So long, lockdown roots When the government announced their tentative exit strategy out of lockdown on Monday, one question was foremost in our minds: when will hairdressers and beauty salons be able to open again? The beauty industry has been among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with salons […]
Hair feeling a little frazzled, coarse or tangled? The best leave-in conditioners are here to save the day Having a good conditioner in your beauty arsenal is a must – that much goes without saying. But it’s also common knowledge that the longer you allow your conditioner to soak into […]
Black folk have really gone through it this past year. Not only have we witnessed people who look like us being gunned down in their sleep, on the street or on their daily jog, but we’re also disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, the deadly virus that has swept the globe. Being […]
Few words have been tossed around the skincare aisle like “clean” has. You’ll find it everywhere, and used to describe every type of product, from cleanser and toner to serum and moisturiser. You’ve probably even purchased a handful of items that tout the label in the interest of being more […]
In the midst of a few big Kardashian headlines landing this week — Kourtney confirming her relationship with Travis Barker and Kim officially filing for divorce — Kris Jenner is quietly stirring up her own drama, dropping hints that she might be getting into the celebrity beauty biz. According to […]
Because of a congenital heart defect, I have an annual checkup with a cardiologist. This yearly visit to the hospital — involving numerous tests, conversations about future surgeries, and a waiting room filled with babies who have only just embarked on the same lifelong journey of doctors’ appointments and arrhythmias […]
We can always rely on Gwyneth Paltrow — actor, business-person, candlemaker — to be on the cutting edge of the latest trends. She was the first person to do yoga, for instance. (According to her.) She popularised the term “conscious uncoupling.” And now, she’s revealed that she was wearing face masks […]
As her revenge porn documentary is released, Zara speaks to Marie Claire about the ‘same mistake twice’ myth – a significant yet subtle form of victim blaming. And why we all need to back Refuge’s The Naked Threat campaign to criminalise the threat of sharing intimate pics (BBC Pictures) Zara […]
From Diptyque to D.S & Durga, welcome to your ultimate guide to the best luxury candles money can buy “One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats,” wrote the novelist Iris Murdoch. And we can’t think of a littler treat with a bigger impact that one […]
On Tuesday, WWD reported that Victoria’s Secret would be bringing swimwear back into select store locations after discontinuing the line in 2016, a time in which the lingerie company began losing its market share to more size-inclusive brands that served and championed plus-size shoppers. As part of the announcement, the […]
