Journal
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Flirty Valentine Day Dresses
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and if you haven’t got your date night look sorted yet, don’t fret as the girls at Yumi HQ are here to get you ready for the most romantic night of the year. From red rose print skater dresses and floral print midis to statement making jumpsuits and demure lace numbers, we’ve got an array of swoon-worthy pieces to get pulses racing. Check out our favourite flirty frocks in our edit… Stripe Floral Print Skater Dress, £60 Featuring dozens of red roses, this skater dress is a date night must-have. Style it with your favourite accessories in black or red, style your locks in tousled…
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5 things you didn’t know about pancakes
It’s pancake day and here at Yumi HQ, we can’t wait to tuck into a few at lunchtime. We’ve put together a list of five things you didn’t know about pancakes to impress your friends with and tantalise those tastebuds to boot. Like we need another excuse to eat those light, fluffy cakes…they’re flippin’ lovely…(sorry) 1. Pancakes were made originally as a way of using up all the leftover rich foods before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday – we owe whoever thought this up a huge favour. 2. The most flips anyone has ever completed with a pancake is 349 in 2 mins – that’s some impressive flip work right…
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YumiLoves Winter: Get Paige Joanna’s Style
Paige Joanna Calvert is the stylish girl behind blog, Paigejoanna.co.uk. Here, she lets us in on her love of Yumi and where and who she looks for style inspiration. How would you describe your autumn/winter style? I feel a lot more comfortable in my style during Autumn/Winter. I get a bit creative with layering and definitely share elements of preppy and retro styles. Who are your biggest influences when it comes to the way you dress? I love looking on Pinterest for style ideas, as well as my favourite bloggers such as What Olivia Did. I love her personal style! Have you always been passionate about clothes? I think my passion for…
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Yumi Loves Winter: Get blogger Beautyfromthefjord’s style
Olivia wears Butterfly Print Jacquard Jacket, £28 and the matching skirt. Olivia Yi, the Norwegian blogger behind the blog, Beauty From The Fjord, shares her style secrets with us. How would you describe your autumn/winter style? My autumn/winter style is simple, classy and bright! The items I can’t live without are knee-high boots, faux fur coats and patterned scarves! Who are your biggest influences when it comes to the way you dress? I don’t have a specific style icon, but my style is influenced by everything and everyone around me. I love scrolling through my Instagram and finding style inspirations from my favourite fashion bloggers. Have you always been passionate about clothes? Not…
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Yumi Loves Winter: Get Blogger Girl vs Globe’s Look
Sabina wears gold spot pleated midi skirt, eyelash knit cropped jumper, dip-dye faux fur coat Blogger Sabina Trojanova scours the globe for style inspiration on her blog, GirlvsGlobe. Here, she tells us all about what she’s discovered and confesses her Yumi obsession. How would you describe your autumn/winter style? In the winter I go straight for fluffy faux fur and big chunky knits. It’s all about layering, interesting textures and lots of colour – I refuse to be part of the grey masses! Who are your biggest influences when it comes to the way you dress? As a full-time blogger I spend a huge portion of every day online, which is why most of…
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Yumi Loves Winter: Get blogger FAIIINT’s winter style
Stephanie wears Gold Spot Pleated Midi Skirt, £27 Stephanie Brown, the style maven behind the blog FAIIINT, is an independent designer and blogger with her own chic clothing line. Here, she chats to us about her biggest style influences as well as her fave Yumi look. How would you describe your autumn/winter style? Lots of layering, lots of texture mixing and lots of black – as always! Who are your biggest influences when it comes to the way you dress? I don’t really have particular style icons, I like to just take a little bit of inspiration from everywhere, whenever it pops up and then mix it up. It can be…
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Five Yummy Recipes to Use Up Christmas Leftovers
We all buy far too much for Christmas dinner – it’s an epidemic and it’s a lot of waste… Aside from those traditional leftover sandwiches, it’s hard to come up with ideas to use up all the yummy Christmas leftovers. But fear not by trying out these 5 yummy recipes post-Christmas day. Prepare to drool. Turkey, Cranberry & Stuffing Leftover Pie Using up turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce an topped with puff pastry, it’s an ideal festive pie and looks super pretty serves in individual pie dishes. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 25g butter 2 large onions, thinly sliced 550g cooked turkey, cut into chunks 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, plus extra…
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Yumi Loves Winter: Get She and Hem’s blogger style
Jo and Victoria wear Building Block Print Dress, Faux Fur Collar Swing Coat £65, Contrast Stripe Print Shirt Dress, £35, Oversized Check Coat, £65 She and Hem, aka Jo and Victoria, are super stylish Bristolians who started their blog after bonding over their mutual love of pretty dresses and cats. Here we asked them to divulge their winter style secrets and why they love a bit of Yumi. How would you describe your autumn/winter style? Our style is exceptionally woolly come the winter months. There’s nothing better than being wrapped up all warm and cozy so we love layering and chunky knits. Who are your biggest influences when it comes to the…
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Quick and Easy Cocktail Recipes for Christmas
At our Yumi SS16 Press Day, we had the amazing guys from BOLD London Spirit to make 3 delicious cocktails for our guests. Featuring a Cherry Negroni, our very own curated cocktail, the Yumi Spritz, and a Espresso Martini, the tipples went down a dream. Yummy and quick to make, these easy cocktail recipes will be a hit with your loved ones on the run up to Christmas so we’ve got the recipes for you to try for yourself. Cue to the how-to: Espresso Martini Ingredients 40mL Bold London Spirit 25mL espresso coffee 20mL Kahlua 10mL cherry reduction Method Shake with ice, pour into chilled martini glass Cherry Negroni Ingredients 30mL Bold London Spirit…
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Delicious Christmas Cocktail recipes from London’s Skylounge
Skylounge, one of London’s finest rooftop bars, has just launched its lavish new winter cocktail menu and we were at the front of the queue to try them out. Curated by Skylounge’s team of talented mixologists the new cocktail list is creative and complex – reinventing some of the classics, as well as indulging in both new and wintery flavours, with sophisticated combos. Situated in the heart of the city, Skylounge is the perfect spot to watch the city light up, cocktail in hand at their woodland themed pop up, The Tree House. Up in The Tree House, huddling over hot apple cider or a cocktail from the bespoke wintry menu is…