Lifestyle
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Summer Diaries: Found Festival 2015
Last weekend our Marketing Assistant stayed close to home, and paid a visit to Found Festival. Situated within the beautiful landscape of Brockwell Park, Brixton – Found Festival is one of 5 installments taking place throughout the summer months. This week we bring you Summer Diaries, the Instagram edition. 1 bus ride, 2 bottles of prosecco and a view of the famous London naked bike ride later… the girls and I had arrived. With the grey clouds covering the skies, and having to line up twice in a 50 minute wait, this wasn’t exactly what we had in mind… But there was hope! The blue skies washed in and we finally got closer to…
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Summer Diaries: NoTomorrow Festival 2015
Hip-Hip Ho-Rayyyy, I think we can officially say that the Festival season is undoubtedly under way. The last couple of weeks you’ve seen our Marketing Assistant venturing in and out of festivals, from exploring the first ever Lost Village Festival, to dancing stage side at We Are FSTVL. Well its been a new week, which means a new festival and it also means a new instalment of Summer Diaries. This week, our Marketing Assistant Faye has crossed into the Northern border to party in the city which gave us Robin Hood. Last weekend Faye ventured to Nottingham where she saw the likes of Jessie Ware and DJ EZ. Welcome to the third segment of Summer Diaries: NoTomorrow Festival 2015.…
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Summer Diaries: We Are FSTVL 2015
New week, new festival! Ohh yes, this year’s festivals are really kicking off. Last bank holiday saw our first instalment of Summer Diaries where our Marketing Assistant reviewed and sharing her adventures of brand new festival Lost Village. This weekend Faye‘s giving you a front row seat into the adventures of We Are FSTVL. So leap, jump, skip or walk this way and step closer to the second segment of Summer Diaries: We Are FSTVL 2015 Addition – no rain macs needed! New week, new festival. Ohh yes, this year is really kicking off! Last bank holiday saw me situated within the woodlands of Lincolnshire for Lost Village, while this weekend I made a Sunday appearance…
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Summer Diaries: Lost Village Festival 2015
Ahh yess, so it begins…Last Bank Holiday played host to this years first wave of festivals. Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Love Saves the Day, Common People, Lost Village and Drifters Festival were amongst the handful of events to help jump start this year’s festival antics, as well as reassuring us that summer isn’t too far away (dresses at the ready girls!) Didn’t get the chance to make any festival plans? Well lucky for you, our Marketing Assistant Faye has been invited to a handful of the best festivals around! Giving you a front row seat at some of the most high profile festivals Britain has to offer. So leap, jump, skip or walk this way and…
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5 tips to get feet sandal ready for summer
Summer’s fast approaching and so comes the dreaded dilemma: when’s the time to expose your feet and start wearing your new sandals? For most of us, getting our feet ready for sandals is quite the challenge. From chipped off nail polish to parched heels closely resembling hooves, for most of us our covered up tootsies have been deprived of any kind of maintenance. Cue our top home-pedicure tips to get your feet fit for the general public. 1. File a foot We don’t want to be too graphic here but you might need to combat any hard skin with a gentle foot file. Not for the ticklish but it works, so there.…
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Yumi Loves: Clean eating deliveries from Mindful Chef
It’s always a challenge keeping up with new food trends, so at Yumi HQ, we decided to make it that little bit easier for you. Let us introduce you to Mindful Chef, a delivery box business unlike the rest (and we didn’t even mean for that to rhyme…) A couple of weeks ago we stumbled upon this new food delivery service, one which guarantees to take the hassle out of clean eating. With 3 freshly prepared Paleo-inspired meals in each weekly box and average prep time of 15-20 minutes, we couldn’t have been more intrigued. The boys at Mindful Chef let us in on their secret: “You won’t find any pasta, white/brown rice or white potatoes in…
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Festival Guide: Lost Village 2015
We’re all looking for something unique to do this weekend. Luckily for you, that little something is right here. Step this way, down the winding path to Lost Village Festival and discover an adventure this coming bank holiday. Set amongst the woodlands in the Lincolnshire countryside from the 22nd – 24th May, this intimate festival experience will leave you reluctant to return to reality. Annie Mac, Erol Alkan, Maribou State, Four Tet, Jamie Jones and Greg Wilson are only a taster of the acts who are set to provide the soundtrack to your 3 day festival. With stages made out of towering medieval ruins, derelict chapels and old cabins, this is going to be a…
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Yumi Loves: Get great nails with Nailbox
Us girls at Yumi HQ have just stumbled upon a gem of an invention for all you nail loving girls out there. If you’re anything like us, you love anything and everything to do with nails – the bolder, the better! If this sounds like you then let us introduce you to your new best friend… Nailbox. As a brand new monthly subscription, their mission is simple says their PR: “We’re going to take the hassle out of keeping up with the latest nail colour trends.” Well, that’s okay with us! Each month, Nailbox put together a selection of on-trend varnishes. Each box includes three or four colours and a nail accessory/tool or beauty product.…
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Instacrush: How Two Live Blog
Stef and Jess are two Aussie fashion loving sisters who’ve made a big impression in the world of fashion. With their ‘How two live‘ blog overflowing with thousand of followers, their Instagram is, of course, following in the same footsteps. Known for their bright coloured semi matching outfits, and extravagant girl-ious nails. These sisters are most definitely a colourful duo who’ll be brightening up your Insta-feed. So if you don’t know who these girls are, you’ll want to now. Waste no time and get inspired, @howtwolive Who’s your latest Instacrush? Tweet us @YumiDirect INSTACRUSH: YASMINE CHANEL FESTIVAL GUIDE: WE ARE FSTVL MUSIC PLAYLIST WEDDING GUEST DRESSES FOR UNDER £60
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Wedding Guest Dresses for under £60
It’s the start of wedding season – at last a reason to dress to the nines – and at Yumi HQ, we’re in a bit of a tizz about what to wear to the big events coming up. Are you? If so, don’t despair because we’ve got you covered with our best wedding guest dresses for under £60, from little jacquard numbers to striking floral prints. You’ll be guaranteed guest of honour status. It’s not just the fact that this dress will help those in need in Nepal right now, but it’s also quite the beauty. In a maxi style, you’ll be sure to get plenty of compliments in this floaty number. All…