Tips For Visiting The Blue Lagoon - Iceland

The Blue Lagoon is an amazing place to visit and a HUGE tourist attraction for holiday makers exploring Iceland.

If you're not familiar with what the Blue Lagoon is exactly it is simply a spa heating completely by nature using Geothermal Water, (freshwater and seawater combined at a high temperature).

Iceland use Geothermal power plants to heat water and to create electricity around the country - all completely naturally! 

(Believe me, you'll never have your hair feel cleaner after washing it in Iceland!).

Over time and as the location became more popular and more and more people wanted to come and try out this strange pool, it became more of a tourist attraction and is now complete with changing rooms, a cafe and a bar right in the middle for ordering drinks whilst relaxing in the water.

When my boyfriend and I decided we wanted to go to Iceland for this years holiday The Blue Lagoon was at the top of my list of places to go (not so much for him haha).
I have written a blog post previously about our holiday which you can read here.

So if you're thinking of going heres a few tips and bits to expect whilst you're there.

o Take money 

We paid for a standard visit which is 5400 Icelandic Krona (don't panic that converts to roughly £40 per person) which included entrance to the Lagoon plus a face mask (which you apply yourself whilst in the pool). There are higher priced entrances too which includes more if you like but we found the standard included enough. There is also a bar in the pool which you pay for using a wrist band so theres no worries of having to carry a purse around and risk getting your notes soggy haha. PLUS theres a great gift shop full of spa products near the exit.

o Bring your own towels

Luckily I read before going that unless you pay for a higher priced entrance fee then towels have a 'rent price.' We took two spare towels from our apartment we stayed in which unfortunately ended up being as white as the ones the Lagoon provided, meaning it was quite hard to find your own one on the hangers when getting out. I definitely suggest taking maybe something brightly coloured and distinctive. As standing in the minus numbers looking for your towel in only a bikini is PAINFUL.

o Have a fully charged phone

I was a bit skeptical about taking my phone into the pool, but with free WiFi which reaches anywhere around the pool, it was hard to resist. I spent the first half an hour with one hand freezing out of the water keeping my phone above water level. But at the bar they sell waterproof phone cases which are AMAZING. I purchased one for around £20 and it was worth every penny. You'll definitely want photos whilst in the Lagoon, and the WiFi means you can facetime your family. We did this and they all loved and appreciated it. I would definitely recommend doing so as it's a experience you may never get to do again!

o Buy a waterproof phone case 

If you want photos this is a must!

o Take lots of piccys!

The Blue Lagoon is an amazing experience and one you'll definitely want to remember. We took a few selfies and some candid etc, and the Lifeguards around the edge are also happy to take a photo for you if you want some together. But don't forget to also enjoy the experience..once you've got all the pictures you want, leave your phone in it's case hanging round your neck.

o Take advantage of the free face mask

Theres a lady that floats around with a bowl of face mask mixture or you can swim over to another little bar in the middle to collect some. You can put on as much as you want and it's made completely from natural sources. It dries very hard but you can just use the Lagoon water to wipe it off, and you're face feels great afterwards. 

o Drink lots

The water can naturally reach very high temperatures of 37-40 degrees, so drinking is important! The bar is easy to get too (although you can't really see it at first because of all the steam haha!) and theres plenty of choices. We went for a smoothie which we shared and it was SO refreshing.

o Keep your hair out the water!!!

I cannot stress this one enough. We were warned by a lady that worked there not to get your hair wet and I'm glad I listened to her! I showered once back to our apartment (although you can shower at the Lagoon...the queues are quite long though) and the underneath of my hair that had fallen out my bun had got wet, and then dried on the way home and oh my god I cannot even describe how DRY and gross my hair felt.

The Lagoon water is very salty, so imagine getting your hair wet at the beach and then times that by 100. I ended up stupidly trying to brush it and then having to yank the brush out of my hair after it got stuck.

o CONDITION YOUR HAIR

Maybe even take a hair mask on holiday with you just for this. I sat with conditioner in my hair for almost half an hour to try and get the dryness out and I only got a few strands wet!

o Don't bother taking a large camera or a GoPro

The water is merky - you can't even see your body underneath it so theres no point trying to get a good picture or video using a GoPro underwater. We saw a few people using them to take above water photos - which I guess is a good idea but then you have your phone for that. Big cameras will probably stress you out simply from the fear of dropping them in the water. I saw a group of girls with one taking photos and I was cringing at how wet and steamy the lens looked, eeek.

o Bring warm clothes for afterwards

By this point you'll probably already know that wearing warm clothes in Iceland is a get-go anyway but I definitely thanked myself later for bringing a nice warm jumper to wear after getting out.

The heat in the lagoon keeps you soo toasty, but the walk back to the changing rooms is not to fun and its that sort of cold that gets you right to your bones - especially when you've just spent the last two hours in 40 degree water!

It was lovely to get dry and into a jumper thick coat for the bus journey back.

We had the most amazing few hours at The Blue Lagoon, and for me personally it was my favourite day from the whole holiday.

I hope this has helped if you're thinking of travelling to Iceland and visiting the Lagoon.

