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November 28, 2014 - Written by: Sana Sarwar
Beauty: a word associated in this day and age with big hair, fake nails, silicon and being a size zero. But what ever happened to raw natural beauty? Why do women nowadays feel exposed and bare if they have no makeup on? Well, the answer is simple and it saddens me to say we feel the need to fit society’s... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Sana Sarwar Wise up!
November 27, 2014 - Written by: Erin Johnson
The year 2014 brought slang terms such as ‘basic’ and ‘bae’ into the mainstream spotlight. And ironically it also ushered in a new term on my side of the pond: Columbusing. As seen in this satirical College Humor video, Columbusing happens when the dominant culture (most of the time this refers to people of European descent) adopts elements from non-dominant cultures,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson Rant Wise up!
November 26, 2014 - Written by: Beth Teverson
So the other day I woke up hungover to shit and barely remembering my walk home. I called my friend to reminisce about last night’s frolicking and he kindly informed me of a dramatic monologue I’d indulged in. ‘You told me all about your dead cat.’ He said, ‘You even cried at one point!’ ‘Oh dear Lord.’ Thought I, as the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Animal Planet Beth Teverson From the Heart
November 25, 2014 - Written by: Guest Blogger
Hello, my name is Rhian – and I love One Direction. Okay, I’ll be honest with you from the start. This is not entirely about One Direction (if it was, this would be a dissertation).This is actually about accepting yourself, not bringing each other down, and the power of young girls. My first impression of One Direction is hardly worth... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
November 24, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
I love a good Pixar movie, so when I saw these wicked illustrations from artist Risa Rodil I had to share with you… Hope you enJOY! For more from Risa check out her website by clicking here.
Categories: a little piece of joy Yazmin Joy
November 21, 2014 - Written by: Becky Solomon
There comes a time when we depart the normal world and enter… the world of work! Welcome to the business world: the world of corporate buzzwords, LinkedIn and ego massaging. If you have ever done a bit of copy writing or gone to a writing workshop, you may have been told to cut out the jargon. This is so important and... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon Fire me up baby! Rant
November 20, 2014 - Written by: Poppy Gillian
Birthdays are funny things, aren’t they? We spend the first 21 years of our lives looking forward to it, and then each year after that less and less so. On my fourteenth birthday I got a guinea pig. On my recent twenty-fourth birthday I spent the day discussing sexual health with teenagers in college (I shouted out the word ‘masturbation’... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Poppy Gillian Wise up!
November 19, 2014 - Written by: Sana Sarwar
High street shop Topshop has teamed up with luxury jewellery designer Solange Azagury-Partridge to create jewellery to raise money for the charity Eliminate Domestic Violence. The exclusive jewellery collection includes two necklaces and two pairs of earrings in gold and silver, featuring a pendant of a woman in a foetal position. (Image via) It’s interesting and, in my opinion, commendable,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Sana Sarwar Wise up!
November 18, 2014 - Written by: Lauren Williams
It’s been a tough couple of weeks – I’m incredibly homesick (something my nomadic mindset found very hard to deal with!), the weather has been so vile and I work so many hours that my nature-loving, mountain-climbing self has been bound by four walls for what seems like eternity. There have been tears, lots of tears, and there has been a significant... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Lauren Williams
November 17, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
We ALL feel jealous from time to time. I mean it’s totally okaaaay to despise your ex for finding love before you. It’s finnnnne to wanna bitch slap your colleague for getting the promotion you worked all year for. I completely get your desire to usurp the lead in the school play because blatantly you were born to play that starring role –... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy