Making a schedule

To become more organised, I have downloaded a PDF calendar of the month so that I can plan out my posts. I feel like this is a good idea because I can visually see what is going to be posted when and if I need to move any posts around. The downside to this is that I am going to have to try and stick to the schedule which may be difficult for me because If I create a post I am proud of, I’m going to want to post it as soon as I can. I really want to create more collaborations with other students however it’s so difficult to find a time when everyone is available and the weather / lighting is good. I feel like this projects would probably have been better for me to do during the summer as everything looks better then in terms of lighting. I think I am going to carry on blogging after this project is over because I love creating new content and seeing it live on my blog. I am always happy with how my posts look on my blog and that always motivates me to carry on and create more content.

Filming First Ever Makeup Tutorial on YouTube

As it is valentines day next week, I want to create a makeup tutorial for my YouTube channel. A big thing at the moment is affordable, drugstore makeup so i've decided that all the products I am going to use are going to be affordable as this ties in well with my USP as I am aiming my blog at students. My biggest challenge for this tutorial is going to be finding a drugstore foundation that I actual like using and matches me well.

Whilst going through my makeup, I came across my L'Oreal True Match foundation which I think is probably the best match i'm going to get and I thought it would be helpful for others with my skintone to know which shade I use.

I decided to film at 1pm as the lighting was best at this time of day. I decided that this was not going to be a talk through tutorial as I am not that confident with talking on camera by myself just yet. Once I was filming there were a couple issues, first my SD card ran out of storage so I had to use my housemates, and then the camera was about to die so I had to be as quick as I could. I made up the makeup look as I was going but I was happy with the outcome anyway.

From filming this makeup tutorial, I discovered that I actually really enjoyed making videos. It has always been a passion of mine to watch tutorials but I never realised how much work actually went into making these videos.

First 1-2-1 Session

Today I had my first 1-2-1 with Elizabeth and I showed her the work I had done so far. The feedback I received was to make my logo more clear as it was difficult to read and also to put spaces in-between my pictures as this would make flow easier. It was helpful to be told that my logo was unclear because I would show my friends and get their feedback as to what they thought but they already knew that my blog was called "Kits Beauty Edit" so they would know what it said. Following this 1-2-1, I went to a stationary store to buy a notebook to write down and blog post ideas I had as I want to have the majority of my posts already created before they need to go live so I can stay on top of my work.