TAKKIES AND TULIPS

Good Day Tulips Readers. ☺️

On behalf of Takkiesandtulips I want to wish all my headers a phenomenal New Year.
I pray that every single desire of your heart is met.
♥️

I took a step back a while ago and I wanted to make my blog exist in series. I know it's very time consuming and takes a lot of planning but ever since I did my 5 days or 5 posts I felt like I reached the audience I had been looking for and I didn't want to disappoint anyone let alone myself.

I will either be displaying each Series within a week or a month depending on the topic so please let me know how this new idea is working after our first try.

I've named my first Series FACE WEEK.
The reason I did was because we've either all come back from vacation or holidays of some kind or even just a few days of fun in the sun or out with our family and friends. Eaten yummy foods and exotic sweets and just thrown all the rules out the window but our skin does reflect what's happening both on the inside and the outside of our bodies. I wanted this series to be one that can rejuvenate our skin and get us glowing into 2019.

First topic I am going to touch on is

FACE MASKS

I actually posted on my Instagram story on the 5 of January and I got a few ladies asking me to hand them out some fask mask recommendations and tips.

Guuurrrlllss I got you'll. ✌️
First of all before you buy a mask you have to establish your skin condition.
For example I have combination skin where I discolour easy, break out easy and have oily skin without even applying products but the catch is it depends on the season cause in wintery skin is the opposite and I have to give it a bit more Vitamin E than usual to get us looking fresh and awake.

After you've determined your skin needs then you can start with 'branding'. In all honesty the first skin Mask brand I used was @freemanbeauty its a phenomenal brand with such a wide selection and they are not stingy with product.

The freeman range are ones you need to apply either with a brush or applicator of your choice like a spatula of some sort. It range from clay to pull off masks and even masks that contain a scrub content in order to kill two birds with one stone and if I'm honest it's their best work thus far.

There is a few other brands I have tried in between such as Beauty Treats and Skin Republic.

I've used a Blueberryask from Beauty Treats and a a hydrating mask from Skin republic they both retail for R39.50 at Dischem Pharmacy.

I liked them both but I feel like my skin needs were not entirely met as apposed to the Freeman Brand. They Retail from R28.00 to R100. 00 at Dischem and that is for the 175ml bottles and not the sachets that I've tried out first to see if the product works for my skin first. It's a great money saver if it doesn't.

Okay now to get into the good stuff the reasons to use a Face Mask and the benefits.

Let's start with the reasons first

- To penetrate deep into the skin without harsh damage
- To help with completion, texture, skin conditions and any minor or major skin problems we may be experiencing
- Results are immediate and even work still over a period of time
- It's affordable as well as a great gift for anyone who loves skincare.

Benefits
- Refines skin pores
- Hydrates your skin
- Can help with fine lines
- Creates a layer of new skin to come through and therefore keeps skin healthier for longer
- Helps with texture and complexion. Also it can make your skin look more awake than dull
- Also you save on spa treatments

FACE SCRUBS

We all know that the reason to use a scrub is to remove dead layers of skin and promotes better new skin growth

Now. Please. Ladies. If you have sensitive skin do not, I repeat do not use a scrub without testing it on the outer rim of your face first.

Face Scrubs can also be tricky do not try and use a scrub with a tool your first time around I suggest you use a scrub with your two fingers first and scrub from the inside of your face to the outside in small circles and then rising it off with Luke warm water.

PSA- Please do not use a scrub if you've got skin with small pores or no pores if you're blessed. And if you have got severe skin conditions like Acne, Eczema or Rosacia please contact a doctor or Dermatologist first.

Good Scrubs I have found are definitely Isabella Garcias Apricot scrub which retails for R120. 00 my friend Charndre has been using the range as well and she has got sensitive skin and so if any of the ladies need a second opinion head to her page I will link it on all my current social media

Other great brands are
- Dischem Tea Tree scrub R50. 00
- WOOLWORTHS milk apricot scrub R60. 00
- Yardley oatmeal Scrub R65. 00

The reasons and benefits to use a face scrub are

REASONS
- It is a great exfoliation technique
- It's also another great money saver
- It promotes healthy sin growth

BENEFITS
- It makes your skin silky and smooth to the touch
- It diminishes fine lines caused by ageing
- It can prevent breakouts
- it helps correct skin tone

Ladies. This week is week where we not just rave about brands but tackle our skin head on and also prevent all the problems that could arise by being ahead of the problem.

Another awesome thing is this takes no time at all. It takes you 20 minutes to do both or 10 minutes each for them separately.

You are in charge of how you want your skin to react yes we don't have control over everything but prevention is better than cure and if you've got an important day coming up. What does it hurt to try and awesome trick that can possibly save your skin in time of need.

