Ever acted like a complete idiot and been utterly mortified? Here’s why you shouldn’t care

A few weeks ago, I attended a work event with all of my colleagues, fast-forward through the actual work-related content, we all stayed in a lovely hotel in Reading and were treated to dinner and an open bar. Yep, an open bar. For some unknown reason, I decided it would be appropriate to drink as […]

Beauty favourites – July ’17

I’m not planning on making this a regular posting, but these are a handful of beauty(ish) products that I’ve been absolutely loving lately! Yes to – Cucumber Micellar Cleansing Water I absolutely love this cleanser, it’s really gentle so is fantastic for sensitive skin and has a really handy pump system that makes it really hygienic. This […]

Apprenticeships, the ins and outs

Insight | Apprentice Megan & Parent Gina discuss Apprenticeships as a career route from LWBLA on Vimeo. For any of you that don’t know, I’m an advanced level 3 editorial apprentice at The Daily Telegraph, and study 1 day a week at Lambeth College for my NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists). Recently […]

Dirty Martini, review

Dirty Martini is now becoming a well known chain of cocktail bars around London and personally, they’ve never failed to impress. They are averagely priced for a cocktail in the city ranging from £8-£12, so nothing out of the norm there. However, catch them at happy hour – which thankfully is far more than an […]

Food for thought

i want to apologize to all the women i have called pretty before i’ve called them intelligent or brave i am sorry i made it sound as though something as simple as what you’re born with is the most you have to be proud of when your spirit has crushed mountains from now on i […]

The Cha-Cha Slide Taught Me Nothing Part I: Reverting to old relationships does us more harm than good

We, as a human race, love falling back to the comforting past like children love presents on Christmas Day. Please, don’t ask me why this is ‘a thing’ – if I knew and could stop it, then I would without a shadow of a doubt. The ‘Cha-cha slide’ honestly taught us nothing, frankly ‘reverse, reverse’ […]