Masking Article
Everyone puts on a facade from time to time yet for socially marginalised groups like the autistic community, 'masking' can be a necessary survival mechanism - sometimes to detrimental effects
I made the difficult decision to cut contact with my dying dad
Blearily waking up from a nap in January this year, I saw I had over 30 missed calls from my younger sister, Charli.
I immediately called her back. That’s when she dropped the bomb: She had just seen on Facebook that our father had passed away in the early hours of that morning.
I immediately called her back. That’s when she dropped the bomb: She had just seen on Facebook that our father had passed away in the early hours of that morning.
Meet Miss Voluptuous Ireland 2021/22 Ellen Miller
Ever dreamt of being a pageant queen, but thought your size would stop you from ever realising your dream? Then think again.
Meet Ellen Miller, the 31-year-old Miss Voluptuous Ireland 2021/22 titleholder, who’s not only a national pageant queen but a senior sister at one of London’s busiest A&E departments. Originally from Northern Ireland, she took part in the Miss Voluptuous pageant, a plus-size pageant for size 14 beauties and above, in order to represent her home country and to embrace her Irish heritage.
Ellen sat down with Missy to chat about her pageant journey so far and what it takes to be a plus-size pageant queen.
Meet Ellen Miller, the 31-year-old Miss Voluptuous Ireland 2021/22 titleholder, who’s not only a national pageant queen but a senior sister at one of London’s busiest A&E departments. Originally from Northern Ireland, she took part in the Miss Voluptuous pageant, a plus-size pageant for size 14 beauties and above, in order to represent her home country and to embrace her Irish heritage.
Ellen sat down with Missy to chat about her pageant journey so far and what it takes to be a plus-size pageant queen.
#Trending: (The Return of) Indie Sleaze
There has been a real interest in noughties fashion of late with trends like Y2K, Boho-chic and Twee making the rounds on both social media and on the high street. But no other aesthetic from the 2000s had a grip on my personal style quite like Indie Sleaze did though – and still continues to, to this day.
An Ode to the Smart Girl: The Fictional Heroines who will inspire
Growing up, I was blessed to have so many intelligent girls and women to look up to, whether that was in real life or in the movies and TV shows that I watched – females who were unashamedly smart, found the determination to step up when it mattered or who weren’t afraid to be a little bit different.
Why investing in a bar cart will elevate your beauty regime
If you’re anything like me, you may have noticed on your social media feed in the last year or so images of fancy trolleys decked out with martini glasses, gin bottles and neon cocktail signs. The humble bar cart, traditionally used as a mini bar on wheels, has had somewhat of a renaissance recently, especially when Penneys released its range of totally chic yet affordable bar carts in its homeware section.
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