This hot, fiery summer is blazing on — both IRL and astrologically. On July 27, Mercury, the Planet of Communication, makes its way into the main character of the zodiac: Leo. This means one thing, and one thing only — our communication styles are getting the star treatment. Until August […]
Can cards really hold divine powers and make predictions about my future? Ever heard of tarot reading, or been curious to dabble in the mystic 15th century tradition? Fun fact: I recently discovered that Christian Dior was famously a believer of Tarot, having tried the cards when his sister Catherine […]
Our beloved industry isn’t what it once was Beauty Industry Post-Pandemic After the initial surge of appointments post third national lockdown, clients have not returned to the hair and beauty sector in the same number as before the pandemic, particularly in the beauty sector where trade relies on client experience […]
The first time she went to a gynaecologist, Emaan Abbass was 21. She’d heard her friends talking about their own visits, and figured it was time to go herself. The appointment ended up changing her life. “During that first exam, they diagnosed me with cervical cancer that had been caused […]
On Sunday, Issa Rae married her longtime partner Louis Diame. She wore a custom Vera Wang wedding dress that made the actress look like a real-life princess. For the occasion, Rae chose a strapless ball gown from Vera Wang complete with Chantilly lace and hand-sewn crystal beading, according to the […]
If you were to ask me how I was doing, say, two years ago, I would’ve offered up some variation of: “I’m good!” And I was! I had just landed a fancy job at a glossy magazine in New York; I had a tight-knit group of close girlfriends; my Instagram […]
This story contains discussion of sexual violence. Please proceed with care. The 2019 release of explosive documentary Surviving R. Kelly played an important role in the legal pursuit of the R&B singer, highlighting a laundry list of truly disturbing allegations of sexual violence that spanned the course of decades. Today, […]
When 35-year-old part-time recruiter Sarah Hatton informed her parents that she was having a third child, the text message conversation went quiet. She knew they might be a bit taken aback but the reply, four hours later – “You’re going to have your hands full” – left her feeling nervous. […]
As the Norway women’s beach handball team are fined for not competing in bikini bottoms, we ask: why are female Olympians required to wear less clothing than their male counterparts? The Tokyo Olympics are officially off to a flying start – and, alongside the news of national hero Tom Daley […]
I’ll never forget the first time I tried retinol. It was three years ago during summer, right before an important work trip. I lathered on the long-loved anti-ager before bed, eagerly awaiting the transformative results, then scrimped on SPF the following day and arrived in France with one of the […]
