Hey homies!

As you already, probably know, prom season has already started. And special thanks to GCSEs, we are a little late to write Prom themed posts. But will this stop us? NO. I know some of you seniors are still getting ready for one of the most special nights of your lives.

Firstly, congratulations, you have survived being a freshman, through puberty, through all of the exams you've studied everyday. Most importantly, through high school, and now, you are moving in to another exciting part of your lives!

Not if you are planning to go to Uni. Unfortunately, you will keep studying, but you can make sure you will get the payment one day.

But this isn't the topic.

And I'm talking too much, again.

What I'm trying to say is, you will have this night for once in your life with all of your high school friends. And I'm writing this post in order to give you some ideas about what you might need while you're at prom.

1. Your Lipstick and/or Moisturizer


It will be a tiring and long night, so your lips will need to stay moisturized. Plus, probably, you will eat too, which means your lipstick will probably need a re-touch. It's △⃒⃘lways a good idea to have your lipstick with you, so you can use it as needed.

Also, did you see what I did in there? Yay Potterheads!

2. Breath strips/ Gums/ Mints

It's always good to have a fresh breath, especially if you are with people.

3. Cash

Even though if you have a date who will probably pay for things if needed, make sure you'll have some money with you. It won't hurt anyone and you can't know whenever you will need some.

4. Lash Glue

This essential is for people who will wear false lashes. False lashes may need some retouch through the night, especially the inner and the outer sides. So make sure you'll have some Lash glues with you. I would recommend you to try DUO eyelash adhesives, mainly because of the size of it. Plus, it is really a good product with a small price, which is $9.00, you can find it at any Sephora stores.

5. Super Glue

This is an optional essential for those who has insecurities that their heels/jewelry will break. Just in case, you know.

6. Oil Observing Sheets

I think this is an absolute essential for prom night, especially for those who has oily skin. I'd prefer Clean&Clear ones. You can find them in any drug store for $5.49. Padding them gently on skin would be a better idea then rubbing. Otherwise your makeup can come off.

7. Perfume Samples

You will use your perfume, obviously. And you may need it again. You can't take a whole bottle of perfume with you, one more time, obviously. So it's always a good idea to use and bring with you a sample sized bottle. Good news, homies, you can go to Sephora for one, and they will give you one for free! You can ask for a perfume that you are looking for, and if they have one in a sample size, I'm sure they will happily give one to you.

8. Bobby pins

Because you will be dancing, and having fun all night, your hair won't stay the same. You may need some bobby pins to just make sure your hair makes through the night.


I don't think I really need to write your phone as an essential, because most probably you will be bringing it. My one last advice for you is, have fun and make sure it will be a night that you'll remember forever. Wishing the best of luck for you all,
                                                                                                            Sıla xx




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• Hello homies!It’s been like ages since last time that I wrote blog post,blame  it on our exams.But here we are now and we are going to continue writing,cheers!Many of us imagine this magical night when we first started to school and finally it’s time for PROM!Sometimes things don’t work as it planned but  don’t worry about it here are different life hacks that will help you during prom preparation.

7-If you are running late and waited for last second to paint your nails,don’t  get panic use cooking spray to dry them.

• That's all for now,hope you enjoyed!Bye guys.

OH MY GOD GUYS! I can not describe with words, how much I missed writing! We all had exams and we didn't have any time to write, but don't worry we will cover it! ;) Aaaah it feels so good to be back at it again!

Today Homies, I'm here to help you seniors out there who has prom! Many of you might already have had their prom this year, but just in case if some of you didn't, I'm writing for you.

1. Practice your makeup. You should definitely try and see how it looks before the prom. And don't try something new the day of prom like your foundation which can make a huge difference in your makeup, you might regret it if does not look good.

2. Make a schedule. You don't want to be late to your prom, right? So plan everything before, know what you will be doing when and try to follow your schedule. Prom day, is not a day to improvise.

3. Bring comfy shoes or don't wear uncomfortable ones at all. After you dance and turn up all night, your feet will be begging you to take those high-heeled shoes off. Also, you don't have to wear them anyway if your dress is long enough to cover your shoes, wear something comfortable instead.

4. If you are not going to hair salon and doing your own hair, don't wash it the day of your prom, maybe the night before. It will much more easier to curl it or straighten it. (I'm not telling you not to shower though.)

5. If you don't have a date that is totally fine, that is a terrible excuse for missing prom. Like dude you gonna slay that outfit and have fun anyway with or without a date! Go on and bring your best friend, you will not regret it I promise.

6. Take lots of photos. You know, you might have been to a prom before, and you might go to a prom after the one you are going to go. BUT, let's be real that high school prom is the best. So don't think like 'Whatever I went this before too and I will go again.' and refuse to do it. Because after that night, all you have will be photos.

