July Summary!

This month has been a little bit lax on the blogging front unfortunately, July has just flown by because I've been so busy and all of a sudden we're at the end of the month so I thought I would share with you everything I've been up to!

The start of the month was my release of my new line of products in my online shop, we released our line of bath bombs 'Hubble Bubble Bath' and a four scent collection inspired by the summer solstice !

Hubble bubble bath logo! 

After the shop release things seemed to quieten down but we've still been really busy adding to the shop, we've got lots and lots of new products that will be arriving soon! 

Towards the middle of the month Alistair got a new tattoo

Then on the 16th I got my first ever tattoo that I'm going to make a whole other post about! 

We added another section to the shop with lots of witchcraft related items

These have done really well, so after all that drama we went for a weekend away with his family and surrounded ourselves with beautiful scenery like this! 

The day we got back (the 25th ) was my brothers 10th birthday and the next day I had a haircut and Alistair had his driving theory test! 

Talk about busy! 

Witchcraft Wednesday #2 what we made on the summer solstice

Hi everyone,
It's now been a month since the summer solstice which was a particularly powerful one as it was also a full moon so I took the chance to do lots of spells and brew some potions!
Here's what I made
-Full moon water
-Full moon oil
- Rose water
- Wild Flower water
- Love potion
- A potion to invoke peace and calmness

I also did spells to attract happiness and prosperity, charged all my crystals, cards, pendulums, did a deep clean both personally and to my house.

Spooky box club enchanted forest unboxing

I've never had a spooky box club box before, but this appeared as a surprise!

If you don't know already, Spooky box club is a goth subscription box service providing a selection of exclusive goods that adhere to a monthly theme. The subscription is £21 per month. 

This is the enchanted forest box, which is a perfect match for me as I love anything magical! 

Upon opening this, you're greeted by brown paper wiggles

And you get to do a little hunt for your items! 

I loved the contents of this box! You get a little grey card telling you the contents and which charity the box raised money for. 

The Box also contained: 

•A small tub of enchanted forest tea and •a skull tea infuser. 

This tea comes in a really cute container and is also the nicest tea I have ever had. it contains: apple and orange pieces, hibiscus cornflower petals, dried currants, elderberries and rosehips. 

The tea infuser is so cute and just the right size! 

•A packet of white spell candles

I go through spell candles like there's no tomorrow so these are much appreciated. The tiny size means they are perfect to travel. 

•Swirly lollipop

My inner child is very happy with this! I think Spooky Box Club put a lolipop in every box 

• forest witch scarf

This is a gorgeous light beige and has hand drawn style patterns on of crystals, leaves and animal skulls. I'm not a scarf person, so I'm using this as an altar cloth 

• Crystal point necklace (flourite?) 

This is one of those pieces that every witch needs to own, it's really elegant and I love the short chain it comes on. 

•Branch and skull dangly earrings

These silver earrings are little ornate branches with skulls growing from them. They've rekindled my love for dangly earrings as they're so elegant but spooky

• Witchy Woman moon phase patch 

This is probably my favourite item, it's just so cool and relevant but I'm really struggling to choose what to put it on. 

• Dreamcatcher 

This is easily my second favourite item, I've wanted a dream catcher for ages and this one is really high quality and stunning. I've slept so much better since hanging it up too and I absolutely love it. 

Since receiving this box I have fallen in love with spooky box club and would love to subcribe to their boxes! 

Do any of you receive these boxes? 

 

5 confidence tips for wearing shorts

My legs have always been a massive issue for me, so wearing shorts has always been a no-go area until this summer. And although I can still feel a bit awkward in them, these tips really help. 

1: Make sure your legs are prepped 

If I know I'm wearing shorts I always make sure my legs look as good as possible. I tend to do hair removal and exfoliate the day before and moisturise on the day. 

2: Badass shoes

I always feel like wearing interesting shoes take the attention away from my legs 

3: Cover up until you feel confident

When I first got my shorts I wore them with fishnets or stockings for the first few weeks until I felt confident 

4: pick the right pair

Picking shorts that are right for your body is really important. These are from topshop and I made sure to get them really oversized for the fit and length I wanted. 

5: Wear them alone first

I had more than a few practice try-ons of these, trying on tops and shoes that looked best, and making sure I was okay with them from every angle. 

Let me know if this was useful and what your confidence tips are! 

Why I went braless

A couple of months ago I wore an outfit without a bra, two months later and I'm still not wearing a bra...

I get asked a lot why I've stopped wearing a bra, the day I stopped wearing them it was because it would have looked bad with my outfit that day, now I have the freedom to wear anything I want without worrying about being able to see my bra. 

I also feel physically free, I no longer feel it pushing against me, and straps digging into my back. Particularly in hot weather, bras can be uncomfortable and overhot so it feels great to forgo that. 

Not wearing a bra makes me feel quite liberated, I find the press of my nipples on tight tops quite sexy and I've learnt to appreciate the curves of my breasts and live with the shape and size. My boobs and I have a better relationship now I'm no longer forcing them into moulded and padded cups hoping to change them, I've accepted them as they are. 

I also feel really lucky to be able to make the decision to not wear a bra, as many are not fortunate enough to own a bra and others have limitations to going without them. 

Witchcraft Wednesday #1: How to cleanse and charge crystals

Cleansing and re-charging your crystals is vital to get good results from using them, cleansing them removes energy they may have picked up and recharging them replenishes them with positive energy making them fit for use, luckily you can often combine cleansing and recharging which is what I like to do. Please please please research the crystals you have and make sure that they are suitable for the cleansing method you want to use so that you don't end up damaging them or weakening them.

Sea Salt.
Sea salt is a pretty standard method of cleansing and charging and you can do this with or without water, you can mix sea salt and water in a glass container  and then submerge the crystals in the salty water, or you can use dry sea salt and bury the crystals, as a general rule I leave them for 24 hours.

Earth
Another easy way to cleanse is to return the crystals to the earth for a time, just bury them and leave them for a little while to soak up the energy from the earth. Make sure you know where you've buried them though, or you could bring a small tub of earth inside and bury them in a container.
Moonlight
This is the method I normally use, I put my crystals outside or on the windowsill during a night of the full moon and during the night of the new moon, this way I am reminded regularly to cleanse and charge my crystals and it's a super easy method too. You can either put them on a windowsill that catches the moonlight or leave them outside. This is my favourite method because to my knowledge it works and is safe for all crystals.

Sunlight
This is a really easy and popular way to cleanse and charge, simply put your crystals outside in the sun, it provides lots of energy when charging but the sunlight can be damaging and draining to crystals so please do your research into what the effects on your crystals might be.

Running water
Simply place the crystals under running water, this is great if you're in a rush and to physically clean the crystals too. Make sure that you dry them properly after visualizing all the negative energy being washed away.

Smoke
There are several methods of using smoke to cleanse, it's really popular to use sage to cleanse the inside of a house and crystals are no different, you could burn herb or sage bundles and waft the crystals through the smoke, you could also do exactly the same with incense sticks, or you could throw the crystals through a candle flame

Motivational monday #5 10 little things you can do to de-stress your life

Sometimes when everything gets a bit overwhelming, it can be hard to know what to do to improve your state of mind. Luckily, I've come up with 10 tips to instantly make life a bit less stressful.

1- Turn off social media notifications on your phone
2- Write a short term to-do list
3- cull your wardrobe
4- unsubscribe from all email marketing
5- get rid of five items you no longer use
6- unfriend and unfollow everyone on social media you don't actually like
7- downsize your beauty collection
8- sort out your email inbox
9- reply to five messages
10- throw out odd socks.