In 2014, Vogue declared in an article that “the big booty has officially become ubiquitous“. With that, the cultural behemoth ushered in what they termed “the Era of the Big Booty”. (Unsurprisingly, the controversial story no longer exists on their website.) Fast-forward eight years and various publications are forecasting the […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 30-year-old portfolio manager living in London. […]
Unpredictable, exciting, and intense, lunar eclipses are the fateful culmination of a cycle in which the moon passes into the earth’s cycle and the sun’s light creates a reddish tinge as it melts into the shadow. In astrology, lunar eclipses mark the dramatic ending or release. The Nodes of Destiny […]
I’ve never considered myself a lash extensions person. The first issue is that they can’t get wet for at least 24 — sometimes 48 — hours post-application and unless I start wearing goggles in the shower, that’s nigh on impossible for me. In my previous experience, they’ve also felt heavy […]
I have a lot of déjà vu at the moment. This creeping feeling that I’ve had a conversation before. That I’m saying something I’ve already said. I wonder if I’ve finally cracked and then, I realise, it is because I am quite literally repeating myself. I am writing the same […]
Whether it’s the little hearts woven into your childhood vests or the chevron patterns on your eternally stylish grandma’s cardigans, a pointelle knit has the power to make a stream of nostalgic memories come rushing back. Pointelle knits have been on the scene for decades, with the term ‘pointelle’ popping […]
TikTok is the place to be if you’re after some haircut inspiration ahead of a new season. Why? Hairstylists from the US to Korea and beyond have established themselves as the most influential beauty trendsetters on the app, serving looks like the U-shape haircut (a curved cut, which gives limp […]
Fuckboy, fuckgirl, fuck-people — we’re all very across the terms and what they mean. Or are we? We used to use these dating labels to describe people who manipulated us into faux-intimacy, because their feelings weren’t anywhere near the level of our own. But these days it seems like anyone […]
What do Latto, Flo Milli, City Girls, and Gloss Up have in common? They all are featured on songs with 21-year-old rapper Lakeyah. The Atlanta-based, Milwaukee-bred lyricist says she is the “ultimate girls’ girl” and she has the track record to back it up. In an industry that is dominated […]
In the long list of “worst outfits I’ve ever worn” — which I run in my head at least once a week — a single dress-over-trousers ensemble stands out. The year was 2007, a time when Disney channel stars like Ashley Tisdale and Miley Cyrus, as well as now-established actresses […]
