Am I getting cold feet about my capsule wardrobe? A big question for a Monday afternoon. When I first discovered the concept of a capsule wardrobe, it felt like a lightbulb switched on in my head. Back in 2016, I was struggling with my style, and specifically… working out what my style even was. I’d spent years floating about, admiring bloggers and emulating my friends’ wardrobes but never quite finding…
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The Beginning Like a small, fresh-out-the-womb newborn, my gluten-free diet was birthed on January 1st 2018. I knew something was up with my stomach over Christmas; nothing felt like it was digesting properly, I was exhausted all the time and the stomach cramps were getting more and more painful. I hadn’t been able to touch beer for most of 2017 as it had me keeled over within minutes of consumption,…
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If you’ve been anywhere near my Instagram lately, you might have seen a lot of blue skies and a slight overuse of HUJI. I went on holiday! I actually got the recommendation from my hairdresser Michelle when I was moaning about how much I needed a holiday. This is the first time I’ve had a proper summer holiday without tying it into a convention or work event in years, and…
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I’ve always been a bit shy when it comes to talking about sex. This might surprise you – I co-host a podcast all about sex and gender in which we talk in depth about the ins and outs (pun intended) of the sexual knowledge we gain and awkward experiences retold in the books we read. The girls on the podcast joke that I’m a prude – whilst I’m happy talking…
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It’s currently 9:54pm on Sunday evening. There’s a festival going on down the road from my house and I can hear the music from a mile away and the drunk people wandering down my road. I don’t know if it’s because of the festival, or because it’s the first day of my period, or for no reason at all, but I have been sweating and panicking and crying all afternoon. I…
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I’ve never been the type to have a small circle of friends. I’m not quite sure why, but I’ve always been drawn to having a lot of friends, acquaintances and random people you see at the pub when you come back to your parents’ house for Christmas each year. Having different people suited to different situations, having many small-talk acquaintances, and knowing people for years on end but only speaking…
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Love Island Like most eighteen to thirty-year-old British adults, I have been watching Love Island since the new season started four weeks ago. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a fan of a well-crafted, slightly trashy television show; after I’ve spent the day working, I want nothing more than to curl up in bed and watch rich, beautiful people live out a not-too-deep, semi-reality on my laptop. Like…
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So my spring wardrobe has been having a bit of a moment. I’m so happy with how it’s turned out, after a month or two of planning I think I’ve finally got it honed. And you know what, there was one piece of inspiration in particular that really sped up the process – watching Call Me By Your Name. Tired, bored and unassuming, my old housemates and I sat down…
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Oh, Milan Last weekend, I went on a short trip to Milan. I’d made it to the city once before, on a work trip with an ex-boyfriend. It was an overnight stay, which went something along the lines of – plane, taxi, coach, taxi, a strange scooter that takes you from one part of the venue to another, taxi, plane – which as you can imagine, didn’t enable me to see much…
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About a week ago, my wonderful friend Hannah wrote a blog post about her dislike of skincare products. She had actually been asking me for recommendations a month or so before, which led to me writing this blog post and to her going to Boots to drop some sweet pennies on Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. But she remained unconvinced, and so she wrote a piece about why she thinks…
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