Leah McSweeney’s Tortoise Sunglasses in The Hamptons

Real Housewives of New York Season 12 Episode 4 Fashion

One thing we’re noticing so far about RHONY newbie Leah McSweeney this season is that she’s a really fun drunk she likes to stick to certain brands; i.e. her flag dress in this scene is by a brand we’ve seen her wear quite a few times before (well, it’s sister label Maje) and her tortoise sunglasses are by the same brand that makes the sunnies we reported on her wearing earlier on in the Hamptons trip. Now if only she sticks to whatever brand of vodka it was that she was drinking on last night’s episode, we have a feeling she’ll definitely be setting the table for a wildly great season of tortoise turtle time. 

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While you’re bored in the house, in the house bored, TikTok is full of viral beauty trends to try out for yourself. During this difficult time, it’s a privilege to be home and it’s definitely a privilege to be bored. If you’re feeling up to it, TikTok is the place to be to find funny and even useful beauty tips and hacks. Some are just for fun for TikTok and you might never do again IRL (that’s okay!) and others are actually really helpful to incorporate into your everyday beauty routine.

Regardless of your hair texture, skin type or skill level, there are TikTok viral trends out there for you. Maybe you never knew what to do with your wavy hair. Well, try and diffuse it for full curls. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to learn how to create a smoky eye and it’s just more fun to watch someone create the look on their arms. Not on TikTok yet? Sign up today. It’s really easy and there are no rules. Get started and try some fun viral trends, below.

No-Heat Waves

Use socks or tights to create beachy waves overnight.

Arm Makeup

Once big on Instagram, now we can watch how talented people apply “eye makeup” to their arms step by step.

Hair Dye

Use some pigment-depositing color conditioner to play around with bright shades that wash out.

Makeup Hacks

Learn some new tips and tricks, such as color correction and inner corner highlight.

Natural Hairstyles

Find some fun new ways to style your natural hair.

Pencil Curls

Want smaller curls? Try using a pencil.

Diffuse Curls

Get your best curls ever with this viral trick.

It is a myth that you are born with characteristics that make you mentally strong throughout your life. The truth is, you can develop mental strength with practice, fortitude, and intention as you grow and develop your personality.

You have the power to stretch your mind at any age and defend against the negative influences that pervade your conscious as well as the unconscious mind, often hidden in your shadow life.

The following 5 characteristics that people with remarkable mental strength practice daily will stretch your mind and increase your focus and intention:

Get Through Adversity

Life doesn’t have to be difficult. Life doesn’t mean struggle. Sometimes there are challenges in front of you, sometimes there are people, places, and things that produce fear, and sometimes others cannot entirely support you.

Any or all of these situations might get in the way of your happiness and even alter your perception of self.

Life’s personal struggles make the difference between existing and living, between knowing the path and walking the path, between a life of defeat and a life filled with joy and success.

Adversity is inevitable, but overcoming adversity is not predictable. When you walk into a turbulent windstorm, you fight to push through it. As you persist, you gain strength – also, the adversity strips away all but the essential aspects of your being.

Once you come out of the storm, you see yourself as you really are – in raw form, still holding the passions and values that moved you through the challenge and that you will adhere to for the rest of your life – the inner love and values that define you.

Self-love drives you forward, even when the going gets tough. It is this kind of love that creates mentally strong people.

Focus on What You Can Control

Do you think good luck plays a role in creating happiness or success? Most people think there is an element of luck in life, but I suspect not an overwhelming proportion of luck.

Mentally strong people know that good luck plays some role in their happiness or success, but they don’t wait around for good luck to strike, or sit around worrying about the possibility of adversity.

Most of the time, mentally strong people make the intention to walk their life’s path with focus on what is in front of them. Control in life comes when you stay in the present and do what you can in the moment with the given circumstances.

Mental strength becomes stronger when you intentionally take the reins of the possibilities, instead of trying to control what is not within your power.

Bottom line: You cannot control everything that comes your way, but you are in absolute control of how you react to it. And that changes everything.

Make Every Action a Positive One

The most effective way to prevent negativity is to promote what is positive and not to control, regulate, or demand. Your best efforts are to inspire, motivate, and lead by example.

You get more reward from your efforts when they are applied in a positive direction. So, instead of rebelling against what you dislike, work to build and support what you value and admire.

