The term ‘high value dating‘ has 136.6 million views on TikTok, while related phrases such as ‘hypergamy‘ (132m) and ‘high value woman’ (106m) are also thrown about regularly. Trying to secure a high value partner might sound like something from a Jane Austen novel, which Austen herself would have satirised […]
If there’s one thing to know about Rebecca Black’s DJ set at Coachella weekend one, just ask the singer. “It was so gay,” Black tells Refinery29 shortly after her Saturday performance, “which is always so cool to see, and I don’t think the Do Lab [stage] has really ever had that […]
For so long, I thought that if I ever downloaded TikTok, the end was near. My time? Non-existent. My plans? Canceled. I used to be one of those people who only watched TikTok videos if a friend sent them to me or if I saw them on Twitter. A few […]
Forget the high street. TikTok is the new beauty shopping destination everyone’s going wild for. So far, the #beauty hashtag has an enormous 88.2 billion views and counting with videos that bring together influencers, dermatologists, makeup artists and more. The right post has the power to propel certain products (think […]
This article contains light spoilers for Everything Everywhere All At Once. I went to watch Everything Everywhere All At Once, the new A24 film that hits UK cinemas next month, knowing very little about it beforehand. The film’s premise seems like a tough one to sell and it’s hard to […]
Whether you leave the house in a cloud of perfume or prefer a quick spritz here and there, it’s hard to avoid the syrupy scents which have flooded beauty aisles and social media over the past few years. Famous the world over, Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 540 is revered […]
Not that you ever need a reason to treat yourself to some diamonds — or, in this particular case, just-as-shiny, way more affordable cubic zirconia stones — but, in the event that you’re a jewellery lover who’s looking to up your sparkle ante, you don’t want to miss out on […]
Now that it’s spring and the hemlines on dresses and skirts are rising — some to dangerously micro levels — I need to put you onto what I call “safety shorts.” It’s a form-fit layer that’s specifically worn to prevent the dreaded chub rub or thigh chafing that comes along […]
I spend too much time talking about how “old” I am, when, at 38, I’m really not. But girls of a certain late-30s age know that we occupy a unique space in the ageing spectrum — while we’re hardly at death’s door, we’re definitely not young anymore. Some of us […]
My name is Lucy and I’ve worked as a beauty journalist for almost a decade. I’ve spent much of my career experimenting with product after product but over the last few years I’ve become more and more conscious about the sustainability of my skincare routine. I won’t lie, it can […]
