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The Sunshine Blogger Award ♡

February 13, 2018 Blair Natalia3 Comments

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡

The other day Hannah from Hannah’s Life Diaries was kind enough to nominate me for the Sunshine Blogger Award and I was absolutely delighted to be nominated! As I’m still new at this, I am extremely grateful for being thought of, so thank you so very much!

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The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to those who are creative, positive, and inspiring, while spreading sunshine to the blogging community.

The rules:

• Thank the Blogger who nominated you in a blog post and link back to your blog.

• Answer the 11 Questions The Blogger asked to your blog.

• Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions.

• List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in your post or on your blog.

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Here are the lovely questions Hannah asked:

♡ When and why did you start blogging?

I started my wonderful blogging journey almost six years ago in September of 2012. Being that I was in a web design class, I had already been introduced to blogging, WordPress in particular. For one of our beginner projects, we had to set up our own blog, give it a theme, and publish a post just to get used to a simple set up. Well I ended up coming across a lovely community on here, The Clique community. The Clique is a lovely book series by the amazing Lisi Harrison about a group of girls who call themselves The Pretty Committee. In this little community these girls had Clique blogs where each blog would be in the theme of that character and basically they’d write fan fiction blog posts with their chosen character as the center of their plot line. Having adored writing Clique fan fiction on fanfiction.net, I created a blog and joined in. That is how I started out, pretending I was Dylan Marvil on the Internet.

♡ Why did you pick your blog name?

Originally this blog was named something else, but I ended up going with La vie en Rose Diaries which was what I called a series I did on my Polyvore. I felt that it was perfectly fitting for my blog as I feel my blog is an enchanting diary that shows a peek into my dreamy life.

♡ Which of your own blog posts has been your favourite, so far?

If I had to choose, I would go with The Little Things That Make Me Happy. Not only was it just so simple and pure, but in it I stepped back and just wrote a list of what truly makes me happy in life. Just the little things I’m grateful for on a daily basis.

♡ What’s been your favourite blog to read lately?

That’s hard to choose as I’ve been loving so many different ones lately, but I’d have to say Discovering Your Happiness, Lissy’s Baked Treats, and Frosting Fairy.

♡ If you could meet any one person in the world, who would it be and why?

Audrey Hepburn because she has inspired me so much in life to always be kind, have class and grace, and to help others.

♡ The most inspirational person in your life?

I’d have to say my mom.

♡ Favorite place to be?

I love spending time at the park just enjoying the beauty of the nature surrounding me. There’s nothing like frolicking through the wild flowers as the breeze gently blows my hair about and the only sounds are the flowing stream and the chirping of the birds. Plus the park is the best place for a whimsical garden tea party.

♡ What film have you watched the most?

The Clique movie! I just absolutely adore it as well as the book series. It is after all the whole reason I got into writing.

♡ Cats, Dogs or both?

I absolutely cannot choose as I love them both so much! There’s nothing I want more than a little puppy and cat I can spoil with all the love in world. Sadly I’ve never had either, but I would love a black cat and a Pomeranian.

♡ Something your proud of in your life?

That I’m still going and fighting everyday. Unfortunately I’ve been through so much in life and many times I’ve felt like I wouldn’t make it through the darkness. I felt as if there was no point in continuing on, but something kept me holding on and fighting. It’s hasn’t been easy, but I’m proud of myself for it.

♡ One piece of advice you would give to your younger self?

Never stop dreaming.

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Now that I’ve answered the lovely questions that were asked of me, it’s my turn to nominate 11 beautiful bloggers whose blogs that I have been reading a lot of lately!

Alyssa – LissysBakedTreats

Sophie – Frosting Fairy

Ashleigh – FlippersandFlatWhites

Discovering Your Happiness

Chantel – ChantelKeona

Jasmine – JustJasmineElla

Jenny – SparkleandStyle

Natalia – NataliaTalksAbout

Glaiza – GlimmerOfHappiness

Hayley – MamasAlwaysWright

Andy – Life Story’s From Lincoln

Here are my 11 questions for you loves to answer:

♡ What made you want to be a blogger?

♡ If you had to choose one person from the past to meet, who would it be and why?

♡ What is the thing that makes you the most happiest?

♡ What is one place you hope to visit someday?

♡ Describe yourself using only three words.

♡ If you had to pick one song as the theme song of your life, what would it be?

♡ What’s your favorite quote that you relate to the most?

♡ Who is your biggest inspiration in life?

♡ Are you a tea person or coffee?

♡ What is your goal with blogging?

♡ What is one thing you hope to accomplish by the end of the year?

