23 stages of wearing red lipstick on a night out

December 24, 2015, 5:43 am

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There’s something about red lipstick.

No matter how tired you feel, or how drab your outfit looks, a flash of red can make you feel sexy as hell.

It’s a small bit of makeup that makes a huge difference.

So the temptation is to wear it every time you on a night out, but there’s a few problems that puts you off doing that.

Which is why we’ve highlighted the 23 stages that happen when you do decide to go for red:

1. You walk out of the house feeling a million dollars. Working. It. 

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12 reasons going out on Christmas Eve is a terrible idea

December 24, 2015, 6:00 am

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You’ve been counting down the days and the excitement is just too much.

Christmas Eve should be spent at home all cosy with mulled wine and copious amounts of mince pies.

Instead you just want to celebrate that work is over for the next week and being sober during Christmas just isn’t right, is it?

Plus Christmas Eve doesn’t have the hype like New Year’s Eve, so there’s nothing to lose.

Unfortunately with drinking there are consequences, especially on Christmas Eve.

1. It’s freezing

It’s fricking cold outside and the sexy Taylor Swift eskimo look just isn’t working.

2. It’s empty

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Have a deeply unsettling Christmas with this gingerbread hotel from The Shining

December 24, 2015, 6:54 am

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For people who prefer their Christmas to be less festive, more unsettling and Kubrick-y: a gingerbread Overlook Hotel.

Genius baker agkeeling has created a four foot wide gingerbread version of the setting of The Shining, complete with tiny gingerbread Jack and Wendy. And an elevator filled with blood. No big deal.

The mysterious creator of the hotel hasn’t gone into much detail on how she made something so incredible – we’re guessing it took a few days – but says that every tiny detail has been considered, from using quinoa for that perfect rooftop texture to the rice krispie maze.

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This bookshop only sells one book at a time

December 24, 2015, 7:41 am

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All book lovers have been there. You’re in a shop with a stack of books. You know you should only really buy one or two. Or three, if there’s a three for two deal.

But you just can’t decide which books to abandon. So you stand there, dithering, until you eventually give in and buy all twelve – only four of which you’ll read before you get tempted into a bookshop and repeat the cycle again.

What if there was a bookshop that offered a peaceful, minimalist solution? A place where you didn’t have to decide, because the options were limited?

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Quiz: Can we guess your age based on the slang you use?

December 24, 2015, 7:57 am

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The English language is amazing, weird and changing constantly.

Over the years different generations have developed different ways of saying things. We’d like to think it says something about the character of each decade – the fact that an emoji was 2015’s word of the year probably shows how much influence mobile phones have over our lives.

But the question is, does the slang you use or used to use say something about when you were born? We want to find out.

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You can now pimp up your Prosecco

December 24, 2015, 8:38 am

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This is pretty cool.

You can now pimp up your Prosecco into a range of colourful metallic bottles.

The sparkling wine, which is made in Italy’s Conegliano’s Hills, is being offered in the bling bottles for Christmas and new Year by Liquid Gold Drinks.

The Treviso Spumante Brut comes in blue, red, yellow, gold, silver, pink and green.

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What children leave out for Santa around the world

December 24, 2015, 8:39 am

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Every year a debate ripples through the UK: what the heck are you supposed to leave out for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve?

Brandy or a glass of milk? Biscuits or a mince pie? Candy canes? Carrots for the reindeer?

The arguments are intense and impassioned. We’re team mince pie and milk, with a few carrots – Santa can’t drive his sleigh if he’s past tipsy – just FYI.

But take that debate worldwide, and you’ll get an even greater range of preferred Santa snacks. And other non-edible treats. And, um, Guinness.

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15 things that parents think on Christmas Day without actually saying

December 25, 2015, 12:00 am

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Ah, a family Christmas. Logs on the fire, gifts under the tree, a hearty meal, and the kids playing happily with their presents all day long while you enjoy a quiet glass of wine or two.

The reality is a bit different. You get woken up too early, someone buys your kid a hideous noisy toy and no one buys you anything.

Here are 15 things that parents think on Christmas Day without actually saying.

1. Why the !%& has someone bought the kids a musical picture book that you can’t turn off?

2. Is it too early to open the fizz?

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The Christmas dinner drinking game

December 25, 2015, 12:10 am

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Nothing says Christmas like getting merrily tipsy over a turkey dinner.

If you’re dealing with an annoying family over Christmas, one of the best things to do is to turn all their irritating bits into a fun game. Involving alcohol, because why the heck not (please drink responsibly).

The prime time for classic parental and relative moments is, of course, after the presents have been opened, when you’re all sat around the table catching up on the last year and eating roast potatoes.

So. Here it is. The Christmas dinner drinking game, AKA… Read the full story

11 things to do with unwanted Christmas presents

December 25, 2015, 12:35 am

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Christmas Day is finally here. Happy with all your presents? Nope. Didn’t think so.

You’re not the only one – across the world people are opening their gifts with excited, hopeful glee only for their hearts to sink in bitter disappointment moments later.

But what do you do with your gifts once it’s all over and you’re just left with a gross cheese board or horribly itchy jumper. How do you handle the awkward situation of never wanting to set eyes on it ever again?

Don’t worry we are here to help. Here are 11 things you can do with… Read the full story

19 cats who are sad it’s Christmas

December 25, 2015, 1:00 am

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you’re a cat.

There are Christmas trees to climb, baubles to hunt, angels waiting at lofty heights to wage war with you, not to mention that tantalising pile of freshly wrapped presents your people have left out for you to play with.

And yet, some kitties seem to be beyond such petty games. Their sense of ennui is only overshadowed by their disdain at your attempts to put them in yet another gaudy costume.

Here are 19 cats who aren’t really feline the Christmas spirit:

1. Banks isn’t only ready for the holidays, he’s already sick of them:

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15 things that happen when you have a hangover at Christmas

December 25, 2015, 1:00 am

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It’s Christmas so it’s time to pop open the champagne  – as if you needed an excuse.

It’s all fun and games while you’re drinking, that’s why we say ‘Merry Christmas,’ right?

But the next day has you pondering why you even bother drinking.

You don’t know whether you want to laugh, cry or puke everywhere.

Here’s what happens when you are hungover during the festive season.

1. You can’t face food

Christmas is a time when you can get away with stuffing your face without anyone judging you and you’ve completely ruined it. Opportunity wasted.

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12 ridiculously bold hair trends that defined 2015

December 25, 2015, 1:59 am

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We’ve been dyeing our hair every colour under the sun this year.

No, really – sunset hair was a big thing in 2015, more on that shortly.

Some of it wasn’t for the faint-hearted. Like glitter roots – that took dedication to the sparkly stuff.

Other looks were slightly subtler, like opal hair which graced shimmering locks on Instagram accounts everywhere.

And while we might not be brave enough to do it all ourselves, we’ve seen a lot of good things happen to hair this year.

We can’t wait to see what 2016 brings.

1. Sunset 

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13 Christmas foods that shouldn’t exist

December 25, 2015, 2:00 am

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Everybody knows that the best thing about Christmas is the food.

But for every pig in blanket, roast potato, and spoonful of brandy butter you eat, there’s a Christmas food that shouldn’t exist lurking around the corner.

The following foods are only wasting valuable space in your stomach and so need to be stopped now.

1. Brussels sprouts

Would this list really be complete without the inclusion of Brussels sprouts?

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The 8 things kids today couldn’t handle about Christmas in the 70s and 80s

December 25, 2015, 2:00 am

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For kids today Christmas begins when the Red Cups appear and the John Lewis ad is aired.

They wouldn’t have lived a December 25th without Snapchatting festive emojis to their mates and Instagramming photos of their presents, they only understand Christmas jumpers as ironic expressions and they’ve probably not been forced to sit through a Queen’s Speech.

But parents who wish to look back to a simpler time might want their kids to know just how simple that time was – a time before camera phones, social media and Harry Potter.

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18 awesome things about being a parent at Christmas

December 25, 2015, 2:00 am

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As you get older, it’s easy to become jaded about annual celebrations that involve spending lots of money, and time with relatives you don’t like very much.

And whilst no-one can deny that Christmas always comes with a healthy dose of charm, there are certain things about having children around during the festive season that add an extra dimension to the day.

From reading The Night Before Christmas (the night before Christmas) to eating advent calendar chocolate for a month, 18 awesome things about being a parent at Christmas.

1. Advent calendars

Gluten-free porridge can do one in December – let’s hear it for the 7am sugar rush.

2. Nativity plays

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14 things you’ll know about Christmas if you’re the youngest child

December 25, 2015, 2:30 am

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You cheat at Monopoly one time and suddenly nobody trusts you.

They really need to build a bridge and get the f- over it.

1. Christmas has always been a magical time of year for you. 

You’re the baby of the family after all, so you get all of the best presents still.

2. Although the envy and jealousy punches as a kid were real and brutal.

Siblings can be so cruel, right? You can’t help being so cute that your Mum wants to spoil you.

3. And anyway, you always thought your sibling’s gifts were so much cooler than yours anyway. 

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16 things you’ll understand about Christmas if you’re vegetarian

December 25, 2015, 3:00 am

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Being a vegetarian can be challenging at the best of times, but at Christmas people seem to get even more confused about your decision to live meat free.

Soggy nut roasts, potatoes cooked in goose fat and mushroom lasagne. Thankfully it doesn’t have to be this way. (See our round up of veggie Christmas recipes for some inspiration.

Here are 16 things you’ll understand about Christmas if you’re vegetarian:

1. It’s really depressing being the only one without roast potatoes on your work Christmas do when they’ve decided to serve you spinach and ricotta lasagne instead. Although it’s probably because…

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14 of the most batsh*t crazy things we did on the internet in 2015

December 25, 2015, 3:00 am

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From bottle-lid lips, to squeezing babies’ faces till they looked like li’l rice balls, 2015 has been a very odd year.

Apparently, there isn’t anything we won’t do in the quest for more likes on social media.

When, eventually, the alien invasion happens and they look for signs of intelligent life form, all they will find are Vines of people dropping condoms on each other’s heads.

And a trail of glitter.

Why not pour yourself a festive sherry and raise a glass to all the batsh*t crazy things the internet brought us in 2015?

1. Dads jumping next to their daughters

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This man can skate on his hands (he calls it handskating)

December 25, 2015, 3:32 am

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Mirko Hanßen is cooler than us all.

In his video showing off his skills, not only does he show that he can somersault while wearing rollerblades, he can also skate while holding a handstand.

He calls the new sport ‘handskating’.

All of our muscles hurt a little bit just watching it.

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In his own description, he says that is has taken him ‘years of tough training’ to be able to take part in the ‘unique sport [he] came up with’.

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