Amazing picture of fitness blogger challenges body image misconceptions

June 13, 2015, 1:57 am

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A personal trainer has smashed body image misconceptions by showing how different lighting and poses can dramatically change your appearance.

Sophie Kay, 27, revealed how just with a bit of know-how you can transform your body in just a few minutes.

The London based fitness blogger has set out to tackle the misconceptions around her industry with her blog.

She says the pics were taken only minutes apart and all she did was turn off the overhead light, put on underwear that fit better, ‘twist my body… Read the full story

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17 things all Londoners secretly wish for

June 14, 2015, 11:00 pm

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Standing on an over-crowded platform first thing in the morning waiting for an inevitably late train, you’d be forgiven for thinking we Londoners are all brain dead zombies with not a thought going through our sleepy heads.

But you’d be wrong.

Here are the things we are all actually secretly wishing for:

1. The holy grail of good mornings. The free Pret coffee. Remember that time when you thought you’d got one but they just forgot to charge you for your coffee and demanded you come back and pay for it? Yeah. Not a good morning.

2. To see the perfect description of yourself on the hallowed pages of ‘Rush Hour Crush’.… Read the full story

Woman realises she’s wearing the floor; does the only logical thing

June 14, 2015, 11:46 pm

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It’s one thing turning up in the same outfit as another guest at an event. But, imagine coming dressed as the floor. 

That’s what happened to Imgur user beedat who posted this picture two days ago with the simple explainer: ‘Wearing the floor’. She expanded underneath: ‘I walked into the room and realised the floor had chosen the same outfit.’

Following this realisation that the top half of her outfit was identical to the pebble-dash effect flooring, while the bottom half matched the carpet, the anonymous user did the only logical thing: she got her friend to stand on a chair while she lay on the floor to get a picture.

Wearing the floor..

Brit model Ricki Hall dubbed real-life Zoolander after saying he gets style tips from the homeless

June 15, 2015, 12:55 am

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Ricki Hall, a 28-year-old model from Wolverhampton, has been dubbed the real-life Zoolander after saying he takes styling tips from the homeless.

Ricki has, to date, been best known for having over 200 tattoos, dating Kelly Osbourne back in 2014, and for starring alongside David Beckham in that H&M Super Bowl ad.

But, yesterday, he gained Twitter notoriety thanks to his controversial comments in an interview for the Sunday Times magazine’s ‘A Life in the Day’ feature.

Ricki was quoted as saying: ‘I take style tips from everything, even kids and homeless people. They can put anything together and it just works.’

The similiaries with the Zoolander film where Derek models Mugatu’s ‘Derelicte’ fashion line, described as ‘a fashion, a way of… Read the full story

The 14 university degrees most likely to make you rich (SPOILER: You can probably guess a few)

June 15, 2015, 1:17 am

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Yes, doing what you LOVE is the biggest thing to factor in when choosing your degree course, but knowing what the possible earnings are post graduation is also key. Because student debt.

Salary rankings website Emolument conducted a survey of the university degrees that ranked highest when it comes to salary expectation.

Here’s what students can expect to earn within five years of graduation if they opt for the following courses.

1. Economics – £45,000

2. Law – £42,000

3. Maths/Statistics – £39,000

4. Chemistry/Natural Sciences – £38,000

5. Accounting/Business/Finance – £37,000

6. Engineering – £37,000

7. Computer Sciences – £37,000

8. Physics/Life Sciences/Healthcare – £36,000

9. Management/Strategy – £36,000

10. History/Geography/Politics – £34,000

11. Modern Languages – £32,000

12. Philosophy – £32,000

13. English Literature – £31,000

14. Fine Arts/Design – £25,000

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No more red faces: This bikini tells you when you’re getting sunburnt

June 15, 2015, 2:06 am

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French company Spinali Design has invented a bikini that tells you when you need to apply suntan lotion, and when you need to head to the bar for some shade.

The smart swimsuit comes with a small, removable and waterproof UV sensor that attaches to the fabric.

The sensor lets sunbathers know via a smartphone app when they need to apply more suntan lotion, or move into the shade, according to their skin type. Thereby eliminating painful sunburn – and red faces at work on Monday morning.

You can even get the alerts sent to your partner’s phone – the Valentine’s setting – so that they know when to rub more… Read the full story

These LED dance shoes are insane

June 15, 2015, 2:10 am

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Like those light up kicks you had as a kid, or the flashing Topshop x Ashish Buffalo platforms – but better.

