Zoe Sugg's Blog, page 22

One day you’ll reach the age when all you want to do of a weekend is nap or visit a National Trust property, and that time will creep up on you sooner than you think. 

One minute you’re sipping Pornstar Martinis in a pub garden, the next you’re wandering around a stately home, craning your neck to see the gilded ceilings and swooning all over the box hedging. Historic mansions become both the bane of your existence and the object of all your desires.  

So, if you were too busy obsessing ov...

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but do you know where it’s really at? Stepping out of the salon with a fresh mani- now that’s a top tier feeling. May has finally arrived after a long and somewhat average April, and with it comes a new month of fresh possibility as a summer without restrictions and outdoor dining feels within touching distance. There will be no substantial meals eaten with our drinks this season! Along with plans for a very social summer comes the joy of selecting a n...

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The Coachella spam is behind us, The Kardashians are back with full burn-them-to-the-f*cking-ground force and we can almost smell the first beach BBQ of the season- life is good! May has arrived, and with it comes the promise of hot girl summer and daily ‘pub?’ texts from the girls as the allure of a British beer garden has us in a chokehold once more! We’re starting the month off strong with a 3 day weekend thanks to the May Day Bank Holiday, and ending on a high with a new Harry Styles album t...

Emotionally intelligent, life-affirming and darkly comic, Abigail Bergstrom’s debut novel What A Shame had us at hello!

Perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton and Fleabag, Bergstrom fills the pages with awkward humour and heartbreak in equal measure, shining a light on the struggles of grief in all its forms whilst celebrating the power of female friendship.

For anyone who’s ever grappled with shame and self-worth or felt a little lost in life, allow What A Shame to hit you in the feels and br...

Here comes the bri— existential crisis about what to wear for every upcoming wedding in your diary this season. It might be the season of love, but sometimes there’s nothing lovely about panic buying a chiffon dress two days before a wedding and regretting the £90 purchase for the rest of the month. We can feel your stress through the screen. Dressing as a wedding guest might seem like a fine art- and for that matter one we were never taught how to master- but once you find an affordable and ver...

Conflicting medical advice, ever-advancing research and the personal experiences of those taking it mean conversations surrounding the contraceptive pill can feel like a minefield of information to sift through. Overwhelming though it may seem, the contraceptive pill (developed in the 1950s, FYI) has changed the lives, freedom and health of women globally, empowering them to make their own decisions about pregnancy and sex, whilst also aiding in other health concerns, be it painful menstrual cyc...

Between a global pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the rising cost of living, many of us will have experienced restlessness, burn out, heightened anxiety and overwhelm over the last two years, perhaps even accepting this as part of our everyday lives.

It can be difficult to determine exactly what you’re feeling when it doesn’t meet the standard criteria of what an anxiety disorder looks like, or when so much of what you’re dealing with on a daily basis begins to feel ‘normal’ to you. But there...

In a world of ever deafening noise and the pressure to constantly strive for more, peace is a feeling that feels continually difficult to come by. Two years since the dreaded panini began and life came to a full halt, it can feel even more difficult to now strike the balance of a fun and busy life, with peace and contentment too. But the truth is: sometimes being busy is a coping mechanism, and jumping back into ‘normal life’ becomes the excuse.

 “A boring life is usually a peaceful life but ...

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