Have you ever been here before?

Molly

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Holiday To Iceland 2017

After a long time of 'some day we'll visit there' my boyfriend and myself FINALLY said goodbye to quite a large chunk of our savings and booked a holiday to Iceland.

We used a travel agent to help us choose accommodation, days out and flights etc so it was all quick, easy and no hassle at all for us.

They suggested Reykjavik to stay in as its the capital of the country and the place with the most shops and life. (Iceland has a population of roughly 300,000 which compared to the UK of 65 million - there werent many towns and villages as you can imagine haha).

Upon arrival we expected - as it was the capital after all - for the place to be buzzing with people all rushing around crazy crazy getting to work and to catch trains etc - a bit like London, but we couldn't have been more wrong!

Infact its definitely one of the calmest and quiet places I have ever visited, with everyone being polite and getting on with their daily life without any rush or bother to anyone else.

We stayed in a cute little Apartment (called Apartment K) which was away from the main Hotel reception and across a couple of roads with only two other rooms in our corridor - perfect!

As for accommodation we found the whole place a bit strange at first - their decor is definitely a lot different to that in the UK. 

Our bed for one was two double mattresses next to one another on the floor with six pillows and three duvets - but it was the comfiest bed we've ever have and probably ever will sleep in!

Reykjavik itself is extremely beautiful.

We would be walking along the streets surrounded by shops selling big warm coats and woolen jumpers, and then turn a corner and faced with huge snow topped mountains.

The townsfolk who lived there were clearly used to the scenery and didn't look twice but we couldn't believe what we were seeing!

In this same place but above mountains, we were lucky enough one clear (and very cold) evening to spot the Northern lights.

Our tour we had booked was cancelled due to cloudy weather the day before so as the sky was so clear the next day we took the chance and were SO lucky!

Taking photos of the lights was harder than expected and a kind man who was in the same spot as us who had seen the lights before, put my camera on the right settings and took the picture for me!

(They were a lot brighter and more spectacular in real life).

We also booked a day out to the Blue Lagoon Spa which I'm sure you've been popping up on your Facebook newsfeed on adverts - it seems to be everywhere!

It was of course a BIG tourist attraction but it was so huge that we never felt crowded by the many other people in the spa with us.

I'm planning on doing a post completely on the Blue Lagoon so I'll keep it brief for now, (watch this space).

The Golden Circle was an eight hour day out, which we travelled around on a bus with a tour guide and lots of other people. We stopped off at three places, a tomato farm, the hot geysirs which shoot hot water into the air, and the huge Gollfoss waterfall. If you're thinking of visiting Iceland I would definitely say to do this day out, because not only do you get to see the sites but also its no stress for as you literally just get on and off a bus and get taken around (as long as you're back to your bus on time...), but the views out the window on the way to each site are just amazing, and every corner the bus turns you are faced with something different to look at! 

At one point we had grass and the sea on one side of the bus, and snow covered mountains on the other!

Visiting Iceland was definitely one of those holidays when I had many moments of 'is this even real life?!'  simply because everything is so much prettier than you could ever imagine and even the town itself full of shops and restaurants is amazing to walk around.

Be warned though - if you're planning on visiting Iceland on holiday take LOTS of money. Everything is much more expensive over there than in the UK and we spent a lot of the holiday converting what we had bought back into pounds from Icelandic Krona and almost fainting in shock! haha.

Also the air and water - especially hot water has a slight eggy smell to it. We had researched this before going but didn't expect it to be as noticeable as it was. It's a natural smell and just caused by the Sulphur in the water. So don't be alarmed if you run yourself a bath and it comes out smelling of fried egg haha. Plus the smell doesn't stick to you or your hair after washing or even makes it taste any different for drinking.

Have you visited Iceland before? What was your favourite bit?

Molly

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Styling Fake Glasses

Fake glasses are my new favourite accessory.

I do not need glasses to help my sight but I love how they can make an outfit look - they just add a little bit extra, so fake glasses are the perfect answer!

At first I didn't really know what style would suit me, so after a lot browsing online I found a pair of quite basic black frames.

I was pretty nervous to wear them once they arrived and although some of my family and friends thought it was odd (more of the older generation haha) I braved wearing them out one day and loved it!!

Adding fake glasses to an outfit, especially dungarees, over sized jumpers or even just everyday shopping trip clothing can instantly add a classy or nerdy touch depending on what you're going for.

Once I'd found a style of glasses I liked I got braver and ventured out to get frames a bit more vintage and then my most favourite out of the three - the tortoise shell frames, which are the ones I am wearing almost daily at the moment haha! (I've even worn them to work).

They are also great for hiding tired eyes on a non-makeup day or when you're skin may not be looking too great. I'm off to Iceland on holiday soon, and planning not to wear any makeup on the plane...so the glasses will definitely be worn.

Do any of you wear fake glasses?

Whats you're favourite style?

Shop the style here:

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Molly 

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As mentioned I am going on a week long holiday to Iceland with my boyfriend soon, and although we will have WiFi I won't be blogging but keep your eyes peeled for a post all about when I get home.

SO EXCITED.

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