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Key to My Style

femme luxe knitwear

Hi there :))

Feels like ages since I posted last … . So much has changed.

We’ve had our rainbow… our beautiful boy Leonardo (if you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed).

Life is even better now, night are shorter and more eventful again but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I am beyond blessed to have my boys with me every day.

Today I want to share with you few lovely pieces I got from Femme Luxe ( https://femmeluxefinery.co.uk/collections/knitwear )from their knitwear collection.

My choices were based on pieces being suitable for breastfeeding. Delivery time with Femme Luxe is within few days and the fact that I received them on my last few days of pregnancy made it pretty special.  I got to wear the red knot sweater with Leo still in the bump. I am also sharing how I wear it now that my body is going through new changes.

I love the pieces and I’ve put together few outfits to show you how I will wear them (I will also share more in upcoming weeks on my Instagram).

Hope you can share which one is your favourite. Have you ever ordered from Femme Luxe? What’s your thoughts?

Under each of the outfits I’m sharing a direct link to the Femme Luxe piece on their website.

This sweater is my personal favourite. I was worried about the little pearls hurting Leo but they seem ok. Not wearing it too often anyway. It is on sale at the moment. Check out the link below.

LINK>>> https://femmeluxefinery.co.uk/products/red-pearl-front-wrap-knitted-jumper

 

 

 

 

 

Next piece is actually a dress and comes with a belt but it would not work as a dress for my body at all. I ordered it with an intention of wearing it as a sweater. I love the colour and the light texture. It will compliment a lot of my outfits and add a little sparkle (awesome as I am wearing very little jewellery at the moment ;)). I am sharing with you two outfits that I put together for now.  One very casual and second a little more dressy. Depending on shoes and accessories worn we could dress it up or dress it down easily too.

Link >>> https://femmeluxefinery.co.uk/collections/knit-dresses/products/metallic-knit-silver-tie-wrap-dress

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third piece is another knot sweater, basically the same as the first one I shared but in neutral ( it’s grey, although it seems more cream in real life) and without the little pearls. It is super versatile. I love adding a knot sweater over a tank top. It creates a great nursing combo.

Link >>> https://femmeluxefinery.co.uk/products/grey-front-wrap-knitted-jumper

 

Now, these two are the same shape too, in two different colours.  I must say I have been loving super mega oversize sweaters and jumpers lately but decided to give these two a go too. I ordered size M/L  so they are pretty small but work really well over something longer. I  will be adding them over long shirts or, like here, long tank top (boob access being a priority at the moment ;).

Link >>> https://femmeluxefinery.co.uk/collections/hoodies-sweatshirts/products/black-knitted-off-shoulder-jumper-maria

 

 

The second one is in a lovely  grey and it seems to work with a lot of my blouses actually. Loving this combo at the moment. What do you think? How would you wear it?

Link >>> https://femmeluxefinery.co.uk/products/charcoal-knitted-off-shoulder-jumper-maria

 

 

Is any of you needed more info on the pieces, let me know. I will definitely share more about them on my Instagram so make sure to pop in there, say hi and follow my account to be up to date with what I am up to and with Femme Luxe news.

I want to be honest with you guys as always, so I want to share that I have been given those pieces in exchange for this review. I am only sharing my honest opinions. When you decide to order, I’d appreciate you buying through the following link, it means that Femme Luxe with share a little part of their profile with me and it will mean the world to me.

Link >>> http://femmeluxefinery.co.uk?rfsn=1857263.5c0249&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1857263.5c0249

No matter what you guys do today, I hope you are loving yourself and saying kind works to yourself.

Nothing seems more important to me lately than internal work, being kind and working on myself and my inner happiness so that I can be the best version of myself for my boys.

I love you guys and appreciate you all sooooo much.

Have a great day.

Love,

Gosia xxx

Key to My Style

Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired

Hi guys,

How are you?

