The ART that is YOU... Creation of BEAUTY

    Hey hey everyone!!!

  Now i know that it has been A LONGGGGGGG time since I’ve uploaded on the blog, but honestly there is a valid and understandable explanation for that.

  I felt that when I first started “Gentleorchid”, over 2 years ago, I wanted a place where I can write aboujt my likes, dislikes, etc, and wasn’t really expecting more than  that from the blog. I wanted a place where I…

BOX SWAP WITH KURVEKUT! | BEAUTY

BOX SWAP!!! |BEAUTY

  Hello Everyone!! :)

  So today’s blog post is a little exciting for me, because I did a box swap with my blogger friend, turned GOOD friend Kurvekut from www.kurvekut.com. Go through and have a peep at her blog if you love beauty, skincare and lifestyle!! :) <3 We recently did a box swap, and I had recorded the reveal of what was in the box to put up on the YouTube channel…

FUN WITH MUMM| LIFEsTYLE

FUN  WITH MUMM!! LIFESTYLE

    Hey Hey!!!

So this post is LONGGG overdue, but I have just been so busy with work, Youtube, and the Blog, that there was a lot of content that needed to be released BEFORE this particular one! Still, with that being said, I told myself that I must speak about this amazing day! :)

  So my best friend and buddy of over 18years (you can wreck your brain trying to…

CHOOSE HAPPINESS MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

    Hello Hello!!!

  It’s that time again! The beginning of a new week! New opportunities, second chances, new moments, everything new. Another opportunity at giving it another go, making a difference, living the life you want, chasing your dreams, and following your heart!

Even with the beginning of a new week, you know I will always ask you do to something…

SOCIAL MEDIA APPS I USE FOR BLOGGING!| BLOGGING

SOCIAL MEDIA APPS I USE FOR BLOGGING BLOGGING

  Hey Everyone!!!

  Now, I’ve been debating for a while whether to do this post or not, and thought- maybe I should, because it’s nice to share so that other people who follow my blog can know what kind of filters I use for my blog photos, but most importantly, for my INSTAGRAM Blog Photos. I say mostly importantly my INSTAGRAM blog photos because,…

BE STILL| MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

BE STILL… | MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

    Hello you :)

  With every Motivational Monday post, I try to exercise some mindfulness, to write about something that is similar to what I’m going through at the time, what i am thinking about, or even more importantly, something that will help/speak to other people.

Now, I am BY NO STRETCH OF THE IIMAGINATION a motivational speaker, lol. No, however, I do…

THE BODY SHOP MATTE LIP LIQUID REVIEW| BEAUTY

THE BODY SHOP MATTE LIP LIQUID REVIEW| BEAUTY

    Hi Everyone!

  Now I know that this post is a little late, however, better late than never right? :)

  So lets talk THE BODY SHOP!!!

Now if you are an avid follower of this blog, you know that I LIVE for The Body Shop body care products, but these Lip Products are the first beauty/makeup products that I’ve purchased from the Body Shop. I decided…

TAKING STOCK 4… | LIFE

TAKING STOCK 4 LIFE

      Hello!

  It’s that time again!

The 4th installment of Taking Stock ….

  Making: Plans in my head for how I need to just sleep for a few hours.

Cooking: up video ideas for the Beauty Corner SA channel.

Drinking: Water. Trying to drink more water this year. I’ve started off quite well. Now… Momentum 

Reading: A great novel by a South African Author called “Naledi”. By…

CLARINS SALON SPA DAY AND GIVEAWAY!! | BEAUTY

  Hello Friends!!! <3

  So I had the GREAT pleasure of being invited to the Clarins Spa Salon in Johannesburg, by my good friend Liz from The Fragrance Queen, and Clarins South Africa. Oh my GOODNESS and WHAT A TIME I HAD!!! <3

  The event started in the afternoon and went on for about three hours, but I must tell you, those 3 hours felt like 2mins!!…

LISTENING TO YOURSELF| MM

LEARNING TO LISTEN TO YOURSELF LIFE| MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

    Hello again! :)

  I trust you are well?

  As you know with Monday Motivation, I try to address a topic that will kick off your week on a positive tone. If not positive, it must give you something to think about for the week, or something to work on. For yourself. This past week I thought a lot about how I struggle to listen to myself,…

THROWBACK: Bela Bela| Travel Diaries| Travel

BELA BELA FAMILY TRIP TRAVEL DIARIES

Hello!! :)

So this travel diaries post is a little late (well, its actually a LOT late because this trip happened early this year), but I thought it would be nice anyway to share my travel diaries with you guys :) So we took a trip with my family, and family relatives and friends to Bela Bela, an area about 2hr30mins outside of Johannesburg, just for a short…

STRETCHMARKS?!?!? | BEAUTY BODY CARE

STRETCH MARKS?!

  BEAUTY| BODY CARE

  That title though!!

Hello Everyone!! :)

  So, it’s not very often that you will see the term “strech marks” on the blog, but I thought that, since everyone struggles from stretch marks at some point in their life, women AND men, it would be nice for me to share what I use to combat (or rather, keep them away) my stretch mark situation and share that with…

STRUGGLES OF BEING A WOMAN| LIFE

STRUGGLES OF BEING A WOMAN LIFE

      Hell Everyone! <3

So women who read this blog post know of the truth behind that title. Right? Women often have to go through the most stressful, sometimes difficult, to downright dumbest things at times. Things that MEN have the pleasure of NOT having to experience! So I was thinking about it the other day, and came up with ten different things that women…

  Hello Loves <3

  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Monday’s often bring that time, that moment where one reflects on the week before, while preparing themselves for the week ahead. Thinking about it all weekend, I couldn’t help but think about all the small blessings that have come into my life, that I forget to be thankful for.

  We seem to always find ourselves so overwhelmed by the stresses of life, that…

Steps TO Take Before Pursuing a Serious Relationship | Life

What To Consider LIFE

  Hello Everyone!

  I’m sure the title must throw you off a little right? LOL

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I hardly ever, if never, dive in to the “Relationship” file, because… well, just because I dont! However, often I find myself being the Oprah in my friends lives, and I get asked for relationship advice quite a lot! LOL, Believe you me, I…

CLINIQUE MOISTURE SURGE| SKINCARE

CLINIQUE MOISTURE SURGE OVERNIGHT MASK | SKINCARE

      Hello hey!!

  Now as much as you guys know how much I love my makeup, I also take so much importance into taking care of my skin. It’s soooo important! I few months ago, I went through a “dry phase” where my facial skin was JUST NOT WORKING WITH ME.

  I was breaking out, and had patches of dry skin all over my face, and the biggest patches…

ACCEPTING YOUR IMPERFECTIONS| MM

LEARNING TO BE OK WITH YOUR IMPERFECTIONS MONDAY MOTIVATION

    Hello Everyone!!!

It is Monday again, and it is important to get the week started more so by remembering not to be so hard on ourselves. We live in a society where being “perfect ” is smiled upon, and being IMPERFECT, is mostly, frowned upon. If not all the time. This blog post is inspired by that in the past week,I realised that it…