... the window to the soul ...

So I'm procrastinating from doing my politics tut due for tomorrow morning (eep!) and watching the latest season of America's Next Top Model :P (love it!) And seeing all the AMAZING make-up they get done the shoots is seriously inspiring to me...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE really bold eye make-up especially. I think my eyes are one of my biggest assets and I love acccentuating them. Its gotten to the point that if I don't wear eyeliner I feel naked :P Its the best way to highlight your face and totally make it pop and grab people's attention. I think beauty in the face is totally the most important (way more than being super skinny or something like that :P). And make-up is totally a way for every person to bring out the best in themselves. I just recently died my hair a darker shade of brown so I have been going a lot bolder with my eye-liner to highlight the dark against my rather pale skin. And my amazing friend Sharlene has been insisting for a while now that I where red lipstick with this look cause my dark hair totally means I can pull it off. Last night I finally got my opportunity to do it when I had to dress all corporate for two of my friends' joint birthday thing and even though I was slightly hesitant to go so bold, it actually turned out kinda amazing. It was very 1920's glam ;P

I hate how crazy expensive make-up is, because if it weren't I would totally own like a truck load of it!!

These are some pics courtesy of the amazing *we heart it* which I love. . .

~Sugar and spice and all things nice~

So, there are many reasons I want to travel. I cannot wait to get out there and see the world, to experience all the different cultures, hear (and learn!) the languages, explore the landscapes aaaaand. . . taste the candy! ^_^

I love sweets! Like soooo much!! And whenever I have termed 'overseas fancy candy' and can't help myself from salavating just the tiniest bit ;P hehe. So yes. I cannot wait to travel to EAT THE SWEETS! XD

**Do you like my orange shoes**

I have to say that I love, love, LOVE this band! They are truly one of the ones that make my heart not just smile but give a big cheshire cat grin! ^_^ Their voices are magic, their lyrics are charming and the music itself is upbeat and quirky in the best of ways... And they're from Durban which is so super rad! South Africa really does have some of the most awesome music EVAR. This is a band I really don't mind having stuck in my head all day long (which has been the case for the last little while...) <3

Fire Through the Window - Do do do

"Like the most adorable little fluffy puppy, licking your nose uncontrollably..."

So near the end of last year I came out of a long relationship in a really hectic breakup and its been a very difficult road moving forward from it for me, especially accepting the pain and betrayal I felt at the way in which I was treated following it. Despite the break up having been over 6 months ago, things have been hitting me really hard over the last few days for some reason, as if it sorta just happened yesterday. I haven't been able to push away those the thoughts that keep trying like crazing to creep back into my head. And there have just been one too many reminders of him surrounding me. But something came over me tonight which has surprised me (in the best of ways). It's the feeling that I absolutely cannot WAIT to be in love again. . . 

So much pain and anger and resentment has been surrounding me over the last few months with regards to this relationship, which was my first (a lot of firsts for me in fact). But I had this sudden wave of emotion in remembering that feeling of being in love all over again. When I was sorting through some old photo’s the other day I came across a random photo of the two of us together. My one arm is wrapped around his neck from the back and his one hand is reaching up to touch mine. I could instantly feel all the love we used to have, I could see it all in that one touch of our fingertips. But that has been so intrinsically tied to the pain that followed it… Tonight I have just been thinking about how amazing it is going to be the next time I fall in love and how much I can’t wait for that. There is nothing like that feeling, nothing in the whole world. The closest thing I can think of is the most adorable little fluffy puppy, licking your nose uncontrollably. It’s that feeling of being filled with nothing but so much pure bliss and sunshine that it feels like its going to bubble up right out of you.

So many people say that love doesn’t exist, that it is a fairy tale. I know for sure that that isn’t true. Happy endings – those may only exist in fairy tales, I'll be the first to admit that, but love is undeniably 100% real. If you are yet to experience the real thing, just wait – you will be blown away. It is honestly emotion that is almost inconceivable. Even when you’re feeling it, you can’t believe you actually are. Its sorta crazy.

So despite the fact that I know I don’t need another relationship anytime soon, and although I know it’s gonna be a really long time till it comes around (‘cause no matter how real I believe love is, I still believe true love is rare)  I cannot wait for that little puppy to come along again. ;P