April marks Stress Awareness Month, and after the year we’ve had, mindfulness is more important than ever. The national month is held every year to inform people about the dangers of stress and ways to cope with yours. It is centered around paying attention to what is happening around you, but also understanding your own […]
TRIED & TESTED // Million Dollar Facial Skin Cocktails
Global skincare brand Million Dollar Facial have launched a delicious and let’s not overlook, delightfully packaged range of skin cocktails! What? A skin product you can drink? Yep! Swing open your cocktail cabinet, select your favourite crystal glass and get ready to pack a nourishingly fresh twist to your daily skincare needs! These super fruity […]
Working from Home (WFH)?
(Photo by Ekaterina Bolovtsova from Pexels) With the ‘roadmap’ to releasing lockdown in the UK now in place, attention in workplaces across the country is turning to the return to the office. This is something that I know has generated mixed feelings. While some people are desperate to get back behind their desks, others are less keen to […]
7 Day Virtual Detox Retreat With Alana Panton
7 Day Virtual Detox Retreat With Alana Panton is an online group retreat, supported by a multidisciplinary team of specialists across the fields of health, wellness, nutrition, meditation and detoxification. The virtual detox retreat will begin on Monday the 19th April. The week long virtual program will be led by Alana Panton in conjunction with experts Dania Trapani, Dom […]
#SheInspiresMe Wellness: Virtual Festival hosted by Women for Women International
On Saturday 20th March people all over the world are invited to join Women for Women International and A-list figures in the world of health, fitness and wellbeing for a VIP home spa day. Live 11am to 5pm (and available to stream for 4 weeks afterwards) #SheInpsiresMe Wellness includes inspiring talks, workshops and strength-building workouts to leave you feeling strong, inspired and re-energised. […]
TRIED & TESTED // MyVitamins
Myvitamins are a health and wellness company that sell a range of supplements, vitamins and beauty must-haves. Sometimes your diet can lack certain vitamins, so adding a supplement of a vitamin that you are low in, into your diet can be seen to be highly beneficial. In January 2021, I trialled out four vitamin gummies […]
The Bonnington: A Community Café
In these times more than ever, I feel strongly about the value of social enterprises in London and the need to shine a light on their activities. I’ve written before about Sarah Bentley and her work with Made In Hackney, and have also mentioned the Luminary Bakery, which offers opportunities to women at a social […]
Finding an antidote to the January Blues
It’s January. We are back in lockdown. And it’s freezing. If you are anything like me, you will be feeling at a bit of a low ebb (to say the least). If the bombardment of inspirational messages are making you want to hibernate/cry/drink a bottle of wine, then you are not alone. It’s easy to […]
TRIED & TESTED // Steril-eeze Hand Sanitiser
Sanitisers are now in every woman’s purse, every gentleman’s pocket and every household. The coronavirus epidemic has made them an essential item in our lives. There are many sanitisers available to us, but most of them don’t account for how fragile our skin is, especially in the winter months, and don’t do anything to help […]
TRIED & TESTED // Haix Black Eagle Adventure 2.2
These shoes are made for walking and that’s just what they’ll do! Being due to head on a hike up Snowdon, I knew I would be able to really test the Haix Black Eagle Adventure shoes. As it turned out, we didn’t quite get there. While new travel restrictions due to COVID 19 stopped us […]