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To the untrained observer, being a professional model looks like a dream career. Being paid to strut up and down catwalks in London, New York, Paris and Milan - coupled with elaborate photoshoots in far-flung tropical locations - surely there is no downsize to being young, beautiful and very highly…
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How far would you be prepared to go to save the planet? For most of us, the changes we'd make to our own lives would be comparatively minor. You might want to start recycling a little more, start picking up the trash you see on your commute to work. Maybe you'd…
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Tampons are one of those things that we think of as harmless. But for Amanda Stanley, they nearly killed her, and now she had vowed never to use one again after she narrowly escaped death through toxic shock syndrome because of one. Her ordeal began one night when she realised that…
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We all choose to grieve in different ways, and it's impossible to tell how we will react to death until after it's already happened. Some people cry and cry until it feels like their tear ducts have dried out, while others simmer with quiet rage and frustration, burying their emotions and…
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While a number of celebrities and influencers have become increasingly outspoken about the state of their skin, and any skin conditions they may have, the majority of us still feel the need to cover up blemishes, and any other unexpected marks that pop up on our faces. Certainly, although we…
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Everyone knows about Sweeney Todd, right? The original tale was inspired by the probably fictional story of a barber who murdered one of his customers. If you're not familiar, it goes as such: a barber and his client are making small talk, when the man in the chair begins bragging…
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What's the scariest operation you've ever had? I can't even remember mine. It was an operation on my tear ducts when I was just a little kid, and luckily for me, I was too small to really understand what was going on at the time. If I'd had been an…
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We all have something to learn from our elders, especially us women. From navigating the minefield that is dating in your twenties, to progressing at work while contending with sexist bosses and scheming coworkers, it's always helpful to hear our fellow sisters' stories of adversity, and eventual success. Here, 12…
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While we've all succumbed to editing our pictures from time to time - you know, by adding that filter which makes your eyes pop, and makes it look like you haven't spent the weekend living off a diet of wine and takeaway food - in the online age that we…
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Although sometimes it feels like it's a plague on mankind that will eventually turn out to be the downfall of society, the internet has completely changed the way we interact with each other, acquire products or services, and complain about said products or services when things inevitably go awry. Head…
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I've never had a retail job, but based on what I know about working directly with people in various movies, TV shows and videos from Food Envy articles, it's something I really wouldn't like to do too often. Long hours, minimum wage, lots of ignorant or belligerent people to smile…
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WhatsApp has become our go-to messaging service and nowadays anyone who doesn't have it is considered a little out of the loop. You still text? Get out of here! Allegedly used by up to one billion people every single day of the year, the app is now the world's most popular…
