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How Far Can You Really Trust Beauty Influencers?

In 2023, influencers are indistinguishable from Hollywood celebrities. Take TikTok’s Madeleine White, who was an important guest at this year’s prestigious Grammy Awards, or Charli D’Amelio, who Forbes has included twice in its “Top 7 Highest Paid TikTok Stars”. Influencing is one of the most covetable — not to mention […]

How To Shop Secondhand Shoes Without Getting Icked Out

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sophie Benson (@sophiebenson) Shopping secondhand is becoming the norm. The market is expected to grow by 127% by 2026 and even Primark now has vintage in its stores. There’s so much great secondhand stuff out there that it seems silly not […]

Money Diary: A Marketing Manager On 33k

Money Diary: A Marketing Manager On 33k

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 33-year old marketing manager living in […]

The Best New York Fashion Week Street Style To Inspire Your Autumn 2023 Look

The Best New York Fashion Week Street Style To Inspire Your Autumn 2023 Look

It’s that time of the year again: New York Fashion Week, the week-long parade of Autumn 2023 runway collections and A-list sightings. That also means: covetable street style. With editors, influencers, and celebrities descending upon the Big Apple to attend the runway shows, there’s an endless source of outfit inspiration to look […]

Low Energy Or Legendary? Fans Are Divided Over Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance

Low Energy Or Legendary? Fans Are Divided Over Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance

Whether or not you care about American football, you have to acknowledge that performing at the Super Bowl is a high honour that many musicians aspire to. That stage has been blessed by some of the industry’s best and brightest — Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Prince, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder […]

Knee-High Boots For Every Occasion

Knee-High Boots For Every Occasion

Boots, glorious boots, it is well and truly their time to shine. Knee-high styles in particular are a statement-making shoe that keeps you feeling warm and looking wonderful — minimal effort required.  Long cemented as a failsafe footwear choice, it’s no surprise to see new styles and beloved designs alike […]

I Anglicised My Name For My Career — Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

I Anglicised My Name For My Career — Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

In late 2021, I was at an event for young Black professionals at Harvard Business School. The purpose of the event, hosted in a white tent on a snowy Massachusetts evening, was for us to get to know one another. To make connections.  Sometimes, especially when the weather is unforgiving, […]

Affordable Dressing As A Plus-Size Person Is Hard. Here’s How I Do It

I’ve been plus size for as long as I can remember, which means I’ve always had to navigate shopping for my body in an industry that notoriously rejects size inclusivity. Growing up in a single-parent household where I relied on free school meals and uniform shopping vouchers, I learned how […]

10 Jewellery Brands That Fashion People Love

10 Jewellery Brands That Fashion People Love

Gone are the days when your only options for jewellery were eye-wateringly expensive Tiffany diamonds or turn-your-finger-green high street rings. Now, thanks in large part to Instagram and TikTok allowing brands to share their wares and us to discover emerging talent, there’s a plethora of brilliant jewellery labels making high-quality […]

The Hype Behind TikTok’s Viral Drugstore Moisturiser, Explained

The Hype Behind TikTok’s Viral Drugstore Moisturiser, Explained

As a beauty writer, one of my favourite things to do is let people in on the products that I believe will completely revolutionise their routine. I wax poetic about everything from must-have moisturisers to lipsticks that stay put for hours, but there’s one product I don’t need to put […]