We get it. Christmas is over and the New Year celebrations are now just an embarrassing memory, and you’re struggling to make it through January after all the food and wine consumed in December still lurking around in the form of tight jeans and tired eyes. January is tough. Here at Yumi, we’ve decided to take a new approach when it comes to the first month by making it count. Make yourself a priority Last month we gave you 5 steps to better self-care, so this month it’s time to really take that onboard and make yourself a priority. A lot of people can feel overwhelmed over the festive period…

The end of a year often calls for New Year’s Resolutions; a time to reflect on the last 12 months while embracing the fresh start of the 1st January. Here at Yumi, while we love the idea behind resolutions, we think it’s also important to see a new year as a chance to take better care of ourselves. See 2019 as an opportunity to improve on self-care, check out our top 5 tips: No Pressure While it’s great to have goals and be ambitious, remember that sometimes things take time or don’t go as planned. Take the pressure off and give yourself time, there’s no need to rush and often,…

We all know how easy it can be to buy into fast fashion, but the reality is, the more you invest in key pieces to get you through the season, the less likely you are to spend ages getting ready in the morning! Having a capsule wardrobe means everything is already organised and your pieces can all easily be styled together; say goodbye to not knowing what to wear and hello to versatile fashion! To get your capsule wardrobe all set up for the coming winter months, we’ve put together a step-by-step process to piecing together a capsule wardrobe and the items we think you won’t be able to live…

This season we’re heading back to university… The University of Westminster that is. No, we’re not going to find ourselves or take up a Law degree, we’ll save that for our weekend binge of Suits. Instead we invited the Digital Fashion Marketing students at The University of Westminster to put their degree into practice. Forming mini agencies, the second year students worked over several weeks to come up with ideas for a social media campaign. We kicked off this project with our Marketing Manager giving a guest lecture at the university’s Harrow Campus. Armed with a better understanding of our quirky ways, love for florals and online presence, the students started…

So you’ve bought all the trimmings for dinner, you’ve purchased every Easter egg on the shelves (except that coveted avocado one!) and you’ve set your work email to out of office… Yep that’s right folks, it’s officially the Easter weekend. While you may be tempted to spend the entire time at home eating your body weight in festive themed treats- it does sound very tempting! Here are a few alternatives for you to check out, in case you fancy stepping outside and enjoying the nice weather (fingers crossed) … Bottomless Brunch It’s a classic for a reason. Brunch and Easter go together just like cheese on toast, Ross and Rachel and us and Chris Hemsworth.…

Mums, where would we be without them! They’re the first person to cheer us up…and the first person to share our most embarrassing story with everyone, thanks mum! So with Mother’s Day just around the corner, we thought now would the perfect time to celebrate the leading ladies in our lives. We asked the staff here at Yumi HQ to share their fondest memory with their mum, and here’s what they had to say… My mum and I spent many months together just the two of us as a kid when my dad was away with the army, sometimes 6-8 months at a time. A fond memory is watching my…