Women Still Want Love | Daily Dose of Hue | Christian Life

There are times that I think about many topics that I want to talk about. I feel that expressing my thoughts is not my forte. However, today I felt like writing this in the hopes that it will help someone.  Over the years the lives of woman have changed drastically and in many ways I am thankful because I am able to vote, work and many other opportunities that other woman did not have in the past but worked hard to get us here. 

However, deep down women are very romantic and always in search for love. Weather deep down we refuse to admit, and want to be proud, I think we just want to be loved. Many say love is complicated, but its not at all, its simple, love is love. We humans are the ones that make it complicated. We are picky and want more than we can handle. As a Christian now, I have learned the simplicity of love, unconditional love and the patience of love. There were times I had it all and still felt empty. I was married, single, in a relationship yet I was unhappy. 

Colossians 3:14 ^

And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

I am not here to tell you that you should be a Christian. I think your time will come for you to decide for yourself. I just don't want anyone to go through this life and be disappointed with love. A lot has changed for women the only thing that has not changed is God's plans for women and not just women, men as well. God has given us the rules to this life and we refuse to accept them and incorporate them. I feel that over the years God's word is being forgotten and just shoved under the rug because we want to live in the new trend of fame, sex, alcohol and butt shaking, with our phones in our hands at every minute documenting our every move. That's not what life is about.. its enjoying the person next to you. Not living a life of shame and guilt that later lead you to alcohol and drugs. 

Psalms 37:4 ^

So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

We only seek God when we are heartbroken or in a dark moment of our life. Once He has brought peace to our hearts we go back to the same cycle of life and then back to seek God when we fail once more. Many couples don't want to get married and those who get married just get married to have a big party. We need to have in mind God's word and thru Jesus Christ we have so much to look forward to. Marriage is more than just "lets get married". When we bring God into our plans He takes control and guides our every move. 

Many couples say, we are going to get married when our careers take off, when we have enough money to throw a big wedding. Why!? Everything we do in the name of Jesus Christ will be a success. Even more than what you have planned. Ladies, don't degrade your soul any longer. Your body is a temple and God wants us to be happy, loved and successful. Don't avoid his words any longer. His promises are real and I am 100% sure that anything you do in His name that is; with a sincere heart He will make your desires come true. Find the goodness in your heart and do things the right way. Stop living the same cycle of life, relationship through relationship. Waiting for a certain something in order to get married. Being married doesn’t affect your success, your career, it actually makes it more successful because there is two.  

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 ^

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work. And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

Let's not forget that anything we do we put it in God's hand and let Him bless our paths. That anything we do with the goodness of our hearts that He will care for. Continuing to have a relationship with Him will keep your relationship free of stress and doubts. It's never late to seek His help. Always focus on the goal and the goodness of your heart. We create our own suffering, our own choices. God corrects our ways because He doesn't want us to be unhappy.

Ephesians 4:2-4 ^

With all gentle and quiet behavior, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

I wished I had grown up in a Christian household, that spoke of God's promises. Perhaps I would not have understood then ---the way I do now. Eventually we all surrender to Him or I hope we do because His love is greater than anything. I do understand how hard it can be to be in obedience, to pray, celibacy but I can't explain the happiness and peace that I feel when I walk, when I sleep. Obedience is greater than sacrifices, and it gives you a type of strength that lasts and its like nothing else. 

Psalms 95:6 ^

O come, let us give worship, falling down on our knees before the Lord our Maker

Goodbye Social Media | Daily Dose of Hue

This new year I wanted to detox from social media. I had many mixed feelings about deleting my Facebook and deactivating my Instagram. I have been on social media since the AOL, MSN Messenger and MySpace days. I even went on Twitter, that didn't really stick though. I just wasn't a fan like most people. I really just stuck to Facebook, Instagram and sometimes YouTube. However, I started to feel more overwhelmed than actually enjoying it. 

Most times I always managed to get a large following on my social accounts with the exception of Facebook since it was mainly family and friends. I was always trying to post the best pictures and anything adventurous that I was doing at the moment or think of doing something adventurous just to post it. I started to get really obsessive about posting or not posting, losing followers, not gaining new followers and with the new algorithms it made it more difficult to keep up. I had to stop, being that I have been on social media for some time now, it was hard.