Today I am beyond excited to share with you pictures from another photo shoot with Dorota from Dorann Photography https://www.facebook.com/dorann.photography/ 

This is an incredible memory from when I was 25 weeks pregnant. The photo shoot was inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany’s and we had so much fun that day. As per usual Dorota captured everything beautifully and made me feel amazing. I didn’t want to wear an exact copy of what Audrey Hepburn wore as Holly. I kind of looked at all the outfits throughout the movie and put together one that felt like me.

I loved this classic look for a day I must say. All black is not something I’d wear every day but sometimes it is just pure elegance.

I know a lot of ladies wish they knew what type of style they are (there is many super fun ways to find out) as they would like to feel consistent in their style but I must say, over time I realised I am a mixture of classic (usually for special occasions), I love a bit of a rock chick, sometimes a dose of a whimsical girl and even sporty… . Trying to put myself in a box of just one type will never work for me as I am having way to much fun trying new things out and mixing things up.

Today, by sharing these pictures, I hope you get inspired to try something new too or dress up a little more than you normally would.

In the words of a great Coco Chanel,‘Every day is a fashion show and the world is your runway.’ So have some fun even if it means being overdressed a little. I always feel better when I like my outfit 😉

Thanks to Dorota, that day I literary felt like on a runway. I didn’t care about people watching (in fact, most people were smiling and there is nothing quite like a smile exchanged with a stranger).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to beautiful streets of our granite city (Belmont Street and Union Street) for having us. Thanks to the Coffee House http://coffeehouseabz.com/, beautiful coffee shop for letting us capture a cozy coffee break for a busy mama and to Jamieson and Carry for letting me indulge in the most beautiful sparkle.  https://www.portfoliooffinediamonds.com/Stockists/Jamieson-&-Carry

Have an awesome week guys and please comment. Let me know which picture you like most and make sure to check out Dorota’s page, where she shares much more of her talent. https://www.facebook.com/dorann.photography/

Love,

Gosia

Key to My Style

Key to improving my life – books that make a difference

Hi there,

How are you?

Today I want to share with you few books that I strongly recommend in terms of law of attraction or even (if you are not aware of LOA or don’t really believe it) just in terms of life improvement in general.

I ordered them all on Amazon (it is not a featured post, I was not asked to do it, this is my personal opinion… and just to be clear, I only feature products and services on my blog that I like or love and if I don’t I am always honest about how I feel about them and what they do/don’t).

The first one I want to mention is ‘THE UNIVERSE HAS YOUR BACK’ by Gabrielle Bernstein.

I love Gabby for many reasons. I first discovered her on YouTube when I was looking for help with healing after my miscarriages. She helped me in understanding signs from the Universe and in improving my meditation. You can find a lot from Gabby for online and for free but I must say this book has an awesome, structured, practical guide on self development. The order of the chapters makes sense (whereas online we often go from one thing to another, which can be confusing or even slightly destructive at times). This book helps me meditate (or pray, whatever word you prefer). It helps in understanding how we are all connected to source energy.

The biggest getaway from it though, in my case was, is how to work though fear and all the negative emotion with finding love in every situation. Gabby helps me confronting emotions rather that trying to hide from them. This book is staying by my side for whenever I need a little assistance. I also love how honest she is with sharing her personal struggles and how she overcomes them.

The second book is actually a journal, that I ordered along the first book, and I am very glad I did. I feel that they really complimented each other (also an awesome gift idea I think).

‘FIVE MINUTES IN THE MORNING ( a focus journal ).

I wanted something in addition to my gratitude journal (where I write daily what I am grateful for). I wanted something to help me explore myself and ask myself questions that I may not think of otherwise. It is amazing. I thought it will be with me for a year but I got sucked in and within few months (2-3) I have filled up 95% of the pages. But that is not important. What I love about it is that I can go back to them too and revise or look back and see how I change (and hopefully grow).

Just to give you an idea, some of the questions/suggestions are:

  • What matters to me most? (what are my values)
  • What do I desire?
  • What are my fears?
  • Take notice (stop and notice details – mindfulness)
  • I feel most energised when…
  • What went well yesterday?

… and many more. I am generally in love with journaling and keeping notes and diaries. I love looking back, keeping memories but most of all I love being fueled by gratitude. This journal helps with that too.

