BEACHES & BETTIES ♡ Beachy Keen Special at Margarita Bloom ♡

Hey Gorgeous Betties!! Yes, weekend!!! I love the weekend...it's that lovely 2 day vacation you get to stop working and play. You get to plan for a little me time...maybe a bit of a stay at a spa where quite frankly I could do with a massage...maybe a whole year of massages actually...I work hard!!! You get to go to a new restaurant you've been drooling over with some of your girlfriends or maybe a shopping spree to your favorite boutique and a trip to the beach! Frankly, 2 days at the beach sounds great.  Can't you just wait until it starts to get warm!!! I can't! Ah, the weekend, it's awesome.
 

For me, I've got loads of work to do this weekend. We'll be featuring some awesome companies on our blog that I'm sooo excited to be collaborating with...just to name a few Steamcream,  Motel Rocks, Strapless Fashion, we even got in a PUR Water Filtration Unit to try out from our @InfluensterVox Box! I've been wanting to get one of those for awhile now since I stopped drinking copious amounts of soda and have fully embraced water...water....water!! Healthier eating habits rock and when a company makes an great product that helps you with that that's even better.

Stay tuned to read up about these amazing companies and brands! But first I thought you could do with some Beachy Keen inspiration from our fabulous brand. We're getting ready for spring/summer here at Margarita Bloom and what better way to start that off than with pretty mermaids, beaches and retro bonita's!

You'll want to scroll down to the end of this post because you'll find a sweet photo of our revamped product...our Bronzed Barbados Betty Coconut Tanning Lotion and a sweet little deal where you can get 15% off your order at our Beauty Boutique! I knew you'd love that. Enjoy!

SPECIAL: Get 15% off our beauty potions at www.margarita-bloom.com and get ready for spring and summer! Sunshine and Sandy Beach here we come! Just use code: bronzedbetty

Kisses and Hugs Pretty Beach Bonitas...xoxo!

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oh, July let me count the ways we love thee....

Hey peeps! Why hello there lovely July. We can't believe you're here!! 

You lovable...sweet...totally hot July! We adore you.  How are you planning your 4th of July holiday? Grilling? At the Beach? Eating lots and lots of Ice Cream? Haha! In fact, today is National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day! Oooh, what would you come up with? How about a carrot cake with cream cheese swirl ice cream with walnuts swirled inbetween and everwhere? Oh, yum!!

Mmm, if we could we would move to wherever this lovely hammock was...there's nothing better than lounging away the day like that! Oh, hell yeahs...

Oh, look a Tiki Hut!!! I bet the inside is all modern and ultra luxe...what would be your perfect interior to your Tiki Hut? 

This is simply heaven, isn't it? 

You really are.

Bonjour!! The perfect beach outfit, oui?

Strawberries!! Strawberries!! Let's share a bowl!!

What's your story? I'm hoping that my story will be a move soon...to somewhere beachy of course!! *wink wink*

The glare of the sun in your eyes on a hot summer day...totally awesome right?

Who wouldn't want to live here?? I mean, come!! Lounging at the pool with a pretty house....eating those strawberries and slathering Margarita Bloom sunscreen on! Perfection!

The perfect summer outfit, of course excluding hot swimsuits, *wink*, bright yellow heels, a pretty flirty skirt and bustier top and pink clutch! That would be a pretty awesome July day, wouldn't it? And of course, we'd be doing it all to the soundtrack of Daft Punk. Check it out below sweetie pies! 

We hope your Monday is super fabulous! xoxo

Don't forget to check your emails peeps...we've got a fabulous 4th of July Special coming up!! You won't want to miss out on the savings!  Plus, we just sent a humongous order out to one of our stockists Bella Dawna in Aptos, CA! If you're in the area...stock up my pretties!

                                                             pic source: we heart it.

I love it...Icona Pop & Picnics that is...

It's been so busy here with us whipping up potions to and fro at Margarita Bloom we completely forgot about our Monday Music Post!! Dang it! *wink* lol...but not to worry better late then never! I've really been feeling the love for "Icona Pop" lately! I love their beat especially this song. I just want to bob my head to it every time I hear it!

I LOVE IT!!

*wink wink*

So yesterday was International Picnic Day!! Oh, I just knew they had to have a daily holiday for picnics! Unfortunately, I couldn't partake in it since it was raining outside but hey, every day can be a fabulous picnic day, in my opinion. 

What's your ideal picnic peeps? 

At the beach like me?....oh, yes a sweet little picnic basket brimming with fruits like watermelon, bananas, cherries, grapes, apples and more....cold fried chicken, fudgey brownies,  and hey you got to have crab cakes and sweet little nibbles all adorably small and bite sized. French Pink Lemonade too!! All laid out on a retro bright pink and colorful blanket, a few good books, Jane Austen perhaps? (shaking head yes) Let's see what else...maybe a little frisbee or ball to play with a few friends, plenty of sunscreen and a yummy Margarita Bloom caramel popcorn scented lotion. *wink wink*

Did you know that the word Picnic can actually be traced to the 1692 edition of Tony Willis, "Origines de la Langue Française", which mentions pique-nique as being of recent origin; it marks the first appearance of the word in print. It basically was used to describe a group of people dining in a restaurant who brought their own wine. Glug! Glug! Bottoms up! 

Now, in English picnic first "appeared" in a letter of the Gallicized Lord Chesterfield in 1748 (OED), who associates it with card-playing, drinking and conversation, and may have entered the English language from this French word.  

After the French Revolution in 1789, royal parks became open to the public for the first time. Picnicking in the parks became a popular activity amongst the newly enfranchised citizens. Whoohoo, bring on the picnic-ing!! 

Now, early in the 19th century, a fashionable group of Londoners (including Edwin Young - I''m not entirely sure who he is, but he must have been popular...couldn't find too much but I'll keep looking. I'm intrigued! ) formed the 'Picnic Society'. Members met in the Pantheon on Oxford Street. Each member was expected to provide a share of the entertainment and of the refreshments with no one particular host. Interest in the society waned in the 1850s as the founders died.  Boo, that's an awesome idea! We should totally revive that...a Picnic Society! That would be a great way to make new friends, don't ya think? ...giggle...

Happy Picnic Day peeps! 
And don't forget to stop by our beauty boutique for a little pampering and decadence...we've got major freebie specials going on! Booyah!

sources: wikipedia and tumblr

✰ The Perfect Little Margarita Bloom Pick Me Up ✰

Hey there! It's April already? Where did all these months, days, & hours go? Times does seem to fly by when you're so busy with business and wanting spring to hurry up and get here so you can finally....finally....finally! have some warm weather. Yes, I do seem to be venting there. *dimple* My inner surfer girl just can't stand cold weather.

So anyhoo, I was browsing through all my fabulous pages up on Tumblr when I came across this little pick me up of exercises and thought I should totally share it with you. Ever since I changed my lifestyle and started eating better I've also started exercising a lot more...walking more, doing sets of squats (200 every day!!!) and crunches every day. Plus, it's an essential part of your beauty arsenal to be fit and healthy!

Mmm, don't you just love those tropical pics...great motivation eh?

 *wink wink* 

Give the routine below a try and don't feel bad if you can't do the whole routine the first or even the 10th time around. Start at your own pace, even if it's only 10 reps of each. (That's something I wish someone had told me a long time ago... I might have gotten fit a lot sooner!!) 

Let us know how it goes! Or if you have your own exercises you do feel free to share. After all, a Margarita Bloom lifestyle is all about, smelling delicious, being pampered, being fit and healthy....beauty inside and out! Rock it peeps!

All pics via Tumblr.