Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
This week, Netflix announced that The Queen’s Gambit made history as the streaming service’s most-viewed scripted limited series. Although it still hasn’t bested the unscripted Tiger King, which hit the streamer at the start of quarantine, The Queen’s Gambit received immediate acclaim for its stunning set and costume design, compelling […]
Rightmove has published its annual list of the happiest places to live in the UK. Five of the top 20 places are coastal towns, reflecting the fact Rightmove found that people in rural villages and coastal areas were generally happier than those in towns and cities. The picturesque surfing resort […]
A recent YouGov survey found that 57% of us want to continue working from home after the pandemic, but it remains to be seen whether employers will be quite so keen. Will flexible working become the new normal – allowing people to relocate to more peaceful parts of the country […]
2020 needs some Christmas cheer, ASAP. Thankfully, Netflix is handing that feeling out in spades as the days get colder and shorter, and the COVID-19 pandemic shows few signs of slowing down. Netflix started premiering its new Christmas movies back in October with the release of Holidate, starring Emma Roberts […]
The coming-out rom-com Happiest Season is a classic feel-good Christmas movie — and it’s also the first LGBTQ+ holiday film produced by a major studio. Director Clea Duvall said she decided to create the movie she “always wanted to see,” and evidently, that movie is one with a soundtrack as […]
World-class skincare is something I think we all need after a tough 2020. So, it’s like Dr Barbara Sturm thought we deserved a treat. Almost all of the labels cult skincare offering is on offer this Cyber Monday at Net-a-Porter. With 15% off everything from serums to face and body […]
For those of you who have hopped on the Cyber Week express, buckle up for another wild shopping ride towards the next unmissable fashion promo: & Other Stories’ Black Friday Sale. The retailer’s markdowns have officially arrived, meaning you can now automatically score 20% off sitewide. The best part: there […]
As the Yuletide expression goes: ’tis the season to be jolly… especially when the most covetable brands out there are dropping major Black Friday deals. Girlfriend Collective’s sitewide 30% off sale is one such example. No codes, no exceptions, only discounts. What’s more, the brand just announced that for today […]
As adults, we’ve learned that slightly changing small habits can make a huge difference, especially in our beauty routines. We diligently transition our body- and skincare rituals when cold weather rolls around. We swap our oil-absorbing moisturisers for moisture-rich creams; exchange our fruit-scented perfumes for musky gourmands, and yes — […]
I spend my life compromising: toiletries or vegetables; tights that fall down and have giant holes exposing my whole bottom or bare legs; chocolate or cat treats (the cat always wins); tea bags or milk. TEA BAGS OR MILK. That has actually happened. If Schrödinger made cups of tea… But […]
