#first article

This is about self love-

and the trials of loving someone else more than yourself. I hope through sharing my story I am able to help others out there who are going through the same thing that I did.You are not alone and happiness is closer than you think.

♥

For the past few months I was really obsessed with the makeup, so I was trying so many new (for me) products and tools. One of them was Zoeva makeup brushes. Zoeva is German makeup brush & decorative cosmetics brand. It’s high quality products are designed to change a woman’s life. Zoeva makeup brushes actually did change my life, well maybe not my life, but my makeup routine for sure :) Sooo, my obsession for Zoeva makeup brushes started about two months ago, when I purchased a Zoeva ‘Classic Brush Set’. I still remember when I for the first time tried them, and OMG it was a love from the first sight.  They are so soft and has very good quality for the price you are paying. Face brushes gives you a flawless application and eye brushes blends eye shadows to perfection.

Classic brush set its very good to start with, and it contains:

Zoeva 125/Stippling brush;

Zoeva 128/Cream Cheek brush;

Zoeva 105/Luxe Highlight brush;

Zoeva 142/Concealer buffer brush;

Zoeva 227/Luxe Soft Definer brush;

Zoeva 228/Luxe Crease brush;

Zoeva 230/Luxe Pencil brush;

Zoeva 317/Wing liner brush.

The only one brush, what is missing in a set is a large fluffy Powder Brush, but you can purchase it separately, and it doe’s not cost that much, so you don’t need to rob a bank.

As I said before I was so obsessed with Zoeva, so I purchased few more, and added to my brush collection.

Soo, lets talk more about each brush, and how I use them.

Face brushes:

My number one foundation brush – Zoeva 102/Silk Finnish (this brush was not included in a Classic Brush set).  This brush is so soft and dense at the same time, it applies foundation to perfection, and doesn’t leave any streaks.

I actually really liked 125/Stippling brush (foundation), which was included into a set, because it gives you that natural application, but I feel that it was little bit hard to cover my imperfections with it, so I am using it to blend primer into my skin and I love it how it feels on my skin.

Zoeva 142/Concealer buffer – the smallest version of 102/Silk Finnish. It is very dense, so its amazing amazing for blending concealer into the skin. I feel that my concealer does not crease when I am using this brush.

Zoeva 105/ Luxe Highlight brush – its actually a highlighter brush, but I feel it is maybe little bit too big for a highlighter, so I use it to set under eyes (size is perfect for that) with the setting powder.  It is also very soft and gentle for an eye area.

Zoeva 128/ Cream Cheek – I like that is angled, so it is very good for contouring, and/or blush application on your cheeks.

Eye brushes:

Zoeva 224/Luxe Defined Crease – Bought this brush separately. It is great for creating soft shading and well- blended definition through the crease.

Zoeva 225/Luxe Eye Blender is a luxurious blending brush which creates a naturally seamless finish with your eye shadow colours. Brush number one for blending :)

Zoeva 227/Luxe Soft Definer brush; - multi-purpose brush for me. I can use this to pat down color on the lid and to blend out the shadows. Love love.

Zoeva 228/Luxe Crease brush; - amazing crease brush. Perfect for transition color.

Zoeva 230/Luxe Pencil brush; This brush allows precise application. I usually use it to apply a darker color on the outer corner of the eyes, it blends easily and is not patchy. Works well to apply under-eye shadows too.

Zoeva 317/Wing liner brush – Perfect for liner as its name states, but I personally use it to apply eyebrow gel, or powder. Very nice brush as well.

Some people might say, that Zoeva aren’t the softest brushes in the world, but for me they are just amazing and very gentle on my skin. I believe I am going add few more brushes from Zoeva into my collection :)

You can buy Zoeva brushes directly from their website. They ship worldwide.

With just one look at me, you could assume you know what kind of music I listen to, right?

When I’ve asked others who don’t know me too well to describe the kind of music they think I listen to, I’ve gotten a few different answers.

Polka.

Country.

Mainstream pop (they technically used different words).

Alternative.

Only one of these is technically correct as my main taste in music.

In reality, I listen to almost all kinds of music. I can’t totally be defined by one genre. When I have my entire library on shuffle, the order of songs could go as follows: a Disney song, a post hardcore song (think Sleeping with Sirens), a pop country song (think Taylor Swift’s first album or Hunter Hayes), a pop punk song (think Against the Current or We are the In Crowd), a Broadway show tune, and a throwback mainstream song (think songs from the 2000’s).

You may think you know a person based on appearances or music taste, but get to know someone before you start making assumptions and/or judging them. Not everyone talks about every single band or artist they listen to, especially when they know their friends or peers will judge them and look at them differently for not fitting the “acceptable mold” or “standards” when it comes to music, or anything for that matter.

