NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

I was toying with the idea of this post either being a reflection on the year or my new years resolution, but I didn't know where to even start reflecting on last year. I wouldnt even know which word to start with first or how to summerise it, so i've gone with a resolutions post, although I guess it might be a bit of a mix of both.

New Years Resolutions are Marmite aren't they, you either love them or hate them. I'm quite good with mine. I try and always set myself one, but something really small and realistic, otherwise I know I'll break it. One year, probably about 4 years ago, my resolution was to print all my photos from my phone as the year went along and put them in an album, and I still do it now (if you haven't already got the Free Prints App, then get it.) Then one year I had pass my driving test and I did that to. This year my resolution is going to be a little bit different...

...Be strong. I've always been a bit of a feeble little mortal but the last few months have been bordering on outrageous. I think what happened was I had a really traumatic first few months of the year (which maybe only just caught up with me recently) and I put all my efforts into feeding my soul. Which I did do, very very well. But I forgot to feed my body, both metaphorically and literally. I went on lots of holidays, surrounded myself with funny, amazing , kind people and went out A LOT. I had some of the best times ever, my heart was full and mentally I felt top notch, but physically something had to give. I was "preparing" for these holidays by literally eating leaves a couple of weeks before jetting off and my food to alcohol ratio was some what questionable. I was forgetting to take my vitamins and the only exercise I did was slut dropping to Jason Derulo in my local club. Great for the gluteus maximus, but that's about it. So then September came & BAM, I got ill. I have been ill on & off ever since with various things (I won't go into details). Not colds & coughs though, but actual numerous hospital visits, antibiotics & tablets & scans. I've actually become quite friendly with the lady on my local pharmacy, although last time I was there she said "you must spend a fortune in here", which is absolutely never a good sign. I've still got a few tests to be done in January and I've got 3 weeks left on some of my antibiotics but most of the specialist I've seen have put my illness's down to stress and a low immune system. Which I kind of don't believe when they tell me. I said to one of the specialists at the hospital "but its not like I'm Teresa May?"... I'm not under anywhere as near as much stress as some people, but I suppose after a horrendous start to the year it may have been building & and has just started manifesting itself. Also, I might just have to accept that I am more fragile than most people & have to work hard to stay healthy. I got shingles a couple of weeks ago to, which is a sign of being run down & I think that was the final straw for me. I'd had enough of laying in bed, unwashed feeling like shit. I need to look after myself properly & the New Year is a great opportunity for a fresh start.



I've actually started already, I've looked into a lot of supplements & probiotics I need to take, I've been eating a lot more & I've been going to the gym to actually work out rather than sitting on the leg press checking out the boys for half an hour and then coming home. So bring on 2018 & lets hope I can stay healthy, happy & strong, otherwise I fear I'm one illness away from 2007 Britney.

 

 



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WHAT MY TINDER PROFILE SHOULD SAY

 

My Tinder profile - "Helen, 28. I like animals, old people & Philip Schofield". All of which are accurate, but I cant help but think there's more my potential suitor should know about me before swiping right (aside from the fact I think its acceptable to use the word 'suitor' in 2017.) I suppose I mean like when you're online shopping & you have to accept the terms & conditions before you can confirm the order... although who actually reads those?

 

 

I only eat things in even numbers

So please don't ask me if I'd like a Malteaser. I know your intentions are good & you just want to offer me a delicious chocolattey treat, but I will either need 2 or 4. I've even dropped one "accidently" on the floor before if I've opened my hand & 3 roll out the packet from someone I don't know well enough to tell my weird even number situation to... (I wont blame any males reading this post if you'd like to leave at this point.)

 

You will have to watch a lot of shit TV

... if you decide to be my significant other. I'm talking 3 months of Love Island every night over the Summer & X Factor, Strictly & I'm A Celeb in the Winter. It's relentless. I'm also partial to a spot of Hollyoaks (when I say partial, I usually cry at it at least once a week.) I'm fully aware how horrendous this all sounds, but trust me when I say you will grow to love them. My ex ended up being more addicted to Love Island than me & he became very emotionally invested in the wellbeing of the McQueen family in Hollyoaks. Although he was also a prick, so maybe I wont base any other stats on him.

