If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair
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- Author：Anya Hindmarch
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peppersocks
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Reflections and lessons learned:“If you can accept that you will never be fully satisfied， then you will be very happy indeed…”The much lusted after designed bag is a metaphor for her life - a beautiful piece of art through which to be able to enjoy the finer details of life such as the materials， colours， look and feel， but functionality is always an important close secondary element rounding all of the other stuff up。 Motherhood （the parts that I was listening to the hardest）， a part of an imm Reflections and lessons learned:“If you can accept that you will never be fully satisfied， then you will be very happy indeed…”The much lusted after designed bag is a metaphor for her life - a beautiful piece of art through which to be able to enjoy the finer details of life such as the materials， colours， look and feel， but functionality is always an important close secondary element rounding all of the other stuff up。 Motherhood （the parts that I was listening to the hardest）， a part of an immediate and wider family， a business woman， a leader， a partner in love， a part of a pandemic and environmentally challenged world。 With chapters such as ‘I would label my children if I could’ （referring to printed labels， although Brother machines are always better than Dymo…） of course I was going to relate - a role model with honesty but still in a fabulously effortless Whistles outfit and naturally falling smoothed hair - I’m more of a fan than I expected to be， and I’m glad that I switched from the print version to audio on this to get the wonderful slightly Sloany but understandably relatable exhausted and confused tone in places。 And one day I will still get that ‘I am not a plastic bag’ bag…！ “Overall， never forget to be kind， and never never take the emotion out of it” 。。。more
Witt
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Another human with its own history to tell。 Nobody would do it better than herself to live and be brave enough to put it on paper and publish it。 Well done
Flo
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Easy read， obvious content， bit boring。
Pola Puchcinska
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I found myself having a lot in common with the author。 Dyslexia and love for labels among other things。 So， most of what she talks about resonated。 Some things felt a bit general and earned eye roll from me。I am not very familiar with a genre， but it feels like solid title。
Kelly
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Extremely privileged。 Mainly read this for the business insight， nothing new or groundbreaking， a lot of focus on motherhood which wasn’t for me。 Some sections were pretty repetitive。
maybemacy
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Anya shares about her journey as a businesswoman in fashion， most notably for the “I’m not a plastic bag” campaign， her life experiences and juggling life as a working mother （as do many successful career women）。 Her writing style is succinct and clear， with lists at certain points just like her personality。 It’s motivating and straightforward like speaking to a friend。 She makes entrepreneurship sound so easy， yet not everyone could have made it a success like her。 A quick read that I got throu Anya shares about her journey as a businesswoman in fashion， most notably for the “I’m not a plastic bag” campaign， her life experiences and juggling life as a working mother （as do many successful career women）。 Her writing style is succinct and clear， with lists at certain points just like her personality。 It’s motivating and straightforward like speaking to a friend。 She makes entrepreneurship sound so easy， yet not everyone could have made it a success like her。 A quick read that I got through within a day。 Although some points were cliche and repetitive but I guess that’s life and certain experiences are common in most autobiographies you read。 It was like speaking to an older friend， reading this book。 I didn’t feel there were many super inspiring points although I had a few snippets of reminders to self I picked up on， which was really what I needed。 Things that you thought you probably knew but tend to forget when life gets mundane and routine。Good for a beginner to this genre， as it’s not too complicated and easy to understand。 My personal preference would have been something that provokes more reflection and thought。 Sharing a few snippets of what left an impression on me; on decluttering， being your authentic self， selecting who you surround yourself with， humility and a more refreshing one - how COVID changed life in a good way。 I guess that’s something very real to most who have been feeling languished in recent years （yes， it’s been that long）。 So a nice reminder to look on the bright side and stop complaining about how COVID stole our time。 Note to self again hah。 It’s a cliche convo topic by now， stop blaming the pandemic for everything。 。。。more
Bea Wilkinson
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Very obvious life advice content and a big bulk of the book was around parenthood/work balance which I found difficult to relate to
Daisy Atkins
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Audio booked this one Great insight/ tips for women when it comes to family， relationships， the workforce and general life。 Would get 5/5 if I was a mother， which I’m not。