7. Things might go wrong. You know I heard so many people being late because of helping other friends and people coming late, don't do that. Helping is totally fine but put yourself first, help people who deserve your help and won't make you regret it. And if something goes wrong with your hair, dress, shoes, makeup or anything, believe no excuse is good enough to miss your prom. Stop for a minute, relax and think of a solution, search it on Google or Youtube. After that, go and have fun as much as you can.


Hope I helped, I'll see you in my next post. Bye bye! x



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Hello everybody!

So, obviously, as teenagers, having a clear skin is one of the most important things for us. At least it is for me. And in this post, I thought, writing about how to have a healthier skin would be a smart idea, thinking that a healthy skin means a clear skin.

And before I forget, you may see a dermatologist if you have any other problems with your skin including your acne getting worst from time to time. Do not forget there are several reasons for acne such as our genes, stress, hormones,..etc.

I do talk to much, let's start before I go deeper and deeper!

Tip 1: Drink Water

 I know that you heard this tip probably more than a thousand times, but please make sure that your skin is hydrated. You may think that using a moisturizer is enough, but it's actually not. Your skin needs hydration from both in and outside. So make sure you drink at least 8 cups of water a day. If you are having trouble with drinking just water, you can actually try to add some different tastes in to your water, by adding in some vegetables, fruits and etc. If you are looking for recipes, there is a link for another post that has one.

http://h4lwrites.blogspot.com.cy/2016/02/5-workout-tips-and-tricks.html


Tip 2 : Make Sure You are Using Products Which are For You Skin Type

 You want to make sure that you know what your skin type is, and chose your Make-Up or Skin-care products according to your skin type, not just because it can cause acne, because it can actually harm your skin too.

Tip 3: Keep Your Skin Clean

 Wash your face in the morning, at night, and after the gym with a cleanser. My skin type is combination and it is sensitive, I prefer using Sebamed Cleansing Bar. It is paraben free and because it is hypoallergenic, you can wash your face with it daily without any fear of an allergic reaction. Please, don't forget, you would not want to wash your face with a regular cleansing bar, because different parts of body has different rates of PH levels. Follow a strict cleaning, toning and moisturizing routine every morning and every night.

Tip 4: Stay Away From Junk Food

Let's be honest here, this is a hard one. Most probably the hardest. But unfortunately, this is a must. At least, try to eat junk food as least as you can.

Tip 5 : Change you Pillow Case Frequently, Tie Your Hair Up at Night and Touch Your Face As Little As You Can.

This may sound strange to you all, but believe me, you will change your pillow case as soon as you can when you read this one.

Just like anything that transfers dirt and oil to our skins, pillows can actually cause acne too. If a pillow case is not changed frequently, it will have more dirt, oil, ... etc. on it. Which will transfer on to your skin while you are sleeping.

Think about all of the things you actually touch in a day. Including money, food, your phone and hundreds of more. When you touch your face, all of those bacteria transfer on your face. Isn't it gross? All of those germs? And, did you know that as well as they worsen acne, they can cause eye bags too?


Tying up our hair is actually because of the same reasons with changing our pillow cases and not touching our faces. Oils will transfer to our face while we sleep at night. By tying our hair up, we can avoid our hair from touching our faces.




Thank you for reading, I will see you on my next post!

-Sıla

Note : I do not own the picture

I understand how you feel right now. Maybe you've been harmed physically, or they just insulted you. Maybe you got embrassed in front of the whole school. Maybe they took somethings from you.

All of those things would probably make feel like you are not enough, you would struggle lack of strenght and some of you may even feel suicidal... So many people does bullying because they want attention of others, to make themselves popular, to feel powerful, to escape their own problems, they're being bullied too, to escape from their own problems, or they can just be jelaous of you. I can hear you saying "Jelaous of me? What?". But yes, you can't believe how many people bully someone just because they are jelaous of how smart, cute, strong or how good that person's family is and so on.

Bullies tend to pick people who are 'different' in a way that they dress, act or because of your religion, race and sexual orientation.

If you are being bullied:

Do not blame yourself. No matter what someone says or does, you should not be ashamed of who you are or what you feel. Instead, be proud of who you are. I'm totally sure that there are wonderful things about you.

Get help. You should talk to a parent, a teacher, or someone that can help you and you trust.


Learn to deal with stress. You what I still do when I feel so bad? I don't like writing into a diary and that does not work for me (but you can definitely do if it does for you), so I record my voice while I explain everything, from what happened with who, to how I felt, how I dealed with it, and I how I feel right now. Whenever you feel bad, close your eyes and wait. Wait until it stops. You can not cry forever, and your body will naturally calm down after some time. You will probably fall asleep.

How to deal with it?

Walk away. Don't listen to what they say, never show that it hurts you. Tell them that you are not interested in what they say and show them that they don't have control over you.