Everyone goes through down-times. Moods sink with negative energy. Practice feeding negativity with positivity; with proactive and creative activity. Focus your attention and energy on what’s working and increase your stake in becoming mentally strong.

Help others, smile at people who need your praise, and compliment what is good, useful, and valuable, and you will grow mentally stronger. That is to say, nurture and promote what you love about life.

It is an unfortunate situation when there is too much negative focus and you find yourself complaining too much. Delight in the good things, and give the full power of your awareness to them.

Resolve to eliminate all that is not productive and accentuate positive energy in order to create positive actions. Every day is different, and every day deserves your embrace.

Be Committed

To be committed means having a strong mind: to work, to play, to study, to exercise, and to love. Commitment might be the most difficult ritual of mentally strong people.

You might tell yourself that you are too tired to exercise. You might tell yourself that your dreams are not achievable. You might tell yourself that you have no time to play.

How you transform these negative thoughts sets up how mentally strong you will become. Commitment is a daily practice.

It is common to think that mental strength is about how your respond to extreme circumstances: speaking in front of 1,000 people; regrouping after a failed business; keeping life going after being in the hospital; suffering a physical injury.

There’s no doubt that extreme circumstances test your bravery, determination, and mental strength. But most people are focused on common daily situations.

By stretching the muscles in your body, you gain mental strength. Tiger Woods showed us the way to winning the Masters tournament on April 14, 2019.

He exercised every muscle in his body, all the mental strength he developed over the last two decades, and pushed his way through the ultimate challenge for his life.

Your choices count in life. For the last two years, I was comfortable swimming half a mile a day. And then I began to push the envelope. I’m working on swimming a mile. It’s slow, plodding, and sometimes I cannot do one more stroke because my wrists ache or my shoulders are sore. But I keep going.

You can prove yourself in little ways and be happy with your mental and physical fortitude. Mental strength is built through many choices and with small victories. Of course, you can find something easier to do. When things get difficult for mentally strong people, they find a way to persevere.

Make a Difference

You can make a difference by knowing your values, acting with kindness, displaying consistent character, and by being a trusted friend and advocate. Mental strength is about the values you possess and how you use your gifts.

Live a life that makes you proud – one that matters and makes a difference.

Be positive, express your gratitude, be generous, and open your heart and mind. Your positivity will inspire others to become mentally strong.

What one habit or belief has helped you stay mentally strong through good times and bad? Or, on the flip side, what’s one habit or belief that has slowed you down and weakened your mental strength? Please share in the comments below, and let’s have a conversation.

There’s a reason Tarte’s Shape Tape concealer is one of the best-selling out there. The full-coverage formula is just that good. But there’s a time for heavy coverage and there’s a time (especially while WFH) for something a bit lighter but still brightening. The new Tarte Sea Hydrocealer Concealer might be just that. It’s for those no-makeup makeup moments, when you want something hydrating and flexible for under your eyes and around any imperfections.

I personally love Shape Tape and use it almost every time I wear makeup. But there are days, especially right now while at home, that I want to look a little put together but not made-up. I also have dry skin, especially around my eyes, and like to give my skin a break once in a while. I had high expectations for Hydrocealer Concealer and let me tell you, it delivered. To test it out, I applied my usual daytime moisturizer and sunscreen and filled-in my brows a little.

I used the doe-foot wand of Hydrocealer Concealer to apply the formula under my eyes, down my nose and in the middle of my forehead for brightness. I blended it in with the new Hydrocealer Sponge, dampened.

Image: Elizabeth Denton.

My initial impressions are that it’s a more medium-coverage, hydrating version of Shape Tape. There’s still coverage but it moves with your skin more. That’s probably thanks to what Tarte calls “hydroflex technology,” with marine plants, caffeine and niacinamide. What I like most about the formula is how buildable it is without caking. And it looks natural on my skin even when I skip foundation. I added mascara and I was ready for my Zoom meeting (after I got dressed).

Image: Elizabeth Denton.

There are 30 waterproof shades and the formula is flexible enough for each shade to work on a few skin tones.

Image: Tarte.

Sea Hydrocealer Concealer launches on Tarte’s website and at Sephora in mid-May, but you can grab it early now on QVC. It’s a better deal there, too; Get a free Hydrocealer Sponge with each concealer.

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