OK, so we
all know what week it is, and we don’t want to take the fun out of Valentine’s Day. For lots of us, it’s a
lovely day filled with flowers and celebrations and a chance to get a bit
romantical. But what about the rest of us, and why is there is only one day on
the calendar to celebrate love? So this week we want to toast our glasses to what
really matters in life, and why this
Valentine’s Day we want to broaden our horizons a little and tell everyone
we love that, simply, we love them!
So we saw
the pics of the cast of the My Best
Friend’s Wedding, one of our fave rom coms of all time Firstly, they all
still look amazing twenty-two years on, but more importantly it got us talking
about girl code and friendship and why it’s just one of the best gifts we get
in life. And in our world, no-one is worth giving up your best mate for. No
one. Trust on that one.
It’s over
twenty years since Sex And The City started,
too, and we never get bored of our re-runs. So it looks a little dated now in
terms of the fact that is there is no social media, but apart from the fact we
still love the girls’ wardrobes, the biggest theme of the show still holds
true: our friends matter, and we should
really value them. They stand by our sides through tough times. They mend
broken hearts, cheer us up after rubbish job interviews and help us move home.
They walk us up and down aisles, and hold our hands through baby showers. They
tell us when the truth is needed, in a gentle way. Sometimes they give out the
tough love. But what they do, is done with love.
There is a
reason why so many of us still tune in to watch shows that were born before
some of us even were. Friends? These
people had to meet in a coffee house because there was no Whatsapp and maybe,
sometimes, they were all the better off for it, because sometimes a Meet Cute
doesn’t always have to be about romance. And in real life, we meet friends
everywhere. On screen, these girls met in a coffee house but off screen, they
met at work. And they’ve seen each other through so much since they made it
big. Come on, they are always going to be Team
Aniston to us.
We
absolutely love reading Dolly Alderton’s
columns for the Sunday Times and her recent book takes all she has learned
about dating and life and she decides that life is really about love. We love
this advice: put more friendship into
your romance, and more romance into your friendships. So during this week,
whoever you love, tell them. Send them a card, write them a daft message, or
buy them something that is meaningful to them, even if it’s just their
favourite coffee.
Have a night
in and plan a night out. Get your
Galentines together and forget the fact that the wind is howling and
everyone is still paying for Christmas. Make your friends an event worth
celebrating. On a more serious note, and even Team Fake Bake get real at times, time spent with your friends is
good for your physical and mental health. It is proven fact that people with
good social connections, who spend valuable time with others, tend to live
longer and healthier lives. So that’s a perfect excuse to get together. Put
your phones down and turn the music up.
Whatever
your plans are this Valentine’s Day know
that if you are happily coupled up, we cheer you on. If you would like to meet
someone, then the world is full of 7.7 billion people. You have time and
numbers on your side. And if you are a bit famous, you have a whole team at E4 behind you. The new season of Celebs Go Dating is nearly here and we
cannot wait...
But you are
brilliant, and wonderful and beautiful just as you are, and with good friends
by your side, you have the key to life. We adore Gabrielle Bernstein and her spiritual take on life - her books and
seminars have rocked our world. She loves her HIgh Vibe Friends - the friends who bring fun, and positivity and
joy to the table.
Make this a
week to tell people you love them how fabulous you are, and that starts with
you. Sort your eyebrows out. Do that thing you always wanted to do with your
hair. Get some new shoes and learn this lesson: no matter what happens in life,
you are good enough and YOU CAN TAN YOUR
OWN BACK.
Yes, you
can. Our Fake Bake Bronzie 3-in-1 Mitt means
you can tan every part without hollering for assistance. You don’t need to
train anyone up, although sometimes it’s great to have a helping hand. But let Fake Bake take care of your tan, and
you take care of you and the ones you love. We’re good people. We really do
have you back.
Happy Galetines from us to you. And we know we said little small
gifts mean a lot, but if you send this Blog to someone else to read, like we
will, a little Louis Vuitton says a
lot.
Fancy a
coffee, anyone? We all need gals who have our backs, right?
Fake Bake Bronzie
3-in-1 Mitt is available at www.fakebake.co.uk
The new season of
Celebs Go Dating is about to launch on E4/Channel 4
You can read Dolly
Alderton’s column every week in The Sunday Times Style magazine
The new season of Big
Little Lies launches Summer 2019
Follow Gabrielle
Bernstein on Insta @gabbybernstein
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