Come with me on a private tour of the intimate details of my recent journey into skin hunger. It’s a slow, painful uphill cycle in which we’ll spend weeks going along the long, cold, concrete corridors of not having been touched for months. We’ll discuss how a global pandemic forced […]
The rules around lockdown in the UK may be (slowly) changing after nearly three months of social distancing and self-isolation but it doesn’t mean back to normal by a long shot. While socially distant barbecues are technically permitted, there are many of us (this writer included) who just don’t have […]
If you’re lucky — and you or your loved ones are not sick or in a dire financial position — self-quarantine can be boring. You’re left scraping the bottom of the barrel for activities. Before you resort to something like texting your ex, might we recommend sharpening your sexting skills? […]
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, which might explain why so many of us are itching for a new tattoo right now. With tattoo shops closed to stop the spread of COVID-19, our plans for new ink are currently on hold — but that doesn’t mean we don’t […]
“Hey Lucy, I saw the stats about the pandemic in Brazil. Really hope Henrique and his family are okay. How is Australia doing?” This might sound like standard chat with a close friend during the pandemic but Lucy is a total stranger. We have never met and she is 10,000 […]
Credit: Karwai Tang / Getty Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated their wedding anniversary last week, which reportedly involved reminiscing about their big day over margaritas and Mexican food and enjoying Zoom calls to friends and family. It has been two years since the couple said ‘I do’ at St […]
Shopping behavior during this worldwide pandemic has been an interesting thing to observe. Obviously, categories like athleisure and household items have seen a surge in demand, but people are also evidently buying more fine jewelry than one might expect. Moda Operandi recently reported a 35% uptick in fine jewelry sales […]
Like celebrity stylists pivoting toward creative new ways to service their clients and determining alternative income streams during the Covid-19 pandemic, costume designers find themselves in a unique position, too. With productions across the country and major studios shut down, their demanding day jobs, which usually stretch into night (or start […]
From lash tints to Russian extensions, lash care is one of the most popular beauty treatments at salons in the UK, but the lash perm or lash lift scoops the top spot. On Google Trends, search for the treatment has increased by an enormous 200% in the last 12 months. […]
Trigger warning: This article includes themes of suicide, self-harm and depressive thoughts. Meet Karen: She’s a manic depressive. Getting out of bed most days is a chore, at weekends I sit at home staring at the wall for hours at a time, sometimes she even forget to eat. And every […]
