What's Happening Coco?

So it has been quite some time… Where has Coco been?

Well I haven't had much time over the past 200 something days as when my last post was. But things and I mean many things have happened… So what has been going on?

Well, I have been changing up my diet, while visiting different places for the summer, and touring with the ballet company and dancing a gala in Italy, heading home for summer holidays, and finally on top of all this I was looking for a new apartment for this new season.  *deep breath*  If some of you may not know I am a professional ballet dancer, I live throughout the year in Amsterdam due to work reasons, and during holidays I visit my home of 13 years in Canada. 

Anyways enough about my past, and a little more about the present, and future?

Diet… Before I decided to take a break from blogging, (I didn't really decide… time was a bit of an issue) I was always feeling quite sluggish, and tired. I depended on coffee a lot of the times, and just wasn't happy with how I was feeling overall. I'd get migraines, or upset stomachs often, and would easily catch any type of viruses that was floating around. With our demanding schedule of dancing around 8 hours a day, well I didn't feel like my body was up to the challenge and I was slowly feeling more fatigue and pain as the season progressed. Along with this because of the "Sluggish" feeling I didn't feel confident in my body and as a ballet dancer it is important to have a "In-shape/fit" figure. I wouldn't say I feel fat, or chubby, but I know my body is made up of what I feed it, and so sometime in April I decided it was time to change up my routine.

So thats whats been up… In the following post I will get into further details of my current diet, and how I made the switch, but for now here is a picture of me dancing and if you guys are interested stay tuned for what really helped me feel my best.

xoxo Coco

A little Christmas Lush Haul and Review

We have now officially entered the holiday season, and even though many of us celebrate different holidays, I think we can all agree that this time of the year is always one to look forward to. For me, I celebrate Christmas, and there is often that very common question of, "What makes it feel like christmas"? Well for sure visiting the Lush store and having all of the Christmas collection to shop from reminds me of Christmas. I grew up with these familiar scents that return every Christmas, and recently I popped over to the store and picked out a couple Lush goodies that I have here to share my thoughts on. 

The first item on the list was "Cinders" Bath bomb. This is a classic Lush Christmas bath bomb, it returns just about every year because of all the love people show towards this small orange ballistic. This bath bomb is described as a spicy, soda scented bath bomb, and should fizz and crackle, almost as if you were sitting next to a fire place. Quite honestly I did not hear any crackling and so the image of the fireplace was kind of a disappointment however the scent of this bath bomb is what makes me running back for more every year. It has a warm scent full of spices, and is an absolute joy to bath in. 

Next on the list of "Classic" is the Christmas Eve Bubble Bar. I would recommend using this just before bed, as it gives off a beautiful and calming scent of jasmine, and lavender/ylang ylang. With about half of this bubble bar my bath water changed into a light blue colour and I had a bath full of bubbles. The bubbles are super soft on the skin and makes the water feel like cashmere. I would highly recommend this bubble bar as a relaxing treat before bed. 

Onwards to the Limited edition Lush soap "Yog Nog", this soap is described by Lush as  "Made with soy yogurt and a dash of festive spice, Yog Nog has that unmistakable creamy texture with a fudgy, spicy blend of clove bud and ylang ylang"  I really wanted to like this soap, as a matter of fact the first time I saw this soap I made a note that I would get this one instead of my Christmas favourite "Snow Cake" soap. While it does smell like a ginger bread cake dry, after using the soap it smelled just like cloves and spices that may have gone bad.... I don't know if this makes sense but it smelled like rotten spices on the skin. I very much regret purchasing this soap and will for sure be running back to purchase "Snow Cake".

Last but most definitely not least is my favourite, the "So White" Shower gel. Basically when using this shower gel on the skin it almost smells as if you jumped into a bath of fresh green apples. The "So White" scent also comes in a bath bomb form, and when I saw that they had made a Limited-Edition shower gel of this I immediately gave it a sniff. In the bottle this does not smell like the "So White" Bath bomb, however on the body, the scent is exactly the same as the bath bomb and lingers on the body the whole day. It feels super soft on the skin and leaves you smelling delightful and super fresh. If you are a fan of fruity smells I would highly recommend this shower gel. 

And that is it for my little pre holiday treat at Lush, I will most likely be back there again real soon this winter so stay tuned for some more Lush hauls, and reviews. 

xoxo Coco