Here’s why you should never go to the gym hungover

June 11, 2016, 1:26 am

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You’ve woken up at 1pm with a mouth dryer than a sandpit. Your head is pounding. You want only to eat cheese covered fries and gently weep at your mistakes.

But you get up and decide you’ll go to the gym. That’s a good idea, right? That’ll make you a proper responsible adult? You’ll sweat out your hangover, feel all fresh and accomplished, and then go about your day feeling all proud and full of endorphins.

Erm, maybe don’t.

Turns out that not only will a hangover do nothing to help your hangover, it could actually make your day a whole lot worse.

Damion Martins, a sports… Read the full story

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The Queen’s 90th birthday: Win a luxury hamper, a London hotel stay and more

June 11, 2016, 2:00 am

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It’s the Queen’s official birthday on June 11th. To celebrate we’re offering a luxury hamper to celebrate the weekend in collaboration with the Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts across London.

The prize includes accommodation at a London hotel, lunch or dinner at the Venetian restaurant TOZI, spa treatments at the luxurious Mandara Spa, and tickets to Merlin attractions like LEGOLAND.

Think you deserve the hamper? Let us know the times when your weekend has not gone perfectly to plan. The person with the best example will win.

To enter, follow Metro Life and tweet @Metro_Life with your weekend… Read the full story

World Gin Day – 18 London bars, restaurants and other fun places in which to drink gin

June 11, 2016, 2:00 am

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Happy World Gin Day 2016!

Yes, forget Christmas, it’s the most wonderful time of the year for adults who think gin’s just the tonic.

If you want to celebrate you could just stay home with a G&T (just read this before buying that lime).

Or you can hit the town and try one of the many specialist venues in London that knows gin’s the thing.

With bars serving up everything from classic martinis, gimlets and negronis to incredibly complicated gin cocktails involving teas, herbs and flowers, you’re spoilt for choice in… Read the full story

This new workout trend lets you get fit by being a mermaid

June 11, 2016, 2:02 am

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Overall, being an adult isn’t really anything like we dreamed it would be. We don’t wear fancy suits and get private cars to work. We don’t live in a massive house with a slide instead of stairs. We have to do responsible adult things like doing laundry and exercising.

And the biggest disappointment of all? We are not mermaids. It just never happened. We’re still devastated.

But this news makes things a tiny bit better.

A hotel in California has combined a grownup thing we have to do – working out – with something we’ve always wanted to do – be a mermaid.

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The Museum of Broken Relationships is a super fun place to quietly weep over how single you are

June 11, 2016, 2:35 am

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Recently single? Just go ahead and skip that Sunday brunch with all your coupled up friends. You don’t need that sh*t.

The much better option: a museum dedicated to breakups and the shattered pieces of your heart. Sounds fun, right?

A new museum in Los Angeles, The Museum of Broken Relationships, showcases all the leftover objects sifted from the wreckage of splits. Each object has been submitted by an ordinary person who’s broken up with or lost a loved one, and is shown alongside a little note explaining its significance.

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Smokey Tails’ Seth Troxler shares his vegetarian and vegan BBQ side dish recipes

June 11, 2016, 3:18 am

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Vegans and vegetarians get a bit of a rubbish deal when it comes to the joy of summer BBQs.

We’re mostly left with sad salads, crisps, and empty hot dog buns. Maybe a vegetable skewer if we’re lucky.

You guys, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are loads of delicious vegan and vegetarian barbecue options that are so damn good, even diehard meat-lovers will want a plateful.

One such meat-lover is DJ Seth Troxler, who recently opened up super-meaty restaurant Smokey Tails (you should go whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous. Everything is delicious). He’s shared some of his favourite vegan and vegetarian salad and… Read the full story

World Gin Day: 18 flavours of gin you haven’t tried yet

June 11, 2016, 4:00 am

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There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to sing the praises of gin – although we’ve spent many wobbly nights trying.

In honour of World Gin Day, we say eschew your traditional London gins and push the boat out with some rather exciting, and often unusual, infusions…

1. Seaweed gin (Dà Mhìle)

This gin needs three weeks of infusing with seaweed picked straight from the Celtic coast (yes, it is slightly green – but that just adds to the authenticity).

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Actual adults are now celebrating their birthdays by smashing cakes with their faces

June 11, 2016, 4:05 am

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Be real. Deep down, we are all just little babies pretending to be adults, acting like we don’t want to throw tantrums, roll around on the floor, and spend the day colouring in.

There is no occasion that this truth is truer than our birthdays.

On our birthdays we are brats. We demand cake. We want presents. We seriously consider asking our parents to give us a pony.

So are we really surprised that the latest trend in birthday celebrations is staging a massive photoshoot to document the moment you smash your hands and face into a birthday cake?

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25 of the best subscription boxes to give as gifts

June 11, 2016, 4:08 am

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The trend for monthly subscription boxes – where you sign up to receive a box of goodies of your chosen theme through the post once a month – doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

In fact there’s now even more choice out there. You can get subscription boxes for pretty much anything you can think of – from food and stuff for the kids to do, to tampons and razors. They make great gifts, especially for the person in your life who seems to have everything already.

There are literally hundreds out there but to get your started here are 25 of the best:

Food and drink

1. Japan crate

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World Gin Day: The best gin experiences around the UK this summer

June 11, 2016, 4:41 am

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It’s World Gin Day today possibly the best of all ‘World’ days (except perhaps ‘World Cheese Day’ – October 29th, get it in your diary).

The gin explosion of recent years has not only meant that there is pretty much a gin for every palate out there but also that there are amazing gin activities to immerse yourself in.

