1 cup fresh mint leaves
Combine water, sugar and mint in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for one minute. Remove from heat and let the mixture steep for 30 minutes. Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove mint leaves and let cool.
Texas Wildflower Gin and Tonic
Maray McChesney, co-founder of San Antonio-based startup Bexar Tonics, offered up a different spin on the springtime favorite gin and tonic. Not surprisingly, it involves her company’s Texas Wildflower syrup, one of three concentrated tonics it produces for cocktail use. The floral addition brings new depth to the classic one-and-one cocktail.
10 unusual examples of brand partnerships in 2020
We explore brand hook-ups to come out of the COVID-19 crisis, from Uber and Petbarn to Binge and The Iconic
One of the interesting things to come out of this year’s unprecedented market conditions was a rethink around external partnerships and collaborations by local and global brands.
In fact, partnerships were so prominent, Deloitte highlighted brands interacting with other organisations as one of its top seven trends exhibited during the COVID-19. According to the consulting giant’s c-suite research, 80 per cent of survey respondents who introduced new partnerships during the crisis also see these as key to business post-pandemic.
Trailblazer of the Year - Lavinya Stennett
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Our Trailblazer of the Year Award goes to Lavinya Stennett, the founder and CEO of The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise based out of London that aims to get black British history taught at schools all over the country. The Black Curriculum was only set up last year but has already gained the support of celebrity fans including JLS, Denise Lewis, Bonnie Wright and Gemma Cairney. The organisation goes into schools and runs workshops with pupils and also works with teachers to show them how to teach black British History through a variety of subjects, including History and PSHE [Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education] as well as art history, music, politics, and sociology.
Congratulations to Ikram Abdi Omar December 17, 2020 - 17:30 GMT hellomagazine.com Ikram Abdi Omar wins Fashion Game Changer Award at HELLO! Star Women Awards - video
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Star Women Awards took place on Thursday 17 December in a virtual ceremony hosted by Kate Silverton. The fourth award of the night was Fashion Game Changer in association with Childrensalon, which was voted for by
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Watch the video above to find out more about our well-deserving winner.
A worthy winner, Ikram is a girl of many talents: she studied a degree in biomedical science at university, has her own YouTube channel and is an international model with campaigns for the likes of Burberry under her belt. She made fashion history when she appeared on the cover of Vogue Arabia with fellow hijab-wearing models Halima Aden and Amina Adan - a first for Vogue and a groundbreaking step for diversity. She also appeared on the cover of