Matti May Hardie

Side note: Hello everyone! I haven't posted since Christmas, I apologise, I'm hopefully going to get posting more regularly now as I have a load of content in the works, notably one post that is massive that I'm really looking forward to sharing with you that I really hope you'll all enjoy! I'm looking forward to sharing more content with you soon!

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(Alternative title “how to get your shit together when your shit has never been together”.)

I’ve never been organised. As much as I’d like to be a little blond Californian girl with straight As and a tan, I’m not, and have accepted that I never will be. So I decided to share with you guys the list that I generally make at the beginning of the school year and try to sticks to for the rest of the year (now, whether that happens or not is a totally other debate) to help myself get myself organized and hopefully avoid any mental breakdowns. I wasn't very organised at the beginning of this year and just realised I haven't done it, so since I made it recently I figured I would share it with you guys.

This is also a list I tend to go back to when I'm feeling like quite a mess, when I can't get myself organised and I'm a bit all over the place, or when I need to get myself back to my productive self again - all of which are the case at the moment after the last few weeks of college that were hardcore, which is what inspired this blog post.

Beauty

Do nails
Hairdresser’s
Find new outfits
Find new make-up looks
Eyebrows

I like using the start of the school year to start fresh, so I tend to make a point of getting my hair cut or colored, and to find some new outfits and make-up looks. I’m not the most confident person in the world and it allows me to feel a bit more comfortable in my own skin. Then I’ll do my eyebrows and my nails just to make sure I look decent and human (obviously I pretty much give up this facade about a week into term but that’s just a detail).

Selfcare

1L minimum of water everyday
Moisturize whole body after shower
Shave
Exfoliate
Face mask

This kind of falls under the beauty category but I wanted to take it’s own category because generally I do this with the specific reasoning of making sure I feel as good as I can. My anxiety can really play up at this time of the year and it helps no end when I take care of myself. Anything in this category is what I would consider self care rather than simple beauty steps.
I make my own exfoliant (sugar + olive/coconut oil - mix 1 spoon of oil to 1 and 1/2 spoons of sugar and then keep adding until you've got enough to exfoliate your whole body) and I like to do it before and after shaving, and then moisturise my whole body, both so I feel nice and my skin feels hydrated but also to avoid any razor rash which I get so easily (even with shaving cream!).
I always turn to my La Petite Lune clay face mask at the moment because it's just so good, I might cry when I run out, my skin just feels so clean and refreshed after!

School

Put all lessons into folders
Sort folders
Make sure there's nothing missing (pens, books, ect)
Do contents at the start of books
Start notepad

I try and make sure everything's in order so I can start off as I mean to go on, which means sorting my lessons into folders and to make sure all the folders are in order. I also make contents pages at the start of my notebooks so I don't need to fight my way through a ton of papers and notes flying around everywhere. I number the pages and then at the start of the chapter I'll note down the pages, ect ect. I find it easier to get my head around that way. I tend to keep a notepad that's exclusively for school stuff. I used to rip off a page and toss it in my bag but I can let you imagine how that worked. I tried bullet journaling but I'm just more of a simple list girl.

Let me know if I missed anything (please for the love of god, organised people of the internet, HELP ME).

M x

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Last weekend, my Dad and I decided to surprise my girlfriend and take her on a weekend away to the coast. It’s only about a 3-hour drive away from where my Dad lives so it’s do-able for a weekend.

After many setbacks (mostly to do with my washing not being dry), we finally left at about 10-ish on the Saturday morning, and drove to Lit-et-Mixe, a small seaside town about half an hour away from Mimizan, to show us around before the new surfing season so we’d have our bearings if we decided to give surfing a go next spring. My Dad has always been big on water sports and passed it along to my brother when he was my age and is now working on passing it along to me also.

We arrived at around 1 pm so given that I was about to bite someone's head off with hanger, we went to a restaurant that I totally forgot to document and had the best chicken burger I’ve possibly ever had.

We then strolled down to the beach (the walk up and down the hill that leads to the beach nearly winded/killed me, though). We had a stroll down the beach and played with the dog and collected seashells (Ayden filled an entire sock with seashells with I'll never understand), before exploring a quieter part of the beach.

The check-ins at the hotel we were staying at was around 5.30pm so we headed down there (and obviously took a long way round). We stayed at the Single Fin Hotel and Lodge in Mimizan which, if you’re staying in or around that area, I would seriously recommend. I think it came to about 100€ for one night in the family room which had 3 beds (a double and two singles), but if it’s only for two people it’s seriously affordable.

I didn’t get chance to take a decent photo of the room but it was pretty simple but perfect for one night, though all three of us noted that it was a tad small for a room that could house 4 people (I’d say it was about 10m squared including the bathroom?). I didn't really get a chance to explore and really take in the hotel but the staff were insanely patient and helpful and always willing to make sure everything was perfect, and they also speak English which I think is always important to know in a hotel. Also, there was exceptionally good free Wifi.

The breakfasts were 5,60€ per person extra but there was a really nice spread. It was a typical continental breakfast with cereal, bread, endless amounts of coffee and tea and hot chocolate and Nutella and honey and jam and cake and I wish I had that every day.

Despite the room being a bit small, it’s a super trendy hotel that’s about a 10-minute walk from the center and a 5-minute walk to the beach.

