My Favourite Makeup of 2016 - Part 2

Helloooo :)

This is will be the last post for 2016. This will be the second part to my previous post about my favourite makeups and beauty products if 2016.

First, I'd like to talk about another e.l.f. Cosmetics product. It's the Total Face Brush. It works so well! It has to be one of my favourite brushes. It acts almost as good as blending sponge, which I love. This brush is super soft and works well for touch-ups or even just blending or applying.

Another of this year's favourites is my Matte 9-in-1 Medium BB Cream from Rimmel London. It's so smooth and leaves my skin feeling soft and non-greasy. It looks really good on it's own or adds a great support to other face products like blushes, highlighters, contouring, etc.

Something that tops this list is my Elizabeth Arden lipstick, Iced Grape 36. It can work for a bold look or even a more subtle look. It's the perfect in-between lipstick. It also smells really good! I like to add any light lip liner before applying this lipstick so it lasts longer, because I absolutely adore wearing it and the way it looks. It came in a Christmas Kit and I love all the products in it.

 

That's pretty much my favourites of 2016. I hope you enjoyed this little blog post series. If you want to know more, just comment down below!

Happy Holidays, friends! Have a great New Year. I'll see you in 2017.

xox

Leni-Anne Blacker

aka

NightNerd18

My Favourite Makeup of 2016 - Part 1

Hello!

This blog post is going to be about my favourite makeups from 2016. I will put the links of the products and the brands at the end of the blog post.

Let's start off with my absolute favourite brand, Essence. I love all their products and have been buying them for a few years now.

The product that got me so attached to this brand is their Lash Brow Gel Mascara. It's a clear mascara and really helps elongate your lashes and leaves them looking natural. This mascara can also be used to tame your brows, which I love. If you're looking for something simple, cheap and easy to use, this is the product for you! I like to apply it almost every day to my eyelashes and will use it to sort out my eyebrows if they're acting up.

Another product that I recently bought (about two weeks ago) is another mascara called I Love Extreme Volume Mascara. It's a nice and classic bold looking mascara that adds definition to your lashes. I love using it for casual looks but it can go with a fancier look as well. Overall, I really enjoy using it and it doesn't clump up either!

The next thing I want to talk about from Essence is the nail polish! I have so many nail polishes from them. They come in every colour and they last long. It's pretty cheap too. Essence has a lot of pastel looking nail polishes and they look great for any occasion.

 

Let's talk about e.l.f. Cosmetics!

They'e a great brand that supports the empowering of people who want high quality makeup for a lower price. They have a wide variety of products and tools to get that perfect look.

My favourite things from them are the Contour Palette and the Illuminating Palette. They work really well together for a perfect glowing and soft look. Sculpting and defining your features have never been easier with these two products that are available for a great price!

I usually start by adding some dark contours along my jawline, hairline and the hollows of my cheeks. I use the dark shades for that, before adding some lighter shades. I mix these palettes so that I can get the perfect final look that I want. That includes having defining cheeks and jaws while adding a soft and shinny glow to the rest of my face. 

On the left, we have the Illuminating Palette and on the right there is the Contour Palette.

Alright, so this blog post is getting long enough so I will continue this subject in another post (part two) so stay tuned for that!

I hope you enjoyed Part One :) I'm probably going to be making a makeup tutorial on YouTube using these products.


Have a great day,


Leni-Anne Blacker
aka
NightNerd18

P.S. Here are all the links for these products if you want to know more or want to check them out!

Lash Brow Gel Mascara: https://essencemakeup.com/products/lash-brow-gel-mascara

I Love Extreme Volume Mascara: https://essencemakeup.com/products/i-love-extreme-volume-mascara

Essence Nail Polish: https://essencemakeup.com/collections/nails/nail-polish

Elf Contour Palette: http://www.elfcosmetics.com/p/contour-palette?dept=face-sets-palettes

Elf Illuminating Palette: http://www.elfcosmetics.com/p/illuminating-palette?dept=face-sets-palettes

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two - Book Review

 Hello everyone! Hope you're doing well :)

Today I'm going to give you my review of the eighth Harry Potter story written by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne that takes place nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts.

I won't be giving away any spoilers, so don't worry!

Here's the summary as written in the book and on the Harry Potter Play website:

"It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places."

The first thing I want to mention is that I'm super happy to have some characters return in this story. There's definitely character development and I've changed my view on a few characters.

There's a plot twist at the end that kinda freaked me out. It involves Polyjuice potion and it's just really weird to see that character become someone else.

There's some new characters (obviously) such as Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley's children. Their children James, Albus Severus and Lily Potter are close friends with Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger's children Rose Granger-Weasley and Hugo Granger-Weasley.

