Claire Hool

Lifestyle Journalist | Freelance Features Writer

United Kingdom

Claire is a creative and versatile lifestyle journalist with a proven ability to craft engaging, original content across print and digital platforms. Experienced in long-form features, interviews, reviews, opinion pieces, branded content, and multimedia storytelling. Skilled at identifying trends, developing compelling angles, and producing editorially aligned copy across a range of lifestyle, travel, TV, and entertainment topics.

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Film & TV

Interviews

My Soho: Jamie Poulton from Randall & Aubin - London | Muddy Stilettos
My Soho: Jamie Poulton from Randall & Aubin - London | Muddy Stilettos

From old school barbers and greasy spoons to comedy venues and where to get the best negroni, Jamie Poulton, co-owner of swish seafood bistro (and Soho institution), Randall & Aubin, tells Muddy his favourite neighbourhood haunts. Bookmark these now.

Travel

Muddy stays: The Kings Head Inn, Brooke - Norfolk | Muddy Stilettos
Muddy stays: The Kings Head Inn, Brooke - Norfolk | Muddy Stilettos

This rustic, super-foodie, 18th-century inn with its very own farm that supplies the kitchen is upping the ante on farm to fork dining - read my review to find out what Muddy thinks of The Kings Head Inn.

Culture

Literature Reviews

Books Like This One
05/26/2021
8 Dazzling Books Like The Dutch House

Are you looking for your next character-driven novel? Then look no further than this list of books like The Dutch House, Ann Patchett’s 2020 Pulitzer nominated thoughtful, intuitive, compulsive, splendid novel.

Books Like This One
04/22/2021
8 Important Books Like The Vanishing Half

Looking for more books like The Vanishing Half? Brit Bennett’s second novel has taken the world by storm, reaching number one on the New York Times fiction bestsellers list, it is a book I kept seeing all over social media and one I was looking forward to reading to see what all the hype was about – the verdict? Totally worth it!

Books Like This One
05/07/2021
8 Exciting Books Like The Guest List

Are you looking for your next exciting mystery novel? Then look no further than this list of books like The Guest List. A remote setting, a high profile wedding, lots of people forced to spend time together, stranded by a storm, all hiding secrets – Lucy Foley’s fifth novel has all the right ingredients for an intense narrative, and then a dead body is discovered amping up the mystery!

Creative Work

A Personal Poem for Mental Health Awareness Week
05/20/2020
Aphrodite's Throne

Inspired by my time in Cyprus, a modern take on the legend surrounding the rock of Aphrodite

Poetry Assignment
Pre Loved

This is a poem I wrote for an assignment at university it is a poem inspired by a vintage 'pre loved' kimono I own that got me thinking about how we are all in fact pre loved

The Fountain Magazine
06/03/2020
Born Worrier or Warrior?

My essay was Shortlisted for The Fountain Essay Contest 2019-20. The theme was facing challenges and I reflect on a particularly stressful period of my life where I would hide on the underground as a way of coping with work place anxiety.

WritersWeekly.com
09/03/2020
Something About Grandpa's Eyes

A short story recently shortlisted for The WritersWeekly.com Summer, 2020 24-Hour Short Story Contest. We were provided with a prompt and then had 24 hours to write a short story which incorporated the prompt in someway. This is my shortlisted entry.

Style

Solve ALL your style dilemmas with just 3 words - Norfolk | Muddy Stilettos
Solve ALL your style dilemmas with just 3 words - Norfolk | Muddy Stilettos

Style ruts, online shopping overwhelm and panic buying begone! With the genius three-word styling method from Alexandra Fullerton, local resident and stylist to the stars, your life (and your wardrobe) will never be the same again.

Wellness

Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
11/02/2020
Body dysmorphic disorder: the ongoing effects of lockdown on mental health

Though restrictions are lifting and we have already started navigating this ‘new normal’, the repercussions of the pandemic on mental health are yet to be fully realised. One area of concern is the apparent rise in people emerging from lockdown suffering from body dysmorphic disorder. Claire Hool explores the reasons for this rise and discusses the ways that aesthetic practitioners can help patients who are showing signs of this underdiagnosed disorder

Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
Journal of Aesthetic Nursing - There is no 'I' in team: how to support coworkers through their...

The NHS defines mental illnesses, or mental health disorders, as various conditions that affect an individual's mood, behaviour, feelings, thoughts and how they interact with others. This can affect normal day-to-day functioning and can impact someone in both their personal and professional life. People's mental health issues and struggles manifest differently.

The Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
10/07/2019
Navigating the Gender Minefield

People reporting some form of gender incongruence has risen tenfold over the past few years, and the reasons why are not always clear. Whatever the reason, Claire Hool considers ways to transform your workplace into a more transgender-friendly space

Business

The Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
07/13/2020
Sustainability in Aesthetics: it's easier than you think to be green

With the worldwide focus on keeping our planet and ourselves safe from harm, it is particularly pertinent, now more than ever, to look to the ways this can be achieved. Claire Hool explores the possibilities of becoming sustainable in aesthetics and whether doing so will compromise standards.

The Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
10/04/2017
Retail Techniques

Many aesthetic practitioners come from a spa, salon or retail background, and bring with them a wealth of sales expertise. However, if not managed correctly, this kind of experience can be inappropriate for a medical environment. Claire Hool discusses ways clinic managers can adapt sales techniques to avoid being pushy, maximising not only patient results, but also the bottom line of your business