 

I will make you take photos of me constantly

If I've got make-up on, I expect you to be there ready to catch them candid's. I will say "can you take a pic for my Instagram?" then make you take around 30-40 variations of the same photo, just so I can get one that is half decent. It will never be just one. Don't think that date night will be an exception either. I will sit there, hair fluffed up holding my little glass of prossecco up in the air ready for my close up. I realise how bad this sounds, but this post was all about being honest right? If any of my best friends are reading this they will be nodding along. Especially the ones that have been on holiday with me, snapping away while I've positioned myself next to the most attractive palm tree or cactus of my choice. I'm surprised they didn't both send me an invoice for their services when we got home. It's part of my job to keep the 'gram up to date, so its acceptable right? If you're my boyfriend, you're also my insta boyfriend... it's part of the package I'm afraid.

 

 

 

I still sleep with my bear

I'd like to make out that this is because I get lonely on these cold winter nights in my bed on my own & my cat wont sleep with me, but even when I get a boyfriend that little white fluffy bastard is going no where. He's there all year round, snuggled tight into my boobs every night. Don't panic too much, it is only the one cuddly toy I have. Other than said bear my room is very much adult. I had one boyfriend throw him on the floor once. I remember very vividly trying to play it cool about the whole situation, but inside I felt like I had committed the ultimate betrayal. Like if you went out for drinks with your friend and left her in the club on her own to pull a 9/10. Now, don't get me wrong, the bear does not have to be present all the time. By all means he can sit on the chair or on the floor next to the bed, but for the love of god do not throw him. Do not cast him aside like an old shoe. Anyone would have thought he was a 28 year old dirty bit of fabric.

 

 

I am obsessed with animals

When I say in my Tinder profile that I like animals, I'm putting it very mildly. I realise "obsessed" is a strong word, but it is wholly accurate in this instance. I fucking love animals. All animals. If we are walking anywhere and its rainy, we will have to allow for a few spare minutes so I can rescue all the worms from the path on the way. You'll also be automatically dumped if I catch you killing a spider. My best friend sucked one up a hoover once and it really was touch and go as to whether our friendship would be terminated there and then. I also get feral when I go to the zoo or any sort of petting farm. I went to Woburn Safari park once and I got so over excited in the monkey enclosure I got a migraine and had to come home. I will also tell my dog I love him and will kiss him way more than I do you.  

 



 

Just to finish off; I have a copper pineapple in my room containing my dogs ashes, I wont watch anything with any of the F.r.i.e.n.d.s actors in (even Mike) because I feel like they're cheating on their Friends partner & I only started eating mince pies 2 years ago because I thought they were made of meat (I'm a vegetarian).

 I realise I have now made myself sound absolutely bat shit mental and there is, in fact, a reason why people don't list these sort of things in their Tinder profile. I'd never get a match.

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MY BARE MINERALS EXPERIENCE

 

So, sorry for the lack of posting of late. I've been poorly & in a general all round pickle (my Dad has always called me Pickle from when I was born, I swear he must have had a premonition... because I've been getting myself in pickles ever since!). Although, the upside of not posting for a while is that this post actually follows on really nicely from the last one about discovering my Bare Minerals BarePro foundation. I said I'd share with you the rest of the products from my face chart, so here I am, keeping my word. I really would recommend anyone who feels like they're stuck in a bit of a beauty rut to go in and have a chart done. It means everything can be tailored to your skin and what you like, rather than reading reviews of people who probably have a completely different complexion to you or just picking things off the shelf. I think its best to go in and get your base all sorted out, like I have, then I'll definitely go back and ask for a bit of help with my eye make up to. I've only in the last few months given up on liquid eyeliner & the ol' cat eye flick, which I've been doing for about the last 45 years, so it would be good to get some advice on where to go next with my eye make up. Although I really love make up, I'm not very clued up, so I found it super helpful to sit & have chat with the lovely Victoria from my local store about skincare & my base. But enough of my gushing about Victoria, who I've now mentioned in 2 separate blog posts & she probably cant even remember my name. Obsessed much. (Sorry Vic... that's what I call her now). Lets get down to business with my brand spanking new Bare Minerals Routine...

