Nothing says Merry Christmas quite like a sparkly Rudolph nose. Covering your nipple.
It’s the ultimate Christmas fashion accessory for those who aren’t a fan of the more trad Xmas jumper.
Sure, your co-workers might point and laugh if worn in the office on Christmas Jumper Day.
But if the famous song is anything to go by, Santa will soon be asking you to guide his sleigh (definitely not a euphemism).
You might even go down in office history.
You love your kids. You want to buy them something they’ll love this Christmas. But you also want to buy them something that won’t make you feel like you’ve flushed your hard-earned money down the sh*tter/ fill your house with a noise that makes you want to cut your ears off/ require your presence to be played with.
We hear you, and those are all totally valid wishes, which is why we’ve had a play around with the Top 10 kids toys for Christmas 2015… Read the full story
With the latest statistics saying that 42 per cent of marriages end in divorce, the secret to marital bliss would seem increasingly elusive.
That probably explains the amount of advice out there about marriage. Celebrities constantly weigh in, and science has even tried to nail it down.
Most recently, a study found that couples will be happier if there’s a height difference.
Well, wives with taller husbands anyway, which is what researchers looked into. We don’t know if height difference applies to different types of couples like same-sex marriages.
We’ve put together a quiz using different scientific studies into… Read the full story
When you’re a single dad with two daughters, it’s your duty to ensure they’re as badass as possible (plus all the other general parenting duties, obviously).
Fulfilling his duty to the highest degree is Redditor maxpowers989. We don’t know much about this mysterious man, other than that he is a single parent, he has two daughters, and together they’ve created the greatest family photo we’ve ever seen.
He shared it on Reddit with the caption: ‘I’m embracing single parenthood by getting the family photos I always wanted.’
Mean muggin’, aviators, crimped hair. Nailing. It.
Because whoever they are, they’re going to appreciate a book (if not, maybe stop being friends. No one who’s ruled out ALL BOOKS, EVER is worth your time. Or Christmas present budget).
In an effort to make Christmas shopping a little bit easier, Penguin has brought back their Penguin Hotline – a magical service that recommends books for whoever you’re shopping for.
It’s not an actual hotline, sadly, and there are no real penguins involved. Sad times.
Yesterday, one man took to Facebook to speak of his somewhat embarrassing dilemma whilst in a shop.
Telling Facebook he was shopping for somewhat ‘manly’ things: eyebrow tweezers, toenail clippers and mustache molding wax (oh, so manly) alongside some beard trimmers, beef jerky and sardines (that’s more like it, though we’re not so sure about the sardines), he spoke of a sight he was completely knocked head over heels for.
A beautiful woman, standing opposite him as he lined up to buy his goods.
‘Wow, some guy is lucky to be with her!’ he wrote, before realising that the gorgeous woman that stood before him was actually his wife.
A pop-up casino is raising the steaks (sorry) by swapping money for food.
They’re touting it as the world’s first food casino, where the chips are actual chips, as in you gamble with fries.
It’s risky business because we’re more worried about losing precious food than we are money.
But not to worry, entrance into the casino is free and includes a burger, a drink and your first box of chips.
MORE: Superiority Burger taste test: Metro tries the ‘world’s best burger’ – and it’s vegan
Which you can gamble on games like roulette and a desert themed ‘Double or Muffin’… Read the full story
Tired of the ‘stick some glitter on your face/armpits/hair’ trend? Why not stick some dead fish on your face?
Or, you know, don’t. Because it’s awful.
Russian makeup artist Elya Bulochka is trying to make sticking dead fish all over your skin the next big thing. It hasn’t gone down well.
Elya received loads of angry comments when she shared a (now deleted) photo of herself holding a plastic bag of fish, with the caption: ‘Guess what I’m going to be wearing today?’
People weren’t pleased, mostly because anything that has to be killed for fashion is NOT A GOOD IDEA.
Oh, look. You’ve made it to the weird place on the internet. Welcome. Pour yourself a cup of tea.
And maybe grab a nice slice of Soreen, if you fancy it. Because once you see this, you might find yourself strangely tempted to give it a go.
Breadfaceblog is an Instagram dedicated to one woman bravely smashing her face into various types of delicious bread.
Is it an art form? A love letter to carbs? A statement on our consumer culture? A new beauty technique? We genuinely have no idea. But isn’t it kind of wonderful?
There are twelve posts so far, each documenting a different type of bread – from the standard white bread to the more exotic everything bagel.
On the matching Tumblr, the mysterious bread-facer has also reviewed some of the breads for face feel.
Junior doctors have been hitting the headlines since the announcement, then standing down, of strike action.
But in the midst of the arguing around whether doctors should strike or not, one junior doctor wrote a powerful post on Facebook that transcended the debate.
Laura* reminded us to appreciate how lucky we are just to have the NHS.
