“I’d prefer Chanel. Birkins are ugly,” my friend Iman responds when I ask what her love language is. The term ‘love language’, while not new, has been popularised over the last year. Take a look at the results when you search it on Twitter and you’ll discover that most, in […]
Sustainable lifestyle influencer Jazmine Rogers started 2020 with around 5,000 followers on Instagram. Today, she has more than 34,000. “I’m happy to connect with a community of like-minded people,” she tells Refinery29 from her home in San Diego. Rogers, who is half-Black and half-Mexican, uses her platform to discuss issues […]
Speech therapist Shermeena Rabbi explains why accent bias is still a thing and what to do if you’re being judged negatively Getty Images Have you ever been made to feel the way you speak is a source of shame? Whether you’ve been mocked by work mates, noticed people struggling to […]
Credit: Pandora Pandora Black Friday is coming – here’s everything you need to know With Black Friday 2020 just around the corner, it’s likely that you’re scouring the internet for early deals and sneak previews. Whether you’re planning to update your wardrobe with the Topshop Black Friday sale or treating yourself […]
The new face of a sustainability campaign, presenter Angela Scanlon talked to Andrea Thompson about eco anxiety, forming habits and the joy of cold showers. What small steps can we take towards making our lives more sustainable? Presenter and Gumtree Ambassador Angela Scanlon talked to Andrea Thompson about eco anxiety, […]
As news broke that a vaccine could be rolled out by Christmas – Emma Mason looks at the hard-working couple in lab suits we need to thank Getty Images It’s fair to say we’ve had better years, but with Biden and Harris taking over the White House next January and […]
With the pandemic forcing us to live simpler and slower-paced lives, presenter and Gumtree ambassador Angela Scanlon reveals how lockdown has shifted her attitude towards sustainability 1. Show love to your community by shopping local Lockdown forced us all to shop a bit more locally at first, engaging with […]
I started wearing the hijab a few months shy of my 13th birthday, as a commitment to my Muslim faith and dressing modestly. That’s also when I got glasses and braces and began high school. It was 2005, when nerdy-girl-gets-a-makeover movies were at their peak. It’s safe to say that […]
The beauty industry has a lot to answer for. From excessive packaging, which contributes largely to landfill waste, to a focus on natural, organic ingredients which are potentially harmful to ecological communities, the burden on the environment can’t be ignored. Yet, our beauty obsession, specifically skincare, shows no sign of […]
There’s a fair bit going on at the moment, from lockdown 2.0 to, erm, some stuff unfolding in the US, so you’d be forgiven for missing a few things here and there. However it’s not okay to be missing new HBO show The Undoing, which is airing here on Sky […]
