GreySkiesAndSilverLinings

As a trainee beauty therapist, I have more of a skin routine now then I ever had. Before I would grab a packet of baby wipes and use that to take off my make up, even my eye make up (oh god the pain). But as I got more familiar with my skin I started to look after it more. So cleansing, toning and moisturizing my skin twice a day is now just a part of my everyday routine. However, when it came to the rest of my skin I just got lazy. Hands up, how many people don't moisturize after having a shower? Alright, so i can't see how many of you have your hands up but I'm going to guess that there's a few. Well I am totally guilty of it too. I never really thought about it. Mainly because the rest of my body wasn't on show. But skin is skin, whether it's on your face or your leg. It is still important to look after it. 

So I started trying different types of body butters and body moisturizers. I found some ok ones and then some not so ok ones. I had seen "Nip + Fab" come up on my twitter feed quite a bit and there seemed to be such a hype about the product. So when I came across the product in Tk.Maxx, I thought I would give it ago. 

Three words, Oh my god! I fell in love instantly. I purchased three products, the "Dry Leg Fix", "365 Body Glow Fix" and the "Bee Sting Deluxe Body Souffle" They are so reasonably priced it's insane.

365 Body Glow Fix is amazing. It's a clear tanning gel. Yes, yes i know. That struggle that every women has putting on a clear tanning gel. Patches and streaks! But fear not ladies! This developing tan is fantastic. I am a disaster when it comes to clear tanning gels but this went on easily and developed beautifully. I highly recommend it. 

Dry Leg Fix is a leg smoother. It is fantastic for those dry knees and well your whole leg. The best part about this product is you can feel the difference straight away. 

Bee Sting Deluxe Body Souffle is a high performance body cream and i absolutely love it! I apply this all over my body twice a day. Once in the morning and once before I go to bed. It's brilliant. The only thing I would say to anyone thinking of purchasing this item, if you are anyway allergic to bee stings I would stay away from using this particular product as it DOES contain bee venom. This is stated on the product. If you are like me and don't know if you are allergic to bee stings, I just patch tested myself by applying a small amount on the inside of my wrist and waited 48 hours to see if I would have a reaction and i didn't. The bee venom plumps the skin and smooths fine lines. It is defiantly my favorite body cream right now.

When I was growing up the word "Troll" to me was those weird little dolls with the mad hair. But nowadays a "troll" is a person who posts offensive, divisive and controversial comments on social media. And most of the time is setting out to intentionally hurt and upset someone.

It makes me so angry to think that people in this day and age have nothing better to be doing than hiding behind the screen of a phone/computer and are able to just bang out abuse on their keypads/keyboards with no hesitation and no consideration for the other persons feelings.

Over the last couple of days I have seen on a certain social media app that people are able to post random bull**** anonymously and that's fair enough. But when people start using these apps to write absolutely vile and disgusting posts about individual people, they cross a line. Social media for most, is sharing special moments or events with family and friends but these keyboard warriors have ruined it for people.

Some people aren't as thick skinned as others think and something you might think is a bit of "banter" might be extremely hurtful to someone else. Abusing someone because they have made something of themselves is just jealously. And that's what most of it boils down to. Jealousy. These people who post abusive and hurtful comments on social media, I can bet they wouldn't have the courage to say what they think to your face. There is not one person in this entire world that is perfect or that has a perfect life. So what gives these people the right to pass judgment on anybody else's life or the decision they make? Absolutely nothing. Usually the person who shouts the loudest has something they are hiding. So putting other people down is their way of making themselves feel better, which I personally think is pretty sad.

When I was growing up I was bullied verbally and physically by a group of people because of my family situation and because I wasn't a girly girl when I was younger. But back then anything they had to say was said to my face. Obviously it hurt and upset me and took me quite sometime to get over but nowadays this abuse is put up on different social media sites for the whole world to see. Its not just between you and the bully.

A minority of people hate seeing others doing well for themselves or hate the fact that someone else's life might be a bit more exciting so they try to bring you down to their level. Don't ever let these keyboard warriors bring you down. Nobody is perfect not even them. 

Rise above the hate these people throw at you and I can guarantee it will make you a much stronger person. If it can work for me, it can definitely work for you.

"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones".

& don't ever change who you are for anyone.

J 

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