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Thank you so much to Hannah for my nomination!

I hope the lovely people I nominated enjoy doing this as much as I have, but don’t feel pressured! It’s completely okay if you choose to skip it!

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Feelings of Self Doubt // Tea Time with Blair

February 11, 2018 Blair Natalia4 Comments

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡

Today’s enchanting post is going to be more of a personal one as it’s something I’ve been dealing with for the past week. That being the not so wonderful feeling of self-doubt. It’s something I unfortunately deal with often and though it is one of my goals this year to lessen it and believe in myself more, it still pops up every once in awhile. I’m sure many of you beauties out there can relate.

For as long as I can remember, self-doubt has had too much of a role in my life. Many times I have let these feelings of doubt take over and stop me from doing the things I loved most. Things that would be the first step in creating my dream life were tossed away simply because I chose to believe in my own negativity. I let these thoughts have control over my happiness and make me feel as if I’ll never be good enough, that I’ll never make it anywhere, and never find my place.

I’ve always been a big dreamer. One of my biggest dreams since I was just a child was to be my own boss and create something wonderful that I could call my own. I wanted to do something that made me happy and that I could be so proud of. I never wanted to have work for someone else in a job I would most likely never feel truly passionate about. Always in love with the arts, I wanted to create and inspire. Even at such a young age I had these wishes and hopes for myself. I always told myself growing up that, “Someday, somehow we will get there. We’ll make it and have the most amazing business.” But as I grew older and the words of other people who only wanted to bring me down were whispered to me day after day, those feelings of self-doubt crept in.

As a child people would laugh and say “keep dreaming kid” as if my dreams were laughable and unrealistic. As if I’d never be able to achieve them. Instead of people encouraging me and believing in me that I could be and do anything, they just kept trying to crush those dreams. Of course I was still a child, so that doubt hadn’t settled in yet. I was stubborn and I told them that I’d prove them all wrong someday.

As the years went on and my dreams evolved, people’s laughter grew, namely my own family’s. They unfortunately never believed in me or encouraged me to reach for my dreams. Anytime I would start to put forward the work towards achieving that end goal, they would be right there to tell me I’d never make it. That I’d end up giving up and that it would never work. That I’m better off working at a minimum wage job that would never fulfill me. The worst was when they’d tell me I’d never amount to anything in life. As a dreamer, those words completely crushed me.

Sadly I let those words affect me negatively and in walked self-doubt. As I would be working on the things to get me to the finish line, I would suddenly start having thoughts that this was all pointless. Putting in all this work and effort is for nothing as I’ll never make it. I’m simply just not good enough or cut out for this life, so I should just give up now…and I did. I would always give up and let my own doubts win. It would hurt me so bad to do so and I would end up crying alone in my room feeling like I was letting myself down. Like I was letting the younger version of me with big dreams down.

There were times when I would set my mind to something I truly wanted,little things, and I went out and got it, but whenever it came to the big goal, doubt has always stopped me. What I want more than anything in life is to grow my blog and turn it into my own little business. Not only do I want it be a magical space to put my words out into the world and inspire others and let them know they’re not alone and it will all be okay, but I want it to become my business. Something I created for myself so that I can say that I finally am doing the job I love because I wholeheartedly love blogging and for once I think I finally found my niche after six years on WordPress.

Though this past week, self-doubt has come back to visit. I can’t help but have thoughts of not being good enough to have my blog grow and to be noticed. There’s no possible way I’ll ever make it as a blogger and this blog will never go anywhere. I’ve already noticed a decrease in engagement, so I must already be losing my touch. No one will care to read it and keep coming back, so I should just give up now right?

But I’m not. I’ve given up too many times in the past and threw away any progress I was starting. I refuse to let the future of this blog become yet another ‘what if’ in my life. It’s not easy to ignore my doubts and I’m sure they’ll be back to trying and make me give up again, but I have to push through for the sake of my dreams.

I’m still doubting this blog as I sit here and type these very words, but luckily with the help of the amazing loves who have been supporting me so far, the encouraging words I read from another blog to beginners, and wonderful quotes I’ve found on Pinterest, I know I’ll get through it.

To any of you out there also dealing with self-doubt, you can push past it. Don’t ever let it stop you from living the life you want the most. If you feel you have no one that believes in you in right now, I believe in you. I believe you can do anything you set your beautiful mind to. ♡

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Have the Perfect Girly Valentine’s Day ♡

February 10, 2018 Blair Natalia10 Comments

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡

February is the month of sweetness and romance. The time of year where the atmosphere is filled with the magic of pure love and a gentle feeling. Delightful blush pink heart decor and romantic roses are beautifully placed and make everything look like an enchanting fairytale. It could only mean one thing, Valentine’s Day is approaching quickly.

