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09/09/2026

I think the reason this suitcase situation slapped me in the face so hard is because I feel like I’ve been living 430 for a while.

I closed my shop over a year ago with the belief that I could build something bigger online and help more women than what I could through the shop.

Since then, there’s been moments when it’s looked like it’s working. Going viral, celebrities following me and an audience I couldn’t have imagined a couple of years ago. Opportunities. Messages from women saying something I’ve said has changed the way they think about themselves. Getting stopped in the street and in the supermarket.

But theres also been a LOT of moments where I’ve thought “WTF am i actually doing? Im delulu!”

Im still not earning the living I thought I would be by now. Ive questioned everything and given myself the ick more times than i can count.

I’ve created things, changed things, overthought things, lost momentum, found it again and wondered approximately one million times whether I’m actually capable of turning all of this into something sustainable.

There are days when it feels like I’ve been pulling the same fu***ng suitcase catch for months. 😂

But beneath all of that theres one thing I keep coming back to.

I really fu***ng believe in what I have to offer.

I believe women deserve better than being told their bodies are problems to dress around.

I believe we’ve absorbed decades of bulls**t about what’s “flattering”, “age appropriate”, what we should hide, what we should fix and how much s**t we apparently need to buy before we’re allowed to feel good about ourselves.

I believe personal style can be a way back to yourself.

And I know I can help women with that.

I haven’t got everything figured out. Clearly I can’t even operate a suitcase. 😂 But this is the stuff I could talk about forever.

Calling out the bulls**t. Questioning the rules. Helping women work out what they actually like underneath all the noise and conditioning and giving them the confidence to take up a little more fu***ng space.

Maybe what I’m building will become exactly what I think it can.

Maybe it’ll evolve into something I haven’t even thought of yet.

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08/09/2026

My Vinted link is

https://www.vinted.co.uk/member/106699703-sauralurga

Im hoping to get all styles listed in the next couple of hours.

They are GORGEOUS really good quality knits. British made and female founder brand Cara & The Sky.

One of my favourite pieces in my wardrobe is a Cara cardigan and I have worn it and worn it and will continue to wear it this year.

The brand has 5 🌟 reviews so please check those out. I am a huge Cara fan, not just the knits but her as an amazing female business owner and human being. 🩷

A bit of help in clearing the last couple of boxes I have would be very much appreciated and help me claim back a corner of my house 😆😬

I also have a few shop fittings in my garage so if anyone is interested in those.. drop me a message 👌🏼🙌🏼

05/09/2026

Just your friendly reminder that you don’t need the perfect pics to post on socials. And you definitely don’t need to compare yours to the people that have spent most of their evening trying to take pictures to look like they’re having a good time.

We saw a few people on holiday doing full-on photoshoots with tripods and fake walking back and forth to gently touch an olive tree 😆
Meanwhile I’m over here like: click
“That’ll do.”
🤣 And I also forgot to take photos half the time!

I’m not knocking anyone who LOVES creating gorgeous photos, if that’s part of the fun for you, crack on.

But if you’ve ever looked at someone else’s beautiful holiday feed and thought yours looks a bit s**t in comparison… remember you’re comparing your quick snaps of actually having the holiday with somebody else’s finished photoshoot. (They weren’t actually having the fun time they’re presenting)

My room was a tip.
My sunset photography was questionable.
I had massive sweat patches the majority of the holiday.
And we had a bloody lovely time. 😂

28/08/2026

Boy mum through and through 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

27/08/2026

Just a little holiday dump ✌🏼❤️

Club Tuana / Fethiye

18/08/2026

Barry is obviously a bit of a caricature 😂 but the conditioning behind this really isn’t.

We didn’t wake up one day worrying about our arms, stomachs, ageing or whether we’re “allowed” to wear something.

We’ve learned it. From everywhere.

And I’m really interested in what you’ve noticed.

What messages about your body, clothes or ageing have you absorbed over the years?

What’s a rule you’re still trying to unlearn?

This is actually a huge part of what I’m dismantling inside Strut Style Rebels, not replacing old style rules with new ones, but helping you notice the bulls**t that’s been making decisions for you in the first place.

I’m not teaching perfect body confidence. Just a little more Barry-level audacity. 😂🖤

🙌🏼🫶🏻

17/08/2026

Ive remembered my whole purpose…

I don’t want women to wake up one morning, look in the mirror and suddenly think every inch of their body is perfect. (Ok I do but I know that’s hard to achieve)

I want us to get better at catching the thoughts that tell us:

“I can’t wear that.”
“My arms are too big.”
“I’m too old.”
“I need to hide my tummy.”
“I don’t want people looking at me”

…and asking:

Why the f**k not?

Because somewhere out there, there is a middle-aged man in a pair of budgie smugglers, carrying two cocktails round a pool, having the absolute time of his life. Not a single f**k given!

He is not waiting to lose half a stone.
He is not wondering whether it’s flattering.
He is not worrying whether someone thinks he’s “too much.”

And I want some of that energy for us. 😂

Wear the colour.
Show your arms.
Take up fu***ng space.
Be too much.

That, I’ve realised, is pretty much my mission.

Clothes and styling is the vehicle… total audacity is the destination. 😂

And if you need more of that energy around here… you’re in the right place. 🖤

And if you want to jump in The Strut Style Rebellion and begin your journey to being unapologetically you through style you still have chance while it’s only £27.

Link is in my bio or comment REBEL and I’ll send you the details. 💜

13/08/2026

This is me jumping on a trend to talk about how s**t trends can be. The irony is not lost on me. 😂

BUT credit where credit is due.

This Kinda S**t version was directly inspired by The Letter Arty whose post popped up on my feed and made me think: I need to do a Strut version of this.

Please go and give The Letter Arty a follow too. Smaller creators and businesses deserve the follows, shares and credit when their ideas inspire us. ❤️

As for the actual post…

None of us exists outside of this system. I certainly don’t. I accept PR. I buy things I don’t need sometimes. I participate in trends while simultaneously questioning them. 😆

This isn’t about shaming women for the choices we make.

It’s about questioning a system that constantly tells us we need to be thinner, better dressed, more fashionable, healthier, younger, smoother richer, more something and then very conveniently selling us the thing that’s supposed to get us there.

We can question the bulls**t AND acknowledge the ways we participate in it.

And then make our own choices anyway.

Kinda STRUT, if you ask me. ✌🏼

We don’t walk. We strut.

12/08/2026

Facts 🥴😆. It can’t get any worse 🤣

Absolutely dying doing these horrors.

Always makes you feel 1000x better once they’re done though 💪🏼💪🏼

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