STARTING AT THE BEGINNING...

It was never my intention when I became brave enough to start blogging that there would be so much pink , however, it's become apparent that there will be a great deal of waffle, matters of interest, products and blog posts that in some shape or form have pink in! I decided to just embrace my inner pink and go with the flow. Plus the colour just makes me smile :)

I'm new to the blogging world and thought that I would start off somewhere and take it from there. I’m not a beauty blogger and god knows there are so many wonderful ones out there! I’m just happy to stay in my little blogsphere bringing little snippets of things that I think maybe of interest to you.

I feel that it’s only fair in my first blog that I bring my latest gem of a find to you. I came across this product online and was immediately intrigued! I'm learning to love the skin that I'm in. It's not to say that I'm not happy with who I am, however, I found that I was not showing myself that I care about me. I'm not a tomboy as such……Actually scrap that, I’m a girlie tomboy! Do not ask me what that means, however, your get a sense of who I am as time goes on.

I’m quite a take me as I am and if you don't like me then ‘bye bye’ kind of girl. I’ll eventually shrug my shoulders and not care. I was and am cool with this, however, over the years I've realised that this is a defense mechanism on my behalf. Having this nonchalant frame of mind is more a barrier between people and me not having the level of confidence and pride that I should have in myself.     

I still didn't give a rats a**e what people think of me....however, I realised something of great importance, it matters a hell of a lot what I think of myself! Yes popping to the shops in gym pants and a hooded jumper that had been gnawed at by a rampant escaped hamster was not one of my proudest moments (yes plural…it happened more than once).

I would continually think it didn't matter and it didn't at first. It then dawned on me that I wasn't looking people in the eye, wasn't walking with my head held high and felt embarrassed that I may see someone I know. How I presented myself to myself was in direct correlation with dwindling levels of self-confidence. I wasn't always like this. I was once the girl who would have 11 different variations of black trousers so I would have a different look for everyday of the week. I would have themed outfits that would have me skipping down the street because they made me feel good. I had the attitude of 'I like how I look and if you didn't you could find a Sat-Nav and go and get lost!', but in a good way of course. 

Everyone has their own story and I won't bore you with all the little details, sometimes life just happens. However, it gets to a point when you have to decide if you are going to let it happen to you or if you’re going to stick your foot out, trip it up and say you’re going for the ride too! I got to the point where I decided to take ownership and not play victim to my own life and circumstances and do something about it. I've taken tentative steps so far. So whilst I'm not leaping or bounding towards all my goals, I am heading in the right direction and building some great foundations to get me there.

So where does this little pot of pink, crystallized deliciousness come into it I hear you ask? I thought if I'm going to start anywhere, then why not at the beginning? As part of my life overhaul I'm learning to care about and treat myself with unconditional love and understanding. Beauty is only skin deep or so they say...Rubbish (you have to say it in the right tone….you said it again didn’t you)! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; so I decided to get a mirror and get things right! I'm not perfect and wouldn't want to be. However, I want to smile, chuckle or even blow a kiss when I look in the mirror. I don’t want to attempt to dive and roll into the nearest bush when I see someone I know. I want to walk with my head held high. I'm working on what’s on the inside and thought that it should start reflecting what’s on the outside and vice versa.

So yes to get back to the point of this blog (besides giving you a little insight into the little world of me). I wanted to introduce you to the first ever product that I wish to talk about. Lush, LUSH, lush Love! Excuse the grammar (oh yes I’m a little dyslexic so please forgive me and any booboo’s I make)! Every time I enter a Lush store I question how can people work there with all those smells. As gorgeous as they are it must be a little intense on the nostrils smelling so much niceness all of the time. However, by the time I leave I'm positively floating out of the door with yet another little paper bag of goodies!

So yes after seeing this product online and then buying this gorgeous little glass jar of bubblegum smelling, sugar filled pot of deliciousness. I was instantly transported back to my days of going to the sweet shop after school and purchasing the sickly sweets like Parma violet's and other assortment of sweet smelling confectionery. If there was a visual to go with my thoughts at the time I would be resting my head on a pillow made of fresh candyfloss.

The scrub is available in 3 flavours/scents bubblegum, popcorn and mint. The main ingredients are sugar, Organic Jojoba Oil, and ‘flavour’. Use the scrub daily if need be to massage away the dead skin cells and revitalize the lips, leaving them with a non-sticky sheen and smelling oh so kissable. It’s Valentines next month ‘wink wink’. I also believe that the massaging gets the blood circulating and helps give nice plump lips. I think it’s a great step to add to the beauty regime as the sugar provides brilliant exfoliation and makes the application of lip gloss and lipstick so joyous. It’s a little pricey (£5.50/25g) considering the ingredients, however, it’s worth it for the joy it will bring you and a little goes a long way. I recommend that you go and give this product a try and let me know what you think. I apologise for such a long write up but I wanted you to get to know me a little more and to get an idea of what I and this blog are about. Thanks for reading and I promise not all my posts will be as long as this. Stay wonderful and stay you.