The time of year when all of the romantics celebrate the love in their lives. Though some may not love this time of year as much, especially if they find themselves without a love to celebrate with. However I believe romantic love isn’t the only love that must be celebrated during this wonderful season. Valentine’s Day can also be all about celebrating the beautiful person that is you; this delightful holiday can include self-love as well.

Today’s lovely post is going to focus on just that and show all of you Darlings out there how to have a dreamy and girly Valentine’s Day treating yourself like the princess you deserve to be!

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Start off your enchanting Valentine’s Day by picking out a lavish outfit that makes you feel the most like a princess and makes you feel like you’re shining from the inside out. For such a romantic holiday, I personally suggest a romantic dress or ethereal tulle skirt in an adorable blush pink. You’ll feel incredibly girly and sweet! Take the time to do some pirouettes in the gorgeous outfit you chose and just let your true self show.

Treat yourself to an amazing breakfast, nothing says self love and care like nourishing your body with delicious foods. Whether you’re someone who prefers fluffy, heart shaped pancakes or yummy fruit bowl, prepare your favorite and enjoy it. For a little extra girlyness, use blush pink or floral china to have your breakfast off of!

As the afternoon draws near, do something that you absolutely love! This could be anything from dancing by yourself, reading your favorite fairytale, or even painting; the possibilities are endless. However my personal favorite thing to do, especially when having a girly Valentine’s Day, is to bake adorable pastel cupcakes. There’s just something so calming and happy about baking sweet treats, particularly on a holiday. With so many charming recipes out there, it’s hard to choose which heart themed cupcakes to make, but go with the ones that make you feel the happiest. If you little Loves need an idea for recipes, these two lovely bloggers always post sweet, girly recipes and even some Valentine’s Day ones: Frosting Fairy and Lissy’s Baked Treats

When you’re through with your baking, wind down with a steamy cup of delicious tea. Let the warmth from the cup soothe your senses and feel at peace. You may choose to listen to your favorite romantic songs while doing this or watch a favorite show.

Once all of the tea is gone and you feel at ease, light your favorite rose scented candle and run a warm bubble bath fit for a princess. Use a comforting scent like lavender or vanilla and toss in a pretty rose colored bath bomb. Slip into the warm water and let the delicate bubbles take over as you relax; feeling any stress wash away.

After the calming bath, slip into your girliest pajamas, pick up your favorite face mask, and rejuvenate your gentle skin. With your mask on, reach for a dreamy nail polish and treat yourself to a mani/pedi. Finish off with a lovely moisturizer to leave your beautiful skin feeling soft, hydrated, and most importantly, cared for.

Slip into your darling princess bed, turn on your absolute favorite Disney movie, and slowly drift off to your own personal dream land.

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I truly hope this post has made you Darlings see Valentine’s Day in a different light and gave you enchanting ideas for how to spend it.

Always remember that each and every one of you are beautiful princesses and you deserve self love and happiness! ♡

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If I Were Tag ♡

February 7, 2018 Blair NataliaLeave a comment

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡

With the outside world being a dreamy winter wonderland today, I wanted a simple yet enchanting post for today. One that can be read while curled up with your favorite cozy blanket and a warm cup of tea. I came across this whimsical little tag. As someone who is a true dreamer at heart, I felt that it would express more of who I am and allow you loves to see who the princess behind the blog truly is.

I hope you enjoy, Darlings ♡

If I were a month, I’d be: December, the month were the cold nips at your nose and snowflakes kiss the ground while sugarplums dance in your head.

If I were a day of the week, I’d be: a lazy Sunday afternoon; calming and the perfect time for a tea party ♡

If I were a planet, I’d be: Pluto; tiny, dainty, and often forgotten, but always there.

If I were a sea animal, I’d be: a beautiful dolphin ♡

If I were a god/goddess, I’d be: Antheia, the goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths ♡

If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be: an elegant mirror allowing others to see their true beauty ♡

If I were a gemstone, I’d be: Rose quartz, the stone of love ♡

If I were a flower, I’d be: a rose. Dainty, romantic, and hopelessly in love with love ♡

If I were a kind of weather, I’d be: a breezy spring day full of sunshine. Flowers would be in bloom as fairies frolicked though fields of fresh daisies in ethereal dresses. ♡

If I were a color, I’d be: Rose Gold; pink like the rising sun. Full of brilliance, love, and power, but still gentle and dreamy.

