M-L's February Favourites of 2016

          It's been two weeks since I've put up a post on the blog, it's been awhile!! For this post, since it is the end of the month, I decided to write up a favourites post.

I'll start off with this rejuvenating shampoo from Herbal Essences. It's their "wild naturals" range, and I really like this! This has Turkey fig and cassia in it, and it smells insanely good oh my goodness. It has such a fresh scent, but it's also sweet. It's fruity overall. I already finished a bottle of this, the one in the picture is the one I just got, which is why it looks full if you were wondering. I held for... about a week and a half without this shampoo, and my hair was... *shiver*. Maybe it was the other shampoo I was using, but my hair was so flat all the time and it didn't feel as clean as I wanted it to be. I had to use this shampoo again!

I didn't think I'd like this but I surprisingly am enjoying it. It's the Aveeno body wash. I didn't think I would like this, because it was... really... natural? I think that's the word. It's fragrant-free, but even though it's not supposed to have a smell, I like how... it smells. Like does that make sense? You know what I mean? I like the natural smell of it, and I usually like it when my body washes are scented. It gives me good vibes in the shower lol. Anyways heheh... I also like the way it leaves my skin soft. This has oatmeal in it and so it's really gentle!

I've been really liking this Blistex lipbalm! It's the lip Medex one, so it's good for chapped lips, or any lip "issues" like cold sores. I find this really helpful for my lips, because they were getting pretty chapped due to the weather. When I put this on, I can feel it tingle and it makes me think that it's the ingredients doing its thing and making my lips all soft and stuff haha. And it smells really nice too! It has a warm, sweet scent, like vanilla. I use this every night, and in the morning my lips feel really good.

I've been really liking oranges this month!! Well, I like oranges in general, but I've been eating them more often these past few or several weeks, because it is or was flu season and I didn't want to get sick. I ate an orange almost everyday, or sometimes even twice a day. My family and I even eat it for dessert haha! Eat oranges guys, it's super healthy for y'all.

I have two movies I loved this month. The first one is Kung Fu Panda 3!! I watched it in theatres and it was so awesome and cute and funny and emotional and everything was just... AMAZING!! You may or may not know but I practice martial arts as well and so it was cool seeing how they incorporated that into a kids' movie. I love the humour that was in this movie, because there are some movies where the humour isn't my type of humour, but the funny scenes in Kung Fu Panda 3 made me LOL. Oh, and the music... man oh man... it sounded so nice and melodious!! That is a movie I would watch again!

My other favourite movie is Big Hero 6!!! It might be one of my all time favourite movie guys. Even though I've only watched it once. I will be watching it again, and again, and possibly again haha. I know the movie came out like what, last year? But I watched it a few weeks ago and I fell in love with it, just like that. I love the story line, and the message it sends out. And to be honest, I'd wish this movie became more popular than Frozen, heheh, because it's just as good. That's just my opinion. But it is beautiful and incredible movie. I LOVE BAYMAX AND HIRO SO MUCH! And the song, Immortals by Fall Out Boy? To die for. It suit the movie nicely. I am satisfied with my care! Heheh I had to write that, I had to!


Sooooo those were my favourites of the month! If you haven't checked these out the stuff I mentioned yet, go take a second and do that. Till next time!!

Keep Smiling,
M-L

Love Yourself

Happy Valentines Day y'all! So... are you taken bacon or single Pringle? ;) LOL LOL that's not the point of this post.

I wanted to write about... appearances but mostly about yeah, love, but self love. I was thinking though, should I do this? What if they don't like it or something like that? I am still going to write because this is for me and for those who might need a pick-me-up. Yes, this might be very cheesy/personal but I felt... inspired? to write a post about this and I want to talk about it.

Let me start off by talking a little bit about myself. I have acne, and compared to other teens out there, it's like, bad. I don't have a smartphone, and I don't have any social media accounts. Those three factors are the things I am the most self conscious about. I know you might think either "pff that's nothing" or "get a smartphone!" "get social media then!" "wash your face" but trust me, it's a lot harder in my circumstance.

Fortunately for me, I'm not being bullied by it. But, to be honest, I think the reason why no one is picking on me or whatever, is because I make it seem like I don't care and that it doesn't bother me. Even though I am being treated well and equally, there's still the thought at the back of my head that tells me that those people are aware of what I have and don't have. That thought creeps on me and it makes me go nuts.

So then what do I do? It's a question I've been asking myself for ever now.

