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 27-year-old train signaller living on the border […]
We can all relate to the feeling of panicking our way through the smart TV menu, hopping from one app to the next, paralysed by the seemingly never-ending choice of what’s on offer. With so many streaming platforms, it can be hard to know which one to invest your time […]
Democrat-blue balloons and bawling women — that’s what El Sanchez thought of immediately when they first learned of the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that will likely overturn Roe v. Wade (the 1973 landmark decision that legalised abortion in the U.S.). It took them back to election night in 2016, when […]
Over the past few months it’s been impossible to miss the steady influx of Diane Keaton regrams, Nancy Meyers references and linen-on-linen ‘fits. The TikTok-born ‘Coastal Grandmother’ trend is currently at the forefront of the zeitgeist for fashion-savvy social media users. Coined by creator Lex Nicoleta, the trend – which […]
From mandelic acid to niacinamide, it seems there’s a new glowy skin ingredient to get your head around every week. Some exfoliate and others plump up skin but nothing has conjured hype quite like retinol. Dermatologists recommend it to patients, influencers dedicate entire videos to it and TikTokers have made […]
Raise your hand if you felt personally victimised by Miu Miu’s micro mini skirt and barely there, matching top? The girls that can fit it, fit it, and the girls that don’t…just have to deal with societal body standards while navigating a world where it seems clothes are getting smaller […]
Haven’t you heard? The future of luxury beauty is Black. Beauty & The Bag is a guide that keeps a close eye on high-value skin, hair and makeup trends aimed at Black consumers and questions whether it’s always worth spending your hard-earned coins. With the help of experts and influencers, ‘Beauty & […]
Spray tanning is one of those beauty trends I forgot about — like, up until a few months ago, I thought it was a relic from the Jersey Shore-dominated culture from a decade ago. Like, remember Tan Mom? Hard as I try, I will never forget. But as I’ve told […]
Seren was about to embark on her second term at Salford University when she realised something was wrong. As a hard partying student, she put it down to the fact she’d been going out too much and was probably run down. Having always been health-conscious, Seren improved her diet and […]
Twenty-two-year-old Barnsley-born photographer Lily Miles became interested in the subject of sex work after watching a documentary on Channel 4 called A Very British Brothel. Taking viewers inside City Sauna in Sheffield, close to where Miles grew up, the documentary was raucous, all about hamming up the ‘sexual antics’ that […]
