If wine snobs are to be believed, it’s worth forking out a small fortune when buying a bottle.
Anything less than a fiver and the liquid is basically vinegar.
But this isn’t always the case – as this £4.37 bottle of Malbec… Read the full story
Another February, alone.
Every year you hope to have found your soul mate and then it gets to Valentine’s, and you remember that love and hope are dead.
You’ve tried everything. Haircuts. Facials. Wardrobe overhauls. Nothing works: you are a wo/man repeller.
But one thing you might not have come across yet is the healing power of the crystal dildo.
Chakrubs is a company which specialises in crystal sex toys, and they sell a host of dildos, eggs, butt plugs and ball… Read the full story
The world of Instagram makeup is strange and wonderful.
It’s a world where you do ‘fun’ ‘out-there’ things to show off your skills, like painting your face with leftover food or creating looks designed to look like different crisp packets.
The next hot way to display your makeup applying talents? Painting a perfectly made-up face onto your thighs.
Yeah, we don’t quite get it either. But it looks pretty cool, and it’s a nice way to… Read the full story
Stop whatever you’re doing. Put down your phone and run to your nearest Tesco. Or just open another tab and get ready to do some online bulk buying. Whatever’s easier.
We have some very, very important news.
You know how the best chocolate in a tub of Celebrations is, without a doubt, Maltesers Teasers?
And you know how whenever you eat a tub of Celebrations, you say: ‘why don’t they just… Read the full story
A mastectomy patient who had to wave goodbye to her old breasts has welcomed new ones by throwing an incredible boob party.
29-year-old Sally Chapman, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, discovered she was a carrier of the lethal gene BRCA that increases the chance of developing fatal cancer back… Read the full story
Since London was given a ‘very high’ alert for air pollution by mayor Sadiq Khan, with advice for those outside not to engage in strenuous activity, people have taken to Google to ask if air pollution masks work.
With levels of pollution unlikely to completely disappear anytime soon, could people benefit from masks that filter out dangerous pollutants in the air?
There are many pollutants that can enter the atmosphere, including particulate matter.
So Valentine’s Day is coming up in two weeks, and you’re yet to buy bae a gift.
You’ve done the whole chocolates and flowers a million times – and you can’t quite afford to jet her away for a weekend of luxury. So you’re… Read the full story
Say goodbye to Salt Bae, and hello to Skate Bae – the guy who’s made us realise just how satisfying watching a skateboard being built really is.
Instagram user Christian Battung is showing us how it’s done, by fixing up a skateboard in Salt Bae fashion – sporting sunglasses, slicked back hair and those… Read the full story
In recent times, we’ve seen more and more older woman being involved in fashion campaigns.
There was Baddie Winkle and her turn for Missguided. Vanessa Redgrave modelling for Gucci. Joni Mitchell becoming the 2015 face of Yves Saint Laurent.
In other words, the fashion world is slowly getting to grips with the idea that style and beauty don’t just drain away at 30.
Which is how one 63-year-old has ended up as an ‘accidental icon’.
Lyn Slater… Read the full story
Every loving couple knows that the most frustrating part of any relationship comes when it’s time to decide what to have for dinner.
Because, when you’ve run out of food from your weekly food shop, and it’s fallen on a Saturday date night, where to eat is most definitely the most important discussion to have.
But often, that ‘discussion’ turns to an argument – because let’s face it, nobody can ever agree on what to eat.
Well, actually, let’s be honest here. One person usually offers loads of ideas, for the other to turn around and say ‘I don’t mind’ to absolutely everything, before totally rejecting any decision that comes out of the other’s mouth.
It’s a hard life being in both in love, and… Read the full story
Despite our reputations for deep frying everything, eating haggis every day, wandering around with everything dangling free under a kilt and having Irn Bru coursing through our veins instead of blood, us Scottish folk are a versatile bunch.
Which is why there are certain things that you should avoid saying to us when we wander south of the border – at least if you want to avoid a Glasgow kiss anyway.
Here are just a selection of things non-Scottish are constantly saying to us that get our bagpipes in a twist.
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There are some simple pleasures in life we thought we could rely on.
The smell of cut grass, for example. That first lick of ice cream. The perfect cup of tea.
And yoghurt.
Those romance masters at Pornhub have done it again, releasing a sexual wellness website just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The Pornhub Sexual Health Center is a free site, being marketed as an online resource for anyone with questions about sexuality, sexual health and relationships.
So pretty much every human being in the world then.
All of the information shared on the site is… Read the full story
If you have a thing for beautiful redheads then prepare to have your fill, because there’s now a magazine entirely devoted to them.
MC1R claims to be the only magazine for ginger people and is a journal entirely centred around the ‘culture of red hair’.
The magazine’s curious name stands for Melanocortin 1 Receptor… Read the full story
If you’re going to jump around in excitement about your new job at 3.30am, don’t do it if your neighbour’s this guy.
Reddit user holdthedoor444 left a somewhat passive aggressive note in his shared hallway after his neighbour’s kept him up half the night.
Instead of simply asking them to tone it down, he went all out – making sure he wouldn’t be messed with again.
And to be frank, we think it’ll definitely do the job.
Addressing the letter to the ‘neighbours who were partying last night’, the Redditor made it quite clear that he could not care less about the new job his neighbour was getting, or the ‘sh*tty benefits that came with it’.
If you use you know anything about the YouTube community at all, you’d already know all about Melanie Murphy.
Melanie started her YouTube channel in 2013 and rose to internet fame video blogging her thoughts on issues like body image, health, self-love, beauty and sexuality. Basically, she’s all about everything we love here at the Metro Lifestyle desk.
Her journey to self-acceptance and love became our journey,… Read the full story
Being a freelancer in London can be a nightmare.
If you’re working in an office, you don’t get sick pay and sometimes there’s no desk space – meaning you’re relegated to roaming around the office with your laptop searching for a seat.
If you’re working from home or a cafe, the wifi has a tendency to cut out and coffee is expensive. And that’s before we get into the dangers of constantly accessible daytime TV.
You might have freedom over how much you work and on which projects but travel, space and day-rates can make it more stressful than having a full-time position.
But it doesn’t have to be that way if you’re prepared to up sticks.
According to a new study by Dutch freelance platform… Read the full story
There can be no doubt that for the most part, being a single parent is no mean feat.
You’re juggling everything life throws at you on your own and it can feel like mission impossible.
However, despite all the difficulties, it can also be an awesome experience.
It’s something to be treasured and embraced and it will make you realise that you’re stronger than you thought.
So, if you’re feeling down about going it alone, or are considering it as a potential life choice, here… Read the full story
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