Gray McClellan
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Refreshing， sprinkled with bits of wisdom and good anecdotes， gets you thinking about all the right things
Fiona
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Rambling and lacks focus。 Not everything composed during a lockdown is worth publishing
Farah
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Related to much of Anya’s struggles of juggling between career and family。She offered very sage advice in a logical， non judgemental， interesting， and often funny， way。Very much admire this successful woman whose managed to highly succeed in both work and love/family。
Michelle Dodd （Creaney）
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Bought on the strength of hearing her being interviewed on the radio and liking her。 I like her still - Anya comes across as a lovely woman。 The book is nothing startling or new and a bit too much about motherhood for me （not to mention slightly middle class） but it was pleasant enough。
Caroline Ticknor
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Extremely refreshing。 A great book to read going into a new year。 I resonated with multiple personality traits with the author and her advice seemed so timely and encouraging
Florence
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Got this on Audible’s £1 sale solely based on the book title。 Now I finally own a piece of Anya Hindmarch after failing to get a “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” 15 years ago。 I don’t think I’m the target audience – she talks so much about parenting and entrepreneurship which aren’t relevant for me at this stage （or ever）。 Other advice is nothing you haven’t heard of already， but big sis advice always gives me this warm fuzzy feeling。 And that piece of advice in the title is easily worth the £1。
Holly Grace
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I really liked this。 I hadn't heard of Anya Hindmarch until reading this， but I have a lot of respect for her。 She has a lot of wisdom to share and a strong voice。 I really liked this。 I hadn't heard of Anya Hindmarch until reading this， but I have a lot of respect for her。 She has a lot of wisdom to share and a strong voice。 。。。more
James Storie-Pugh
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Nothing ground breaking but some little gems and applicable concepts。
Laura
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What a delight to read！ A refreshingly down to earth and honest female voice on entrepreneurship， family and the whole patchwork of life。
Nina Krebs
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Really enjoyed this one， finally came round to read the last chapter today。 Hindmarch manages to give advice coming from her own life and experiences but in the kindest way - not „do this do that“ but more from a personal perspective。 While it’s hard for me to relate to the life of a 20something newly step-mom who’s founding her own business I still found her ambition and resilience quite impressive and agree with most of her personal opinions/values。
Nick
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It's not a groundbreaking book but it is entertaining。 An interesting combination of life tips， good advice， the state of the world and a memoire。 Quite short and sweet and worth reading。 It's not a groundbreaking book but it is entertaining。 An interesting combination of life tips， good advice， the state of the world and a memoire。 Quite short and sweet and worth reading。 。。。more
Henry Liu
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Alex Kennedy
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Not really a book for me， quite children and entrepreneurship heavy but I learnt a few things。 Kinda boring though probably wouldn’t have finished it but I got over half way and I want to meet my yearly reading goal。
Sophia Exintaris
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The first two chapters talked so much about parenthood i wondered if it would switch to something else。 It did。 A wonderful lessons learned / memoir / story / voice。 Absolutely worth reading or better yet listening to as it is narrated by the author and is absolutely lovely and inspiring！！！
S Launchbury
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3。5
Rachel
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Really enjoyed this brilliant， inspiring and empowering book！！ Anya Hindmarch is a world famous businesswoman， entrepreneur， CEO， and a mother to five children （3 of whom are her step children who she's looked after since they were small）。 In the early 2000s， she created an it bag that everyone had to have， known as the "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" bag。 I remember even my mum had one！"If In Doubt， Wash Your Hair" is her best piece of advice， and the title of her very first non-fiction。 This guide to Really enjoyed this brilliant， inspiring and empowering book！！ Anya Hindmarch is a world famous businesswoman， entrepreneur， CEO， and a mother to five children （3 of whom are her step children who she's looked after since they were small）。 In the early 2000s， she created an it bag that everyone had to have， known as the "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" bag。 I remember even my mum had one！"If In Doubt， Wash Your Hair" is her best piece of advice， and the title of her very first non-fiction。 