Hands up if you’re guilty of stretching the truth on social media? If you’re leading an Insta lie, we’re there with you. From ‘I woke up like this’ when you definitely didn’t and hashtagging #boydidgood when he did anything but, we’ve teamed up with the guys at Ditch the Label to have a LOL at all of the social media lies we tell. The secrets are out…
Is your Instagram feed feeling kinda tired, same old faces and old styles? It’s time to follow some absolute mega babes to add more excitement to your daily scroll.
These are our girl crushes RN:
by Kate Beckitt
Valentine’s Day is here and it can be a tough time for the perpetually single of us that miss out on the free chocolate year after year. So how about some relatable AF memes to get you through?
You’ve just popped to the shop to grab a pint of milk and a bag of crisps but as you walk in the door you’re faced with this nightmare:
Stop waiting until tomorrow to live the life you dream of; the best day of your life could be happening today. Get out on the right side of the bed and follow these top mantras to make this day and every day the best they can possibly be.
SUPPORTING ANOTHER’S SUCCESS WON’T EVER DAMPEN YOURS.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and there’s no guessing you’ve met at least one of these girls in your life…
The Loved Up One
This month, I decided to jump on the vegetable bandwagon and do #Veganuary.
Having heard a lot about the demons of dairy, I took the plunge – mainly for health reasons (and to try and lose a few of those Christmas Camembert pounds, too)
With that said, I headed to the shops on the 2nd January (New Years Day was a write-off given a killer hangover that could only be cured by cheese) to stock up on soy milk, quinoa and chickpeas.
I took the ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’ mantra in my stride and over the course of the month made a quinoa salad, ratatouille, a spinach and chickpea curry, a kale and tofu stir fry and possibly the tastiest mousakka I’ve ever eaten.
The biggest hurdle was definitely eating out. I’ve never been a fussy eater, so having to be that person and awkwardly tweak a menu took some getting used to. Skipping the poached eggs at brunch with avocado and toast and swerving the halloumi in a veggie burrito was tough. So tough.
I became a pro at reading labels and when in doubt, Google always had my back.
Good films are like good friends. They’re always there to pick you up when you’re feeling down, can cure any kind of boredom and sometimes make you laugh uncontrollably.
I’m a huge film addict, and one of my favourite pastimes is procrastinating from my dissertation and binging on Netflix (not that I would recommend my lifestyle choices!)
So what are the must watch films that everyone must see at least once? Grab your popcorn guys, because I’ve created the ultimate, bingetastic, can’t-live-without film list.
1st Jan – like many across the world, I decided it was the time to ditch the alcohol and go dry. For me it was a first. I go out pretty much every night and living in the city centre, temptation is everywhere. Here’s how I got on…
By Laura Callaghan
These celebrity beauties are turning heads everywhere after going in for the chop. Short, sassy and sleek- who needs to hair flick when you’re this much of a boss ass b****!
Signing myself up for this challenge was a big achievement in itself. Over the years, I’d never ever ever be seen without make-up. Rumour has it I’d put it on first thing in the morning before anyone (not even family members) could see me without it. True story.
My biggest issue is redness. Without make-up, I look like I’ve just crossed the finish line of a half marathon when in reality I’ve just had a duvet day and been a bit of a slob.
At the gym, it’s great. I can do 25 minutes of HIIT training and slope off looking like I’ve been in there for hours. But in life, not so much. My teens were spent investing in every green concealer and foundation you could find. I even used to put talc on them to try and mask the lobster look.
So to willingly sign away five days of my life make-up free a couple of years later was a pretty big deal. Here’s how I got on…
Ironically, I ended up rushing around more than usual in the morning with the effects of a late night taking their toll. This wasn’t helped by a power walk to work in the wind with two bags and a suitcase, plus a run-in with one of those people you really don’t wanna see sans Double Wear. So I rocked up to HQ a little flushed to say the least. I then spent the morning subconsciously explaining the fact I was doing a make-up free challenge to anyone and everyone so they didn’t think I was ill or just woke up late. Aside from getting a shock each time I went to the loo and looked in the mirror, I otherwise forgot about the challenge.
Since I’ve pretty much mastered washing my hair and getting ready in twenty minutes on the daily, I didn’t really get much more of a lie in than usual. Thanks to a very windy day, I arrived at work once again flushed AF and nipping out into town on lunch only ended with similar results. I’m not sure whether it was psychological, since I looked like I’d had an all-nighter without eye make-up, but I felt more tired than usual. Maybe I’d had too much sleep with my extra five minutes of ZZs…
Despite my morning routine becoming less about highlighting and more about cleansing and toning, I spied a sneaky spot. Shock horror. I guess I was semi-cheating with the challenge in that I volunteered to do it on a week where I had little to no plans after work or at the weekend that involved me being out and about. When the topic cropped up again in a conversation at work, a very kind colleague told me they wouldn’t have even noticed I didn’t have make-up on. Somehow I didn’t quite believe them…
So far, anything that drew attention to the challenge in question (and my bare fare) meant I turned redder than red but if I forgot about it, the redness calmed down. As part of the challenge, I took one selfie a day and I didn’t hate any of them – though my flat does have great lighting.
As I started this challenge on a Tuesday, my final day of being makeup free fell on a Saturday, which is actually one of the few days I’m more than happy to ditch the beauty blender if I’m heading to the gym or dying of a hangover.
The day started out with good intentions to workout and do my weekly shop but resulted in me doing an online order from the comfort of my bed and watching films instead. However, the temptation to resist (and albeit dry) Saturday night out was too much and since I’d already tempted fate and bumped into someone earlier in the week with my fresh face, I wasn’t prepared to hit up the bar make-up and alcohol free.
So I lasted all of four and a half days.