Everything is Washable and Other Life Lessons: 2022’s New How-To Guide that will Help You Navigate Modern Life with Advice on Beauty, Money, Family and So Much More

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If your artwork is relatively light, you should at this point be able to hammer a nail into the wall, at your pencil mark. Waterstones Brighton are thrilled to welcome journalist, broadcaster and bestselling author Sali Hughes, hosted by Louise Wener, to talk about Sali's brand new book Everything Is Washable And other Life Lessons -A smart guide to help us all navigate the pitfalls of modern life. A small set of screwdrivers Various sizes in both flat and Phillips. Never use the wrong size as it will slip and very often ruin the slot in the screw head. An electric screwdriver is a great investment too. Start at water level – submerging leaves in the vase water will pollute it, and your flowers will be drinking dirty water, which will shorten their life and smell bad.

First, open all doors and windows. Empty ashtrays into an outside bin, clean them with wet kitchen paper, then wash up as normal. If people have been smoking near sofas, or if you have carpets and rugs, sprinkle them well with baking powder (it’s worth keeping a flour shaker full of it – baking powder is useful for all sorts of household tasks), and leave while you do the rest. Darling, Annika (29 August 2018). " 'Pretty Iconic': The Book for Make-up Nerds". Make-Up Artist . Retrieved 6 October 2020. Reliable, reassuring, wise and kind. It’s all the good advice you'll ever need' Sophie Ellis-BextorFlower food isn’t so much nourishment for flowers as a preventer of slime. Pouring it in will prolong your blooms’ health by keeping their environment cleaner. Lump hammer For achieving a dull, blunt thud of a bang when breaking things apart or nudging dovetail joints into place. It’s usually best to put something soft (a towel) or firm (a chunk of spare wood) between the hammer and its target, if precious, to stop anything becoming dented.

Affordable and also accessible, democratic beauty is really important to me. Some years ago I was at a homeless shelter in Cardiff making a documentary and, while waiting for the camera crew to set up, I saw two cardboard boxes full of toiletries. The woman at reception explained that they were for clients who might have a housing meeting or job interview and need to look presentable. I took a photo of the boxes, sent the picture to my friend [Beauty Banks co-founder] Jo Jones and said "this is crazy - we know loads of people with tonnes of product. And here are people who need product. Can't we bring the two things together?" And she said "yes, definitely".Mattress You spend a third of your life in bed, so you’d be mad to scrimp on your mattress. The good news is that brilliant “expensive” mattresses are no longer anything like as dear as they were. Disruptor brands such as Eve, Casper, Emma, Allswell and Simba (of which I own two, but I’ve come to believe they’re all much of a muchness) make hybrid spring and memory-foam mattresses that conveniently arrive in a box and gradually unfurl in a deeply satisfying manner over a 24-hour period. They’re wonderfully comfy and, unlike the memory foam of the past, not at all cloying and sweaty. Also: buy a mattress cover – it makes a world of difference. Several years ago, my boyfriend and I attended the Hay literary festival, and in an uncharacteristic fit of nostalgia I suggested we drive to the village in which I grew up, around 45 minutes away. We toured the landmarks – my grandparents’ house, where I was born, the primary school I’d attended – and, of course, my childhood home, the small end-of-terrace I shared with my two big brothers and my father, following my mother’s departure to a tiny flat a mile or so away. Toasters The less your toaster looks like a vintage Winnebago, the more likely it is to live a long life of toasting bread properly. I’ve never had any problems with an inexpensive Russell Hobbs. Something as simple as repositioning your lighting or even just changing your bulbs can almost imperceptibly alter a room’s mood. The methodical, almost mindless, busywork of clearing out the freezer or kitchen crap drawer can be a living metaphor for processing your own cluttered thoughts and feelings. Home improvement is so much more than displacement activity because, unlike cycling through social media, it actually leads us to somewhere we’d like to be: a calm sanctuary to call our own.

c) The candle has been placed in a draught, which is throwing the flame on a slant, meaning one part of the candle is being exposed to more heat than the rest. Vases Unless an expensive vase is a unique objet d’art, I can’t see the point in splashing out. A glass vessel is a glass vessel. Besides, as I know to my cost, vases smash. Sali Hughes (born 21 February 1975) is a Welsh journalist, writer and broadcaster. She is The Guardian 's resident beauty columnist.Hughes, Sali (21 April 2020). "Our rainbow queen! Why Queen Elizabeth II is the undisputed British style icon". Glamour . Retrieved 7 October 2020. Basic beauty questions still come up when I talk to friends, or engage with followers on social media and readers. That's why, when I created my skincare line Sali Hughes x Revolution, I wanted to give them something straightforward: here are the ingredients you need in your skincare, and here is what to use and when. Cover Reveal: Pretty Iconic by Sali Hughes". 4th Estate. 25 August 2016 . Retrieved 7 October 2020. d) The candle has been relit while still warm. Candles should be left to cool and solidify between burnings. If it's on my face, it's because Sali recommended it.' Caitlin Moran. Pretty Honest is out today". 4th Estate. 25 September 2014 . Retrieved 7 October 2020.

Vanderhoof, Erin (5 November 2019). "Can We Tell What the Queen Is Thinking Through Her Outfits?". Vanity Fair . Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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Every home should have a copy' MARIAN KEYESHow to buy jeans that fitThirty-seven things to have in your kitchen cupboardTiny acts for mental health How to support a friend going through IVFWhy bad boys are an absolute waste of your timeHow to cope with working mum guiltThis smart guide will help you navigate modern life, enabling you to save money and time. Sali Hughes offers striking good sense on: home food and drink, fashion health and beauty life and finances friends, relationships and family.From useful, everyday tips such as how to cut your own fringe and how to buy great second-hand clothing, to the less talked about, agonising questions like how to split finances with your partner and how to grieve, Guardian beauty editor Sali Hughes has advice on the big and the small, and everything in between. What the generous, warm and happy owners of my childhood home demonstrated that day was that the most beautiful homes are not made with money, they are made with love, and no amount of cash can disguise an unhappy one.