While the rest of us have been slouching around the house for nearly 12 whole months in loungewear that ranges from found-at-the-back-of-our-PJ-drawer to newly purchased, pastel-hued co-ord, Kate Moss was, naturally, doing things differently. No, the supermodel hasn’t spent the pandemic suited and booted (her eternal appeal lies somewhere in […]
Despite having a drawer full of leggings, you almost certainly have one favourite pair that you always return to; soft, comfy and good for all activities. It’s always a good day when those leggings are clean out of the wash, ready for you to wear. This is because all your […]
From Instagram’s nipple censoring to the general understanding that only men are allowed to be shirtless in public, female breasts have always been policed. Nowhere is this more apparent than in branded advertisements, where hypersexualisation is allowed but images of real breasts are few and far between. US female wellness […]
Two months ago, my boyfriend and I moved into a flat you could generously call “characterful”, “a fixer-upper” and more accurately, “the only thing we could afford”. “So nice to put your own stamp on a place!” friends have said, because that’s pretty much all they can say when I […]
Becca Cosmetics — the brand that brought many of us our first big-girl highlighters in college and one of the first that really taught us how to glow — announced that it will be closing down later this year. In a statement posted to Instagram and on Becca’s website this morning, the […]
I started dealing with acne in middle school, and by the time 8th grade rolled around, I made it my mission to see a dermatologist and enter high school zit-free. In reality, my breakouts didn’t subside until my second year, and I’ve maintained clearer skin since then with prescriptions and […]
Being newly in love is like being in a dream: You walk around (and stay up too late) in a semi-haze, preoccupied by giddy thoughts about the object of your affections. All that to say: Romantic Venus finds a very happy home in the dreamy sign of Pisces. The two […]
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 cisgender bisexual woman, living alone in […]
On this day one year ago, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was killed by two white men while out for a jog in his neighbourhood in Georgia. For a while, the case evaded national attention due to COVID-19’s domination of the news cycle around the world and specifically in […]
Few words have been tossed around the skincare aisle like “clean” has. You’ll find it everywhere, and used to describe every type of product, from cleanser and toner to serum and moisturiser. You’ve probably even purchased a handful of items that tout the label in the interest of being more […]
