Faded Spring

    5 Key Ankle Boot Trends You Need To Try In 2018

    It's a tale as old as time; boy meets girl, girl meets boy and they live happily ever after. Oh give over what am I talking about? I'm here to give you the real scoop, forget boys, this post is about the shoes that will make you cry, about the ankle boots that will be slaying your entire existence and most of all the shoes that will turn your frown upside down. Because ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you a little story about the well known 'game of love'. You fall in and out of love with the people you date but the love you feel for shoes, is a love that 'never goes out of fashion'. So while you might be broke and single as the day you were born, there is nothing wrong with indulging in a ... read more

    Mental Health Awareness In The Online Dating World

    When it comes to dating disasters, I have had my fair share of f**kboys who have used me for sex, 'benefits' or in the case of some have had girlfriends when they were 'seeing me'. While I have both laughed and grimaced at my readers own dating disasters in equal measure, there are some 'online dating scenarios' that have filled me with sadness. When it comes to mental health, we are often too quick to dismiss someone who is displaying signs of erratic behaviour as simply 'being crazy', when in reality these people need encouragement to get the help that they so need. And this was the case with today's guest post author Alan Moore, whose online dating experience did not involve f**kgirls, ... read more

    How Esquared Motivated Me To Become More Active

    Growing up I wasn't ever considered to be the 'sporty kid' -although I did dance outside of school during my 'Musical Theatre years'- and the thought of going to the gym had always intimidated me. From the perspective of someone who A. does not react very well to making mistakes and B. spent most of her life caring what other people thought, I was often too scared to branch outside of my comfort zone because I didn't want to make a 'fool out of myself'. I was very uncomfortable in my own skin and the only image that I had of P.E was two very real scenarios that I encountered during my time in secondary school. The first was being one of the 'so called non-popular losers' who was almost ... read more

    A Cozy Night In For Valentine’s Day With Amara

    I might be a 'single wee lass' searching my room for imaginary pugs and cats, but for some February 14th marks a day full of celebration and 'lurve'. Whether that be through stuffing your faces with delicious and decadent food at the worlds most pompous restaurant or showering your loved one with a bouquet of flowers that they 'plucked' from your back garden, when it comes to romance, couples don't seem to hold back. While I would rather not have to listen to the squeal of 'over eager couples' having their annual 'sexy time' it can be sweet how mass consumerism can result in 'the honeymoon period' for couples once more. Besides the cutest thing about Valentine's Day, is watching the couples ... read more

    What To Wear On Valentine’s Day: The Last Minute Edition

    As yet another couple proceed to show each other 'what their insides look like' by forcefully tonguing each other, with such gusto you would think they were competing for the winter Olympics, I'm pretty sure that I might have 'vommed'  a little bit in my mouth. And I'm not just saying that because I am a 'Bitter Betty' with no bae to my name, but because if I wanted to watch porn I would just go home and pop a cheeky video on 'Redtube' on. After all it's not like I signed a lease form that guaranteed me hours of very uncomfortable PDA, while I attempted to read my book on Anne Boleyn is it? I'm like one of those grumpy cat women on Valentines Day, with a face like a slapped arse wishing that ... read more

    Rocking Into The 1960’s With River Island

    The 1960's according to River Island was a period characterized by 'vintage faux suede fringe jackets', large sunglasses and the 'infamous Mary Quant esque' mini skirt, as made popular by the youth culture in the 1960's. But there is more to the sixties than the 'Mary Quant' postcard image' and its safe to say that allowing ourselves to re-interpret fashion history, through another brand like River Island's 'gaze' can be elementary to how we construct our own fashion identity. For example River Island's A/W 17 collection encompassed traditional elements of sixties fashion such as the large oversized sunglasses as popularized by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961), the tweed ... read more

    Ten Top Tips On How To Start A Business In 2018

    If you had asked me this time last year, whether I would co-found an events company for bloggers, alongside the multiple ventures I already run, I would have laughed and told you that I wouldn't have 'enough time'. But I was just saving face, because there was an ember within me that craved a chance to step outside of my comfort zone and start a business that would help others achieve their maximum potential, whether they were small or established. Ever since I started blogging two years ago, I had the firm belief that 'all bloggers' matter and that regardless of their following or 'social standing' they should be given the chance to 'succeed' because bloggers should not be defined by 'stats ... read more

    Introducing Eco Friendly Homeware Brand Contrado

    After moving to London a year and a half ago, it is safe to say that my journey into the big city has been filled with ups and downs. But thankfully, after my third time of moving house in the space of three months, I had found a room that was made just for me. And while it has had its trials and tribulations, for the most part I am content with staying at the house I am in and am not currently planning on leaving anytime soon. Which means that after 8 moves in the last 4 years, I finally have a semi-permanent space to call my own and I am so grateful that I get to live in such an amazing area, even if I quite literally have to sell a kidney to pay my rent, but that is another story ... read more

    Beating The January Blues With A Mental Health Toolkit

    How I Created A Mental Health Toolkit To Beat The January Blues I used to be the girl who would ignore her feelings, who would shrug her shoulders when someone asked me 'why I was crying' or lock myself away for days in my room, without talking to a single soul, because I didn't know how to process my emotions and the anger I would feel at being 'sad' scared even me. I remembered the jeering faces looming over me,with malice in their eyes, the bullies, the abusers,the demons that lurked in the shadows. There are times when I have to force myself to smile, hoping that the low lighting conceals the tears that are forming in my eyes. Or that noone will notice if I lock myself away in the ... read more

    Getting ‘GIF Ready’ With Momentous Photo Booth

    In just one weeks time, I will be co-hosting a blog event in London and I am absolutely terrified. I'm the type of person to over-analyze every single little detail and when it comes to planning our first blog event, I am worried that things will go wrong. We have had to deal with last minute drop outs and have to arrange brand stalls, props, goody bags, competitions, giveaways,talks, scheduling,room layout and more all in the space of less than a month. But both me and Giulia relish a challenge and no matter what the outcome is of our first event, we know that we tried our best and that is all that matters. Because at the end of the day we started from scratch and with time we can become ... read more