Month: January 2023

“I’m Still Insecure” — How Black Women Really Feel About BBL Surgery

“I’m Still Insecure” — How Black Women Really Feel About BBL Surgery

For Grace Victor, getting a BBL was one of the best decisions she has ever made. “I love my BBL and I don’t care what anybody has to say,” she tells Unbothered. “It madly boosted my confidence and my clothes just fit better. People also treat me better which I […]

Salary Story: I’m A Lawyer & I Still Can’t Believe I Make 100k

Salary Story: I’m A Lawyer & I Still Can’t Believe I Make 100k

In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]

Is Therapy-Speak Ruining Our Relationships?

Picture this. Your friend has been acting distant for a few weeks. You ask her if everything’s okay. “I’ve treasured our season of friendship,” she says calmly, a distant, bittersweet smile on her face, “but we’re moving in different directions in life.”  @answeranxiety Here is how you break up with […]

Gen Z Are Twice As Likely To Identify As LGBTQ+

Gen Z are more than twice as likely to identify as LGBTQ+, new data from the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reveals. That’s according to the Census 2021, which took an important step towards offering a fully accurate portrait of the UK’s population by asking questions about sexuality and gender […]

Your Horoscope This Week: 29th January to 4th February, 2023

Your Horoscope This Week: 29th January to 4th February, 2023

Try to stay grounded this week because the cosmos are bringing lots of excitement our way. The sun in Aquarius gets a push from Mars right before Mercury in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus connect on 29th January. This energy brings out the unexpected, so be ready for surprises. Venus […]

Now This English City Also Wants To Bring In Rent Controls

Bristol wants to become the first city in England to introduce rent controls. The city’s council has voted through a motion to tackle rising rents with a range of measures designed to “empower” tenants. As part of its action plan, it will ask the Westminster government for the authority to […]

Ask A Therapist: Is There Any Good Way To Break Up With A Friend?

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ clinical experience and the founder of Harley Therapy – Psychotherapy and Counselling, for advice on the things we worry about in private. Have a question for a therapist? Submit yours for Sheri. Question: […]

Why Do Men Hate ‘Birthday Makeup’ So Much? An Investigation

Before TikTok convinced us to pledge allegiance to the ‘clean girl‘ and no-makeup makeup had us in a chokehold, beauty obsessives across the globe favoured the more-is-more approach. With the rise of the Kardashian-Jenners and influencers like Huda Kattan (aka Huda Beauty), a typical makeup look almost always featured a […]