I am really not a ‘new year, new you’ kind of person. I feel like every day should be an opportunity to love and nourish your body………BUT I have to say this New Year more than ever I really feel like I’ve let things slip.

Happiness. How can you define it? What is it? Why is it so important? These are things i’ve been asking myself since going to Bhutan “the kingdom of Happiness” over a month ago.

I’m sure you’ve gathered by now that I’m a big fan of summer….however, this has not always been the case. When I first moved to Australia I was so self conscious bearing my body in pretty much underwear on the beach or even wearing shorts filled me with dread.

If you’ve been following my Instagram you will know that I have been doing Barre on and off for quite some time now! I LOVE Barre and I have noticed amazing improvements in my muscle tone especially in my problem areas (bum, thighs and hips!!)

I can’t believe it will be November soon…..which then leads to December very quickly and soon enough 2017 will be upon us…how did that happen ??

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Recently I was contacted by Endota Spa to trial their new mineral make-up range. The endota spa’s COLOUR range was created and designed using minerals in the aim of providing customers with the most natural products and ingredients.

Sydney has so much to offer in terms of ‘holidaying’ it’s hard to know where to start! You can literally do everything here, whether it be a foodie holiday, an active holiday, a relaxing holiday, whatever your heart desires!

A post from Sophie Benbow blog featuring athleisure, vintage fashion and Adidas stan smith sneakers. I love this evening light!

There is not much more I can say about my love for the new Fenty by Rihanna range that I haven’t already covered in my previous post. Here are a few shots to show another look from her collection.

I was recently doing a bit of thinking about ‘personal style’ and what it means to me. I mean, of course I get caught up in the latest ‘trends’ and ‘must have’ pieces of right now but how do you really slay at making personal style your own?

The Fenty Puma by Rihanna collaboration does tomboy grunge mixed with feminine touches really well. Classic lines with heavy hardware, oversized t-shirts with bell sleeves, sporty crops with lace-up busts.

From 29th September 2016 – 11 October 2016 Priceline are trying to raise $1million for the Priceline Sisterhood Foundation! The foundation supports five women and children focused charities and 100% of funds go directly to the charity partners!

I often get people ask me things like ‘what food do I eat everyday?’, ‘how many times do I work out in a week?’, ‘do I eat carbs?’ and so on but to be honest I don’t really follow any hard and fast rules.

Recently I was contacted by Retreat Yourself Box to contribute some recipes to their Spring Box 🙂 Retreat Yourself Box is Australia’s first and only seasonal health and wellness subscription box focused on self-care.

Being a BONDS ambassador is such an honour and when they contact me with a brief (no pun intended) I’m pretty sure that it will be something energetic, fun and exciting! This ticked all of those boxes and more and to be trying out their new swimwear was awesome!

Last week I got to enjoy a day at the beautiful Watsons Bay in Sydney! While we were there Aristo and I made a little video to capture the beautiful day 🙂

Bonds have just launched their latest SWIM collection and I was lucky enough to have a sneak peek and try out the new styles 🙂 BONDS new SWIM collection is inspired from the ‘sun-kissed essence of a modern Australian lifestyle’ taking into account every ‘body’.

Track pants are something I lived in as a teenager…..literally until there were holes around the ankles and the elasticated waist was a distant memory. They are definitely not something I’ve adopted into my adult life and why would they be, they are unflattering, boring…