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The best eyeliner. ever. seriously. Sometime in the last couple of years, my eyelids disappeared. I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but I just remember looking in the mirror one day, and *poof* they’d gone. Swallowed by an eyelid hood that had never been there before, succumbing to the inevitable reduction of collagen, and…
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when dressing like a unicorn becomes a non-negotiable I have had an insanely busy week; it feels as though I’ve covered the whole of the South East in the space of five days, probably because that’s exactly what I’ve done! From family visits and delivering wedding cakes to rushing between events and conference calls, I…
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THE WARDROBE WAITING ROOM : Why are we saving joy for someday? Last week on Instagram, I asked a simple question: What items do you love but wish you wore more? The replies were actually heartbreaking! “A blue gala dress that I feel divine in.” “Sequins.” “A hot pink jumpsuit.” So many of you shared…
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WHY YOU WON’T FIND ME ON SUBSTACK Everyone is writing on Patreon or Substack these days, but I honestly couldn’t handle the pressure of knowing someone is paying to read what I’ve written. I’d end up second-guessing myself and putting some long words in there just to make me sound clever…. But I really wanted…
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INSIDE THE OLIVIA RUBIN X THE BISCUITEERS LAUNCH Yesterday, I was invited along to the launch event for Olivia Rubin’s collaboration with The Biscuiteers.I didn’t need much of a nudge – the pastel queen colliding with my love of sweet treats? Count me in. I have been buying from Oliva for years, I fell in…
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the sewing diaries I’m no expert at the sewing machine, but there is something quite fantastic about creating your own clothes. I did Textiles for my GCSEs. I can’t remember exactly what grade I got, but since all the evidence is safely out of reach, let’s just boldly assume I got an A. It’s better…
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I took a detour after the school run yesterday. Rather than going straight home to sit with a coffee and overthink everything, I jumped in my car and did my overthinking on the M6 for a change. My journey was taking me to a part of England I’ve neglected to visit until now: Birmingham. This…
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I made what I thought was a great decision in 2007. It turned out to be a disaster. It left me with an apartment I couldn’t afford and in negative equity for over a decade. Just as I finally got back into the black, the cladding scandal hit. My building wasn’t fire-safe, remedial works were…
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Ditching the Clothes that Hold You Hostage to Self-Doubt. (3 min read) I make a point of regularly going through my wardrobe and removing anything that makes me feel a little bit bleurgh. I sell anything I can on either Vinted or eBay, and I use those funds to buy on the same apps –…
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This is a list. A list of all the places I continue to go back to, again, and again, and again. The places I’ve been buying from for years. The things that send me into a small panic when they start to run low. Is it superficial? Perhaps. But these items are my ride or…