Stop judging and making fun of others for liking a certain song, band, artist, or genre. Yours are not any better than theirs, and theirs are not better than yours. It is all simply music. There are not any “superior” genres, so please stop acting like there are.

There are individuals who’s only solace is found in the music they listen to. Why would you want to tear someone down who might already feel broken? Why would you taunt the one thing that has always been, is currently, and will always be there for them?

Music is one of the several universal languages known around the world. Don’t put down someone else’s music in order to feel better about yourself. At the end of the day, we’re all just people trying to find our places in this crazy and insane place we call our home.

Next time you want to make fun of someone for listening to a band or not knowing who your favorite bands are, don’t. Think about how your words and actions affect others.

U-Pick farms (aka Pick Your Own) have been part of my life since I was young, when my elementary school took us on an apple picking field trip.

My family continued the tradition after my sister and I graduated and it's become a hallmark of autumn for us. Picking apples, shopping the store, come home and process all the apples into apple sauce, apple crumble and apple cider. Then we do the whole process over for pumpkins and squash. We did Christmas trees for a few years because I kept picking extremely prickly trees.

As is natural, i assumed that regular apple picking was a part of everyone's experience since it's such a big part of mine but I've realized over the last few years that it's actually not, which is a shame.

-Some segue of interest in them to researching about that-

The earliest record of a u-pick farm goes back to the medieval times, although I'm not sure it counts in a time when agriculture was such a large part of daily life. -Share cropping- The next iteration was in Victorian England when -some info about Victorian England-

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Apple Crumble Recipe

Ingredients

Filling:

Apple

Flour

Brown Sugar

Topping:

Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Flour

Oats

Butter

Method

Chop apples and put the in lemon juice water so they don't brown

Combine apples with flour and sugar

Put filling in your baking dish

Combine the melted butter with flour, oats, cinnamon until it's your desired consistency (more flour for a crumbly topping, more oat for a chewier topping)

Put the topping on the filling with no gaps to protect the apples

Bake at 350C until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbly

Let it sit for 5-10 minutes so it's still warm but the flour let's the filling firm up a bit

“Založily jsme tento časopis pro muže, jejichž ženy si kupují Květy, nebo chvilku pro tebe. Pro Muže, které už unavuje kupování plenek a jednorázového spodního prádla, pro Muže kteří si chtějí přečíst o věcech, jako je uzení auta, fotbal, hokej a hlavně jako odpočinek pro každého z nás, který si zasloužíme. Karel není pouze pro muže s tímhle jménem. Je pro muže, kteří chtějí pořád vědět co se v mužském světě děje a právě pro ty jsme tu.” 

Matěj Ulreich - Šéfredaktor, sloupkař

“Právě jsme se s klukama v hospodě domluvili, že založíme tento magazín, a tak jsem přispěchal domů založit prozatím blogovou verzi. Zapínám svůj kávovar a dělám si kafe, protože tato noc bude opravdu dlouhá. Pamatuji si, že jsem kdysi dávno měl blog o pánské módě. Opravdu mě to bavilo, ale tento formát, který vymyslel Matěj je opravdu jedinečný a bude to větší zábava, než se mi ze začátku zdálo. Miluji vše spojené s pánskou módou a taky se snažím nakupovat tam, kde je to určené z větší části pro muže. Vždy mi přišlo velice diskriminující, že příjdu do obchodu a pro muže je udělaný jenom takový koutek drobností. Ale byl jsem překvapený, když jsem šel koupit věci na holení do DM, že nám už vyčlenili jeden celý regál. To se ženský překonaly. Nic cinklo mě kafe, tak si ho jdu zalít. Aloha.”

Michal Král - Editor, sloupkař

Jsem opilý. Ve středu večer léta páně 2021. Je chladný letní večer,  po bouři a dešti.  Vychutnávám si své páté pivo, a druhý rum. Možná třetí. Myšlenky v mé mysli vedou válku. A asi ji vedli i dále, ale v říši snů. Vytuhnul jsem jak mimino, bůh ví, že jsem nechtěl. Ale po těžké práci se chlap sám sobě divit nemůže. Dávám si anglickou snídani, dva ibalginy, půl litru vody a mažu do rachoty. Ve vzpomínkách ze včerejšího večera si vybavuji, že byl založen týdenní občasník Karel. To byl zase nápad, jeden z mnoha, co se po hospodách ze srandy navrhne, jenomže tentokrát je to reálné. Oficiální webovka už existuje. A my si řekli,  že to prostě zkusíme, být produktivní, a po letech strávených životem nijakým je osvěžující psát úvahy, články, jen tak pro chlapy, jako jsme my, z rachoty do hospody a zase do rachoty, koloběh který spousta z nás zná. 

 Zachariáš 4.12  

Rostislav Ziegler - Rešeržér, sloupkař