Ginger Girl Says

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Stop Waiting “You want to know how to be here? Stop constantly waiting for something” - Eat Pray Love⁣

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Oh Venice

I really miss you today. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Of course, I miss anywhere right now that isn’t my own four walls but most of all I miss the way the sunlight reflects off the facade of the Doge’s Palace. How the glistening water breaks against the steps of the Schiavoni and laps at the underside of a moored gondola. The sound of the city coming to life in the a.m. Shuttered shops clattering open, animated…

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Stop Watering Dead Plants

Stop Watering Dead Plants

⁣ Stop 🌱 Watering 🌱 Dead 🌱 Plants⁣ ⁣ Nah, not the houseplant you picked up during lockdown because it gave you something to look after other than your own thoughts (altho the results of overwatering plants is something I learned the hard way. RIP many a wilted green thing.). I mean the relationships you continue to push and make time for in your life that are dead, or where the other person is no…

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Normalise Seeing Your Body Type On Your Social Media Normalise👏seeing👏your👏body👏type👏on👏your👏feed⁣ ⁣ I spend more than a healthy amount of time on my phone (as my weekly screen report will testify) and if I spent even a fraction of that time scrolling a feed of unattainable beauty and body standards, it would lead to nothing but comparison and negative self reflection.

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9 Things You Didn't Know About Saint Marks Square, Venice

Not only is St Mark's Square the largest public space in Venice, it was once called "the drawing room of Europe" by Napoleon.  Often the first stop for tourists visiting the city of Venice, its the epicentre for some of the most prestigious buildings in the city including the Basilica di San Marco (St Mark’s Basilica), the Campanile (bell tower), Torre dell'Orologio (clock tower) and the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace). In fact, up until 1846, when the Santa Lucia train station opened in Cannaregio, St Mark’s would have been the visitor’s first view of the city as passenger ships disembarked along the busy waterfront in front of the Doge's Palace.  And what a view.  It may be beautiful, but it's also steeped in history and I during my guided Instagram tours of the city, it's my favourite thing to chat about.  With that in mind, here's 9 things you didn't know about St Mark's Square. 

Piazza San Marco (or St Mark’s Square) is easily one of my favourite spaces in Venice.

I’ve hustled through slow walking crowds in the summer, soaked up how the July sun reflects off of the mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica, posed for a million photographs, drunkenly spilled out into the Piazza after one too many Prosecco and waltzed (very badly) beneath the Campanile… I’ve even woken up at 5am and…

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In Defense of Having an Open Heart I was scrolling Instagram today I saw this, handed my phone to my friend, laughed and said…

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How To Have Better Orgasms

I don’t need to tell you that the female orgasm is a bloody wonderful thing.  Not only do they feel absolutely fantastic, that release of serotonin and endorphins can decrease stress and anxiety, ease menstrual cramps and boost the immune system… they should basically be on prescription. And whilst a mind blowing, intense, shakes-your-world orgasm after every sexual encounter sounds like the dream, the number of women experiencing orgasms through sex in relation to men is pretty… telling in their complexity (or just bone idle lovers).  Whilst there are a good proportion of women getting the grade A stuff on the regular (we salute you), others aren’t quite getting there, suffering in silence (“it’s my clitoris not the sphinx”) or giving up entirely and finishing themselves off when their partner nips to the shower. Everybody wants to have more intense, better, longer, faster orgasms so I rounded up some of the best tips the internet (& experience) has to offer.

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I don’t need to tell you that the female orgasm is a bloody wonderful thing.  Not only do they feel absolutely fantastic, that release of serotonin and endorphins can decrease stress and anxiety, ease menstrual cramps and boost the immune system… they should basically be on prescription.

And whilst a mind blowing, intense, shakes-your-worldorgasm after every…

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11 Embarrassing Moments Than Can (& Will) Happen During Sex

We’ve all been there.  You’re getting into it, you’re feeling yourself.  You’ve thrown yourself into it whole heartedly and you reckon you're chanelling …And then something awkward happens and it throws you off your flow completely. It could be a sound, a face, a bodily fluid issue... Whatever it is it's enough to make you stop in the throws of passion and you want to die.  Okay, maybe a little extreme, but we’ve all had one of those moments you usually read about in a particularly cringe Buzzfeed article.  The kind where you want to hide under the duvet and not come out until our grindy partner has left the building or y'know, developed selective amnesia.

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We’ve all been there.  You’re getting into it, you’re feeling yourself.  You’ve thrown yourself into it whole heartedly and you reckon you’re chanelling …And then something awkward happens and it throws you off your flow completely.

