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Festival Guide: Found Festival Presents
‘Found Festival: Presents Found‘ is one of five instalments taking place over the summer months. This year, South London is playing host within the beautiful setting of Brockwell Park, Brixton. Guy Gerber, Ellen Allien, Anja Scneider, and Motor City Drum Ensemble are only a handful of must-see acts who will be performing on June 13th. With the talent that will be gracing this year’s 5 stages, you’re going to find it hard to stand in one place…no matter how many beers or bags you may have to haul around! Standard Found Presents: Found Festival tickets start from as little as £20, or grab yourself a VIP golden ticket with a starting price of £35 (a sweet deal if you…
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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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Nepal Earthquake Appeal – A Thank You From Yumi
We’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of support offered by you lovely customers in our efforts to get vital aid and donations to those suffering in Nepal over the last week. In acknowledgement of our appreciation, Yumi founders, Uttam and Clare Nepal have written an open letter to everyone who’s so kindly donated and bought our pretty ‘Asha’ dress in the process: Dear All, Clare and I wanted to personally write to you to extend our heartfelt gratitude at the outpouring of overwhelming support extended to our appeal for support of the tragic victims of the Nepalese Earthquake. Many of you might know, or will have learned through this appeal, that I…
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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…
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Festival Guide: We Are Fstvl Music Playlist
It’s just over a month until We Are FSTVL pitches its tents within the grounds of Upminster, London. With over 6 stages and too many acts to count announced, this two-day dance and house festival will be taking place on the 30th and 31st May. With the likes of Route 94, Tensnake, Ben Pearce and Kidnap Kid entertaining the crowds, who needs more reasons to go, eh? If the drop in temperature’s holding you back from getting into the festival mood, we’ve got our We Are FSTVL playlist to get you feeling the love. https://open.spotify.com/user/11120974386/playlist/1Kmb2uIgSMqpotP2Hhlbik Who are you most excited to see at We Are FSTVL? Tweet us at @Yumidirect FESTIVAL GUIDE FESTIVAL GUIDE: NOTOMORROW PLAYLIST COACHELLA VALLEY…
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Buy the Yumi Asha Dress for Nepal Earthquake Relief
Personally affected by the devastating earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, Yumi founders, Uttam and Clare Nepal, have set up the Yumi Nepal Earthquake Appeal, to provide relief for those who’ve lost their loved ones, homes and belongings. Uttam was born and grew up in the Dhading region of Nepal, which is very close to the epicentre and his heart. Dhading has been hugely affected by the earthquake leaving houses flattened and lives lost, therefore at Yumi HQ we’ve decided to launch the “Asha” dress. Asha means hope in Nepalese. In a gesture of goodwill, we are donating 100% of the proceeds (net of VAT) to the Yumi Nepal Earthquake Appeal. The…
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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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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2015
It’s that time of year again, aka “I wish I was at Coachella” time of year. Once again, it was hard not to get jealous of every Coachella hash-tagged image that passed our eyes as we scrolled through our Instagram feeds. But putting our Coachella envy aside, we can’t get over how chic everyone looked. We here at Yumi HQ have definitely jotted down a few notes for our own festival wardrobes. The fashion wasn’t the only thing that was on-point, the line-up mirrored the perfect Spotify play list. Acts included, Azealia Banks, ACDC, Gorgon City, Caribou, Flying Lotus, Lykke Li, The Weekend, Florance and the Machine, Drake, FKA twigs, Royal Blood, Marina and the Diamonds and so so…
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A Festival Guide Abroad
It’s been a good month and since our last Festival post, lots has happened… We’ve seen the clocks go back, the moon eclipse the sun, and we’ve eaten our body weight in chocolate throughout the Easter break, and now…it’s a month closer to Festival season, woo hoo! If your still um-ing and ah-ing about what festivals to attend this year, or if you’re looking for an adventure a little further afield, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together our top festival destinations abroad that you won’t want to miss this summer! Croatia Rocks // Zrce, Croatia – 19th – 23rd July ’15. This year, we see the famous Ibiza Rocks stage…
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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…