A new face

I'm attempting a new face care regimen, with all products that are not tested on animals of course. I've only got one day down- but my skin does feel very fresh.
I use Walgreens Shea baby wipes, then Seventh Generation Lavender makeup remover & facial cleansing cloths followed by a few swipes of Dickenson's Witch Hazel.
If my skin gets dry I use Bio Oil, I adore Bio Oil it got rid of scars I had & has made my complexion more even looking.

As soon as I did this regimen, my pimples did open up and my skin calmed down quite a bit. 

When my face is breaking out really bad I use Revlon Photo ready primer in a lavender shade- harkening back to the Victorian Era when women used lavender tinted powders to correct many facial coloring problems. They often used T Le'Clerc powder, I cannot afford such so I was overjoyed when Revlon started making a lavender primer! Then I put in a little Revlon Photoready Airfoam makeup. I believe it's called Airfoam- it puffs up like mousse and goes on so light & does not clog my pores.
I finish it off with Revlon cream blush (rouge) and a light dusting of either Physicians Formula color correcting translucent powder or Physicians Formula highlighter for all skin types.

A trick I discovered to making my made up face look really pretty & polished is to use a powder blush the same shade as you use on your cheeks & swipe a light layer on your eyelids and finish it off with eyeliner & mascara. It looks polished without looking too done up. For the days when I'm way too busy or tired for a smoky eye! Which by the way is my favorite.

I use Revlon or Wet N' Wild lipstick, usually in red. I adore red lipstick! I do however own pink, peach, & nude lipstick for when I'm feeling less bold- but generally those poor lipsticks sit alone in their tubes because I'm always grabbing my red lipsticks! It comes from my Grandma, she always had on bright pink or cherry red lipstick & I thought & still do think that that is just the bees knees.

If you don't wear makeup you may find this post a bit boring but I strongly believe in animal rights & want to show that you can look beautiful using only makeup not tested on animals.

Clean Room: Clean Desk

After cleaning out my closet, I decided my desk needed cleaning too.
I threw out tons of stuff I wasn't using & went to Savers to look for things to personalize my work space.
I got a peach lace table cloth, some pretty old containers & a big yellow doily.
From Amvets a while back I got an old wooden Ouija board.
The Ouija board became my desk blotter & now my work space is pretty & girly & slightly creepy, I love it!
My perfumes are on my desk for inspiration- I just love the bottles & how luxurious they look. The bunnies are there because every desk needs bunnies.
I can't wait to start actually working at my desk again, versus just using it to stack school work & random books.

Wistful Victorian?

Why do I call my blog, & myself a "Wistful Victorian"? There are so many reasons.

The biggest reason I feel is that, in today's day & age, manners are being thrown out the window- so is our societies moral compass. I pride myself on learning something new everyday, and trying to be the best I can be each day. Not only for myself but for the people around me. Do not get me wrong, I am by no means a push over nor do I care completely what others think of me, I just feel that what you put out into the world is a signal for how others should treat you. 

I am polite & diplomatic because that is how I want to be treated. I dress modestly because I want people to get to know me before passing judgement. I do not stare rudely at others, and dressing modestly also helps me because it signals to others that they should not stare rudely at me and invites less lascivious comments directed towards me. 

In the Victorian Era, modesty and manners were of great importance in daily life. I feel we could, in our world now, do with a revival of these morals.

Besides me holding modesty & manners in such a high regard, I also love the opulence and the way Victorians approached their world with curiosity & the willingness to learn. I love learning, and I truly believe you learn something new each day. Wether it be something in school, or something as simple as finding a new food you enjoy. 

I felt the need to write this because with the recent Easter season, and me working in retail, I have experienced the extent to which our society deems horrid behavior acceptable. It is relieving to write this down and get my opinion out there.