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The Craziest List Of Fancy Dress Party Ideas For Adults – Plus top tips to make your event a special one
We've compiled this crazy list of fancy dress party ideas for adults to help inspire you when planning your Birthday, Hen, Stag, Halloween, Christmas, New Year's Eve or any other fancy dress costume party or event. And if the crazy list of fancy dress party ideas for adults isn't enough and you need more excuses to throw a fancy dress...
Christmas Drinks – Our Lust List of must have drinks for the festive period
Tis the season, to drink and be merry... And that's why we have compiled a Christmas drinks lust list of must-have drinks for the festive period. Let's face it, there's no point doing Dry-January without making the most of December right? It's Christmas, it's that one time of year you can drink and be merry with your family and your friends...
Tips from the Experts on How You Can Easily Plan a Fairground or Carnival Event
Planning any event has its own challenges – particularly when it comes to events that would have a hundred or so participants or an event open to the public! It's true that the more spectacular the event, the more effort it takes to plan it. But these events are also the most rewarding and fulfilling – not everyone can accomplish...
Cop these items to help you through quarantine
It's going to take a long time before things return to normal... So the best thing you can do right now is to embrace the new normal and make your life easier during the quarantine. This is why we have compiled this list of items and products that will make your life easier during the lockdown. 1. Stretch XS The Stretch XS back stretching mat from...
New year, new you. Say hello to hottest 2020 Wellness trend: MICRO
It's that time of year when we all start planning ahead and making 2020 resolutions for a new year, new you. Some of us will focus on money, relationships, friendships, travel, health and more. So if you too are currently deciding on your 2020 resolutions, the people over at Huawei and Stylus have revealed that MICRO (Making Incremental Changes to Reconnect...
Ibiza v Croatia for a clubbing holiday – what you need to know
Ibiza is widely regarded as the clubbing capital of the world. More than a million people descend upon the White Isle each year, and for some, they're interested in just one thing – hitting the best clubs. The names are legendary – think Space, Amnesia, Pacha; think Carl Cox, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold. But there's a new contender that's giving...
How to avoid sleepless nights before your wedding
We’ve all heard the old wives’ tale that eating cheese before bedtime will give you nightmares – but how else could the food you eat affect your sleeping habits? Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate whether eating and what you eat before you turn-in, impacts your sleeping patterns.Sleep is one of the key ways that our body replenishes and...
Steak lovers rejoice as Gaucho unveils new direction for its restaurants
Martin Williams (of M Restaurants) has taken over the lead at Gaucho and the group has introduced a brand new menu along with Martin has big plans for the restaurants. The plan includes a series of exciting events with world-class chefs across the Gaucho sites. The Gaucho group will remain a destination for top-quality Argentinian steaks, while also drawing on contemporary, modern flavours and the...
British creatives illustrate their British Black History icons using Adobe Stock
To mark Black History Month this October, Adobe Stock has teamed up with three young British illustrators, DorcasCreates, Josh-u-art and KeeksTheLabel to bring to life the people they think are shaping the UK’s black history in iconic art styles. From newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald to Black Panthers’ Leticia Wright and dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah, these young artists reveal the British people past or present that have resonated with them. This campaign...
Bio Dating – The New Dating Trend We’re Trying To Get Our Heads Around
We’ve all heard of kittenfishing, phubbing, benching and submarining (right?). Well, there’s a brand new dating trend to come out of 2018 that we think might actually be a good thing. Seriously. ‘Bio dating’ is the new way of using dating apps which could increase your dating activity by up to 89%*.*probablySo, how does it work?Bio Dating basically cuts the...
This dating app has solved the group shot problem and it’s amazing
Single people of the world, rejoice! This dating app has finally solved one of the most devastating problems of the dating app industry - group pictures on profiles... Never again will you be innocently swiping and become confounded by many people in one picture. Never again will you have to ask yourself the dreaded question 'But which one is he?'...
The Truth about being a dating app virgin when you’re 25 years old
I’m your average 25-year-old gal. I have a (relatively) stable job, I drunk shop weekly, I work out less than weekly, I only use lingo like ‘bae’ as soon as it’s no longer cool and I feel a deep sense of accomplishment whenever I find the perfect pairing of meme and friend to tag. There is one thing that’s a...
Your 2018 dating app guide to help you find love
Dating apps are everywhere. With so many apps to choose from, with different features to cater to your needs and lifestyle, it can be overwhelming to know which one to use. That’s why we’ve created a 2018 dating app guide to help you decide and find love. (We’re so kind like that!)So whether you’re looking for a specific someone or...
Champagne, spirits & prosecco – Must have Christmas lust list of drinks
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas... Champagne, spirits & prosecco, take a look at our Christmas Lust List of drinks. We've compiled a lust list of Champagne, spirits & prosecco that you simply must drink this Christmas. it's the one time of year, you can let loose and crack open a bottle or more of bubbly within the comfort of...
Where to find ONE NIGHT STANDS this summer….?
One-night stands are a favourite activity for those going on summer vacations – warm nights, few clothes and it’s time for all that working out in the gym to pay off. A recent study has revealed the nations where women prefer have one-night stands while on summer holidays and those who prefer to sleep around in their home countries. The...
