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Hello my lovelies! As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week, I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and write a little bit about mental health. It’s okay for us to complain about an achy shoulder or go to the doctors about getting migraines (tick and tick), but it seems to take a lot more courage …
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Hello my beauties! I thought I would make this video to show you how I do my make-up on a daily basis. As I was back visiting friends and family in Bristol for the weekend when I filmed this, the beauty products I’ve used here aren’t necessarily the ones I use all the time, but …
If you're anything like me, you're always keeping an eye out for that perfect Insta spot. I thought I would put together a blog post about my favourite photography locations in the west of London. Why the west? Because west is best, obvs... Only joking – I decided to narrow it down because I'm a …
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Beauty can be a very expensive hobby. I can easily walk into Boots looking for a moisturiser and leave with a £30 foundation, two £15 lipsticks and a whole new cleansing routine, totalling a small fortune. Let's face it, we've all been there. But, sometimes the beauty Gods are on my side and I discover …
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The heatwave we had last week got me majorly excited about summer. And as we've been plunged back into winter weather this week, I'm longing for those balmy summer days even more. And with any new season, comes new clothes*, right? *and bags, and shoes, and jewellery, and make-up... Here are a few of the …
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I’ve been a podcast listener for a while now – and I’m obsessed! Here are my top recommendations. Serial I missed the boat the first time round when everyone was raving about it, but two years ago I decided to give it a go and I instantly knew why it got so much hype. This …
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I’ve told you all about my skincare heroes, so I thought I’d also share my go-to make-up products. Because of my career in women’s magazines, I’ve tried out A LOT of beauty brands over the years, but here are the products that I would happily buy again and again and totally can’t live without. Tom …
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I was back in my hometown of Bristol for the weekend for some much-needed quality time with my mum. Bring on the shopping! We hit Cribbs Causeway, a change from the usual go-to of Cabot Circus, for a leisurely day browsing the stores. We ticked off all of the high street faves – H&M, Topshop, …
For me, Instagram is where I get a lot of my inspiration. Whether it be fashion trends, beauty products or fitness routines. The saved tab has really changed the game for me, now I can see something I like, and easily store it to look at properly later (I do this a lot with hairstyle …
1. You’ll NEVER run out of places to brunch Even if you devour avo and eggs on toast every day for the next year, there would still be a new fancy pop-up with boho interiors that needs ticking off the list. 2. Savings are a thing of the past If you’ve still got a decent …
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