This guide to life consists of the best advice she's received over the years （for context， she's in her early 50s and started her business as a teenager！） as well as all the trials and tribulations she and her blended family have gone through。The book is brimming with her tips and ideas on how to be a working mother/parent， how to run an organisation， how to be more organised and tidy， how to look after your kids （and ideas on how to get other people involved）， how to be a step-parent， how to be a partner， how to find a mentor， how to care for ageing parents， and how to be yourself authentically （and trust yourself）， and how to let go of the idea of perfection。Really enjoyed this sensible yet very warm and comforting read， it felt like a whirlwind stop of all the easy， great life advice you would ever need in one handy guide。 I love her positive， can-do， forward thinking， planning attitude， and reading this really inspires me - reminds me that while mountains are hard to climb， they're not insurmountable and with every hill we overcome， we will be able to better tackle future hurdles and take on more challenges。 There are so many wonderful lines in this book， it's incredibly accessible and easy to read too （she talks about her dyslexia as well！）。 Anya Hindmarch really covers a lot and delivers。 This book definitely didn't disappoint and was a great read - much gratitude to @definitelybooks for this review copy :） Get yours from your favourite local bookstore！ 。。。more
Rachna
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It helps to come back to a good book after a long day， which looks and feels like a warm sunshine company and you don’t mind spending some alone time with it。 If in Doubt Wash your Hair written by @anyahindmarch has been that book for me in the recent days。 Anya talks about her journey as a businesswoman and a designer， her life experiences， she shares what she has learned and wants to pass on， from to-do lists to balancing work life and personal life， to telling you to just go for it。 Motivatin It helps to come back to a good book after a long day， which looks and feels like a warm sunshine company and you don’t mind spending some alone time with it。 If in Doubt Wash your Hair written by @anyahindmarch has been that book for me in the recent days。 Anya talks about her journey as a businesswoman and a designer， her life experiences， she shares what she has learned and wants to pass on， from to-do lists to balancing work life and personal life， to telling you to just go for it。 Motivating and honest just like its title， a manual for life dedicated to the women in her life。 Thank you @bloomsburyindia for sending me this lovely book！ 。。。more
Likhitha Baggu
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𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝， 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝。The title of this book “If in doubt， wash your hair” has caught my attention。 As soon as I saw the title， I immediately wondered what in the world that this book could possibly be about。The book “If in doubt， wash your hair ” is a memoir by Anya Hindmarch， a globally renowned entrepreneur， the founder of an award winning global brand known for it’s craftmanship and creativity， a mother of five and also a ste 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝， 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝。The title of this book “If in doubt， wash your hair” has caught my attention。 As soon as I saw the title， I immediately wondered what in the world that this book could possibly be about。The book “If in doubt， wash your hair ” is a memoir by Anya Hindmarch， a globally renowned entrepreneur， the founder of an award winning global brand known for it’s craftmanship and creativity， a mother of five and also a step mother。 In this book， she shares her life experiences from the challenges of managing business， family and her own personal happiness at the same time。This book contains nine insightful chapters packed with valuable and practical advice on parenting， love， relationships， physical and mental health， organisation， entrepreneurship， time management， self care and a small dose of humor in between。 Particularly， I loved Anya’s views and advice on parenting， marraige， divorce and entrepreneurship。 She describes her every stage of parenting and why it’s important to be ‘real’ to your childern。 She says that there no perfect or exact method of parenting and advises parents to look for an approach that works for them and their children。 After all， she thinks that children will be fine if they’ve honest， consistent， caring， understanding， listening and supportive parents。 Anya advises people to be realistic whether it’s about marriage or divorce。 She also explains how unrealistic ideals defined by others instill self doubt in us。 She illuminates how creativity and communication are incredibly important in every business， what kind of person makes a good entrepreneur and the concept – triangle of pain。There are many quotes and paragraphs in this book that are relatable & thought-provoking。 The best thing about this book is that it’s enlightening without being preachy （which is the first reason that makes me love a non-fiction book）。 。。。more
Samantha Ruth Lai