 

 

 

SKINLONGEVITY

 

See this is a prime example of why I like to go and get help with my routine, this is something I would never have picked out myself, mostly because I wouldn't have had a bloody clue what to do with it. When do I put it on? How much do I put on? Can I eat it? The answer is put it on first before any make up & primer, a tiny bit goes a long way & no, don't eat it. It's basically just what I was after at the moment, but didn't know it. I've just turned 28, so your gal is no spring chicken anymore, and I feel like I need a bit of a helping hand with my skin now. Mostly to safeguard it more than anything. This serum will do just that. It's purpose is to "empower your skin to look healthier & younger" by replenishing the minerals that your skin naturally looses. The leaflet it comes with explains everything and uses words like 'radiant', 'luminosity' & 'glowy' & I can 100% say it delivers in all these areas. Aside from all the facts of what it does & how it works, one of my favourite things about it is how refreshing and light it is. Who doesn't bloody love smoothing a cool, silky serum over their face first thing in the morning. Especially with these god awful dark mornings now, it helps to make me feel a bit more human and a bit less troll.

 

 

Skinlogevity Vital Power Serum - c/o Bare Minerals

 

 

 

PRIMER

 

Now, I am a right Fussy Fiona when it comes to primers. I think it might be the thing I'm most picky about. There is nothing worse than wearing something that is the very base of your make up all day long & that feels horrible. I'd go as far as to say it ruins my day if I happen to try a bad one. The sort I really don't like are the thick waxy ones, think Benefit Porefessional. I realise this is not because its a bad primer & a lot of people swill wear by it, but it is absolutely not for me. I did mention this to our Vic as soon as she said the P word. By mention, I think I strongly stressed it. By Strongly, I think I shouted. Either way, she got exactly where I was coming from & knew just the consistency of primer I was after. Queue Prime Time Primer. Now, when I say this feels like I'm coating my face in a thin layer of velveteen, I am not lying. It is just divine. Light, silky & has a slight tint to it, so if you're going for a no make up day but want a little sumin sumin you can pop a bit of this on. & you're good to go. Again, its mineral infused, so is good for your skin & it helps to reduce fine lines, pores & excess oil. It's also designed to be good for flaky skin if you ever get dry patches, which some primer can be awful for. As with all my Bare Minerals products, it gives you a nice healthy glow as well. It's got really miniscule sparkles in (I mean really diddy... you're not going to look like you're off to V Festival) which makes you look fresh & dewy. The perfect make up base... & coming from the harshest primer critic ever, that is one hell of a complement.

 

 

 

Original Prime Time Foundation Primer - c/o Bare Minerals

 

 

 

CONCEALER

 

Now obviously I put my BarePro Foundation on before my concealer, but considering I've dedicated a whole post to how obsessed with it I am, I don't think we need to go over my infatuation with it again. When my foundation is all applied, I go in with my BareSkin Complete Coverage Concealer. I just use the dabber under my eyes in a V shape, along my nose and between my brows, then I go in with my damp beauty blender. That's another thing worth mentioning, I personally use a brush for my foundation but all these products work equally as well with a beauty blender, I think it even gives the concealer a smoother finish, which is super handy cause they're so quick and easy to use. This particular concealer has really good coverage, without being cakey, which is just what I wanted. I always find its really hard to get a good balance between the two, especially when you're not a fresh faced 18 year old anymore & you're a bit more conscious of it settling in any fine lines. So I'd absolutely say this little tube of magic is well worth the money when it comes to quality. It also stays put literally all day long to... & I've worked a long, sweaty 11 hour day running up and downstairs & dealing with angry customers with it on. If that's not a good test, I don't know what is.

 

BareSkin Complete Coverage Concealer - c/o Bare Minerals

 

 

 

BRONZER

 

I'll admit it, bronzer is always something I thought I could get away with buying cheap & scrimping on. What can go wrong? I thought. What can really be the difference between a £2.99 cheapy brand in boots & a 35 odd quid Chanel one? Surely its just the packaging? How can two brown tinted powders be much different? I WAS WRONG. I knew I was wrong as soon as applied this £25 Invisible Bronze Powder. It's hard to explain the difference without you putting it on yourself, but all I can really say is it glides. That's not down to the brush either, I used the same brush I always use with it. Don't ask me how it works, but it does. It is an 'ultra fine' powder, which might be the reason. Maybe the particles are a lot smaller & finer than a regular cheaper power, meaning it spreads out more evenly and goes on smoother. The only other thing I would say, is I have found some bronzers in the past a bit muddy. You know when you end up looking a bit like you've been grubbing about in the garden rather than having a 2 week holiday in the Maldives? We all want the latter & I promise you will get it with this bronzer.

