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Like many, the idea of buying presents is something that fills me with joy. I am certainly not a last-minute buyer and like to take my time really thinking what family and friends will love. It’s a time for thoughtfulness and kindness, where the quantity and monetary value are not the be all and end...
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advent
The countdown to Christmas is imminent with the 1st of December now lurking just around the corner. The shops are starting to fill to the brim with shoppers out for the perfect gift, our trees are going up (if not up already) and our diaries are chocka-block with dates for xmas tipples and work dinners....
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black
There is a common misconception amongst women that wearing black must mean we are scared of colours and patterns. That we shy away from them in a desperate bid to hide the flaws we dislike most about our bodies. Turns out though that couldn’t be further from the truth. In colour psychology, being drawn to...
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glossier uk
On Monday 9th October, excitement and anticipation grasped the UK beauty industry as Glossier launched here in the UK. From top beauty YouTubers revealing their must-have products the morning of on Instagram stories to ongoing Twitter updates and idle office chit-chat discussing the best products to buy; the New York-based cult beauty brand has made...
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When did ‘No Experience Required’, become a depressing code for – ‘Actually, we require three years’ experience in the field and a brilliant portfolio to prove it’? It seems that for the millennia out in the muddy trenches attempting to get a job in the brutal and highly competitive world of work they are now...
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Feature
It has often been said that we are a proud nation of shoppers. We love to spend our money and be in the possession of beautiful, material things. There is certainly nothing wrong in being house proud, or wanting an expensive wardrobe or nice car, why shouldn’t we if we can happily afford it? But...
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Autumn
  As I sit and type this, the wind is raging and blustering outside my bedroom window. The trees are swaying frantically from side to side as the wind whistles and rustles through them. What’s more, it is almost dark, the sun has set, and it’s only half past six. It feels as though there...
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Featured
  Over the last 10-15 years we have seen an exponential advance in technology, which is only set to rise further with the introduction of driverless cars and robotic systems in our homes. I got my first mobile phone when I was 13. It was a Nokia 3210 and I was overjoyed. I could text...
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Feature
As the nights draw in, the trees leaves begin to rust and crispy, bright days turn to cold, cosy nights, there is no mistaking that fall is in the air. Ah October, a time of year that favours evenings in around a fire, bundled under blankets with loved ones, all the while sipping on hot...
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It was revealed in a recent study that adults now spend more time glued to their laptops, phones and emails, than reading to their own children at bedtime. Growing up, it was a much-anticipated night time routine that my mum would read me The Secret Seven while my brother would be lost in the adventures...
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