A few years ago, scouring the Ikea catalogue for baby name inspiration became an unexpected hipster trend. “Naming your baby after Ikea furniture might seem ridiculous at first glance, but don’t dismiss the idea,” wrote Lucy BC of parenting website BabyCentre at the time. “Ikea is known for the charming […]
Tiny morsels of coconut shrimp lodged in my throat and wouldn’t budge. My eyes grew wide. I drank water fast, desperate to get the food down — the liquid shot up my nose. My heart beat faster. Should I rush to an emergency room in a foreign country? I was […]
Spoilers ahead. Late into The Summer I Turned Pretty, Isabel “Belly” Conklin, played by newcomer Lola Tung, comes to a realisation. Surrounded by other giddy teens doing their makeup and immersed in the somewhat patriarchal but changing world of debutante balls (think lots of white — both clothing and people […]
There’s a reason why everyone’s so intrigued by vitamin C in skincare right now. As an antioxidant, the ingredient works to defend skin against the environment (including pollution, which can contribute to dullness and breakouts, as well as UV rays, which speed up the ageing process). Alongside brightening, it boosts […]
Last week, in the after hours of Paris’ Pigalle neighbourhood, I was sitting at a bar with my close friend. Deep in a drunken conversation about one of my recent romantic failures, she posed an honest question: “You have a lot of love to give so why can’t you find […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 27: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Beyoncé performs during the ABC telecast of the 94th Oscars® on Sunday, March 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images) If you thought your Thursday morning was off to a productive […]
Warning: This article is filled to the brim with spoilers from Volume 1. of Stranger Things, Season 4. Proceed with caution. To say Season 4 of Stranger Things was a ride would be a wild understatement. We saw the reality of El losing her powers, Will grappling with his sexuality, […]
Thanks in part to TikTok’s normalisation of the subject, we no longer wallow in our stomach problems in secret. We are now proud IBS girlies and we talk freely about having trapped gas. These conversations align with the wellness industry’s current fixation on gut health. “People are recognising the way […]
For a long time I tried to put a brave face on the abuse I get online. I felt it would be best if I just tell people that it doesn’t get to me, to not appear weak. I wanted to come across as a ‘strong woman’ in interviews but, […]
There’s a general consensus across the beauty world of late: Black women in the UK have mastered the “perfect beat” — a specific brand of polished, aspirational makeup that now feels distinctly British — or, as one person enthusiastically described on Twitter, “The UK Black girls have the best makeup […]
