Tag: love

Mismatched Shoes Are A Secret Styling Tool, Here’s How To Do It

Mismatched Shoes Are A Secret Styling Tool, Here’s How To Do It

There’s an episode in season 4 of Gossip Girl, in which the show’s resident “evil dictator of taste,” Blair Waldorf, is unraveling as she tries to balance a full-time job at W Magazine and a hefty course load at Columbia University. So much so that she shows up at a […]

Will 4 Dots of White Eyeliner Make Someone Fall In Love With Me?

Will 4 Dots of White Eyeliner Make Someone Fall In Love With Me?

As a single woman living in a city, let me tell you: Dating is like wandering into a cesspool of molten garbage. And the Rat Kings in this city right now… I’m doing pretty much anything and everything to find love — spells, jewellery, crystals — anything but actually going […]

In The Battle Of The Braiders, African Aunties Will Always Win

In The Battle Of The Braiders, African Aunties Will Always Win

It’s 23 degrees celsius on a late Saturday afternoon in Peckham, south-east London, and I’m squeezing my way through a dense crowd of people on Rye Lane. As I lope across the concrete pavements dotted with chewing gum, I pass shopfronts selling fresh fruit, vegetables, raw meat, fish, phone accessories, […]

I’m 23 & Nostalgic For The Fictional Millennial Experience

I’m 23 & Nostalgic For The Fictional Millennial Experience

If there’s one book that encapsulates the millennial experience, it might be Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love. Or, at least, the experience of white millennial women living in London – the ones who are largely associated with avocado on toast. With the release of the BBC adaptation of […]

Tokenism, Tics, Trauma: I Have Tourettes & Here’s What I Want You To Know

Tokenism, Tics, Trauma: I Have Tourettes & Here’s What I Want You To Know

When Monica Nguyen was a child, her GP diagnosed her with a cough. But it wasn’t a cough — since she was seven, she’d been living with Tourettes Syndrome. Her diagnosis was in fact a misdiagnosis, something that’s common in her community.  Even medical professionals can fall into believing the […]

‘Clean’ Beauty Means A Whole Lot Of Nothing — So Keep Your Money

What does the word ‘clean‘ mean to you? Perhaps, post-pandemic, it’s an extra squeeze of hand sanitiser on the train. Maybe you use it to describe making healthier diet choices. But when it comes to beauty, the term has become a serious buzzword of late. ‘Clean’ is a word used […]

Women Who Sweat Excessively Explain How They Manage It

Summer’s here, and for some women who struggle to manage their excessive sweating it can bring a sense of dread. It’s estimated that 30% of people experience the excessive sweating condition known as hyperhidrosis but it’s often considered embarrassing to talk about. Many women say that it seriously impacts their […]