Japanese designer Yuya Kikukawa has come up with the latest in smart fashion: Orphe shoes.

So high-tech are these LED sneaks that they come packed with 9-axis motion sensors (to detect range of movement and change colour) and can be controlled using your smartphone.

They were developed by start-up company No New Folk Studio for dancers and artists to take their performance game to another level by creating customisable patterns via 100 full-colour, serially-controlled LEDs.

We need a pair of these bad boys.

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June 15, 2015, 2:42 am

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Ready to step up your shoe game?

According to the spring/summer 2015 catwalk scene, platforms are back and walking tall is a big deal.

Enter Y.R.U’s Everest leopard platforms.

Not only do they nod to this season’s Seventies revival trend but they are exactly how to add a few inches to your look (3.5 inches) and have vegan leather buckle straps.

High enough to get their ‘Everest’ title but chunky enough to walk in, just. Though, if you’re buying into this trend practice sauntering around at home before you venture outside.

Think signature Birkenstock sandals with added height for £32. The leopard face might be overkill though, no?

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Bet you’ve never seen frisbee played the Bosnian way

June 15, 2015, 2:49 am

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There’s only one way to play frisbee, right?

Apparently not, as these two devil-may-care Bosnian beach-goers have shown.

This clip of two guys showing off their frisbee tossing skills on the beach was uploaded to YouTube by LiveLeak yesterday, and, while some have suggested the duo have simply forgotten how to summer, others have speculated there might be some pre-existing beef there.

We’re going with the latter.

Just look at the force they’re putting behind those throws.

It’s possibly the most passive aggressive game of frisbee ever.

Stand clear.

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June 15, 2015, 3:36 am

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If you live in London then you probably use it every day. But how much do you know the network that ferries millions of people around the capital?

Here are 21 facts about London Tube stations: is your local station on this list?

1. At Oval station there is one special Underground roundel in the shape of an oval (instead of being round like all the others).

2. Balham is the only Underground station that doesn’t have any of the letters of the word ‘underground’ in it.

3. On the columns at Temple station, there are small temple-shaped emblems at the bases. Coincidence?

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How to peel an orange with a spoon (minus the mess)

June 15, 2015, 3:39 am

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Summer means maxing out on your five a-day, and you can’t beat a really good orange.

Here’s how to peel this citrus fruit using a spoon without making a total mess of your kitchen and/or outfit, because life hacks!

All you need is said orange, a teaspoon and a tablespoon.

Here’s how…

1. Score the midsection of the orange using the head of a teaspoon.

2. Insert a tablespoon to the opening and work it in and around the fruit to loosen the skin (without cutting into the orange).

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This woman just limboed underneath a car (and broke another world record)

June 15, 2015, 4:45 am

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This woman knows how to get low.

Meet Shemika Charles aka the limbo queen who just broke a world record by becoming the first person to ever limbo under a car.

Ultimate shimmy, much?

22-year-old Shemika first landed a spot in the Guinness World Records book back in 2010 when she limboed down to an unbelievable eight and a half inches (the height of a beer bottle), but this latest achievement is on another level.

Watch the lady bend over backwards to get underneath this SUV.

Yes, that’s what SIX HOURS of training a day looks like.

Serious flexibility runs in the family too, Shemika’s mum was also a limbo dancer, in her home town of… Read the full story

The world’s most glamorous McDonald’s has opened in Rotterdam

June 15, 2015, 5:10 am

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It’s so fancy.

Rotterdam now boasts possibly the world’s most glamorous McDonald’s – complete with floor-to-ceiling windows, a golden light-up facade, and a glossy white spiral staircase.

Maccy’s has owned the site for 45 years, but the building that previously served up Big Macs on one of Rotterdam’s most popular shopping streets, had been voted the ugliest building in the city by residents, and the council was itching to knock the former 1960s cigar shop down.

Spoilt or treated? Meet the woman who spends THOUSANDS on her children’s birthday parties

June 15, 2015, 5:17 am

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For some children, the definition of a treat is being bought a sweet after behaving well or getting a fiver extra in their pocket money for good grades.

For others, it emerges, it involves getting ponies and red carpets for lavish birthday parties. And outspoken mum Sophie May Dixon is adamant that such luxuries are exactly what her children Princess Bliss (5) and Precious Bell (3) deserve.

