Once, on a cold January evening, I wrote in an iMessage the words: “I wish you well.” I was signing off a text to someone who had behaved less than ideally towards me. I cringed as I sent it. Although now, months later, I recall with minor embarrassment the fact […]
“It was a wild and beautiful place to be. We lived at the whim of the weather and the wildlife, which was totally romantic and often very brutal. Rats nested underneath the caravan, brambles grew in through the cracks and ice climbed up the inside of the windows at night. […]
If your outfits aren’t making you smile, it might be time to update your accessories collection. At least that’s what Shopbop fashion director Caroline Maguire believes, based on what customers are adding to their carts right now. The sartorial vibe for 2023’s jewellery trends, it seems, is happy, and nothing […]
Following last month’s teaser, the lookbook for the H&M x Mugler collaboration, out May 11, is here. And it’s exactly what you’d expect, with pieces ranging from bodycon dresses and mesh catsuits (a hallmark of Mugler) to structured blazers and M-logo belts. In March, the Swedish retailer revealed that it […]
My height is not something I tend to sit around and think about all that often. As someone who’s just shy of 5’2″ and not a huge fan of heels, I’m often one of the shortest people in the room. Most of the time, I couldn’t care less. But there […]
Welcome to 2023, where there are no beauty rules. We think of trends as ebbs and flows in the collective energy and they’re totally subjective. But when it comes to choosing something as seemingly mundane as a nail polish, we’re being mindful about the colours we’re gravitating towards and why […]
There’s something fun about the low-stakes spontaneity of walking into the nail salon with the intention of getting a quick polish refresh and walking out with a manicure that feels more unique and personalised than the singular red or pink polish in your wheelhouse. In my most recent manicure, I […]
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Whether you’re an aficionado when it comes to styling your hair or you consider yourself something of a novice, it’s likely that if you’ve accessed social media recently, you’ve spotted the Shark FlexStyle Air Styler & Hair Dryer. The Shark FlexStyle only burst onto the scene in October 2022 but […]
The other day, I was standing in the supermarket after work trying to figure out what to make for dinner. As I stood there, staring blankly into the depths of the dairy section with an empty basket in my hand, all I felt was exhaustion and a complete inability to […]
