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Things To Come in 2017
Oh hi January 1st 2017. How did you happen?! They weren't lying when they said the older you get, the quicker the years pass by. I'm not much of the reminiscing type (if that's a thing), but I wanted...
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Frills: 4 Takes on the Trend You'll Want to Wear
Frills. Ruffles. Whatever you want to call them, I'm ridiculously into them right now. Ruffles have been filling my favourite high-street and online shops since late last 2016. Replicating some of the...
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Blogging In 2012 vs Now: 5 Years Since Disco Pants and 'Shit' Pics
(Not so) fresh from the Robyn Mayday archives, I've extracted some of the highlights of blogging circa 2012. And it's all because this week five years ago, I started a blog. There are some cracking...
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Valentine's Day: (More) Carbs, Excuses and Sass
Ah, Valentine's Day. Another day where the sun rises in the East and sets in the West and pigs don't fly. How wonderfully pessimistic of me. Really though, Valentine's Day is just another day... isn't...
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Learning to Say No
"No". Sounds blunt, bitchy and a bit mean really. Doesn't it? Well, I think it's powerful, focused and positive (in the most contradictory way possible). But, equally, for me at least, has been...
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How I Became Confident
If you'd have known me as a kid, you'd probably be shocked if you met me now. Not just because I was desperate to be an archaeologist (I really liked Time Team...). Needless to say, that didn't go to...
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Quarter-Life Crisis: 10 Things On My Mind
Twenty-five. It's kinda nice to meet you after all these years. The big pre-thirty milestone. An arguably meaningless milestone at that. Oh and do you like how I've tied my jumper into this post 😏?...
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Don't Be A Dick About Designer Bags
I'll admit, seeing a 20/30-something with a designer bag is definitely not the norm (at least where I live, hence this silver beauty from ASOS). And I'll also confess to yelling 'HOLY SHIT' when, out...
View ArticleInstagram Bots: Defeating the Algorithm, or Falsified Numbers?
Turns out I've been living under a rock... an Instagram-shaped rock. 'Bloggers', 'influencers' and generally all sorts of people are frequently using bots on Instagram - automated tools developed to...
View Article6 Reasons Spring is the Sassiest Season of Them All
A couple of weeks have passed since spring officially sprung, and I'm absolutely living for it. Cue daylight (OMG. YES.) and the best season of trends in forever. Oh and less days of wrapping yourself...
View ArticleWhy it's Ok to Feel Fierce
All too often, we shy away from seeing the good in ourselves. "I love your outfit today!" - is regularly shrugged off with "oh it's just Primark". Or "that was such a kind thing you did" followed up...
View ArticleWhy You Should Vote - For You
I've never ventured into politics on my blog. And this post isn't for talking political parties, or even to enlighten you on my own political stance. This is a post about our opportunity in the coming...
View ArticleFeminism: Saying it with a Slogan
Recently, high-street retailers have been flogging tees, sweaters and hoodies featuring bold statement prints. No, I'm not talking about zebra print (even though it's admittedly wonderful)... I'm...
View Article4 Reasons I'm Loving Bold Boots
Boots - I bloody love'em. My feet have spent approximately 90% of their footy little lives in them, ever since I started buying my own shoes. They remain my go-to footwear, aside from slippers, of...
View ArticleGetting Real: Keeping Up with Blogging
So, this is pretty unusual for me. I'm sat down to write this post without a plan in mind, or even a title - just a feeling. Prepare for Robyn-gone-rogue. And a bit of an inspection into my mind right...
View Article4 Steps to Pushing Your Style Boundaries
Personal style. It's just that - personal. But I guess you could say I've become increasingly selfish with it. Wanting to challenge myself more and more. To push my fashion boundaries. I've added a...
View ArticleThings I've Found Out About Instagram Recently
Instagram has been the recipient of some major criticism lately. With the algorithm pissing off 99% of us and bots becoming widely used (I've written about bots here), there hasn't been a day over the...
View Article5 Festival Artists You NEED On Your Summer Playlist (Ad)
Festivals - something us Brits can be proud to say we do ridiculously well, from incredible line-ups, to fashion with an edge. Forget Coachella-vibes-only, the British high street always serves up...
View ArticleLife Things Right Now: An Update on Blogging, The Pill and More
It's been a little while since we've talked life stuff, hasn't it? My last 'personal' post was the one about keeping up with blogging. Which was, admittedly, horribly downbeat. So, I felt like it was...
View ArticleIn Response to Being 'Old For My Age': 8 Embarrassing Things I Do At Twenty-Five
"You're old for your age!": a phrase I seem to hear every time my quarter-life-status is thrown into conversation (by this, I mean I'm twenty-five, by the way). It's also a phrase that barely even...
View ArticleWhat My Degree ACTUALLY Taught Me
With September (aka Fresher's season) approaching, I thought I'd reminisce about my very own uni experience. It actually makes me feel a liiiittle bit sick that I graduated four years ago now (WHERE 👏...
View ArticleWhy I Got a Non-Surgical Nose Job
Some of us have niggles we look to 'correct' through cosmetic procedures. I guess I can say that as of last weekend, I'm now (happily) a member of this camp. This post explains the reason behind my...
View ArticleQ&A with a Blogger Photographer: Pro Tips, Prices and What to Expect from a...
Since returning to blogging about a year ago now (you can read a bit about my hiatus here), I've been working with the wonderful Anna from Pear and Bear Photography to create my blog's style or...
View Article6 Kinda Weird Confessions of an Introvert
I'm Robyn. And I'm an introvert. Now, if we previously crossed paths at school or college (hello darkness my old friend... jokes. Hi old pals) or you're my mum (hiya Debs, look at you go on your...
View ArticleThe Lazy Girl's Guide to Gymming on the Regular
Gymming. Ain't. Easy. At least, getting into it isn't... or back into it, if you've got a history of being a serial gym-dumper like me. SHOP THE POST !function(d,s,id){var e, p =...
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