Zoe Sugg's Blog, page 13

You must have been living under a marshy rock to have missed the buzz surrounding the cinematic release of Where The Crawdads Sing, adapted from the bestselling book of the same title which topped The New York Times best seller list 2019 and 2020, totalling an impressive 32 weeks non-consecutively! 

Written by American author and Zoologist Delia Owens, the story follows female lead Kya, whom abandoned as a girl, raised herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. Her difficult upbri...

POV: It’s iced coffee season but you don’t like coffee, and you don’t do fomo either. 

Girls everywhere are bundling into their cars with 16 bags and 7 chilled bevs, slurping their agave syrup and coconut milk blends on their way to work and taunting you with their ice cube ASMR. 

Enter: the no-coffee iced beverages to keep you cool this summer. 

We’ve done the rounds, surveying the best OG iced drinks and new additions this summer has to offer so you never have to miss out again. From ...

The worst of the heatwave (aka feeling like your bedroom is an actual oven) may be out of the way, but if you’re still seeking easy, breezy outfits that feel like you’re wearing as little as possible then look no further than the humble maxi and midi dress. Reliable, failsafe and dependable no matter how last minute the plans, this wardrobe staple means your outfit is sorted in one fell swoop and you can concentrate on the more important summer decisions: frozen Margarita or Aperol Spritz?

Dr...

This is a guest article written by Natasha Devon, for content pitches please email [email protected]

At some point, most of us realise that we have picked up some kind of damaging belief about the experience of falling in love from cartoons or fairy stories. We realise that ‘and they lived happily ever after’ is an extremely unlikely outcome. We apprehend that you don’t have to be traditionally beautiful to be worthy of love (often after some self-esteem issues from having taken in that co...

Butter is taking over TikTok, and we’re not mad about it. With over 289 million views on the #ButterTok hashtag (we promise only 200 million of them are us…), the Internet is going wild for all things flavoured butter.  Be it garlic, truffle, pumpkin or cinnamon, the viral videos currently doing the rounds look particularly mouthwatering and surprisingly easy to make. What’s not to love?

Whether you can’t take your eyes off a classic garlic and herb combination or are dreaming of some freshly...

A stress-free period doesn’t exi… 

Tricky periods, meet your match! As a trained medical herbalist specialising in women’s health, Natasha Richardson has helped hundreds of people suffering with PMS, painful periods, persistent fatigue and chronic stress to reclaim their menstrual wellbeing. 

After suffering with prolonged period pain which seriously interfered with her life and being ignored by the medical profession, she discovered the amazing pain-alleviating properties of the botanical...

Ever wondered what it’s really like playing Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck at Disneyland? We spoke to an anonymous former fur character to find out! 

From the intense audition process to the emotional reactions from parents and children and the reality of life behind the giant fuzzy costume, here’s what a once-upon-a-time Mickey Mouse had to say about their time in the parks. 

I worked at Disneyland Paris for a year ...

Let’s face it, baby clothes are 10/10 cuter than adult sizes, and that’s a fact. Whether it’s an adorable summer dress or a teeny, tiny knitted romper, shopping for clothes for little ones- be it your own or those within your family or friendship group- is one of the most wholesome activities of all. Who needs a massage to relax when you can look at a tiny pair of socks and suddenly feel like everything is right in the world?!

From independent stockists on Etsy to the best of the high street,...

Whether it be viral TikTok videos or Instagram infographics, hormones are a hot topic on the Internet at the moment, and for good reason…

The phrase ‘hormone hacking’ suggests that we hold the power to drastically change both how we feel and our body’s reaction to different scenarios, but what does it really mean to influence your hormones, and is it truly possible to change them in the long term? 

We spoke to Functional Medicine Doctor and founder of the Lantern Clinic, Dr Margarita Kitov...

This is a guest article written by The Know , for content pitches please email [email protected]

You’re watching TV on a Sunday morning, and decide to flip to the news channel. Immediately, flashing banners warn you that breaking news is on the way. The presenter speeds through a seemingly endless list of horrors. A scrolling bar at the bottom updates you on issues you didn’t even know existed. You turn off the TV to take a breather, and half-consciously start scroll...