If I were an emotion, I’d be: simple happiness ♡

If I were a fruit, I’d be: fresh, little strawberries waiting to be picked ♡

If I were a sound, I’d be: The soft tapping of sprinkling rain on a spring afternoon.

If I were an element, I’d be: water because I’m a mermaid at heart ♡

If I were a place, I’d be: Disneyland; the place where magic happens, imagination runs wild, and you can feel like a princess no matter who you are. ♡

If I were a mythological creature, I’d be: A mermaid with an iridescent tail, love beach waves, and a kind heart like Ariel ♡

If I were a taste, I’d be: The warm, inviting taste of fresh brewed tea and lemon ♡

If I were a scent, I’d be: The soft, enchanting scent of marshmallows and lavender. Just like one of my favorite candles ♡

If I were an object, I’d be: a dainty, vintage tea cup; delicate and pretty ♡

If I were a body part, I’d be: the heart, a loving dreamer ♡

If I were a song, I’d be: Pink Champagne by the lovely Ariana Grande; bubbly and always looking to make the most of things ♡

If I were a pair of shoes I’d be: a simple pair of white pointed toe pumps; classy, sweet, and goes with anything ♡

I thoroughly enjoyed filling out this tag. If an of you princesses out there see this tag and feel inspired, feel free to give it a try as well! ♡

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Angelic Goals for February ♡

February 6, 2018 Blair NataliaLeave a comment

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a dreamer. Wishing away on wild daisies with my head up in the clouds just thinking about all the delightful things I could possibly do. I’d always get inspired by magical fairytales and my own imagination, writing down all the enchanting things I wished to do and accomplish in a dainty journal full of dreams. Whimsical thoughts and ideas would dance in my head, whispering in my ear like delicate fairies telling me to follow the magic that my heart so desired. Sadly I never listened and only kept my true wishes to my imagination.

With me being on the wonderful journey of self love and happiness this year, I’ve decided to start making those dreams come true and start living the fairytale life I’ve always wished upon the stars for.

Each month I will create lovely angelic goals that will lead me to the path of whimsical adventures, making the most of every magical moment, and letting my inner princess and true self shine through.

To keep track of all of my lovely wishes, I will share them monthly with all of you beautiful Darlings starting with the month of February.

♡ Learn about Crystals and their Magical Healing Powers – Something I’ve always been enchanted by has been beautiful crystals and the belief that they have the power to heal. Hearing so much about them, I’m aiming to learn all about the different gorgeous stones and how they can help. In doing this, I’d love to find the crystals that would be most beneficial to me and get at least one by the end of the month.

♡ Living in the moment – All too often do I find myself wishing away the current season for the next magical one instead of just enjoying what’s happening now. This leads me to feeling sad as I spent the entire time wishing it away instead of making the most of it. I’ve found myself doing this again with winter. Instead of just enjoying the time right now, I’ve been wishing for the breezy spring days and even planning out adventures. Usually when this happens and the actually season does get here, I never follow through with my dreams of a whimsical adventure because I’m too bust wishing for the next big thing. I’m choosing to change that this month. To instead start living in the now and making the most of each moment, even if it does look like a magical ice land outside.

♡ Find my way back to my art – Art is something that’s always been a huge part of my life. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been involved in the arts in some way or another; it has always been one of my true loves. To create art and make my dreams come true on the paper in front of me is such an exciting and magical feeling. I promised myself at a young age that I’d never give it up or let anyone change that about me. Sadly I’ve lost myself last year and in turn I lost my passion for art. Being creative has always helped me with dealing with stress in life, so this month is all about rediscovering my creativity even if all I do to start out are little doodles, I’ll find myself in my art again.

♡ Start a planner and bullet journal – Creating a beautifully organized planner has been something I’ve been dreaming of for a few years now. With my goals of living in the moment and rediscovering my art, what better time to start a planner? With a dreamy little planner, I can have all my thoughts organized and feel more organized as well. Bullet journaling is also something that has peaked my interest as of late as I love the idea of writing out your thoughts and wishes in an artistic way.

♡ Drink more tea – With tea being one of my most favorite things, I’d really like to start drinking more of it. There’s nothing like brewing tea in a fancy teapot and sipping it from dainty teacups; it just makes you feel so delicate! Lately I’ve been drinking more coffee than I’m used to, so I’d prefer to kick that habit and trade it in for delicious teas.

♡ Learn Lettering – Always fascinated by the delicate and careful swirls of lettering, I’d love to learn how to do it with ease. Just the intricate and fancy look of it has inspired me greatly.