DAY ONE OF FACE WEEK IS COMPLETE 🥀

All My Love

TAKKIES&TULIPS

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PREP, SET AND SLAY

Good Day all My Beautiful READERS

ITS DAY FIVE!!!!!!!

I feel like I reached a milestone I kid you not!

Today LADIES we are doing all the things, and by all the things I mean we are going to get our faces in order. RIGHT NOW!

TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN

Firstly, firstly. Please take care of your skin, I know I stress this a lot but you need to, I am going to be writing an updated skin routine so please, keep an eye out. But that is always step one, cleanse your skin and moisturise. In a previous post I did I spoke about my Palmers Cocoa Butter and all winter I have been using it to moisturize my face. Its really thick so I use a decent amount in order to keep my skin soft and moisturized.

So, the best thing about makeup is making sure everything you are wearing blends together, let me repeat, blends together! Its not easy finding your foundation shade, its either one shade too light or too dark, BUT recently I found my perfect shade in the LA GIRL range and It’s the only thing I wanted to use, I previously had spoken about other foundations but those we will get to in a bit. Let’s PREP our faces first.

PRIMER

PRIMER IS ALWAYS YOUR FRIEND! We have now already established our moisturizing step, to always start with clean skin, that has been washed, toned and moisturized, in this step your skin feels smooth and almost ready for products, this step is important, and I will also give you a few affordable options and dupes I Recently discovered, PRIME YOUR SKIN AFTER MOISTURIZING. I use the LA GIRL Primer and Recently started mixing it with the Essence Colour correcting Primer. It has the most amazing finish.

Finding your perfect shade

When you are in the process of finding a foundation, if you can get samples. Because our skin all has undertone colours, so even if you get a foundation that matches your skin it could oxidize have you looking either too dark or too ashy, so make sure you’re under tone is correct. Then your foundation will blend evenly to your skin tone, and look fresher for longer through out your day or night. Looking so much better than it being dark or ashy after you have set your makeup.

My perfect winter shade in the Maybelline Fit me Foundation is 330 and My perfect summer shade is 350, sometimes I mix them for the perfect combination, I can even do a light contour with 350 when my skin Is really light.

Below I am going to attach a few charts that can help you find the perfect undertone for your skin and how better to pick foundation.

When matching foundation, do not only match it to your face, your neck and your chest have the most honest colour percentage. Sometimes your face can be lighter than the rest of your body, so trust a neutral place of your body.

Knowing your blenders/ application

What you apply your foundation with is key, I personally am not a fan of foundation brushes, I want my foundation to feel like a second skin, it annoys me to death when there are streaky lines or even fluff that ends up in my foundation, I know that beauty blenders changed the game, but some hurt more than they help. I will show you which ones I’ve used and which have given me the best results.

I have used the Cala Makeup Sponges, the two I used were under R80.00 each and I feel like they were so difficult to work in, usually a beauty blender is used damp so that it allows for an airbrush effect and I felt like these ones damp were still pretty hard.

I then found the Real Techniques Beauty Blender, WOW For 119.95 It changed my life, it is so easy to use and work with, and that I even use it to blend my highlighter and it is so much easier to clean.

Okay lets head to application, I usually apply my concealer first after my primer because I use it to shape my eyebrows as well after I have filled them in, I use the Essence eyebrow pencil in dark brown, I used the It Cosmetics Brow pencil first it was a Gift I Won from a fellow Bloggers giveaway SCARLET PIPER and wow it changed my brow game, I am on the hunt to find it again. But before tell you how I apply let me show you what I look like without my foundation or brows.

This is after I have moisturized my face and I have no brow done, my problem areas are the darkness around my mouth and under my eyes, and marks from my breakouts, OR actual breakouts.😭

This is my every day face, I usually wear my brows everyday, well most days, they just so much definition to my face and make my eyes look fuller and bring my naked face together. 🙋

I apply my foundation depending on my needs, if I want a light coat I only put about a coin full of foundation on my skin, if I want fuller coverage I add more, I don't like to add a lot of concealer afterwards I like how my foundation looks like a second skin, it also makes me feel way more like myself.

This is what I look like after I have applied my foundation, mascara, a little eyeliner and a subtle almost skin tone highlighter

The aim is I love to feel as if I am not wearing makeup, I want the freedom that I used all my tools to have my look still be me. I just have is emphasize the parts of my face I might like more than others, but also to colour correct all the parts if my skin I'm still working on.

SET SET SET SET!!!!

Okay this is important, when you set your makeup, it should work like good hairspray and keep your look intact, it also prolongs your makeup wear this is best for events, date night and even for the summer.

I have been using the YARLEY TRANSLUCENT setting powder, and wow, what an investment I have made, The LA Translucent setting powder makes my skin look so white and ashy and has HORRIBLE FLASHBACK where as this powder adheres to my skin shade and sets my makeup so perfectly

I also use the Dischem Rose Water in a tiny spray bottle and I set my makeup with it for some added moisture and protection.