It could be a sound, a face, a bodily fluid issue… Whatever it is it’s enough to make you stop in the throws of passion and you…

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Stress Free First Time Sex with a New Partner

You're back in the dating game, have gone on a couple of dates with someone it's safe to assume you fancy the pants off, you've done some serious PDA-ing, the kinda kissing that says "yep, I definitely wanna take your pants off" and you're quickly hurtling towards finding yourself in the same bed together.  And.  You're.  Terrified.Okay, terrified may not be the word, but first time sex with someone new can be one of the most nerve-racking situations you can find yourself in, bar any kind of public speaking, especially if you've been off the scene for a while.Feeling like they're going to judge your body (they won't), that they'll think you're rubbish (you're not) and that they won't call the morning after (it's very unlikely) are all valid 'in your head' reasons for you to forget that sex is bloody great and build this up to be bigger than it should.

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You’re back in the dating game, have gone on a couple of dates with someone it’s safe to assume you fancy the pants off, you’ve done some serious PDA-ing, the kinda kissing that says “yep, I definitely wanna take your pants off” and you’re quickly hurtling towards finding yourself in the same bed together.  And.  You’re.  Terrified.

Okay, terrified may not be…

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Why Won't Your Online Match Meet You IRL?

“Not here for a penpal" is one of the common denominators I should have added to my list of things that I'm sick of reading on peoples Tinder profiles. The uninitiated amongst us would be right to question why someone would be on a dating site if they're not actually looking to, well, y'know...date.  It's a solid question and the reality is, even if someone is on there for a ONS (One Night Stand, obv) or a casual hook up, there's still the probability that eventually you're gonna have to "connect" and step away from the screen.

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“Not here for a penpal” is one of the common denominators I should have added to my list of things that I’m sick of reading on peoples Tinder profiles.

The uninitiated amongst us would be right to question why someone would be on a dating site if they’re not actually looking to, well, y’know…date.  It’s a solid question and the reality is, even if someone is…

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Mistakes to Avoid When Visiting New York

Mistakes to Avoid When Visiting New York

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Planning a New York holidayis usually seen as one of those “goals” destinations that crops up on countless to visit lists and chances are, if are taking a trip to Big Apple, you’re going to be paying big money for what is essentially a long weekend.  Unless you have deep pockets.  Now, New York isn’t massive, especially if you’re not planning on leaving on…

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Why Vitamin C Is Your New Skincare BFF

Why Vitamin C Is Your New Skincare BFF

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Kiehl’s Powerful Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate is a cult product (its rumoured that a bottle of this stuff sells every minute around the world) and quite rightly so.  It’s changed my skincare routine since I picked it up back in September and is living up to its hype.

The best selling product is designed to restore complexion’s moisture, reduce fine lines…

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A Long Weekend at Golfo Gabella, Lake Maggiore

A Long Weekend at Golfo Gabella, Lake Maggiore

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As well as a love for plus size fashion and gin, Hull based blogger Violet Glenton and I bonded over our love for Venice.  Yep, you know I love it and with it being the only place in Italy I’ve visited and a firm favourite of Violets, sharing stories of the city and hearing about her travels all over Italy wet my appetite to see more of Italy (and eat more…

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What to Wear to a Taylor Swift Concert, According to Gigi Hadid

What to Wear to a Taylor Swift Concert, According to Gigi Hadid

There are many elements of Charlotte D’Alessio’s life that read like a teenager’s fairy tale. Instagram didn’t exist when I was in high school, but I imagine I’d be pretty fascinated by the beautiful, leggy 17-year-old with more than 174,000 followers and a Wilhelmina Models contract, too. For the legions of aspiring Cool Teens™, D’Alessio, who has been modeling full-time for the last year, is…

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Getting Ready With Kirsten Dunst For The 2016

Getting Ready With Kirsten Dunst For The 2016

There are many elements of Charlotte D’Alessio’s life that read like a teenager’s fairy tale. Instagram didn’t exist when I was in high school, but I imagine I’d be pretty fascinated by the beautiful, leggy 17-year-old with more than 174,000 followers and a Wilhelmina Models contract, too. For the legions of aspiring Cool Teens™, D’Alessio, who has been modeling full-time for the last year, is…

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The Backstage Fix For Skin That Is Not Quite So Perfect

The Backstage Fix For Skin That Is Not Quite So Perfect

There are many elements of Charlotte D’Alessio’s life that read like a teenager’s fairy tale. Instagram didn’t exist when I was in high school, but I imagine I’d be pretty fascinated by the beautiful, leggy 17-year-old with more than 174,000 followers and a Wilhelmina Models contract, too. For the legions of aspiring Cool Teens™, D’Alessio, who has been modeling full-time for the last year, is…

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Where to Buy Olivia Palermo's Favourite Leather Jacket

Where to Buy Olivia Palermo’s Favourite Leather Jacket

There are many elements of Charlotte D’Alessio’s life that read like a teenager’s fairy tale. Instagram didn’t exist when I was in high school, but I imagine I’d be pretty fascinated by the beautiful, leggy 17-year-old with more than 174,000 followers and a Wilhelmina Models contract, too. For the legions of aspiring Cool Teens™, D’Alessio, who has been modeling full-time for the last year, is…

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