The third book I want to mention is ‘YOU ARE A BADASS, stop doubting your greatness and stat living an awesome life’ by Jen Sincero

Let me be honest, the title got me. Of course I want to feel like a badass more of the time and anything that claims to help, I will try. I know in my gut that part of me acknowledges my inner badass but the other one is still pretty doubtful so here I went for the book.

I must say it didn’t disappoint. I love the way Jen shares her story and how it inspires me to take action. Cause let’s face it, action is what keeps the world going and what makes our manifestation process 10 times faster. I love how she talked about the relationship we have with money (she used a letter addressed to money as an example) in a way that really hit me. It isn’t just money we can relate it too but I am sure most of us felt once or twice in our life like we didn’t have enough of it… . Well, Jen to the rescue. It’s all about the mind (again, LOA). She also talks about fear and how that blocks our manifestation process. She is super entertaining and encouraging. I laughed and smiled with this book a lot and I got the kick in the butt to move… Thank Jen!

 

The last book I want to include in this post is ‘SHE MEANS BUSINESS’ by Carrie Green

This is when I felt like I needed to get more practical help in terms of my blogging life and feeling entrepreneurial. Carrie shares her online business story in a way that a lot of us women or a lot of us bloggers or just many of us self-employed people can relate to. She provides us with many tools that we can adapt (or find out about) and she makes herself available. She is very hands on with her business (Female Entropreneur Assosiation). I posted couple of times of my Instagram page while reading this book that I enjoyed it and she actually reached out (send a little message). How’s that for setting an example? She is a hugely inspiring businesswomen with armed open to help. She means business with this book and everything she does in a humble and sweet way. She is definitely someone to watch and follow. What I loved about the book most? Probably the honesty and practicality of the advice she shared.

As I mentioned at the beginning, I was all about law of attraction and my huge goals and dreams when reaching out for all of those but your reasons may be anything from self love, self development, feeling stuck, wanting change in life, looking for something to do or even looking for company, feeling angry, not wanting to feel trapped any more and many more…. They cater for all that in my opinion.

All the above books compliment each other and I am super grateful for my new additions. I will keep you posted when I finish the new ones.

Let me know if you read any of those or if you’d like me to elaborate. Also if you have any books on LOA and self development, please share.

Have a super day.

Thanks so mych for stopping by.

I love you,

Gosia

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Key to my maternity style

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Hello lovely,

So nice of you to be stopping by. I am so grateful for you and the time you are devoting to read this and/or watch the beautiful pictures.

This time I am sharing with you the incredible results of a fashion-pregnancy photo shoot I had with the amazing Dorota from Dorann Photography.

Dorota chose Johnston Gardens as the place for the shoot and I was so happy with this choice.

The whole experience was incredible, she made me feel very relaxed. I get pretty awkward when being photographed by others and that feeling disappeared after first few minutes.

I am so happy and emotional looking at those pictures. They will forever remain an incredible memory. The fact that we are reaching our 10th wedding anniversary with my husband this year and this is exactly the place where our wedding pictures were taken adds to the magic of the whole experience.

I wanted to wear something that is me, something colourful, because you know what a colour freak I am, and because this is our rainbow baby.

I was hoping that my gratefulness for being in the blessed state will be seen in the pictures and I see it, thanks to Dorota… but I also wanted to show a piece of me, of who I am as a mother but also as a woman. I wanted to show my beautiful growing bump but also parts of me that I love and appreciate. I always talk to you about how you should love yourself and I need to do that for myself too. Every day in an opportunity to remind ourselves of that and today is the day ;))

We have been super blessed in Aberdeen over the past month of so with the gorgeous sunny weather and I have been loving wearing all sorts of dresses. I have also been changing multiple times a day. My husband always laughs that I change 3-4 times every day and I say that I see no issue if I am home and able to do so. I have always loved playing dress up and I now live a life where I can do that for a living… . I also feel that being pregnant adds to that. I mean, most of you pregnant ladies out there will probably be able to relate to the discomfort of itchy skin, sweating, swelling and other totally normal but not always easy to deal with aspects of pregnancy. Back when I was pregnant with Beno, working at the check-in after I grounded myself from flying, I was extremely uncomfortable for weeks, having to wear a uniform, tights right over my bump and sit for hours… .

