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How To Get London Salon-Quality Hair At Home, By The City’s Best Stylist

Ask any beauty editor or influencer to shortlist their favourite London hairdressers and you can always expect Adam Reed to make the cut. As personable as he is talented, Adam’s forte is whipping up expensive-looking hair in a matter of moments. Think curated colour (his copper creations are dreamy, to […]

The Reality Of Trying To Survive On Universal Credit Right Now

Content warning: suicide When you’re left without work, or with low-wage or precarious work, both your financial security and your sense of worth can shatter. You struggle day to day, worried you won’t be able to make ends meet. This year, with the cost of living rising and inadequate social […]

The Revival Of The ‘Emo Girl’ Is A Slippery Slope To Commodifying Pain

The Revival Of The ‘Emo Girl’ Is A Slippery Slope To Commodifying Pain

The trope of the ‘emo girl’ has made a comeback in the past few years. Last month, it was perhaps solidified into mainstream culture with the release of Machine Gun Kelly’s track Emo Girl ft WILLOW. At first glance, the revival of the stereotype seems like a celebration of the […]

Why It’s Time To Kill The French Girl Style Myth

Véronique Hyland is the Fashion Features Director at ELLE and the author of Dress Code: Unlocking Fashion From the New Look to Millennial Pink, a collection of essays about the intersection of fashion and our everyday lives, out on April 28, 2022. For an industry that’s built on seasonally reinventing […]

Our Fashion Editor Makes A Case For Chocolate Brown, This Season’s It Colour

Our Fashion Editor Makes A Case For Chocolate Brown, This Season’s It Colour

Lately I’ve found myself wearing a lot of brown and feeling extra boujee because of it. I’m not talking about just any brown. From my cognac faux leather coat from Aritzia to my dark croc Topshop boots, I’m talking about the frothy, chocolatey, mocha brown that only the best baristas […]

Money Diary: A 28-Year-Old Brand Manager On Maternity Leave

Money Diary: A 28-Year-Old Brand Manager On Maternity Leave

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 28-year-old brand manager living near Manchester […]

6 Recipes That All Make Use Of One Speciality Ingredient

6 Recipes That All Make Use Of One Speciality Ingredient

Trying new recipes and exploring unfamiliar cuisines can be intimidating, exciting, rewarding and – at first glance – expensive. If an Ottolenghi recipe has an ingredient list that extends to a whole A4 page and you’ve never tried making Israeli food before, the number of speciality ingredients feels overwhelming. But […]

How You Can Help The People Of Ukraine

How You Can Help The People Of Ukraine

HALLANDALE, FLORIDA – MARCH 03: Anna Gavrlim stands with others to show support for Ukraine during the war against Russia on March 03, 2022 in Hallandale, Florida. Organizers held the rally to condemn the actions of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The […]

Is ‘Chameleoning’ Subconsciously Impacting Your Social Life?

A few years ago, I read something that stuck with me. It talked about what true internal alignment looked like, which was when the gap decreased between the person you are when you’re with friends, family, colleagues, strangers, lovers, or yourself. Essentially, it suggested that if you can be your […]

How Long Covid Is Shaping Up To Be A Feminist Fight

In January 2020, Tara became one of the first people in Australia to contract the coronavirus, after bumping into neighbours who had just returned from Wuhan. There was no information about the virus being in the country and no option to get tested. When she recovered, she decided to put […]