In-Growing Hair Removal

by Amanda // May 2, 2019 // Comments off

Call me weird, but if there’s one thing more satisfying than watching spots get popped, it’s ingrown hairs being removed. Everyone gets in-growns at some point in their lifetime. So, the pop, pull and ping of a hair finally being... Continue reading →

… a word from AMANDA

by Amanda // April 25, 2019 // Comments off

Welcome to this week’s instalment of all things fashion and lifestyle from Amanda Zips It Up. I am 75% in summer mode. Having had the best Easter weekend ever, moisture is being applied to my sunburnt nose as I write... Continue reading →

STARLOVER Pop-Up At Pikes Ibiza

by Amanda // April 25, 2019 // Comments off

Regular Z.I.U.readers will remember that we recently featured the uber cool label STARLOVER, and their collection of customised leather jackets, featuring Bowie stars and lightning bolts. Plus Cats Eye sunglasses with fierce metal spikes, Balearic boho dresses and rock & roll... Continue reading →

Summer Headpieces By Victoria Carson

by Amanda // April 25, 2019 // Comments off

Regular readers will know that I love a hat. But the Fedora, Panama and Trilby are cult classic for me that goes beyond mere love. Obsession, more like. I have a shelf unit dedicated to my collection of head adornments,... Continue reading →

The Sunshine Brit Make-Up Pallet

by Amanda // April 25, 2019 // Comments off

Make-up is a Billion Dollar industry. Just look at Kylie Jenner Cosmetics – she is the youngest billionaire in the cosmetics world, in fact she’s one of the youngest in any world. We all take the brands we know and... Continue reading →

… a word from the Editor

by Amanda // April 18, 2019 // Comments off

Welcome to this rather ‘Lifestyle’ focused issue of Zips It Up. Yes, we concentrate on what’s happening in the worldof “fashion and lifestyle” this week, rather than the latest shapes and colours on the high-street. I wanted to kick off... Continue reading →

Lip & Miss

by Amanda // April 18, 2019 // Comments off

It has been said that women dress for other women and NOT men. I’m down with that. With the recent Lip Filler trend – Kylie Jenner being the most recent trend setter – who are we trying to please with... Continue reading →

The Marie Kindo Method

by Amanda // April 18, 2019 // Comments off

Firstly – I love a spring clean to get my fashion into order. Secondly, I love Netflix. What do you get if you mix the two? Japanese Netflix star Marie Kindo– on How to De-Clutter, starting by folding and not... Continue reading →

… a word from the Editor

by Amanda // April 11, 2019 // Comments off

Welcome to this rather ‘designer-ish’ issue of Zips It Up. This week, we discuss Chanel and Vogue. Two brands that we fashionistas love as though they were familiar old friends. But our first Vogue-related conversation concerns a big topic, highlighted by... Continue reading →

Chanel Pharrell

by Amanda // April 11, 2019 // Comments off

Pharrell Williams has collaborated with Chanel, and it’s rainbow themed. Welcome to Chanel Pharrell. The Chanel-Pharrell collection of street-ready, co-branded items, include block colour T-shirts, short and long robes, rhinestone costume jewellery, leather belts, terrycloth bucket hats, suede hip packs, loafers that also come as... Continue reading →