 

 

Invisible Bronze Powder -  c/o Bare Minerals

 

 

POWDER

 

I could not live without my powder & along with my foundation its the one thing I am willing to spend more on. I carry it around everywhere & just feel like its the cherry on the top of my make up. It's also the other thing I'm really picky about being matched up with. The thought that I used to go in to Boots, rub a bit of Maybelline Stay Matte powder on my hand & think "Yep that shade will do" sends a little shiver down my spine. It's so important to get the right shade, especially because you've just gone to all the effort of applying your primer, foundation & concealer. You want to finish it off flawlessly. My gal Vicky sorted me out with this one & it's a dream. I used to do a few quick sweeps over my face during the day to take the shine off, but the combination of this & my foundation means that sometimes I don't even have to touch it up at all. Every girls dream am I right?

 

 

 

BareSkin Perfecting Mineral Powder - Bare Minerals

 

 

You can thank me later for all this, I got your back.

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOUNDATIONGATE... FINDING THE ONE.

 

 

 

 

It started for me, the same way I think it started for every girl. I was maybe 11 or 12 & the advert break came on between probably Neighbours, Top of the Pops, the Simpsons or another classic 00's TV show. I was presented with a vision, a vision that made me drop my knife and fork straight into my plate of fish fingers, chips & beans (I think I'm making this a lot more dramatic than it was, but go with it). The screen was filled with silky skinned Goddess', that I now realise were airbrushed within an inch of their life. At the time however, I wanted to be one of those "naturally" beautiful 20 year olds, swishing my hair about and touching my cheeks as if they're made of some kind of velveteen. Words like "air whipped", "matte perfection" & "Flawless" were fed into my little impressionable brain, I had to have one of those little pots of magic. Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse was the beginning of a very long journey.

 

Since that fateful day of discovering dream matte mousse, a can of worms was opened. I was very much bordering on obsessed in finding the perfect foundation & Jesus Christ have I tried & tested A LOT. I could probably put a very detailed spread sheet, pie chart & venn diagram together of the minefield that is the world of foundation. Now, I am in no way a beauty blogger (although I realise this blog is about beauty). I love make up & I have shit loads of the stuff floating about my room, bag and life but I'm not very clued up. The subject of foundation however, is something I feel I have to share with you. Especially because I really, genuinely feel like after 14 years I have found 'the one'. It's a journey that's much like trying to find a boyfriend. Some of the bottles look great but are just full of shit (NARS I'm looking at you), some are slimy & others really let you down on a night out. I don't have enough time in my life to review all the ones I've ever tried (foundation, that is) but it just so happens the last 2 I've brought have been the worst ever & the best ever.

 

 

After using my MAC Pro Longwear foundation for a while, I decided to try something new. I actually really liked the finish of the MAC one, but it didn't do my skin any favours. So after reading reviews & watching numerous Youtube videos I decided to try Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation, a massive plus for me was that they also don't test on animals. Now I wanted to try a sample, but was told they didn't do that, so I went straight in for the kill and brought a bottle. I actually ended up having 2 bottles because I went on holiday and when I came back the first one was too light for my skin. I also brought the powder as well, I always like to get the powder to go with the foundation. Now, I wont beat around the bush, this is the worst foundation I have ever tried. I would swap it for a bloody dream matte mousse at the drop of a hat. I realise it's different for everybody and some people probably love it, but on me it felt oily and slipped about after an hour or so of wear. The colour I was matched up with after my holiday was also way too red toned for my skin. Now the powder, I did like, but the other bee in my bonnet and something that tarnished my view of the brand even more is that their customer service was awful. It's not normally something I'd talk about, but it was bad. The first powder I had kind of disintegrated in its tray within a couple of weeks, but naturally I wondered whether I may have knocked it. So I brought another. The week after, I went to use powder number 2 and as I opened and tilted the palette the whole god damn square of powder slipped out the pan and smashed right in my lap. Which I now realise must have been the case with the first one to, it was like they weren't set in their pans properly. Obviously I was not happy, especially because they're about £28 each. So I went into the store and the staff were as much help as a chocolate tea pot. So I decided to email customer care, I explained the situation and that I wasn't very happy to have spent over £50 on two powders in the space of about a month, neither of which I could now use. I sent photos and the batch numbers, only to be told I had damaged them myself. That was it.

 

I. WAS. LIVID.

 

Not even a sorry.

So for this reason, I will never ever buy anything from them again.

