Author: Hayley Minn
Staff Writer
Hayley covers news, which tech accessories you should buy, smart shopping updates and, with a passion for and background in entertainment, keeps you abreast of what celebrities are getting up to on Twitter and Instagram. As a perpetual singleton, she is always looking for new ways to date in London, whether that be through apps or events.
Pure Voca review: Small in size but big in sound
Pure has always been well-known for producing really lovely digital radios, however, specialising in radio means that the Bluetooth speakers built in still sound very radio-ey for want of a better word. With that in mind, I was very excited when I got the chance to review the brand's first portable Bluetooth speaker, the Pure…
10 Black Friday bargains for under £10
[nextpage title="Next"] In case somehow you haven't heard, it's Black Friday today. It's also payday, which means we're all going to spend all the money we've just earned on brand new clothes, because they're cheaper than usual. YAY! To get you started on your new wardrobe quest, we've chosen our favourite bargains you can pick…
All the online Black Friday deals you need. Happy Shopping!
So, it turns out Black Friday is most definitely a thing in the UK now. We don't know how or when it happened, but we're definitely not complaining, because who doesn't love a bargain? To help you out a bit, and stop you from having to trawl around the internet finding the best deals to…
The 20 best Christmas party dresses of 2014
It's that time of year again. The Christmas invites are flooding in, and you have nothing to wear that everyone hasn't seen before. Oh and of course, you need a different outfit for your work party, house party and New Year's Eve – we're exhausted just thinking about it. Luckily, we've done the hard work already:…
Naim Mu-so review: A pricey wireless speaker that’s a beast in size and in sound
Naim has been around since the ‘70s, but the high-end audio company has only recently released its first wireless speaker, in the Mu-so. The wait was definitely worth it though, as this huge speaker is not only a beast in size, but it’s also a beast in its sound too, something you’d expect from a…
2014: the year internet dating went seriously mainstream
2014 really seems to have been the year that it’s become not just socially acceptable but actually mainstream to date online, thus making the cliched profile tagline ‘If anyone asks, we met in prison’ completely defunct. So many dating apps have sprung up, including Happn, Hinge and the newest one Antidate, to name but a…
SEAT Mii by MANGO review – A lot of space, not a lot of tech
When I first heard that SEAT and Spanish fashion brand MANGO were teaming up to create a new, more stylish version of the well-known Mii, I was really intrigued, and so was rather excited when I got the chance to spend a week testing out the car for myself. Interior/Exterior The first thing you notice…
10 of the best Christmas jumpers: Topshop, Missguided, House of Fraser
[nextpage title="Next"] I know. I know. It’s November, and you don’t want to be thinking about Christmas just yet. But, we all know how quickly it can come round. Suddenly there’ll be a week to go, and you won’t even have bought everyone’s presents, let alone your necessary Christmas jumper. Be prepared, get in there…
The Hunger Games is being turned into a London stage show
We’ve all heard of The Hunger Games right? If you haven’t, then you’ve clearly been living under a rock, as it’s already sold 80 million copies around the world, and taken over $1.5 billion at the cinema box office. If that wasn’t enough,it’s now set to come to London in the form of a stage…
New app, The Hunt, is ‘super satisfying’, according to Made In Chelsea’s Rosie Fortescue
Made In Chelsea star Rosie Fortescue, along with CEO Tim Weingarten, was in London launching new fashion-finding app The Hunt last week, and shinyshiny got the chance to sit down and chat with the pair. Originally launched in 2013, in San Francisco, The Hunt is an app, where users upload pictures of items they currently…