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Month: June 2016
Two days in London
Because of having friends in London, me and my boyfriend don’t do the whole tourist thing very much. So when we fancied a little mini break to the capital, we decided to don our backpacks for a few days and squeeze in as many attractions as we could manage. Continue reading
Ditching the tan: why pale is interestingÂ
As summer rolls around again, every pale person’s obsession intensifies – tanning.
Although whiteness sadly still comes with a whole lot of privilege, being pale is not a good thing in the beauty industry. The ideal is a very narrow one, and the ideal is golden.
All skin tones are beautiful in their own way. Everyone has colours they look amazing in and their own unique look, which should be celebrated. But while I see people with darker skin celebrating it, it seems all fair skinned people want to do is change their skin tone.
5 reasons I don’t follow you on Twitter
I know what you’ve been thinking. “How can I get Nina from off of Words by Nina to follow me?”
Of course you haven’t (but if you have – call me). It’s just that I’ve been thinking. My decision to follow someone on Twitter usually takes a split second. What do I base that decision on? There are a few things which are definite Twitter-turn-offs. Here are mine…
A day out in Derbyshire
Lea Gardens was somewhere I visited as a child and I’ve always wanted to go back. I remembered it as such a magical place, and while I knew it might not live up to my memories I wanted to visit again.
Did uni kill my love of reading?
I used to be that bookworm cliché. I spent so much time reading as a kid, and it brought me so much joy. I went off and did an English literature degree. And now I barely read at all.
So what happened? Did I grow out of reading, stop making time or did my degree turn reading into a chore?
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