I recently also found the Essence New Ready to Glow Setting spray I am definitely not sure how I feel about it, I know girls want the glow, but its a very Purple glow and I'm not sure it does fit my skin tone, and there is chunks of glitter that sprays out. I am not sure if its me that didn't shake it well, but I think as a body glitter it will be brilliant, So either way I do not lose.

The best part about make up is that you do what makes you happy, experiment till you get it right, you will eventually find what works for you and what does not, and until you do, TAKKIES&TULIPS GOT YOU COVERED.

SO We have come to an end of the 5 posts in 5 days, WE MADE IT!!!!

To every single reader who took time out to sit and read and even comment on my posts thank you, I am so grateful for you, and this will not be the last time, I WILL not leave again and I promise that as much as I need to keep myself inspired, you guys are a huge part of that.

ALL MY LOVE

KEESHA MCPHERSON OF TAKKIES&TULIPS

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KAREN KINGSBURY - THE AUTHOR THAT INSPIRED MY WRITING CAREER

Good Evening all my Beautiful readers.

AND HAPPY WOMANS DAY

So in honour of this woman's day I am going to tell you about a writer who really shaped me in ways she might never understand and if I ever meet her I WILL just cry haha or fan girl so bad she might call security on me HAHA!!!

THE first book I ever read of Karen Kingsbury was the Bailey Flanigan series

Just the way she wrote and created every single character like they were her own flesh and blood, wrote them so well like by the time you finished the book you wanted them to be apart of your life.

The way she connected all these characters, how she would just put this pots of Gold wisdom when the character was going through a hard time, and how in the end you would know why she let the process happen as if it were real life. She made God so evident, calming and too like a roaring lion that you wanted to be closer to him because in the little moments the happy moments we can sometimes be so far away from God.

The Bailey Flanigan series taught me a lot about God, family, change, careers and life. Taught me about love, sacrifice and how the world sees others and even how we see ourselves.

Karen Kingsbury really didn't take any short cuts and wrote about how her family inspired so much off her work, how all the days she prayed and God would give her the confidence to write.

Just like I have quoted in above picture, I lived every single book of Karens that I have read. I would stay up all day and all night just to read one more chapter, one more and one more. I realised that I didn't just love to read them, but I loved how I would feel afterwards, I felt like I was watching them through a glass box and that every page I read I could smell the room, imagine the looks on their faces, what their winters were like, how hard it was to be a dancer, a parent a fire fighter or even an adoptive child.

Her books taught me about myself, inspired me to never be sacred of my voice, to always push the boundaries.

Since I was little I loved telling stories, talking to myself in the mirror and creating situations in my head that eventually I would have to snap out of it and get back to real life. I loved knowing that there was a freedom in all the words, a freedom with all the characters, a freedom to love God openly and write bout it, to make everyday life tangible to people who might think its so easy, or even just to give hope to people who are ready to give up that its not over till God says its over, its only done when you succeed or when you give up. And Giving up SHOULD NOT BE AN OPTION!!

The moment I wrote the Bailey Flanigan series finished, I didn't just know I felt in my spirit that I would be a fully qualified and published writer . I knew that my voice was important and that no matter how selfish I was, I wanted my readers to live my stories too, I knew that God did not put this burning desire in me, for me NOT to make it.

These were my fears, That yes its all been said before, and that ag Another new writer wont make a difference, but this is what Karen showed me, she created a family in a book, she created love in a book, she created ambition in a book. HER WORDS CHANGED THE WAY I LOOKED AT MY CAREER, everyone says "its not a very fruitful career" and my response used to be I will have something to fall back on, and I don't want that anymore.

I want to be published, because I know that my work and my creativity is fuelled by something bigger than myself.

I am genuinely grateful to every single writer who sat day in and day out to make it work, to give us a piece of themselves that sometimes we did not deserve, and no matter what we should honour them for their love, time and emotions they took and wrapped it up for us in a story that makes us live many different lives.

Karen Kingsbury by far is one writer that has had me laugh, cry, re think so many moments or decisions in my life. She has made me a writer hungry to publish, hungry to write. I also love that she writes series, because they really create an expectation for the next one. NON of her stories feel unfinished.

Below I will list a few of my other Karen Kingsbury Favourites and why I love them, without spilling the beans too much.

This is a beautiful book about a child who loses his mom and desperately looks for a father, and finds a connection with someone who he believes is, the story really is one for the books. Punny!

This is a book on loss, and how after all the hurt, you find God again and he shows you how no matter what you do, he will be there and love you with all his heart.

These two, wow. These were an emotional roller coaster but please, please read it.

Thank you for all your love and Support.

All my love.

Keesha McPherson of Takkies&Tulips

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