Here’s a round up of the best ones around the UK for your perusal, over a G&T, obviously.

The Slingsby Gin Experience, Harrogate, £40

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June 11, 2016, 4:56 am

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We fill our social media feeds with perfectly filtered pictures of our Valentine’s Day presents, videos of proposals, and full albums of wedding photographs.

So why don’t we apply the same dedication to documenting our breakups?

24-year-old Catherine Meisenburg just got divorced. She’d been with her husband since she was fourteen and they’d been married for a few years.

‘We were childhood sweethearts,’ she told the Daily Mail Australia.

Then, Catherine claims, her husband cheated on her.

‘He was cheating on me, always lying, always out with his friends,’ she said. ‘It took me a while to leave him, it took me about three years to have the courage… Read the full story

15 reasons gin is the only spirit you need in your life

June 11, 2016, 5:00 am

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Gin. Ah, what’s not to love about the finest spirit there is.

Whether it’s the aqua allure of a Bombay Sapphire that draws you in or a classic Gordon’s that floats your boat, there is no denying that, when it comes to the king of spirits, gin takes the crown.

For those of you who are still to be convinced, and prefer a Baileys to a Beefeater or a Tequila to a Tanqueray, here’s 15 reasons why gin is the only spirit you need in your life.

1. It’s a pretty spirit full of perfume

As the most… Read the full story

This is why you should pee in the shower

June 11, 2016, 5:34 am

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It’s the hot button issue of our time: to pee or not to pee?

In the shower, we mean. Everyone has to wee.

But whether or not it’s okay to take a piss while getting clean is a fiercely debated question that’s broken friendships, torn apart relationships, and made people seriously question their housemate’s personal hygiene.

We see both sides. We get it. There may never be a resolution to this eternal question.

But we now have mathematical evidence to back up the pro-weeing-in-the-shower camp.

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June 11, 2016, 6:50 am

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A cutesy photo of your baby won’t win you any points on Facebook these days. No one’s interested in your regular, human pregnancy photoshoot.

We’re sorry. It’s just that you can’t compete with the new trend for the pets of the world posing for their own celebrations… Read the full story

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June 11, 2016, 7:47 am

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We’ve all been told to put down our phones, to look up, to start appreciating the moment.

Well, turns out all those ‘LIVE IN THE MOMENT, UGH, MILLENNIALS ARE SO ADDICTED TO THEIR PHONES’ people could be massively screwing us over. Maybe we shouldn’t feel bad for needing to Instagram every meal, sunset, and cute dog we see.

New research suggests that taking the time to document a moment, rather than just living it, actually makes us enjoy the moment more.

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A feast of football: The national dishes for each of the countries playing in Euro 2016

June 11, 2016, 8:21 am

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Whether you’re a foodie who loves football, or a football widow (or widower of course) who’s struggling to get interested in the European Championships, this month’s football tournament is a great chance to learn a little about the cuisine of the competing countries.

Here are some of the national dishes for the countries competing in Euro 2016:

Albania – Tave Kosi

Lamb cooked with yoghurt and eggs. Similar recipe here.

Austria – Wiener Schnitzel

Breaded meat, traditionally veal. Here’s how to make it.

Belgium – Moules Frites

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27 times it’s a great idea to send an unsolicited dick pic

June 11, 2016, 8:46 am

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The dick pic truly is one of the most sensual art forms.

A good dick pic is worth a thousand sexts, declaring all that needs to be declared with just one image of an erect penis. Your erect penis. Because it is such a sight to behold.

So why do some women get so pissed off when you bless them with such a glorious treat for the eyes?

It’s all down to context and timing, buddy. If your sexting partner has enthusiastically asked for a photo of your dick, you know the response will probably be a good one.

But when… Read the full story

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June 11, 2016, 9:21 am

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Makeup obsessives and single people, you may want to look away now.

19-year-old Charles ‘Chaz’ Thomson is getting all kinds of praise on Twitter after his girlfriend, Caroline Scott, shared photos of the presents he gave her for her 19th birthday.

Inside a (very well wrapped, might we add) box, Caroline had been treated to all the delights any makeup obsessive and selfie-taker dreams of: a Too Faced eyeshadow palette, Anastasia brow kits, Urban Decay’s Complexion Perfecter and Eyeshadow Primer Potion, MAC glitter eyeshadow, and a light-up phone case. Whoa.

Oh, plus… Read the full story

10 best places in the UK for a hen do

June 12, 2016, 6:13 am

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Wedding fever is upon us and you’ve been landed the big job of organising the hen do.

Feeling the pressure to organise a super sick hen weekend for your bestie?

Don’t worry, you’re covered.

Strippers and willy straws or looking for a sophisticated relaxing weekend away?

There’s a destination to fit any type of celebration.

Here’s the 10 best places in the UK for a hen do to help plan your trip.

Now you’ve just got to sort the outfits and L-plates.

1. Manchester – for a shopping and spa weekend

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Festival beauty: 8 essentials to help you stay fresh at every event from Reading to Glastonbury

June 12, 2016, 6:46 am

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You might have images of VIP sun loungers at Coachella but, in reality, we’re more than likely to be slumming it in a tent at Glastonbury in this country.

If you’re headed for a weekend of mud and music this summer, you’ll need these 8 beauty products to stay fresh at festivals with.

Boots Essentials Moisturising Wipes 25-pack, £1.50, Boots

Wipes – these are going to be your best friend.

You’ll use hundreds, so you don’t want to spend a fortune, but you do want ones that are kind to your skin.

These are enriched with moisturising Vitamin E and Sweet Almond Oil.

Nivea Invisible Black & White Deodorant… Read the full story