When my mother died in 2013, I inherited her jewellery collection, including a gold medallion with a green enamelled Sagittarius symbol — half-human, half-horse, drawing a bow. She wore this star sign on a simple gold chain when I was young, and it reminds me of the era before we […]
When you find that one amazing piece, fashion has the ability to make your heart leap like you just saw your crush roll up to the school disco. Though it might seem silly, finding that perfectly lived-in denim jacket after months of sifting through vintage shops can be likened to […]
“Let’s just say, wearing an outfit more than once is seen as a fashion crime,” says presenter Sukaina Benzakour. The 24-year-old is not alone in her opinion. Perhaps surprisingly, since sustainability seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue right now, one in three young British women consider clothes to […]
Uranus, the Planet of Rebellion, enters into its yearly retrograde on August 19, and it’ll continue tracking backward for the next five months, until January 18, 2022. Although Uranus is a planet that often brings unexpected change, this transit is in dependable and stubborn Taurus, a sign the planet has […]
Sometimes, you think you need a haircut, but you really just want a new hairstyle. You don’t actually want a fringe — you just want your hair to look different, maybe more interesting than it does at this very moment. So, it’s worth first digging into your box of headbands […]
Tens of thousands of civilians in Afghanistan have now fled their homes after Taliban fighters seized control of major towns across the country, culminating in the occupation of the capital, Kabul, on 15th August. The actions come just weeks after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for the first […]
We’re in the midst of a noughties fashion moment. This summer, you can’t step outside on a Friday night without spotting at least five girls wearing a variation of the cowl neck halter top, and now we’ve spotted the nail-art trend to match. Gen-Z is calling it “Y2K heart nails.” […]
“They don’t know I do it for the culture, goddamn,” Lizzo sings on her newest single, “Rumors.” Though it’s the opening line of the upbeat pop song about rising above haters who start ridiculous rumours about her, this clear callout about who Lizzo’s music is for didn’t stop colourist, fatphobic, […]
Prior to the pandemic, work was not working – and it was having a major impact on our mental health, physical wellbeing and general experience of adult life. One in six workers were dealing with work-related stress, anxiety or depression at any one time and stress in particular takes a […]
Despite learning to DIY our nails during lockdown and keeping up with countless #nailhacks on TikTok, nail services were among the first beauty treatments many of us wanted to book in for when salons reopened. A professional manicure is hard to beat, after all. Unsurprisingly the nail industry is booming […]