With it being less than a week into this new enchanting month, I’m delighted to share that I’ve already been working towards these goals each day and will continue to do so to make my dreams into reality.

I hope this post inspires all you loves out there that no matter the time of year, you can create goals and make the wishes in heart come true. ♡

What are some of the dreams you Darlings are hoping to achieve this month?

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Victoria’s Secret Spring Haul ♡

February 2, 2018 Blair NataliaLeave a comment

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡
As you may be starting to see through my recent posts, I’m someone who loves dressing up like a princess on her way to a lavish ball everyday. While this is absolutely true 99% of the time, I still have a love for a cozy off duty princess look. In fact a simple laid back look can sometimes become one of my favorites. I feel that you can easily make a casual look still seem totally put together and lovely.

One of my favorite places to get clothing for some of these looks is Victoria’s Secret, particularly PINK. With it being close to Valentine’s Day and Spring, they have a ton of cute pastel items out currently and I’ve already starting purchasing some! So today I’m going to do a quick little haul of what I’ve got so far.

The first thing I got was this delicate little velvet set. I’ve been in love with velvet for so long, so I was extremely happy when PINK got in on this trend. When I saw this set I just knew I had to have it. It’s so soft, light, and has a dainty floral print that’s perfect for the spring. The best part is I got both pieces for only $10.95!

One thing I really love from Victoria’s Secret is their pajamas, especially when it comes to their Valentine’s ones. I just adore the light colors and dainty heart prints and I love girly pajamas to feel like a princess even as I drift off to dream land!

These lovely pieces were in the sleep separates section. Originally I saw the shorts first and loved how delicate they looked. There’s blush pink hearts all over the white shorts and the material is so light and airy! When I was searching for a top to match these, I came across the ribbed sleep Henley and saw the absolute most gorgeous color for spring! It’s called Harbor Grey and it’s the prettiest dusty pastel green shade. It just reminds me so much of spring and makes me want to buy everything they have in this color. Another reason I really like the Henley’s is because of the dainty lace detailing around the neck of the top. It’s adds just the tiniest touch of girlyness!

A lot of the times, my princess off duty daytime looks will actually include items that are considered sleep, but that can also look fancy when paired up with everyday clothing. I actually wore the sleep Henley with a pink tulle skirt the other day and it looked absolutely darling!

The next two pieces I bought are also sleep separates, but from the PINK side. They’re new items for spring and they’re so soft! I just had to have this pastel tie dye sleep crew, it just looked so pretty; the color of it is even more gorgeous and pastel in person. To match I got these cute, little mint green shorts and the color on these is simply adorable!

The final thing I purchased was a mini PINK backpack. I’ve been in love with PINK’s mini backpacks for years now. They’re just the perfect size for a few essentials and I love carrying them around during the spring as a little low key bag. Of course being obsessed with velvet, I just had to go with the pink velvet one. It’s so charming and I can’t wait to use it!

That’s it for part one of my spring Victoria’s Secret Haul! I really want to update my wardrobe for spring and being that I have quite the addiction to Victoria’s Secret, you will be seeing more pastel and fancy spring hauls on my blog.

Let me know in the comments if you recently starting purchasing new items for spring and what you bought!

Fancy note: I have changed my blog address from thelavieenrosegoldblog to lavieenrosediaries. I’ve had this blog registered to my account since August of 2015 under thelavieenrosegold blog, though it mostly remained private as I was using my other blog I also had on this account (Dylan Marvil blog). My reasoning for changing it was due to receiving a lot of hate from some girl on Twitter because of my blog name claiming I copied her despite the fact that I had my blog’s name since 2015 as well as my yahoo email address and that I didn’t know of her existence until she started sending me hate. I didn’t want to have to change my blog’s name (it actually made me really sad to do that — which is why I haven’t posted the past few days), but the hate has been going on for months and it was just too rude and disrespectful. I simply couldn’t handle it anymore as it was starting to really get to me and hurt. The fact that someone was trashing me and my blog and implying I was basically copying everything from them when I literally have no idea who they are or seen anything from them just upset me greatly. I’m very big on originality and always being yourself. I would never steal another person’s ideas and claim them as mine. There’s lots of people who use lavieenrosegold, I just chose it because I love rose gold and I love to live life through rose colored glasses. It just felt like me. I didn’t want to make this change or even talk about this as I want my blog to be a positive fairytale land, but I didn’t want me or my blog to continue to get trashed or for her to keep carrying on and make people believe that I’m nothing but a copier. Like I said I made it in 2015 and I never knew who she was until the hate. I did nothing wrong.

