While clogs, specifically Birkenstock’s Boston and Dansko’s Professional clogs, have long been a mainstay among Brooklyn creatives and gardening types everywhere, they have rarely been considered a fashion-forward shoe. But, after several Birkenstock collaborations with the likes of Valentino and Proenza Schouler, and luxury house Hermés giving the “ugly” shoe […]
Breathing — you’d think I would have learned how to do it intuitively by now. Apparently not, because I’ve whenever I have to speak for an extended period of time on Zoom, I wind up mildly but unmistakably gasping for breath, as though I’ve just walked up two flights of stairs. […]
Most of us have probably already come to terms with the fact that the Disney princess version of everlasting love – the ‘happily ever after’ – is a myth. Ditto the existence of soulmates: the idea that a single person on a planet of billions will, at some unspecified point […]
From how to use hyaluronic acid for the best results to the right way to cleanse your skin, busting beauty myths is what we do best. There’s one misconception in particular which continues to do the rounds every year – ditching sunscreen in winter – and it could be putting […]
Here’s the thing I always forget about broken hearts: They hurt. Like, physically. Yes, there’s the emotional pain — the sadness and disappointment and fear. But they’re often accompanied by real, tangible aches. That comes out in the way we talk about the experience. We describe having a lump in […]
If you’ve been anywhere on social media as of late, you’ve likely seen the outcry against anti-Asian violence. In the United States, an increase in attacks on Asian Americans over the past year — spurred on by misinformation and the seriously incorrect conspiracy theories that Chinese people are responsible for […]
I was in bed drinking ginger tea and watching my 64 billionth TikTok video when I began to notice a trend. There was a lot of running mascara. And a lot of clips were set to the song “Driver’s License” by Olivia Rodrigo. Before my eyes, strangers were dissecting their […]
Those who have been frantically searching for ways to watch Framing Britney Spears will be happy to know that the New York Times-led investigative film finally has a UK air date. Discussing Britney’s ongoing legal battle with her father Jamie Spears (not to be confused with the star’s sister, Jamie […]
Since going au naturel at the start of lockdown 2020, I’ve been doing my best to use products that are good for my curls, but finding the right formulas can be a minefield. Thanks to a constant stream of deep treatments, cleansers and leave-in conditioners (to name a few products […]
Picture the scene: after months of sleeping on a mattress that could only be described as lump-ridden and waking up every morning with a fun new pain in your back, you’ve decided to invest in a new mattress. You did the research, looking at all the sexy Silicon Valley brands […]
