Month: January 2021

Since Following These 6 Simple Rules, My Skin Has Never Been Better

Since Following These 6 Simple Rules, My Skin Has Never Been Better

As a beauty editor, I’m lucky enough to try hundreds of products so I like to think I’ve nailed how to sort the good from the not so good. But when it comes to achieving skin I’m personally happy with, it isn’t solely about the cleansers, moisturisers and serums that […]

Cyclothymia Is More Than Just ‘Mild Bipolar’

“The ‘switch’ is quite unnerving. I could be carrying on quite normally at work or at home, and then a small thing will drastically alter my mood.” Twenty-three-year-old Shannon Vanderstreaten works in children’s residential care in the East Midlands and suspects she has cyclothymia, a form of bipolar disorder. While […]

That Weird Feeling You Have Could Be Because You’re Numbing Out

How can you comprehend the incomprehensible? I’ve spent much of this week wondering. I understand the horror of the daily death toll but I cannot feel it. I read the words “the United Kingdom is one of the coronavirus death capitals of the world” and nothing happens. Last year, I […]

In A World Of Opinions, Here’s How To Figure Out What You Really Think

How many hours have you whiled away checking your smartphone, simultaneously rewatching Gossip Girl, also distracted by the bestseller you vowed to start last week?   We are a generation saturated with cultural ‘musts’, constantly consuming media, from podcasts to articles, TV shows to social media. But we’re making little headway or […]

Andrea Riseborough: “There’s no right way to do something differently but it’s important to try”

Andrea Riseborough: “There’s no right way to do something differently but it’s important to try”

She’s starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and is now about to play a key member of a dangerous, cocaine-smuggling family in new crime drama ZeroZeroZero. Here, Newcastle-born actress Andrea Riseborough talks about her latest role and the landscape for women in Hollywood after #MeToo… As one of Hollywood’s […]

These Bridgerton-Inspired Baby Names Are Tipped To Be Big

Baby name trends often reflect what’s going on in pop culture, so it’s no great surprise that Bridgerton-themed names are being tipped for popularity. The acclaimed period drama is already sparking a Regencycore fashion trend. Now it’s set to fuel a rise in Regency-style baby names, according to the website […]

Why Fans Are Frustrated With The Casting In Fate: Winx Saga

Why Fans Are Frustrated With The Casting In Fate: Winx Saga

It’s the circle of life: cartoons of our youth become live action teen dramas of our adulthood (see: Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina). But live-action reboots rarely live up to fans’ standards, and, as the casting controversy of Fate: Winx Saga shows, Netflix’s newest series is not exempt. Based […]