Thanks to the wonders of great British Summer Time, our days are basking - nearly everyday - in increasing amounts of summer sun. Just like the nation’s pub gardens, our...
Welcome to week four of Stress Awareness Month, we hope that by now, you’re beginning to feel a lot better, and a lot less stressed. Last week, we talked about...
We’re now gracing week three of our Stress Awareness Month, and what a month it’s already turned out to be! We can’t stress enough how truly important it is to...
We’ve officially arrived at week two of Stress Awareness Month, celebrating and advocating the transformative benefits of a calmer, worry-free lifestyle. Partnering with legendary lifestyle brand Hip & Healthy, we’re...
The arrival of Springtime signals the start of seasonal rejuvenation; a period of fresh growth and new beginnings. Our days will become brighter in every way, and we feel strongly...
Face coverings have now been a common occurrence throughout our daily lives for little under a year. Along with your keys, jacket and phone, it’s become an essential item that...
All is quiet in the house. The lights are off, silence fills the air, and you’re all tucked in, ready for your 8 hours of glorious sleep. But there’s just...
It’s that time of year where Cupid’s arrow will be flying through the air! And although Valentine’s Day will be celebrated a little differently this year, we still hope that...
When we’re deep in the process of designing our next product, the thought of awards is the very last to pass through our minds. However, very unexpectedly last year, we...
The public’s appetite for plastic is on an ever-increasing decline, but nevertheless, 8 million pieces of plastic manages to find their way into our oceans, beaches and landscapes, every single...
The past year hasn’t been an easy one, featuring endless lows, and increasingly rare highs. In one way or another, the chaotic fluctuations in public emotion has placed our collective...
Here’s to the highly anticipated end of 2020, and the beginning of a fresh new horizon for everyone. Here at SMUG HQ, we’d like to wish each and every one...
The tree is up, the lights are bright and sparkling, and December has finally graced us with its highly anticipated presence, which could only mean one thing: the countdown to...
The quality of our nighttime slumber depends on so many different variables. The temperature of the room, the lack of intrusive light and the presence of a peaceful mind all...
Christmas is celebrated by many different people in many different ways. For some, it offers a chance to embrace dearly missed loved ones with arms open wide, whilst for others,...
In light of the current climate, you’re probably waking up to find your news feed piled high with headline after headline detailing the various benefits posed by wearing a face...
If your insomnia has you dreading your daily approach to sleep, you’re probably more than familiar with the range of readily available antidotes that claim to fight against such an...
The relationship between what we eat and how we experience sleep is almost as mystifying as the act of sleep itself. Our nightly cycle isn’t just a one man show;...
If you hold the importance of your sleep close, you’re probably more than familiar with the various different types of eye masks. Whether they’re contoured, or smooth as silk, the...
Sleep is important at every stage of life; there won’t be a single day that goes by where you won’t feel the consequences of it. But perhaps the most important...
As part of SMUG's sleep month, we're revisiting this wonderful video that was shared with us by one of our favourite travel and lifestyle bloggers, @ashleemajormoss. After watching Ashlee's extremely relaxing bedtime routine,...
The precarious nature of sleep balances between our surroundings and our inner intuition. But when an aspect of this relationship changes, with the emergence of a new season for example,...
From Elizabeth Taylor’s famously wild wardrobe of Hollywood’s Golden Age, to Claudia Schiffer gracing the pages of US Vogue back in 1992, up to the very recent auctioning of Kate...
The relationship between our mind and our sleep is one that very rarely settles. The nurturing powers of sleep itself are underestimated all too often by a rapidly evolving world....