New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and, as expected, there are hundreds of late-night bar options across the country to pucker your lips at. We teamed up with DesignMyNight to find the best venues to party at come December 31st; from a sexy speakeasy with a sumptuous sweet shop menu to a decadent hotel bar serving delicious barrel aged cocktails, these are the most stylish spots to see in 2017.
It always seems worth it and then the morning after hits. It’s an obstacle course; from plating up microwavable chips, to holding a pillow over your head, to the phone call you make to your bestie with the need for reassurance that it’s all going to be OK. We get it. We’ve got you covered… Which is why we have exposed our own team tips on how to avoid an epic hangover.
(You’re welcome…)
Scarlett Moffat aka Queen of the Jungle stole our hearts long before she was crowned. From her witty one liners to her hilarious sense of humour, Scarlett has always been our Queen.
by Sam Grisdale
Our gift to you this rather dreary December day is the secret to our ULTIMATE ho-ho-hot chocolate we prep every Christmas Eve for when Father C comes to visit down our chimney.
We think our main man deserves an extra special lil’ summin summin when it comes to his hot beverage of choice during his crazy busy evening. So we turned to the one thing that brings forever love and solves *almost* all of life’s problems; <3 Nutella <3.
What’s Christmas without fizz and glitter? We’re totally crushin over this glam twist on a traditional ice cream float.
First of all, it’s pink perfection and secondly, if sugary treats are good enough for Buddy then they’re good enough for us. ‘Cos Christmas cals don’t count right?
Here’s what you’ll need..
INGREDIENTS:
Pink Lemonade (cloudy works best)
Vanilla ice cream (flavoured sorbet works well too)
Vodka/Grapefruit Gin/Elderflower liqeur (optional)
Sherbet/Kali
Edible glitter, fizzy laces, hundreds and thousands-anything pink!
METHOD:
– Pour pink lemonade into a tall glass either straight or mixed with your favourite tipple and a sprinkle of sherbet.
– Delicately top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
– ·Add the finishing touch with your selection of toppings for a drink worth celebrating.
TIPS:
Anything sugary will cause your lemonade to bubble and foam. The bubbles are a real show stopper so serve quick and have your insta at the ready!
Now you’ve got the basics of a boozy ice cream float you’ll be trying your new favourite combos over the holiday season for sure!
It’s the start of December. You know what that means, right? It means guiltlessly packing out your wardrobe with sparkly dresses and drinking Christmas cocktails. To get the scoop on London’s top mixes we got in contact with DesignMyNight. There’s everything from hot chocolate cocktails to glorious gingerbread martinis to keep you warm this winter. So yeah, we guess you could say it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Don’t get us wrong, most weekends, we’re ‘out out’ and love nothing more than dressing up in our best OOTD and spending an hour perfecting our brows.
But a chilly winter’s night sometimes calls for onesies, Netflix and hot chocolate. Once you’ve had one hot chocolate you’ve had them all right? Nope!
It can’t get much better than this indulgent cocoa, blended with Oreo cookies. It’s TDF!
Here’s what you’ll need;
4 Oreos (we used chocolate, but mint is also the one)
250-300ml milk (enough to fill your mug)
3 large dessert spoons of mini marshmallows
Squirty cream
2 heaped dessert spoons of cocoa powder
Toppings of your choice
Here’s how to do it;
– Blend all your ingredients together minus your toppings, 1 Oreo cookie and your whipped cream.
– Gently heat the mixture in a pan. Be careful not to overdo it.
– ·Serve in a large mug (if only bottomless mugs were a thing!)
– Top with whipped cream, an Oreo for dipping and anything else you fancy, it’s nearly Christmas after all.
Top tips;
– Adding marshmallows creates a S’mores affect. YUM!
– · Don’t want a hot drink? Blend with ice cream instead for the perfect cookies and cream shake.
That’s your next girls’ night in sorted!
As if we didn’t have the #FridayFeeling already, we hear through the grapevine that drinking prosecco is good for you.
Down gift-giving struggle street this season? Don’t be! We’ve got loads of gifts they’ll actually want this Christmas…
The festive period is the perfect time to switch up your make-up. Whether that means ultra shimmery highlighter or beautifully metallic lips, there’s opportunity for everyone to create a beauty look that deserves a double take.
Show your friends and family that you have serious make-up skills this Christmas by taking inspo from these utter goddesses.
The Love Island star has been showing us she knows a thing or two about fashion and now she is also giving us serious make-up envy. This smoky eye and shimmery brown pout is a wearable update to a vampy make-up look.
