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Another new monthly series: The Book Edit. Reading has always been a favourite pastime of mine; if I am not listening to music or a podcast on the train, then it will be a book for the journey. Somewhere along the line of my love for the Harry Potter books and uni life, I fell out of love with reading....
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Adding a little bit of sparkle and joy ✨ and bak Adding a little bit of sparkle and joy ✨ and baking some doughnuts 🍩 on Christmas Eve!
UPSIDE DOWN MANGO CAKE RECIPE Ingredients TOPPIN UPSIDE DOWN MANGO CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients

TOPPING
1 large mango, peeled and cut into 0.5cm slices
65g brown sugar
55g butter, melted

CAKE
Wet-Mix
180ml milk (semi-skimmed)
1 tsp vanilla essence
60g butter, melted

Dry Mix
195g plain flour
1 1/2tsp baking soda
170g caster sugar
A pinch of sea salt

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180C / Gas Mark 4 and grease an 8” diameter cake tin and line it with baking parchment. 
2. To a saucepan add the caster sugar and butter, place over a low heat & allow the sugar & butter to melt into a caramel. This should take a few minutes. When the caramel is an amber color, remove it from the heat – be careful not to leave it too long as it will quickly burn & turn bitter.
3. Pour the caramel into your cake tin, covering the bottom completely if possible. Neatly lay all the mango strips in the cake tin, starting with the edges first & working your way in.
4. Combine all the wet ingredients in measuring jug. In a large mixing bowl sift together the dry ingredients. Pour in the wet mix and fold together using your spatula in a figure of 8 motion.
5. Pour the cake mixture directly onto the mango into the cake tin and give it a little tap on the surface to remove any air pockets.
6. Pop the cake into the oven on the bottom shelf to bake for 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake and removed comes out clean.
7. Once the cake has cooked, allow it to slightly cool for 5 minutes before removing it from the tin. Serve the cake with coconut cream, fresh mint leaves & little lime juice.
When we went into the first lockdown it was spring When we went into the first lockdown it was spring ...
You know your body better than your doctors do. If You know your body better than your doctors do. If you notice something has changed, take action and push back if your GP (doctor) gives you excuses for why you may be experiencing hair loss. 
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I have gone to my GP many times over the last 10 years informing them that I'm losing a lot of hair and that I didn't feel like it was normal. Their initial response the first few times I raised a concern? That it was “normal to lose 50-100 hairs a day.” What I perhaps didn't know to express was that yes, it's normal to lose that amount -- only when there is regrowth. It was only last year, after being sent to multiple blood tests and receiving normal health reports, I grew fed up and decided to reach out to a trichologist. 
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Only in speaking to a professional who specialises in human hair and scalp, did I come to realise that though I was prescribed iron tablets for being borderline anaemic, I should be on a higher dose. Though my Vitamin D levels were low and I was prescribed tablets, I should be on a higher dose. Dandruff is also a contributor to hair loss - something I'd suffered with on and off since I hit puberty. Depression and stress are also factors that contribute to hair loss. It's your body's way of telling you that something is wrong, so pay attention to the signs and take action.
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#letstalkabouthairloss #hairpositivity #hairloss
When the @mysmartskin team sent over a moodboard f When the @mysmartskin team sent over a moodboard for the photoshoot planned for the brand launch; there was a photo with a similar pose to this that I loved and wanted to recreate. 
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When I was sent the final shots, I was disheartened because I hated how my hair looked in it. Trimming my hair short has definitely helped remove all the scraggly, dead ends and add a bit of life to my locks. Thank you to Jack @hairbybrendan for making me feel comfortable during my appointment and for giving me a little bit of confidence again.
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#letstalkabouthairloss #hairpositivity #hairloss
Some paths are made as we go. ✨ Corset: @asos Some paths are made as we go. ✨

Corset: @asos 
Saree: @ckssarees 
Necklace: @shein_gb 
Stylist: @thekikkiedit 

FACE:
@bobbibrown skin foundation 
@glossier stretch concealer
@ctilburymakeup bronze & glow palette 
@fentybeauty contour & highlight stick
@narsissist dolce vita palette 
@bitebeauty lip stain
@fentybeauty lip gloss
@maccosmetics eyebrow pencil in stud
@lorealparis paradise mascara 
@hudabeauty Mercury retrograde palette
Oof. Oh boy ... alright, here we go. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oof. Oh boy ... alright, here we go. 
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I don't know why it's taken me such a long time to share this -- well actually, that's a lie. I do know why. Hair loss is something that is often brushed aside, hidden under depths of shame and despair as another 'taboo' topic that are deemed too uncouth for women to talk about openly. 
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But in my research to improve my self esteem and find ways to prevent further hair loss; I quickly realised that this is a condition that affects a huge percentage of men (my dad included) and women. If you type in hair loss into Google, there are 1.6 billion results. The first few pages of results are targeted towards men and the general symptoms of hair loss. It's only when you specify 'hair loss women' do you realise that 907 million (57%) of those results are relevant to women. 
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And suddenly, I realised that I am not alone in my suffering. So, #letstalkabouthairloss and remove this taboo that currently surrounds it. 
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The biggest struggles I've faced while producing content on social media and my blog has been about finding my voice and not falling into the masses of bloggers who publish the same deliverables. Perhaps the reason why I've experienced this writer's block is because I've been too afraid to speak out about something that I've considered exceptionally personal and incredibly private.
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There are different types of hair loss and I am well aware that I have not been dealt the worst cards - but every single person's suffering is as valid. I would like to use this platform to speak about my journey & the steps I'm taking to help my hair in hopes that I will bring some positivity and confidence to someone else who is going through the same things that I am. 
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#letstalkabouthairloss #hairpositivity #femalehairloss #hairloss
Raise a little hell ... ⁣ Inspired by #pulpficti Raise a little hell ...
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