Anxiety is generally understood as a natural human response to feeling threatened. For some, the experience of this mental health condition can be fleeting; for others, it can be so profoundly distressing that the body might veer into dysfunction. On the whole, Western treatments for anxiety tend to focus on […]
Allow us to introduce you to the Ayurvedic beauty trailblazers who are pioneering ancient Indian approaches to wellbeing and beauty rituals The ancient science of Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest whole-body healing systems, developed more than 3,000 years ago in India. It is based on the belief that […]
We knew the royals must watch it too… We have been patiently waiting for season five of The Crown ever since we binge-watched the entire fourth series back in 2020. And while we don’t know everything to expect just yet, we do know that it is about to be the […]
PSA: No slugs will be harmed TikTok has unveiled some fairly odd skincare trends in its time. Using lube as a primer? That was one of the weirdest. (Please don’t do it, have a look through our list of best primers if you’re after a new one.) But one of […]
Marie Claire columnist, Poorna Bell, explores the changing (and necessary) South Asian representation on screen When the well-worn phrase “if you see it, you can be it” is uttered at women’s empowerment events, it is usually followed by thunderous applause. A clap for better representation on boards, another for closing […]
Just how mad are the men in Lagos? It’s a question Nigerian author and actor Damilare Kuku explores in 12 short stories in her first novel, Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad. With relationship themes spanning infidelities, sexting and ‘situationships’ sons and mothers, serial bachelors (and married and […]
After spending a Sunday by the pool at her parents house in Malibu, Kaia Gerber slides her Five-Minute Journal in a pre-packed carryon and catches a red eye to New York. The 20-year-old model — and face of Marc Jacobs’ Daisy Ever So Fresh — doesn’t bring a single pair […]
I remember the first time a makeup artist ever graced my cheeks with blush; I was seven years old and celebrating Shichi-Go-San, a traditional Japanese rite of passage when five-year-old boys and three- and seven-year-old girls visit shrines and pray for health and prosperity. In addition to its cultural significance, […]
When it comes to fashion and where to throw our (limited) cash, it’s hard to sort the quality from the celebrity endorsements and clever marketing. But on TikTok, where the opinions are plenty and, at times, brutal, we’re definitely all ears when a brand or specific collection item gets people […]
I often think about a scene in The Devil Wears Prada when Andy Sachs’ boyfriend Nate — the movie’s real villain — asks the group, “Why do women need so many purses? You have one you put all your junk in and that’s it. You’re done.” To which Sachs’ friend […]