Now I couldn’t be more excited to channel my inner self and enjoy the outfits I love.

On those pictures I wanted to show versatility of one dress.  I put together few options: one quite formal option (with the red dress over the yellow one, or the black one, through a date with husband kind of an option (short dress on it’s own) to a picnic version. While looking back at last few weeks and now those pictures I realised that this post also represents who I am and can be in one single day 😉

I hope it will inspire you to wear whatever it is you feel like wearing when off work (if you wear a uniform at work like I used to) or at work if you lucky enough to be your own boss. Remember to fall in love with parts of you that need it and have some fun. When I say fall in love with, I don’t mean those obviously beautiful parts. I can now officially say I love my feet. Couple of years ago I’d ask Dorota not to photograph my feet up close, now I am simply grateful to have feet that take me places and allow me to wear incredibly beautiful shoes.

Thank you so much Dorota for the day of the shoot and for capturing what I didn’t imagine was possible.

If any of you look for a photographer, baby picture, family, wedding, party, fashion, branding… Dorota has an experience in all that and more. Check out her page bellow:

https://www.facebook.com/dorann.photography/

For the pictures, see bellow and comment 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a super day.

Love,

Gosia

 

Key to Her Style, Key to My Style

Key to me – the place of feel good

Hi beautiful.

How are you? I am so blessed to be typing this right after our sunny holiday in South Africa. Feeling topped up with vitamin D and positive energy I am more than ready to get back to work.

I have recently done a lot of thinking about ‘key to me’  and what it really represents for me.

 

It happened one morning when I was completely filled with appreciation for life and all its blessings, going though all the littlest things that I am grateful for.  I realized then that ‘key to me’ is the place of feel good.

It is all those things that can be done to be in such place, it is the daily gratitude. It is all the things to do with my style and all the pieces that make me feel me and that makes me feel great. It is being there for others and being the best version of me. But it is also the realization that it is my responsibility to do all that and to daily check in with myself that I am internally happy, based on me. It is reminding myself that Happiness is my job. Giving it away to little things or people around is simply not an option any more. In my life as well as my job I share that with others and my biggest goal and challenge is to help others recognize their uniqueness and beauty and to cherish that daily.

Key to me is also allowing myself to feel whatever I need to feel in every given moment, regardless of external factors or even people that are important to me. It is remembering that my sanity and happiness is a priority and only by checking on it daily I can be a good driver of my life. Sometimes, it is also acknowledging that I could use help from others and then asking for it without feeling bad. It is all about staying real.

WE are in control of our style, dreams, goals and so on. I am so sick and tired of complaining and excuses. I must say that my life has gone though a great cleanse lately and I surround myself with incredible and inspiring individuals now. I am a great believer in laws of the universe and in the fact that we put out, multiplies (put in the simplest way). I am not saying one must be fake in always smiling, that is not really possible but I and good, and getting really good at finding ways to make myself feel great, have fun and that, I believe, makes me a better, stylist, blogger, boss lady but most importantly better wife and mother. It is a whole new experience, realizing that I can like myself, my ideas, my words, my body, my soul, my energy and not feel embarrassed about it. Learning to love myself and learning to like myself are two different things and both are crucial in creating a life I love.

I really wanted to have little token, something to represent what this means to me and be a reminder. I have few pieces of personalized jewellery, and love them all (especially the once that were gifts) but this time I decided to ‘think of myself’ to stop making others responsible for my happiness and take all the credit.

The necklace I chose by INNEFABLES jewellery is perfect. Love the design of it. It will forever be my green light to be ME just the way I am and to allow and encourage others to do the same. My name necklace https://www.ineffabless.co.uk/name-necklaces-uk.html has a ‘Key to me’ engraved on it and is my newest and one of my favourite pieces already. Personalized jewellery https://www.ineffabless.co.uk/ is a great idea to treat ourselves and we all love a little reminder to be who we are right?

