Tag: skin

Forget “Casual Instagram”. I Miss the Unhinged Instagram of 2012

Forget “Casual Instagram”. I Miss the Unhinged Instagram of 2012

Today we’re going to take our stupid walk for our stupid mental health down memory lane back to 2012. You pull out your new iPhone 5 from the pocket of your skinny jeans and unlock it. There is, and I know this sounds absolutely wild, a physical home button. You […]

Does Pregnancy Still Affect Your Career?

Pregnancy and maternity discrimination are nothing new. The explicit bias in the workplace against women and people with wombs who are pregnant is a longstanding fact and something we’ve largely been expected to put up with. In recent years there have been increasing calls to tackle this issue head on, […]

This Brand Is Cutting The Cost Of Luxury Homeware & We’re Obsessed

This Brand Is Cutting The Cost Of Luxury Homeware & We’re Obsessed

Decorating a new home is expensive. I’ll-have-to-eat-pasta-every-day-for-a-month-like-a-student expensive. This is not news to anyone but it’s my first time moving as an adult post-university (thanks COVID for derailing that plan, too) and I’ve been shocked at just how quickly my paycheque gets eaten up. Near £360 for a light summer […]

An NYC Plastic Surgeon Charts The Rise Of Jawline Injections

An NYC Plastic Surgeon Charts The Rise Of Jawline Injections

The other day, one of my best friends told me she wanted to get Botox injections in her jaw. She just accepted a new job offer and wanted to “treat herself” to bilateral jaw-muscle Botox, a procedure she’s been contemplating for for the past two years (specifically during the pandemic). […]

What I Learned At My First London Fashion Week As R29’s New Fashion Editor

What I Learned At My First London Fashion Week As R29’s New Fashion Editor

“No one’s ever said hi to me at one of these things,” said a content creator with about eight times more Instagram followers than me after I introduced myself at an intimate London Fashion Week presentation. Then she backtracked, admitting she doesn’t often talk to people at fashion week either, […]

Money Diary: A 26-Year-Old Research Assistant In Edinburgh On 35k

Money Diary: A 26-Year-Old Research Assistant In Edinburgh On 35k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 26-year-old postdoctoral research assistant in chemistry, […]

Bella Hadid’s Facialist Taught Me 7 Tricks For Amazing Skin

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bella 🦋 (@bellahadid) “I kind of like slapping,” warns New York facialist Joanna Czech as she preps my skin for what is probably the most unique face treatment I’ll ever have. “My very first beauty instructor back in Poland told me […]

Paying For It: This 29-Year-Old Says Buy Now, Pay Later Exacerbates Her ADHD

The cost of living is rising. Inflation is at its highest rate for 30 years. And it’s hurting young women, who face historically high housing and living costs. Enter: buy now, pay later (BNPL) – a phenomenon that allows young people to buy things they can’t afford. Thirty-nine percent of R29 readers […]