 

 

 

Feeling a bit despondent, let down & with a foundation on my face that I hated I went into Bare Minerals, sat down in the chair and begged the poor girl on the counter to help me. She was ever so nice, I kind of wanted to befriend her and ask her to go on holiday, but I didn't. She took all my make up off & began from scratch. She took two cotton pads & some cleanser & wiped away the Urban Decay from my face & life. It was fabulous & felt like wiping away the memories of a nasty little ex (again, foundation & boyfriends have a surprising correlation.) She really listened to what I wanted and talked me through the products. We decided to try the newest foundation in their range, BarePro. She did half my face and got me to do that other half, so I could get a feel for it, which I thought was really good. It sounds ever so dramatic, but when she held the mirror up for me to have a look, I could have cried. It was 100 times better than what I had walked in with & the colour was so warm & golden. She wrote down the products she had used on a chart and I brought a few there & then. It just so happens it is opposite the Urban Decay counter as well, so it was ever so satisfying to skip out with my silky new face & products in hand.

I've been using it for 3 weeks now & hand on heart it is the best foundation I have ever ever used. Even my work colleagues, family & friends have commented how nice it looks. It's so lovely & really matte, but without being cakey. It's more like a silky, suede-esque feel. It also stays put all day at work, I don't even really have to touch it up at all. When payday comes next week I'm also going to invest in the rest of the products she used on me, which I will also share with you at some point. It's so nice to find a brand that I love & have faith in. It's made me feel so much more confident & I really, truly feel like I have found the one... I just need to find the boyfriend now.

 

 

 

 

(after pouring out my heart for Bare Minerals, I feel I should mention this is in no way a sponsored post & all views are completely my own).

 



28 THINGS I'VE LEARNT IN 28 YEARS.

 

1. A trench coat is always going to be a good investment.

 

2. It's 'Espresso' not 'Expresso'

 

3. Don't go out with someone who has to convince you that its a good idea - it wont work. (I realise it worked out well in The Notebook, so if it's Ryan Gosling whose hassling you then I'll make an exception... otherwise let it go).  

 

4. Don't attempt to wax your own body parts (you may or may not get your nail stuck to your boob).

 

 

5. Got a cut? Put Sudocrem on it. Had a bad skin day? Put Sudocrem on it. Got a rash or burn? Put Sudocrem on it. Someone cut your arm off? Put Sudocrem on it.

 

6. Don't store your eye make-up remover and nail varnish remover in close proximity.

 

7. Your school days really are the best of your life. Those adults were not just saying it for a laugh.

 

8. Don't try rings on in Topshop or any other high street shop for that matter. They'll get stuck, you'll panic, your fingers will swell - vicious cycle.

9. If you love someone, a dog, grandparent, friend or boy... tell them before you cant. You'll regret it forever if you don't.

 

10. It's not a good idea to pierce your own ears.

 

11. Chilli tastes like that for a reason, its not to be eaten. It's mother natures way of giving you a heads up... listen to her.

 



12. If your boyfriend doesn't come home & tells you he fell asleep at his friends, he didn't.

 

13. Multi coloured cord flares do not & never will look good.

 

14. Don't wear see through knickers to the Chiropractor (unless he's attractive, in which case the more transparent the better).

 

 



15. Tom Cruise is a dick.

 

16. When you're 12 years old & your parents tell you to put £10 of your birthday money in the bank, do it. it will seem like a shit idea & you don't know what you're saving for, but you will thank them later. Not only for the bank balance but for instilling the value of money & importance of saving in you.

 

17. Ray Bans are called Ray Bans because they ban the suns rays. (I know!)

 

 



18. Don't go to uni because you feel you should. I made that mistake twice. It's not always the logical step and a degree is certainly not the be all & end all.

 

19. Ink erasers are not made of pigs wee, contrary to popular belief.

 

20. "It's nice to be important, but its more important to be nice".

 

21. The customer is not always right.

 

22. If you're not sure which subject to take at GSCE or A level, take business studies. You might never think you will need it, but there might come a day when you will. I took Philosophy & Ethics instead to fill a gap. I can tell you a fair bit about religion & can talk a mean debate on fox hunting, but I had to teach myself to do everything when I started my business from scratch.

 

23. People who don't like dogs are not to be trusted.

 

24. The bottom tray of a Vienetta is not made of chocolate. 

25. Whoever said Gin is a depressant is a massive liar.

 

26. There are two types of people in the world, radiators & drains. Surround yourself with radiators.

 

27.Go into work with a smile on your face, even if you don't feel like it. It will start your day on the right track, make you feel better & people appreciate a positive attitude. No one really wants to be there, so just make it as nice & easy as possible for each other.

