphasising some uneven skin tones? dont really mind looking shiny or it being extremely long lasting, realistically 4 hrs wear is probably all I ever need

I can only eat fruit and supermarket sushi rn

I wanted to give a quick little update on my last post (https://www.reddit.com/r/GirlDinner/s/I5lawiZkbB) in case anyone cares.

Sooooo the visit went well overall, my family actually really REALLY like him but I ended up crying the night of my birthday because my family asked me maybe 2 questions about myself the whole day despite having not seen me in ✨6 months✨

I did have to deal with some other difficult stuff completely unrelated to my family during our trip and he was a huge support to me and stepped up to keeping my mother a little separate from me when I needed it in a discreet way. After my birthday he really understood her attention grabbing tendencies first hand and said that moving forward he thinks we can build a little action plan on how to deal with it together so I'm not shouldering the full emotional burden. The two of us also had a good share of days alone Vs spent with family/friends which I think helped us unwind and not overwhelm him too much with meeting so many new people.

Overall I would say the trip went as good as I could've hoped for, even if I still felt hurt by my family at times, and he did the absolute best he could've. It was mostly fun and ended right when it needed to! Also really helped that the two of us speak a little of a language the rest of my family don't know, so we could quietly check in with eachother along the way.

For anyone anxious about introducing a partner to a dysfunctional family, there's freedom in knowing that you have very little power in the situation beyond asserting and protecting your own boundaries. Let go of what you can't control and work as a team to protect yourselves and have as much fun as you can. Like someone advised me under my last post, look forward to laughing together about the trip on your journey home.

Sorry if formatting gets messed up I'm on mobile. Eating canteloupe, 10% fat creamy yoghurt topped with thick oats, raspberries and blueberries, and a tall ice coffee on the side

I know I'm pretty shiny but I haven't found a powder that plays nicely with my skin yet

Before COVID I was deep into the cake face mid 2010s make up culture and loved it, but over the past few years I wear make up maybe once a month and it's usually just eyes, brows and concealer. My skin has been changing a little with age so I started using a tinted moisturizer again recently.

I'm also unclear on my undertone. The veins in my wrist are very blue but I feel like the skin on my face is a little pinker/peachier. Included a barefaced pic for comparison and what I'm using in these pics.

Also today I'm going to a party hence the pop of colour on the eyes. Usually would just leave them more lowkey at liner + mascara

Would appreciate advice on colour and placement ^_^

I know the egg yolk touching the pickle is a little wild I didn't leave the eggs boiling for long enough 😭

I've been seeing my bf for a year now and he's honestly amazing for me. Before we met neither of us were in a serious relationship for several years and aside from being really compatible it feels like we met at a good time in our lives. Of course we've had our disagreements and our backgrounds and upbringings were VERY different but we always manage to see eye to eye or respect whatever differences we have.

My birthday is coming up next month and we're going to travel together to my home country for him to meet my family for the first time. We're both excited for him to see my home town but I'm feeling pretty anxious about him meeting and spending time with my family, particularly my mother.

Her and I have had a complicated relationship over the years. It's at its healthiest when we have a little space from one another, because when I was growing up we were deeply enmeshed with one another with almost nonexistent boundaries. On one hand my mother can be a very warm, generous, and thoughtful person, but she's also quite mean and careless with her words. When our relationship was at its worst I had a 'secret' boyfriend I refused to introduce her to for well over a year (while we were still living together but I was already an adult) because I was absolutely terrified of what kinds of insults she might throw at him for the sake of being 'funny' and 'sarcastic'. This was after spending my teenage years listening to her ridiculing and admonishing both her and my friends for the slightest and most shallow indiscretions, or simply for their looks or interests. She loves being the centre of attention and when we are with my brothers she's quick to divert conversation away from me, as if she's scared of me stealing the limelight.

I've already given my boyfriend hints on some of this behaviour and am planning on a proper sit down conversation where I can better explain my fears to him better before we travel home. I have no doubts that he will be well able to handle this and that he will even do it graciously, even if he finds it weird or uncomfortable. It's really more my own reactions and the possibility of me getting triggered by her that I'm worried about. I know I can sometimes be overprotective of people even when they don't need it, but I also know how she can get under my skin. Contemplating creating a secret code or series of gestures we can use to get out of or divert conversations 😭 it's going to be fine in the end but my birthday especially can be a bit of a red zone for these behaviours. Hopefully we'll still manage a cute trip lol!!

2 runny boiled eggs, some tomatoes with pesto Genovese, tinned spicy mussels and some cornichons. Also had a caramel choc protein bar for dessert