Protect yourself. Sometimes you can't walk away, and they might harm you physically, protect yourself no matter what. Your safety is the first priority.

Talk to someone. Talk to your parents, teacher, a counselor or any other trusted adult. Believe me, sometimes they can find a way to solve it. If they carry on, report it again, don't try to deal with it alone.

Meet new people. Join some new clubs, and meet new people. You may find people who struggle bullying too, and you can stand up for it together. But my advice to you is to not to trust people so quick, try to get to know them as much as possible.

Gay and lesbian youths are usually at risk of bullying. If you need help, call:

• U.S.: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
• Canada: 1-877-OUT-IS-OK (688-1765)
• UK: 0207 837 7324 
• Australia: 1800 184 527
• New Zealand: (04) 473 7878

Cyber Bullying Includes:

• Nasty messages online or on the mobile phone.
• Comments on your posts or posts about you.
• Being excluded from online groups and forums.
• Embarrassing photos being put online without your permission.
• Rumours and lies about you on a website.
• Offensive chat on online gaming.
• Fake online profiles being created with an intent to defame you.

If you are dealing with any of these, you should ask for help. If you are an adult, you can call the police, but if you are a teenager or a child, just talk to someone older than you that you trust.

Tips:
Never ever, respond to anything that has been said or posted about you.
Screenshot everything that they did for evidence. 
Report and block them.

To parents:

Bullying is something serious. It can cost your child's life. 

How to know that your child is being bullied:

• Talk to their teachers.
• Talk to them, make them feel safe with you and gain their trust as much as you can.
• Don't ever get angry to them just because they are being bullied and have struggles dealing it. Yelling them to stop crying would probably not work at all...
• If they are worried, sad, angry all the time, if they have nightmares, those can be the signs that they are being bullied.
• Take them to a psychologist. While doing this, explain them that there is nothing wrong with getting proffessional help from someone, and everyone does it nowadays.

 So I've tried to help, and hope I did. If you ever need to talk to someone but don't trust anyone, please text me through my social media accounts. I will reply back as soon as I see it, and I promise you, no one will know about it. You don't have to use your personal account, tell me your name or anything, but I would LOVE to help you.

My twitter is: gizemincex
My instagram is: gizemince1

In the future, I may write about my story. Maybe I can help you a bit more, if you read how exactly I dealed with it.

I also recommend you watch the movie called 'The Secret', it is a life changing movie. And there is a book of it too.

Watch The Secret on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ioKU6Jue_k

Remember that every single of you are important, you mean so much to someone, not everyone will do but you don't need every single person you know to love you anyway. Your family loves you, your best friend, boy or girlfriend loves you. If they don't, I love you. You may not believe me right now, but life does get better. I promise, all of the things that you are going through right now will end some day. Take care, and goodbye for now.

-Gizem

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Hello everyone, hope 2016 has been 'your' year so far! A new year brings a lot of things with it, but it's you to decide whether they are good or not. And as the new year has officially began, we all have some revolutions, right? 

Yep, you guessed it right, in this post I will give you some advices about how to achieve your resolutions! 

1) Set out your own 'Success Plan' : 

But.. how can you create one? Don't worry, I have a few tips for you guys! 

Tip 1 - Create a mission statement 

Making a 'Success Plan' would be impossible if we did not have any resolutions or goals, right? So basically start with giving yourselves some time to think about your goals this year. Then, decide what you need to do to achieve them. 

Tip 2 - Create a Schedule 

Create a schedule for yourselves to achieve your resolutions/goals with in a specific time and try to force yourselves to achieve them in this specific time segment. 

2) Make a 'Goals Board'  : 

Write a list of your resolutions/goals on a board and place it in a place that you will see everyday so you have a reminder of your goals. Just like a big agenda for your goals. 

3) Stop thinking about what you did in the past : 

 Focus on the present and the future. Unfortunately, you can't change the past. Letting go of the past will make you feel relieved both mentally and physically. Thinking about negative things such as failures can and will discourage you. Moving on will help you to live with what you have done whether it is good or bad.

4) Start with setting smaller goals : 

As you achieve your smaller goals one by one, you will see that you are getting closer to achieve the bigger ones.

5) Be Realistic : 

The most surest way to fail is to make your goals/resolutions unattainable. Do not resolve to never eat fast food again, it will set you up to fail. Instead of that, try to avoid them more often that you actually do now. 

6) Turn each resolution in to a habit : 

Now that you have chosen your goals and set your resolutions, find things that you can do everyday to words towards them. If you do something everyday, it becomes a habit. 


I hope that this post will be useful, I didn't want to make it long but you know that I like to talk.. 

And before I forget! Now, we also have a snapchat, twitter & instagram accounts, our username is h4lwrites.

I will see you in my next post!

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