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What I wore this week: a check blazer | Jess Cartner-Morley

If you don’t have this jacket (tailored, checked, on the grey-to-beige scale of soft neutrals), then get onePlease tell me you have this jacket, or one very similar, already. And if not, then if you wouldn’t mind explaining what exactly you have been doing with yourself for the past four months? Because that is how long it is since the checked grey-or-beige blazer established itself as the new key piece in the wardrobe of the grown-up fashion connoisseur. At New York fashion week last September, I wore mine for the first time. By the London shows a week later, it Read More

Source:: The Guardian

The Ultimate Guide to Transitional Outerwear

Whether you’re waiting for warmer weather or looking to cool down, it can be hard to know what to put on in those transitional seasons. When winter turns to spring and summer into autumn, we all fall victim to shivering in shorts or lugging around a big coat during a sudden hot snap. Luckily, a […]

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Source:: Unfinished Man

How to Find Out if Your Girlfriend is Cheating on You

When you are in a serious relationship with the woman of your dreams, the last thing you want to find out is that she has been cheating on you with another man. However, this does happen to many men and it can have a devastating effect on their lives. Of course, most girlfriends don’t readily […]

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Source:: Unfinished Man

Instaglam: how to get your party make-up to stay put

There’s makeup and there’s festive party makeup, a chance to go all out. To make sure your look lasts all night, or at least until the night bus comes, here are five easy steps to get your face prepped and primed Party season requires a little more dedication to ensure your makeup stays in place. Here’s how to get a full-coverage look that won’t budge. Continue reading… Read More

Source:: The Guardian

The death of a sibling: ‘It makes no sense and never will’

When the poet Joanne Limburg’s brother killed himself, she simply couldn’t accept it. Christina Patterson, whose sister also suddenly died, finds out how she copedWhen my sister died, I lay down on the floor of my office and howled. My father’s phone call telling me the news remains the most shocking moment of my life. Colleagues brought me tissues and queued up to tell me they were sorry. I took the tissues, but I couldn’t really talk. Later, I met a friend for a drink. We had a bottle of wine and a bowl of chips.Nobody tells you what to Read More

Source:: The Guardian