Other times I felt very fake on social media. Always picking the right picture out 60 shots, adding filters, and just pretending to be having a good time when really it was just another Monday. People would probably see me out in the street and be like wow she looks nothing like her Instagram photos. My hair undone, breakouts on my face, and well my everyday struggle with my weight. It made me realize how much it was taking over my life. Not only that, I was obsessing over other peoples content being better than mine or just comparing myself to others. 

Social media made me lose myself. I feel like I don't know who I am, what I like, and what I actually enjoy doing as a hobby. I lost sleep staying up all night just scrolling up and down my timelines. I spent most of my money on cosmetics, handbags and shoes. I tried every diet out there and now I don't know what my normal self is. Some friends will ask are you still vegetarian, vegan, keto or whatever diet I was trying out. I don't have a balance of my life and I want to get it back if I ever once had it. 

My goal now is to stay away from social media and try to find a balance in my life. To just be a normal person that goes to sleep at 10:30pm wakes up no later that 8am. Someone that has a night time routine and morning routine that exercises most days and eats her fruits and veggies. Attends church on Saturdays and enjoys a steak and a single glass of wine on Sundays and blogs as a hobby. I want to be a loving and patient individual that doesn't run on coffee and loves her job and co-workers. Someone that has a job that doesn’t even feel like a job.

One thing I have stopped is looking for love. I left that in God's hands and said "prepare me first before I fall in love with someone again". Not that I was ever in love because clearly I did not know how to love. Let me love God and myself first before I love someone else. I feel much more warmth now, in my heart, more peace and more laughter. We put much time and energy in looking for Mr. Right when there are other priorities in our lives. I want to be the best version of me. 

An Empty Heart | Daily Dose of Hue | Christian Life

 Why is it that even though we have everything in life we are still not content? I had everything at my hands; money, car, furnished house anything I needed I had it, family friends you name it. Yet my heart was empty. After my last break up I found myself living with the consequences of what I did to push my boyfriend away. The way I acted was not correct and I ended up feeling guilty. I cried so much because we don't realize what we are doing until it has gone to far. I realized that my act was for attention only and it just lead me to a heart ache.

I cried to God for answers to my questions. I was desperate to do anything as long as the pain went away. I remember that I opened up my Bible looking for an answer. I read through passages and came across one that said something like "trust in me, I will take care of you as long as you follow my word." I don't exactly remember the passage but those words stayed with me. All this time I was not following His word. I was feeling jealous, envious and lying to others and myself. When you fill your heart with God's word you stop having negative feelings. We start understanding the meaning of life and loving those around us. We learn to love them and accept them with all their flaws. That when we follow a positive path we do not feel shame or guilt because we are acting accordingly and with a reassurance that the outcome will be positive.

If God had to break my heart that many times in order to find Him I would do it all over again because now my heart is filled with His love. My life has meaning and a purpose. Many of us don't know that but God just wants what is best for us. It's easier said than done but we have to start the change. It's fighting with yourself day by day to be filled with His wisdom and love. We grew away from Him, creating bad habits and negative choices. However, I am here to tell you that you have the rest of today and tomorrow and every single day that God gives you to change. He is waiting for you with his arms wide open, ready to hug you and nurture you with His love and reassure your steps because it's only forward with God.  

January 2018 Empties

So instead of actually showing you my empties, I thought maybe I would just pull them off the internet and show them to you. Only because I have already trashed some of them. Also I am sure I had more but I will try to list what I can remember.

I am going to start with my recent all time favorite Shampoo and Conditioner by Straight Arrow Mane n' Tail Deep Moisture line. I came across these from a you tuber I don't remember her name. She mentioned she had really thick coarse hair. I gave them a try and omg they feel amazing on my hair. They leave my hair super soft and shiny. I am definately going to repurchase. Also to mention they are so affordable.

Moving on to my favorite cleanser at the moment though I have not repurchased because its a bit expensive. It is the Tatcha Deep Exfoliating Cleanser. I came across this product from the free minis that are given out at Sephora or sometimes with accumulated points. I went thru about 2 minis and one luxe sample. I have used a lot of drugstore cleansers like cetalphil, yes to tomatos, clinique and as much as I liked them all I keep wanting to go back to this one. You only really need about a dime sized. It leaves my face squeaky clean without over drying my skin. Removes my makeup and it is not irritating at all. I miss it!

Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara was my all time favorite mascara for a long time. The only problem I had while it held the curl in my lashes after using it everyday it made my lashes sticky and clumpy though I did use the waterproof one so maybe that is the reason. Also I noticed after a certain amount of time it would dry out. Will I repurchase? Probably not and only because I have found another option.

