The How-To Guide
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Best Wellness Holidays for Animal Lovers
Need a bit of inspiration for booking your next trip? We have a few great wellness retreats to have you escaping to sunnier shores, stat. And if you’re an animal lover like us, you’ve just hit the jackpot. From tropical wildlife in Costa Rica to a Safari spa, here are our seven places to visit to get your relax on. Tropical Wildlife in Central America: Costa Rica Discover Recover Fancy seeing these little Kermits while soaking up some rays? Yeah, us too. With one of the world’s most richly bio-diverse environments, Costa Rica is the an avid adventurer’s dream. From ziplining through the forest canopy surrounded by the call of howler…
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Best Cocktail Recipes for Easter
Easter’s this weekend and there’s nothing better than a cocktail or three to wash down all those choccy bunnies we’ll be chomping on. We’ve got a number of awesome concoctions to make with chocolate bitters by The Bitter Truth Range of Bitters and Liqueurs. Cocktail bitters are becoming more and more popular with avid cocktail makers. Like adding salt and pepper to a meal, the equivalent in the drinks world is a dash of cocktail bitters, made from aromatic oils, herbs and spices. We’re pretty sure you’ll be addicted to the stuff by the end of Easter. Cue the Easter-themed recipes: SPRING IS IN THE AIR 50 ml Lanique 20 ml Lemon Juice…
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Adventure Guide: Easter Special
Looking for ideas to do this Easter weekend? Well we’ve pulled together 5 ideas every Easter weekend needs. Chocolate at the ready? Yes? Well sit back relax and take a read through our ‘Egg-venture’ Guide for this coming weekend. 1. Easter Cocktail Crawl – Regent Street, London. Join in the alternative adult Easter ‘cocktail’ hunt this weekend. Six restaurants surrounding London’s Regent street have joined forces to bring you bespoke Easter themed cocktails. Momo and Mash, Gordon Ramsay’s Heddon Street Kitchen, Brasserie Zedel, Frescobaldi and Cafe Royal. Hunting starts from now until Sunday 12th April… what are you waiting for? 2. 500 Years of Hampton Court Palace – Surrey, Greater London. Hampton Court Palace…
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How to: The Ultimate Hot Cross Bun Recipe
From the owner of Frankonia Bakery, Birgit Gunz, this is the only recipe you’ll need to get you through Easter. Fresh, spongy and totally moreish, you’ll want to munch on seconds…thirds…fourths… We don’t mind if we do. Here’s the how-to: Buns: 700g unbleached white bread flour 115g sugar 5g salt (1 teaspoon) 15g ground mixed spice (3 teaspoons) 113g butter (room temperature) 70g fresh yeast 440g dried fruit such as sultanas, currants, mixed peel 1 large egg 300ml lukewarm water Cross Mixture: 65 g flour 20g sugar 60 ml water Glaze: 1 large egg and a little water Method: · Before you do anything else, weigh your dried fruit and soak…
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5 energy boosting tips for mums
We all know all you lovely mums have one of the most rewarding jobs in the world, but it’s also pretty damn exhausting, right? You’re on duty 24-7, no weekends off or sick days…(oh the luxury…) It’s easy to focus on your kids and neglect yourself, but that’s not good for you, now is it? No. It is not. Ideally, we mums should get our eight hours of sleep and wake up full of the joys of spring but we know that’s just not realistic so here are some quick tips on how you can recharge your batteries and boost those energy levels. You’re welcome. Down…a bottle of water Even before…
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A yummy Cointreau cocktail recipe for parties
We had our SS15 launch party last week and not only did we get to shmooze with the lovely Lilah Parsons, we also got to try her favourite Cointreau cocktail recipe, the Cointreau Fizz. Chic and easy, it’s the perfect weekend party go-to. But remember, always drink responsibly… Here’s how to make this delish cocktail: The Cointreau Fizz Ingredients: 50ml Cointreau 15ml fresh lime juice 50ml sparkling water Method: In a shaker glass: add Cointreau and lime juice – fill with ice. Shake until the metal tin is frosted. Strain into the glass over ice, and top up with sparkling water. Garnish with a sprig of orange blossom or some mint leaves. Et…
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Feminine Style – Dress For Less With The Yumi Winter Sale
Ahh yes, it’s that time of year again… good old January. The month where we’re all feeling a little too bloated from the many cheese boards and quality streets we’ve eaten over the past month. It’s also a month where all femininity gets thrown out of the window, and where baggy jumpers and trainers are our number one priority to throw on in these dark mornings. WELL STOP THERE YUMI LOVERS… It’s time to say goodbye to everything boy-licious (for the moment,) and hello to feminine dressing… oh how we have missed you! Where to start? Well that’s easy, right here. We’ve picked our top 3 most loved feminine bloggers…
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How To Transition in Style
Transitional style pieces are those wardrobe gems that help you settle into spring from winter with ease. We’ve selected the top pieces to buy now which will see you through to the next season. Shoulder Robing ‘Shoulder robing’- the practice of layering a coat over your shoulders – is a fashion blogger style fave and an effortless transitional style trick to add to your wardrobe. Simply throw over your shoulders – paired with a chunky knit on a cold day and a simple tee or dress come spring. We love the easy elegance of adding an oversized biker jacket. Editor’s Pick: The Oversized Biker Jacket The Midi Skirt The midi…
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Keira Mademoiselle
Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice, Anna Karenina) wears the shoes of Coco Chanel in a Karl Lagerfeld short film called Once Upon a Time. Knightley has been the face of Coco Mademoiselle since 2006 and she is not the first actress to impersonate one of the most iconic and controversial figures of the 20th century. Known to play incredibly strong characters and for her daring and impeccable sense of fashion, Keira seems to be the best choice for the part. Out of the many innovations that Coco Chanel had brought to the female fashion world, aside for the famous little black dress, women wearing trousers is perhaps the most memorable and…
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How To Wear Pink
Our design intern Clara flies the flag for pink this spring / summer. How to wear pink without looking too girly or childish is always a subject that divides opinions. To settle the argument we set our design intern, Clara a challenge to style spring’s hottest shade. Using pieces from the Uttam Boutique and Yumi collections she talks us through her perfect spring / summer outfits below. The Smart-Casual Look Perfect Casual look for Ideal for working days or a smart-casual occasion, match with a cute cropped Blazer and your favorite skinny jeans. We think Yumi’s Classic Blazer in Stone complements the Uttam boutiques embellished top giving smart but cute…
