The rise of TikTok hair trends means we have a plethora of information from content creators, influencers and brands at our fingertips, virtually guiding us through hair shops and beauty supply stores on the hunt for the ‘best product’ — especially those that actually work on natural 4C hair textures. […]
Mild spoilers ahead. In many ways, Margot Robbie is strikingly similar to her character in Babylon — both possess the inherent drive, ambition and undeniable acting talent needed to make it to the big screen. But the chaotic energy and head-spinningly fast pace of the film about Hollywood’s 1920s silent movie […]
Lunar New Year is around the corner, this year falling on January 22. On this day, the year of the tiger closes and we will begin the year of the rabbit — the fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac, signifying peace, longevity, and positivity. But regardless of the year, the […]
When I sat down on a large, white sectional facing Emily Ratajkowski, I was expecting to feel intimidated. But the model better known as ‘EmRata’ struck a disarming pose, curling her legs up underneath her. I mirror the position, thankful that I’m also wearing jeans. We’re on the couch to […]
TikTok is back with another absurd beauty standard as a recent trend captures just how much pregnancy can change the shape and size of an expectant person’s nose. Videos showing before and after “pregnancy nose” are stirring the pot online, with commenters left aghast at the drastic cosmetic difference — […]
A decade ago, “natural deodorant” (a catchall term that more or less just means “aluminium-free” deodorant) was niche and trendy. Slowly but surely, people were putting down their trusty tubes of Shower Fresh in lieu of consciously marketed alternatives. (I know, because I was one of them.) However, in 2023, […]
Cringe. You know, that powerful, full-body phenomenon that can make you thrash in bed like a goldfish after a flashback to something embarrassing you said eight years ago. Or spasm involuntarily in the shower, recalling that you once performed a Shania Twain song in front of your entire school in […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. With the weather entering minus temperatures once again, your skin is bound to feel the effects. It might be your lips that are zapped of moisture first (in which […]
I grew up in the golden age of the Disney Channel. I watched the hits: Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls, Wizards of Waverly Place. And if it was a Friday night, I’d settle in to devour the latest Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). I watched it all. Now, as an […]
TikTok is something of an incubator for beauty trends. In the past month alone, we’ve spotted the ghoul girl (brooding yet provocative, with a penchant for bleached brows) and ‘crying makeup‘ (wearing lashings of pink eyeshadow and smudged liner to create what has been referred to as a ‘post-sob glow’). […]
