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Monday, January 16th, 2012
Just over a year ago, I wrote a blog post that gave me serious anxiety. It was about how I suffer with acne. When you have bad skin, you spend your whole life covering it up, literally and metaphorically. You are constantly hiding, constantly worried someone will point it out. That post was one of the hardest things I’ve ever written, but the response it received let me know it was necessary. I was flooded with emails from women who felt my pain. And so, today is phase two of ‘getting it all out there’. The above picture is me, no makeup, no retouching, just me. This is the first time since probably age 13 that I’ve appeared in public with no makeup on.
Tags: acne, Balance Me, No makeup, Skincare
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
I met with a PR last week who regaled me with stories of how she gets bombarded with requests for free product from bloggers. Oh dear. I always feel a little embarrassed as a blogger when I hear that. I’ve written before about the sense of entitlement newer bloggers seem to have, but perhaps it’s time we examined in more detail how the PR/blogger relationship works specifically in relation to free product.
Tags: blogging, blogging etiquette, PR
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
Wu Tang said it best: Protect Ya Neck. As the temperature drops, it’s time to get cosy with knits and wool and snuggly things. I’ve recently been lucky enough to receive some very lovely things to pretty up my neck this season that I think are festive period essentials. Check out what you need to keep your neck looking super stylish this winter.
Tags: Edie O'Hara Designs, Love Cashmere, necklaces, Scarves, snoods, Stall 21
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Last week I ran a competition to win a limited edition ghd Scarlett Collection straighteners kit. One thing I learned: people really love GHDs! That is one seriously in demand piece of hair equipment. I had over 75 entries – my inbox overflowed with so much hair loveliness I could barely keep up.
So, I narrowed it down to my top 11 faves, as you see above. Everyone put a real effort into these styles and they all looked lovely. After careful deliberation with the guys at GHD HQ, we picked a very deserving winner. And that winner is….*drum roll please*
Tags: competitions, ghd, GHD Scarlett Collection
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Hey, do you like hair? Do you like winning things? Then have I got a prize for you! ghd, the ultimate in sleeky hair straighening stylish goodness, has released this uber exclusive Scarlet Collection for the holiday season and one of you lucky lovelies can get your mitts on it. Read on to see how to enter.
Tags: ghd, ghd limited edition Scarlet Collection, giveaway, hair, hair straighteners
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
A few months back, my good friend and photographer, Brian Appiah Obeng got in touch and said he’d like to do a shoot with me. He was working on this concept, he said, about capturing the different elements of someone’s character. It couldn’t have come at a more poignant time for me – as I was really coming into my own with my running and trying to marry these two sides of myself. One day in April or May, we met up and produced this shoot. It was a great day and I feel the shots have really captured something in me, the true beginnings of something. This set of photos documents pretty much the exact moment I became comfortable as a ‘runner’.
Tags: Brian Appiah Obeng, Broken Jumps, photo shoots, Photography, running
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Women are constantly divided up into factions, by society and increasingly, by ourselves. But the one group that seems to have been gaining ground over the past few years is ‘real women’. This term is constantly bandied about, lest we forget how ‘real women’ should look. But the more I hear it, the more irritating I find it. ‘Real women have curves’? Oh really? So, any woman devoid voluptuous hips and a cup size that runneth over is faking it? Enough of this madness!
Tags: 'real women', weight issues, women
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
As you can see from this picture, I have a lot of hair. People fawn over my hair all the time. In reality, I have no clue what to do with it. It’s naturally curly, so I’ll either wear it like that, straighten it, or throw it up in a bun – that’s about the extent of my hair styling skills. So, when I heard about Holborn-based salon, Brooks and Brooks new ‘Get A Grip!’ service, that teaches you how to style your hair, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to finally learn what to do with my barnet.
Tags: Brooks and Brooks, hair styling
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
The weather has officially turned. We’re feeling a definite ‘brrrr’ in the air. By now, everyone should have brought the fader across on their wardrobes to be donning their full autumn/winter attire. I’m a huge fan of grey and much prefer to wear it rather than black, so I thought I’d share a couple of my favourite outfits that are making me feel good this season.
Tags: cole haan, french connection, tabio, Uniqlo
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
It’s no secret I’m a lover of high heels. Sure, I love shoes in general but there’s just something about a heel. Every shoe shop I’m in, I gravitate towards them, marveling at the shape and height. When you can wear heels and wear them well, getting a good strut going in your favourite pair is a great feeling. Admittedly, taking a particularly painful pair of heels off at the end of a day is a great feeling too. But what is it exactly about high heels that make us love them so?
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