I don’t know about you, but I think the colour pink rocks.

I’m obviously going to say that, I have a site called Pink-world, I live in a Pink Palace, I run pink-themed self-esteem workshops and I write books titled Think Pink, but I honestly think that pink is the prettiest, happiest, most fun and love-induced colour in the rainbow, so what I want to know, is why some people are trying to ban it?
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I’ve created a dream board every year for the past 5 years…I set aside an entire afternoon, put on an old movie – Some Like it Hot or Breakfast at Tiffany’s, collect up a ton of magazines that I’ve finished reading and cut out inspiring pictures, words and phrases that will invite all the things I would like into my world – not only is cutting and pasting a super fun thing to do, the process of creating a dream board filled with all the things you want actually works – awesome, right?

Even more awesome, is discovering that when you create it on a full moon, it becomes beyond powerful. The fabulous Jamie Ridler, encourages her readers to create a dream board each month. On the day of the full moon, Jamie posts a blog entry that has a space for you to add a link to where you have posted your dream board online. She has a lovely community of dreamers that visit each other and add their wishing power to your intentions – it’s totes magick!

Jamie says: “There is power and energy in the full moon. It represents the full strength of what is possible in the nighttime land of dreams. When you make your board on the full moon, take a moment to focus your attention, to say to yourself and the Universe, “This is what I wish to manifest this month.”

I’m definitely going to start doing this each month, the next full moon is on Dec 31st, how perfect is that? Instead of making resolutions that I’ll never keep, I’m going to create a dream board of all the things I’d like to fill my life with each month instead – are you going to join me?

If, like me, you are a Diva o’ Destiny with an interest in all things spiritual, meet Alice Grist, author-girl of The High Heeled Guide to Enlightenment – a book for Minxsresses who have an interest in spirituality, but don’t know where, when or how to start learning more…

Alice, who I absolutely adore, covers subjects such as Reincarnation, Buddhism, Shamanism and Reiki in a fresh, comical, honest and entertaining way. Not only does it have a pretty cover, I read this book from cover to cover in a day and it’s literally filled to the brim with spiritual  goodness – from Kabbalah to shamans, from psychics to crystals – and combines Alice’s own experiences too – LOVE it.

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Now girls, let me take you back to your neurotic and insecure sixteen year old self. What advice would you give yourself? Was Just Seventeen/Sugar/Bliss true in all of its words of wisdom?

Dear Me; A letter to your Sixteen year old self includes letters from three knights, a handful of Oscar winners, a bevy of Baftas, an intrepid explorer, a few teenage pop stars, an avid horticulturalist, pages and pages of bestselling authors, a dishy doctor, a full credit of film directors, a lovey of top actors, a giggle of comedians and an Archbishop! The letters range from the compassionate to the shocking via hilarity and heartbreak, but they all have one thing in common: they offer a unique insight into the teenager who would grow up to be…. Stephen Fry, Annie Lennox, Paul O’Grady, Jackie Collins, Fay Weldon, Alan Carr, Peter Kay, Debbie Harry, Brenda Blethyn , Jonathan Ross, Liz Smith, Will Young, Alison Moyet, Rosanne Cash, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Yoko Ono, Emma Thompson…

It’s guaranteed to make you laugh, make you cry and is a perfect Christmas gift . Not only that, but £1 from each copy sold goes towards The Elton John Foundation, so you’ll be doing a good deed too.

Here are our letters to our sixteen year old selves. We hope you enjoy them, we’d love to read yours too – please share them with us!

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My first Jessica Adams book, Cool For Cats, was bought for me by my boyf at the time, and while he has since been banished to ex-boyfriend-ville, Jessica and her books have remained a much-loved constant in my world.

Jessica is not just a kick-ass author, she’s the astrologer for Vogue and Cosmopolitan – I know: cool, right? She’s got two homes, one in Brighton and one in Australia – yep, I’m envy-green too and her new book, Shall I Stay is her best book, s’far. According to me, obv.

The Shall I Stay blurb: When Alice met Nash, she fell head over heels. Two years later, she can’t quite remember what it was that had seemed so brilliant about him. All they do is argue – especially about money. In a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship, they agree to leave rainy England behind and emigrate to Australia. But when Alice finds out that Nash has been unfaithful, their plans are ruined and she decides to go to Australia alone.

Packing what she can into four suitcases, she heads to Bondi to stay with her cousin. Australia is a very strange place where everything seems upside down and anything over two syllables is abbreviated. Will Alice ever be able to lose her English inhibitions and relax into the Aussie way of life? Can she ever find a proper job? And, more importantly, will she be able to control herself around Joel, her extremely attractive Australian cousin?