A character I really enjoyed reading about was Draco Malfoy. You start to see another side of him. I also enjoyed reading about his son, Scorpius Malfoy, who becomes good friends with Albus Severus Potter. It's an unlikely friendship, but I loved it and thought it really made things interesting.

I wasn't too big a fan of the way the book was written. I don't mind screenplay, but the previous Harry Potter stories were novels. This didn't do those novels justice in terms of writing format and techniques.

Overall, I'd give this book a solid 8 on 10.

I hope you enjoyed my little review. Let me know what you thought of the book! Did you like it? What didn't you like?

Leni-Anne Blacker
aka
NightNerd18

Booking Me Online!

Hello, everyone!

How are you all doing? Hope that anyone reading this has been having a great time in their lives :)

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am available (and you can book a session online, I'll leave the link at the end of this blog post) as a photographer, video editor/director/producer starting now.

I'm going to be away sometime in July, but I'm open to discussing session dates and prices.

Here's a link to my website, where you can view bits of my portfolio and book a session online:

http://annathetiger18.wix.com/elenigiannakas

If you or anyone you know live in the Montreal area and are/is in need of a photographer, video editor/producer/director, feel free to contact me directly from my website, or via this email address: annathetiger18@gmail.com

I hope this interests you and you pass this message on.

Thanks :)

Leni-Anne Blacker
aka
NightNerd18

Turning 18

So it was my birthday on the 26th of April... I turned 18, which means I'm now of legal age in Quebec, Canada.

It's pretty cool, but kind of stressful, as there are more responsibilities as you're now considered an "adult."

I went to a pub last night for the first time with a bunch of family and friends. It was really nice.

I can't drink much cause I'm still on meds for my mental illnesses, but the food was actually amazing.

Who would have thought that an Irish pub would make a beautiful chicken curry poutine??!! I sure as hell didn't think that was even a thing!!

I'm overall just in shock of how the hell I even made it this far and that time has gone by so amazingly fast. I suppose that's life.

If anything, I'm at least happy that I'm doing better and have a bit more of free will, which is great for things like being able to vote and go out.

So, if there's any advice that I'd give to anyone afraid of growing up, it's this:

Sure, growing up is scary as hell. It's part of life, and it's normal to be scared of the unknown. I was so scared of growing up, and I didn't think I'd make it as far as my 18th birthday. Here I am. And you know what? Life is a lesson. Being scared is a lesson. Mistakes are lessons. Everything out there is a lesson and it's up to you to let whatever you want define you. Who cares what the "popular" kids at school are saying behind your back or who's judging you. Take it all in, but don't let it affect you. It's definitely not worth stressing about. If anything, it makes you stronger and gives you things to learn about yourself that you never knew before. So keep you head held up high, and stay strong. You are beautiful, despite what people say. You are strong. You are kind and nice and pretty and full of courage. You have the power to define yourself, the way YOU want to. Just keep on being the best version of yourself, and fuck what other people think. You got this <3


Anyways, that's my bit of advice for now.

Love you all,

Leni
xox

Maybe I Should Tell Myself The Truth...

I wish you could just show me what I'm looking for.
A shadow beneath the surface.
A darkness hiding from the light.
Is it that I'm so confused?
I wish you could be honest with me and tell me the truth.
Why are you yelling?
Ghosts are falling.
Walls are crashing down.
I trusted you to show me.
The dark doesn't seem so lonely anymore.
Maybe I'm just not lonely because I have you.
Even if you're not real.
I guess I could tell myself the truth...
I wish you had loved me like I loved you.
Nothing like before.

I wish you could just show me what I'm looking for.
I noticed the darkness creep up.
Walls are no longer crashing.
I'm the one that's falling.
I should have realized that I needed time.
Before, I was just a little girl.
Now my innocence is gone.
Because no one told me.
I should have looked at myself.
Mirrors were never my friend.
Blaming you for my mistakes.
I cried myself to sleep.
Maybe I should have told myself the truth...
It was not you who wounded me.
It was me.

ter•ro•ism

ter·ror·ism

ˈterəˌrizəm/

noun

noun: terrorism

1. the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

That is what pops up when you type in "definition of terrorism" in Google.

I think we've all heard about terrorism or terrorist attacks, no?

I'm sad to know that this happens around the world, on so many days of the year and yet the media only focuses on ones that they think suit their channels or that target certain groups, such as people with different religions, people who come from different countries, different races, etc.

Sure, everyone should be afraid of terrorism! But I don't understand why so many cases of this horrible act is not brought into light by the media or other sources so that people who are watching TV or listening to the radio or reading the paper can know about it as well.

