My Make-Up Corner

As you can see from my previous posts, I love makeup. I’ve always been obsessed with buying and collecting make-up.

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Self-care corner

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Last week for Black Friday, I bought a bunch of new cosmetics and then realized I needed to reorganize my collection so that it made more sense. I went to Muji and bought more storage units to match the ones I had. Now everything is organized and easily accessible. I have individual drawers for eyeshadows, lipsticks, bronzer/blushes, brushes, mascara and general face stuff.

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Touch of pink #selfie

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I’m a feminist and I think everybody should feel great in their own skin, but if a lipstick, eye colour or whatever makes you personally feel like you can take on the world, I’m all for it. That’s what make-up is like for me. It makes me a little more confident to go about my daily life, like the ultimate placebo.

It is also a relaxing and fun routine for me in the morning. 5-10 minutes where I can myself up but also not worry too much about what the day will bring.

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Seeing stars #vscocam #selfie

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I also love art but often don’t have much time to sit down and draw. Makeup allows me to creatively work on the most organic canvas of all, the human face.

More Simpsons Books

My Simpsons Books tumblr is still very alive and well. I never seem to run out of books to post! The show is a gold mine of books in every episode.

Here are a few more favourites:

Unplugging was good for me

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Dim sum royalty

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Saturday, I hardly checked my phone. My friends made up a day called ASIA DAY where we went for dim sum, bought snacks, play mahjong/board games, had hot pot, went karaoking, all on the same day.

It was an activity jammed day with friends that I think all of us had needed. None of us really felt the need (or the want really) to be on our phones and it felt healthy and I feel much more clear-minded than I was before the weekend.

Plus, I got to try out a fancy dim sum place I’ve never been to. Food heals many wounds.

I Love Autumn

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I love autumn.

It’s not too hot and I can creatively layer my clothes.

It’s leather jacket season.

The colours of the trees and ground are beautiful.

Squirrels can be seen stuffing their faces with nuts.

It is a reminder to rethink all my goals of this year and that I still have time to go get them.

Weekend

I am so thankful to have plans this weekend with friends. This is one of those weeks where I need to do some fun and distracting things! 

The Day After

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Be kind to all dogs and people of every colour

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Yesterday was difficult but I had some self-care time and am mentally in a better place. I feel stronger than I was yesterday.

I am safe in Canada right now but already, there are people who want to echo what happened yesterday in America. I won’t let it. It’s hard to live the life of an influencer without wanting to use my voice to influence others. If I can inspire one person to show more compassion to those that are different, to listen to others without privilege than being a blogger was worth it.

I do not want to sit around and be idle any longer. If you want to help but don’t know how, here are a list of charities that need your help.

I’ll continue to blog about food and my life but I want to be braver and talk about the issues that matter the most to me too.

Deflated 

Today I don’t want to post any pretty pictures. Today I am not sure how to feel. I am Canadian but the results of last night’s election will affect more than America. It affects the world.

It sends a message to those that aren’t white and male that they are not safe.

It tells the daughters of the future that no matter how qualified you are for a job, a man will always be ahead because he is a man. It tells them that their bodies are never safe. As a feminist I feel the pain of this defeat.

It allows those with hatred in their hearts for those that are different from them to have a louder voice. It will split us apart. I have  friends and family in the states and Mexico and I fear for their safety. It feels like my heart has been stabbed.

Today I do not want to hear “nothing will happen it will be ok”. If you find yourself comfortable saying this please check your privelage. There are some that will have to fight for “nothing” to happen to ourselves, our friends, our family.

Please be considerate with the fact that even if you are not in America your friends, colleagues could be emotionally affected.

I have so many feelings at the moment that I don’t know how to describe. I am sad and angry but at the same time I feel nothing. I feel like a zombie just going about the day. 

I had to write something about today because I thought it would be wrong to write nothing. 

Posivibez

A few months ago, at Camp Wavelength my friend Kate had the awesome idea to set up a booth where people could send postcards to their future self (mailed at a secret undetermined time).

Mine arrived this week. Haha, I didn’t realize at the time that I made a horrible grammar mistake.

Regardless, I needed the reinforcement lately and it was a nice surprise when I opened up the mail and received the postcard I forgot I had written.

Autumn Teddy 2

Here are some photos of Teddy I took on our autumn stroll with my iPhone 7 Plus. Here is the post with my DSLR for comparison.

In outdoor lighting this phone makes a killer camera.

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Unsettling

People kept sharing this gif today and it is like triggering so much anxiety and OCD. How does this gif make you feel?