 

 



 

28. Be nice. Be kind. To everyone and everything. Don't kill spiders or wasps & rescue worms if they're stuck on the pavement in the rain. You will need someone to be kind to you one day. If I ever get reincarnated as a bug and I'm stuck in someone's bath, I hope someone like me will dangle some toilet roll in and aid me to safety rather than washing me down the plug hole for convince.

 

 

 

Monki @ Asos Trench Coat  | Topshop Mules (similar) | Topshop Wide Leg Jeans  | Celine Katy Sunglasses  | Zara Bag With Metal Handles  | Gucci GG Belt 

THANKS IBIZA

 

 

 



Now, at the start of the year if you'd had said to me I'd be seeing in my birthday in a pool in Ibiza covered in glitter with my best friend & Shane 21 Northampton (lovely guy) I'd have said "sorry pal you've got the wrong gal". For a start, I don't wear any of that glitter shit, in my head I think I'm a bit classy for that, but who am I kidding (myself apparently). Secondly, I would have told you I'm engaged, I'm saving for a house and I cant really afford a holiday, let alone the 3 I've ended up having. It's funny how things change in the space of a year, or even a few months. At the start of the year I was settled, and not in the good way. More like I had settled. I was doing what I thought I should be doing at my age. I was probably going to buy a house in the next few years, might get a dog or have a couple of kids at some point and maybe even push the boat out and get a spiralizer. When everything was turned on it's head and my sensible plan was thrown out of kilter I didn't know how I would cope. It was going to go one of two ways; I was either going to do a 2007 Britney or I'd blossom like one of those really instagramable trees that flood our feeds every Spring. Luckily for me, it has was the latter. With the help of my family, friends and my holidays I have come out of the other side & found the old me again, as cringe as that sounds (& I know it does).

 

 

 

When I was in Ibiza I even felt love again. Not like the love I'd known the last few years, it was like the love you have when you're at school or in Love Actually. He was a lifeguard and the most beautiful person I have ever seen. Even more beautiful than Idris Elba or Ant Middleton off the SAS programmes, who we all love. He would smile at me and at first I thought I had heat stroke. You know when you've been in the sun too long and you're all dizzy & a bit shaky. Your legs feel a bit funny & it's touch and go whether you might pass out or not. Well it was like that. Then I thought, hold on a minute... I'm not ill. This is love. Glorious love. Love at first sight.

 

 

 

 

 

 Now granted I'm back in the real world and have the worst holiday blues I've ever had. I  cried at the airport on the way home & have had a lot of G&T's since I've been home, just to try and desperately cling onto holiday mode. Ultimately though, I think I'm the happiest I have been for a lot of years. I have a great tan, great friends & a lot more memories to make.

 

 

 

 

I think Ibiza will be one of my fondest memories for many many years to come, not only because of the timing of it, but just because we had an amazing time. We made friends, had some very strange encounters that no one else will ever understand and danced to a man with no legs playing Mama Mia on the penny whistle. We laughed on our sandy bed until we cried, laid in the sun all day long, swam in the sea & talked about our secrets over a bowl of Padron peppers. We watched the sun set from the best spot on the island whilst Hot Since 82 was playing & Mollie touched Craig David (not at the same time mind you).

 

 

 

 

 

 If you're planning on going to Ibiza DO go to the old town. It's so pretty and there are some of the most insane yacts I've ever seen. I'd go as far to say they're more impressive than the ones at Marbella & I thought they were the big kahunas. We would sit drinking cocktails, Googling who owned the biggest yachts & how much they were worth. One was Dolce & Gabanas and Jesus Christ it was something else. Another one was $156million. How the other half live hey. The streets there are also super pretty. They're all winding and cobbled & have little restaurants nestled in them with fairy lights and cascading creeper plants. I did see a man smashing a crab at one of the restaurants, which somewhat clouded my idyllic view, but I'll push that one to the back of my head for now (& forever).

 

 

 

DONT go down the strip. For the love of God, if I have one bit of advice for Ibiza this is it. Unless you're into ketamine & being forcefully grabbed, in which case its 100% for you. For us though, it was the worst 10 minute walk of out lives. Even worse than when you're walking to the Dr for your smear test. I will definitely go back to Ibiza (if not just for the 10/10 lifeguard) but I will never ever set foot down that strip again.

 

 

 

 

So whilst I sit here, with a heavy heart reliving the memories through these photos, I also have the biggest smile on my face. Thanks Ibiza.