A lot of the times, I answer myself to just keep my head up, and yeah, love myself. Because in the end, everything you're doing, saying, thinking, making, it's all for you. You might as well make the best of it. So be happy in your own skin, be yourself. I want to think that pitying yourself will not make things better, and nothing will happen. It will not lead you anywhere.

There are so many things to love about yourself, but when you're focused on comparing yourself to others, or when you're bringing yourself down because of what you think of yourself (how many times have I typed "yourself"), all you're doing is fogging up the rest of what makes you...you!

I believe that when you show off at least one unique quality you have, it overpowers everything else you have going on. It might be just me who thinks this, but it's based off of what I experienced. So, for me, I like to laugh a lot, and be, you know, amusing and witty and just simply be fun to be around. A lot of people at my school have noticed that I always seem to smile and/or laugh/joke around a lot, and they like it because it creates a warm, light, and fun vibe. And I like that about myself, so I try to show off that side of me more than anything else. It makes me feel better about myself, it makes me feel more confident.

I think this Valentine's Day, or whenever really, when you don't feel like yourself or when you're feeling bad about yourself, think of one unique quality of yours. It's different for everyone, but I think that when you feel certain about the one special thing you have that no one else has, everything else clears right up. And most importantly, just love yourself!

If you felt like this post was semi hard to understand, or if it was vague, the point of this is for me to spread the message of loving who you are, because there is no one else here that is like you. We all have our flaws-trust me I got plenty of 'em- but we also have amazing traits that makes us special. And we have that one unique something that no one else has, and when we show that off, it makes you the best you that you can be (I'm putting emphasis on you if you couldn't tell)!! You will feel good about yourself, and others around you will feel good too because they like the vibe you're sending out. When in doubt, just be a wonderful and unique human being.

I recently like, binged on Superwoman videos, like her older videos, and I came upon a certain one that I thought would be nice to share in this post. It's kind of similar to what this post is about. I love it because it's really funny and it's my kind of humour! It's a nice way to tie up this post.

Superwoman - Inner Beauty Make Up Tutorial

I hope you enjoyed reading this post. Happy Valentine's Day folks, and until next time!

Keep Smiling,
M-L

M-L's Review on P.S. I Still Love You

          Omg! When was the last time I've done a REVIEW?! LIKE EVER?.. July 25th 2015 was the last time I wrote a review. The last time I wrote a book review was on July 5th 2015! And it's funny, because the book I'll be reviewing is the sequel of the last book I wrote about!! What magic is this lol.
*I forgot to mention this in my last Blast of Books post, so I figured I should show this in another post which is in this review.

This is P.S. I Still Love You and it's the sequel of To All the Boys I've Loved Before. It's also the last book of this...duology? 

*POTENTIAL SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ TATBILB. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED*

So this book basically, literally picks up where TATBILB ended.  If y'all have read the first one, you'll know it ended with Lara Jean writing another letter and it ends with "Dear Peter...". 

Lara Jean and Peter never meant for this to happen. They never planned for it to. But now Lara Jean is learning about what it's really like to be with someone. And boy, she has a lot to learn from when it comes to being in a relationship. It's a real roller coaster, especially when a boy from her past is back in her life, and she's starting to have feelings for him too. Add in a frenemie, and you've got yourself P.S I Still Love You! I'm just kidding by the way, there's a lot more to it than that. 

I... *sigh*... I never thought I'd like these kinds of books, like the light and fuzzy and giddy and girly kind of books. BUT I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. THE FEELS.  IT'S TOO MUCH TO HANDLE. 

You can see the character development when you read the story. Lara Jean's perspective and point of view changes a lot in the second book. It's a good change! She's gotten a lot more independent and responsible, but her personality is still the same. I feel like Lara Jean is a really good role model for girls. A lot of girls can be able to relate to her and her life. I find that really cool because it makes the story more real. The topics talked about in the book is what some teenage girls think, and when they know that someone else thinks that, it feels good that they're not the only ones. The way Lara Jean thinks is really how we girls think. 

The love story in the book though. Can I just say one thing. Goals. A relationship like Lara Jean's seems really real. Especially with Lara Jean's point of view on the matter, it seems so... REAL. That's the only thing I can say! It's just REAL, and that's really GOOD. That's all I have to say. 

So, to close this review, I have a final verdict. PRAISE FOR P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU. I recommend this to anyone who wants a light read, who wants to sigh over scenes in the book because it's just, goals. And in a discreet way, it teaches us a lot of things. I don't think you could get tired of this story.

I hope you all liked this review on P.S I Still Love you! Check this book out if you have the chance. 

Keep Smiling,

M-L