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Little Things That Make Me Happy ♡

January 28, 2018 Blair NataliaLeave a comment

Hello my little Vintage Darlings ♡

Sunday’s are my favorite day of the week. It’s day of resting and relaxation before a new magical week starts. I like to spend my Sundays wearing romantic dresses, listening to soft music, and sipping tea. Often times I like to reflect on the things I enjoy most and with today being one of those enchanting Sundays, I wanted to share the little things in life that make me the happiest. ♡

♡ morning dew kissing each blade of grass

♡ frolicking through a field of daisies on a spring afternoon

♡ cozy Sundays spent gardening or reading

♡ lovely scents that are warm, soft, and inviting

♡ dressing up in fancy princess clothing

♡ dainty teacups

♡ collecting little vintage trinkets

♡ elegant fabrics like tulle and satin

♡ dreamy songs like Moon River

♡ the smell in the air after a rainstorm

♡ the way the snow sparkles in the moonlight

♡ the color of the sky at sunset with swirls of pinks, oranges, blues, and purples

♡ the enchanting smell of fresh cut lilacs

♡ fairytales

♡ delicate gemstones like rose quartz

♡ sweet frosted cupcakes with pretty pastel frosting

♡ cute little bunny noses

♡ ethereal dresses and flower crowns

♡ the crisp air of a fall morning

♡ the feel of the air on a breezy spring afternoon

♡ the smell of fresh linen

♡ words like dainty, elegant, delightful, dreamy, angelic, ethereal, whimsical, and delicate.

♡ Love. Pure and simple love ♡

These are all of the magical things that make me feel so happy and warm inside. What are some of the lovely things that make you Darlings happy? ♡

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My Enchanting Day as a Princess ♡

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Blair Natalia3 Comments

Soft sunlight peaks through the delicate, rosy curtains as the world begins to awake. Long lashes fluttering, I slowly open my eyes, awakening from the land of dreams.

Pushing back the light shabby chic blankets, I gracefully stretch my hands over my head before stepping out of bed for the day. Tip toeing over to the door, I place my feathery slipper on my feet and grab my vintage satin robe.

I’ve been longing for an enchanting day where I could frolic around my own little princess dream land and feel at peace; to let all my stressed melt away like a Lush Bath bomb. To truly start treating myself like the delicate princess I want to be and have a fancy pamper day. I’m extremely delighted to be making today that magical day!

The first thing I’m doing on this beautiful winter morning is taking care of my skin. The chilly winter wind can be harsh on skin, so to help it I like to gently exfoliate my face whenever I need it. I then follow up with my new favorite face cleanser, Lancôme’s Crème-Mousse Confort Comforting Cleansing Creamy-Foam with Rose Extract. It’s gentle on delicate skin and smells like romantic roses in the spring. It’s the perfect thing to add to any princess’s morning routine!

After finishing up in the bathroom, I skip off to my fancy closet/makeup room where I plan to spend the day frolicking around and doing glamorous things. Personally this area of the house is my favorite place to spend time being cozy and escaping the rest of the world. It’s my own special fairytale hideaway filled with all my favorite things. I’ve made the area so girly and sweet that it’s impossible to not feel like a princess when entering.

As I enter my own personal dream land, I choose a candle to light. Wanting a soft & dainty scent, I go with my Tea & Lemon candle. It makes the entire room smell like I’m at a vintage tea party. Before lighting it, I sprinkle just a bit of fairy dust over it for an added magical touch.

Turning on some soft music, I take a seat in front of my vanity. Audrey Hepburn’s dreamy voice is singing Moon River in the background as I begin to do my makeup for the day. I’ve currently been loving the Anastasia Beverly Hills shadow in Pink Champagne. It’s such a gorgeous and light shade; perfect for a princess! It also happens to share the same name as my favorite bubbly drink and song.

With my makeup completed, I shake out my long red velvet hair from its ponytail. Reaching for my favorite leave in conditioner, I begin to gently brush out any tangles before adding like curls to my hair. Pulling a few pieces of hair back, I secure them with delicate pearl bobby pins. To finish off my hair, I add my tiara.

“Life’s more enchanting wearing a tiara.” ♡

Reaching for my tulle Victoria’s Secret champagne and rose gold robe, I put it on and feel even more princess like. The robe is so light and airy, it just makes me feel so fancy. The sleeves are ruffled out and there’s rose gold stars sprinkled all over it. It’s such a whimsical design.

