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How To Get Rid Of Dark Circles
Do you look like the guy from The Addams Family?!? So you wake up every morning and you forever resemble this guy from The Addams Family! (Image from Pixabay) No matter what you try, you just can't...
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The Fashion Of Twin Peaks: Why David Lynch's Show Is Back In Style
Catherine Spooner, Lancaster University Twin Peaks, David Lynch's iconic TV series, is returning to our screens after it went missing for almost three decades. First broadcast in 1990, the show became...
View ArticleWhat's Hair Got To Do With It?
What is it about hair? As a black woman with natural hair, I want to talk about hair, choice and diversity. Hair is a very important part of a woman's identity. As long as it is on the head and not in...
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The Rising Stars Of Graduate Fashion Week
Photo Credit: Melissa Chaplin The words 'fashion week' are bound to get pulses racing among style aficionados everywhere, but I must admit that for myself there's an added frisson when they are...
View ArticleRevamp Your Foundation. The Do's And Don'ts Of Makeup Mixing
Struggling to find the perfect foundation? With so many factors to consider, from shade and texture to durability and coverage, and there being such a variety of products on the drugstore and designer...
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Dear Society
Society, you think you can define me? Label me? Stereotype me? Belittle me? Like I need your permission or approval to feel happy, worthy, beautiful or be successful? My body is not an apology. I was...
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Mira Duma's Fashion Tech Lab Puts Innovation And Sustainability Front And Centre
Mira Duma and I at Copenhagen Fashion Summit - Image: Techstyler When I met Mira Duma at Copenhagen Fashion Summit a few weeks ago she was just beginning to discuss an initiative she had been working...
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Summer Beauty Saviours Worth The Splurge!
(photo credit-author's own) I'm a self-confessed beauty geek and I'm utterly proud of it! Obsessed doesn't even cover it - well it does in my bio above but I live and breathe it in every sense of the...
View ArticleHow To Achieve A Flawless Fake Tan
Ah, fake tan. Such a bitter-sweet, love-hate step in every woman's beauty regime. On the one hand, feeling bronzed is such a confidence-booster and feels like an improvement to any outfit. On the...
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Where Is The Source Of The Finest Quality Hair Extensions?
Finding high quality hair extensions is a bit like the looking for the love of your life. You know your perfect match is out there somewhere but sometimes you just don't know where to look for your...
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How To Be Body Aware
One of the biggest questions asked of me over the past weeks is where do I get my confidence and what are my tips to becoming confident. I'm going to try my best to answer that question and I hope...
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Leather Made From Grapes And Recycled Plastic Textiles: H&M's Road To...
H&M made a bold statement at the beginning of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, declaring their aim to become fully circular (which means moving towards using only recyclable materials and renewable...
View ArticleIs A £5000 Watch Any Better Than A £5 Watch?
Luxury watches are one of those areas of shopping where some people get very angry, very quickly if you disagree with them. You'll find bitter remarks online from watch fanatics who are offended at the...
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The Pandora Approach To Problem Solving: Why Think Realistically When You Can...
Image: Kim Pearce In Economics101 students will be taught a 'law of scarcity' and in order to avoid failure they will have to believe that human wants are unlimited but the resources used to satisfy...
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Discussing The Tensions Between Fashion, Technology And Sustainability With...
Before meeting Vanessa Friedman, I considered the perspective she could lend on the tension between designers' ability to create freely and the need to choose sustainable materials. Is there a...
View ArticleWhy I Won't Be Detoxing My Wardrobe Any Time Soon
Last year I finally succumbed to reading the book "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying" by Marie Kondo. I took it on holiday with the thought that I would be fully converted and on arrival in the UK...
View ArticleHow Underwear Can Help Promote A Positive Body Image As We Age
Negative body image is something we read about regularly; catwalk models being too thin, airbrushed magazine photos presenting an unreal version of reality and the effects on girls and young women. But...
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Five Tips to Tackle Swimwear Body Hang Ups
It's that time of year once again - holiday time! A time that brings both joy and dread for many of us out there because with holidays come skimpier outfits and days spent lounging around in swimwear...
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Fashion: How Will It Reflect On Us?
What is the meaning of fashion? The word fashion (derived from the Latin 'facere', meaning to do or make) has today come to mean something that is transient, something that will naturally become less...
View ArticleThe Power Of Caffeine In Men's Skincare And Three Products Which Utilise It
Caffeine infused grooming products are well known for energizing your skin care routine, as well as helping awaken your skin after a heavy night out on the town or burning the midnight oil. Caffeine...
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