Author: Ria

  • Going Cruelty Free | 2016 Update

    If you can cast your minds back to the beginning of 2015, I made a pledge here on the blog to make switch to only using and buying cruelty free make-up and beauty products.

    I can happily report almost 18 months later I’m still going strong. So I thought it’d be nice to give you guys an update on how I’m managing my pledge as well as a reminder on what exactly cruelty free means to me.

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  • #Fendi90Years | Fairytales & Legends

    Fendi90-Finale

    Fashion house Fendi has hit the grand old age of 90.

    It felt appropriate then for the House to host celebrate this anniversary by cementing itself within the Italian fashion community in Rome by showcasing a special Couture collection on the backdrop of the brilliant white marble of the Trevi Fountain. A crossroads of culture, where modern meets classical art, the setting was perfect for a fashion house that is known for traversing the boundaries between new and old.

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  • Writing | Write Like A Grrl

    Write Like A Grrl

    Last Saturday I pulled myself out of bed at 6am and hopped off on the coach to Camden. Why? Well, I decided to see if I had what it takes to ‘Write Like A Grrl’.

    You may have seen some of my tweets already but just in case you haven’t here’s the lowdown on the organisation.

    Write Like A Grrl‘ was a course developed especially for female writers. Founded in 2013 by Kerry Ryan, the aim was to help women of all writing abilities to overcome the barriers that stop them from writing and give them the skills to keep on going. They now run both six week and one day intensive courses In conjunction with ‘For Books’ Sake’.

    Over 200 women had passed through the courses and I was about to be one of them.

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