From fitness guru Alice Liveing to Daisie Smith, meet the Instagram influencers who share fabulous tips
Whether you’re new to Instagram or just looking to freshen up your feed, we’re here to help!
FROM changing the way we look, to the way we think and even eat — Instagram stars have lots of inspiration to offer us if we're looking to create better, healthier or more fashionable versions of ourselves.
We look at 10 Instagram stars who have helped hundreds of thousands of their followers across the world live their #bestlife.
Fitness
Name: Alice Liveing
Age: 25
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Followers: 640k
Followers: 22.4k
With her daily motivational posts, Lucy, AKA The Comparison Coach, is the Insta BFF we all need. She’ll stop you mid-scroll for a virtual hug, while her Insta Stories and Lives feel like free life-coaching.
Follow for: A safe space where you’re actively discouraged from comparing yourself to other people.
Followers: 110K
As a former fashion ed, Erica knows how to pull together a chic, on-trend look. We love her Stories, use of GIFs and chats, and her wardrobe edits, where she shows off her top picks and talks about how she’d wear them are not to be missed.
Follow for: Engaging content on a wide range of lifestyle elements from fashion to interiors, travel, books, self-help and beauty! She is a one-woman magazine.
Followers: 17.6K
The former fashion buyer’s Zara obsession knows no bounds, Plus, she looks so effortlessly good in everything, she’ll have you heading straight to the high street. Her Insta Stories, peppered with profanities, keep her amusingly real – just another reason we love her.
Follow for: Standout statement pieces from the high street (and two cute kids).
Followers: 62.6K
From dramatic Balinese waterfalls to Norway’s snowy cliff tops, Hayley’s photos are wanderlust-inducing. She prides herself on spreading happy vibes by filling her grid with beautiful shots alongside uplifting, mindful captions.
Follow for: New perspectives and holiday locations.
Followers: 79.3K
The mum of three has her hands full, but ensures her grid fosters a sense of community. She’s also open about her postpartum bod, anxiety and being a working mum in a frank and funny way.
Follow for: Her Mother Of All Lists – 200 first-person accounts of everything from coping with grief to buying sperm.
Tip: “Having a bath and putting their PJs on pre 5.30pm feels like a treat for the kids, but it’s just a massive win for you!”
Food
Followers: 19.9K
Whether it’s hunting out a new restaurant or showing us snaps of a calorific cheesecake, Melissa’s passion for eating out and home cooking shines through. As a pop-up chef herself, it means she’s not afraid to share the good and bad – even when dinner’s burnt!
Follow for: Great-tasting, fabulous food that doesn’t have to break the bank.
Tip: “After a good place to eat? Don’t just look in one place like Trip Advisor. Do your research online using articles and blogs.”