Wanting to dress up today, I pirouette over to where the closet side of the room is. I run my fingers over the delicate fabrics; feeling the dainty lace and the soft faux furs until my hands brush over what I’m looking for, the unmistakable feeling of gorgeous tulle.

I simply love dressing up in tulle, especially on days like today. It’s just so lavish and elegant that it can make anyone feel like a princess the second they slip into it.

Picking out a sweater to go with my pink tulle skirt, I immediately feel more myself after putting on the outfit. The beautiful tulle skirt makes me feel ethereal and free as I twirl around. It makes me feel dreamy and angelic, like I’m finally myself. It makes me want to continue to twirl around and dance, which is exactly what I do. Putting on my most favorite song Pink Champagne by Ariana Grande, I feel happy and free as I dance and twirl away.

With the smell of my tea and lemon candle still entangling itself in the room, I’m inspired to sip tea out of a dainty teacup. Reaching for my Lady Grey tea bags, I cut up some fresh lemons and start to brew some tea. The smell of tea and lemon is now wafting throughout the whole house; the smell soft and warm.

When the tea is ready, I pour it into my Royal Albert Rose Confetti teapot. I absolutely adore Royal Albert’s vintage china as it’s so girly and enchanting. It’s the perfect china for a fancy tea party!

While the tea cools, I take out my matching Rose Confetti teacup and saucer; the dainty floral print of this collection makes me feel like a princess at tea time. Pouring myself a steaming cup of tea, I take a seat on the couch in my makeup room, resting against the rosy pillows. With a fluffy blush pink blanket gingerly wrapped around my shoulders, I prepare to have a princessy movie marathon with movies like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Roman Holiday, Marie Antoinette, and of course one of my all time favorites, The Aristocats. As the end of the day draws near and the stars are starting to sprinkle across the night sky, I welcome the night with a fancy bath.

As the warm bath water fills the tub and the lavender bubbles increase, I gently wipe the makeup from my face. With my dreamy rose scented cleanser, my face is left bare and smooth with only my long, dark lashes left. With my face clean, I apply my sparkling champagne and strawberries face mask.

Putting on my fluffy blush pink robe and tying up my silky waist length hair, I leave my tiara on as I go choose a bath bomb. Deciding on the snow fairy bath bomb from Lush, I drop it in the bubbly water. It starts melting away, allowing the angelic, sweet smell of snow fairy to flutter around the bathroom like a beautiful butterfly.

To make this lavish princess bath even dreamier, I crush up a bit of Lush’s sunny side bubble bar; adding the magical touch of fairy dust.

As my blush robe shimmies to the floor, I step into the beautiful pink, sparkling water. The warmth engulfs my body as I sink lower beneath the bubbles and glitter. Sighing with contentment, I feel at ease.

Before the end of my delightful bath, I softly cover my body in Lush’s Snow Fairy Body Conditioner, letting it soak into my skin before rinsing it off.

Drying off with the fluffiest towel, I apply Victoria’s Secret Heavenly (my absolute favorite scent from there) lotion on my body before slipping into darling After Hours Satin Pajamas.

Cozy, relaxed, and at peace, I glide back into my shabby chic princess bed. Scream Queens plays quietly in the background as I drift off back to dream land after a sublime day. ♡

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I hope this enchanting blog inspires all of you out there to take time for yourselves and to treat yourselves like the beautiful princesses you are ♡

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Too Faced Chocolate Gold Review & Swatches

January 24, 2018 Blair Natalia2 Comments

Hello my Vintage Darlings ♡

As you may already know from my last Too Faced review, this is absolutely one of my top favorite makeup brands! Their packaging is always lovely, glitter is their favorite, and they’re cruelty free!

When I first heard about the release of the Chocolate Gold palette, I just knew that I had to have it. Being that I’m someone who loves any type of shimmery or glittery eyeshadow, this palette seemed it would be perfect for me. It’s a mix of metallic and matte shadows with most of them being metallic. After seeing the first few photos of it that Too Faced posted, I simply fell in love with the shades and was already thinking about all the gorgeous looks I could create!

Since purchasing it two weeks ago, I’ve been using it each time I’ve done my makeup so far and it has really impressed me. My current love for this palette has inspired me to do this review so others out there can decide to give it a try as well!

First off, the packaging of this palette is gorgeous! It looks like a regular Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette was dipped in gold! It will really add a fancy touch to your makeup collection.

There’s not much else to say about the packaging, so I’m going to get right into the swatches and how I feel about the shadows!

