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Stop Destroying Your Skin With Those Black Peel Off Masks
If you're active on social media you'll have seen the adverts for these black masks that show the pores being unblocked as it's ripped off the skin, it's satisfying I know, even knowing how god awful...
View ArticleMen, Don't Fear The Mask
Google has revealed that "Masking" is currently this year's most searched skincare trend. * Conventionally seen as a woman's domain, masks have come on a lot further than the gloopy green kinds that we...
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Kniterate Brings Industrial Digital Knitting To A Desktop Near You
Image: Kniterate Over the past year I have been keeping up to date with the progress of East London based start-up Kniterate, led by the trio of Gerard Rubio, Triambak Saxena and Tom Catling, aiming...
View ArticleIs Ethical Clothing Expensive?
Something I hear a lot from people is that they would love to shop more ethically, but ethical clothing is just too expensive. And I do get that. When money is tight it's only natural to want that...
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Society And Tattoos
Tattoos. More sociably acceptable, or still frowned upon? Tattoos are on the rise as of late, quite highly in fact. More and more people seem to be delving into the world of tattooing and expressing...
View ArticleFrom The Catwalk To Your Wardrobe, The Trends For S/S17
With blue skies and warmer weather finally starting to make an appearance, it's time to refresh our wardrobes, replacing heavy fabrics and dark colours with lighter tones and softer textures to...
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Sabinna Experiments With Mixed Reality Shopping For Fashion
Sabinna SS17 backstage - Photo: Marija Vainilaviciute For Sabinna Rachimova, her 'brand DNA' is, actually, familial. It transcends ethos and aesthetics and runs deep into the past, through two...
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Five Steps To Organising Your Wardrobe For Spring
Image: Bigstockk It's official, spring has sprung and we've already been treated to a few mild and sunny days. For most of us, this means waving goodbye to bulky coats and woolly hats to make way for...
View ArticleNivea's 'White Is Purity' Campaign Hits A Nerve With Anyone Who's Faced...
My whole life, I've had to deal with various comments about my skin colour. I've had to listen to other people's beauty being framed in terms of their shade - 'she's so fair, she's beautiful' or 'he's...
View ArticleWomen Need Their War Paint To Help Them Succeed At Work
'Just be confident' - easier said than done, right? But for women, it really is. The confidence gap between men and women is real and it's inhibiting women from succeeding at the same rate as men....
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Fashion With A Conscience - Why The Industry Needs A Revamp
Imagine a world where fashion is fair. Right now it's not - it's exploitative, environmentally destructive and despite being one of the biggest and most profitable industries in the world, it's also...
View ArticleF**k You, I'm 50
I've been thinking about this a lot. I think about this when I'm wandering around Topshop or ZARA. And wandering around super-cool trainer shops for the perfect gum sole. Not for my kids. For me. Think...
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Style And Substance : Five Tips For A More Sustainable Wardrobe
In the lead up towards the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy and Fashion Revolution week ethical and sustainable fashion is once again a hot topic of conversation. So why aren't more people...
View ArticleFast Fashion And Fast Food
A moment on the hips a lifetime on the tip The two things everyone thinks about each morning are A) What am I going to wear today? B) What am I going to eat? You may have heard these common phrases...
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Seven Tips For Glowing Skin Using Only Natural Remedies
Image Courtesy The skin is undoubtedly one of the most important organs in the human body. It's your body's first line of defense against elements such as ultraviolet radiation, pollution, germs, and...
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David Bowie's Let's Dance Woven Into Textile Art - Beatwoven's Sound And Vision
Beatwoven 'Let's Dance' Artwork- Image: www.bpwcorporate.com It's been a year since Nadia-Anne Ricketts and I last met to discuss her collaboration with singer/songwriter Beatie Wolfe and David Mason...
View ArticleLife Is A Beach!
Most of us should connect to this concept. Of course we do, in some way shape or form. Well, actually if I stand by truth then I can honestly say that life is a bitch! I mean how many hardships do we...
View ArticleFive Brands That Are Empowering Women
When it comes to women's rights and the clothing industry - we want our fashion slow and our gender equality fast! According to Fashion Revolution, "the garment industry is and has historically been...
View ArticleHow The Growth Of Athleisure Has Been A Shot In The Arm For Girl Power
One semantic stretch too far? You'd be surprised at how retail reality reflects emerging memes. More specifically, are we spending more on the way we live rather than the way we might want to live?...
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The Invisible Women - Our Culture's Obsession With Youth
Young women have an acute understanding of what the power of youth means, particularly when it comes to sexuality. Youth is something that is so sought after - we long to be able to capture our...
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