This is a list of people who can suck it…I was going to call this post people who can go f themselves, but I actually only cuss when I’ve had wine, and I’m all out of wine (it’s been a tough week).
I am writing this because I’m so fed up with annoying people and sometimes I just need to moan to the internet.
So I was invited to this really awesome event, The Beauty Store launch in conjunction with Dupe Factorie. Initially I just wanted to go because my friends were going – am I ten? Do I want matching backpacks?
Truth is, even though I am mostly seen without makeup (like a savage, hahaha) I have been dabbling, I like the idea of it and boy do I love lipstick, so I attended.
So recently I attended the Baby Dove Launch in Cape Town. They flew me up for brunch like I was some sort of Kardashian, which I am not going to lie, was pretty awesome.
Now the thing is, I’m human, fly me to somewhere fancy and feed my face and my opinion could be swayed BUT I am also a journalist first and foremost so I thought, just in case I sound like I’m gushing for the sake of gushing I am going to let you hear more than just my opinion-fair right? (can I just say that I’m not saying any of the other moms would ever be swayed, they know what’s up, I just thought this would be a fun way to do it)
I was that child with natural hair that didn’t fit the mould.
These days I have an actual fear of salons. They give me so much anxiety.
No I didn’t read some article about bacteria lurking in communal brushes (probably shouldn’t google that). It’s not the idea of it so much, it’s past experiences. (PS. I know some really nice stylists, the experience just makes me uncomfortable)
Hair salons became this place where I would literally pay to be ridiculed. I’d sit there being pulled and prodded and my “bad hair” discussed with other people.
But honestly sometimes you don’t even have to be pay to be made to feel inferior. Families often do it for free. My slick haired father doesn’t let his feelings towards my hair go unnoticed.
I love handcrafted gifts, there is something so special about…”I thought about you and put in the effort and the talent I have in to make you this”
This is not always feasible though, I know this first hand because I always have a friend or family member asking me to help them craft something. They usually claim they don’t have the skill set (glueing things down is a skill set now? Hmmmm, I see you) but I think it is more of a time thing.
We live in an instant gratification world, very few people have the patience or time to “wait 24 hours something to dry before applying second coat”.
That’s where this cool news business comes in…Gift Emporium – Hand crafted items at the click of a button.
So a while back Consol asked if I would like to be part of an experiment, they send me glass jars and things and I see what I can come up with.
I had to read the email a couple of times because HECK YES! I want to make things with Consol glass. I make things with glass all the time like sewing kits or bath salt.
So what did I do? I decided to make a weeks worth of things to pack in my lunch box…
Here are the super simple recipes:
