Matti May Hardie

Hey!

So I'm finding myself just spending money to occupy myself during isolation, and yes that is probably the worst way to occupy myself but what can I say? Expect many many hauls and reviews coming because I'm literally so bored.

I've been seeing this hair mask all over Instagram and I must admit I've always wanted to try it, it's just a bit out of my price range, but I've wanted it for months and just bit the bullet and just went 'fuck it'.

So let's just get down to things, shall we?

Right, it costs a bit of money, I'm not going to lie to you, I don't know if it can be classed as an "investment" (first world problems, Jesus Christ), but it kind of is. I bought just the basic "Like A Virgin" hair mask that comes with a tangle teaser that's actually pretty cute, that apparently prevents breakage and hair damage more than usual hair brushes. They cost 39,90€ and I also used the promo code "BUNNY" and got a hair wrap and a travel sized hair mask, but I think that promo code has expired? But go check out the site because they're releasing promo codes left right and center at the moment. With shipping (that varies depending on the country you're shipping to), I spent 45,80€, just to give you an idea of prices. To be honest with the promo code, I'm inclined to say "fair enough". Still a bit expensive, I agree, but I've wanted this hair mask for ages so I figured it's fair enough.

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PACKAGING

It arrived in this super cute packaging, I have to say, they have a really a knack for cute packaging. The pink and the green really work together, and it's so nice to look at? Everything was intact and traveled really well.

Staying on the packaging, I was happily surprised while touching it. It's way more robust and good quality than I thought it would be? I must admit I was really nervous about it arriving and actually just being some cheap-to-make product that's actually just a massive cop-out, so it was very much a nice surprise and maybe even a relief, seeing it was such good quality?

The hair wrap is a little confusing when you first receive it but they explain it really easily. I also liked how it came with a little bag that you can keep the hair wrap in that makes it super transportable.

HAIR MASK

Of course, I immediately opened the hair mask because to be honest, put anything coconut scented in front of me and I'm yours. It actually smells nicer than I thought it would. It's not overpowering or overly sweet, but a really subtle scent that is really enjoyable.

I used it (because who wouldn't?) as soon as I bought it, and it was actually surprised. I expected it to supercharge my hair and make it really heavy, but it didn't! There's a little panflet that comes in the box and it suggests you use it either as a deep conditionner (10 minutes after both shampoos) or a full on hair mask (apply and leave overnight), but personally I left it for about an hour while I pottered around, and even before I rinsed it off you could tell it wasn't really heavily dosed in product, and even once it had been rinsed off it still seemed very light and not greasy or heavy which is a massive bonus for me because my hair has a tendency to get greasy super quick, especially because I touch it a lot, so if I use a conditioner or a mask that's too heavy and rich then I might as well wash my hair again.

HAIR WRAP

I've never used a hair wrap before, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I'm not obsessed and use it all the time, even when I'm not using the mask. It's made out of microfibre which makes it really absorbant and they claim that it reduces drying time of the hair, and I have to admit that my hair does seem to dry quicker.

It's really comfortable, and feels secure on my head, which is a bonus because I hate with a passion when you put something on your head and you spend the entire time convinced it's going to fall off.

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I've only used it once so I can't really give a full opinion, but as a first impression I'm actually happier than I expected to be? I might report back, and I'm still waiting to see on more of a long term what it looks like and if it lives up to what they claim and also on longer hair as for the time being my hair is a little bit too short to really seen the difference like it would if it were long. That makes no sense but I'm okay with it.

I would definitely recommend to people who have damaged/dry hair. I don't actually know if you need this mask if you have "normal" hair, it's probably the kind of product you can use to treat yourself and your hair once a week, though I wouldn't say it' a "need"; However, all that being said, if you have oily hair, you do not need this kind of hair mask. It is going to weigh down hardcore your hair and not going to nourish it in the way you need.

I hope this gave you a bit of insight of the product if you're like me and you've been like me and have been hesitating for months.

Let me know your thoughts, hopefully I'm going to try and do a bit more of this, I'd really missed blogging actually?

Take care of yourselves and stay indoors,

M x

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I'm going on an impromptu holiday to the coast with my Dad tomorrow. And as excited as I am, I'm also panicking because I'm bound to forget something. Because let's face it, if you don't want to look amazing and take 245654 photos for Instagram then what's the point? To avoid you getting into this kind of a situation (and also very casually looking like a very small troll in a bikini), I'm going to be giving you a list of my most important holiday beauty preps.

I've always said I wanted to try fake tanning but I'm a bit scared of it and I'm far from up to looking like a tangerine on the beach.

Face

I always have the worst skin in summer. I find myself with spots and bumpy skin galore because a) I don't drink enough and b) because I sweat like I've just run a marathon. So, to look glowing and potentially kill any spots that are thinking of showing their faces to enjoy the sun, too. I like to use either a clay mask or make my own (v much enjoying Pinterest for the ideas for DIY face products). I also have been using the Neutrogena Shine and Pore exfoliant scrub to try and get some of the crap off my face. I tend to let it set for a little bit to really let it get to work.

Feet

This is probably the step where I curse myself most about. You see, I don't wear sandals or open shoes. I'm that person who walks around in Vans in 30-degree heat. I also walk a lot so I kind of find myself with pretty crusty feet, but not this year! Even though I forgot about them until last week, and I'm finally taking care of them, and like to slather them in cream whenever I think on (ideally about 5 times a day to make sure they're super smooth - but that NEVER happens). I like to use Shea Butter but any rich body or even face moisturiser will do the job.

Exfoliate and Moisturise

I try and exfoliate as often as I remember to, but over the summer I've really tried cracking down on it. I don't bother buying anything to exfoliate with because it's so ridiculously easy to make some - here's the recipe.
To make enough to exfoliate my whole body:

5 tbsp of brown sugar
3 tbsp of olive or coconut oil
2 tbsp of lemon (optional)

Generally, I play around with the measurements but the point is that you want all the sugar to be covered in oil but that you can't see any excess oil in the bowl. The lemon isn't essential but it helps to prevent any bacteria coming and aggravating the area you're shaving. I wouldn't recommend it as a face exfoliant because it's quite harsh on the skin but the harshness feels kind of nice on the body. I try and do that the week before I leave and then I find a little receptacle and make a batch enough to last me through the week while I'm on holiday too so I can keep doing it. Also, the beauty of using oil is that your skin is also moisturised after which is practical.

Shaving

I'm going to be honest, and say that I detest shaving. It gives me rashes, even when I do all the fancy stripper techniques they tell you to do on Pinterest, and it's such a long job I just can't be bothered to be honest. But I do it because yanno, when you're on the beach the last thing you want is an eyefull of your own pubic hair. I know a lot of people wax but I'm not prepared to put myself through that kind of ordeal thanks. I'll tend to try and remember to exfoliate and moisturise intensively about a week before I leave and then shave the night before or even the day I arrive.

Eyebrows

My eyebrows are very quickly becoming small caterpillars that are just hanging out on my face, which usually I'd just ignore a maximum, but since I'm going on holiday I tend to make an effort. I generally don't touch the shape, and just pluck above, below and between.

Water

I don't drink enough, as mentioned before, but I know that it's such a benefit to a person, so I make a special effort to drink more water (and hope it'll stick!).

Cold sore cream

I feel like very few people know this but cold sores can be caused by the sun. The heat and the UV rays break you out, and I get them so often that I prefer to be safe than sorry. I use a product that is a lip balm that I apply morning and night as a preventative method, and it kills any bacteria that may give me one too. There's no specific brand but I'd definitely trying over the counter products at a chemist.

Nails

I mean I'm all up for getting my nails done professionally and all that, I just don't really have that kind of a budget. I tend to stick to a darker colour but sometimes I'll go for red which just makes me feel like a millionaire's wife.

M x

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Here, have a very old photo of me I took next to my Nan's house. It was in March and I was freezing my tits off but did it for the fAsHuN.

Exam season has started in France, and it's been a mixed bag of emotions for the past few years. Generally sad, two years ago it was stressful as I was in the midst of exams, and now it's a bit weird.

For those who don't know, I've been in college for a lot longer than the usual person in France. I didn't follow the usual course for my education, I started on a hairdressing course, and then passed my exams, got my degree and then changed paths entirely and went into the course I'm currently in, which is a costume design degree. I decided to take the full course again rather than starting in the second year, so I was with 15/16-year-olds which, as much as it isn't a massive age gap, was a bit weird.

I keep in direct contact with no one I used to go to high school with, yet I see them graduating high school, and moving out and getting their driving license and going to uni, and sometimes I wonder if I didn't make a horrible mistake. They're my age, right now I should be preparing for midterms, but I'm actually gearing up for a month of work placements. I've taken such a different course to them and it feels really strange and almost making me feel less than? I know I shouldn't compare but I just feel a bit weird. I'm so unlike most people my age that I wonder why. Is there something wrong with me? Should I be doing something different?
This feeling is intensified when my friends in their final year of my course talk about exams, and I realise that I saw them arrive in the first year, and when they were in their first year I was in my last, and now, next year I'll be in the same position as they are. It's a very strange feeling and it makes you feel quite awkward at times.

I try and avoid comparing myself to people as I know first hand that that shit's toxic and bad news central, but sometimes you just can't help yourself?

I was talking to my Mum about a decision I'm preparing myself to make and about life-changing decisions, and that generally, you don't realise quite how massive it is until later on. I think changing my mind and going into the course I'm currently in (even though it nearly gave my Mum a stroke, oops), was definitely one of those moments. I never really realised it but thinking back I realise that this is what I was meant to be doing, and even though I don't regret going to hairdressing and finishing my degree, I know that this is the right path to be on.

As a general rule, it doesn't tend to bother me much, but especially during these times I try and make sure I remember that just because I've taken a different path doesn't mean I'm less valid.

Good luck to everyone who's going to be passing their exams. It'll be fine, if I can do it and come out the other end sane then so can you.

M x

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Side note: Hello everyone! I haven't posted since Christmas, I apologise, I'm hopefully going to get posting more regularly now as I have a load of content in the works, notably one post that is massive that I'm really looking forward to sharing with you that I really hope you'll all enjoy! I'm looking forward to sharing more content with you soon!

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(Alternative title “how to get your shit together when your shit has never been together”.)

I’ve never been organised. As much as I’d like to be a little blond Californian girl with straight As and a tan, I’m not, and have accepted that I never will be. So I decided to share with you guys the list that I generally make at the beginning of the school year and try to sticks to for the rest of the year (now, whether that happens or not is a totally other debate) to help myself get myself organized and hopefully avoid any mental breakdowns. I wasn't very organised at the beginning of this year and just realised I haven't done it, so since I made it recently I figured I would share it with you guys.

This is also a list I tend to go back to when I'm feeling like quite a mess, when I can't get myself organised and I'm a bit all over the place, or when I need to get myself back to my productive self again - all of which are the case at the moment after the last few weeks of college that were hardcore, which is what inspired this blog post.

Beauty

Do nails
Hairdresser’s
Find new outfits
Find new make-up looks
Eyebrows

I like using the start of the school year to start fresh, so I tend to make a point of getting my hair cut or colored, and to find some new outfits and make-up looks. I’m not the most confident person in the world and it allows me to feel a bit more comfortable in my own skin. Then I’ll do my eyebrows and my nails just to make sure I look decent and human (obviously I pretty much give up this facade about a week into term but that’s just a detail).

Selfcare

1L minimum of water everyday
Moisturize whole body after shower
Shave
Exfoliate
Face mask

This kind of falls under the beauty category but I wanted to take it’s own category because generally I do this with the specific reasoning of making sure I feel as good as I can. My anxiety can really play up at this time of the year and it helps no end when I take care of myself. Anything in this category is what I would consider self care rather than simple beauty steps.
I make my own exfoliant (sugar + olive/coconut oil - mix 1 spoon of oil to 1 and 1/2 spoons of sugar and then keep adding until you've got enough to exfoliate your whole body) and I like to do it before and after shaving, and then moisturise my whole body, both so I feel nice and my skin feels hydrated but also to avoid any razor rash which I get so easily (even with shaving cream!).
I always turn to my La Petite Lune clay face mask at the moment because it's just so good, I might cry when I run out, my skin just feels so clean and refreshed after!

School

Put all lessons into folders
Sort folders
Make sure there's nothing missing (pens, books, ect)
Do contents at the start of books
Start notepad

I try and make sure everything's in order so I can start off as I mean to go on, which means sorting my lessons into folders and to make sure all the folders are in order. I also make contents pages at the start of my notebooks so I don't need to fight my way through a ton of papers and notes flying around everywhere. I number the pages and then at the start of the chapter I'll note down the pages, ect ect. I find it easier to get my head around that way. I tend to keep a notepad that's exclusively for school stuff. I used to rip off a page and toss it in my bag but I can let you imagine how that worked. I tried bullet journaling but I'm just more of a simple list girl.

Let me know if I missed anything (please for the love of god, organised people of the internet, HELP ME).

M x

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Last weekend, my Dad and I decided to surprise my girlfriend and take her on a weekend away to the coast. It’s only about a 3-hour drive away from where my Dad lives so it’s do-able for a weekend.

After many setbacks (mostly to do with my washing not being dry), we finally left at about 10-ish on the Saturday morning, and drove to Lit-et-Mixe, a small seaside town about half an hour away from Mimizan, to show us around before the new surfing season so we’d have our bearings if we decided to give surfing a go next spring. My Dad has always been big on water sports and passed it along to my brother when he was my age and is now working on passing it along to me also.

We arrived at around 1 pm so given that I was about to bite someone's head off with hanger, we went to a restaurant that I totally forgot to document and had the best chicken burger I’ve possibly ever had.

We then strolled down to the beach (the walk up and down the hill that leads to the beach nearly winded/killed me, though). We had a stroll down the beach and played with the dog and collected seashells (Ayden filled an entire sock with seashells with I'll never understand), before exploring a quieter part of the beach.

The check-ins at the hotel we were staying at was around 5.30pm so we headed down there (and obviously took a long way round). We stayed at the Single Fin Hotel and Lodge in Mimizan which, if you’re staying in or around that area, I would seriously recommend. I think it came to about 100€ for one night in the family room which had 3 beds (a double and two singles), but if it’s only for two people it’s seriously affordable.

I didn’t get chance to take a decent photo of the room but it was pretty simple but perfect for one night, though all three of us noted that it was a tad small for a room that could house 4 people (I’d say it was about 10m squared including the bathroom?). I didn't really get a chance to explore and really take in the hotel but the staff were insanely patient and helpful and always willing to make sure everything was perfect, and they also speak English which I think is always important to know in a hotel. Also, there was exceptionally good free Wifi.

The breakfasts were 5,60€ per person extra but there was a really nice spread. It was a typical continental breakfast with cereal, bread, endless amounts of coffee and tea and hot chocolate and Nutella and honey and jam and cake and I wish I had that every day.

Despite the room being a bit small, it’s a super trendy hotel that’s about a 10-minute walk from the center and a 5-minute walk to the beach.

Even though the hotel was serving dinner, we preferred to go out for some food instead. We went for some drinks at a bar called ‘The Pit’ (I had a lemonade that tasted like heaven). One thing that I noticed everywhere in Mimizan is that it was all so hipster-y and well decorated, it makes things very pleasing to look at. In the end, we decided on tapas for dinner and went to a bar called ‘The Orchestra’. We had saucisson and chorizo, ham croquettes, patatas bravas, ink calamari, and tortilla, and it was all extremely delicious.

On the Sunday we took it pretty easy, mooched down to the beach again to walk the dog, then went into the center for a spot of shopping where both Ayden and I got treated to a dress each (technically mine's not a dress but a very loose playsuit that it disguised as a dress). Then we went for some food at a really cute Asian restaurant called 'Little Asia' that did loads of different kinds of noodles and ramen-type meals. I went for the Nasi Goreng (I kinda have a love affair going with him), Ayden, a Chicken Mixao and my Dad had a Pad Thai.

I really enjoyed Mimizan, because it’s the kind of sized town that doesn’t make you feel overwhelmed when you get there, but still big enough to have a fair share of bars, restaurants, and shops to keep you occupied. The beach is everywhere and I think it would be ideal for a longer holiday, or just a long weekend break. All in all, I'm really looking forward to going back to Mimizan as soon as humanly possible!

Hit me up with your favorite holiday destinations, I'm looking for ideas for this summer.

M x

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Okay. Hold the phone. I'm actually wearing make-up again. I know. I can't believe it either.

And it's actually got effort gone into it. I KNOW. So I wanted to share what I'm currently wearing. There are various make-up looks that I've been doing, so I’ve decided to make it a bit different and do two different looks, so there’s going to be two different eye looks, one for the morning and one for the nighttime, but that could potentially be a daytime look, too, I guess?

Anyway! I hope you guys enjoy this make-up overload.

Prep

First things first, I like to put some moisturiser on, I use the Nivea 'Soft' Face and Body moisturiser. Even though I will have already put some on at the start of the day I like to give it a little drink before putting my make-up on, and I feel like my make-up goes on better than if I didn’t. Next I spray on some MAC ‘Lightful Softening Lotion Spray’ (which they don't sell anymore) which I don’t really understand the use of, I just like to put it on because it smells nice and my skins always just feels nicer after I’ve sprayed some on. Then I’ll put some Elisabeth Arden ‘8 Hour Lip Balm’ on so everything feels nice and moisturised.

Eyes (Day)

I do eyes first now because I’ve had too much fall out ruining my base for one lifetime. I’m going to do daytime first, and it’s basically my go-to make-up because it’s perfect for blue eyes.

I’m using, shocker, the TooFaced ‘The Chocolatier’ palette because I mean, what am idea? Changing make-up? Madness!

I’m going to start by using ‘Honey Dip’ on most of my eye, then I’m going to put ‘Butterscotch’ and put it in my crease and then just blend as if my life depended on it. Then I’m going to just do a teeny tiny eyeliner. I tend to use a wet eyeliner brush and some black eyeshadow and that allows me to do eyeliner without having a mental breakdown, which is fun. Then I’ll put ‘Butterscotch’ again on my waterline.

I’m also going to highlight the inner corner of my eye with ‘Dessert’s On Me’.

For my mascara I’m using my new favorite, which is the Bourjois ‘Push Up Volume Glamour’
waterproof mascara.

Eyes (Night)

Right, for this night and/or day look, I’m going to be using a mix of a Sleek 'I-Divine' palette and the TooFaced palette. So for the base I’m using ‘Cake Batter’ on most of my lid, and the red sparkly one from the sleek palette and really build up the pigment to make it nice and shiny. Again, I’m going to do a little eyeliner, just to make my eyes stand out, then do mascara like the daytime look and also highlight the inner corner as well.

Base

I still don’t have any concealer or foundation (I don’t bother with foundation because of my freckles), but I do put some Nivea ‘Cellular Éclat’ which basically smooths and adds some oomf to your under eyes, then put some Sephora ‘Matte Perfection’ powder foundation (though it has literally no coverage so I just use it as a powder) to matify everything.

For the daytime look I’m going to be using the Soap and Glory ‘Love At First Blush’ blusher, and for the nighttime I’m going to use the blush in the TooFaced palette called ‘Chocolate Covered Strawberries’.

For contouring I’m just going to contour my cheeks and my jawline (and very slightly my forehead for the nighttime look) with the bronzer in the TooFaced Palette yet again.

Highlighter-wise I’m going to be using the highlight in the TooFaced palette.

Brows

To fill in my brows I’m going to use the shade ‘Toffee Crunch’, and then use an unnamed brow gel which I find a shame that it’s unnamed because it’s bloody good but there you are. It’s actually a shade darker than what I would use but I really like it because with having bright red hair now it looks better when I have slightly darker brows.

I’ll highlight my brow bone with ‘Glaze’.

Lips

I don’t actually do all that much for lips when it’s hot. Though I do re-apply some 8 hour lip balm and then put some highlighter in the middle to give it a shimmery effect which I find rather cool.

What's your go-to make-up at the moment?
Mx

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I'm trying my hand at showing you guys recipes since I've been getting a lot more into cooking (oh hey boyfriend who can make pasta and only pasta) and god I love food, yet breakfast is a mystery I'm have yet to crack since for me it's still pretty much toast and cereal. In any case these two 'recipes' are ridiculously easy given that I'm not going to be making a 4 course meal at 7am. I want easy and quick, and these two take roughly under ten minutes to make.

I swear, if I were at home all week, this is what I'd make for breakfast EVERY. DAMN. MORNING. It's filling, but not heavy, but I can eat this at 7am and I'm not hungry until about 11 or 12am, which is impressive because normally if I have just toast then I'll be hungry by 10.

So the first one I'm going to show you is my personal favorite, the breakfast quesadilla of dreams. I'm going to show you guys what I put in it because I feel it's easier said than done to get the right ingredients to make sure they all compliment each other right.

Then I'm going to be showing you my fool-proof technique of how to make poached eggs so they're just right (because to be honest I wouldn't be capable of making poached eggs the normal way). It's really easy and if I can do it then so can you.

Quesadilla

For the quesadilla you will need:

1 wrap
1 egg
1 slice of cold cut meat (I like roast turkey or ham)
Cheese
Mayonaise
Sriracha or salsa (or tomatoe based sauce though avoid ketchup, with or without spice)

I know that sriracha and mayo may sound like a pretty unusual combo but I think the two paired go really nicely. Also for the meat, you don't have to if you want to make a veggie option (I didn't include a vegan option because as much as I want to be inclusive I couldn't quite figure out how to make it vegan but I'm going to work on some vegan-friendly stuff)

It's ridiculously basic but all you need to do is to fry the egg and the meat, then put on the mayonaise, the egg, meat, cheese and then sriracha. Knowing myself I'd probably add more mayo on top after but each to their own. Also add salt and pepper which I totally forgot, though if you forget it I don't personally think it's the end of the world.

You then fry in a pan that's been lightly lubricated with coconut oil and fry. I like mine to be nice and crispy so I let it burn slightly but since everything has already been cooked it's not really a big deal.

It takes about 10 minutes tops with all the prep and even though it's not necessarily the healthiest thing in the world it's so tasty and really quick. However I'd avoid anything too liquidy because it can make the wrap soggy which is no fun for anyone. You can mix up the ingredients and put anything you like which I find great as you can just dig around in your fridge and use any leftovers.

Poached Eggs on Toast

I'm aware that this is an incredibly Pinterest breakfast, but yanno, it tastes good and takes about 20 seconds to make.

For the poached eggs you will need:

2 eggs
2 pieces of bread
Salt and pepper
Paprika
Cayenne pepper
Olive oil

You take some cling film, spread some olive oil on it, crack the egg on it, then add salt, pepper, paprika and a little bit of cayenne pepper. Make a little package out of the cling film and secure with a clip. Boil some water in a pan and once it's boiling turn it down a smidge and pop your package in. Leave for 4 to 5 minutes (I'm a bit funny with eggs so I prefer 5 minutes) then take it. Toast the bread while the eggs are cooking. Then just put them on the toast and there you have it! Ridiculously easy poached eggs.

I like adding the paprika and cayenne pepper because I feel like it adds a little bit of oomf to the eggs which I feel like they can be fairly dull otherwise.

