Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the post-COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. This is where personal finance expert Paco de Leon will answer your most difficult, emotionally charged questions about money. Today, we’re talking about what it’s like […]
After a relentlessly hot summer, you’d be forgiven for welcoming autumn with open arms. But with the promise of cosy evenings and actually being able to enjoy hot drinks again comes a host of skin gripes. The combination of cold weather and harsh central heating can make skin tight, dry […]
Earlier this year we ran a story in which 20 women were refreshingly honest about how much money was in their savings accounts and how they got there. While answers ranged from £303.11 to £113,500, we only had one person state their savings as £0. To us, this didn’t feel […]
Wayfair is the endless, questionably organised, generally delight-inducing hub that hides a million treasures – small and large – for our dwellings. This legendary online warehouse is packed to the brim with affordable home decor and slightly more indulgent homewares that would make any shopaholic weak at the knees. Anyone who has […]
As the cost of living crisis intensifies, one in eight Britons says they’ll struggle to afford period products over the next year. This is an alarming rise – around twice as many – from the one in 16 who’ve struggled to afford them in the past year. Young people who […]
According to a pretty extensive new study, Manchester is the UK’s best city for Gen Z to work in. The research by Workthere takes into account the all-important average salary and average rent in each city, as well as the internet speed, number of bars and restaurants, and cost of […]
For an event kicking off late last month, multidisciplinary artist Elsemarijn Bruys wrapped Amsterdam’s Van Eesteren Museum in an apple-green inflatable installation inspired by the 1997 sci-fi film The Fifth Element. DJ Pandora’s Jukebox, a regular at Berlin’s legendary nightclub Berghain, played a deep techno set, while dancers dressed like […]
DO REVENGE – (L-R) Maya Hawke as Eleanor and Camila Mendes as Drea in Do Revenge. Cr. Kim Simms/Netflix © 2022. Spoilers ahead. To be a woman today in the world is to be in a perpetual state of rage. Or at least feel like you’re always on the verge […]
As hard as TikTok may try to make ’90s skinny brows happen again, our obsession with bold, fluffy arches is unwavering. In the past year, trends like brow mapping (a stencilling technique which uses facial features like your nose to determine the perfect structure for your brows) have taken social […]
Following a week of back-to-back-runways (and on-the-go style!) from New York City, London Fashion Week is here to bring more excitement to Fashion Month. And, of course, some of the season’s best street style looks that will have us taking notes. With the transitional weather as a backdrop, editors, models, […]
