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| ...ugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png | April in 60 seconds 🌸
April was such a lovely month with so many beautiful moments, the school Easter holidays, lots of family time & meeting more of my summer brides for their makeup trials 🫶🏼
I feel incredibly lucky at the moment but it wasn’t the easiest month & it did come with a few challenges.
What I find really interesting though is how I handle, navigate & react to challenges when my mindset is strong & when I feel my most joyful compared to when I don’t.
I’m taking that lesson into May & will continue to prioritise the things that make me happiest* alongside the habits & routines that make me feel my best 💫
*I find having a ‘happiness list’ in the notes section on my phone so helpful to refer to when I need it. A few things currently on my list for spring are:
✨ Buying myself fresh flowers
✨ Batch making ginger & lemon tea
✨ Romanticising my skincare routine
✨ Drinking my morning coffee, doing my makeup & listening to a podcast
✨ Taking Lyra for a little coffee date after school
✨ Trip to the farm shop & buying local produce
✨ Organising & decluttering one space/room at a time
✨ A solo morning walk or an evening walk & catch up with a friend once Lyra’s in bed
✨ Earlier bedtimes & earlier starts to the day
✨ Creating a capsule wardrobe for spring/summer
I share much more on daily life, routines & mindset over on @withlovelaurenandlyra 🩷 | |
| ...ugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png | April Highlights 🩷
1. It’s been a month of bridal trials & preview sessions for more of my lovely 2024 brides 🪄
2. So grateful to receive reviews like these of my makeup lessons 🙏🏼
3. Coffee, makeup & my Monday morning podcast listen (‘Practical Positivity’ by @sophiecliff) to start the week after the school run
4. April was the month that I decided to start showing my face more & start talking to camera again. After getting out of the habit of it a couple of years ago I’ve been thinking about showing up on stories more for a while & decided that there is literally no better time than now (ps: thank you for all the lovely messages of encouragement 🫶🏼)
5. Easter holidays haircut with plaits for Lyra & a blow dry for me 💇🏼♀️
6. I set myself a 100 day challenge which I’m sharing over on @withlovelaurenandlyra & it includes reading before bed every night as it’s not usually part of my evening routine but I would like it to be. Every time I read Atomic Habits I feel so inspired & I always learn something new 📙
7. Family Sunday lunches are always a highlight of my week 🍸
8. My go-to products for my 15 minute quick & easy makeup look 🧴
9. Although it’s felt like spring has been hiding this month we’ve been lucky enough to have lots of blue skies & sunshine. Solo walks & listening to @superhumanapp is one of my all time favourite ways to habit stack & keeps my cup topped up daily 🎧
10. Coffee (or matcha) dates (by myself or with friends) used to be a bonus if I could squeeze them in my diary, but these days they’re something I prioritise & schedule first (‘prioritise your joy’ & ‘schedule your joy first’ are @sophiecliff’s words that live rent free & always keep me on track) ☕️🍵
It’s been a really lovely month & I feel incredibly lucky at the moment but it hasn’t been the easiest of months & it has come with a few challenges.
What I find really interesting though is how I handle, navigate & react to challenges when my mindset is strong & when I feel my most joyful compared to when I don’t. I’m taking that lesson into May & will continue to prioritise the things that make me happiest alongside the habits & routines that make me feel my best 💫 | |
| ...ugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png | My summer makeup lesson diary is now open for bookings between 17th April - 31st August ☀️📅🪄 and to celebrate I’ve decided to include a FREE set of 4 makeup brushes (my most used & most recommended brushes), as a thank you to everyone for patiently waiting for my summer diary to officially open.
✨ To receive your FREE set of 4 makeup brushes your lesson must be booked in my diary by Sunday (14th April) & must take place at my makeup studio between 17th April - 31st May ✨
* group lessons are also include in the offer
Swipe for some of my recent makeup lesson reviews 🫶🏼
If you have been on my makeup lesson wait list then please check your inbox as you will hopefully have received an email from me 💌
These are the brushes that I use in my bridal kit, my personal makeup bag & always recommend to my clients. They are such lovely quality, they wash beautifully & last for years. They’re also usually the first purchase my clients make after using the brushes during their lesson too!
The right brushes can do so much of the hard work for you when it comes to creating a makeup look that you’re happy with! Often you can use exactly the same makeup but by switching up your brushes & adding in the techniques I teach, you can achieve polished & effortless makeup look that you feel really confident with.
Comment ‘LESSON’ if you would like me to DM you the details & the makeup lesson options to choose from ✨
I’m so excited to get back to teaching lessons once the Easter school holidays finish next week 🐰🤍🐣 | |
| ...ugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png | March moments from my camera roll ✨🎞️
1. Travelling light with just a minimal makeup bag of my absolute go-to products 🧴
2 & 3. Celebrating Daniel’s birthday in the Cotswolds 🎂
4. Morning matcha in the spring sunshine ☀️
5. The creative mess after makeup lessons 🪄
6 & 7. So grateful for feedback & reviews like these 🙏🏼
8. Wedding mornings in @theoldkentbarn dressing room
9. My little Easter bunny 🐰
10. Admin essentials & my favourite @summerfridays vanilla lip butter balm 🍦
I hope you all had a lovely month & are enjoying the start of spring with the longer days & lighter mornings 🌸 | |
| ...ugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png | My current go-to quick & easy spring time makeup look 🌸🐣 (& what it looked like 8 hours after first applying)
* I did my makeup at 8am, took this photo at 4pm & then added powder, lip liner & lipstick for an early dinner date
Pro tip: I didn’t take any blotting paper with me on this trip, but that would have been ideal to remove the excess oil without having to use extra powder or using the blot paper before applying powder through my t-zone. They’re such an affordable way to freshen up your makeup without actually having to spend time adding more product - especially handy on warmer days in spring/summer & they’re the perfect size to keep in your handbag, I’ll link my favourite ones on my stories ☀️
I only packed my essentials for our trip to the Cotswolds, swipe to see what was inside my makeup bag. I’m loving @hourglasscosmetics powders at the moment as they add a luminosity to the skin which keeps it looking fresh, @bobbibrownuk corrector in the shade ‘light bisque’ to brighten under my eyes without adding coverage, @charlottetilbury blush in ‘pillow talk’ for the perfect neutral pop of colour & of course the @charlottetilbury setting spray 🪄 | |
| ...ugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png | There’s a new post on the blog dedicated to my future brides: What to expect at your bridal makeup trial 🪄
“The beginning of the year is always my busiest time for bridal makeup trials (also known as a ‘bridal preview’). I love meeting you in-person, often for the very first time, getting to know you and learning more about your wedding plans. Your trial is an opportunity for us to discuss what you want, experiment, and create your dream makeup look.”
Click the link in my bio to read or head to my website where you can read all of my previous posts too ✨ | |
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