Skin problems and anxiety often go hand in hand. A mental health condition that affects many of us, anxiety is a sense of impending danger or panic, which often manifests itself in shortness of breath, increased heart rate, insomnia and being unable to focus on anything but the present worry. […]
This first full week of Virgo season and Mercury retrograde in Virgo also coincides with the start of Uranus’ five-month retrograde through Taurus. We’re experiencing a mystical full moon in Pisces this week, on the 30th, and we’ll be feeling the effects of this lunation as the week begins. Since we […]
“When I think of Mas, one of the first words that comes to mind is freedom. For me, there’s nothing more liberating than being myself, living in my truth, and embracing all the aspects that make up who I am,” says Tennesse Biswah to Unbothered, who goes by she/her pronouns. […]
In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]
Yes, we hear you — it is too early to start thinking about the holiday season. Summer may be in full swing, with shorts, sandals and SPF still in solid rotation but in the beauty world, the sleigh bells are already ringing in Christmas glitz and glam. Unsurprisingly, the glitziest […]
“I find the idea of one hot man appealing, so I consequently find the idea of two hot men appealing, too,” wrote anonymous user Dark Twin in her 2004 attempt at explaining why she, a straight woman, enjoys slash fiction. “But when these two men start getting hot together, my […]
Booking a haircut can be stressful when you’re trying to schedule it around convenience. You’re probably doing the mental gymnastics to make sure you’re booking on a day when you don’t have a lot going on so you can really enjoy your scalp massage and not feel rushed into making […]
When you think of things that are none of your business, you probably go to the usual: other people’s lives, finances, relationship intricacies. You probably don’t think, “the back of my head.” But that seems to be a common item on the lists people are creating on TikTok that detail […]
There’s a lot to contend with when you’re climbing the career ladder these days. No longer is it a case of head down, work hard and move up (as if it ever was); the path to success is decidedly more zigzagged now. From the trivial — being expected to use language like […]
Ever stand in front of your jam-packed wardrobe, staring at more than enough clothing options, and think: I have nothing to wear? Same. But perhaps the issue isn’t that you’re out of viable outfit choices. You just need a fresh dose of inspiration — say: autumn-ready outfits — to help […]
