Nina and Alicia* had been best friends for eight years. They’d weathered part of their teenage years together — from family dramas to breakups — and considered themselves sisters. But things began to change a couple of years ago, when Nina, now 28, would come away from hanging out with […]
Whether it’s a London staycation or a remote countryside hideaway, there’s nothing quite like a winter getaway in the UK. Starting the New Year somewhere different has a certain magic to it — not to mention that a change of scenery helps us cope with the dreary British weather immensely. […]
Starting on January 4, Mars will be entering its favourite sign, Capricorn, and will remain there until February 13 when it moves into Aquarius. During this time, we will feel more confident and assertive when taking action and making things happen. Mars was last in Capricorn from January 24 to […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 29-year-old SEO specialist living in London. After graduating from university, I worked in […]
Welcome to Press Pause. This January, we’re asking: What does self-care look like when it’s not all-or-nothing? What if we simply pressed pause here and there? I am the most sinfully boring I have ever been in my life. Paint-drying boring. Tumbleweed-dancing-across-a-desert boring. I recently watched an hour-long video on the virtues of […]
Have you ever noticed that a lot of relationships end after Christmas? Call it the January comedown, call it breakup season, call it whatever you want. But there’s something in the air after the clock strikes midnight on 31st December — and that something signals the end for plenty of couples. […]
Back in August, I went through some hormonal changes, and with that came hormonal acne. A large spot formed smack dab in the middle of my forehead and showed no signs of letting up. I popped an acne patch on after my skincare routine as usual, left it on long […]
A new year always feels like a clean slate — a symbolic reset where we give ourselves permission to (try to) forget the disappointments of the last 365 days, while moving forward with a renewed perspective. Sometimes that pans out, sometimes it doesn’t. But something that is guaranteed? A calendar […]
The new year is fast arriving, and with it new television. After the year we’ve had, we deserve every last second. 2023 was plagued with months-long strikes by both the Writer Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers […]
2023 was The Year Of The Makeup Trend. Beauty movements happen all the time, but in 2023 specifically, it felt like every week there was something new being “coined” or rediscovered and reimagined. Social media dominated the conversation and our faces became food, whether it was “strawberry girl,” “latte makeup,” […]