Even though the hotel was serving dinner, we preferred to go out for some food instead. We went for some drinks at a bar called ‘The Pit’ (I had a lemonade that tasted like heaven). One thing that I noticed everywhere in Mimizan is that it was all so hipster-y and well decorated, it makes things very pleasing to look at. In the end, we decided on tapas for dinner and went to a bar called ‘The Orchestra’. We had saucisson and chorizo, ham croquettes, patatas bravas, ink calamari, and tortilla, and it was all extremely delicious.

On the Sunday we took it pretty easy, mooched down to the beach again to walk the dog, then went into the center for a spot of shopping where both Ayden and I got treated to a dress each (technically mine's not a dress but a very loose playsuit that it disguised as a dress). Then we went for some food at a really cute Asian restaurant called 'Little Asia' that did loads of different kinds of noodles and ramen-type meals. I went for the Nasi Goreng (I kinda have a love affair going with him), Ayden, a Chicken Mixao and my Dad had a Pad Thai.

I really enjoyed Mimizan, because it’s the kind of sized town that doesn’t make you feel overwhelmed when you get there, but still big enough to have a fair share of bars, restaurants, and shops to keep you occupied. The beach is everywhere and I think it would be ideal for a longer holiday, or just a long weekend break. All in all, I'm really looking forward to going back to Mimizan as soon as humanly possible!

Hit me up with your favorite holiday destinations, I'm looking for ideas for this summer.

M x

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Okay. Hold the phone. I'm actually wearing make-up again. I know. I can't believe it either.

And it's actually got effort gone into it. I KNOW. So I wanted to share what I'm currently wearing. There are various make-up looks that I've been doing, so I’ve decided to make it a bit different and do two different looks, so there’s going to be two different eye looks, one for the morning and one for the nighttime, but that could potentially be a daytime look, too, I guess?

Anyway! I hope you guys enjoy this make-up overload.

Prep

First things first, I like to put some moisturiser on, I use the Nivea 'Soft' Face and Body moisturiser. Even though I will have already put some on at the start of the day I like to give it a little drink before putting my make-up on, and I feel like my make-up goes on better than if I didn’t. Next I spray on some MAC ‘Lightful Softening Lotion Spray’ (which they don't sell anymore) which I don’t really understand the use of, I just like to put it on because it smells nice and my skins always just feels nicer after I’ve sprayed some on. Then I’ll put some Elisabeth Arden ‘8 Hour Lip Balm’ on so everything feels nice and moisturised.

Eyes (Day)

I do eyes first now because I’ve had too much fall out ruining my base for one lifetime. I’m going to do daytime first, and it’s basically my go-to make-up because it’s perfect for blue eyes.

I’m using, shocker, the TooFaced ‘The Chocolatier’ palette because I mean, what am idea? Changing make-up? Madness!

I’m going to start by using ‘Honey Dip’ on most of my eye, then I’m going to put ‘Butterscotch’ and put it in my crease and then just blend as if my life depended on it. Then I’m going to just do a teeny tiny eyeliner. I tend to use a wet eyeliner brush and some black eyeshadow and that allows me to do eyeliner without having a mental breakdown, which is fun. Then I’ll put ‘Butterscotch’ again on my waterline.

I’m also going to highlight the inner corner of my eye with ‘Dessert’s On Me’.

For my mascara I’m using my new favorite, which is the Bourjois ‘Push Up Volume Glamour’
waterproof mascara.

Eyes (Night)

Right, for this night and/or day look, I’m going to be using a mix of a Sleek 'I-Divine' palette and the TooFaced palette. So for the base I’m using ‘Cake Batter’ on most of my lid, and the red sparkly one from the sleek palette and really build up the pigment to make it nice and shiny. Again, I’m going to do a little eyeliner, just to make my eyes stand out, then do mascara like the daytime look and also highlight the inner corner as well.

Base

I still don’t have any concealer or foundation (I don’t bother with foundation because of my freckles), but I do put some Nivea ‘Cellular Éclat’ which basically smooths and adds some oomf to your under eyes, then put some Sephora ‘Matte Perfection’ powder foundation (though it has literally no coverage so I just use it as a powder) to matify everything.

For the daytime look I’m going to be using the Soap and Glory ‘Love At First Blush’ blusher, and for the nighttime I’m going to use the blush in the TooFaced palette called ‘Chocolate Covered Strawberries’.

For contouring I’m just going to contour my cheeks and my jawline (and very slightly my forehead for the nighttime look) with the bronzer in the TooFaced Palette yet again.

Highlighter-wise I’m going to be using the highlight in the TooFaced palette.

Brows

To fill in my brows I’m going to use the shade ‘Toffee Crunch’, and then use an unnamed brow gel which I find a shame that it’s unnamed because it’s bloody good but there you are. It’s actually a shade darker than what I would use but I really like it because with having bright red hair now it looks better when I have slightly darker brows.

I’ll highlight my brow bone with ‘Glaze’.

Lips

I don’t actually do all that much for lips when it’s hot. Though I do re-apply some 8 hour lip balm and then put some highlighter in the middle to give it a shimmery effect which I find rather cool.

What's your go-to make-up at the moment?
Mx

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