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actually。。 reading non-fiction makes me happy :-） "i would love my wiggly line to leave a bit of a mark， to make a difference。 i am up for trying。 but what really matters is to be healthy， to kind， and to pass that baton well"did i know anything about this book before i went in？ nope not at all HAHAH I JUST really liked the title and it gave me good vibes and felt like it spoke some truth :P topics covered include but are not limited to: family， work， creativity， coping， self-acceptance and conf actually。。 reading non-fiction makes me happy :-） "i would love my wiggly line to leave a bit of a mark， to make a difference。 i am up for trying。 but what really matters is to be healthy， to kind， and to pass that baton well"did i know anything about this book before i went in？ nope not at all HAHAH I JUST really liked the title and it gave me good vibes and felt like it spoke some truth :P topics covered include but are not limited to: family， work， creativity， coping， self-acceptance and confidence and that all sounded like jazzy things to me :-） YAY seems like the solution really might just boil down to if in doubt wash your hair and i'm not mad about that~ 。。。more
Hyeyeongie
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If you came for hair care routine， sorry you missed the memo。 Anya Hindmarch shares great advices for women especially mommies with career to build。 Although I am not yet a career woman， far from being a mom， I have no problem taking in her words。 I love that she doesn’t speak so highly of herself， she’s so humble （I really want to meet her in real life！） and her life stories that she shared are perfectly flawed aka normal。 Every family has their own moments when -parents are afraid if they gave If you came for hair care routine， sorry you missed the memo。 Anya Hindmarch shares great advices for women especially mommies with career to build。 Although I am not yet a career woman， far from being a mom， I have no problem taking in her words。 I love that she doesn’t speak so highly of herself， she’s so humble （I really want to meet her in real life！） and her life stories that she shared are perfectly flawed aka normal。 Every family has their own moments when -parents are afraid if they gave more affection to their younger child than the older ones-the kids are now teenagers and are more likely to become rebellious， breaking curfew （her eldest one has brilliant idea to solve this issue， he always has）-no work problem can be far worrying when your child got sickAnd Chapter 5 is my fav！ She shared practical business tips and what are the behaviour that entrepreneurs should have。 According to her， “your brand is simply how you behave”。 If you are in any way planning a business， pick this up！ 💯 Anya Hindmarch is the epitome of women in business。 As a reader， I don’t feel pressured to be perfectionist， living unrealistic life。 Instead， I now understand that fear & excitement are the same thing。 You just have to embrace it。 It’s a non fiction book but definitely suits beginners because of the simple writing style。 Big thanks to Pansing Distribution for sending me this review copy in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Chaitanya Srivastava
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When I requested a copy of this book from Bloomsbury India， I was under the impression that this is a self-help book。 I am not a big fan of non-fiction， but I occasionally do find myself flipping the pages of a random self-help title。 This is an autobiography/memoir （not sure） which also of course acts like a rather unusually helpful self-help book。Anya is a famous fashion designer based out of the UK and she is pretty popular。 For some reason， I had no clue about her before this book。 I think I When I requested a copy of this book from Bloomsbury India， I was under the impression that this is a self-help book。 I am not a big fan of non-fiction， but I occasionally do find myself flipping the pages of a random self-help title。 This is an autobiography/memoir （not sure） which also of course acts like a rather unusually helpful self-help book。Anya is a famous fashion designer based out of the UK and she is pretty popular。 For some reason， I had no clue about her before this book。 I think I live under a rock sometimes。。。 XD Anyway， so in here she kind of outlines how she has been able to function and manage her life - which includes shouldering the responsibilities not only at her work but also looking after her 5 children， husband and herself。 For anyone who's interested in topics like parenting， this book is a MUST HAVE for you。 I feel that Anya has not only given out very valuable lessons and tips and tricks when it comes to being a parent who's also working but in general as well。 She really loves her children and a large part of her life is spent making sure how they are all safe， cared for and know that they are loved。 The foundation of a happy family is exactly that。Even though she covers mental health， daily routine and lifestyle， love and friendship， society， work and pretty much everything else in between - I personally enjoyed the parenting section and parts of the book perhaps the most。 It's probably due to the fact that I really want to have kids someday。 And also that I constantly worry how I don't mess up at parenting because I not only realise how important a role of a parent is + how the kind of relationship you build with them growing up is going to determine the kind of relationship they have with you when you are old。 I absolutely loved this book。 I have underlined lots of quotes and highlighted some sections that I really liked and connected with。 This is one of those books that you can revisit anytime and read any page and it would still be interesting and insightful。 Thank you Bloomsbury India for sending across a copy。 。。。more
Lucy Springett
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