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It’s Time to Put the ‘Body Positivity’ Movement to Bed

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]B[/eltd_dropcaps]ecause it’s okay to not love your body every waking second of every day. The rise of the body positivity movement is one that has been carefully documented, analysed, scrutinised, applauded, and criticised. It’s a powerful movement that has helped women all over the world love and accept the body they were born in, in an age where size 0 supermodels are on the cover of every magazine on the shelf and influencers fill our social feeds.

It’s the same movement that’s pushed against those stereotypes; it caused the controversial Victoria Secret Fashion Show to be cancelled, saw Ashley Graham bring size acceptance into the mainstream, Harnaam Kaur, a self-proclaimed “bearded lady”, spoke in front of thousands at a Stonewall rally, and plus size women took over Times Square. There’s no denying that it’s a powerful movement, celebrated every year in May with International No-Diet Day, but it’s also superficial, grounded in a privilege that not everyone can access.

Homemade Natural Beauty Masks for Self-Isolation

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]W[/eltd_dropcaps]hilst we’ve all been advised to stay indoors, unless for emergencies, for the foreseeable future, why not make the most of it and get creative? We’ve taken inspiration from Caroline Artiss ‘Natural Beauty Masks’ book, to share with you our top homemade natural beauty masks. Who knows, you may find a formula you learn to love? 

How To Lighten Your Hair At Home

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps]’ve always been a blondie and one of the worst things about being a light and bright is that sometimes, those blonde locks can go orangey and warm after a while. On top of that, those mousey-brown roots of mine like to peep through a little too quickly. 

A Guide to Home Workouts in Lockdown

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps] know you’re probably sick of hearing it, but doing exercise does come with massive health benefits, both physically and mentally – which is well needed, especially in the current climate. If you’re looking to get active whilst you #StayHome, then look no further. I have tried numerous home workouts over the last month, but I wanted to share with you the ones I found most enjoyable and beneficial…

Be Mindful of National Garden Meditation Day

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]W[/eltd_dropcaps]alk into your garden. Take a seat and take a deep breath; as Garden meditation day is the time for a refreshing, well overdue, mental reboot. We’re a few months into self-isolation, so what better time to start your mindfulness journey than now. 

Get Laughing for World Laughter Day

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps] am convinced that there is no better feeling than laughing until your tummy hurts. Laughing releases endorphins, which is the bodies way of saying “this feels good.” As amazing as having a good laugh with your friends and family feels, there’s more to it than just chuckling to a point of pleasant pain…  

Humour lightens your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, creates beautiful memories and eases anger and bad energy. 

Are You Ready for a New Normal?

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]S[/eltd_dropcaps]elf-care and kindness have become increasingly big topics in recent years. We welcomed the mindfulness movement as it saturated our overworked brains with tools and techniques to help calm our frantic lives. We couldn’t keep up, and we didn’t know how to slow down. But despite the much-needed advice, were we really listening? Something tells me we perhaps weren’t. We were then given no choice, as our once normal lives crashed into a universal road block.  

5 Tips to Make Your Goals Happen in 2020

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]W[/eltd_dropcaps]e can all agree that 2020 hasn’t exactly started off how we wanted it to. I mean, I’m pretty sure no one pencilled a global pandemic into their goal planning on 1st January, when setting goals and plans for the year. But all is not lost…  

The world is still turning and no matter what your goals were for 2020, they can still be achieved! Think of this lockdown as a well-deserved pause on our hectic lives, a chance to step back and evaluate our lives and what we want to achieve. This is the perfect opportunity to crack on with your goals, or set some new ones if you want to start afresh. 

Does At-Home Laser Hair Removal Actually Work?

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]A[/eltd_dropcaps]s anyone who removes hair from certain areas of their body would know, waxing is no fun. Neither is shaving. And don’t even get me started about tweezing. Though I’ve only ever had an underarm and bikini wax a couple of times, I’ve lived most of my life removing unwanted hair with a razor. That is until I discovered laser hair removal.