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Category: Lifestyle

The True Cost of Vanity: Animal Testing in Cosmetics

Since 2013, testing on animals has successfully been banned in the EU. The outlawed process includes animals, such as mice … More

animal testing, animal welfare, cosmetics, cruelty free, elena roselli, tabitha tinkler-ferguson

Alternative Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day

January is officially over, which means one thing – Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. This particular day of the year … More

megan willis, self care, treat yo self, valentine's day

Switching off: The Importance of Social Media Breaks

As a quintessential Generation Z baby, my relationship with social media has spanned over half of my lifetime, beginning with … More

eren ince, smartphones, social media break

qmunicate’s Guide to Reducing Your Waste

For some, it was watching David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II, and for others it was seeing Justin Hofman’s picture of … More

eleanor fletcher, environment, low waste, periods

Makeup for Men – Is There A Difference?

The introduction of the Boy de Chanel line comes at a pertinent time. Perhaps more than ever before, young people … More

boy de chanel, chanel, fin dickens, makeup, men

What’s the Buzz?

We have a lot to thank bees for: one third of all food eaten by humans involves pollination by bees, … More

bees, heather valentine, lifestyle

Travel Writing: New York, United States

Jet-lag creeping in on us, at first it was hard to follow the enthusiastic chatter of the taxi driver taking … More

chelsea market, lifestyle, natalia fernandez ashman, New York, times square, travel writing

Diet Fads and Fatphobia: The Irresponsible Influence of Social Media

(cw: disordered eating) Diet culture is an ugly, false-faced friend to society, and has unsurprisingly birthed debates that have polarized … More

disordered eating, eating disorders, kim kardashian, tasha baldassarre

Things To Do On Your Glasgow Staycation

Whether they’re going to another part of the UK, mainland Europe, or even further afield, it seems like everyone has … More

glasgow staycation, joanna pearce, lifestyle

Taps Aff! – What a Sunny Day Says About Glasgow

My first instinct whenever I see the sun peek out from behind the relentless, cloudy Scottish skyscape is to plaster … More

glasgow, lifestyle, summer, summer issue, taps aff, tasha baldassarre

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