Travel Guide: Verona

As the holiday season is fast approaching I am writing a post giving you some of my best recommendations when visiting Verona, Italy. I went in February and had the most fantastic time, it's a beautiful city perfect for a weekend city break. For total transparency, the prices might differ if yo…

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The Pastel Edit: Spring/Summer Homeware

We are now well and truly entering spring with lighter evenings and warmer weather on the horizon. In today's post, I want to give you an overview of some of my favourite homeware items that add a pop of colour to your home.  In my home, I have a combination of neutral tones such as my white so…

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Dissertation Diaries: The Final Entry

TA DAAAAAAA! The dissertation is complete...  In January's instalment of Dissertation Diaries, I spoke about being in the middle of phase three (writing), personally, this was the most straightforward and most enjoyable phase. I wasn't focused on having a perfect first draft, I knew I had al…

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Beauty Staples Vanilla/Soft Girl Aesthetic

The rise of Tiktok has led to the creation of a new generation of 'it-girls' responsible for producing global trends. Last year saw the emergence of the 'Clean Girl' trend, which resembled the notion of simplicity and minimalism. Gradually as we've entered 2023 this has adapted …

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Nail Inspo 2023

S.I. Beauty Nail Portfolio In todays post I'm going to be discussing the nail trends for 2023, giving you inspiration for your next nail appointment. 2022 was the year of the glazed doughnut nails with celebrities and influencers flocking to the salons to have their own take on this iconic trend…

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Dissertation Diaries: January 2023

Happy New Year everyone, welcome to 2023... the year of the dissertation deadline! I'm writing this at the end of January so I hope you've had a great start to the year and those of you at university have settled back into the new term. January has been an incredibly productive month in ter…

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Dissertation Diaries: November - December 2022

November and December have been busy months regarding dissertation updates, November marks the first month that I've made significant progress. I'm still slightly ahead of my initial phase plan which is positive, I've been managing other assignments alongside this quite well. The past c…

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Dissertation Diaries: October 2022

October has been a busy month with my dissertation, with many new developments to update you on! Following on from my last dissertation diaries post, the break I had over the summer was necessary to return to it with a fresh mind. Regarding progression, I met with my personal tutor and identified f…

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Life Update: Living Alone, Final Year of Uni...

It's been a while since I gave an update on things going on in my life. As mentioned in the last dissertation diaries post there has been a lot of changes and the past few months have been an interesting transition period from the routine and structure I've had in the last three years of un…

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Dissertation Diaries: June - September 2022

The summer months have been a perfect opportunity to unwind and relax after a busy academic year, hence why I've combined the last few months posts together. In terms of dissertation prep, I haven't done a huge amount because I made sure I was ahead of schedule in April and May. I've sp…

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