Iman Vellani’s first TV role doesn’t even feel like acting. According to the 19-year-old, she’s long been living the life of Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero and the lead protagonist of six-part series, Ms. Marvel. “I honestly feel like I lived Kamala’s life when I read those comic books […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. How many blush hacks is too many? If you’re one of TikTok’s millions of beauty enthusiasts, there’s always room for one more. Not too long ago we were convinced […]
If you’ve been on TikTok any time in the last two weeks, you’ve probably been bombarded with reviews of Jones Road‘s new What The Foundation. And if you haven’t, you’ve likely seen plenty of reactions to those reviews — namely, the internet coming for beauty influencer Meredith Buxbury’s neck for […]
Wellness culture is in overdrive: Instagram carousels harping on about self-love practices and workplaces throwing team-building events in the name of wellbeing — it’s everywhere you look. While a growing focus on mental health is good news, it’s important to remember that you can’t buy your way into wellness and […]
The women in my family knew pain. They understood what it meant to live harmoniously with the kind of pain that comes from a body’s betrayal. My mother’s mother had pregnancy-induced glaucoma and a heart that weakened further the older she grew. She didn’t make it to 75. My mother became […]
When the trailer for Alex Garland’s Men aired, it felt promising. We see Harper (Jessie Buckley) on her solo vacation in Hertfordshire, exploring the idyllic countryside and expressing her newfound freedom after the death of her abusive husband. Yet with every flourish of independence, Harper is met with the ominous […]
In 2014, Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, 16, opposed a silver mine planned to operate near her hometown about 50 miles southeast of Guatemala’s capital in Mataquescuintla, Jalapa. As part of her advocacy work, she created an anti-mining youth group and traversed the country with her dad, organising communities to vote no […]
“Go where you’re celebrated, not merely tolerated…” Ain’t that the truth. It’s one of those ubiquitous motivational quotes that do the rounds on Instagram, but for Black women in Britain, they’ve been taking this sentiment to the airport — jetting off to countries where their beauty is more often than […]
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Fringes are no longer the preserve of children or booked in on a whim after a bad breakup. Post-pandemic, the hairstyle has become a serious trend in its own right. Thanks to stylists like The Hair Bros and Michelle Thompson, not to mention innovative salons like Blue Tit London, we’ve […]
