With smoking in decline, e-cigarettes are anticipated to be the future – but only by being culturally relevant can new brands like Vuse stand out. Will this high-tech alternative be enough reason for smokers to switch entirely?

We all know that smoking is bad for us – extensive efforts to improve the health of people in the UK has seen smoking rates fall dramatically, as more people kick the habit. But this decrease may be coming to a halt – young women are taking up the habit again.

Brits are spending like the recession never ended. But while the purse strings have tightened when it comes to necessities like groceries, products that promise aesthetic perfection are enjoying huge growth. Why do skint 20-somethings feel the need to look good when times are hard?

Vaporizers have become such a common sight that ‘vape’ was the Oxford Dictionary’s ‘Word of the Year’ in 2014. Looking to target city workers with high incomes, luxury vaporizer brand Pax sets customers back £199. But can it shake off negative stigma and become an aspirational lifestyle product?