Content warning: This article discusses mental health and domestic abuse in a way that may be distressing to some readers. Do you have any regrets? It’s something that’s often asked in job interviews and group DMCs. Often, we hit back with a regretful purchase or a snide comment we wish […]
Welcome to July! The summer and our horoscopes are heating up. On the 5th of July, chatty Mercury swims into Cancer and action planet Mars enters Taurus. These cosmic shifts will bring on a more passive energy, as Mercury in Cancer doesn’t speak their truths until they feel safe in […]
Summer is officially here, which means so are Aperol spritzes and cute summer dresses. But for many people, the much-anticipated warmer weather brings with it the dreaded notion of the ‘summer body’. Arbitrary beauty standards have evolved throughout history. Take modern body positivity, for example, and self-love movements encouraging us […]
Over the past few years, Black people have been reclaiming and redefining what ‘luxury’ means to them and their lives — a quick scroll through the endless ‘Black woman in luxury’ hashtags on Instagram and TikTok and you’ll understand what I mean. For the most part, this has included celebrating […]
Since Carl Jung’s initial work on the subject in 1923, the introverts vs. extroverts debate has come a long way. As we know now, there is so much more to introversion than just not wanting to be around people. You can be an introvert and still enjoy hosting gatherings and […]
I spent almost all of my teen years dealing with severe, all-over acne; the super pissed-off, red kind that only seemed to act as a visual representation of how I felt about my skin on the inside. And while well-intended people around me assured me that my acne “wasn’t that […]
I never thought I’d use the word “luxury” to describe cleaning products. In fact, tidying up my flat is one of my least luxurious obligations. However, one does not mention the famed, status-defining Parisian parfumerie Diptyque without sprinkling opulent adjectives into their sentence like bacon bits in a Caesar salad. […]
In the dark depths of the Internet lies a corner for catharsis. For grief, for laughs and, on occasion, unbridled rage. From suffocating mothers-in-law to petty friend feuds and a whole lot of wedding-related drama, Reddit’s Am I The Asshole thread (previously known as AITA) has become a sanctuary for […]
Credit: Right To Play Right now, there are 129 million girls out of school worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous impact on vulnerable girls across the globe, with those already facing poverty and discrimination at further risk of leaving school forever and unable to continue their education due […]
Here’s your complete Meghan Markle wedding dress guide, from the estimated cost to the length of the veil. Meghan Markle wedding dress designer The Palace revealed in a statement: ‘Ms. Meghan Markle’s wedding dress has been designed by the acclaimed British designer, Clare Waight Keller. Ms. Waight Keller last year […]
