With burnout levels higher than ever before, and more young people experiencing ambition burnout, taking time off has never been more vital. It goes without saying that the first step is making sure you don’t waste your annual leave. No good boss ever makes it uncomfortable to ask for a […]
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We begin this week with a sextile between the Sun in Cancer and Uranus in Taurus on the 10th. The Sun in Cancer is known for his emotional valence while Uranus in Taurus is associated with an upending, destructive force. A sextile is a helpful aspect, though its result may […]
When Aldi’s beauty brand Lacura burst onto the scene a few years ago, it caused quite the stir. Launching with a concealer, which looked suspiciously like YSL’s Touche Éclat and a glycolic acid facial toner reminiscent of Pixi’s cult Glow Tonic, the products flew off the supermarket shelves, and arguably, […]
When I was a teenager, my first instinct every summer was to cover my arms as much as I possibly could. I wasn’t excited to sunbathe or style cute outfits – my biggest worry was what I’d look like with my arms out. Chubby since childhood, I started loathing my […]
If you’ve been on TikTok lately (and let’s face it, it’s endlessly addictive) you might have spotted the app’s beauty obsessives fawning over one particular makeup product. This time it isn’t Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter or Maybelline’s Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara. Rather, TikTokers can’t get enough of lip […]
Heatwave weekends are the perfect time to host the type of summer lunch that you can talk over for hours and hours, relaxing into each other’s company as the sun slowly moves across the sky. One person who knows a thing or two about feasts like this is Georgina Hayden, […]
It’s been over a year since TikTok declared skinny jeans to be over, and denim trends continue to deliver on that promise. For proof, see the season’s street style featuring every It girl out there wearing denim cargos like it’s 2003. Take, for example, Hailey Bieber, who was spotted back […]
Let me set the scene: it’s a Monday evening in 2011 and an excitable 13-year-old me is rushing upstairs to switch on the TV, practically bouncing with anticipation. For weeks, adverts for E4’s new reality docu-series Made in Chelsea had glittered across screens and billboards promising an unprecedented window into […]
If you’re a movie buff like me, you are all too familiar with the character tropes that still plague much of Hollywood. We’ve seen them all before. The damsel in distress who trips over air in an action movie or the nerd who can never get the girl. But if […]