On the closing date for junior doctors to vote whether to take industrial action or not, Laura found out that after six months of fear and turmoil she was finally free from cervical cancer.
MORE:… Read the full story
Yes, we have a vague idea of how much we’re overeating at Christmas, but it’s the point in the year when as a nation we decide that we just don’t care.
And apparently there’s an exact time when we throw any notions of healthy eating out the window. Down to the minute.
A new study by Tilda Basmati Rice revealed that it is 9.58am on Friday 4 December when we start tucking into those mince pies with abandon.
Five million of us in fact admitted to caring less about our health and eating well once the festive season… Read the full story
You’ve found yourself partnered up with the very embodiment of perfection, so why on earth wouldn’t you marry them?
You may be far from ready.
Marriage used to happen when you’d hit certain financial and social milestones: when you had a home to your name, a set of qualifications on the mantelpiece and a few cows and a parcel of land in your possession.
But when, under the influence of Romantic ideology, this grew to seem altogether too mercenary and calculating, the focus shifted to emotions.
It came to be thought important to feel the right way. That was the true sign of a good union.
And the right feelings included the sense that the other… Read the full story
Like all parents, Erin Deely wanted to take her son Brayden to see Santa at Christmas.
But, after Brayden, who’s now six years old, was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, Erin worried that it was a Christmas tradition she’d have to miss out on with her little boy.
‘I thought we would never get those holiday pictures with him because it’s something he can’t handle – the noise, and the pressure. He gets anxious if you ask him to smile, it’s all too much for him,’ she told People.
Yeah yeah, Christmas presents for dogs, how outrageous. Move along.
The rest of you, and by that I mean the people who clicked on this for genuine gift ideas, feast your eyes…
We love our pooches, and it’s their Christmas as much as it is ours. So here are some great gift ideas to spoil your fur babies this Christmas. As if they’re not spoiled all year round.
Some of these gifts are super cute and some of them are actually practical and they’ll even make your life easier!
1. How many beds has your dog eaten? This luxury bed looks like it’d be a mission to destroy. £149.99
Beauty can be a minefield for vegans.
Makeup brushes made from animal hair (however cruelty-free) won’t cut it. Eco lip balms with lanolin won’t do either.*
To make Christmas shopping easier, we’ve compiled a round-up of luxe vegan beauty products that would make gorgeous ethical gifts.
This beautiful range of rose oil products is the absolute epitome of luxury natural skincare – and it’s all so ethical it makes us want to cry a bit with happiness – yet it’s slick and stylishly packaged enough to give as a gift to your most discerning friend (or self-gift yourself) at the same time.
The Christmas tree is at the centre of the festive season.
If you put one up in your front room – and millions of us will – you’re going to have to look at it all over Christmas, so you may as well make it look good.
But it can be a tricky business getting your Christmas tree just right; choosing the right lights or the best baubles is often as agonising as selecting a mortgage provider. It’s a big decision.
The biggest Christmas tree decision, however, is made before you go bauble ballistic. So… do you… Read the full story
We all know people who like to share words of wisdom on Instagram and Facebook. Not theirs of course – they found it on Google and the picture just looked pretty.
Well, the next time one of them pops up on your timeline, you can comfort yourself in the knowledge that people who share inspirational quotes tend to be less intelligent.
A study, entitled ‘On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bulls***t’ found that people who are more receptive to such quotes get lower scores in cognitive tests.
Love Christmas, but can’t be bothered for all the shopping, wrapping, and prep? This might be perfect for you.
For everyone else who actually enjoys all the run up to Christmas, because it’s fun and festive, and makes you feel all warm and Christmassy inside, this may fill you with rage and sadness.
Dobbies Garden Centre has just unveiled their Christmas Delivered service. All you have to do is call their dedicated hotline on 0207 553 7303 before Sunday the 6th of December, and they’ll deliver a decorated Christmas tree to your house. Sounds nice, really, and avoids all the tinsel-related stress.
Oh, well this is heartwarming.
Police officer Josh McConnell was working down at a pier on Tuesday when a little girl walked up to him with her mum by her side.
‘She was about 3 [or] 4 holding a teddy bear,’ Josh wrote on his Facebook. ‘I heard her mother tell the little girl to tell me.’
‘I turned and asked what I could do for her and she hands me her bear.
‘I tried to give it back but she refused. She looked up at me and said it was to keep me safe.’
Bit emotional.
Apparently the little girl has a law enforcement officer… Read the full story
Gloria the swan likes what she sees.
The swan has become a bit of a regular at the Brownlow B&B in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire.
She’s round there so often she’s even featured on the B&B’s website.
And when manager Debby Smith left a mirror propped up against her garage recently, the swan couldn’t stop checking herself out.
Debby, 49, videoed Gloria, who’s thought to be around three-years-old, gazing at her reflection for a full 10 minutes.
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