Moreover into hairspray, I have been using TRESemme for about a year or so. And as much as it really holds my hair I have to say the hold on this one is like glue haha but that is a good thing right? Though it takes a while to remove in the shower. However I find myself going back to this one because of the out of control hair that I have. This really tames every single strand of hair. Will repurchase for sure!!

When I don't wash my face I use wipes. Currently and always I use the Neutrogena makeup removing wipes in the blue packaging. Honestly I don't remember how long I have been using these babys for haha. I truely do love them. Will keep repurchasing unless they sell out.

Last but not least UD de-slick setting spray.. another favorite product that I will probably not repurchase. I did enjoy but I have been using the Morphe Setting Spray, that stuff is magic! Love it and affordable.

MOLD On My Eye Shadow Palette - Gemini Palette - Melt Cosmetics

Hello Beauties! Today I bring kind of a different post. I was going through my makeup and I thought to myself I just got this palette last October and I have not used it much. I honestly started applying and then I notice something different. It was MOLD! I freaked out! I don't know how common this is but I have never seen it in any of my palettes. This is the Gemini Palette by Melt Cosmetics. I have contacted them through email so hopefully they get back at me soon. 

For now I thought I would share this with you so that you can be careful because you are placing these around your eyes.. skin.. I will let you all know what they say and if anyone knows what is going on please advise me down below in the comment section. 

Update: They did reach back to me. Money was reimburse and I just needed to show proof and date of purchase. I did not have to send the palette back. Great customer service and they replied fast. 

Project Pan 2019

Hello beauties! I wanted to share with you all my Project Pan 2019. I picked these products for various reasons. I am going to start in the order I would apply to my face. As shown in the pictures below I have almost a full face of make up and that is so that I can use more products all at once. 

1.Moisturizer; I picked two by Clinique. They are both the same product just different packaging. I received them in a gift bag seperately. I picked these because they are really good brand non-irritating to the skin and it leaves my skin soft. My foundation applies with no problem and I felt like I had to use them up so that I can actually make decision on how they work on my skin. 

2.Primer; I have been using and loving the Tatcha Silk Canvas primer and I really do love it but it is so expensiv. I don't know what the shelf life is on this product but I do not want to waste it. I will make sure to use it up before that and specially because its exposed to the air so much. 

3. Hourglass Stick Foundation; Honestly I have been having a hard time deciding weather I like this foundation or not. It is really hard to blend out. I feel like I tug at my skin a lot more than I should. Though I have to say the primer I have been using helps a lot more to glide on. Anyways it was expensive and I do not plan to repurchase. 

4.Chanel tan de Soleil bronzer; I have had this product no joke maybe 3 years untouched. When I first bought it I was so tan that the shade did not match me. However, now that I am more pale I am actually able to use it as a bronzer. I love it but I feel like I will never hit pan! 

5.Setting powders; For this one it was so easy to pick. I have so many powders that I need to use up that I need to stop buying them. I have been loving these by Maybelline and Phycisians Formula. the Fit Me matte & poreless I use for all over the face setting powder and the correcting powder from PF I use to correct discoloration from my face. I probably will not repurchase because it leaves a bit of a white cast on my face. 

6.The famous unlocked palette from Hourglass! OMG! I love this palette. It was limited edition and I wished I had bought a back up. You wonder why I want to use it up? Well its limited edition so its not like I can just have it my vanity and not use it because of that. I need to use more of the products I love because in reality something new comes and replaces it and it is a great product.

7.Tartelette Palette; I bought this when I had no idea what shades I was into. The color pay off is not the best in this palette. The color selection for my personal taste now is not that great either. I have honestly thought of giving it away to a friend because I can not use it. The colors skip or muddied up. 

8.Lipstick; I have here a Too Faced lippie but in reality it's any lipstick. I own so many that ever since the liquid lipsticks came out I feel like they have been collecting dust in my drawers. 

9.Mascara and eyeliner.. again same!! I need to use them up before purchasing a new one. I currently own 3 Maybelline lash sensational mascaras. For liquid eyeliner I am currently working on using up the Kat Von D tattoo liner in Trooper. Almost dried out. 

10. Setting spray; ever since the new Morphe Setting Spray came out I have been leaving all my other ones behind. I have to say now my Urban decay one is empty now. However I might reuse the bottle because I love the mist on it.