Sophie was on This Morning discussing extravagant birthday treats for children amidst the rumours that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were considering hiring out Disneyland for North’s birthday.

Revealing that she spent over £2000 on Princess Bliss’ fifth birthday party, she said: ‘Memories are what’s important. She had a pony… Read the full story

What happens when children ask their dads ‘what about me makes you proud?’

June 15, 2015, 6:29 am

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You might want to grab the tissues now.  

Dads aren’t always the best at telling their kids how they feel. Sometimes it’s easier to just hand over the pocket money and go back to watching the football.

But, to show what can happen when they open up, the team at Echo Stories asked ten fathers and their children to take part in a short video.

They were told to ask each other one simple question: ‘What about me makes you proud?’

The responses are totally honest, sometimes funny, always incredibly touching.

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16 things you’ll only know if you’ve been a hairdresser

June 15, 2015, 7:12 am

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The hairdresser: trusted by some, feared by many. A friend, a confidant and someone with sharp tools. Not to be annoyed.

If you are lucky enough to be working in one of the most creative industries out there, you’ll more than relate to the following…

1. ‘Do whatever you want…but I don’t want anything off the length and I like my colour’

Right. I’ll just give it a brush then.

2. Most of your clothes are bleach marked and many a black top has been coloured in with a Sharpie. Wear an apron? I’m a professional, I don’t need an apron…Oh wait.

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Meet the winners of China’s ‘Women’s Armpit Hair Competition’

June 15, 2015, 7:30 am

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We have a winner, ladies and gents.

Women across China have been posting photos of themselves flaunting their armpit hair on Weibo for the last month in a bid to win the Women’s Armpit Hair Competition (judged on social media engagement).

First prize went to Zhu Xixi who received 202 likes and shares for her photo pictured above. Check that pose.

‘I’m very excited, because I only wanted to get the second place.

‘I want to say thank you to the competition organiser for holding such brilliant activity!’ she told Shanghaiist following her win, for which she received a hundred free condoms.

Take a look at these photos of the runners up. Yes, they missed out the stash of rubbers… Read the full story

His name is Earl the grumpy puppy and he’s our new favourite meme

June 15, 2015, 7:34 am

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His name is Earl. Of course.

This picture of Earl the grumpy puppy (gruppy?) was posted on Reddit by user Doo1717 a week ago and has had over two million views.

Because, despite being a mere six-months-old, Earl has already perfected the resting b*tch face.

Comments from Redditors underneath the photo of the pup (a second generation puggle according to his owners) include: ‘this is the most human looking dog I’ve ever seen,’ a suggestion that he’s ‘the Ron Swanson of dogs,’ and one person who wants to know: ‘have you ever considered that your dog is a reincarnated old man?’

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22 signs you’re a highly skilled procrastinator

June 15, 2015, 9:27 am

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Do you never do today what you can put off till tomorrow?

Are you currently reading this list instead of finishing your work, making the dinner, doing something far more important instead?

Are you nodding?

Here’s 22 other signs you’re a supremely skilled procrastinator. Go you.

1. You’ve got sort of used to that nagging feeling at the back of your mind. 

2. If you were a burger, you know which burger you’d be. Ditto biscuits. You also know which actor would play your BF in a romcom (regardless of sexual orientation) And, of course, you know how you’d die in Titanic. You’ve taken the quizzes. But, you still haven’t booked that hair appointment.

3. There’s a stack of opened post in the lounge that needs to be dealt with. Instead you’re flicking through the Sweaty Betty catalogue. Ooh, legwarmers. 

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June 15, 2015, 11:10 pm

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Father’s Day is 21 June, so here’s a few ideas on what to buy the old man in your life.

No, you can’t just get away with a card and no you can’t do novelty sh**.

Any of the following presents are sure to put a smile on your papa bear’s face this Father’s Day. Guaranteed.

Socks.
Dads DO like socks. And all the designs from Happy Socks are bang on, £8 a pop.

 

A razor, for the beard game.
The Bodygroomer by Philips will adios all that nose/ ear hair you’re constantly calling him up on.

John Lewis, £55.

A dapper new shirt.
Because will he ever invest in a stylish wardrobe staple without your help? Exactly.

This blue jersey shirt from Reiss, £69, is perfect for even the fussiest of fathers.

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