Tag: love

Outercourse Is Much More Than An Entree To The Main Event

Hopefully we all know this by now: penetration is not the be-all, end-all for sex. As much as the media, society and, yes, probably the patriarchy have tried to instil into us that anything less than the insertion of a penis or penis-like object is simply not satisfactory when it […]

Money Diary: A Financial Advisor On £55,000 Salary

Money Diary: A Financial Advisor On £55,000 Salary

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 came to the UK as an international student and I now work in London as […]

& Other Stories’ New Collection Features Balletcore With An Edge

& Other Stories’ New Collection Features Balletcore With An Edge

A great 2002 Avril Lavigne song goes, “He was a punk, she did ballet.” But a new drop from & Other Stories asks, “What if, this fall fashion season, you wanted to channel both?” On Tuesday, the Swedish brand launched its Savoir Collection, a limited capsule that fuses — or […]

Liking The Roman Empire Tells Us More About Ourselves Than We Think

Liking The Roman Empire Tells Us More About Ourselves Than We Think

Recently, a video appeared on my TikTok For You Page that got an immediate send into the group chat: A woman, speaking to camera, tells the viewer to ask the men in their lives — partners, fathers, brothers, whoever — how often they think of the Roman Empire. At first, […]

7 Milan Fashion Week Trends To Wear Now

7 Milan Fashion Week Trends To Wear Now

From New York to London, one of the biggest Fashion Week trends so far has been wearability and tailoring, with wardrobe staples like oversized blazers, boxy shirting, and skirts and pants with asymmetrical waistlines and hemlines making as many waves on the red carpet as the more show-stopping pieces. This […]

Phubbing Is Ruining Your Friendships & You Might Not Even Know You’re Doing It

You’re sitting outdoors at a riverside pub. Your friend points out how your face is perfectly illuminated by the setting sun, and they whip out their phone to capture the moment. But before they’ve even unlocked it, they’re met with a message from their partner and a DM from another […]

10 Floral Dress & Trainer Combos For Your Autumn Transition

10 Floral Dress & Trainer Combos For Your Autumn Transition

We’ve long since accepted florals for spring; a sartorial moment, that, however clichéd, comes around every year. But one that is less prevalent and arguably more fun to play with, is — you guessed it — floral prints for autumn, baby! As we enter a new season (which, PSA: technically began on […]

Your Horoscope This Week: September 24 to September 30

Your Horoscope This Week: September 24 to September 30

ILLUSTRATED BY SUCHET INUTHAI This first week of Libra Season and final week of September helps usher in dynamic, harmonious, and social energy into the cosmos, and after a period of back-to-back retrogrades, this will feel like a much-needed breath of fresh air. The recent equinox symbolised a change in […]

Aldi’s Rare Beauty Blush Dupes Are Impressive, But There’s A Problem

Aldi’s Rare Beauty Blush Dupes Are Impressive, But There’s A Problem

Rare Beauty got it right the moment it launched in February 2019. With an impressive 48 shades of foundation and concealer, a highlighter to end all highlighters and perhaps one of the most famous liquid blushes ever, the brand is on everyone’s lips. It’s little wonder, then, that others are […]