I hope reading this will encourage you to check in with yourself how you are feeling today and give yourself permission and encouragement to dream bigger than before and act on those dreams because you are worth is.

If you fancy treating yourself like I did, here is a link to the personalized jewellery https://www.ineffabless.co.uk/personalized-jewelry/engravable-necklaces.html

 

 

 

 

Above all I hope you are feeling awesome today.

Love you,

Gosia

 

Key to My Style

‘Key to me’ style

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Hello you,

I hope you are acknowledging today how awesome you are and how far you have come!?

I am so grateful to have you here. Please say hello so that I can say it directly to you.

Today’s post is to share couple of the pieces I found at vintage fare on Saturday ( Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fare ). I was so excited to be there.

I watched and admired men and women with most unique and inspiring style. What a place to be at! What an awesome galaxy we live in… . There were pieces from decades ago. Sellers were telling me stories about clothes, accessories, shoes and more that I was viewing and buying. This gives me chills. I went with an intention on getting a blouse or a shirt and maybe an accessory and I found it all… not just any, obviously, but things that I imagined myself getting before, I visualized  ;). I usually have an idea what I am looking for ( I am always getting inspired and taking notes ) and I am open to new ideas. I shop with my body and skin tone as well as practicality in mind. Ticked all those boxes yet again :))

I think I just realized, how good I am at the treasure hunting 😉

Let me show you. You may have seen this inspo on my Instagram page some time ago. (Inspo! means I am not looking to get this very top).

I knew I would get what I was inspired here with though, it was just a matter of time ;). How about this :)))??

 

 

What do you think? I love the high neck and buttons at the back, that was what inspired me most. The fabric is different but actually more functional for my day to day life as well as my body shape.

I am so happy. I paired the blouse with these incredible clip earrings from 1960s. I also can’t wait to play around and swap the pieces around with the following combo.

 

 

‘… the way the fabric is woven catches the light where the pattern is woven through in a different direction to the main fabric.
The cream/ white one is tailored with a tapering front section and buttoned at the back.
The electric blue floral satin shirt is a baggier style to be worn with a tight-fitting ‘pencil’ skirt. This colour was very popular in the 80s!’

Quote about these beauties by incredible Fran Boyd ( ‘Goodbyenormajean’ on Instagram, and ‘Goodbye, Norma Jean’ on Facebook ). Find her, follow her and get inspired). I love her positive attitude, excitement, awesome style and knowledge about pieces, every single one.

That is all I am sharing with you today.

There will be more outfits with these as well as new pieces. Watch this space and make sure to follow me on Instagram for daily updates.

PS- ‘Key to me style’ is now becoming a hashtag too. I have been on a search for a word of phrase to use whenever I refer to personal style; one that is inspired, driven and attached to a person as opposed to brand, trends, fashion or anything else outside of their soul. Please feel free to use this phrase and tag me or hashtag your posts, any time you get inspired by someone’s unpredictable style or whenever you share your unique style and outfits that you come up with. Have an awesome day.

Love you,

Gosia

 

Key to Her Style, Key to My Style

Key to finding a bag of style

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Hello lovely people,

How come it’s Sunday already?

We are in what is statistically the lowest week of the year but I am not one to care about such things so let me share something exciting with you today.

I have recently met an amazing lady who happens to live in Aberdeen too. Serena Venegoni (oh how I love the sound of her name) is an owner at Stellar Aberdeen ( on Chapel Street ).

 

 

 

I love Serena’s story. She has lived in Aberdeen for 10 years (I can relate to that ;)), she worked corporate jobs for years and then went to have family and for almost 7 years looked after her children (I love this part too obviously). For her return to workplace she didn’t just choose to get a job, she chose to set up this stunning business and it is going strong. The name of the place is inspired by Serena’s daughters; Stella and Lara (that warms my heart so much and I really love the sound of it ;).

I love seeing women entrepreneurs and the fact that we can all get inspired by her.

