SheInside-American Apparel Tennis Skirt Dupe

I love American Apparel, but I don't quite like the price tags as much. I've always wanted one of there staple tennis skirts, but there sold for around £45. I was trying one on in there stores, but before I bought it I found a website called Sheinside selling them for £13! Its available in white, black, navy and lilac, and the quality is just as good. However the sizing is different to American Apparels, as they come up a lot smaller. I ordered the white skirt and it arrived about 1 week later. The website is safe to use and there are loads of amazing clothes to find and buy.

Happy shopping!

  

How I Edit My Instagram Pictures+Keeping Up A Theme

I've had this requested a lot on my Instagram and if your not following me already its @libertybourke (lets be honest this post is a total self promo for Instagram). I am way too obsessed with Instagram and feel like I've said Instagram way to many times already, but it seems to be a trend to have a good 'theme' or 'feed'. My feed reflects who I am and has pictures of everything I see, and usually everything I eat...To me a feed or theme is a collection of photos that compliment each other. Its like having a family of photos that all work together, but are individually different. I feel like I'm turning Instagram into something really deep and complicated.
 

First of all you have to take a high quality photo, which is all to do with the lighting, I take all my photos on my iPhone and use the brightness tools (you can do this by focusing the camera and scrolling up or down).

Next its all about picking a good filter and using the right editing features, some of my favourite apps to use are:

-Afterlight (£0.69)

-VSCOcam (FREE, but have to download filters(some filters are FREE too))

-Facetune (£2.99)

-Rookie(FREE)

I always use VSCOcam, especially because your photos are saved to a grid so you can see what your Instagram will look like before you've posted it. Once I've chosen a photo I'll choose the HB2 filter (which you have to download) and I'll change the intensity to around 7 or 8, the darker the picture the lower the intensity. Then I will fade the picture to +6. Depending on the photo I'll change the brightness and saturation, but I don't use these features all the time.

 

Factune-Good for changing the colour(tones) of things in photos, can smooth skin and can defocus and blur photos to a good standard.

Afterlight-Like VSCOcam with a range of filters, my favourite is russ.

Rookie-Range of filters, light leaks and textures for free, my favourite filters are mild, yuki and dusk.

I hope you liked this post I know its a bit different, comment your Instagram below if you want me to check it out and follow. Some of my favourite feeds are: @madisenrosebeauty1 @thatsojack @drumaq @lovelaurenelizabeth @arose1860 @suedebrooks @jennxpenn @claudiesulewski @inkawilliams and of course the one and only @conniexblackman!

The Worlds Most Powerful Facial

I've tried this facial a few times and it's nothing like anything I've tried before. Whilst it dries on your skin you can feel your skin pulsating. The mask is a clay which you can mix with water or raw apple cider vinegar and is 100% natural calcium bentonite clay. It is designed to deep cleanse your skin and remove impurities and oil from your pores. It is called Indian healing clay from the brand Aztec Secret.

  

Firstly, I use a plastic bowl (can be any non-metal bowl) to mix two parts clay to one part water, and I stir this until a paste is formed. At first it will appear lumpy, however you can add more liquid/clay to form a smooth consistency. 

  

Next, I paint it on to my face with a makeup brush until I have an even layer. Be careful and avoid contact with your eyes.

I then wait 15-20 minutes or until the mask is completely dry and then wash it off with warm water. If you have delicate skin I'd recommend leaving the mask on for around 10 minuets instead. 

As the mask is drying your skin will feel extremely tight and it will probably be hard to move your mouth. It is also normal for your eyes to look strange whilst the mask is drying, they are only like this because your skin is being pulled.

After you've removed the mask it is normal for your skin to be slightly red, and it would have returned back to normal within half an hour. 

You can use this mask for any area of the skin as an acne preventer, clay baths, foot soaks and for knee packs (chilled clay). 1lb of the clay will make 10-15 facials which you can use once a week.