Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
Is it me or does everyone have a cold at the moment? I’ve just emerged from a week of sniffles, hot soup, duvet days and Bake Off reruns. It was my first illness since lockdown began and I had almost forgotten how to look after myself. Getting ill and struggling […]
From gravity-defying afros to waist-length braids, experimentation has always been an integral part of Black style. Despite decades of being overlooked by the beauty industry, Black women have carved out a space to use beauty innovatively, often as a means of self-expression. Take the empowering TikTok hashtag #BlackGirlMagic, for example, […]
Daddy. I’m face to face with Kristen Stewart in a London hotel room, talking about Spencer, the sublime, Pablo Larraín-directed drama in which she plays Princess Diana, when at the most inconvenient moment possible I draw a blank. Except for one word: Daddy. I’m cursing this pinnacle of all intrusive […]
Recently, while at a nail appointment, I didn’t so much choose my polish colour as it chose me. I realised as I was spinning the glass bottle of OPI Malaga Wine between my palms, that over the past week, I had been subliminally influenced into a burgundy manicure. It’s not […]
Florence Pugh has been somewhat of a hair chameleon of late. First she chopped in a full fringe, then she swapped her signature blonde lengths for a smoky brunette shade ahead of a new film role. Now she has switched things up once more — and her new cut might […]
I managed to get out over a dozen high priority emails one day I was working from home. While only a fraction of what I would normally churn out, the concerning part was that I had no memory of sending them. I was delirious with a fever at my first […]
This time last year, Isabella Joyner was spending whatever time she could outside the 40 hours demanded by her office job going on hikes. The 28-year-old was living in Carlisle at the time, a short drive from the Lake District, and struggled with sitting in the same chair, staring at […]
The minute the weather turns, it’s safe to say our social calendar takes a nosedive. While we might have given our right arm to go outdoors in the days of lockdown, the dark days are making us want to stick firmly to the sofa. While that might sound a tad […]
Ask anyone what they’re dreading about returning to the office and they’ll probably say the commute. It’s not just expensive, but often stressful and exhausting, especially when you have a busy day ahead of you. For this reason, it’s definitely interesting to see that so-called “chill-out carriages” have been introduced […]
Emily in Paris wasn’t necessarily one of last year’s most acclaimed new shows, but it was among the most talked about. Some viewers considered it a guilty pleasure, others thought of it as a virtual French holiday, but it definitely proved popular. In fact, Netflix has said Emily in Paris […]