In October Serena opened the boutique with most gorgeous Italian bags and accessories. I went to visit her this week and fell in love with the place, the atmosphere and the bags of course. I love that there is something for me and for my clients as well as YOU, reading and following my journey ;))

Serena’s knowledge about her product is insane. Brands that sell at Stellar include Tosca Blu (gorgeous colours), Trussardi Jeans (more casual trends), Cochinelle and Furla (designer’s classics) as well as Piquadro (incredibly practical high tech business bags and briefcases). Apart from that Serena designed her own Stellar silk scarfs, each pattern is inspired by different Italian City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the classic pieces, the softest leather and sometimes a pop of colour. I already own an incredibly soft and beautiful scarf and leather gloves and will be returning for more soon ;)))

These are my personal favourite day to day bags. What are yours?

 

 

 

This time of the year is amazing to refresh our personal style, adding some investment pieces to make the style stand out (and taking advantage of sales ;))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned as there will definitely be more exciting news coming from me and Stellar.

Let me know what you like the most.

Have an amazing weekend.

Love,

Gosia

Key to My Style

Key to my hand care (and the best DIY scrub ever)

Hello beautiful people.

I am so grateful for your visits here 🙂

Last night my over dried hands have called for some help and I remembered the best DIY hand scrub that I use and just have to share with you.

Christmas does not just happen, we do all the cleaning, cooking, present wrapping, running in and out in the cold, more cleaning, resting and forgetting to care for our hands, I am not alone here, am I?

Now it’s time to remember the hands and care for them.

So here it goes, most of you will have the ingredient at home, that is exactly what makes me love this scrub. I am all for simple recipe and gorgeous results ;))

 

All you need is:

bowl, spoon, cloth, olive oil, sugar and lemon

 

Mix a little bit of olive oil ( 2 tbs should be enough, I always used to use way too much and ended up with enough scrub to use all over my whole body, not a bad thing at times actually 😉 I wouldn’t use it on my face though) with sugar (the texture really depends on your liking so add slowly until you are happy with the paste and then add few drops of lemon and mix again.

Now indulge in massaging your hands for few minutes. After that I wet the cloth and put in the microwave for 30 seconds and then place it over my both hands for another minute or so (homemade sauna ;))

You may skip the last step if you have no time or just don’t feel like it, the result will be great too, I just love the whole process and the result. At the end I use the cloth to gently clean the remaining scrub off my hands (I feel like that really helps take all the dry skin off) and then wash them  under cold water (no soap).

Your hands will feel very moisturized already. When my hands are dry though (and that seems like always) I add whatever hand cream I use at the time to seal the deal.

Right now my favourite is this (YOPE, naturalny krem do rak, imbir, drzewo sandalowe ), gift from Santa (all the way from Poland).

and voila!

Hope you enjoy treating your hands to some softness.

Have a super day and a great week gorgeous.

Love,

Gosia

xxx

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Key to my hair care

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Hi guys and Happy New Year. Hope you have been making the best of the first few days of it. I have been working on my routine and improving my work. It is still very much work in progress but I am fine with it and I am allowing myself to have fun along the way and that is what I wish for you to; have fun with whatever it is you do and spend time on.

Today I decided to share with you couple of thing I do to improve my hair condition. I haven’t coloured my hair in a while now. I used to colour it at home and after some fails I was finally happy with the blue black that worked perfectly with my skin tone. After a while though, being a women, and letting my nature take over, I felt like a change. I let the roots grow…and grow (for a while it was not a pretty state) but I resisted until I could. I went to get it coloured. Wanted highlights (and I had a very specific look in mind) but was worried that bleaching my hair may have a huge effect on its condition. As it turned out, the effect I wanted would take about 6 stages and I was not prepared to go for it. I got some very light highlights and roots refreshed. That was in September and I haven’t done any colouring since. I am now happy embracing the more natural look (even though the colour is not perfectly what I had in mind, but it is a work in progress to). I have even learned to love my few grey hair and I am now focusing on careing for my hair more than ever before.

I have been using various shampoos (nothing fancy) but I find that using moisturizing hair masks couple of times a week has helped hugely. For that I use either coconut oil or combination of oils (caster oil, vitamin E oil, coconut oil and few more ).

