Lifestyle
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Yumi’s Pam Underwood models for Breast Cancer Care
Set a date in your diary as on Thursday 28th September, Yumi’s own Pam Underwood will be walking the runway to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Pam and a group of breast cancer survivors will take part in the annual fashion show, raising money for those effected by the disease. The money raised will allow hardworking nurses and counsellors to support patients and their families from diagnoses to recovery. Celebrating its 25 year anniversary, Breast Cancer Care aims to raise £400,000 from this event. It aims to inspire the fabulous models to rediscover their confidence. Hosted at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, Pam and 30 other models will be treated by a team of make-up artists and hair stylists. The outfits have been styled by Hilary Alexander OBE…
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Creating the perfect August bank holiday
Hooray, it’s officially the August bank holiday! Our favourite Monday in August by far. Whilst it does mean saying goodbye to summer and retiring our barbecues, it also means we can press snooze and avoid the morning commute. To take full advantage of this extra day off, here’s the ultimate guide to creating the perfect August bank holiday. From days out with the whole family to cheeky drinks among friends, there’s something for everyone. Our stylists have even created outfits for each occasion, so all you have to do this is show up in your signature #LoveYumi style. So sit back, relax and check out our top things to do this…
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How to keep little ones busy this Easter
With children around the country set to break up for the Easter holidays, parents everywhere are preparing to have their children at home and wonder how to keep little ones busy this Easter. Full of Easter eggs and sugary treats, the energy they would have burnt off at school is now being used to run up and down the living room. So with that in mind, we have created a handy guide to surviving the Easter holidays. With everything from Easter egg hunts, day trips out and even DIY arts and crafts, Yumi has you covered. The best things in life are free. Christmas feels like it was only few weeks ago and…
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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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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…
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Easy Martell Cognac Cocktail Recipes for Christmas
Looking for some epic drinks to impress your guests with? We’ve got just the ticket in the form of Martell cognac cocktails. Created by the uber-talented Clotilde Lataille of Hawksmoor Spitalfields, these delicious cognac cocktail recipes are sure to warm the cockles of your heart on the run up to Christmas. Cue the how-to: Can-Can 300 This cocktail is deliciously moreish with a subtle bitterness from IPA syrup. Made with Martell Cordon Bleu, Byrrh and IPA syrup, this slick looking cocktail is a great alternative to an Old Fashioned. Easy to make and totally perfect for special occasions. Ingredients 40ml Martell Cordon Bleu 10ml Byrrh 10ml Ipa syrup Method Stir all…
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Halloween Adventure Guide 2015
Its that time of year again, the one time where its acceptable to walk around in fake blood, while wrapped in toilet paper, pretending to be a thousand year old Egyptian mummy. With so much going on this Halloween we’ve come to your rescue! We’ve hand picked 4 of our top ‘must do’ adventures, which will be taking place throughout this years Halloween season… Masked Ball; The Lost Boys Halloween Special Situated in a working Theme Park on the South West coast of England, Masked Ball presents one of the UKs best spooktacular nights. The theme this year is the cult ‘80s vampire flick The Lost Boys – the perfect backdrop for…
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Yumi Loves: The Hydra
As summer comes to an end, festival season gives way to the UKs thriving night life scene and the start of The Hydra’s annual series of events. On August bank holiday the London-based promoters kicked things of with 3 parties across their 2 London venues; and last weekend Innervisions’ Dixon, Ame and Marcus Worgull soundtracked an all day festival on an island off the coast of Essex. The next 14 weeks will see a further 9 events in collaboration with various artists and record labels such as Ostgut Ton, Bugged Out, Electric Minds and Daphni. Here at Yumi HQ we don’t need any excuse to party so next week we’ll be slipping into our…
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Summer Diaries: Ceremony Festival 2015
However sad it might make you feel, summer has most definitely come to an end. Sad times. With that being said, we’ll also be waving goodbye to our installments of Summer Diaries… but before we do, we have ‘one last horrah’ for you to enjoy… Ahhh yes, that sweet smell of summer air, and no Saturday hangover… Today was the day I say my farewells to Summer and get excited for winter knits and Saturday night helpings of ‘Take me out.’ Today we were hitting Ceremony, the fourth in a string of five festivals hosted by Found across the capital this summer. With a huge line-up of incredible talent, Ceremony Festival was sure to be a hit.…