It may be cold outside, but that doesn’t mean you can’t bring your lingerie A-game this season. Slay in lace or look sassy in sheer. Need some inspo? Here are some of our faves to help you upgrade your underwear drawer…
Romantic expectations are always high on the lead up to the big day, but the reality of having a boyfriend isn’t always as high up the festive fun scale as you would expect.
By Jess Jepson
To gift or not to gift?
The most vital decision when you’re in a new relationship; to gift or not to gift? How much is too much? Because you want to show him you care and you’re totally into him, but you also don’t want to come across too keen. What if you get him one and he doesn’t bother to return the favour? What if you play it cool with a simple gift and then he pulls out all the strings and surprises you with a gift of a lifetime? You literally can. Not. Win.
Snow frolicking or snow fights?
Cute days spent frolicking in the snow are always high on the festive boyfriend expectations list, but when cute harmless snow ball fights actually end up with you being shoved head first into a huge pile of snow and you end the day freezing, soaking wet, disappointed and with a colder heart than the -5 temperature.
Cosy Christmas cuddles vs cosy complaints
Home alone, The Holiday, Love Actually, the list goes on. The Holidays aren’t the same without binge watching all your festive favourites. However, all your cosy cuddled up festive dreams are soon crushed when he doesn’t share your passion for Holiday films and spends the whole time complaining. Literally, the WHOLE time.
Mistletoe kisses
Now this one brings high expectations every year, as a kid everyone dreamed of kissing their future bae under the mistletoe in a magical, unforgettable moment. But let’s be honest here, it just never happens, does it?
His house or yours?
The most daunting part of having a boyfriend during The Holidays. Both of you want to spend it with your own families, but with each other too and you’re as stubborn as they come. You either have to spend the day apart or come to some sort of compromise.
Lonely lodges
The idea of spending your break at a cute lodge in the middle of nowhere is all rainbows and unicorns until you remember his mum’s a control freak. And you now have to spend the next 24 hours with her. With no escape.
The gift crisis
Shopping for presents is hell as it is, let alone when you realise you have absolutely no idea what to buy your loved one. Like what do you even get boys?! I’m pretty sure you can still buy them toy cars once they’re beyond the age of 12, can you? So every year you settle for the safe option; aftershave, socks, novelty boxers and his favourite chocolates. It’s the thought that counts, right?
Markets mooching
Months dreaming of cute evenings spent browsing the markets and sipping on mulled wine with your bae are soon crushed when you realise he just doesn’t share your love for tit bits. He feels your over analysis of the wide variety of soap flavours the stores have available is completely bonkers. Oh well, you tried! Beats going alone, right?
The commitment
Once it passes 1st of December, whatever relationship you’re in; good or bad, the reality is, you’re stuck. Whether you like it or not. That’s the rule. I mean it really would make you more heartless than Chuck bass in his early days if you dumped someone during the festive season.
Queen of the witty one liners, changing hairstyles and so much sass – today we celebrate all things Tyra Banks. Here’s just some of the life lessons we learnt…
When your friend rocks up to your birthday and says she’s not drinking
Rock black and white all day errrryday just like girl boss J-Law. At the premiere for her new film Passengers we love this stripped back look on Jen. Steal her style in sharp tailoring and monochrome styling.
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 told by Rachel Green’s relationship history… because she’s been there, done that!
The One That Wasn’t Right: Barry
Whether you knew it from the beginning or did a Rachel and just ran at the altar, there was nothing exactly WRONG with this relationship… something just wasn’t right. It may have been tough but you know it was the right decision – the world is now your oyster!
Down struggle style street? Stress over. Take inspo from some of our fave bloggers. And they’re all rockin’ boohoo!
Guess which pop icon turns 35 today?! It’s Britney Spears of course. So let’s just take a moment to bask in the ambience of Queen Britney and talk about why, deep down, we all really want to be her…
By Darcey Taylor
1. She’s fierce
A combination of sweet and sexy, with an air of natural beauty, and very likeable.
As if we didn’t have the #FridayFeeling already, we hear through the grapevine that drinking prosecco is good for you.
This Friday, we’re bringing you a boohoo exclusive. Yep, one of our cool AF customer service advisors a.k.a Fruitless Forest has just released his very own single,’Over My Head.’ And it’s out now on Tidal, Spotify and Amazon.
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