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Following one of the biggest campaigns in recent times comes a new wave of war against the unfair inequality between the sexes. And even though the ‘tampon tax’ debate has still not been resolved, light has now been shed on the sexist pricing of everyday products which has resulted in more fuel being added to the...
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Going wheat free is kind of something I never thought I’d do. Not for any other reason than the fact that gluten-free diets started to become a fashion statement in 2015 (not for everyone of course, but it was starting to be glamorised a little too much by celebs for my liking) and I didn’t...
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As a chronically short person who stands just shy of five foot, I put off shopping until the last possible moment. My jeans will have to have at least three holes in them before I consider trekking out to buy another pair, as while I know that jeans shopping is a nightmare for every man,...
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Long gone are the days when we would socialise with our friends by doing something fun, something playful and exciting. In the modern day social media controls our lives and it also has the power to control our minds. Children, teens and adults obsess over the recent phenomenon. It becomes a part of our lifestyle, it...
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Up until a couple of weeks ago we were ever so nearly managing to avoid the brisk and jaw juddering depths of winter. Then one day we woke up and it hit us like a snow ball in the face. Winter. Although winter has its perks: crisp and fresh mornings, cosy nights by a fire...
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Travel is often more arduous than it should be, filled with noise, tedious announcements and unnecessary ‘security’ delays. I try to rise above it, finding a sense of stillness with a book or writing my blog, drawing on observations of new people and events around me, distilling those into short paragraphs about many topics. Listening,...
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After contour became a major trend of 2015, it has become an imperative part of makeup application for many of us. But it seems that this obsession has been taken to another level as traditional contouring has evolved into colour contouring. Yep, you guessed it, your typical light creams and dark browns are out and...
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“You don’t look like you should be short!” A mild acquaintance once said to me during a casual conversation. We were in college, and I was free of the near constant bullying that I’d gone through in secondary school. My battered and broken self-esteem was finally in an environment where it was given the chance...
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Branding your body with the name of a loved one has long been tabooed. And while some think of it as romantic to ink the surface of their skin in the name of love, I find it tacky. For me it has nothing to do with the permanency of the tattoo itself, but more to...
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What would we do without them? Yesterday I was walking down Oxford Street after having lunch with a close friend that I don’t get to see as often as I would like. A girl, in a rush and carrying a number of paper bags filled with her latest purchases, stopped next to me at the...
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