London’s hidden secrets: The Florentine Restaurant – Brasserie-style menu, British bubbles, craft beers, signature cocktails and DJ sessions.
The Florentine Restaurant is a brand new opening situated only minutes from London South Bank’s trendy Lower Marsh and Waterloo, opposite Lambeth North tube station and offers an all-day dining restaurant and bar with a refreshing and relaxed vibe. Well that’s what it says on its website, and when I arrived at the Florentine restaurant, I simply had to concur....
6 of London’s best lunch time runs
It’s February, motivation is low and New Year resolutions are beginning to dwindle. To keep active without the hassle of going to the gym, The Color Run UK has curated six simple lunch time runs that can be done with colleagues and friends in order to escape work and get your endorphins flowing.Each route will vary in gradient and depending...
New year, New Start: 10 awesome reasons to join Virgin Active
Its 2017 and it's that time, when everyone wants to purge all the food and drink they have consumed over Christmas and prepare their bodies for spring and summer. The good news is, you have a bit of time on your hands until the weather heats up and clothing gets smaller and shorter. So why not start now and get...
Ultimate Fitness model winner interview with Millie George
New year, new start. Interview with Ultimate Fitness model winner interview with Millie George Name: Millie George Age: 20 Occupation: Fitness instructor/ recently qualified personal trainer. Also swim teach babies and pre school children :)Why did you chose to compete in the Ultimate fitness model show?I chose to compete in the ultimate fitness model competition as this was my first ever time competing, for...
The One Night Stand – ‘In defense of not staying over’
I recently read an article that preached that it is antisocial and somewhat pathetic to not be able to stick around for small talk and snoozing after you've gone back to a stranger's for a shag. "Jesus Christ" I whisper in shock; casual fucks have always been the epitome of my social life, and now I'm being told it doesn't even...
Peugeot 208 GTi – Not for girls..? Read our review and see
When someone in the Flavourmag.co.uk office said the Peugeot 208 GTi is not for girls, we immediately got our placards out and started chanting all sorts of feminists chants. Not for girls...? What does that even mean?? Was he referring to the engine size, the sports bucket front seats with red stitching, the 18" 'Lithium' alloy wheels, the handling? What car on...
International Women’s Day – Our Women of Inspiration
Today is the day we celebrate women on International Women's Day. Some would say that one day isn't nowhere near as much time for us to celebrate women all over the world, but at least we have once.We made a conscious decision to not all choose our mums, as we just celebrated them 2 days ago on the 6th march...
Why I’m still wearing the dress I was raped in?
On a solo trip to Costa Rica, the unimaginable happened to Scandinavian activist Amalie Have. After a night out partying she came back to her hostel where she stayed in a tent and a gentleman who she had met at the party came in and raped her. The series of events went quite quickly and soon after she took him...
Aspen Matis: ‘ My rape was not the end of everything; it was the beginning of something bigger.’
On her second night at Colorado College, Aspen Matis was sexually assaulted by a fellow student. What she did next, many may find unfathomable: she asked her attacker to stay the night. Accused of fabricating the assault by both the college and her attacker, Matis dropped out and embarked on a cleansing 2,650-mile trek from Mexico to Canada, along the...
Guest Blog: Roslyn Griner talks body image, fashion and the plus size industry
The plus-size market is experiencing a not so quiet revolution. For a very long time the conversation about plus-size fashion was closed off to those in the community, and it wasn’t a topic of interest for a lot of press or those in the fashion industry as a whole. In 2015 we saw more of a dialogue in mainstream media...
50:50 Parliament are the new Suffragettes
If you haven’t already seen ‘Suffragette’ in cinemas you should probably be in one right now, watching it. And then make your whole family watch it. And your friends. If your friends don’t want to watch it, they’re not real friends. If you have seen it however, you will probably know that pictured above is Suffragette’s lead actress, Carey Mulligan,...
Germaine Greer. Pointing out the bleeding obvious.
It may have escaped your notice whilst you’ve been here on Flavourmag flipping through skater skirts and faux fur eyelashes or whatever you do here... but the feminists have been debating a crucial issue over the past few days. The issue is no-platforming. This isn’t where feminists object to certain shoes. This is where someone is removed from the list...
Dating Tips: How to text a girl – Secrets revealed by Eve Hewson
Curvy actress Eve Hewson, shares her dating tips on how to sex text a girl. Speaking to GQ on her recent lingerie photo shoot. The actress who is also Bono's daughter reveals her top secrets on how to text a girl.You may remember Eve Hewson from movies such as 'This must be the place', 'Blood Ties' and 'Enough Said'...
10 things you should never do on a first date
I mean I am not going to lie I have been on a few dates in my lifetime. I actually like to call them hang-outs because I obviously have commitment issues. Honestly I haven’t had that many terrible dates in my lifetime, which is pretty good considering I am in my mid to late 20’s. But there have been a...
Win a pair of tickets to 50 Cent’s UK Tour
Award-winning rapper, entrepreneur, actor & producer, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson returns to the UK for a massive nationwide three-city arena tour in November 2015. This is an incredible opportunity to see the rap legend take to the stage in the UK with members of his legendary G-Unit collective, and are on sale NOW via Ticketmaster. UK TOUR 2015 4th Nov - Glasgow SECC 6th...