Few days ago I was offered to try a new product which is also a combination of oils and the ingredient is heavenly so I jumped for it happily. It’s called Hallelujah Oil by Forest and Shore (picture’s provided below). I love that you can use it both, as a hair mask or after a wash. It has a lovely herbal smell and makes the hair feel very soft. I have so far only used it on washed hair and cannot wait to have in on overnight.

I also wanted to share with you how using different brushed changed my hair state. For brushing my hair wet, I now only use the wet brush. I got it few years ago and haven’t looked back since. The wide comb or tangle teezer does not work as well for me personally. And for drying the hair and light styling I use the natural hair brush (also no pulling at all). Apart from these I use ordinary brushes on dry hair and very rarely use hair styling tools.

I know that for some of you my hair will not look amazing but knowing its state from just a few months ago I see the difference. I also have it cut straight (no layers) which for me makes it look better and makes the styling easier too. It is all about being resourceful and not needing a cut too often (win win ;)).

 

 

hair washed and towel dried

how gorgeous is this packaging? what is inside makes me even happier, bottle of pure goodness :))

the wet brush

no pulling at all

best for hair drying and light styling

hair dried

#nofilter 😉

Thoughts?

Any tips you guys have or your personal experience, please share.

Have a great day.

Love,

Gosia

 

Key to My Style

key to me – saying goodbye to 2017

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I have been wanting to make this year’s revision and I have been putting it off.

I think its like with everything that we put off, we are afraid. I am often afraid that I haven’t given it my all and I judge myself instead of cheering myself to what I have been doing and accomplishing.  I am good at both but being hard on myself is easier, I have more practice on it and I can go crazy here (I am a natural ;)). I am also good lately at motivating myself though which feels refreshing. At times it does not feel natural or even possible, all the things that I tell myself I will do, be, get to but I keep saying it, thinking it, writing it down so I can finally feel it and make it happen.

Yesterday I fell for the Instagram trend of #best9. Not really sure how you are meant to choose I just scrolled back to the end of last year and from the beginning of 2017 I took screenshots of pictures that meant the most to me. I ended up with much more than 9… then I managed to somehow ‘close the deal’ on 9. Feeling bad for not including  people that actually meant just as much as the ones that I did include… (being hard on myself again) but then I took a deep breath… tears filled my eyes and I realized how blessed I am. In a year that feels like not that much has been done, I realized I made quite a few long term dreams come true.

I have been places with people that mean the most. I have re-visited home land with my own family.  I spend an evening with a friend I haven’t seen in years. I have taken care of myself and keep reminding myself to put myself first. I organised a ladies get together that gave me more than I imagined and will soon turn into something much bigger. I have turned my passion into a job that I never dreamed possible. I earned money from doing what I love. I have met people that cheer me to it and inspire me to be me. I have watched children grow (deep breath)… and let one go. All this together is bitter sweet but has made me who I am now.

I always knew that bad times are meant to give us the contrast and appreciate the good times more. So I am super grateful for every day. I have survived ! ;)) I am a warrior and will fight for all that I believe in this year (that may just be the most important goal 🤔).

Looking  at myself as if I stepped outside  of my body, I say, ‘you have made more possible that you realise. You remember when you used to dream of the things you now ‘have’ ? That really is your power. Use it wisely ;)’

…. and to all of you and each of you individually, I hope you are well (as I say it often) and I mean it.

I hope you let yourself cry and laugh whenever you feel like it. I hope that you dream as big and ‘impossible’ as when you were a little girl/little boy. I hope you don’t care what boundaries the world told you to believe in.  I hope that you ask yourself  what it is that you like and want (not what the trend to wanting is now). I hope you love like crazy, dance like there is no-one else in the room, I hope that when you stumble, you remember that it’s just part of the dance and that you enjoy getting up and making yourself proud. I hope that you eat what makes you excited, that you look after yourself and that your style speaks who you are.

I am sooooo grateful for you. I love you and wish you best in New Year, your year.

Gosia

xxx

(at no particular order here’s few of this year’s favourite moments :))