The colors in the Chocolate Gold palette are honestly so amazing! They’re truly the best metallics I’ve ever used. First off, they’re surprisingly super pigmented. When I first got this palette, I originally swatched it on my arm without any primer. All I did was one swipe and the color payoff was crazy! Obviously I was even more amazed when I did the swatches using a primer.

Another plus for these shades is how smoothly they go on. They don’t feel chalky or chunky, they go on smooth as butter and blend amazingly well!

The only problem I came across was with two shades: Classy & Sassy and Decadent. I found that Classy & Sassy didn’t glide on as well as the other metallics and it took a few swipes to build up the color. However I found that using a glitter glue primer for this shadow solved that issue and really makes the shade pop!

As for Decadent, this shade is just a no all around for me. When swatching it I noticed not only was it very patchy, but that it also felt extremely gritty when I was putting it on. Luckily for me I don’t really ever use matte blacks, so it’s not a problem that this color didn’t work out.

Other than that, these shades truly apply nicely and blend well. My personal favorite shades are Love & Cocoa, Rich Girl, and Rollin in Dough, which is my new favorite base shade!

If I were to rate this palette, I’d give it a 9 out of 10 because I’m someone who loves a good metallic shadow.

Let me know in the comments if you guys decide to give this palette a try or if you already have!

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Why I’m Treating Myself like the Princess I Deserve to Be ♡

January 21, 2018 Blair Natalia2 Comments

Hello my Vintage Darlings ♡

This post is going to get a little personal as it will discuss something that has meaning to me and hint at why it means so much to me.

For the longest time, I have looked down upon myself. Whether that be in terms of looks, personality, or how I style myself and hold myself, I just never seemed to build myself up. I let what others say or even what I think they may say about me stop me from loving myself.

Anytime I would think of myself in a certain positive light, I would immediately stop that thought and instead replace it with a self deprecating comment. Why did I do this? Well simply because I thought if someone heard me (or read if I was posting to Twitter or Polyvore) and how I described myself, they would think I was full of myself. I thought that they would think that I thought I was better than anyone and that they would start saying awful things because I’m not all that great.

You see sometimes when I think about myself or describing what I’m doing (I like to make little ‘day in the life’ posts on Polyvore — something I hope to do here too) I like to do so in a “fancy, whimsical” way. Almost in a “princessing” way because I am after all a very girly person who loves all things fancy, dainty, and Disney.

Unfortunately this sometimes seems to make people angry for they start saying mean things to me. They tell me that I’m not all that, I’m full of myself, I think I’m better than everyone and it’s not cute, they say I’m a spoiled show off or that I’m not cute, and I’m just a try hard. Simply because of my style of writing or the way that I’m trying to hold myself up with practicing self love and confidence that day.

So lately whenever I start to think that way, I beat them to it and automatically put myself down instead. I’ll be feeling good about something I did or how I look that day and have one of those fancy, princess thoughts, but I stop it and replace it with a put down like “I’m just kidding I hate myself. I’m like actual garbage.” Or I’ll say something like, “It was just a joke. I’m seriously not cute or pretty at all. So far from the pretty Disney Princess type. Haha.”

Honestly I’ve said even worse about myself to stop the positive thoughts. All because I’m worried about what others might say and what they have actually said about me.

The more I think about how I treat myself because of others opinions, the more I come to the realization that, that’s just not fair to myself. Not only am I letting it cause me to not be my 100% true self, but I’m letting it stop me from self love.

Nobody should have to go through life not loving themselves.

What many people don’t know about me is that I’ve recently gone through something traumatic that’s affected me so negatively that it has changed who I used to be. Since that happened, I’ve been even more down on myself than usual and I haven’t been doing the fancy, little things that used to help me build up some of that self love and confidence. I’ve been even harder on myself with the self deprecating after trying to be positive. It doesn’t help that the comments from people putting me down have increased since this incident.

It’s not just the incident that caused me to feel this way, though it has majorly increased it, but another thing I’m never really open about is my BDD. For those that don’t know what that is, it’s body dysmorphic disorder. That already causes it to be hard for me to love myself.

The whole of 2017 was nothing but me putting myself down to beat other people to it.

It’s time for that to change in 2018. I’m going to treat myself like the princess I deserve to be and if that bothers people, (the way that I hold myself, write about what I’m doing, dress, treat myself, etc) then that says more about them than it ever will about me. I’m going to do what makes me happy and what makes me, me. It may take a while for me to get there, but I will eventually.

I deserve to be happy, I deserve to love myself, and I deserve to finally feel confident.

All of you Loves out there reading this that want to feel like a Princess, you deserve it too. Don’t ever forget that.

You all deserve self love and confidence. ♡

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