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Rent at The Old Rep Theatre
It is the classic musical of modern times, a tour de force that has a back story just as tragic as the one that unfolds on stage, and, last night, Rent, the updated version of La Boheme, opened at the Old Rep Theatre Birmingham with a brilliant ensemble performance. Rent is the story of a group of artistic bohemians living in East Village, New York during the early 1990s. The talented bunch include a dancer (Mimi), a film-maker (Mark), a guitarist and lead singer (Roger), a transsexual woman (Angel) and a teacher turned anarchist (Tom Collins). They live an impoverished existence and, in the case of Mimi, Collins and Roger,…
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Why we should all be taking Vitamin D supplements.
Do you take Vitamin D supplements? If you are, well done! If the answer is no, then maybe you should take a few minutes to re-evaluate this and add Vitamin D to your shopping list. Because if the latest findings from a government commissioned health report is to be believed, we all need a little dose of sunshine added to our lives and diets. (You can read about the report on the BBC website here.) We get our Vitamin D from sunshine and from good balanced diets that contain items like oily fish, eggs and red meat and liver. But these days, sunshine is in short supply, even in Summer…
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Celebrity Get the Look with Poppy Delevingne, Pixie Lott and Naomi Harris
My latest celebrity get the look post is a special one for me, as it features some of my latest style crushes. These are ladies who’s wardrobes I totally covet and would just love to dive into, even though I would probably struggle to fit my arms into their dresses, let alone my whole body. First up is Poppy Delevingne, a lady who always seems to get it right, totally winning the best dressed at the Met Ball this year, and now winning Glastonbury too, in a floral print tea dress. I have also been super impressed with V icky Pattison’s choices since she won ‘I’m a Celebrity’, she seems…
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Fan Day Friday – Earning Your Stripes
When it comes to fashion, and especially Summer fashion, there is a style that consistently pops up in my wardrobe as the epitome of my style, and that is stripes. I love a stripe, I ignore all the perceived wisdom about who can wear stripes, and what sort of stripes you should wear depending on your body shape, and I just embrace the stripe for all it is worth. A stripe is an enigma. It is a bit of fun (think candy stripes) that can also look super classic and stylish (pinstripe anyone). It can be described as nautical in navy and white, or French inspired – what is more…
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Blow Out Fridays – Coming to John Lewis
John Lewis is bringing New York’s latest beauty trend to Birmingham with the launch of Blow Out Fridays throughout August at its &Beauty spa. This concept is hugely popular in the States, with the idea being about a quick fix for the hair that means you can head from work to the bar without having to go home first, leaving more time for food, fun and cocktails on a Friday night. Blow Out Fridays will launch officially on Friday 5th August, giving customers the opportunity to treat themselves to a special blow dry offer ahead of the weekend. Last Thursday I headed to the &Beauty Spa in Birmingham’s Grand Central…