Faded Spring

    What To Wear On Holiday In Tuscany

    It was the news that had filled a void in my heart; for the first time in five years I went on holiday, for the first time in my life I went on holiday with a friend and it was also the first time that I had been to Italy. This holiday would be a chance to hash out a bucket list of firsts and I was excited to feel the sun on my skin. I wanted to dance in the rain and drink wine outside, I wanted to feast on sumptuous cheeses and feel heady in the mystique of the Tuscan countryside and I wanted to float around in floral dresses, weaving through pom poms, tassels and embroidery as I disappeared into the magical surrealism of a holiday in Tuscany, where time seemed to stand still, and the ... read more

    Why It Is Important To Get Car Insurance

    It goes without saying that without insurance, your beloved gadgets, appliances or anything else is liable to becoming damaged, lost, stolen or unable to work any longer, meaning that you sometimes have to fork out hundreds of pounds, muttering under your breath that you should have taken out insurance. And speaking from experience, as someone who has damaged countless phones, while I have to pay a fee to get it fixed even with phone insurance, the fact that I am able to get a 'fraction off the price i.e. £60 as opposed to the £140 it would have cost without insurance, means that I am less likely to be out of pocket than if I hadn't taken the time to get insurance. Which is where we look at ... read more

    Why You Need To Understand Your Rights As A Landlord

    As a millennial, I understand that getting onto the property ladder and owning your 'own home' can seem like a distant dream that will never be achieved. I understand that we live under the median living wage and work day and night just to be able to afford our rent and keep a shelter over our heads, just as I understand that the concept of becoming 'landowners' or renting out properties to third parties, whether that be friends, students or family can seem unattainable. But for some of us, there will come a time where we will have our own homes, and consider renting out rooms to save money or even set up 'air bnb' accounts to help us earn when we are abroad, on a staycation or anything ... read more

    5 Wedding Favour Ideas That Are Under £1

    To say that it is wedding season is probably an understatement, what with half of my friends getting married or engaged left, right and centre, while I continue to stroke my imaginary cats and dogs and wonder as to whether I will ever find a guy in the sea of f***boys that I seem to be swimming through every day. But enough about my lack of a love life, being the wonderful person that I am (joke, obviously) I thought that putting together a list of wedding favour ideas for all my lovely engaged friends, that wouldn't break the bank would A. make me 'Friend of the Year' and B. would mean I would get fed lots of food and drink, which is exactly the kind of payment that I am looking for in a ... read more

    Britain’s Most Beautiful Gardens 2018

    There is something very calming about walking through gardens in the summer, as you watch the flowers bloom and feel the grass underfoot.There is a smell of honeysuckle in the air and the bees graze greedily at the sprouting colourful flowers that twist and turn through lush green shrubbery. In the summer there is nothing more relaxing than reading a book, flicking through the pages while you take in the sights of the garden that you have decided to call your home for the day, as the sun bathes you in its warming golden glow. Here in your garden all is calm, all is tranquil, as you watch the world go round and round in a blissful symphony. And where better than Britain to live out your ... read more

    What It Would Be Like To Holiday In Marbella

    Ah Marbella, a British tourist's paradise, whose desire to soak up the sun and bathe in blue tranquil waters, is a dream come true in the sun-happy Costa Del Sol town of Marbella, Spain. Here in Marbella, where the weather on average is 24°C in July, the sun stretches out its warm golden hand and lures you into a world of Vitamin D, where happiness is infectious and for a moment in time you too are happy, leaving behind the miserable office worker that you entered Marbella as. Experience the cultural hodge podge of the old vs new world, with remmants of its Moorish past seen clearly through the 'Moorish Old Quarter' glaring in open distaste at the modern world that surrounds it, cloaking it ... read more

    A Very Royal Stag And Hen Night At Madame Tussaud’s

    Twas the night before the royal wedding and the royal bride to be and groom snuck into Madame Tussaud's, with their entourage in tow, as the Hollywood stars lined up to meet the happy couple, with a frozen grin on their faces. The bride and groom were impeccably dressed- Harry in a well tailored navy suit  and Meghan in a simple forest green boat neck midi pencil dress with ribbon bow detail, both posing up a storm at their very royal stag and hen night hosted by Madame Tussaud's. The floral arrangements were breathtaking and as the live band gently strummed on their percussive instruments, while Tom Hardy stood bemused, a few feet away from Benedict Cumberbatch, the guests arrived in their ... read more

    Embracing 90’s Minimalism With Thomas Sabo

    The 90's were a precocious era for fashion, giving us such delights like 'dungarees' and bell bottoms, juxtaposed with satin slip dresses A' La Kate Moss and knotted choker necklaces, that were reminiscient of Sabrina The Teenage Witch. And while there was a clear discrepancy between glamour vs grunge culture trends in fashion, 90's jewellery trends were also wide and varied, with some starlets favouring simple teardrop necklaces and matching earrings that represented the 90's minimalism movement, in contrast to the 'youth culture' youth trend featuring 'cursive name necklaces' and mood rings as a representation of a 'teen's identity' in a world governed by 'pop culture' , bad hairstyles and ... read more

    5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Need A Web Presence

    In many ways bloggers, vloggers, influencers and content creators are small businesses, who choose to demonstrate their authority on their chosen niche, by marketing themselves as a 'product' entity that their 'audience can buy into' and form an intimate connection with, much like small businesses do with their own pool of respective clients. But with 29% of small businesses not having their 'own website' to market their tools, products and services, it makes me wonder why small businesses are not utilizing social media and the web, to take their business to the next level and reach a bigger pool of clients? After all having a website not only acts as a visual and content led portfolio that ... read more

    Why It’s OK To Talk About Sexual Health

    Sexual health problems shouldn't be embarrassing, so why does society continue to stigmatize an open and honest discussion around 'sexual health' as though we are still living in the dark ages? Sure we talk about sex more openly than before and our perceptions around casual dating, one night stands and sex before marriage has become increasingly relaxed in recent years, but in that case why are we still weirded out by the mention of sexual health issues like contraception or the difference between an STI and an STD? Hint one is a disease and the other is an infection, but do you know which one is which? But back to sexual health; the majority of us might associate sexual health as being ... read more