I accepted a long time ago that my brain works differently than others, and that my version of jumping to conclusions looks a lot more like Jackie Joyner-Kersee than, say, hopscotch. So colour me unsurprised when over the weekend, images of Harry Styles’ new nail polish and skincare line leaked, […]
My trans daughter and I have something in common besides our gender: We’ve both spent a lifetime being mistaken for men. We’re taller than most women. We have enormous hands. We need to shop in the men’s department for our shoes. We’re physically strong, and naturally muscular. Our shoulders are broader […]
Early on in the first season of The Sex Lives of College Girls, freshman Bela Malhotra — an 18-year-old South Asian student at the fictional Essex College — flips the script. Or at least, that’s how she sees it. Trying to get a spot on the masthead of the college’s […]
If you’re on TikTok, you’ll have come across at least one of Hyram Yarbro’s videos. In the past year or so, the skincare obsessive’s TikTok account @skincarebyhyram has amassed an enormous 6.6 million loyal fans who look to him for trustworthy skincare advice, unfiltered product reviews and a focus on […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. Many of TikTok’s makeup hacks are game-changers. Take the eyeshadow brush trick that pulls together a smoky eye in seconds, or how purple blush is taking over from pink. […]
Since the temperatures have dropped and it’s started getting dark at 4pm, the last thing we want to think about is what to wear. Truly, in an ideal world, we would be hibernating; burrowing under duvets and blankets until March. But, unfortunately, that’s not possible. Instead, we’ll settle for the […]
Low-rise jeans, mini skirts, butterfly prints — the recent Y2K style revival has millennials feeling like they’re in middle and high school all over again. Next up on the list of comeback trends: “popcorn tops” that have now made their way to the spring 2022 runways. Contemporary designers embraced the textured […]
In 1085 AD, a Lombard princess named Sichelgaita ripped up her cheeks with her nails and tore out her hair while delivering a eulogy for her husband, who was still alive. Apparently, Princess Sichelgaita’s actions were no cause for alarm among those who witnessed them. As documented in the first-recorded […]
Among the challenges presented by working from home, or working flexibly, over the last 18 months, the etiquette around logging off is one of the trickier ones to navigate. For those of us still working from home some of the time, the absence of a commute can turn up the […]
More than 50 million people in the UK have received at least their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. But getting here hasn’t been without some bumps in the road. Hell, we are still very much on said bumpy road. Along the way, we’ve lost a lot — lives, jobs, milestones, and […]
