Along with impacting our everyday spending, rising inflation rates will no doubt influence our bigger life decisions 6 important co-parenting quotes to live by for a happy family We’re all feeling the squeeze of the rising prices of petrol, food and household bills this year (making many of us more […]
Blue abstract background of soap foam We can style our hair as much as we like, but it will never look its best if we don’t get the basics right first. Thankfully, whatever your haircare needs, there are shampoos, conditioners, masks and treatments out there tailored to you. And now […]
Photo taken in Gomel’, Belarus Innovation in haircare is at an all-time high, with brands finding creative ways to be more sustainable, delivering fresh solutions to age-old beauty problems and discovering transformational new formulas. With so much happening in haircare right now, it can be tricky to keep up. That’s […]
Smears of White Foam Soap or Cosmetic Milk or Beauty Foam on pastel pink coral rose color background. Texture of white foam. Concept of home facial cleanser in selfcare routine and healthy lifestyle. Flat lay. Close-up. Copy space. Sometimes, on very rare occasions, we wake up and our hair is […]
Not that you ever need a reason to treat yourself to some diamonds — or, in this particular case, just-as-shiny, way more affordable cubic zirconia stones — but, in the event that you’re a jewellery lover who’s looking to up your sparkle ante, you don’t want to miss out on […]
Now that it’s spring and the hemlines on dresses and skirts are rising — some to dangerously micro levels — I need to put you onto what I call “safety shorts.” It’s a form-fit layer that’s specifically worn to prevent the dreaded chub rub or thigh chafing that comes along […]
I spend too much time talking about how “old” I am, when, at 38, I’m really not. But girls of a certain late-30s age know that we occupy a unique space in the ageing spectrum — while we’re hardly at death’s door, we’re definitely not young anymore. Some of us […]
My name is Lucy and I’ve worked as a beauty journalist for almost a decade. I’ve spent much of my career experimenting with product after product but over the last few years I’ve become more and more conscious about the sustainability of my skincare routine. I won’t lie, it can […]
The interest rates on student loans are going up. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS – an economic research organisation based in London), high inflation is going to cause a “rollercoaster” for the interest rates for English and Welsh graduates who took out a student loan after 2012. […]
I spent November of last year weeping and sleeping. Too exhausted for suicidal ideation, I simply didn’t want to be awake. As a domestic abuse survivor, I felt stripped of agency and control within the domestic abuse sector I work in, re-traumatised though advocating for Black, queer survivors against a […]