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X Factor is on the teev, it’s finally cold enough to work a dress and tights ensemble, Saturday afternoons are spent curled up on the sofa in PJs reading a book and much, much fun is had keeping warm on a chilly evening with boykind – Ohh October, how I heart you…

Things for you to fall in love with this month…

October is officially my month o’ love – I am at my most sassiest and minx-y throughout Autumn and Winter, so let the love-in commence with this gorgeous LOVE necklace  – WANT. NEED. MUST HAVE. £15.00, www.temporary-secretary.com

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Is love really more important than lip gloss?

It’s a tough call, right? Especially if we’re talking about a Lancome Juicy Tube – I blimmin’ love them.

Hannah Atkins – the girl most likely to be sporting streaky fake tan and a wobbly trail of liquid eyeliner – has bluffed her way into the position of beauty editor at “Gloss” magazine. Just as she’s carving a path into the gorgeous world of guerrilla air kisses, she reads about her boyfriend and another girl in the gossip pages of the local newspaper. Then she gets dumped. By text. Vowing to claw back some dignity and make her ex regret what he’s done, Hannah adopts some hardcore rules – look fabulous, act fabulous, steer clear of unsuitable men. But as her resolution starts to slip away, she finds herself having to decide on more important things than the perfect mascara.

Air Kisses is the ultimate feel-good read about life, love and lipstick.

I was intro’d to author-girl and former Cosmo beauty editor, Zoe Foster  by the super fabu Sassi Sam and she’s now my idol-girl. Not only because she’s written one of the best chick-lit books I’ve ever read – this book is HILARIOUS – she’s ed-girl of Primped and is also my official single-girl life coach – read on for Zoe’s insight on beauty, positive selfishness and jazzercise leotards…

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I take props from the gorgeously glam girls of yester-year on a daily basis – Marilyn, Elizabeth, Joan, Audrey, Jayne – they’re my inspir-o-girls, because damn it, those girls knew what being sassy was really about, and if you don’t believe me, just ask international authority on fashion history, Caroline Cox author of the beyond bee-you-tiful book How to Be Adored: A Girl’s Guide to Hollywood Glamour.

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I have been awaiting the arrival of this book for the longest time, because really, there is no one more fabulous to talk about fabulosity than a Jewish Princess, this is a fact. I like to think of myself as a Jewish Princess – I’m not one, but I really, really want to be one – I use the term ‘oyy oy oy’ and ’schmuck’ as part of my daily vocab and think I’m pretty darn fabulous which, as you’ll find out in the book, are prerequisites to being a Jewish princess – wohhooo, I’m well on my way!

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Hola!

So, Ms L and I have taken a little time out to get inspired and drop some fun times, so I thought that it’s only fair to pass the feel-good feeling on, let you know what we’ve been doing (and buying, because c’mon, no one needs a break from shopping, right?!)

The bank holiday weekend was spent retro-stylee. We lunched at a BBQ and then went to the travelling fair with some tins of Strongbow – I know, I know, but I did pretty much co-ordinated my outfit to the can, that’s got to be a good thing hasn’t it? – and sang and danced to Lady Gaga’s new tune. Love her, or hate her we just can’t resist wanting to take a ride on her “Disco Stick”.

Our new thing du jour, is to only snog on dates as opposed to offering a full menu of service. We don ‘t know if its to do with the recession, but later on in the pub, we were speaking to lots of girls and boys who said they too are relishing a good pash-up over a drunken smash-up. It seems fitting then, that last week I was sent a gift of Urban Retreat’s Lip Service. An exfoliator, base to keep colour in, primer to moisturise and gloss to make your lips zing and I feel like I got some of the best bee-stung, kissable lips in town.

£19.50 www.beautique.com

To chill, I read the hilarious “Its Not Me, Its You” by Charlotte Ward. Punchy, straight-to the point and plenty of moments we can all relate to, although there are also a LOT of moments that made me realise my break-ups have been a walk-in-the-park in comparison – I just couldnt put it down. Break up stories don’t usually appeal to me, but hey, we’ve all been there with the Kleenex and the ice cream tub, haven’t we? Whether you’ve been scorned or not, this is a must-read.

£5.99 www.amazon.co.uk

Im off to the white isle of Ibiza next week, so I treated myself to a treat in the form of a screenstar-esque bikini from Pistol Panties. Its not often I get to feel like Brigitte Bardot in St Tropez, but this well cut bikini not only covers my derriere the way it should, its so very, very pretty that I could forgive the price tag.

www.pistolpanties.com

Finally, what with the amazing bank holiday weekend I’ve had, and the fantastic things I’ve been doing and looking forward to, this ring seems to sum it all up – I know I’ll be glancing down at it and twirling it round my finger when I’m feeling glum at work. ‘Think Of Wonderful Thoughts’ by Disney Couture. Walt might have misled us with his fairytale endings, but it’s the moments of joy, that spring from thoughts that make a girl feel the real magic.
£25.00 www.asos.com

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