So many of these horrible acts can go on every single day in any country.

TERRORISM AFFECTS EVERYONE!

Stop thinking that it's a religions' fault or that a race is doing it or that everything is related to a certain group of people.

Are you really going to believe the media, who in fact distort the truth to get the most reaction out of the world?

Just because someone is a different race from you, does not mean that they are going to kill you or blow things up.

Just because someone is a different religion from you, or in a different country than you, doesn't mean that they want to cause you harm.

When will people start realizing that not everyone is out to get you?

When will people notice that not everyone wants to harm you?

It's okay to be any religion, race, gender, or in a country that has a bad rep or anything else that defines you. That doesn't give anyone the right to act meanly or rudely towards you.

PEOPLE HAVE NO RIGHT TO GENERALIZE A CERTAIN TYPE OF POPULATION BASED ON HISTORY.

NOT EVERYONE IS EVIL AND OUT TO BURN DOWN THE WORLD.

GIVE PEOPLE THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE.

Seriously guys, not everyone that's different from you wants you to suffer.

We're all human.

We're all afraid of these attacks.

~Leni-Anne Blacker

Links Of Mine

Helloooo!

So I recently made a new YouTube channel to go along with my original one (NightNerd18)!

This new channel is going to be where I post my video/film productions, where as I'll post other stuff on my original channel.

I hope you like it :)

Feel free to subscribe to both channels!

Original: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybfV8TR7fOn02KCd0MBzlg

New: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6eGfnKXlECkUjLNX7BjIMg

ALSO, I made a website!!

It's for my photography and graphics works that I do, where as this blog is mostly writing related.

You can check it out here: http://annathetiger18.wix.com/leni-anneblacker

You can always find me on Twitter (@lenightnerd) and on Instagram (@lenianne.blacker) or even on Wattpad where I post fanfics and original stories: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Leni-AnneBlacker

I hope you like all this stuff as I'm really excited to be sharing the updated versions of my works/media/etc and older versions with you!!!!!!!!!

Anyways, have a great day and let me know what you think about all these things!! <3

xox,
Leni-Anne Blacker

Random Update - Always At Least One Good Day

As I'm sitting there, playing video games with my older brother and his friends that I hardly know, I was thinking that I'm comfortable. I'm happy today.

And though I can be happy, it's really hard sometimes. But that day it was like the world was a beautiful place and everything was working out perfectly for me.

I don't have many of these types of days and I really am grateful and like to think of them on days when I'm not feeling as great as I was that day.

No anxiety, no pressure, nothing negative.

I went to the mall and though I was anxious at first I soon got over that and became comfortable.

I had Thai Express which I love and I bought myself a gorgeous sweater and some cool CDs.

I got my brothers birthday present and his card.

And then I was sitting in Kim's (that's my older brother's friend) basement with a bunch of strangers and I was peacefully content.

I don't know why I'm writing this all out.

I guess I just wanted to let you guys know that even if you have bad days, there will always be at least one good day.

When that good day comes, hold on to it. Remember it. Cherish it.

Anyways, hope you're all well!!

xox,

Leni-Anne Blacker

aka

NightNerd18

New Year, New Me?

I know a lot of people say, "New Year! NEW ME!"

I guess you can say it if you'd like, but I'd rather not. I believe we can be whoever we want to be and shouldn't wait for a new year just to change and grow as a person.

Instead, we should embrace our true selves and just try to aim for becoming the person we really want to be.

Even if it's little steps, why not try to set goals?

And I'm totally not talking about new year's resolutions. Let's be honest... No one actually follows through with those!!

I mean something more like setting up plans, and becoming organized. A lot of people have a hard time trying to accomplish their "resolutions" because they go overboard and then feel frustrated and discouraged if they do not reach the "resolutions." Trust me, I feel the same!

That's why, I've slowly been working on trying to accomplish little goals, one step at a time.

Set a daily goal, a weekly goal or hell, even a monthly or yearly goal!

Even if it's something as simple as getting out of bed and making it.

Even if it's as simple as drinking a glass of water a day.

I believe that we all change and become our true selves over time and that we should just accept it.

So what if you can't follow through with your "new year's resolutions"??????

At least you tried!

I think we're all able to accomplish something, no matter how big or small, if we believe and take time.

Nothing is in a rush to be done. And if it is? Just try your best!

Anyways, that's just my opinion on "New Year, New Me!"

Hope I helped someone in this post.

xox,
Leni-Anne Blacker
aka
NightNerd18

P.S.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU CAN DO IT AT YOUR OWN PACE!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!