Flashback to school and first getting our periods. How many of us found it hard to participate in PE when we were menstruating, either due to painful cramps or sheer horror at the thought of visible pads or leaking through our kit? Equally hard was telling anyone why we felt […]
The last hairdresser I spoke to left me with a very conflicting message: “It’s time you care much less about your hair,” she said. To clarify, Brixton hairstylist Andrée Marie wasn’t instructing me to scale back my haircare routine but instead scale back the high expectations I give to my […]
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For those new to The Sex Lives of College Girls, now streaming on ITV Hub, its appeal might be self-explanatory: a sex-positive, female-led show about the realities of sex and relationships at college. But the show truly excels in its nuanced subjects, like the difficulties facing working class students, which […]
Whether you’re back in the office full time, working hybrid, or completely remote (and a little itinerant), one thing is for sure: you need a reliable bag. You may have a tote or worn-in crossbody that gets the job done. Maybe it holds your laptop, keys, and a water bottle, […]
The sun is finally out! It’s time to dust off your sunglasses, slather on the sunscreen, pack a compact umbrella (because: reality check) and head to the best rooftop bars in London. From Shoreditch to Soho, we’ve found a little something for everyone in the capital. Whether you seek grand […]
young fashion designer working sewing machine in her atelier As fashion fans grapple with the environmental impact of the clothing industry, they are looking for alternative ways to shop. Chief among them is secondhand shopping and upcycling, a process in which people transform waste fabric or existing products into new […]
If it’s been a minute since you’ve used Glossier, you might be excited to know that the brand’s Friends of Glossier summer sale is back for 2022. From now until May 31, you can take 20% off all skin care, makeup, body, and fragrance products by using the promo code […]
Ah, the course of true love never did run smooth. Come to think of it, nor did it always neatly conclude with a Richard Curtis cookie-cutter declaration from Hugh Grant. The harsh reality is, sometimes you’re just a girl, standing in front of a boy… who ghosted you two months […]
It’s official: we’re getting queerer as a nation. According to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), more young people in the UK identity as lesbian, gay or bisexual than ever before. When they were polled in 2020, 8% of people aged 16 to 24 said they […]
