Welcome to Beauty Prism! I’m so excited and proud to be writing my new Column in partnership with The Body Shop for Marie Claire. I’ve always loved The Body Shop since I was a kid in the 80s. Their activism, care for the environment and fair trade for the past […]
Traditional salads are handy for quarantine times, in that they tend to require very little cooking, so no need to sweat over a hot stove in heatwave conditions (nothing quite like a no-cook meal, eh?). But their lightness and brightness all too often this comes at the cost of raging […]
Looking for love in the era of coronavirus? Read on Unsplash Words by Chantel Pereira: Dating norms are constantly changing in light of Covid-19. During lockdown, dating was confined to virtual meets from apps, and while post-lockdown offers a taste of freedom (a local pub garden for a restricted amount […]
Diversity in the creative industry is not a ‘nice to have’, but a social justice issue. So that’s why Alex Pleasants and Joanna Abeyie, co-founders of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity, are on a mission to change the paradigm in the post-pandemic arts era Getty Images There’s no […]
Credit: Max Mumby / Indigo / Getty Before Prince Harry decided to step down as a senior royal, he worked closely with his brother, Prince William, on a number of projects – they joined forces to launch charities and often attended official royal engagements together. However, their roles within the […]
Our bodies are not the only things that have undergone a reshaping during the Covid-19 crisis. The fitness industry has too. Getty Images The fitness industry has adapted to life in lockdown by going completely virtual – and it could well hold on to those changes permanently. I’ll admit, I […]
Credit: Yorkshire Wildlife Park As the coronavirus lockdown eases and places begin to reopen, you might be tempted to head to Paris and visit this floating outdoor cinema or shoot off to this Harry Potter Airbnb in Ireland. But if you want to book a staycation, there’s a wildlife park […]
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It’s the end of an era. Clarisonic has announced that after more than 10 years of being a market leader in the skincare device industry, the cleansing-brush purveyors will officially end operations. “After more than a decade of game-changing innovation and industry-leading technology, the Clarisonic brand will be shutting down […]
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34, and those in the LGBTQ+ community are disproportionately affected. Right now, the burden being placed on the mental health of queer people is particularly high. That’s evident in the Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth […]
