Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
Christmastime is about making memories with loved ones and enjoying delicious food, yes, but it is also about the looks. From the start of December until 1st January, every occasion becomes instantly dressier and you find yourself stepping into your sparkliest outfit for just about any event. For those who […]
For many years, I felt like fashion wasn’t for me. I grew up with sensory issues that were not diagnosed as Autistic until my late teens, which often meant that I didn’t dress like everyone else and was sometimes mocked for choosing outfits that accommodated my needs. Be it the […]
There’s a story we’ve been told about Britain’s falling birth rate. It goes something like this: women are too focused on their careers, having children too late and risking infertility when they do finally get around to attempting to get pregnant. It is true that women’s fertility does generally decline […]
You might know Annie Thomson (aka @a_day_in_the_life_of_annie on Instagram) for her fun and relatable beauty videos. Whether you’re keen to see how that viral hair product performs IRL or sniffing out Christmas gift recommendations for makeup obsessives, you’ll find it all on Annie’s page. What you might not have expected […]
There is a special level of nirvana that you can only access under certain and very specific conditions: you have to be at your second bottomless brunch of the day, getting pulled by the arm into a conga line so rampant that it leaves the venue and veers out onto […]
“You have a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),” confirms my GP. I’d waited twenty-one years to hear those words. “Do you plan to have any more children in the future?” It always struck me how much emphasis doctors place on the reproductive challenges attributed to PCOS, despite there being […]
Think of Christmas and your mind might jump straight to pigs in blankets and festive TV specials. One of the best things about this time of year, though, is treating the people you love. Whether that’s buying your grandma the ‘snazzy’ sweater she’s been lusting after or treating your partner […]
Willie T. Stokes, Kevin McCallister and the Grinch. What do these three have in common? They’re among the very few Christmas movie characters I can relate to – because they don’t end their on-screen narrative by falling in love. As a single person, my festive relatables include a sex-addicted alcoholic […]
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In the first episode of Netflix’s Wednesday, its lead character (played by Jenna Ortega) makes her all-black fashion ethos clear. “I break out into hives and the flesh peels off my bones,” she tells her rainbow-loving roommate Enid Sinclair (played by Emma Myers) when asked what happens if she wears […]