If you don't have any cling film to hand, you can use a small-ish sized ziplock bag, you can do both at once (which is what I'm doing today).

If you guys would like to see more food-related posts let me know as I quite enjoyed making this once!

M x

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I’ve been blabbering on about this holiday for the past two blog posts but finally! It’s finally happened.

For those who don’t know what I’m on about, last week I went to Blanes (Spain) for a week with my Dad and boyfriend. We went in my Dad’s caravan, which given, isn’t the most glamorous of places to stay but it allowed us to do our own thing whenever (also my Dad is addicted to camping and refuses to stay in a hotel). We stay at the campsite ‘El Pinar’ which is the campsite we used to go to when I was small, so it was nice to have a little blast from the past, and also to introduce Ayden to it.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Blanes, not just because it’s familiar (even though I pretty much rediscovered it this time haha!), but also because it’s so sweet. There’s a promenade that you can walk or cycle down and you can see all down the coast, there are loads of shops and stalls you can buy stuff from, as well as having mini-markets dotted around in case you need to buy anything. As would be expected from Spain, you can’t walk three meters before encountering a tapas restaurant or a bar (which I did not complain about), but it’s also a really pretty and classically Spanish town. It’s about an hour away from Barcelona (parking is about 12-20€ in the center), and you can take the train in (12€ there and back per person which I find more than reasonable).

You can actually go through most campsites and they’ll reserve everything for you which is very cool and makes everything far easier (they can even reserve a parking space for you which I found endlessly cool).

El Pinar is about 20 minutes, half an hour from the center, but you can walk down the promenade which makes things a lot more direct. It’s a seafront site so if you get lucky with your space you’ll have a view on the Mediterranean (which was actually fairly rough when we went there). There’s also a pool and a kid’s pool with a green space to sunbathe.

The temperature is around 30 degrees, which, if you’re by the sea, varying between sunbathing and swimming, then it’s fine (I’d suggest factor 50 is you’re as pale as me, both Ayden and I got sunburnt), but if you’re cycling/walking into town, prepare yourself to sweat. It also has live music and a disco once a week, and the campsite has a bar/restaurant, a shop (which I find has a lot of variation) and a rotisserie.

We, totally unknowingly, found ourselves coming during the week of the Festa Major (22nd to the 26th of July) which from what I’ve gathered is the Costa Brava’s International Competition of Fireworks. It basically means that from the Monday to the Thursday night there’s a firework display that you can watch on the beach with a glass of wine and it’s bloody glorious.

One thing I like about coming to Spain is that even though it’s fairly touristy (mind the tourist traps on the promenade), it’s not too expensive, so there’s no need to save up for a age and a half to come. We went to a bar called ‘Els Terrassans’ for tapas and it came to about 10 or 15 euros per person including drinks which I found totally reasonable for the quality and the price (though obviously that depends on how much you get).

We pretty much just spent the week sunbathing and cycling around the center. In the evenings we mostly ate out simply because there is so much to note down that I honestly don’t think a week is long enough. We had paella on Friday night and it was something else, the restaurant was called ‘Santi’ and it’s overlooking the sea (there are about 3 or 4 restaurants down the promenade that overlook the sea and it’s honestly the most peaceful thing), the waiters are lovely and the decor is the most instagrammable thing in the world (I’m absolutely here for the pink flowers).

We also went to a bar on Monday that I can’t find the name of FOR THE LIFE OF ME, but I know it was also on the promenade and I had the biggest glass of sangria of my life, it was easily bigger than my head and it had pieces of lemon and apple and orange and ouuuh it’s great. They also do insane amounts of ice cream flavours (we had cheesecake which was nice but nothing exceptional).

We went to have a drink in a square that marks the start of the old town a few times and it was lovely, as was the sangria, and yes, as you may have noticed, I drank my body weight in sangria during that week and I have no regrets.

Saying all this, I would very much recommend coming towards the end of the season. I think it was a mistake to go in the middle of the season, there were way too many people, even in town, and having gone there at the end of August, I much prefer it.

M x

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