Bare Layer / Scare Layer

I was really saddened to hear the tragic news that 13-year-old beauty guru, Talia Joy Castellano, tragically passed away yesterday after fighting a 7-year battle with cancer.

This bubbly, mini makeup artist was a real inspiration for many people across the world and the internet is definitely a duller place without her. Her beautiful smile and amazingly positive attitude will be missed by her millions of followers.

Talia touched the hearts of so many, from other children spending weeks in hospitals to the many celebrities she got to meet. She was a brilliantly talented makeup artist and loved to experiment with bold colours. 

In 2012, she appeared on The Ellen Show and became an honorary CoverGirl. Talia met so many of her heroes in her short life and became a hero herself to a lot of people. 

Next time I start to moan about work or think life is unfair I'm going to think of Talia and just keep swimming. She never let obstacles get in the way of her dreams and that is why she is such an inspiration, 

In the amazing TV series 'Game of Thrones' there are many amazing female characters. These characters have been brilliantly cast but none so well as Brienne of Tarth. She is played by Gwendoline Christie. Her is what she has to say about her role; 

"It’s really vitally important to me the way women are portrayed. As someone who has always felt at times pretty genderless because of my size, it interests me to challenge ideas of prejudice and femininity and what it is to be a woman. It’s still something that I don’t have all the answers for but I would like to make a bit of a difference; do something, anything, that causes people to have more sense of equality….

Imagine; I used to have really long blonde hair, always wearing heels, lots of make-up. I had been someone who was highly feminised and had chosen to look that way, partly because I was 6ft 3in but also I was into that aesthetic. I knew it had to be stripped away. I knew this would be an important part not just for my work but in terms of my own development, because I would be confronting elements of myself that I didn’t want to confront. It was actor’s vanity and personal vanity. To see yourself displayed as unattractive, large, masculine, it’s quite tough… But I know it’s just perspective. A social conditioning that causes us to view these traits in a woman in a negative way, but it’s still hard to watch myself even now. (x)"

She was recently interviewed for Stylist Magazine. Here are some stunning shots of her by Rankin that accompany the interview.