Sustainable Shopping Reminder: Buy Less, Buy Better
A gentle October reminder to shop with carbon in mind, choose pieces made to last and hear from marine ecologist Patricia Estridge.
Paradisefold Blog
Why the Fold, by Paradisefold, Is the Best Silk Hair Wrap Around
We’ll say it plainly: we think the Paradise Fold is the best silk hair wrap around, and the best silk hair wrap for sleeping. Of course we would. So rather than ask you to take our word for it, we’ve let the silk, the design and, most importantly, the women who sleep in their Folds every night make the case. Be honest. How much of your morning goes to battling frizz? How many hours did you spend on wash day, only for your hair to look like it never happened by day 2? You moisturise your skin and take your supplements, you go to the gym, you invest in good products, and your hair still lets you down. You’re doing...
Breast Awareness Month: A Gentle Guide to Checking In
October is Breast Awareness Month in the UK, and it is the perfect reason to pause and ask a simple question: When did you last check in with your own body? It takes a few minutes, it costs nothing, and it is one of the kindest things you can do for yourself. Why Checking Matters According to Breast Cancer Now, 1 in 7 women in the UK will get breast cancer in their lifetime, and finding it early makes treatment much more likely to work. Anyone can get breast cancer, including men, and around 2,300 women under 40 are diagnosed every year. So this is not a conversation to save for later in life. The point is not to frighten...
Celebrating Black Women's Hair This Black History Month
Every October, the UK marks Black History Month, a time to honour history, achievement and the people who shaped the world we live in. At Paradisefold, we want to use this month to celebrate something close to our hearts: hair, and specifically the beauty, resilience and creativity of Black women's hair. Hair Has Always Told a Story Hair has never been just hair. For generations of Black women, braids, twists, coils, locs and afros have carried culture, community and identity. They have been acts of care, of celebration and, at times, of quiet resistance. Plenty of us learned young that our hair was something to manage rather than enjoy. Many Black girls grew up being told to tame it, straighten it...
