WHEN WOMEN QUIT
I think we can all agree that politics is a bit shit right now, a lot shit actually. The world is in flames and it is no surprise that some people want no parts in it, no parts in fixing a system fundamentally and continually broken mostly by men in power- let’s be frank. However,…
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REMEMBER MAHSA ZHINA AMINI
A young woman was killed. Her name is Mahsa Zhina Amini. Her crime? Not covering her head fully with her hijab…
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THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER- A HOUSE OF CARDS.
So, what do you get when you have an agreement by handshake almost, that relies on honour and good manners? Chaos,…
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ROE V WADE- RAGE.
I was not going to write anything about this. I was simply going to rage and keep raging on my various…
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BEAUTY
WINTER ON BEAUTY
Simplicity is the key to a healthy beauty regime, gone are the days where we slather eight to ten products on our faces, it’s a time suck and unnecessary not to mention, overly sensitises the skin’s barrier eventually making it weaker. When it comes to the battle between skin and…
Keep readingSKIN SAVIOUR- AUGUSTINUS BADER
So what does an essence do? This is the question I asked myself before buying this product, mind you, I will buy anything by Bader. The beauty counter person says an essence is meant to help your other products perform better hence applying this as a base product. Hence this…
Keep readingThe Beauty Edit- Summer Staples
Summer beauty can be tricky to navigate because the heat… the heat, the damn heat and we are in store for a treat this coming week and then some and I for one am here for it. When it comes to make up, we want to keep it light and…
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FASHION
THE WARDROBE | JACKETS
I am grieving the end of summer, this was a summer that really summered; there was heat, there was sweat, there were late nights and sunsets. There was stolen kisses…
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THE SUMMER TRAVEL WARDROBE
Heatwave you say? I am here for it, for all of it. I’ll tell a wee funny story though, (did I just type wee? Why am I thinking Scottish all…
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TRAVEL
FLORENCE in 120 Minutes- ESCHER
On the way home from the dreamiest of places with a couple…
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EDINBURGH, THE ENDEARING
You know how everyone has a happy place? Well Edinburgh is that…
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SUMMER ROAD TRIP- OXFORD
Because airlines are moving reckless these days, we need to find other…
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WILD, WILD, SCOTLAND – GLENEAGLES, THE UNFORGETTABLE
It is unfair that a place be so magical and pretty and…
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LONDON- PAUL CÉZANNE
There is a reason I continually visit Provence and its simply because I want to be near the mastery of Paul Cézanne. I have never known a more evocative artist, one that plays with light and mood in a way that is both romantic and dramatic but awfully quiet. The current exhibition at the Tate Modern is exquisite; I mean I have been to see it at least twice since its opening and will go back to see it a few more times. He painted ordinary life and infused it with the extraordinary, there is an emotion behind every stroke,…
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SHORT STORIES
#8- Between Friends
Franny tapped her leg impatiently waiting for her best friend to meet her at the wine bar, their favourite hole in the wall aptly names…
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River looks up at the house sitting in his car… this time without trepidation. For a long time after Bree and Raymond happened, he was…
Keep readingADVENT STORIES 23 | AFTERMATH OF A KISS
Ava cracks open her eyes slowly to stave off the effects of the harsh winter morning sun, Oliver is snuggles against her; he came into…
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